On Monday night, Andrew Abbot officially began spring training in Goodyear under the lights. After throwing the first three innings of the game, the left-hander turned the ball over to Carson Spiers, who pitched the remaining innings. Cincinnati lost 3-0 against the Cleveland Guardians, their seventh straight defeat this spring, as the Reds offense failed to understand that there was a game tonight and only mustered one hit.
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After walking Steven Kwan on six pitches, Andrew Abbott’s start wasn’t terrific. Cleveland won the league with a pop up, an infield single, and a double by Carlos Santana that scored two runs. After that, Abbott recovered to strike out the following two hitters. The southpaw threw less pitches in the following two innings combined than he did in the first, giving up just one extra hit and no runs.
Blake Dunn gave Cincinnati a walk in the top of the first inning, but a double play erased him. Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a double down the third base line in the second inning, giving the Reds their lone hit of the contest. There, he would be stuck. Jeimer Candelario walked in the seventh inning, the team’s next baserunner, and like Dunn before him, he was swept out on a double play that ensued.
Carson Spiers, who was about as pitch efficient as one could be, was put to the mound by Cincinnati after Andrew Abbott finished his day. The right-hander struck out two hitters and allowed just one hit, a single home run to Austin Hedges in the seventh inning, in 5.0 innings pitched with just 60 pitches.
The Reds would receive one additional runner that evening, but it wasn’t as they had hoped. Jose Trevino, the catcher, was hit in the elbow at the top of the ninth inning. Frustrated, he chucked his bat and trotted to first base. At that moment, he was replaced on the bases, although he appeared to be doing well overall. From that point on, Cincinnati lost 3-0, dropping their seventh consecutive game.
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