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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.

He walked four but allowed just three hits. Abbott has three quality starts in his last four tries, but he’s now gone six straight starts without winning. One imagines there will be more of that in August and September if the Reds sell prior to the deadline. He’ll face the Pirates next.

Abbott is 0-2 while posting a 3.86 ERA in his four starts this month. Things don’t figure to get better in Cincinnati with the team likely to sell before the deadline, so even if Abbott is fairly effective, he’s probably not going to have much mixed-league value the rest of the way. He’s in line to face the Cardinals next time out.

Abbott was able to pick up a literal quality start, but he was going to have to work magic to match the work of Zack Wheeler (7 IP, 14 SO, 1 ER). He did strike out eight hitters himself, however, and if you figure out a way to take away a two-run homer from Kyle Schwarber, this line looks considerably better. Long story short, Abbott pitched fine, as he has for most of the 2026 campaign. He’s slated to face the Cubs on Sunday.

Abbott gave up a solo homer to Konnor Griffin in the first inning and fell victim to two more long balls in the sixth inning. He left the game with the score deadlocked at 4-4, putting a damper on what was otherwise a solid outing before his final inning of work. Abbott remains solid for the Reds and his fantasy managers, as he’s pitched a minimum of five innings in every start this season and has not allowed more than three earned runs in any outing. His next start is scheduled for Wednesday in Milwaukee.