 Rivera became the personal catcher for Andrew Cashner during the season and picked up more starts once Nick Hundley was traded in late May.He finished the year with the majority of starts at catcher for the Padres with 85.On August 27, Rivera hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning after hitting a game-tying home run in the 9th inning, becoming the first Padres player since Adrián González in 2010 to have tying and winning RBIs in the same game.