Reds split in KC, Brennaman suspended for remark

The Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals traded shutouts in a doubleheader split in Kansas City. The Royals won the opener 4-0 while the Reds took the nightcap 5-0. The Reds open a weekend series in St. Louis this evening with pregame at 6:45 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

However, the big news from the Reds games last night involved broadcaster Thom Brennaman. Brennaman apologized for an homophobic slur he was caught using live on the air during the first game of a doubleheader. The comment came right out of a commercial break on Fox Sports Ohio in the seventh inning with Brennaman apparently unaware. He attempted to apologize during the second game of the doubleheader:

Brennaman then handed off play-by-play duties to Jim Day. The Reds released a statement denouncing Brennaman’s comments and promptly suspended him.