Abbott throws 7 strong innings, lifts Reds to 4-1 win over the Cardinals
[June 23, 2025]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrew Abbott retired the final 18 batters he faced in
seven commanding innings, and the Cincinnati Reds avoided a three-game
sweep with a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Jose Trevino, Jake Fraley and Elly de la Cruz each doubled and scored,
and Matt McLain hit his ninth home run for the Reds. |
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott throws during the seventh
inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, June
22, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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The Cardinals had a five-game winning streak
snapped.
Trevino doubled and scored on Fraley’s liner to the right-center
field gap that put the Reds ahead 2-1 in the fifth. After a
passed ball, Fraley scored on TJ Friedl’s sacrifice fly.
Cincinnati extended the lead when de la Cruz doubled to lead off
the sixth and scored on Gavin Lux’s RBI groundout.
Abbott (7-1) allowed only three singles, including Yohel Pozo’s
RBI single in the second inning. The Cardinals didn’t have
another base runner until Taylor Rogers issued a one-out walk to
Jose Barrero in the eighth.
Abbott had three strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 1.79. Jake
Fraley had 10 putouts in right field on fly balls.
Emilio Pagán worked a spotless ninth for his 18th save in 21
chances.
Miles Mikolas (4-5) allowed three runs, two earned, in five
innings for St. Louis. He struck out six and walked one.
McLain put Cincinnati up 1-0 on a 387-foot home run into the
right-field bullpen in the first inning.
St. Louis responded with a run in the second on three straight
grounders to the right side — singles by Nolan Arenado and Pozo
sandwiched around a fielding error by McLain on Thomas Saggese’s
grounder to second.
Key moment
After Pozo’s single tied the game and put runners on first and
second with no outs, Abbott struck out Jordan Walker to start
his run of dominance. He got Barrero to foul out and Brendan
Donovan to fly out to end the threat.
Key stat
The Reds have not been swept in any of their first 25 series
this season. It’s their longest streak to start a season since
1989 (30 consecutive series).
Up next
The Cardinals host the Cubs on Monday night the first meeting of
the division rivals this season, with St. Louis LHP Matthew
Liberatore (4-6, 4.08 ERA) set to start.
RHP Nick Lodolo (5-5, 3.71) is set to start the Reds’ series
opener Monday against the New York Yankees at Great American
Ball Park.
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