The Philadelphia Phillies announced they have optioned Mick Abel to Triple-A and recalled Seth Johnson to the active roster ahead of the Cincinnati Reds series.

The Philadelphia Phillies demoted rookie right-hander Mick Abel, who has struggled since he struck out nine in his major league debut, to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

When you're not throwing the ball to the inside corners, you're gonna get beat up — Ricky Bo on Mick Abel's poor outing against the Padres.Mick Abel struggles in Phillies' 6-4 loss to Padres | Phillie

The San Diego Padres face the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a 3-game set at Citizens Bank Park Tuesday.

Philadelphia took the series opener 4-0 in Bryce Harper ’s return and the strong pitching of Zack Wheeler. Harper recorded a walk and two outs in three at-bats, while Wheeler recorded 10 strikeouts to zero walks over 8.0 shutout innings of work.

SportsLine's model simulated Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup at Citizens Bank Park on the Fourth of July