Nick Pivetta doesn’t exactly keep office hours at his locker when the clubhouse opens its doors to the media each day.

If he’s not already playing ping-pong, the Padres’ right-handed starting pitcher could be trying to get a game going. He could be lifting weights, or taking care of his arm.

On Friday, Pivetta dressed quickly to get out to the bullpen to observe a Yu Darvish side session that had been delayed by a day. The team inserted JP Sears into the rotation to give all the starting pitchers a break ahead of the final two weeks of the regular season. The use of a sixth starting pitcher last week meant that the always-on-the-move Pivetta would have two days off before his next start.

He was of two minds when it came to his team’s decision to tap the brakes a bit.

“It’s good; it’s

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