Mike Petraglia

Bengals Beat: Appreciating What 'Relentless' Ted Karras Means To The City of Cincinnati 'We're going to build forever'. STORY: clnscincy.com/bengals-beat-a… #WhoDey

Bengals first day of offseason workouts: April 20 OTAs: June 1-3, June 9-11 Mandatory minicamp: June 16-18

Reds Friday in Texas: TJ Friedl out of lineup. Matt McLain moved up to leadoff spot. McLain 4 Myers 8 Elly 6 Stewart 3 Suarez DH Steer 7 Stephenson 2 Marte 9 Hayes 5 Singer 1

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Looks like Nick Lodolo could be on the injured list longer than anticipated. Left today's Daytona game with a blister on his left index finger, the injury he was trying to rehab. Not great news. Reds fortunate that their starters are deep right now. He was impressive in his 2 2/3 innings before leaving ... 4 Ks, 0 BBs and 0 hits. Retired all 8 batters he faced.

Suddenly Bengals safety room is deeper. Dugger’s initial years in New England were his most impressive, considered a leader on those defenses

Bengals make a corner/special teams addition to their roster in Ja'Sir Taylor.

“I’ve spent more time in Cincinnati over the past six months than I have in Pittsburgh. Cincinnati is great but it’s not Pittsburgh. Looking forward to coming back (for Friday home opener).” Paul Skenes

Now another massive tape measure homer from another Reds killer Bryan Reynolds and it's 8-3. Reynolds has 14 HRs at GABP, most among visiting players.

A killer sequence for the Reds... Pagan wild pitch moves runners up, infield in, sharp grounder past Hayes. 2-run single... 6-3 Pirates in 9th.

15,007 on hand at GABP the series finale with the Pirates.

When Geno hits them, he hits them... upper decker again... and it's a two-run shot 410 feet. 4-3 game now..

Control continues to be an issue for Phillips. Back-to-back walks with two outs to force in a run after relieving Abbott. 4-1 Pirates. Phillips has four walks in his last two appearances.

Mason Montgomery is warming in Pirates pen.

They're scattering at GABP as rain begins. Game is official at this point.

Skenes at 77 pitches through five innings, 3 hits, 1 run and Abbott out there to start the sixth. Just the one three-run mistake to Cruz. 3-1 Bucs Top 6.

Nathaniel Lowe with the RBI double to score Elly and that ends Skenes' string of scoreless innings against Reds at 31 innings. 3-1 Pirates in the fourth.

Elly opens the fourth with a clean single to right, Cincinnati's first hit against Skenes.

Skenes had issued two walks with 40 strikeouts in 29 innings against the Reds previously. He's walked TJ Friedl twice today.

Paul Skenes allowed one run in the first inning of his first ever start against the Reds on June 17, 2024 at PNC Park. He's thrown 30 straight scoreless innings since against Cincinnati. Never allowed a run at GABP. 3-0 Pirates in the third.