CHICAGO — Two pitches turned Nick Pivetta’s dominant start into a loss on Tuesday afternoon. Matsui appeared in one postseason game last year, striking out a batter and allowing one hit in a scoreless inning in the Padres’ loss in Game 4 of the NLDS. Matsui had a 3.98 ERA in 63⅓ innings this year, up from 3.73 as a rookie last year. Matsui had a 3.98 ERA in 63⅓ innings this year, up from 3.73 as a rookie last year. , who had a 10.95 ERA in four starts for the team in 2021, threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday.