Reds blank Marlins 6-0 to split series
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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.
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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Andrew Abbott pitched seven innings of shutout ball a day after being named an All-Star, Elly De La Cruz hit a pair of RBI doubles and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Marlins 7-2, snapping Miami’s franchise-record 11-game road winning streak.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has been around since 1933 and on Thursday evening Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz matched a rare feat in team history.
At least they got another All-Star selection out of the evening, when MLB announced that left-hander Andrew Abbott joins teammate Elly De La Cruz on the National League squad next week as a replacement for Dodgers pitcher Yosh Yamamoto.
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.