DETROIT (AP) — Nick Pivetta allowed two hits over seven innings and the San Diego Padres recorded their seventh shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Pivetta (4-1) became the first pitcher in franchise history to work scoreless ball in three of his first five starts for the club.
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Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene (31) jokes around in the dugout with first base coach Anthony Iapoce (76) before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Jospeh laughs at himself after throwing out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (9) throws a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (27) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
San Diego Padres catcher Elias Díaz (17) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty, not pictured, during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Pivetta struck out six and only allowed one runner to reach second base. He is 2-0 with a 0.45 ERA in his last three starts, giving up one run on nine hits in 20 innings.
Elias Díaz homered for the Padres, who had lost four of six after a 14-3 start.
Robert Suarez remained perfect in 10 save chances.
The Tigers were held to three hits.
Jack Flaherty (1-2) allowed two runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out nine without walking a batter.
The Padres took a 2-0 lead in the second. Xander Bogaerts reached on an infield single, and Díaz hit his first homer of the season into the bullpen in left.
Detroit reliever Chase Lee made his major league debut in the eighth. He entered with one out and a runner on first, and snagged Manny Machado's soft liner and tossed to first for a double play.
Fernando Tatis Jr. extended his on-base streak to 23 games and his hitting streak to 11 with an eighth-inning single.
Pivetta held the top four hitters in the Tigers lineup — Kerry Carpenter, Gleyber Torres, Greene and Spencer Torkelson — to 0 for 11 with a walk. Torres was the only Tiger to reach scoring position against him when he walked in the first and stole second.
The Padres become the first team with seven shutouts in the first 24 games since the 1992 Atlanta Braves.
The teams finish their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon, with Padres LHP Kyle Hart (2-1, 6.48) facing RHP Reese Olson (2-1, 4.50).
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Detroit Tigers left fielder Riley Greene (31) jokes around in the dugout with first base coach Anthony Iapoce (76) before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Detroit Lions safety Kerby Jospeh laughs at himself after throwing out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (9) throws a pitch against the San Diego Padres during the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (27) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
San Diego Padres catcher Elias Díaz (17) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty, not pictured, during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum — a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty.
Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S., seizing tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, saying the U.S. is taking over the sales of 30 million to 50 million barrels of previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil and will be controlling sales worldwide indefinitely.
On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil. The action reflected the determination of the U.S. to fully control the exporting, refining and production of Venezuelan petroleum, a sign of the Trump administration's plans for ongoing involvement in the sector as it seeks commitments from private companies.
It's all part of a broader push by Trump to keep gasoline prices low. At a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability, the incursion in Venezuela melds Trump’s assertive use of presidential powers with an optical spectacle meant to convince Americans that he can bring down energy prices.
The meeting, set for 2:30 p.m. EST, will be open to the news media, according to an update to the president's daily schedule. “At least 100 Billion Dollars will be invested by BIG OIL, all of whom I will be meeting with today at The White House,” Trump said Friday in a pre-dawn social media post.
Trump is set to meet with executives from 17 oil companies, according to the White House. Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
The president is meeting with a wide swath of domestic and international companies with interests ranging from construction to the commodity markets. Other companies slated to be at the meeting include Halliburton, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Singapore-based Trafigura, Italy-based Eni and Spain-based Repsol.
Large U.S. oil companies have so far largely refrained from affirming investments in Venezuela as contracts and guarantees need to be in place. Trump has suggested on social media that America would help to backstop any investments.
Venezuela’s oil production has slumped below one million barrels a day. Part of Trump's challenge to turn that around will be to convince oil companies that his administration has a stable relationship with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez, as well as protections for companies entering the market.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are slated to attend the oil executives meeting, according to the White House.
Meanwhile, the United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of r estoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that a delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.
The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement.
Trump also announced on Friday he’d meet with President Gustavo Petro in early February, but called on the Colombian leader to make quick progress on stemming flow of cocaine into the U.S.
Trump, following the ouster of Maduro, had made vague threats to take similar action against Petro. Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart after a friendly phone call in which he invited Petro to visit the White House.
President Donald Trump waves as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
