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00:00Let's go to Cincinnati and talk about Andrew Abbott.
00:02He has two road starts against Atlanta and Houston, respectively.
00:06Joe, your thoughts on Andrew Abbott as a two-start pitcher for this week?
00:11Well, Cincinnati is that all-or-nothing team, right?
00:13That's what they've become so far, at least in 2025.
00:17There's opportunity there for them to grow into more,
00:19and Abbott's been pretty solid this year.
00:2119 innings, 23 strikeouts.
00:23He's given up just 12 hits in those 19 innings,
00:25so that's been the secret sauce.
00:26He's 2-0 over four starts,
00:28but it's the fact that he hasn't given up a lot of hits.
00:30The whip is at 1.26, which is about where you'd want him to be,
00:34and then a 2.84 ERA.
00:36Again, it's a small sample size, but it's been a good sample size.
00:38He's going against Atlanta and Houston.
00:41Now, those are two lineups that are typically pretty good,
00:43but I don't know if they're clicking on all cylinders.
00:45Alvarez has been dealing with an injury right in Houston.
00:48They got bailed out yesterday by their nine-hitter, Jake Myers,
00:50who had a bunch of home runs,
00:51so they haven't necessarily been clicking on all cylinders.
00:54And the Atlanta Braves is a little up and down as well.
00:57Now, considering he's going against Blanco and Smith-Shauver,
01:00I think I would throw Andrew Abbott out there.
01:02I think he's been solid enough,
01:03and you hope that he comes away maybe with one win of these two
01:06and gives you a quality start and is competitive in both these games.
01:11They're both on the road.
01:13That's the one thing that you got to wonder about.
01:14Okay, like, you know, road starts are always more difficult, right?
01:17But at the same time, I think Andrew Abbott,
01:20on a two-start week, I would take my chances.
01:22He's been solid enough.
01:23Matt, would you feel comfortable with him on the road
01:25for these two starts against the Braves and the Houston Astros?