Nick Lodolo and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout Thursday for the host Cincinnati Reds, who salvaged a split of a four-game series with the Miami Marlins by earning a 6-0 win.

Abbott served as a stopper and everything else the Reds needed in order to halt their four-game losing skid. Abbott, who was confirmed as an MLB All-Star Game participant on Tuesday, July 8, threw seven and 2/3 innings of six-hit, one-run baseball against the Marlins Wednesday, July 9, and the Reds won, 7-2, at Great American Ball Park.

With a 2-for-4 performance on Thursday afternoon against the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz joined some rare team history. According to Fra

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All-Star Andrew Abbott carried a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday night for the host Cincinnati Reds, who topped the Miami Marlins 7-2 following back-to-back losses to begin the four-game set.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (4-8, 7.01 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 78 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds play the Miami Marlins after losing four in a row.