Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott has been a model of reliability since last season. The southpaw went 10-7 with a 2.87 ERA over 29 starts in 2025 and has a 3.18 ERA over three starts this year.

Abbott allowed two earned runs on six hits over 5.1 innings against the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, with two strikeouts and two walks. The 26-year-old allowed just one baserunner over the first three innings before running into trouble in the bottom of the fourth.

Abbott gave up a leadoff double to Agustin Ramirez before Jakob Marsee reached on a bunt single that moved Ramirez to third. The Marlins then hit two straight RBI groundouts, which accounted for the only two runs that the Virginia native gave up.

Other than two infield singles, Abbott didn't allow any more baserunners until the sixth, when Marsee singled before Otto Lopez flied out. The 2025 All-Star then walked the next two hitters, and that ended his outing.

Reliever Pierce Johnson bailed out Abbott, as Marsee got thrown out at home on a fielder's choice in the next at-bat and Liam Hicks struck out to end the frame. The Reds didn't give up another run until the 10th, when Graham Pauley drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make the score 6-3 in favor of Cincinnati. That was the final run of the game.

The Reds are now 8-3 and have won five straight games ahead of Wednesday's rematch with the Marlins.

Cincinnati manager Terry Francona appreciated how several different players were key to Tuesday's victory, per FOX 19's Charlie Goldsmith.

"It’s the fact that [Jose] Franco pitched two innings. [Nathaniel] Lowe comes in. Everybody contributed," he said. "That was a special win. It really helps your whole ball club when everyone feels like you’re a part of it."

Franco pitched shutout frames in the seventh and eighth after Johnson got out of the jam in the sixth. Then, closer Emilio Pagan earned the win with a scoreless ninth, as the score was tied 2-2. Lowe, who pinch-hit for Ke'Bryan Hayes in the eighth, then hit an RBI single in the 10th to put the Reds up 3-2 before they capped off their rally with three more runs. 

Multiple players contributing to wins is a sign of good depth on a team, which is essential to succeeding over the 162-game season. That especially applies to Cincinnati's pitching staff, as it has given up just seven runs over the winning streak.

Wednesday's game starts at 6:40 p.m. ET. Right-handed pitcher Brady Singer will start for the Reds against right-hander Eury Perez.