Matt McLain homered and doubled in another run, Andrew Abbott shredded the Baltimore Orioles through 6 masterful innings, and the Cincinnati Reds waited out all that Mother Nature could throw their way to pick up a 3-1 win in Camden Yards on Tuesday evening.
A one-hour and 43 minute rain delay after the completion of the 7th inning threw a wrench in everyone’s plans, but TJ Friedl socked a solo homer when play resumed and the Reds bullpen eventually put the hammer down on a win that snapped their brief 3-game skid.
Abbott, who’ll share tonight’s Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game award with McLain, settled in nicely after some early hiccups, allowing just a lone earned run on 2 hits and 3 walks through 6.