The Cincinnati Reds snapped their three-game losing streak on Tuesday night, defeating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in game 2 of
the series.
Rookie Andrew Abbott continues to be a bright spot for the Reds’ pitching staff, earning his 4th win of the season. The left-hander struck out 8 and walked 3 while giving up just 1 run in 6 innings on the mound.
Abbott would give up the run in the bottom of the second inning when Aaron Hicks scored on a Ryan McKenna sacrifice fly to make it a 1-0 game.
Cincinnati would tie the game up in the fourth with a Matt McClain RBI double.
In his next at-bat, McClain gave the Reds a 2-1 lead on a solo home run to center. TJ Friedl capped things off with a solo homer of his own in the 8th to make it a 3-1 game.
Closer Alexis Diaz closed things out in the 9th to give Cincinnati the win and earn his 22nd save of the season.
The rubber game of the series is tonight. Coverage on 103.9 WRBI begins at 6:35 pm.