Cubs Bludgeon Abbott, Turn Wrigley Into Batting Practice in 17-5 Rout

So much for ERA parity and competitive one-run baseball. The Cubs torched Andrew Abbott and turned Wednesday afternoon into a 17-5 laugher, leaving our Reds +1.5 call face-down in the Wrigley dirt. We projected Abbott's 4.15 ERA as "average-to-below-average" — turns out that was generous. Chicago's lineup, which we…