CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) -- Andrew Abbott allowed three hits over six innings and Spencer Steer homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

The Reds scored all their runs in the middle innings. JJ Bleday’s two-run triple highlighted a three-run fourth, and Tyler Stephenson added an RBI single. Steer’s solo homer in the sixth capped the scoring. Elly De La Cruz had three hits and scored twice as Cincinnati won its second straight after an eight-game losing streak.

Abbott (2-2) struck out five and walked none. Tejay Antone, Graham Ashcraft and Sam Moll each pitched a scoreless inning. Kai-Wei Teng (1-3) took the loss for Houston, which managed only three hits. The Astros fell to 16-25; the Reds improved to 22-19.

Cincinnati took two of three in the weekend series, rebounding from a 10-0 loss in the opener. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes with an announced attendance of 23,980.