Andrew Abbott snapped a personal five-game losing streak Wednesday night with eight dominant innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres.

Abbott (9-6) gave up only five hits and a run, walking two and striking out six. In four career starts against San Diego, the left-hander has permitted just three runs in 27 2/3 innings. Tony Santillan pitched the ninth for his sixth save as Cincinnati (74-72) got within two games of the New York Mets for the National League's final wild-card position.

The Reds trailed 1-0 entering the eighth as Nick Pivetta blanked them for seven innings, yielding only four hits and a walk while fanning eight. But they rallied against the Padres bullpen, getting key hits against All-Star Adrian Morejon.

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