by martis back to harang.ks out bard running run 2nd 2nd. checks him out, almost gets a double play. >> johnny: the retired runner, josh bard. we go back to the nationals top of the order. willy taveras tried to make a diving grab. guzman pops it up. there's two down. nick johnson will come up for the third time. he's 0-2. june 11th is kids day. they get in for a dollar a ticket with a purchase of one full priced adult ticket. they're available at the box office only. children must be present for purchase. for information call 202675nats. two down in the bottom of the 5 5th. 2-0 cincinnati lead. they try to take the series with this win tonight. one game coming up tomorrow and a rare thursday afternoon encounter. >> rob: 59 pitches. 38 strikes. only one bad pitch to bruce, the home run. that's the difference in the ballgame. >> johnny: washington out hitting cincinnati 4-2. two hitters so far. johnson 0-2. .320. >> rob: we could use a double here from nick. >> johnny: out field play, johnson straight away. 1-1

last five games, martis got this going. starters have been unbeaten. the teams four out of five, e.r.a. great. opponents aren't hitting, and it's a span of 33 and a third. marco scutaro steps in for the blue jays against steve mccauley him. the top two hitters in the blue jay lineup are two for 21 this weekend. we're underway at 1:36. there it is, 76. pretty good breeze coming down part of the martis problems were his walks. had he controlled the strike zone a little better, he might have pitched a lot deeper. this one into right center, scutaro will drop it to the right of austin kearns. that's the first time the blue jays have had a lead off hit in the first inning in this series. buckner has the plate. he goes up hacking. blue jays have a whole bunch of guys in the top 10 in the league in hits, including scutaro who just got his 83rd. hill has 92, and adam the number five man. change-up just missing. >> if they continue to try to hit the change-up the other way is when he has to throw more breaking balls and switching up the eye level. >> how about

shy ron martis. airon martis. >> johnny: the key is how you bounce back after that. >> rob: he was fantastic. steve mccatty and manny acta could tell you it is what he learns after that. it is not easy to be up here in less than 10 career starts. martis. and think you have it all figured out. you never have it all figured out. david weathers is still learning and pitched in 2,000 games. >> johnny: still learning. count is 2-1 to alex gonzalez the reds shortstop. lannan retired the first two batters he faces. >> rob: let's take another look at home numbers. there he is. second right now in the national

martis is going to do. there hasn't been a real announcement yet. i know he has options. >> stammen, as you see, the big win, his first career major league victory over the yankees on june 18 at yankee stadium. martis to triple-a columbus. which we don't have. >> we don't have column business anymore. >> shows you how quickly this game can change. i don't think martis had any chance of going down until his outing last night, because we were thinking colome because of the option situation was the guy, but we would problem pobly have lost him. by doing this you don't lose coal loam, martis goes down there and gets straightened out a little bit. >> tomorrow night we hope you'll be with us about 6:30. we'll break down a little more what the foch saying, where is martis going to go and where is stammen going to go. for ray knight, johnny holliday, thanks so much for joining us, everybody. have a good sunday afternoon. the orioles fall to the nats up at camden yards, the final is 5- 3. (crowd cheers) (music plays

. >>> this has to be an autom out if you're martis. a tradition of innovation, firestone, chris carpenter had a great game in kansas city yet. -- yesterday. marco scutaro got it started for the blue jays with a base hit to right center leading off the game. a lot of good hitters in the lineup, line drive guys that will be a hit. scutaro does something he hasn't done in two games, gets a hit. >> a fine effort by alberto gonzalez, a strong throw from one knee. you've got to know it's going to be somewhere close to johnson. don't want to put him on second. >> that was a good play because you saw his glove scraping the ground before he even got to the ball. a lot of guys will let that ball get under their glove. >> do you remember when he got sent back to the minor leagues, one of the knocks was his defense. that's steadily improved. >> that will be routine in right field off the bat of hill for austin kearns. two outs. >> look at that catch right there. laying out, talking about the trust you have to have in your defense. >> finding the b

we may have seen the last of shairon martis tonight. he's been absolutely masterful on the mound except for the pitch against jay bruce in the 2 2nd. >> rob: he's had great stuff all night, changing speed. he's been outstanding. >> johnny: willie harris getting set to bench hit. >> rob: 18 first pitch strikes, one of the best outings thrown in a long time. >> rob: fouls off to the left. he had a complete game against the cardinals may 2nd. he gave up one run and five hits in that ballgame, didn't walk anybody. tonight he's allowed only three base hits. he's got them 2-0. >> rob: one was a home run to bruce, one was a double. pretty nice night for shairon. >> rob: 2-1 pitch to josh bard. the count goes to 2-2. josh from syracuse, went to spring training with the sox. he thought he had made the ball club and put himself out of the job. he was signed as a free agent march 21st. that's late isn't it? >> rob: it is. most teams already have their rosters set. trying to hook up at the major league level at that time length is almost impossible

you should see when martis is effective. in the first inning, he throws a sinker to scott for the ball. he comes back with a running fastball away. then he throws the change-up and he swings at a bad ball. luke scott got himself out there. it wasn't because martis threw great pitches. he takes that pitch for a ball, takes another pitch. trying to check himself. goes back, swings at a pitch up. comes back 3-1, checks the ball away and walks. comes around to the next at- bat. similar situation. he's aggressive. takes the change-up. comes back a fastball away. we miss a pitch and it comes back slider in. then the 2-2 pitch, he throws him a fastball. fouls it off and gets him with a slider off the bat part of the plate which was a great pitch. there was nothing you can do about that. you can see the good stuff that martis has. that change-up is devastating. the fastball has movement. the slider, he's able to do things with. but it's a matter of being able to throw those pitches into small spots and be acute with his location as

shairon martis going out throwing 90-mile an hour fastballs. shairon martis has the change- up and the fastball, keeping the orioles off balance. >> jim p.: you know this is a game of adjustment. when martis pitched against the orioles, adam jones hit a home run in washington. he is better tonight than he was back then. i know he struggled, but that's what i think you want to see in a 22-year-old pitcher. are you better as the season progresses even though you're going to struggle. that's part of learning the game. that's what steve mccaddie who has come on as a pitching coach said. >> rob: you have to make mistakes on your own to learn at this level. we have so many guys, he's got less than 20 starts in the big leagues. he's still got to go out there not knowing these hitters so well. >> jim p.: brian roberts last night in a game the orioles win 11-1, went 0-4, tonight they've been able to keep him off the bases. >> bob: martis came in bottom of the fifth with right around 80 pitches, so this ballgame based on pitch counts will be decided by t

there's no mystery to what martis features tonight. >> jim h.: and he's out on strikes, so martis gets out of it. ú hi, my meeting got moved up. i need to change my southwest flight. woman over phone: no problem. you know, maybe other people are content to sit around and wait. wait for something to happen. for business to pick up. but for you, it's time to kick it in gear. time to get going. time to get tough. take control. you're not gonna run and hide. because backing down's not your style. grab your bag. it's on. ( ding )  >> jim h.: so we go to the second. we'll see if guthrie finds his stuff. >> rob: do we have a contest to win one of these shirts? our shirts and our electric blue shirts? >> jim p.: i'm rooting for extra innings and we can be a crossing guard tomorrow morning without even changing. >> rob: all you need is that orange strike across. >> jim h.: we like to push the envelope a little bit. ground ball towards the middle. there's andino. one down, as austin kearns is put aside. >> jim p.: this is really different. >> jim h.: this is

for martis, his third strikeout. the hitter will be nolan reimold with two outs. >> rob: i spoke with bob boone the other day, the vice president in charge of player development for the nationals, caught over 2,000 games. there you see that great change- up to huff. he said, you can no longer throw to a catcher and hit the glove and get the called strike. you can't put the catcher's body out away from the plate any longer. they're not calling that. that's because of this evaluation zone camera in every ballpark, so they're having to reteach the catchers in the minor league systems to move the glove away from the plate, leave their bodies behind home plate. >> jim p.: that's why giving a target is so important. you try to do it late. some hitters do look down. josh bard right here. moves in early. >> bob: that results in a grounder pulled, to zimmerman, on to belliard. the orioles are gone in the bottom of the third. from that first dollar forward, cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everyt

martis on the mound for the nationals. he's 5-1 with a 5.31 earned run average. >> let's give you the scouting report before i get zapped by lightning. three runs or less in his first starts. has not allowed double figures in any of his starts. not 10 runs or more. 9 or less in all of his starts. after three bat start, 17 run, 4 home run, went out there threw a nice job against the new york mets and allowed one run. hopefully the worst is bemonday shairon. >> guzman at short. johnson at 1st. dunn, duke in center. willingham will have his first career start in right field. >> they don't want to keep moving dunn around to left one night, right the next and 1st the next day. >> i played growing up. i was center fielder, leadoff guy. i switched left, right, used to be able to play every outfield position. >> johnny: fouled up, one quick out. first pitch at 7:07 tonight. 77 degrees here at game time this night. hairston went 1-3 last night. i noticed how you got all state in soccer without missing a beat. >> rob: i had to prove

as for martis, nice start. may 14 was his last win. as you said, not getting enou strikeouts here. >> i don't think he'll be a strikeout guy. he's got a good fastball, not an overpowering fastball. if you get the 292 miles per hour fastball up and it sink, it's right back in the meat o the plate. he's got to work that fastbal inside then go soft and away with the changeup. that's going to make the slid way more effective. >> one of the sliders they had earlier in the season. how's he doing as he gets ready? >> he pitched three innings last night. he was able to hit 92 on the gun. he was 88,89. we started with optimism because scott olson was here. he's earned himself a position in this ball club via his thr years with the marlins. >> we hope he comes back. manny is not a guy that hey, he was able to pitch up here after two years in major leag baseball, they feel he's a major pitcher. wells had one inning. he's one of the guys that in the middle of the heat, somebody brings up here. >> you look

martis takes the loss. guzman went two for four with a run scored and austin kearns, his first rbi since way back against the dodgers. he goes 1 for 4. reimold with a 1 for 3 night, then zaun had a home run, that's his third. baltimore wins by a score of 6- 3. they'll rap up the -- wrap up the series tomorrow, back at camden yards. so you close the door on this one and just look for tomorrow. >> you have to do that. we've had enough losses this year that we ought to be able to know how to close the door and try to come back and get them tomorrow. again, we saw the offense and we're going to show you martis's night. as he worked hard early. first inning after roberts fouled out, jones singles up the middle. then huff walks on four straight pitches and reimold walks on a pitch up. how much he struggled early with pitches, and a nice change- up. when he throws that change-up where he wants to, they're not going to do much with it. then zaun, fastball down the middle, a little bit in. jerked it right down that

great outing for shairon martis. he had 7 solid innings on the mound tonight. >> rob: you can't pitch any better than that. that's exactly what's expected of you. go out there, go through the lineup three time, try to get the ball to the 8th. >> johnny: hanrahan comes in 38 hit, 12 walks. he's not allowed six earned runs hrhree iingsgs tchehed. . jerron goes to work against hanrahan here in the top of the 8t 1-0. willy taveras is next for the reds. then comes brandon phillips. >> johnny: he's ahead 1-2. lowest era since may 21st. that's a pretty good number. >> rob: that weakness we had has now turned into a strength. now we're having trouble getting runs. you know what, the hitters did it now it's time for the pitchers to go on a role. the hitters will catch back up. >> johnny: hairston retired a ground ball to guzman. >> rob: our over all run average is a run er than the closest competitor. we need to get that downder four. if our starters ke going a t mo >> johnny: the ball came right to his glove. the umpire raci

shy ron martis. airon martis. >> johnny: the key is how you bounce back after that. >> rob: he was fantastic. steve mccatty and manny acta could tell you it is what he learns after that. it is not easy to be up here in less than 10 career starts. martis. and think you have it all figured out. you never have it all figured out. david weathers is still learning and pitched in 2,000 games. >> johnny: still learning. count is 2-1 to alex gonzalez the reds shortstop. lannan retired the first two batters he faces. >> rob: let's take another look at home numbers. there he is. second right now in the national league in homerun e.r.a. 10 starts. ted lily. >> johnny: lannan delivers to gonzalez. fouled back. count is even at 2-2. reds are 6-7 against opponents from to the national league east. the nationals looking for their 10th win at home this year. 16th overall. rob, we were talking before this ballgame, you were comparing this year's record at the same time compared to last year. and this is a much, much

madam speaker, marty will certainly be missed. however, his legacy will live on for generations to come because of his generosity. i ask my colleagues to keep marty's family and friends in their thoughts and prayers during these difficult times and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> madam speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman irecognized for one minute. >> this energy's fine print betrays his lawedible purpose. the real cap is on the public interest and the trade is from the public to the polluters. it's too weak to spur new technologies and green jobs. and administration analysis shows that doing nothing actually results in more renewable energy, electricity generation capacity than approving this bill. vital authority for the e.p.a. is stripped, but two billion additional tons of pollution are ok forever. incredibly entrusted to

martis one more pitch strike. that's pretty consistent for both men.ther 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. yo

. >> bob: and he will say shairon martis. >> rob: shah-rone martis. >> bob: shairon martis. under the hand of marco scutaro. count even at 1. scutaro in this series, 1-for-7. came to town hitting .302. they play him way around to the right in the outfield. adam dunn is more than 100 feet off the left field line. in you drew a straight line from home plate to the bullpen bench, dunn would be in the way and willie harris is about 20 feet towards right center. trying to get him on the fastball away like he did vernon wells back in the 1st. 2-2. >> rob: that's not too good. look at the road earned run average. >> bob: not many starts to get those. he has only made one start on the road and that was at philadelphia and that will do something to your e.r.a. that ball unplayable for dukes. he has started at home against the pirates, orioles, giants, reds and tampa bay was a road game. so two starts on the road and the other four here. he has pitched deep a game, 6th inning, three times. tough hitter here, 2-2 pitch. >> rob: the second time that he was out against the oriole, 96 pit

see the canadian flag out there behind the bullpen. >> martis a 1-pitch out. overbay to romero, two down. top of the order, guzman, talk about the oldest player in blue jays history. >> that's a good call for the catcher. >> hall of famer, you talked to him a couple weeks ago on your radio show. >> because he was the oldest pitcher to get the 300 games, and randy johnson the second oldest to get to 300. >> how do you win 120 games after your 40th birthday. >> because he didn't win his first until he was 26. he's a knuckle baller. >> baseball fountain of youth. guzman to the right side, overbay to the pitcher. close, inning over. nats go in order for the first time today. each pitcher getting a badly needed quick fourth inning. woman over phone: no problem. you know, maybe other people are content to sit around and wait. wait for something to happen. for business to pick up. but for you, it's time to kick it in gear. time to get going. time to get tough. take control. you're not gonna run and hide. because backing down's not your style. grab your bag. it's on.

shairon martis coming off a rough outing. he was scored upon early and often by toronto sunday and jeremy guthrie, 5-7, trying to get that e.r.a. down. in fact, both of them over 5.00. >> jim: guthrie coming off a good start where he beat cole

. >> johnny: shairon martis leads off the 3rd and fouls down the

you mentioned, you want to try to get runs on the board early, make it a little better for a young, martis is what, 21 years old? >> rob: yeah, he's 21, 22 years old. he hasn't won in six weeks, and it would be nice to take a little pressure off of him tonight, get a couple of runs, or at least one run across early. >> jim h.: cristian guzman batting at .33. he's tied for 8th in the national league in base hits, fifth in batting. the thing about guzman that i really like, regardless of if he's right or left, he really slaps the ball. >> rob: that's what i love about him. he doesn't overswing. he doesn't do too much. he knows his limitations, so he tries to just put the ball in play, use his speed. i think a lot of hitters could learn from a guy like cristian guzman. the more you put it in play, you put pressure on the defense, you use your speed, guys throw the ball away. >> jim p.: last year he hit a home run off jeremy guthrie, tried to come up and in, and didn't settle for just giving him a single which he does so well. >> rob: a couple nights ago against the red sox to put the game on

sporting that $161 million deal against martis who's 5-1. martis with his last five start, no decision in four of them. we'll start you off at 6:30 with nats extra johnny holliday and ray knight. take away the stolen base for crawford on that play. you don't get credit unless both are safe. guzman will take the role a leadoff man for howell by batting for josh bard. guzman hitting .324, 9th in the national league. the nats saw howell for a scoreless inning in the 3rd giving up one walk and no hits friday night. he got the win in the tampa bay 4-3 victory when kapler hit the game winning home run. he was in the ballgame at the time and inned up finishing the game pretty much winning and saving it. >> bob: 1-1 to guzman. work him over with breaking stuff down and in. almost like having two lead off guys in a row, maybe three with willie harris after those. >> rob: longoria trying to get something down to the left side 3rd. maybe anderson tries to drop down a ball. i doubt longoria can come in to get a bunt. nats down 5-4. >> bob: guzman will b

martis against sabathia tuesday night. >> he's walking too many people. he's got 28 strikeouts.s in ballgames. his slider was so solid in his last outing. his fastball was at 93. he's getting better. cc sabathia, the man with all the money. 449 innings pitched the last two years. five start t last five 7 innings plus. earned run average up a bit. he's going to always be really tough with the clangup -- change up and slider. >> he's gone less than 7 only twice. >> he's the number one guy. he expects that many innings. >> home runs galore flying out of this ball park. >> that's what everybody is saying, any ball in the air keeps on going. >> happy sunday night. thanks for joining us everybody. see you tuesday night on masn hd. like owning a home. watching our children grow. and retiring with confidence. so whatever you're looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get there. m&t bank. understanding what's important.

he will face shairon martis, winless in his last six starts for the nats.me will get you going at 1 0-0 with nats xtra, johnny holiday and phil wood. that's masn 2 and d.c. 50. we'll join you tomorrow. here is a match-up of big fellows, joel hanrahan, 6'4", 250. scott rolen, 6'4", 250. tying run at third base, two outs here in the 8th. joel was outstanding in the 8th inning last night. he actually pitched the last two outs in that inning and then a 1-2-3 night. rolen takes a beauty of a fastball on the outside corner. >> rob: i was talking to darren fletcher today talking about hanrahan, how can this kid throw 95 and not three 95, trying to blow by team. >> bob: game tied. 95 mile-per-hour fastball. scott rolen turned it around. >> rob: the location was just terrible. still have to locate it. >> bob: that run charged to kip well and a win taken away from ross detwiler. >> rob: well, now, you have to do damage control right here. pitch location is going to be up in the zone, very hittable. rolen did not try to crush the ball, put it in play for a base hit an

and shairon martis, ricky romero tomorrow.iler back to work, 16 pitches, 9 strikes in the 1st inning. adam lind leads off. >> rob: do we stay at a hotel there or is it a day trip? >> bob: we have been treating that as commuter day trip in the last few years. >> rob: we don't get per diem or anything? >> bob: you know what? i don't know that. it's within a 50-mile radius, i know, unless you live way out somewhere. if you want that per diem, you could rent a hotel room out by dulles for the weekend but you would probably break even. 2-1. lind, rios and millar, the former oriole, ken millar, here in the 2nd. detwiler working upstairs effectively so far. adam lind leads the american league in double. 25-year-old outfielder from muncie, indiana, via a good baseball school, the university of alabama. tried to pull that outside breaking ball did lind. alberto gonzalez throws him out. and three in a row for detwiler since the walk to aaron hill. and then alex rios is next. he is hot, eight-game streak. >> rob: this kid, rios, he remin

shairon martis trying to get his 6th win of the year. >> phil: martis has been effective.he has cut down on his walk totals. room for improvement but, again, he has earned his spot in this rotation. >> johnny: and sine's last -- and shairon's win came against the giants. he has had two quality starts back to back. >> phil: this is a guy you can trust out there. in the grand scheme of things, he is going to be one of the younger start, but because he has been pitching for such a long time, he will be around in the rotation come september when some of these young guys will be shutting down. >> johnny: the vacuum cleaners are coming closer and closer to our set. i think it's time to pack it up. beginning tomorrow at 1 0-0. game 3 of the three-game series. the nats go for the sweep. they win tonight, 5-3 in 12 on a willie harris two-run homerun. see you tomorrow on father's day like owning a home. watching our children grow. and retiring with confidence. so whatever you're looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get there. m&t bank. understanding what's important. cub

shairon martis is going back for a refresher course at triple-a. it's simple, it's black and white. we'll get someone else that can do the job. you're up here to get outs. you're not up here, this isn't an instructional league. the major leagues. so i think he just wants guys to be confident, throw strikes and attack the strike zone. >> bob: on a damp night like tonight, doesn't carry. off the bat of ronny paulino. @ú oof! i hope he has that insurance. aflac! you really need it these days. how come? well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that's it! aflac. we've got you under our wing. a-a-a-aflaaac! >> bob: willie harris was leading off yesterday in the 7th inning, in a close ballgame. the nats led 2-1 and he really launched one. >> rob: there you see the mistake right there by chris ray, he tried to throw a fastball. thought it would run away from him. you saw where the catcher wieters was set up, and h

then reimold, the three run home run off of martis to give them the lead.hen it's been seesaw baseball ever since. beimel coming in. the two best pitchers for the nationals, tavarez has been very hot and beimel has been pitching great. >> rob: it's been very difficult to get beimel in save situations to be the bridge for mcdougal as bob said. when you're behind all the time. they're working odd innings, they're working behind the lead all the time. and beimel has done an exceptional job. julian tavarez has done a great job. it's difficult to pitch in that situation all the time, but beimel has been amazing. >> bob: he was one of the best left-handers in the national league for three years with the dodgers. when we look closer at his statistics from those three seasons, he pitched a lot against right-handed batters. >> rob: he's got a great curveball, a great change-up, he throws across his body. i don't know how many lefties want to really stay in there, but markakis and huff are two of the best at hitting lefties. here's the 0-1 pitch, throws across his bo

marty didn't like -- marty foster didn't like that pitch. so the lead-run is on here in the 12th.ley ramirez. >> buck: back in the seventh inning with the bases loaded, he connects off of danys baez, a grand slam, his second of his career, and that was part of a five-run seventh inning that catapulted the marlins to a 6-1 lead and it looked like the game was over and done with at that point. not so. >> jim: here is hanley ramirez. a dangerous hitter. if bonifacio tries to steal second base, if he is successful, that would take the bat out of the hands of rairmentdz because they would simply walk ramirez. we'll see what fredi gonzalez does. >> buck: if he can steal it, he'll steal it. they're not going to stop him if he thinks he has a jump and run. >> jim: hanley ramirez looking down to his third base coach porter. >> buck: bass is good at shutting the running game down. a big lead for bonifacio. >> jim: he doesn't go. bonifacio goes to second base on the breaking ball in the dirt. so the winning run is at second and no one down here in the 12th. >> buck: a couple of missteps here

hanging change-up that one of the better young players for the orioles nolan reimold hits off of martison where today you have your best left- hander going out there and the orioles didn't do a whole lot of things wrong on friday and saturday. the nationals seemed to take care of it. >> you saw a lot of our young guys. you saw detwiler the first night, martis, second time, third time through the order is a lot of difficulty getting outs. today lannan was masterful the second and third time. as you go along in your career, how can some of the younger pitchers that were in these two series really start focusing the second and third time through the batting order. >> i think if you paid attention today, a lot of times your jam could come at any particular time in a ballgame. lannan gets in trouble, they get a walk, a double, a single, one run in. all after sudden scott doesn't make a very good base running decision. he gets the double play, then the out. if i'm a young pitcher and i'm looking at john lannan with what he's the veteran of the staff, with 50 starts. i'm going, what did he do

you look at martis.ou look at ross detwiler still looking for that elusive -- and jordan zimmermann. these five guys right now, if this is the rotation. this rotation has a win-loss record of 12-14. that's pretty acceptable. you saw a couple guys on the d. l. who may come back and hem out before the season is over. the way things are going lately, yeah, overall win-loss record isn't much to write home about, but anybody with hatch a brain who knows something about the game can look now and say things are change in washington. >> we'll talk to craig stammen in our show tonight. we had a chance to sit down with the terrific, young, personallable guy. alternates up in yankee stadium euphoric over the win in new york. he put things in perspective as did ryan zimmerman. >> we went out there and took two from the yankees. we went went down there. we had those guys on the ropes, too. here we had them on the ropes all three games. they were able to squeeze one out. we're no rollover for sure. i think teams, they

martis on the mound looking for the elusive sixth win, hasn't won since the 13th of may and clearly did not have command of almost anything this afternoon. threw a lot of pitches and of course that first inning pretty much did him in for the day. >> you know, when you talk about first inning, your ball club behind 4-0, we'll go to the defining moment. you'll see what happened in the toronto first inning. four runs with two outs in the top of the first. >> a base hit, that scores two. lyle overbay drove in rios and lind, a big day for him who swung the bat very well, three for five with a home run and five runs batted in. >> josh bard for the nationals three tore four, a couple singles and a double. you look at the box score and you can see the nationals wind up with the shortened of the count. >> a very young man, and you look at a guy 22 years old and you figure he's going to be around a long time. >> we'll break down marcus' performance later on. back upstairs to the booth. when you talk about a guy having not only a good game at the plate, but in the field, this is a pretty good fath

. >> rob: 9 scoreless innings by martis at that time. >> johnny: bruce with a two run shot.eemed like only moments ago. >> rob: that's a good spot for most lefties. bruce lights it in. that was his 14th home run after last season. >> johnny: one of the interesting things about this guy from new jersey, he's an all conference tight end. >> rob: built like a brick house. he's looked like that since i met him down in 94 in puerto rico. we worked out together. 1994. >> rob: i was looking for a job. we were on strike. i was a free agent. i used to run the beach every morning. >> johnny: staying in shape just in case. >> rob: i had to prove i was healthy. the white sox gave me a contct it was worth while. i made great friends down ere. johnnyalex gonzalez now 1 hive 1 -- 1-4 double in the 2nd. nobody out. bruce at 1st. the runner is safe. slipped on the t right in front of the mound. >> rob: ryan tried to make a dn t the chance . ck it up. you're going toh him throw it before he gets the ball in his glove. he tried to recover a little bit ere. >> johnny: the error charged to ryan

martis and sea bath i can't --- . >> bob: this is the second run issued by the rays today. it's time for adam dunn to jump up and hurt tampa bay. >> rob: not a good day for santana. 82 pitches in 3 innings. aj burnett on the other side 6 inning, 4 hit, 8 punch outs. >> bob: evidently at yankees stadium you need to make them swing and miss. >> bob: he's adam dunn. this could be the defining play of the day for the nationals. bullpen about to take over. fastball for a strike. not the kind of first pitch you usually see from a lefty. the pitch selection or the location. >> rob: on the pitch track here, fastball that cuts back over the plate. the catcher had to set up outside. >> bob: nearly threw it away. navarro saves a run. this is supposed to be a cutter. >> rob: he tries to aim it and throws it in the dirt, navarro. probably instead of block it with his glove, tried to slide out to get his body behind it. >> bob: neither team doing much in this department. big hit of the day gonzalez back in the 4th. drive to left center that drove in two runs. 1-1 to dunn. he looks at a f

sticks with it, finds martis, who had found the bag and leads off the next inning, bottom half with a double. not able to get johnson home, but nick did hess part. >> you can say one thing about the offense, the situational hitting has been poor, with the exception of josh bard back in the second. the lack of contact with men on base and then gonzalez swinging at the first pitch after two walks and a double play. 86 pitches,'s had. join us at the ballpark thursday, the national tied drive. you can drop off new and worn ties. all collected will benefit career gear. >> i've got ties i can donate. >> i've seen some in this booth that should be donated. >> i was going to say the same thing about you. >> i hope they don't look at them and say, that's okay, guys, i think it's time to give me the ties -- let me retire them. >>. >> old school, radio. this will be ridiculously easy after those plays. he's got it for the second out. the nats will see if they can get marco scutaro out for the first time today. did your dad work on the titanic? >> no. these were riverboats, boats and barges on th

shairon martis will go for the nats, and jeremy guthrie will go for the orioles. >> guthrie's a guy that i love. he's 17-17 in his career in the big leagues, but good fastball, 93, 94, a nice slider. he comes at you. >> has his fourth start against the nationals tonight for guthrie. he's tied with brad bergesen for most wins on that orioles staff. they have five. >> thanks for joining us, everybody. wil nieves getting loose in the cage. he's going to try to crack into that line-up tonight if needed. for ray knight, i'm johnny holliday, thanks for joining us. nats baseball coming up next. frost-brewed coors light. ♪ how cold is it? it's chilled down to 34 degrees... for a taste as cold as the rockies. it's aged cold. it's filtered cold. and it's served in cans, bottles, and glasses... that tell you when it's cold. why? because refreshment isn't everything. it's the only thing. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer. from that first dollar forward, cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everything. that's why pnc is introducing your new cfo, cas

martis-romero. will it be a deciding game or will someone in a home uniform be going for a sweep. masn 2 tomorrow. he goes soft and gets a strike. 2-11. 1. 2--1. >> way out ahead of that one. >> rob: that was a big pitch by camp. he was supposed to be going outside and low, he comes inside and high. watch the catcher set up no, no, no -- oh, man. he wanted a change-up down and away. that almost went up and away. >> bob: 2-2 pitch. he goes around the plate with a side door breaking ball. the count's full. >> bob: we're going to see anderson hernandez pinch run if they walk dunn. elijah dukes is next. adam dunn gets around it and fouls it. 18 homeruns this year, four away from 300. 48th rbi last night. i interairport hill is 20 feet behind the dirt. >> rob: i aaron -- aaron hill is 20 feet behind the dirt. >> reporter: that's going to get him. >> rob: come on, that's not even close. i think the first time this ball gets the plate is when the catch erythros it around the horn. let's see how far that pitch is. >> bob: that's unfortunate. >> rob: it looks pretty, a pretty pitch called

shairon martis and here come the red sox. if you haven't bought your tickets for tuesday, wednesday or thursday, act now. not many left. top nine, joel hanrahan still in the game top of the order for the blue jays. marco scutaro, 0-4. aaron hill, 1-4. then, vernon wells who has had two hits. two who has to guzman. nice belt high hop. that's how the night starts. marco scutaro, i would imagine, hasn't had many 0-5s this year. he was 5 5-7 last coming into this game. i think one of the emerging stories of the nationals pitching staff this week is how they have handled some of the league's very best hitters. mark teixeira, alex rodriguez and tonight marco scutaro. this guy came in batting .302. guzman, a three-hopper this time. three equals two. two down. vernon wells next. you know, the guy's whose dad played ncfl. there's jason frasor who might be functioning at their new closer. their true closer scott downs is on the d. l. so they're wp by committee. >> rob: this club is doing much better. the nationals are now 7-11 in one-r

we'll fly to new york and come to you from the new yankees stadium tuesday night with martis against sabathia. >> bob: i think some of these young pitchers are going to make sure they're not in awe of the place in which they're pitching tuesday, wednesday, thursday. last time they measured it, the mound was 60 feet 6 inches too. >> bob: and hernandez will drop one to right center. gonzalez with a great jump. going to 3rd. he will be out with the ball waiting for him. testing the arm of gabe gross who threw him out. [cheering and applause] that made him make a perfect throw to get him. >> rob: i like it. challenge the defense. - oh, it's on. - it's on. - it's on. - ( music playing throughout ) - 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. we've got a ton of stuff we

shairon martis looking on. >> rob: a 1.04 e.r.a. in 14 games into the season. our pitching staff has really turned the corner. as i said today, steve mccatty issed howing these guy -- is holding these guys accountable for their performances. >> johnny: and zimmerman draws another walk. today we are kind of giving you up close and personal. my good friends at home depot with adam dunn and his mom has some thoughts about her son. >> we never knew what to expect with adam. when he was 18-month-olds, he hid in the fireplace from me. couldn't find him for that minutes and he opened the glass doors and said hi, momma. >> johnny: and his mom was thrilled. how about that. hiding in the fireplace. >> rob: yeah. >> johnny: there's some ammunition next time you see adam. zimmerman at first. carlos fisher facing his first batter walks him. so, dunn against fisher now with a man at first. the tying run down there. pretty good numbers in the 7th inning or later for dunn. walk, struck out swinging and flew out to center. i know how nice it is for adam to have his mom and dad

marty does have a big serve. >> he's a dangerous opponent, but djokovic was moving unbelievably well.match of the tournament so far. they couldn't even finish it before darkness arrived on friday. tommy haas won the first two sets. they battled back in the fifth. haas had two match points, couldn't close it out. 6-0 when they get back ate on saturday. the campers are waiting for their reappearance of andy murray in his third-round match. murray, roddick and venus. lots of action expected. more beautiful weather on tap. day six at wimbledon here on saturday. join us on espn2. >> andy murray, venus williams. >> notable results on the men's wide. robredo upset in four sets. verdasco advances. and robin soderling will face federer, the man who beat him in paris. all "joking" aside. >> me and my coach were joking, saying nobody can beat me 10 times in a row, but we were wrong. so for next match, next time we play, you know, nobody can beat me 11 times in a row, i promise you. >> we're all just "joking" around. it's one big "joke." the soft "j." >> when he wins, he'll be "jumping" for "joy.

. >> marty is a dangerous opponent, but djokovic was moving unbelievably well. >> tommy haas on the far two sets. his opponent battled back in the fifth. haas had two match points in the fourth. they get back it on saturday. the campers are waiting for the repatterns of andy murray. you'll see murray, roddick, and venus. lots of action expected. more beautiful weather on tap. day six at wimbledon. we hope you join us on espn2. >> other notable results on the men's side, rbbredo up in four sets, and robin soderling also moves into round four, facing roger federer the man who beat him in paris. >> yes me and my coach were joking, you know, you beat me nine times in a row before this match. so we were joking and saying nobody can beat me 10 times in a row. we were wrong. so next time we play, you know, nobody can beat me 11 times in a row, i promise you. >> just yolking around. maybe it's got a soft "j." i think soderling is well aware of the task heavyduty him. he's never beaten federer in 10 career matches, but nobody beats him in 11 in a row. federer has won of the 23 sets between them.

we said this about zimmerman, martis. guys who throw really hard, sometimes, you hang them, second, third best pitch, you will give up homeruns. if you if you don't walk anybody, that's not going to hurt or sting as much if they are solo homeruns. >> bob: that's the difference. john lannan gave up two solos in yankee stadium and pitched a bull full game. >> rob: pitched 8 2/3. victory. >> bob: nick johnson has it. a pitch on 0-2 that was way too good but nick johnson helps out his young pitcher. >> rob: well, nick johnson has an amazing glove at first base. this is just a reaction play. not the most amazing vertical leap i have ever seen but effective. we love nick. >> bob: here is adam lind it would out, bases empty. breaking ball, flyball. centerfield, willie harris. and that quickly, the top of the 6th is over. >> bob: you can make a lot of money pitch for a long time giving up solo homeruns. try chili's new fire-grilled quesadillas, starting at $6.99. flame-grilled tortillas layered with chicken, bacon, cheese, and ra

kind of like shairon martis. he finished up about 29 39 walks and 32 strikeouts. that's not the kind of ratio you want. west came into tonight, 24 strikeouts, 18 walks in 40 innings. he's a big, strong kid, but you have to throw strikes at this level. >> bob: leadoff man, guzman next. he's gone 2-1 on the pitcher stammen. that ball -- well, fortunately, we heard a thud. that means it hit off the padding in the marlins dugout. that was scrambling some guys. a tradition of innovation isfirestone. road e.r.a.s by rookies. out of play. so, stammen stays long enough in the batter's box for us to get down to his e.r.a., number five, 2.70 on the road. he's a true professional. he's still looking for that first rbi. if mariano rivera can get one sunday night after all those years, how about a rookie getting one. elijah dukes singled to lead off this inning. advanced on a grounder by wil nieves after alberto gonzalez flied out. 3-2. 14 pitches first inning for sean west. stammen had 14 pitches over seven strikes in his first inning. now it's turned into a long, top of the

called strike three and markakis does not like the call of marty foster, questions it, but the inning ends. the orioles get tw ton board to chip back in it. matt wieters got it started, his second home run on the year, and it is a forward to haven't changed. 6-3 florida lead. looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get there. m&t bank. understanding what's important. ♪ commuté. with a mcdonald's mccafé hot or iced mocha, a better day is possible. or possiblé. here you go. thanks! cubiclé. if you haven't tried a mocha yet, mccafé your day. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >> jim: the orioles are hos a series of baseball camps. it feature as four-day instructional program with player appearances by current and former orioles, plus professional instruct which ares autograph and photo opportunities, daily lunch, giveaways and complimentary o's tickets. go online or call for more details. salazar stays in the game in left field. he pinch hit for pie. and chris ray now will try to keep this a three-run deficit in the bottom of the eighth as the orioles have one more shot in the ninth inning. r

now, with the struggles that shairon martis has had lately, it makes sense for stammen to stay in the be made after the game. we will have all the details for you on "nats xtra." in other news, the nats walked minor leaguers with the seattle mariners. for infielder mike morris. >> bob: thank you. ryan langerhans had d so succleague level. right now the number one national, they're thinking about, is john lannan. six nings, one run on four hits. he's given up three walks and the orioles only made him pa for one of those, as he walked the lead-off man in the first, second and thel face luke scott salazar and matt witr he in the orioles 7th. >>im p.: don't you think he's pitching the way he's pitched all june? >> rob: even going back farther, when he started to really step up as the acof the staff, there was a couple ogames where he was getting 3 and 4 double plays in the game. sometimes he'd stay out there and give up his first win of the season, he gave up six runs early. stayed out there for six, seven innings and we ended up coming back when the offense s clicking and he got h

it will be shairon martis against jeremy guthrie tomorrow that is game two in the three- game series.overage at 6:30 with "o's xtra" presented by at&t on masn hd. "nats xtra" presented by verizon wireless on masn two. for john carp -- bob carp per, jim hunter saying so long from camden yards. the orioles win 11-1. have a great night, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow! >> hi, everybody. time for nats' extra postgame here brought to you by the verizon fios. let's close the door on this one quickly, forget about it and think about tomorrow's game coming up tomorrow night. this was ugly. >> it was ugly, johnny. you're going to have 10, 12 a year. detwiler actually tale threw the ball well early. they got one run and then all thins just broke loose and the offense was just hitting on all cylinders. they didn't hit the ball extremely hard. it wasn't the long ball. it was just the contact. detwiler when he he did make a mistake, a couple of choppers, deflected balls. it doesn't make any difference. you can't take it away from them. they pounded out, what, 16 hit ? >> 16 hits, and it is the f

but what my friend marty miller at duke once called between the state and tears, they need each other and states need terrace in order to accomplish its horrific crimes against humanity. and that is another of the lessons of the story of emile henry and his brief .1 and a half years on earth. it was fun to follow him around and repeat what i said before. it was bizarre that he would be in a restaurant that he blew up. but the faÇades are still all there. they are still there. when you walk out of the last place when he lived, you know, the 1894 bombing to walk out and you can see. if you can imagine that happy day before the awful part that wasn't there. they buried the rough livers of the generals and you could see notre dame and you could see other things that was only five years old and. he was bourgeois. in sort of threadbare clothes kind of like yours truly. he could hate. what i wanted to do was understand his hate and to drop several lessons for now and for the future. who knows. anyway, i'm happy to try to answer any questions you might have. [applause] >> i'm curious about wh

shairon martis began the season with so much on his shoulders that everybody just raving about this guy. he's kind of gone on a down slope a little bit, ray. maybe he'll work at things at syracuse and be back with the ball club in no time at all. >> he was not a known commodity coming out of spring training, went around the league, amassed a five hit. now he's not pitched efficient. he's throwing 20 pitches an inning. right at # hundred pitches last night. in only five innings. his change-up is great. if you look at his earned run average over the last five starts, it's not bad, but his walks, 16, with only 8 strikeouts. so that's where he's having his troubles. getting to a lot of 3-2 counts, extending the at-bats for these hitters, then they're able to mount runs on him, and he doesn't miss very many bats either. he just doesn't strike out a lot of people. so he's a finesse pitcher with a pretty good fastball, change- up, breaking ball. i'm not sure what they're working on, but i'm sure it's throwing the ball in a better spot and making better locations. >> and he did win his first fi