Off The Bench by Chatterbox Sports

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 place...

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...

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 h...

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 aft...

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 S...

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...

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 expres...

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 face...

Headlines and interview questions MLB Reds lose the series finale to the Rangers yesterday 4-3.  Andrew abbott started out rough giving up 4 earned in the first but settled down not allowing another run.  He went 5 and a third giving up 6 hits and striking out 7 India had a phenomenal series going 8-12 with a home run.   Candelario finishes the series 0-8 with 7 strikeouts TOnight at 9:40, it is N...

Headlines and interview questions MLB Reds win 7-4 to own the tiebreaker over the phillies for the season. Nick lodolo went 5 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs striking out 4 Fernando cruz had another 2 big outs of relief and alexis diaz slammed the door.  Another 3 hit game for elly de la cruz and added 3 stolen bases as well  A struggling will benson had 2 hits including a home run Tyle...

Headlines and interview questions MLB Reds win 8-1snapping the 7 game winning streak of the phillies Andrew Abbott goes 4 and a third innings giving up 2 hits and an earned run. Struck out 3. Fernando Cruz came in to get out of the jam Farmer Pagan and Moll carried them the rest of the way. 3 hits for CES including 2 rbis and a double Elly De La Cruz had a walk and a massive home run. Santiago Esp...

Headlines and interview questions MLB The Reds get blanked 7-0 by the Phillies in game 1 of this 4 game set. Hunter Greene was solid going 7 innings stirking out 6 and giving up 4 earned runs. Ranger suarez gave up 2 hits in his 7 innings of work striking out 5. Nick Castellanos since yesterday’s slander fest, went 2-4 Leadoff Fairchild and CES were the only ones with hits. Andrew abbott has a 2.7...

What a weekend for the local nine….that’s two weekends in a row where the red legs pull off a series sweep. Last week they outscored the white sox 27-5….this week they sweep the angels out of town, outsourcing that bunch, 17-6. On friday night, — Elly De La Cruz hit a three-run homer, Nick Lodolo pitched 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball for his second quality start since coming off the injured list a...

Cincinnati Reds traveled up to Seattle to take on the Mariners. They would lose the series and get SWEPT in the process... They would allow 17 Runs and only score 5 in the entire series... Offensively last night the ONLY hit was a Elly De La Cruz Homerun. The NFL draft is approaching fast and we are finally starting to see the board settle. Who should the Bengals draft what should their approach b...

Cincinnati Reds traveled up to Seattle to take on the Mariners. They would lose the series and get SWEPT in the process... They would allow 17 Runs and only score 5 in the entire series... Offensively last night the ONLY hit was a Elly De La Cruz Homerun. The NFL draft is approaching fast and we are finally starting to see the board settle. Who should the Bengals draft what should their approach b...

Cincinnati Reds traveled up to Seattle to take on the Mariners. They would lose a tough one yesterday 3-1. Hunter Greene did not have great control of the ball last night only pitching in 4 innings for 98 pitches. However, he did have 8 strikeouts and gave up only 1 earned run on the night. Offensively was the bigger story of the night as the Reds were only able to score 1 run off of 4 hits on the...

Cincinnati Reds traveled up to Seattle to take on the Mariners. They would lose a tough one yesterday 9-3. Frankie Montas did not have great control of the ball last night was all over the place and gave up 5 earned runs on the night. The NFL draft is approaching fast and we are finally starting to see the board settle. Who should the Bengals draft what should their approach be? Two Defensive Tack...

Cincinnati Reds travel up to Seattle to take on the Mariners. After a clean sweep against the White Sox, the Reds need to steal some Victories. For the second time in three years, Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters. The world’s number-one ranked player finished 11 under par to beat Ludvig Oberg by four shots. Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa, and Colin Morikawa finished four under par. Scheffler joins Ti...

Cincinnati Reds travel up to Chicago to take on the White Sox. After a Brutal series against the Brewers, the Reds need to steal some Victories. Inclement weather Delayed the Masters a bit but we have a good picture of who leads the Masters Tournament right now. Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Davis, Nicolai Højgaard, Max Homa, Danny Willett, and Ryan Fox are all in the top of the le...

Cincinnati Reds muster up just four hits as they fall to the Brewers 7-2. Hunter Greene allowed 6 earned runs. Reds fall to 6-6 on the year. Inclement weather is pushing the start of the Masters. More on Off the Bench.

Brewers beat the Reds 9-5 Frankie Montas went 5 innings gave up 5 runs, only 3 of them earned, and struck out 4 Carson Spiers came in for a beating. 4 innings 7 hits 4 runs, only 3 earned through 81 pitches. Did strike out 1. On the positive side CES had 2 hits and crossed the plate both times Fraley went 2-4 with an rbi base hit Elly continues to stay hot at the plate with a base hit and an RBI S...

Special guest hosts Nick Kirby and Craig Sandlin. Coming on today's show: Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Rick Broering of Musketeer Report. The guys discuss the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night behind a historic game from Elly De La Cruz, the NCAA College Basketball Championship Game, UConn Basketball's dominance, an impressive run from the Purd...

John Calipari to arkansas? When i read it this morning, i wondered if it was april fools day and not solar eclipse day. No way that’s true right? Kentucky to arkansas? Apparently that’s going to happen. After 15 seasons where he won over 420 games, a national title, four final fours…..it’s bye, bye Cal. Elsewhere In college hoops….who do you like tonight…..defending champ UConn or Purdue? This is...

The Cincinnati Reds are 4-2 on the year after yesterday's game against the Phillies. Frankie Montas was incredible going 5 and two thirds striking out 5 and only giving up 1 earned run. Elly De La Cruz continuses his hit streak to 11 on and brought in a run last night. Closer Alexis Diaz had all of us scared as he was examined by the Umpires for illeagal substances but was allowed to continue to p...

The Cincinnati Reds are 4-2 on the year after yesterday's game against the Phillies. Frankie Montas was incredible going 5 and two thirds striking out 5 and only giving up 1 earned run. Elly De La Cruz continuses his hit streak to 11 on and brought in a run last night. Closer Alexis Diaz had all of us scared as he was examined by the Umpires for illeagal substances but was allowed to continue to p...