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Off the Bench Presented by UDF Remember when the reds won 12 straight last season……? Lets travel back to that moment, get away from the current reds, and fondly recall that winning streak that brought baseball back alive in cincinnati. No matter what the situation was, you felt like the reds would win….. Facing a tough pitcher, theyd score enough to win. Down three in the ninth….they’d walk off to gapper dancing on the field. It’;s a great feeling right? Well the same is true in baseball when the wheels are falling off. No matter what the situation, you konw as a fan they’re going to blow it. Alexis diaz has by and large been great for this team oliver the last two years…..in fact, hes been among the very best closers in the national league. But in september last season, he ran out of gas. He was lit up in spring training and we wondered on this show i\f he was gonna be okay. He’s pitched a total of 14 innings this season and allowed 27 baserunners….. 12 hits and 12 walks and three hit batters. All of those happened in the arizona ninth inning last night. Hit batter Out Walk Walk 2-run game winning hit by? Kevin Newman…..remember him? 6-5 the final….A Heartbreaker for sure. After all, the reds battled all night against left jordan montgomery. Scored twice against the arizona bullpen to take the lead in the eighth. The reds stand at 17-24, 7 games behind milwaukee, and tied for dead last in the nl central with the cardinals….and the cardinals stink. Tonight it’s hunter greene against righty slade cecconi. First pitch 9:40 P eastern. The hits just keep on comin….literally and figuratively . After missing the first month and a half with an injury…..it’s back ti the IL for centerfielder TJ Friedl . He was hit by a pitch on the hand over the weekend in san francisco. That hand has a fracture in it……out 4-6 weeks. Business side of baseball….. Mlb signed a deal with Roku to nationally stream MLB games on Sundays starting next season. Football news, The full schedule will be released tomorrow but they give you nuggets leading up to big day. Yesterday we learned the nfl’s season opener has the chiefs hosting the ravens. Guess who’s week 2? The bengals at kansas city! Thats a sunday 4:25 start at arrowhead. Will the bengals be on primetime this season? You know they will….. Who would you want to see them play if you could pick one home game and one road game? We will discuss that topic later. The jets will start the season week 1 on a monday night at san francisco. It will mark the return of aaron rodgers…not only to the jets but he grew up in the bay area.

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Headlines
MLB - Reds 
The Red legs have not won a series in 3 weeks.  They lose the finale in extra innings yesterday 6-5.  
Frankie Montas had a no hitter coming into the fifth inning and then it was ended swiftly as the giants started hitting missiles off him.  He threw 4.2 innings giving up 7 hits 4 earned runs only striking out 3
 Jonathan India went 3-5
Candelario had a bases clearing double in the first inning.  
Espinal had a pair of hits
Mike Ford hit a home run 
The Reds have now lost 10 of 11.  
They are back at it tonight with Graham ashcraft on the bump going up against Jordan montgomery of the Diamondbacks.  This game is in arizona so first pitch is at 940. 
Around the league
The Mets trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth last night, but Brandon Nimmo wanted to be the hero as he hit a walk off 2 run dinger.  
The Mariners win 8-4 over the athletics 
The padres shutout the dodgers 4-0
The royals are 25-17 and the beat the angels 4-2
The Rockies had not swept a team since may of last season.  They entered this weekend with the worst record in baseball.  They finish off the sweep of the defending  champion rangers 3-1
Guardians shutout the white sox 7-0
Cardinals win 4-3 to avoid a 4 game sweep by the brewers 
Astros win 9-3 over the Tigers 
Marlins beat the Phillies 7-6 on a walkoff base hit.  Nick castellanos did hit a home run
Yankees beat the rays 10-6
Twins beat the blue jays 5-1
Diamondbacks win 9-2 over the orioles to avoid a sweep there.  
Red sox beat the nationals 3-2 
And the Cubs win the series over pittsburgh with a 5-4 win yesterday.  They scored 3 in the top of the 10th.  
NL Central standings 
Brewers lead the division by a half game at 24-16, the cubs are right behind them at 24-17, the pirates have jumped to third place in the central and are 6.5 games back.  The reds are 7 games back with a 17-23 record.  The cardinals are a game behind them.  
NBA
Celtics lead their series 2-1 after beating the cavs 106-93.  Tatum scored 33 points and brown wasnt far behind dropping 28 points.  
Mavericks took a 2-1 lead in their series on saturday winning 105-101 on the back of PJ washington. He led the mavs scorers with 27.  
The pacers win by 32 points yesterday over the Knicks to even up their series at 2 a piece.  121-89.  Haliburton led the way for Indy with 20 points.  Jalen brunson struggled from the field shooting 6-17 and 0-5 from behind the arc
The nuggets even up their series with the Timberwolves winning 115-107 last night.  Both teams now 0-2 at home.  Jokic dropped 35 points7 rebounds and 7 assist in the win.  Aaron gordon added 27 points as well.  Anthony edwards did all he could scoring 44 points but nobody else helped him.  
The pistons try their best to lose every game they play but they get rewarded with the 5th overall pick in the upcoming draft.  
NHL
Canucks lead their series 2-1 over the oilers after winning 4-3 yesterday.  
The panthers lead 3-1 over the bruins after winning 3-2 yesterday.  Bruins blew a 2-0 lead.  
MLS
Hell is real! Fc cincinnati won 2-1 over the columbus crew in columbus.  It was 0-0 heading into the 74th minute but kevin kelsy scored the go ahead goal.  Acosta followed that up with a goal not 2 minutes later.  
Rory wins the wells fargo championship by 5 strokes.

Cincinnati Reds Lose 7th Straight, Paul Skeens, MLB Draft and College Basketball Off Season

Nick Kirby and Craig Sandlin co-host a special edition of Off The Bench presented by United Dairy Farmers. Coming up on today's show, play-by-play broadcaster for the Pirates AAA affiliate Indianapolis Indians Jack McMullen and host of the Sean Miller Podcast Paul Fritschner.
 
Today's topics will include the Cincinnati Reds and their 7 games losing streak, Christian Encarnacion-Strand being placed on the IL, Reds sign Mike Ford, Pirates calling up Paul Skeens, 2024 MLB Draft and the Cincinnati Reds #2 pick, college basketball off-season talk (specifically Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier Musketeers and Kentucky Wildcats) and much more.
 
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Headlines
MLB - Reds 
The Reds were back yesterday.  It was a day after an off day, so theyd surely look refreshed right? Not really.  The Reds lose 6-2 in game 1 to the arizona diamondbacks.  Zac Gallen went 6 innings striking out 6 and not allowing a run. 
(here is david bell)
Frankie Montas in his return looked sharp going 6 innings giving up 1 earned run while striking out 7 as well. 
The Reds sent down Sam Moll with a 0.00 ERA.  I didnt think it would be a terrible move because justin wilson was pitching great.  That was until yesterday.  Justin Wilson essentially ended the game as soon as he came in giing up 4 hits and 4 earned runs while recording 1 out before being yanked.  
Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson both hit solo home runs when the game was already decided.  
3 total hits for the reds offense as the average falls to .207
They are back tonight with Graham Ashcraft taking the bump for the Redlegs and jordan Montgomery taking the hill for the diamondbacks.  Montgomery comes into town with a 5.63 ERA.  surely tonight the offense will come back? 
Around the League
Rangers stomp on the Sacramento Athletics 15-8.  They had a 10 run second inning.  
Tigers win 11-7 over the Cleveland Guardians .  Neither starter made it past the third inning
Angels shutout the pirates 9-0
Phillies continue to roll as they crush the blue jays 10-1
Nationals shutout the orioles 3-0.  Jesse winker added two more hits with a double in that one.  
Rays look to sweep the white sox after winning again last night 5-1
Yankees blowout the astros 10-3 in New York
The Braves hold on against the Red Sox 4-2
The Chicago cubs Walked off the San Diego padres in the bottom of the ninth inning on a Michael Bush solo shot.  
The Mariners win 10-6 over the Twins 
The Brewers were down 5-3 and down to their final out in the top of the ninth against the Royals.  Willy Adames hits a go ahead 3 run blast to give the Brew Crew a win.  
Mets beat the cardinals 7-5
Giants shutout the Rockies 5-0
Dodgers no-hit bid ends on the first pitch but they still manage to cruise past the marlins 8-2
 
NBA 
The Celtics appear to be coasting to the NBA finals as they eviscerate the cavaliers in game 1 120-95. 
Derrick White dropped 25 points and has now hit 20-37 three pointers in his last 4 games.  
Jaylen Brown led the way for the Celtics with 32 points 
Mitchell did his part for the cavs scoring 33 points but it wasnt enough 
The Thunder rolled last night winning 117-95 over the dallas mavericks.  
Irving led the way for the Mavs only scoring 20.  Luka only scored 19 points 
Shai Alexander scored 29 points leading the way for the thunder en-route to the win
NHL
The Rangers take a 2-0 series lead over the hurricanes after winning again last night 4-3.  Vincent Trocheck’s goal ended a marathon double overtime game.  
The Stars took a 3-0 lead after the first period.  They would not score another goal while the Avalanche would score 4 goals to take game 1 in Dallas in overtime.  
Bengals 
Burrow spoke to the media yesterday we will get into that later on.  

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Headlines
MLB
The Reds were off yesterday but they announced Sam Moll was heading down to Triple A. There will be a corresponding roster move today.  We can assume that will be Frankie Montas, and if that is true the reds can only have 13 pitchers on the roster.  He was one of 3 guys with options.  
Around the League
Dodgers beat the Marlins 6-3 but the story of the game is Shohei ohtani hitting his fourth home run in 3 days.  
The Rangers gain some distance from the athletics as they win yesterday 4-2 over oakland.  
Brandon Nimmo for the Mets hit the go ahead home run in the 7th which would stick until the end of the game.  Mets win 4-3 over st louis 
Twins have won 13 of 14 and got back to their winning ways last night winning over the mariners 3-1
Padres beat the Cubs 6-3.  Justin Steele went 4 and two thirds innings giving up 3 hits and 2k’s but not allowing any runs
Every game Milwuakee plays in is close and low scoring but the Brewers fall to the Royals 3-2 last night
Rays are looking to get revenge over the white sox after chicago swept them two weeks ago.  They won 8-2 last night
The pirates beat the Angels 4-1.The Angels have 3 wins in their last 18 games.  
Guardians beat the tigers 2-1
Phillies win 6-1 over the giants as bryce harper hits his 8th home run of the season and has now homered in back to back games 
NBA
Jalen brunson has now scored 40 in 4 straight games as the knicks survive against the pacers.  Referees took over the game with a questionable illegal screen call.  121-117 the final score there.  Haliburton only contributed 6 points on 6 shots in 36 minutes.  Knicks lead 1-0 in the series 
Timberwolves lead 2-0 in that series after obliterating the Nuggets 106-80.  It was never close.  Nuggets drop both games at home and now head to Minnesota.  Karl anthony towns scored 27 points adding 12 boards.  Anthony edwards also scored 27 points.  On the losing side, Jokic only managed 16 points.  Aaron gordon led the way with 20 points.  
NHL
The bruins lead 1-0 in that series winning 5-1 over the panthers last night.  Bruins goalie Jeremy swayman made 38 saves.  

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Headlines MLB Reds The Orioles finish off the sweep of the Reds winning 11-1 yesterday. Nick Lodolo went 5 innings striking out 6 giving 4 earned runs. The Reds did not score a run off Orioles starting pitching this entire series. They scored 2 runs all series The Reds are 2-8 in their last 10 Reds will be back tuesday against the diamondbacks Around the league The phillies have won 5 in a row after beating the giants yesterday 5-4. Bryce Harper’s 7th home run of the season. Dodgers finish off a sweep of the BRaves after winning 5-1 yesterday. Shohei ohtani was 2-4 with two home runs Diamondacks beat the padres 11-4 The A’s lose 12-3 to the marlins yesterday but they still won the series Cubs win the series over the brewers after a 5-0 win yesterday The white sox win the series against the cardinals after a 5-1 win yesterday Rangers win 3-2 over the royals The twins 12 game winning streak comes to an end after the red sox win 9-2 Mariners beat the astros 5-4 Pirates beat the rockies 5-3 NL CENTRAL STANDINGS : Brewers and cubs are in first place, reds are in 3rd, pirates in 4th and the cardinals coming up the rear NBA The cavaliers come back to win game 7 against the magic 106-94. Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points adding 9 boards and 5 assist . Banchero scored 38 for the magic Pacers and knicks square off in game 1 tonight, the timberwolves and the nuggets square off in game 2 NHL The Stars win the series 4-3 aftera 2-1 victory over the golden knights Rangers lead series 1-0 over the hurricanes aftera 4-3 victory MLS Fc cincinnati scored a goal in the first several seconds in their game with orlando on saturday. That score was maintained the rest of the way KENTUCKY DERBY Almost a three way tie at the kentucky derby but mystic dan takes the win

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Headlines MLB Around the league Marlins beat the Rockies 5-4. Rockies have now been trailing in all 31 of their games. Orioles beat the Yankees 7-2 The Cubs collapse against the mets blowing a 4 run lead. Final score 7-6 The giants get by the red sox 3-1 The Rangers shut out the Nationals 6-0 The astros crush the guardians 8-2 NBA The Knicks beat the 76ers in game 6 winning the series 4-2. Final Score was 118-115. Jalen Brunson logged his fourth straight contest with 37 or more points. First player to accomplish the feat since Michael Jordan in 1993. Joel Embid dropped 39 but it wasnt enough Pacers win their series 4-2 after a 120-98 win over the Giannisless Bucks. Damian lillard dropped 28 points and bobby portis and brook lopez eached added 20 of their own. The bench scorers for the Pacers led the way, tj mcconeel had 20 points and Obi toppin added 21 points. Pacers take on the knicks next Video showed after the game Patrick Beverly angrily tossed a basketball at fans. In the post game press conference he asked if a reporter was subscribed to his podcast, when she said she wasnt, he kicked her out. NHL The Maple Leafs even the series at 3 a piece after beating the bruins ast night 2-1. If you bet on maple leafs -1.5, you suffered the worst beat ever. A goal was scored with 0.1 left. They had to review it to make sure it counted. The Kentucky Derby The 150th greatest 2 minutes in sports happens tomorrow. #cincinnatibengals #rulethejungle #cincinnatibengals #nfl #nflfootball #nflnews #nflhighlights #mlboffseason #mlb #mlbhotstove #xavier #Xaviermusketeers #cincinnatibearcats #bengals #bearcats #cincinnati #joeburrow #mlbbhighlights #atobttr #whodeynation #nfldraft #nfldraft2024
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Headlines MLB Reds Reds lose 6-2. Ashcraft went 6 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 unearned runs. The game was lost in the 7th when fernando Cruz came in and gave up a grand slam. The positive side, stuart fairchild robbed a home run Spencer Steer did hit a home run and Elly did hit a double. Musgrove came in as one of the worst pitchers in the Majors but looked great against this offense. Reds take on the orioles at 6:10 tomorrow Around the league Guardians beat the astros 3-2 Dodgers shut out the diamondbacks 8-0. Walker Buehler expected to be back on Monday. Nationals shutout the rangers 1-0 Red sox beat the Giants 6-2 Cubs beat the Mets 1-0 but it shouldnt have counted and baseball is rigged The worst team in baseball the miami marlins are no longer the worst team as they beat the Rockies 4-1. Rockies have been trailing in all 30 of their games this season Phillies beat the angels 2-1 Braves take care of the mariners 5-2 Athletics have won 6 of 7 as they shut out the pirates to finish off a sweep 4-0. They are 2.5 games out of first place in the west Twins have won 10 games in a row as they win 10-5 against the white sox. Its the longest streak since 2008. Their 10 game winning streak, 7 of which have come via the chicago white sox Tigers beat the cardinals 4-1 Brewers crush the rays 7-1 NBA Mavericks blowout the Clippers by 30 points. Its the largest margin of defeat by the Clippers in the postseason. Doncic outscored Paul george, james harden and russel westbrook alone with 35 points. Added 10 assists. Mavericks lead the series by 3-2 Celtics win their game by 30+ points as well. 118-84 is the final score. Derrick white and Jaylen brown each scored 25 points. NHL The Dallas Stars win 3-2 and take a 3-2 series lead over the Golden Knights. They are the first team in the series to win at home The Oilers eliminate the Kings winning 4-3 and taking the series 4-1 FCC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza is undergoing surgery thrusday on a broken jaw that he suffered in an off field injury and is estimated to be out for 6-8 weeks Colorado Former safety of colorado xavier smith came out and said that coach prime never got to know him. Shadeur sanders said he didnt remember him and he had to be mid at best Coach prime then joined in replying to someone that shadeur will be a top 5 pick and where are you going?

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Headlines MLB Reds lose 6-4 to the padres last night. Defense was the story as the reds committed 3 errors but there were several other plays that could have been considered errors. Nick Martinez went 5 innings striking out 3 giving up 6 hits 5 runs but only 3 earned runs. Candelario had another multi hit game and a home run. Fairchild hit a home run as well After pagan’s inning, David bell expressed his displeasure with the home plate umpire and was ejected for the 28th time in his young career Graham ashcraft takes on Joe musgrove in the rubber match today at 410. Around the league Athletics win again against the pirates this time 5-2 Mariners win 3-2 over the Braves The diamondbacks beat the dodgers 4-3 in the bottom of the tenth after a delay due to bees. The bet was infested by bees and the game didn’t start until 1015. The beekeeper threw out the first pitch Phillies score 3 in the ninth to come back and beat the angels 7-5 Astros win 10-9 as they come back in the bottom of nine to walk off cleaveland Twins win streak continues to 9 which is the longest winning streak since 2008. They beat the white Sox coming back from 2 as well winning 6-5 Brewers win 8-2 over the rays . There was a be benches clearing brawl between former red jose Siri and uribe. Red Sox shut out giants 4-0 Mets beat the cubs 4-2 Royals beat the jays 4-1 The Rockies become the first team ever to trail in first 29 games of the season. They fall to the marlins. 7-6 Tigers crushed the cardinals 11-6 in game 1 but win game 2 -1 NBA 76ers come back to beat the knicks last night in overtime. Tyrese maxey hit the game tying shot from the logo in regulation. He scored 46 points en route to the win. Knicks lead 3-2 Cavaliers win 104-103 to take a 3-2 series lead over the magic. Banchero hsd 39 points. Mitchell had 28 for the Cavs Bucks stay alive as they beat the pacers 115-92. They trail 3-2 in the series. Middleton and Portia each score 29 points to help the cause

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Headlines and interview questions
MLB
Reds win 5-2 over the san diego padres.  Nick Lodolo went 7 innings striking out 11 and allowing 1 earned run.
Elly De La Cruz started the game with a 450 foot home run to deep left center.  First player to have 18 stolen bases and 8 home runs in April since 1908
Candelario went 2 for 4 with a double 
Reds are back at it tonight at 940 pm as Nick Martinez faces off against Yu Darvish
Around the League
The Athletics beat the pirates 5-1.  They have won 4 out of their last 5
The Braves had a no hitter going through 7.  They led 1-0 heading into the bottom of the ninth.  Mitch garver smashed a walkoff 2 run shot to win.
Dodgers win 8-4 over the diamondbacks 
Phillies crumble against the angels 6-5
Twins beat the white sox 3-2 and Minnesota has won 8 in a row
The Rays scored 1 in the top of the first.  Nobody scored another run.  Brewers lose
Cubs win 3-1 over the Mets.  Severino held off the cubs until the eighth inning.  Morel hits the gam winner. 
Justin turner had his 16th multi home run game of his career.  Blue jays hold on to beat the royals 6-5
Orioles shut out the yankees 2-0.
NL CENTRAL Standings: Cubs lead the division 18-11, brewers a half game behind them, the reds are 2 games back and the pirates and cardinals dont matter. 
NBA
Celtics take a 3-1 series lead after cruising by miami.  102-88 . Porzingis leaves early after a non contact injury but derrick white scored 38 points going 8-15 from beyond the arc.  Tatum added a 20 point double double 
The 1 seed in the West thunder finish off the sweep of the pelicans.  97-89 the final yesterday.  Shai and jalen williams each scored 24 points. 
The lakers are heading to cancun after losing the series to the nuggets.  Jamall murray hit his second game winner of the series winning 108 - 106. Lebron tried his best dropping 30 poijnts 9 boards and 11 assists. Jokic dropped 25 points and 20 rebounds.  Murray scored 32 points 
NHL
The Dallas Stars even up the series 2 a piece.  They won last night 4-2
Panthers win the series against the lightening 4-1 after a 6-1 victory last night
NFL
#Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s contract extension tacks on two years and $34.25 million to the two years remaining on his old deal, per sources.
Kelce now has guaranteed money in 2024, with additional money vesting year-by-year. He’s signed through 2027, when he’ll be 38.
It seems the bengals were never really going to seriously consider resigning tee higgins 
FCC news. 
The Club has acquired Venezuelan forward Kevin Kelsy on loan from Ukrainian Premier League power Shakhtar Donetsk as a U22 initiative 
player.