Overview

• Abel yielded one earned run over 5.1 innings in his second start against Toronto on June 4, pushing his ERA to 0.79.
• He is the first pitcher since 1899 to record at least five innings, zero walks and one or zero runs allowed in each of his first two career starts.
• Philadelphia’s offense has managed just two runs total across Abel’s first two outings, including one run in Wednesday’s game.
• Bryce Harper returned from a bruised elbow that sidelined him for five games, but the lineup remained mostly quiet.
• Toronto activated Andres Gimenez and Tyler Heineman from the injured list and secured the win with Alejandro Kirk’s ninth-inning hit.