Casey Abbott was in command in his outing against the Maine Pines. He hurled the Cincinnati Royals to a 3-0 shutout victory, yielded 2 hits and chalked up 5 strikeouts and 4 walks.
"A complete-game shutout is fun territory for me," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I had good balance and mechanics and was able to keep the ball down. When I do that, good things happen."
In 13 starts this year, Abbott has posted 6 wins while suffering 6 losses. He has pitched 83.2 innings, allowed 78 hits, struck out 59 and has a 3.23 ERA.