8-8-25 FRIDAY MORNING SPORTS

Skenes, Pirates handle Reds; Back to work for Guards and Tigers tonight; Burrow brilliant as Bengals fall in Philly.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the WIMA Sports desk. Last night in Pittsburgh, the
Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the first
off Brady Singer, and with Paul Skeens on the mound,
he knew the Reds were in big trouble, and indeed
they were. They were blanked seven to nothing, although the
Reds did have nine hits on the evening, including seven
against Skiings and six innings, but he struck out eight

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and kept the Reds off the board, and the Reds
couldn't muster any offense against the bullpen either. After the game,
Reds manager Terry Francono talked about Singer's tough first inning

(00:50):
and even though the Reds didn't score a run and
the Reds skipper felt they made Skiings a work for it.

(01:18):
So it's game two of the series tonight in Pittsburgh's
six forty is game time again, so we'll have the
pregame at six'. Ten Chase burns goes for The, Reds
Mitch killer for The. Buckos with the, loss The reds
that fell to three and a half games off the
pace for the final wild card berth in The National,
league three and a half games behind The New York.
Mets The guardians And tigers were both off. Yesterday The

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guardians opened a set In chicago, Tonight tanner byby on
the mound Against Aaron. Savali The tigers are also back
in action tonight as they host The. Angels, lately The
tigers have been on the skids and The guardians on the.
Ascension they have closed what was it's a double digit
deficit to just a six game deficit atop THE Al. Central,

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meanwhile The guardians are very much in the thick of
The American league wild card race as, well just a
game and a half behind The yankees for the third
and final wild card. Spot moving to The, bengals they
had their preseason debut last night and lost to The
eagles In, philadelphia thirty four to twenty. Seven The bengals
starters played a lot early in the, game Including Joe,

(02:28):
burrow who was nine for ten with one hundred and
twenty three yards and two touchdowns in the first, quarter
leading The bengals to tds on both drives he. Played
one td pass was To Jamar chase one was To Tanner. Hudson,
also running Back Chase brown had five carries for twenty
three yards and three catches for twenty five. Yards after the,

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Game bengals star Quarterback Joe burrow talked about his and
the team's. Performance, yeah still got.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
Ways to, go, obviously but it was a good. Start
it's just good to play football. Again you, know the
more reps you get at, it the better you're going
to be at. It SO.

Speaker 3 (03:07):
I Think i've said we got fifteen reps, tonight so
we're fifteen reps.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
BETTER i felt really comfortable back. THERE i thought the
pockets were. Great. Guys just gotta keep getting, better you,
Know LIKE i, said the more.

Speaker 3 (03:18):
Reps that we get of playing this, game the better
you're going.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
To be at.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
It burrow also, said get used to Seeing Chase brown
featured in the.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
Offense he's going to play a huge role for us this.
Year he caught went out of the backfield.

Speaker 3 (03:30):
Today you, know if we get four or five six
yards every, carry every time we hand it to, him
that's that's gonna pay.

Speaker 1 (03:37):
Dividends the Big GOLD qb also have a lot of
praise for tight end To Tanner.

Speaker 3 (03:42):
Hudson he's a, big long, Target he's a really smart,
player knows the coverages that he's, facing can feel his
ownes when he wants to sit down and give you his.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
Hands.

Speaker 3 (03:54):
Uh you, know he's a guy that since he got,
Here i've had a lot of faith.

Speaker 2 (03:59):
In he just makes.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
Plays The bengals are back at it a week From
monday At. Washington The browns make their preseason debut tonight
at The. Panthers Shoud Or sanders is expected to be
the starting quarterback and should take most of the reps
in that. Game, also The lions are back in preseason
action tonight as they visit The. Falcons with eleven fifty

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WYM A, Sports I'm Todd. Walker