The Padres were called for a balk when it tried the hidden ball trick in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

The Red Sox handed Pivetta one of his worst starts of the season, scoring five runs against their former workhorse en route to a 10-2 win in Friday’s series opener. Boston scored four runs in the top of the fourth to seize control and Connor Wong blew the game open with a three-run double in the eighth.

Manny Machado almost pulled a fast one on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. In the third inning, the San Diego Padres third baseman attempted the hidden ball trick on Jarren Duran at third base, but because pitcher Wandy Peralta was standing on the rubber without the ball,