Left-hander Andrew Abbott hit the ground running when he finally joined the Cincinnati Reds in early June. Through his first 6 starts, he was positively historic - just 5 ER yielded through 37.1 IP, with a minuscule .481 OPS against him and 42 K in that time. Considering he’d entered the big leagues as the 2023 MiLB leader in total K, he’d been on a roll for quite a long damn time.
That came to an abrupt halt on July 7th, however, when he was tagged for more ER (6) in that one start than he’d allowed on the season as a whole.