Thursday May 07, 2026

Cincinnati Bengals Updated Depth Charts, Reds Walked Off For Third Straight Game

On today's show, we discuss the Reds getting walked off by the Cubs for the third consecutive night after Brock Burke issued a bases-loaded walk to Michael Busch in the bottom of the 10th inning. Also, we break down the updated Cincinnati Bengals depth chart as rookie minicamp approaches.

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The Cincinnati Reds are finding new and increasingly painful ways to lose baseball games, and this week at Wrigley Field has turned into a full-blown nightmare. For the third straight night, the Reds were walked off by the rival Chicago Cubs, this time in a crushing 7-6 extra-innings loss that perfectly captured the frustration surrounding Cincinnati’s recent skid.

What makes this stretch so brutal is that the Reds have had chances to win every one of these games. On Wednesday night, Cincinnati actually carried a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the ninth after a late offensive rally sparked by Spencer Steer. Then came another bullpen collapse. Pete Crow-Armstrong launched a game-tying homer, the crowd erupted, and the Reds suddenly looked rattled again. In the 10th inning, after intentionally walking Seiya Suzuki to load the bases, Cincinnati pitcher Brock Burke lost Michael Busch on a 3-1 pitch that nearly hit him, forcing in the winning run with a walk-off walk.

That ending somehow felt even worse than the previous two nights. Monday’s defeat came on a Michael Conforto walk-off homer. Tuesday’s loss arrived on Busch’s RBI single in the 10th. By Wednesday, the Reds looked emotionally exhausted, and fans sounded the same way online, with many questioning the bullpen management and late-game execution.

The losing streak has now stretched to six games overall, and what once looked like a promising season is suddenly drifting sideways. The Reds still have talent, especially with young stars like Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain, but their inability to close games is becoming impossible to ignore. For three straight nights, they got close enough to touch victory — and watched the Cubs celebrate instead.