Dateline: Cincinnati
Andrew Abbott has a 4-3 record and a 4.03 ERA. He is charged with putting the Reds back on track following a sweep by the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds open a series against the San Diego Padres in a three-game series.
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Abbott started out slowly but has turned his season around. Perhaps this turnaround for Abbott could be contagious.
His last two starts were six inning starts. He gave up three runs in each. Prior to that he had three starts allowing two runs or fewer.
Abbott is 2-0 lifetime against San Diego with 0.98 ERA in four career starts. In his sixth career start on July 2, 2023, Abbott shut out the Padres with a 1-0 lead with two outs in the eighth inning. Ha-Seong Kim tied the game with a home run.
Abbott made two starts against the Padres last season. On June 28, he pitched five innings, allowing a run on seven hits and no walks. His last start was on September 10. He pitched eight innings of one-run baseball on five hits. He walked two and struck out six.
Walker Buehler will pitch for San Diego. The 31-year old righthander from Lexington, Kentucky and Henry Clay High School. Buehler attended Vanderbilt University. He was drafted by the in the first round in 2015.
He signed with the Padres on February 15 as a free agent.
He is 3-3 with a 4.53 ERA in 12 starts.
Buehler made his last two starts against the Philadelphia Phillies both losses. Buehler pitched a total of 11 1/3 innings, allowing a total of three earned runs on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
Buehler is 2-4 with an even 3.00 ERA in eight career starts.
He started twice against the Reds in 2024 on May 18 and 25. In the first outing Buehler pitched six scoreless innings on three hits and no walks. He struck out seven. In the rematch, Buehler pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk. He struck out four. He gave up home runs to Spencer Steer and Will Benson.
The Reds lineup:
Blake Dunn CF
JJ Bleday LF
Sal Stewart 1B
Nathaniel Lowe DH
Eugenio Suarez 3B
Noelvi Marte RF
Matt McLain SS
Tyler Stephenson C
Edwin Arroyo 2B
The Padres Lineup:
Fernando Tatis Jr 2B
Jackson Merrill CF
Ty France 1B
Manny Machado 3B
Xander Bogaerts SS
Gavin Sheets DH
Jase Bowen RF
Samad Taylor LF
Freddie Fermin C
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