edwin jackson on the hill. braun goes down swinging. jackson went 7 innings. did not allow a run and struck out four. top of the sengd, lombar chases one down the line into the right field corner. jesus flores and edwin jackson all come around to score. nats take a 4-0 lead. they go onto win this one 8-2. they're now tied with the yankees for the best record in baseball. >>> day 1 of red skins training camp is in the books. those who did not melt in the one hundred degree heat got a glimpse of robert griffin, iii. it was a humbling day that began with fans chanting griffin's name. after a morning walk for a little over two hours this afternoon, no dout rg3 was the main attraction. but after that, the opening of camp was pretty main eventful. >> a lot of the stuff in the past we've created ourselves, you know, with the dimpblt dffe distractions or drama. right now, we just have a team of guy that is just really want to go about their business on a day in, day out basis. we have a group of guys that like each other, guys that like coming to work with each other.

pablo add val hits the pitch for edwin jackson -- sandoval hits the pitch for edwin jackson deep into the seats. the giants go up 3-1. in the 3rd ian desmond delivers with the bases loaded, single up the middle, two runs score, washington ties it up 3-3. 5th inning, ryan zimmerman hits a two-run home run to right now batting .386 since receiving a cortisone shot june 24th. the nats beat the giants 9-4 thanks to great offense. >> they're showing we know they could do this all season. they're coming out hitting the ball often and hard. it's something we know what our guys can do. it's just a matter of time. i know everyone talks about our offense, but in the clubhouse we know what our offense is capable of and there's going to be a loot of games where they're coming out and getting -- lot of games where they're coming out and getting five, six, seven, runs. >>> a good day for adam jones who launched his upper deck glass for his 20th home run of the season. baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning. in the 5th robert andino adds an insurance run with an r.b.i. single to left field. mar

edwin jackson made one mistake today. there it is. pitcher makes a mistake and a good hitter makes an atm deposit. 9ening 2-0 now. brays shut out the nats 4-0. hangover evict from last night -- effect from last night? jackson says possibly. >> tired just like we were possibly. but i mean it was a long game last night. it was a battle from both sides. but you know today is a new day. it's just one of those games we lost but i mean we look forward. we have another game to come out and get a win. >> edwin pitched well enough to win. >>> back to harper johnson told reporters after game there's no break in that ankle. that's good. host going to get treatment between games of course. the 19-year-old bodies can be pretty resilient but whether harp can play if game two or not? -- in game two or not. well? >> he was down hitting in the -- trying to swing with it. and they said you know he can't -- can't swing. tried like heck but can't even swing. bothered him to land on it. a doubleheader tonight and guess who's starting game two? >> john lan

edwin jackson doesn't like this. he's not going to like this. watch in center field. ckson doesn't like the stare. it's not pretty. 4-3 in the 6th. jesus flores bases juices and the nats fall to the marlins 5- 3 and split the opening series of 2nd half in florida two games apiece. >>> where was michelle obama before the basketball game you ask? right there checking out her washington world team tennis team against the boston lobsters with the kastles. here's venus williams and won her mixed doubles and doubles matches. she lost they are singles match, but it doesn't matter because the kastles defeated boston 26-11 and have a very impressive 22 in a row. >>> tomorrow at 5:00 and 6:00 i'll be live at nats park as the nats go to down to begin a big three-game series. will thomas is already in town to wrap up the show. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of sharable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of it

so edwin jackson pitched really well today. 7 innings, allowed one run. this was it. a solo shot to lead off the second inning. the offense was nonexistent and the bullpen not much better. in the 9th. chipper jones was pinch hitter. a two-run shot, the braves shut out the nats in game one. 4-0. >> game two, look who was on the hill. his first time back in the bigs since last november. he pitched very well. get some help from ian desmond. goes seven strong innings, allows two runs and gets a standing o in his return to nats park. and speaking of o. the offense make him a winner. it is roger with the clutch two- out pitch to right. chugging hard, he will beat the throw. the nats take their first lead of the day 3-2. so bryce harper came off the bench in the 8th inning. he stole second and finished what he started on this base hit. the nats get a much needed win in game two. 5-2. >> the o's in cleveland and last night, jim returned to the city where his career began. and he hit milestone home run number 610. he would hit number 611. a two-run shot that gave the orioles a

nationals take a 2-0 lead on zimmerman's home run but it was a lead that edwin jackson could not holdon to. carlos lee going to bloop this into center field. zambrano and reyes come into score and just like that we are tied at 2. two batters later, jackson dealing to the always-dangerous hanley ramirez. this guy can do damage and that is what he does. crushes this to center field and right into that weird aquarium home run structure that cost $2.5 million. the two-run shot gives the marlins a 4-2 lead. back home tomorrow for a three-game set with the mets. that is little weird. >> just a little. >>> michelle obama was busy. she was too tired to kiss the president. mixed doubles for the castles. how about that? venus says get that out of it. venus also in women's doubles in the far court and watch her as she rips this right down the middle. they win that 5-1. venus only loses her singles match but the castles improve to 6-0 on the season. they have not lost in 24 matches t[ leanne ] appliance park hases been here since the early 50s. my dad and grandfather spent their whole careers her

edwin jackson getting off to a rocky start, had to wake up, giving up three runs in the 1st inning. normally this would be a problem the nats couldn't overcome but not today. the nats' bats were hot. jonathan solano, ryan zimmerman, mike morse and rick ankiel all going deep today taking advantage of the early start time. the nats crushed the giants the second day in a row 9-4 the final. >>> there's something about the 4th of july that just brings out the best in ryan zimmerman. this is his walkoff homer back in 2006. how about this line? in six independence day games zim is batting .500 with four home runs and 13 r.b.i.s. bryce harper really making his case for the all-star game, today 2-4 with two runs and a walk. last count he was second in the fan voting for that final spot on the national league roster. fans, you can vote online at mlb.com until 4:00 tomorrow. >>> across the pond britain's andy murrayous track to become the first british man -- murray is on track to become the first british man to win since 1934. the depending champ novak djokovic had no problems today, 6-4, 6-1

but starter edwin jackson having a rough night.ve up 4 runs in 5 innings, all of them here in the third. miami wins 5-3 to split the series. >>> rumors circulate in college park that athletic director kevin anderson may be heading out of town after two years. the san francisco chronicle reporting that anderson is in talks with stanford university for the same job there. anderson told the washington post today the rumors are not true. we'll keep following that. >>> redskins rookies reported to ash burn today, but robert griffin, iii was not among them. this footage is from mini-camp. rg3 has yet to sign his rookie contract. the holdup is over disagreement over language in the deal. nine of the first 11 players selected in april's draft have yet to sign their contract. >>> after 7 years in d.c., andre black may be gone. the wizards will waive him as their amnesty player, a new clause in the new cba most likely. he will receive the $23 million left on his contract but that won't affect the wi wizards salary cap. the deadline is tomorr

edwin jackson only made one mistake in that game and that was to brian mccann who puts it in the upper realm. chipper jones, chopper jones, the braves, shutting out the nats in game one of the double dip this afternoon. 4-0. back to baltimore this evening. jim big old country strong man, 6'4", 250 pounds, and 6 11th home run in his career. orioles win 3-1, tied with the wild sox for the last wild card spot. >>> golfers at the british open aren't complaining. it's making the course more manageable. tiger woods has been okay, but others have been better. adam scott today. tiger entering the day four strokes behind. every tiger needs to take a drink. par three, this is world ranking number 22. jack, queen, king, ace. hole in one. he said it doesn't get any better than that. i agree with him. tiger missing this putt on one. that was a hook. he also bogeyed 3 as well. but he did make it up here at six. i mean, this thing is from 50 feet. tiger needed this one, because he started off the wheels wobbling just a little bit, but he shot even par, still 600. adam scott using tiger's old caddy, s

ramirez facing edwin jackson. it seems like edwin gives up one of these every start.a dagger of a home run. this one goes into that home run structure aquarium whatever that multicolored thing is. two-run shot gives the marlins a 4 4-2 lead. top seven now with a man on first, harper at the plate. one for 14 in the series. harper pops out to the second baseman and shallow right. he goes back to the dugout. breaks his bat over his knee in frustration. the nationals fall 5-3. after the game, davey johnson upset about the missed opportunities. >> well, it was rough and we had our chance to twhwin that ball game. i think the long layoff infec d effected edwin a little bit. he made pitches over the heart of the plate. still kept us in the ball game. we were in position to win that puppy. one hit there or there. wasn't meant to be. >> so it's been one of the hottest topics in baseball for the last three or four weeks or so. it's gaining even more momentum. stephen strasburg. when will he be shut down? it's been understood since spring training nationals general manager mike

carlos zambrano is going to be nation edwin jackson tonight.ambrano very fiery as we've seen in the past. this should be interesting after this, well, i don't know what you'd wantet to call it between bryce harper and the marlins. ozgy guillen giving bryce a little junk because he thought he had too much pine tar on the bat. harper got a new bat and then guillen called him unprofessional. there was a little back and forth-between these two guys. harper at the top. but there looks like there's a little too much pine tar, so ozzie guillen and takes exception and makes sure to point it out to the home plate umpire. later in the fourth harper comes out with a new bat, a little less pine tar, sticks it toward the dugout. ozzie is fuming, imitates harper. he has a chat with marty foster and following the game he commented further. >> i saw the bat. [ bleep ]. i could say a lot of [ bleep ] about this kid. can i be pressing this kid like -- i mean last time they asked me about him, the only thing i say was he was a great player. what he did today was

the nats win 9-4 and win their third straight overall and pitcher edwin jackson was a very happy man. of fun playing here and the guys in the clubhouse, they're a great group of guys and definitely could see myself being here for a while, but we'll see. other than that the city is great. the fans are great. we have great support and we love that. we play for those guys and they make it easier for us to come out and play hard every game and we'll definitely keep it up. >> the nats now match their high which is 15 games over .500, 47-32. also we're trying to get bryce harper to the all-star game. so mlb.com until 4 p.m. tomorrow, get him that final spoot on the nl frost -- spot on the nl roster. >>> scientists say they found something that could unlock the secret of the universe, details on the god particle next. >>> scientists all over the world say they are now a crucial step closer to knowing for sure how the universe was formed. the excitement centers on a newly discovered respect that closes the gap between the sciences -- newly discovered particle that closes the gap between the s

edwin jackson pitched a gem.the second, brian mccann would take him deep for a solo shot and that's the only run atlanta would need. jackson came out after 7. it was 1-0 braves. atlanta would beat up the nats bullpen again. henry rodriguez has control issues. that's his tenth of the season. the braves win game one, 4-0. of course davey johnson not happy about back to back losses. so game two, look who is back on the hill. his first time since he was back and he pitched well. he got some help here from ian desmond. goes 7 strong innings, allows two runs and gets a standing o in his return. and the offense would make him a winner. tied at 2 in the bottom of the 7th. roger with a clutch two-out hit to right. chugging hard, he will beat the throw when the nats take their first lead of the day. so bryce harper came in this game. he reached on a pinch hit single, stole second, and he finishes what he started by flying around third and scoring on this base hit. the nats getting much needed win in game two, 5-2. bryce wa

ryan zimmerman hit aso low shot in the 3rd inning but unfortunates starter edwin jackson fell apart in the bottom of that inning giving up four runs and the lead. miami wins 5-3. they split the series. here's chris ten better -- kristen berset with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. fans lined up for hours monday outside the verizon center paying a couple hundred bucks a ticket for a chance to see the all-stars that make up team u.s.a. kobe, lebron, carmelo anthony and d.c.'s kevin durant all part of this year's squad prepping for london. last night's exhibition game against brazil, the u.s.a. was actually down one point last night. here they're down 6 in the second. durant finishes a pass from kobe. then durant again putting on an impressive show for his hometown in the corner for 3. later on lebron with the steal. team u.s.a. rallies from a 10-point deficit to beat brazil 80-69. president obama in attendance last night. his wife and kids joined him a bit later. they got the crowd riled up when the couple appeared on the kiss cam and didn't kiss. next time t

edwin jackson on the monday for the nats had a rough 1st inning. he allowed three runs but did eventually settle down. after that the nats offense was able to make up the deficit thanks to a square testimony long balls. jonathan solano with a solo shot. ryan zimmerman followed that up with a twoen run blast. mike morse and -- two-run blast, mike morse and rick ankiel hammering the giants once again, 9-4 the final. joining me now in steweddee, sky kerst -- in the studio, sky kerstien. >> it was weird having breakfast at the park and saying good morningto everybody, but it was a fun time and now everybody gets to go enjoy their july 4th holiday. >> we thought this would be a great series, two no. 1 teams, giants, the nats, but the nats have just beat up on the giants the last two games. what's going on? >> hitting, hitting and hitting. you look at ryan zimmerman. >> nats hitting? >> that's what we said, they had the pitching. it's the hitting now that's coming through. look at ryan zimmerman. he took a cortisone shot 10 days ago. he's been on fire, h

. >> edwin jackson pitches well. >> woe want a 2-1 games rather than a 9-2 game. >> and how about the nationals? 14 games above .500. >> and how about this, we have a treat, tyler clippard voted pitcher of the month for the national league. >> and ale all-star. >> not yet. >> looks like double trouble in that scream. >> we'll give you what happening there. expect closures already in place along constitution avenue, independence avenue, virginia avenue, a number of streets across the mall. better take metro. make sure you have plenty of water and, of course, sun screen. on the other side of the town, accident activity, crash occurred in the 4:00 hour closing a stretch of the baltimore washington parkway. south wound, we've also have closure there isat powder mill road. traveling between d.c. and baltimore, the better bet is to stake with i-95 as the alternate route. >> thank you very much, july. >> we have more now on that deadly accident that we told you about on the b w parkway. the person who died was hit as they goat out of their car. the victim had pulled over to switch drove with