Off The Bench by Chatterbox Sports

United Dairy Farmers presents Off the Bench, hosted by Chatterbox Sports CEO Trace Fowler. Elliot Riering and Casey McCollister produce Cincinnati’s first local sports show every day of the week. The show is on the Chatterbox Sports YouTube page Monday-Friday from 10 AM to 12 PM EST.

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Monday Aug 26, 2024

Headlines The Reds lose the series and lose yesterdays game. 4-3 the final score as alexis diaz loses the game. Yasmani grandal with a walk off home run. Nick Martinez started the game and pitched 3 innings of 1 earned run baseball Carson spiers got a bounce back performance going 4 innings of shutout baseball. Elly De La Cruz went 2-5. His third multi hit game in his last 5 games Santiago espinal has hit safely in 8 straight games The reds are off today and will take on oakland at GABP on tuesday . Around the league Astros hit back to back homers to push past the Orioles 6-3 Mariners win 4-3 over the Giants . bryan woo went 7 innings only allowing 1 earned run while striking out 7 Mookie Betts hit the go ahead 2 run home run in the 8th to win 3-1 Padres walked off the mets as Jackson Merrill delivers another clutch walk off home run Athletics get a game back against the brewers as they win 4-3 Tigers finished off a sweep the white sox yesterday as they are now the second fastest team to reach 100 losses in the modern era. They are 31-100 Phillies steamroll the royals 11-3 and win that eries Cardinals beat the twins 3-2 The marlins crushed the cubs 7-2 The Yankees obliterate the rockies 10-3 as Aaron judge is the 5th player ever with three 50 home run seasons. He hit 2 home runs yesterday. He has 9 rome runs in his last 10 games WNBA - the aces beat the sky at the buzzer. Angel reese finished with 11 points on 4-16 shooting with 22 rebounds

Friday Aug 23, 2024

Headlines The reds lose game 1 against the pirates in humiliating fashion. 7-0. Nick Lodolo went 4.2 innings allowing 2 hits, 3 walks, 5 earned runs. Struck out 9. Paul skenes went 6 innings allowing two hits and striking out 9. Rosario got his first hit as a red and elly had another hit. Umpiring was woeful and defensively they were awful. Reds pitching has given up 55 runs in their last 7 games Reds and pirates are back at it tonight where Andrew Abbot takes on bailey falter. Andrew abbott is 10-10 on the season with a 3.72 era. Falter has a 4.02 era. AROUND THE LEAGUE Patrick Corbin earned career win number 100 as the nationals beat the rockies 8-3 Yankees shutout the guardians as aaron judge hits his 48th home run. 6 home runs in last 10 games Cardinals shutout the brewers 3-0 Cubs destroy the tigers 10-2. Miguel amaya hits his first career grand slam Athletics win 3-1 against the rays and split the series Blue jaus win 5-3 over the angels Spencer Schwellenbach retired 19 batters in a row at one point in the braves 3-2 win over philly Astros shutout the orioles 6-0 Mets crush the padres.

Thursday Aug 22, 2024

Headlines 
The reds win the series against the blue jays! The Reds trailed by 6 runs entering the 4th inning.  But the rally reds scored 2 in the fourth, 5 in the fifth, and 3 in the sixth.  
They win 11-7
Nick Martinez got shelled going 4 and a third innings allowing 6 runs 
The top 3 of the lineup went 7-14
India went 2-5 with a home run and 2 rbi’s
Elly De La Cruz went 3-4 with 3 runs scored a stolen base and a home run.  He is the fifth player ever with a 20 home run, 60 stolen base season.  He joins Acuna, eric davis, rickey henderson, and joe morgan.  
The Reds are back at it tonight against the Pirates where it is Nick Lodolo vs paul skenes.  Lodolo is entering play with a 9-5 record and a 4.55 era.  Skenes is 7-2 with a 2.30 era.  
Around the league
Ohtani closes in on being the fastest player to reach 40-40 in a season as he gets another stolen base yesterday.  Dodgers win 8-4 over the mariners 
Rays beat the Athletics 4-2. Jose Siri was the hero 
Angels get shutout 3-0.  But 38 year old johnny cueto gets a quality start at 38 years old.  6.1 innings pitched 
Tigers obliterate the Cubs
Cardinals walks it off against the brewers on a Nolan Arenado Grand Slam
Phillies hold on to beat the braves 3-2. 
Yankees crush the guardians as juan soto has a 5 rbi night and aaron judge hits his 46th and 47th home run
Twins destroy the padres 11-4
White sox win a game .  win 6-2 over the giants 
Red Sox beat the astros 4-1 and justin verlander loses in his return.  5 innings and 2 earned runs
Jesse Winker gets his first home run as a Met.  It was a walk off against the orioles.  
Pirates get shutout 1-0 against the rangers 

Wednesday Aug 21, 2024

Headlines The reds have lost their momentum of mondays win. They fall 10-3 to the Blue jays who hit their season high 5 home runs in one game. George springer had 2 home runs, Kirk, Horwitz, and Jimenez added one a piece Carson Spiers looked terrible. He gave up 9 earned runs on 13 hits in 4 innings. He did strikeout 3 guys. India had two hits, elly had a triple and Marte had 2 hits. Those were the notable offense achievements from last night. Luke Maile did pitch 2 scoreless innings! His era remains at 0.00 Reds and Blue jays have the rubber match tonight where Nick Martinez takes on Yariel Rodriguez. Martinez has a 3.25 era with a 1.05 whip. Rodriguez had a 3.93 era with a 1.29 whip Around the league Dodgers hang on to beat the mariners 6-3 as jason heyward delivered a 3 run home run in the 8th as the dodgers trailed 3-0 early White Sox lose again as Robbie Ray struck out 9 as the giants win 4-1 Rays shutout the A’s 1-0. Padres hold on to beat the twins 7-5 Royals fall to the angels 9-5 for their first loss in 6 days Red sox win 6-5 as Duran goes 4-4 with the tie breaking home run in the 8th Pirates shutout the rangers 4-0 Cubs take care of the tigers 3-1 Brewers ace frankie montas tossed 7 innings of 1 hit shoutout baseball against the cardinals. They win 3-2 Braves beat the phillies 3-1 Guardians and yankees played the longest game of the season and the guardians win 9-5 in 12 innings Diamondbacks beat the marlins. The marlins will be starting 38 year old johnny cueto today NFL news Pete carroll is returning to USC! He will be teaching a class Flores said that tua’s words hit hard and that he has evolved Aaron rodgers said the jets camp this year was one of the most taxing of his career Cee dee lamb is having promising talks with the cowboys on getting a deal done

Tuesday Aug 20, 2024

Headlines The reds have won a game! They beat the blue jays 6-3 in game 1 of the series. It was a bullpen game but Julian Aguiar was solid in his debut. 4 innings 4 hits , 2 earned runs, and a couple of strikeouts Santillion, Moll, farmer, wilson and Diaz close out the game. TJ friedl has been playing better baseball as he hit another home run. Also, went 3-4 on the night. In his last 15 games TJ is hitting 302 with a 350 OBP, slugging 600. He has 5 home runs during that stretch Ty France as a Red is hitting 278 with a 316 obp with a 519 slug. He added two more hits last night with 2 rbi’s Reds and Blue Jays are back at it tonight where carson spiers is taking on Jose Berrios. Spiers has a 4.55 era with a 1.29 whip. Berrios has a 3.85 era with a 1.18 whip. Around the league Dodgers blank the mariners 3-0. Max muncy hit a home run in his return to the team. Hes been gone since mid may The giants beat the white soxx 5-3 The athletics shutout the Rays 3-0. JJ bleday hit a two run shot in the first which was more than enough Padres beat the twins 5-3 as a Jackson Merrill 3 run double clinched it Astros walked off the Red Sox on a Yainer Diaz home run. 5-4 the final The pirates lose yet again, this time to the rangers. 4-3 the finalcorey seager hit two home runs. Mets hit a walk off against the orioles 4-3 the final score. Francisco alvarez was the hero on a 3-0 pitch. Diamondbacks win 9-6 over the marlins as del castillo continues his torrid start. He hit his first grand slam and drove in 6 runs NFL NEws NFL said moving kickoff touchbacks to the 35 yard line isnt likely in 2024 Tua called out Brian Flores in an interview yesterday saying he was a little too harsh The bills suffered a couple set backs in MVS and Mitch trubisky. Both out for a couple of weeks

Monday Aug 19, 2024

Headlines The Reds have done it! They’ve answered their sweep of the cardinals with getting swept by the Royals! Good stuff! The Reds lose 8-1 yesterday. The offense mustered up 7 hits and a run. The reds lose the series 28-2. So much for the run differential. Andrew Abbott struggled going 5 innings , allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs. Meanwhile Brady singer, like most of the royals pitching staff completely shut down the reds inept offense. Santiago Espinal did go 3-4 yesterday. He’s hitting 470 with a 500 obp and an 800 slug over his past 15 games. Has 23 hits and 4 home runs during that stretch. For reference, Candelario is hitting 220 with a 267 obp during that same stretch. 3 home runs Will benson is hitting 170 with a 220 obp and 13 strikeouts over his last 15 games Other news, Amed Rosario is a Cincinnati after they win the claim Hunter Greene is now missing his next 3 starts after being placed on the IL Reds and blue jays start their series in Toronto tonight. Kevin gausman is on the bump for the birds. He rolls into town with a 4-20 era with 126 strikeouts in 139 innings pitched Nfl bengals get blown out by the bears 27-3. Wood side was 17-25 for 132 yards and 2 interceptions. Rocky Lombardi was 4-8 for 33 yards. Noah Cain led Cincinnati rushers with 28 yards on 8 Carries Trayveon Williams added 22 rushing yards Kwamie lassiter the second had 5 catches and 33 yards , both which led bengals wide outs Kris Jenkins added a sack Evan McPherson added a 54 yarder. 3 years 16 million was inked yesterday Cincinnati open finals are this afternoon Francis Tiafoe trailed 5-2 in the third set last night. He forced a tie break and won against Ruune. He will be playing the biggest match of his career against world number one Jannik sinner Aryna sabalenka vs Jessica pegula on the woman’s side Wnba the fever beat the storm 92-75 and Caitlin Clark broke the wnba single season rookie mark for assists. She leads the league with 8.3 assists per game had 9 yesterday reaching 232 passing the record of 224 set in 1998. The overall single season assist record was set last season by Alyssa Thomas at 316 There are 12 more games left

Friday Aug 16, 2024

Headlines The Reds will return to action tonight against the Royals. It is former Red Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martinez. Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.79 era and a 1.30 whip. Nick Martinez has a 1.03 whip with a 3.16 Era. The Reds also said they are considering using facial recognition system for fans entering ballpark. It is one of 6 ballparks using this technology.To use the new system, fans can enroll on the MLB Ballpark app where it will take a picture of the user's face. The image is then converted into a code and the image is then deleted. Around the league Twins win it in the ninth against the rangers. They have won 9 of 14 Phillies blowout the nationals. Weston Wilson is now the ninth phillies player to hit for the cycle but the first rookie in the organization to accomplish it Gunnar Henderson ripped his 31’s home run of the season in the orioles 5-1 win over the red sox Giants shutout the Braves 6-0 which means the Reds gained a half game on their off day Brewers rallied in the eighth to beat the dodgers and tie up the series at 2 a piece. Yelich did elect to undergo season ending back surgery. Mariners lose to the tigers again this time 2-1. Javier baez hit a go ahead 2 run homer in the 8th. Detroit sweeps The Athletics trailed 5-0 to the Mets, but stormed all the way back. 7-6 the A’s win. The game took 3 hours and 45 minutes and took 425 pitches which is the longest game of any nine inning game in the pitch clock era WNBA The Sky get destroyed by the Mercury 85-65. Angel Reese went 4-14 from the field with 15 rebounds. NFL Harbaugh was asked about Kaepernick yesterday to which he responded he wont be on the roster this season or the coaching staff NCAA The Notre Dame mens swimming program has been suspended for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated ncaa rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions and failed to treat one another with dignity and respect

Thursday Aug 15, 2024

Headlines the Reds win again! They finish off a sweep of the Cardinals to take second place in the division! They trail the mets, giants and braves. They are still 4.5 games back The Reds beat the cardinals 9-2. Emelio pagan opened and was very good. They used 5 other pitchers. Spiers was the only one who struggled. Jonathan India went 3-5 with 4 rbis and 2 home runs Elly De la cruz had an rbi double Stephenson hit a homerun Fridel went 2-4 with 2 home runs on his birthday. The bottom half of the lineup (fraley benson and marte) all had hits and went a combined 5-11 The Reds will return to action tomorrow night against the Royals. It is former Red Michael Lorenzen vs Nick Martinez. Lorenzen is 5-6 with a 3.79 era and a 1.30 whip. Nick Martinez has a 1.03 whip with a 3.16 Era. Around the league The team the Reds are trailing, the atlanta braves unfortunately will look for a 4 game sweep of the giants tonight. They won last night 13-2. Michael harris hit a grand slam in his 1st at bat since his return from injury. The Blue jays dominated the angels. Berrios looked sharp and Varsho’s 3 run home run helped finish off the sweep of LA Yankees dominate the white sox 10-2. Aaron Judge becomes the fastest player to reach 300 home runs. It was his 955th game. Soto also homered Brewers get a win back against LA. 5-4 the final score. Walker Buehler was pulled early going only 3.1 innings allowing 3 hits,4 walks, and 1 earned runs Athletics lose big to the Mets 9-1. Lindor and Alonso both homered Astros hold on to beat the Rays 2-1 in ten innings. The Cubs get swept away by the guardians after a 6-1 loss last night. Alex cobb gets his first win in nearly a year. Tigers beat the mariners again 3-2 the final score last night The phillies end their losing skid after winning 9-5 last night against the marlins. Schwarber hit a grand slam The Padres complete their second sweep of the season against the pirates. 6-0 for the year. The pirates have lost 10 in a row. Mitch Keller has given up 15 earned uns in his last nine innings of work Other baseball news, the white sox have dropped 2025 season ticket prices NFL news The Patriots trade Judon to the Falcons Cowboys are signing carl lawson Soccer news Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to become the new United States coach with the responsibility of leading the team into the 2026 World Cup, a source told ESPN on Thursday.

Wednesday Aug 14, 2024

Headlines the Reds win again! The Reds have a chance to sweep the Cardinals tonight! Hunter Greene has been absolutely incredible. 7 innings 4 hits, 1 earned run, a couple pukes, and 8 strikeouts. He is 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA over his last 7 starts. His season ERA is at 2.83 He has given up more than 3 runs in a start once in his last 12 games TJ Friedl went 2-3 with a walk Steer had another RBI as well as a hit Candelario hit a home run as did TY france. Alexis Diaz got his 24th save The Reds are still 4.5 games back but have jumped the Cubs. If they win tonight, they will jump the cardinals as well The Reds are back at it tonight at 640 where Kyle Gibson takes on Emilio Pagan as an opener. Kyle Gibson is 7-4 with a 3.99 era and 115 strikeouts. Pagan returns from the IL with a 4.22 era and 26 strikeouts. Around the league Braves hold on to beat the giants 4-3 in 10 innings yet again. Padres shutout the Pirates 3-0 and have now won 5 straight games against Pittsburgh. The Pirates have lost 9 games in a row The Diamondbacks walk off the Rockies 4-3. It was a 2 out 2 run single by jake mccarthy Blue Jays crush the angels 6-1. Vlad guerrero has hit safely in 23 of his last 24 games Yankees beat the White Sox 4-1 as Juan soto carried the entire team. 3 home runs and 4 RBI’s Dodgers crush the Brewers 7-2. Shoehei goes yard yet again as the Brewers have lost 3 in a row Twins obliterated the Royals 13-3. Former Red Kyle Farmer went yard for the first time this season last night Nationals crush the orioles 9-3 . Andres Chaparro hit 3 doubles in his MLB debut . Rookie James wood had another 4 hit game Marlins shutout the Phillies 5-0. Philies have dropped 4 straight The Tigers dismantle the Mariners 15-1 the final score. Tarik Skubal earned his MLB leading 14th win as his era keeps dropping. 2.53. Kerry Carpenter hit 2 home runs. Guardians barely beat the cubs 2-1. Rookie Noel hit a 430 foot home run. Cubs have lost back to back games Astros hang on to beat the rays and the athletics crushed the mets 9-4 NFL Lions' Dan Campbell expects injured RB Jahmyr Gibbs to be 'fine' Vikings rookie qb jj mccarthy needs knee surgery

Tuesday Aug 13, 2024

Headlines 
the Reds win again! 6-1 the final score last night against the cardinals.  
Andrew Abbott was dominant going 6.2 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 6.  
Jakob Junis carried the Reds the rest of the way home going 2 and a third striking out 3 and not allowing a base runner. 
Former Red Sonny Gray had a tough go, 5 innings, 5 hits, 6 earned runs.  He did manage to strikeout 9 Reds 
Spencer Steer went 2-3 with a walk, 2 home runs, 5 rbis, and a stolen base in his return to second base.  He hit leadoff as well 
Elly De La Cruz went 2-4 with a double and a home Run
The Reds are back at it tonight where it is All Star Hunter Greene taking on Erick Fedde.  Greene enters this game with a 2.9 era, an 8-4 record, 154 ks and a 1.03 whip.  Erick Fedde is 8-5 with a 3.2 era with 118 k’s and a 1.15 whip
Around the League
The Braves shutout the giants 1-0 in extras.  Sale threw 7 shutout innings with 12 k’s. Snell went 6.1 innings not allowing a run and striking out 11.  
The Padres hang on to beat the Pirates 2-1.  They just finished a sweep of the Pirates less than a week ago
The diamondbacks beat the rockies 5-4 on back to back wild pitches.  
The White Sox get their largest win of the season destroying the yankees 12-2.  It is their first win under Sizemore 
Dodgers take care of the Brew crew 5-2. Shoehei and Mookie both go yard which was significant to some. 
Cubs fall to the guardians in a back and forth game 9-8.  Happ and PCA homer for the cubs while Kwan and Noel hit a combined 3 home runs for the guardians 
NFL News
It is feared that Jahmyr Gibbs has possibly torn his ACL.  He was being evaluated for a leg injury after departing the practice session early.  It is listed as a hamstring injury 
Haason Reddick requested a trade from the jets to which they promptly denied.  
Will Levis has partnered with mayonnaise which could be a perfume 
Dolphins let go of Teair Tart
Amarius Mims suffered a strained pectoral muscle and will be out multiple weeks
Chase claypool has been placed on the il

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