Andrew

Abbott

A welcome change from his recent starts and season in general, Abbott was fantastic here. The only two runs he allowed came via solo home runs by Matt Olson and Austin Riley, but the Braves rarely threatened otherwise. Overall, it was a season to forget for Abbott with a 4.61 ERA after pitching to a 3.42 mark in his career before the year began. Just to give a sense of how rare this outing was, it was Abbott’s first time completing seven innings in 2026. Better late than never.

Abbott was all over the place from a control standpoint, matching a season-high with five walks, while finishing with five strikeouts. He gave up only three hits with an RBI double by Will Smith accounting for the lone tally against him. He was lifted with two outs in the fifth inning after throwing 98 pitches (52 strikes). He’s in line for a challenging road matchup against the Athletics on Tuesday.

Right away it was obvious that Abbott did not have it here. Jackson Chourio laced a double off a hanging curveball on the third pitch of the game and the Brewers never stopped making consistent hard contact after that. Abbott held them to two in the first, but three singles, a double, and two home runs turned into six more runs in the second as the rout was on. His fastball was especially tattooed allowing two doubles, one of the home runs, five hard-hit balls, and didn’t force a single whiff. He’s scheduled to face the Dodgers next time out in a matchup that should be avoided at all costs.

Abbott surrendered a solo homer to William Contreras in the first inning. The Brewers brought a second run across in the third inning on a single, an error, and a groundout. Abbott would toss a scoreless fourth before a two-hour rain delay cut his outing short, ending his day at 58 pitches with five strikeouts. The 27-year-old left-hander will take a 4.43 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and a 120/70 K/BB ratio across 152 1/3 innings into a start against the Brewers in Milwaukee on Friday.

Woof. Abbott also issued a pair of walks in the contest while recording only one strikeout. He served up a leadoff homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong and a two-run blast to Alex Bregman in the opening inning, then Crow-Armstrong added a two-run shot to his ledger during a three-run second inning. Abbott got just four whiffs on 68 offerings on the day, posting a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll try to put this one behind him as he carries a 4.49 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and a 115/70 K/BB ratio (148 1/3 innings) into a difficult matchup against the Brewers on Friday.

The boxscore here is a little misleading, at least in terms of how well Abbott pitched for most of the game. He blanked the D-backs for the first five innings, and gave up just a sac fly in the sixth. Unfortunately, the seventh was a disaster that saw Abbott charged for three runs without getting an out. The line is what the line is, but this was more encouraging than you might think if you just saw the stats. He’ll face the Cubs next weekend and take a 4.15 ERA into that outing.

Abbott just isn’t going to get much help over the rest of the season. The quality start tonight was his seventh in his last 15 outings, but he’s just 2-6 during that span, leaving him 6-8 with a 4.07 ERA overall. He’ll pitch in Arizona on Sunday.

He was pulled two outs shy of qualifying for a win with 93 pitches. Rough. That makes three straight starts where Abbott has allowed at least three earned runs, and he’s walked 10 batters over those starts while striking out just eight. He’ll be a tenuous 12-team starter against the Cardinals next week.

It’s another textbook Abbott start, he allowed nine hard-hit balls and only had a 22 percent whiff rate, but he was able to pound the zone and induce enough weak contact to get through the A’s lineup without allowing a single extra-base hit. He’ll remain a fine 15-league starter against the White Sox next week.

Abbott gave up three hits, walked five and struck out one. He fell to 5-7 with the loss. A year after Abbott put up a 2.87 ERA, he predictably regressed and has a 3.91 ERA in 23 starts this year. He’s lined up to face the Nationals on the road on Friday.