"It's Huge" - Tyler Stephenson, Terry Francona, and Andrew Abbott React to Cincinnati Reds 7-2 Win Over Miami Marlins

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.

When the Cincinnati Reds scanned the pre-game stats sheet and saw that Miami starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara was an eight-game loser with an astronomical 7.01 earned run average, they salivated.

They bounced back again Wedneday night, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 7-2 win over the Miami Marlins. More importantly, the Reds are back over .500 at 47-46. All-Star left-hander and Reds ace Andrew Abbott pitched a gem, and the Reds lineup picked themselves up after a dreadful previous four games.

Abbott said after his teammates congratulated him, he went into the clubhouse and texted his parents, who were in the stands, that he was headed to next week’s All-Star Game in Atlanta. He told them not to share the news until 8 p.m., when Major League Baseball was scheduled to announce the news, along with two more replacements.

Elly De La Cruz and Andrew Abbott will represent the Cincinnati Reds at next week's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta after Abbott's selection Tuesday.

Two days after being an All-Star snub, Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott received All-Star hugs from teammates on Tuesday evening. The kudos came after Abbott learned he was added to the National League All-Star team roster as a replacement for Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott is an All-Star after all. Abbott, who’s 7-1 with a 2.15 ERA in 15 starts has been named as a replacement for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Abbott (7-1, 2.15 ERA) has pitched well enough in 15 starts to help put the Reds at the fringes of the wild-card playoff mix – and maybe well enough yet earn a first All-Star bid the way teammate Hunter Greene did a year ago.

Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott has been named on to replace Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the NL All-Star team.