Cincinnati Reds LHP Nick Lodolo is on the injured list with a finger blister. Catcher Tyler Stephenson is nursing a jammed thumb.

The Cincinnati Reds are currently 1 1/2 games out of a playoff spot halfway through August, with a 65-60 record. Many would say that the pitching has been the only reason they are in the position they're in,

Cincinnati opened the series up with a 4-1 victory over Los Angeles and that snapped the Angels’ three-game home winning streak. The Reds have won back-to-back games and have improved to 6-3 over the previous nine games.

All things considered, Terry Francona probably couldn't have asked for a better start to his team's key nine-game road trip.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as Cincinnati Reds Starting Pitcher Quietly Emerging as One of Baseball's Best Pitchers. Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Andrew Abbott is coming off one of the most impressive weeks of his young career.

Wade Miley, the well-traveled widely respected lefty, returned from Tommy John surgery to pitch 3 games for the Cincinnati Reds before a setback.