two. dukes runs it down, gets it back in. back to back rockets off the bat. gonzalez at 2nd base with a double. one out hire in -- out here in the 2 2nd. they've hit the ball extremely hard this 2nd inning. >> rob: he goes out to explain. they're going to feast on that. you've got to keep the changeups down and breaking balls down at the major league level. if you throw 92, 93, which he does not, you could throw that chest level. >> johnny: the reds catcher up for the first time tonight. cincinnati two hits both in

this inning, resulting in two runs as a result of the two run shot by bruce. the pitch is 1-1 now. bruce really had been struggling until he connected in that pitch. in his last 11 games, he was 3- 3-36. fouled away. 1-2 for hanigan. >> rob: graduated from andover high school in massachusetts. he likes new england. he likes the east coast feel i think. i was born and raised in connecticut, lived in cincinnati when i play there

had, moved back. i am an east coast person. can't say i love all this rain and humidity. >> johnny: don't you hate it? >> rob: i can't say i hate it. i was in california those years. >> johnny: enough is enough. dukes drifting back. tagging up at 2nd. down to 3rd goes gonzalez. two out here in the 2nd. >> rob: we talked about needing punch in the middle of your lineup. since he went down for the reds, they're 4-6. look at that. almost every offensive category. bruce has been struggling. a lot of guys have been

struggling this year. >> johnny: if you look at the batting average, nobody is above .300. nix has the highest at .277 harang quickly falls behind. >> rob: overall they've raised their team batting average. about a month ago they were hitting .215. >> johnny: fired to 1st to johnson. gets him. we go to the bottom of the 2nd 2nd. 2-0 cincinnati. we'll be back in a moment. ú boss: so you've been ing a nice job out there on car insurance. elpiy ú gecko: aw thank you,n ing a nicesir. out there boss: but i think there are a few other things you can say about what a reliable company geico is. gecko: right. uh, well maybe how geico's the third-largest car insurance company in america? nice tidbit there.

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two hour rain delay to get the ballgame in. josh willingham, good to have him back in the lineup. over the last six games, hitting .444 with three home runs. he was out a week way viral infection. >> johnny: he's never played right field before. it's been an unusual experience trying to get used to it. >> rob: i find it hard to believe a little bug took this guy down. he's been tough on our team. >> johnny: a terrific young man too, biology man in college. >> rob: very smart. >> johnny: hernandez is out. foul territory, two out. >> rob: i think he hit the catcher with his back swing. check it out. he may have hurt his hand on

this play. watch him come back. no. slips out of his hand. i think the bat hits hanigan's hand. you don't make a lot of friends when you do that to the catcher. >> johnny: two quick nationals retired. they are getting the start at 2 2nd. didn't play last night. went 73, couple of home runs. >> rob: one of the things i like about aaron harang. he might not have overpowering stuff, he attacks the strike zone and works quickly, keeps the defense involved and throws a lot of strikes. >> johnny: line drive to left. base hit.

that will bring up the catcher josh bard with jesus on the shelf. cut fastball right there. >> rob: 05, 06, 07, 56 walks with 234. you want to talk about consistent and throwing strikes, aaron harang is your guy. kind of a no nonsense guy. >> johnny: 30 years old. he knows i can't overmatch you. i'll stay out here 7, 8 innings almost every time, i'll throw nothing but strikes and see who's out here the end of the game. >> johnny: six of the hits have gone for extra base, five doubles and a home run. two outs here in the bottom of

the 2nd. reds up 2-0 on a jay bruce two run home run. you talk about not overpowering, rob. when you look at him pitch, location, location, location for him. >> rob: you know what, he's a big man. he's not throwing 95-98 like johnson. he's still consistent with the strike zone. >> johnny: 3-1. there's two outs. >> rob: you have to be able to hit location. if he makes a mistake, you can't get away with it. if you throw 98, you can make a mistake. eight straight games allowing a

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both men. other than the home run. >> johnny: think about martis, he's had 12 starts. this is his 12th. he's had 11 excellent performances. >> rob: he's so young. once they get 50 to 75 starts underrer their belt, you'll see such a change in all of them. >> johnny: you see shairon has not lost a game at home. overall era 5.31. leads the staff in wins with those five. >> rob: i was just talking to someone about holiday. he's got 10 wins already. 4-0 on the road. on the road his era is more

than a run better. >> johnny: willingham had a hold on it and couldn't hold on. first start for josh. the error will be charged to josh willingham. >> rob: he comes in, he closes his glove a little earlier or hit the heel of his glove. the ball is going to do different things when you're coming in off the right side. it's got a different spin. exactly. >> johnny: hairston on with an error by willingham. take a look once again. right in the middle of his glove. it hits the heel of his glove and not the pocket. you know something, i know josh is working and will work harder because of what you mentioned, different spin off the bat

coming to right field. a lot different than left. >> rob: the light as good a little different. i always think about the 89 world series, maybe 88. remember he lost it in the lights. it went right behind him. >> johnny: right. hairston on 1st by the error. tvs -- taverass 0-2. >> rob: cane deserves it. >> johnny: shairon getting six runs a game. >> rob: there's always one guy

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that's the power of the home depot. reds have a 2-0 lead as w go to the bottom of the 3rd. manny acta has the headset on in the nationals dugout. i guess it's quite a day for you to have a chance to meet number two pick in this draft, drew storen. he seems like a terrific man. he wanted to get this deal done to play baseball. >> we're very excited about drew. we met him a week ago. we were happy when we saw our pick came up and he was still out there. >> does it help to see these kids in person and kind of get hands on and talk to them, look them in the eye and see what they have to offer? >> i believe so.

even when we're not seeing them playing in college all year, getting to know them, seeing the first impression and talking to them to see their personality, i think it helps tremendously. we're trying to get good character people in here. that was a good first impression when we met the kid. >> johnny: shairon martis leads off the 3rd and fouls down the left side. one thing, when you look at his pitches, he's got a tremendous slider too. >> yeah, he does. he has a slider and changeup. he's got a good record. he was closer in college. we believe he can start too. he can close too. that will eliminate a pitcher or too. the thing was that day he was an easy bullpen. our scouts told me he can go all the way to 97 if he has to. >> rob: give him a little adrenaline and i think he'll pump that up.

i want to talk about detwiler yesterday. he did a great job and kept the team in the ballgame. he is makes great strides. >> he is. he did an outstanding job yesterday. he made a mistake here or there. he had a tremendous game. >> rob: that was the point i was going to make. in spring training, i was told one thing. when i met the guy, he had this look in his eye like he means business. >> he has been pitching like he belongs here he believes in himself. we like what we've seen so far especially the breaking ball. it's exciting to see that the future is bright here with people like him. >> johnny: we'll let you go.

you have a runner in scoring position. >> thank you. >> rob: he's got action here. guzman -- off to the races. a lot of hustle. he's going to have an easy triple. >> johnny: guzman getting to 3 3rd with a triple. one on in the 3rd inning, cristian. we talk about his hits. he came in hitting .330. 3 homer, 14 rbis. he's the first national to get to 3rd base in this ballgame. they'd like to have a lot more down to visit with him. >> rob: very important here to put hit in the out field.

>> johnny: pops it up. gonzalez takes it. two down. >> rob: you've got to concentrate in situations like this. this one run at 3rd base can change the complexion of a ballgame. you want to think about something you can drive, nice pitch on the inner half inside. nick pops up in the infield and can't tag on that ball. just a question of, you know what, more consistency in the situation of baseball for some of our players. they try to put that ball deep in the out field. >> johnny: so many times you see guys going for the downs. you don't have to have a home run. just a base hit is all you need, maybe an opposite field hit to keep things going.

guzman has got his third triple of the season down at 3rd. ryan delivers to zimmermann. >> rob: italked to him earlier. coming from a guy like that, over .500 plus home runs, making adjustments everyday. that's what you have to do. >> johnny: 1-2 to ryan zimmermann. duke, willingham. 2-0 cincinnati bottom of the 3 3rd. bob carpenter off for a couple

of days. he is down in tampa. 1-2 to the rays -- to the 3rd baseman. >> that's interesting. we talked about them yesterday. >> rob: they made a lot of trades. we got elijah dukes from the rays. we picked up a lot of talent. then you sprinkle in veterans. he gets people to believe in his style of baseball. the bottom line is once everybody gets on the same page. we talked about this whether the offense playing well or now the pitching, you've got to get everybody on the same page everyday as often as possible. >> johnny: zimmermann with a full count. takes ball four. if you take a look at the last

pick, last overall picks -- >> upton, brother bj upton, price. >> johnny: brian fullington. beck am. >> rob: he held out for a year. who knows the that year he took off hurt his development of becoming a super star. >> johnny: adam dunn with a chance to get guzman home from 3 3rd. harang has lost the strike zone. ball one. a lot of talk too about

strasburg and how much long term negotiating will go on the client and the guy that represents him. i'm assuming he wants to play as much as the young guy that signed today does. >> rob: i think aaron crow was in the same position last year. it's not so much the ages i worry about. it's the way the game has progressed to where you think you need to pay someone $10 million and they've never been on a professional field. i think it's hard to say what you can do with the $10 million next year. he spent 110 innings in college. how does that compare with the

minor league? i wouldn't want to pay that much. for the future of the organization, you're going to have to pay money to get him in here. >> johnny: gonzalez back. the nationals lead two on the bases. do not get a run across. 2-0 cincinnati. - it's on. - oh, it's on, all right. - it's on. - totally on. jimmy, it's on. - it's on. - oh, yeah, it's on. affirmative, it's on. announcer: southwest airlines announces new service out of bwi airport, with three daily nonstop flights to new york laguardia for just 49 dollars one-way starting june 28th. grab your bag. it's on. - ( ding ) - book now at southwest.com.

welcome back everybody. nationals park. johnny holliday along with rob dibble. we go