Nick Pivetta now is a reliever.

After the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 12-3 on Wednesday night to win the series at Fenway Park, manager Alex Cora confirmed Pivetta would be moved to the bullpen. Lauren Willand starts the show that way and discusses why it's the right move for the Red Sox at this time, but also knows more decisions need to be made as Garrett Whitlock prepares for his return.

Lauren looks at Brayan Bello's start and how the offense came alive -- especially Justin Turner -- to help Bello get some much-needed run support on a night when he walked five batters.

This episode of Locked On Red Sox ends with the mental health minute!

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