Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA) has pitched well enough in 15 starts to help put the Reds at the fringes of the wild-card playoff mix ...

Andrew Abbott's record 7-1 and his ERA (1.79) remained unchanged by the time he exited in what would ultimately be a Padres' ...

Another impressive area of growth for him has been hard-hit rate. In his rookie year, opposing batters had a hard-hit rate of 42.5% against Abbott. Now they are managing to do it only 33% of the time.