Cory Abbott gave up one earned run in four innings of work out of the bullpen for the Nats, in three, one-off appearances back in June and July, and he tossed five scoreless in his first outing with Washington as a starter on August 2nd, but in his second turn in the Nationals’ rotation, the 26-year-old right-hander gave up seven hits, five walks, and seven runs in 3 2⁄3 IP on the road in Citizens Bank Park, in what ended up a 13-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, with four of the seven hits home runs.