Andrew Abbott will take the ball for the Cincinnati Reds tonight in San Diego for what should be viewed as a must-win game. Cincinnati avenged their extra-innings loss from Monday with a 4-2 win on Tuesday night at Petco Park thanks to a ninth-inning missile off the bat of Tyler Stephenson.
Though the Reds' All-Star pitcher is on the bump tonight, the Cincinnati faithful can hardly feel comfortable after watching Abbott's last start against the New York Mets. The lefty couldn't get out of the fifth inning back on September 5, and gave up five runs on nine hits.