nl threatening once again.t to shallow right, bautista there, a diving grab end mp the inking. only so much the american leak could do. many thought melky cabrera should not be an all-star. the fans got it right. check out melky rounding second trying to get love from former teammate robinson and wasn't having it. who needs a high five when you've got a new car? cabrera win as new car andcamar. national league won. >>> spurs re-sign tim duncan, three year, $36 million. an l.a. clipper the next five years, signed an extension. >>> a classic motorcycle race in italy, russo crossing the finish line first, so he thought. began celebrating his victory unaware there was another lap to go. while russo was fist pumping, the majority of the field was turning him by quickly turning into the agony of defeat. how many times do we have to say there is nothing worse than premature celebration. >>> that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> one too many times, fred. >>> another look at the weather with nbc meteoro

. >> coming up it's the nl versus the al with home field advantage and the playoffs on the line.ll check in with a very confused bryce harper next as the news continues. major league all-star game is ll serious because the national and american league are fighting for homefield advantage in the playoffs. >> from the washington nationals bryce harper. [ cheering and applause ] pplau >> stephen strasburg. [ cheering and applause ] >> and gio gonzalez. >> and there's bryce harper before tonight's game chatting with royals legend george brett. that only happens at an all- star game. to the game top of the 1st bases juiced for the national leaguers. it's pablo sandoval taking justin verlander to deep right. it's in the sun and off the wall and clearing the bases. part of a five-run 1st inning in the nl tying the record of most runs scored in the 1st record of any all-star game. gio pitched in the bottom of the 3rd quite well, three up, three down, his only inning of work that included a strikeout of mike napoli. gio said later he's glad he only went one inning because his energy was d

nl after a second stop palestinians are outraged. john crawford with all the presumptive nominee said. solidarity button was overshadowed by remarks he made a fund-raiser. which is closed to cameras before he left israel he told major donors that is really culture helps explain why they are more economically successful than the neighboring palestinians. >>> unit is a dramatic stark difference in economic vitality said and that is also between other countries that are near or next to each other. chilean is mexico and the united states. and as a communist look out over the city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation and recognize the power of the least the culture and a few other things. from your first the worker prominent harvard historian has repeatedly made similar remarks the campaign trail. did waves culture makes all the difference. not national resources not it geography but what people believe and what they value. psst that infuriated palestinian leaders who says he felt as a into account the impact of i

the nationals surging in the nl east winners of five in a row versus the brewers in the nl central riding a six-game losing streak. top of the 2nd no score in this ballgame. there's adam laroche who homered in the previous two games and does it again. low shot to right field, no. 19 on the year and just 60th r.b.i. nationals have a 1-0 lead. six batters later steve lombardozzi, bases loads, two outs, this going past diving corey hart in right field. bernadina comes in to score followed by flores and jackson, the first triple for lombardozzi and it clears the bases. nats beat the brewers 8-2. >>> this afternoon the orioles hosting the rays, birds lead 2- 0 in the bottom of the 5th. chris dave's with the bases loaded gets 1 to left field all the way to the wall. jim thome scores and the os beat the rays 6-2. >>> the seven year veteran signed a one year deal with the carolina hurricanes for $7 million. the 28-year-old russian scored 97 goals with the caps who crofted him in 2007. since -- drafted him in 2007. since 2007 only alex ovechkin has scored more goals than semin in a caps uniform. >

meanwhile, the giants have four players who will represent the nl all-star team. buster posey starts behind the plate. he was the top nl vote getter with 7.6 million votes. mr. perfect, of course, is in the mix. he was named to the pitching staff. and pablo sandoval, despite missing six weeks with a hand injury, he will play the hot corner. melky cabrera is batting .352 this season. let's hear from the all-star. >> i'm excited. it gives me the opportunity to be in the big leagues, the opportunity to be here. all the support i'm excited. they give support to all three guys in the all-star game. >> i'm very happy. and thank you for the fans. and the guys. i'm very happy. and my family. they feel the same. >> obviously really excited. you know, many thanks to all the fans who voted. and i'm really looking forward to it. >> reporter: all right. over to the reds and giants. ten-year reunion of that 2002 pennant-winning team. yes, a lot of guys giving big-time props. bottom of the sixth, tied at 2. we have drama. because it almost happened not once, but twice. he throws

the giants have four players who will represent the nl all-star team. buster posey starts behind the plate. he was the top nl vote getter. matt cain was named to the pitching staff. that's a no brainer. he's having a great season. what about pablo sandoval? this guy missed six weeks of baseball, but he's going to start at the hot corner playing third base. and melky cabrera gets the start in the outfield. the melk-man is batting .352. overall a good day for the giants. >> i'm excited every moment with this organization. they give me the opportunity to be in the big leagues. they give me an opportunity to be here. i'm excited for the support. they give it to all three guys to be in the all-star game. >> i'm very happy. thank you for the fans. i'm very happy. my family. >> obviously, really excited. you know, just want to give many thanks to all the fans that voted. i'm really looking forward to it. >> well, congrats to the four all-stars and the one all-star for the oakland a's. ten-year reunion of the 2002 pennant winning team. more on that in a moment.

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not only are these teams rivals, they're also the top two teams in the nl west. the giants realize they're in for a tough series. >> you know, you're going to see first place teams play against us. we're going to do the best. we want to play our game. we're very serious right now. that's what we're going to do. >> they've gotten some help. and you know, we're going to play our best ball. you know, they're a solid club. pitching, offense. you know, they're having a good road trip. but you know, nothing changes. it doesn't matter who you're playing, whatever, you've still got to go out there and find a way to win. >>> over to the a's and blue jays. bottom of the sixth a's up 4-3, but travis snyder has something to say about that. lays down the safety three. kelly johnson takes tommy "bad to the bone" milone deep. and the blue jays go on to win 10-4. >>> by the way, g-men have the day off but they extended their first place lead in the nl west. dodgers lost to the cardinals. l.a. is now three games behind the giants. and don't forget, olympic ceremony tomorrow right

the allowed four homers 9-4 at the travel behind the dodgers in the nl west. >>> the sun as a man, joey chesnutt to want his six straight to hot dog eating contest. he put down 68 of dogs within 10 minutes. he tied his own record. another winner was takahashi. the refuses to compete in a da nathans competition because of a contract conflict. and mitt romney appears to flip flop on health care. the statements that might hurt his campaign. and because the chp to shut down several trains and why two people are under arrest.

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not only are the teams rivals, they're also the top two teams in the nl west.nts know they're in for a very tough series. >> they've gotten some help. we're going to play our best ball. pitching the offense. it doesn't matter who you're playing. you still have to go find a way to win. >> over to the hottest team in baseball. a's taking on blue jays. bottom of the sixth. travis schneider lays down the safety squeeze. colby rasmuss and brett lowrey scores. bottom of the seventh, kelly johnson. his 11th of the year. toronto avoids the sweep. they win 10-4 is your final. one other note, despite having the day off, the jingiants exted their first place lead in the nl west. the giants lost to the cardinals. l.a. is now three games behind the giants. did you see pablo's hair. i'm going to do curls now. >> it could be a new look. we heard it was someone's birthday yesterday. >> yeah, i'm getting old. that's why i hide the gray now. 24. all over again. >> you look good. you look real good. for a whole half hour, watch sportsnet central tonight at 10:30. >>> tonight at 1

tomorrow, get him that final spoot on the nl frost -- spot on the nl roster. >>> scientists say theyt 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 scientists and the god particle. >> the car was just rocking. so what do we do? it's like we all came out and we gawked. >> reporter: a 300-pound bear was trapped in this kia sorento parked outside her mountain home. it must have been attracted by the smell of food. >> there's some dried oatmeal, that and some protein mix he drinks, but not any kind of fresh food or stuff, but to the bear it was food. >> reporter: for what wagner believes was hours the bear fought hard to get out all the while ripping this suv to shreds. >> what he did to the car is amazing to me. i could never have imagined that kind of capability in an animal in the car

manager of the nl all-star team has selected cain to be the starting pitcher of tonight's game.a perfect game is when no batter from the opposing game gets on base. >>> lisa argen is here you -- >>> it is really chilly. you can find the sun and it will warm up. this tells the story beautiful shot with low clouds and fog still lingering. they are going to be at the coast much of the kay live doppler, mist and drizzle, san jose -- nice and sunny, beautiful day you are going to warm. yesterday were you in the 70s today 80s. we are looking at plenty of low clouds and fog that marine layer still hugging much of the east bay and san francisco and it is going to stay along the shoreline if you are planning ongoing to the coast you know what to expect, chilly with 60s there. 81 in los gatos, 70s towards our east bay and still chilly here although brightening up in gilroy, 71. 58 in santa cruz right now. breezy winds concord out by the delta and fairfield this is what is going to keep temperatures comfortable in our east bay valleys today. with the breeze throughout, we'll manage 80s not

can expect a number of closures in oakland tonight there is side streets will be also shut down. 17th nl street entrance and 19th street bart station will be closed. there is a where you can down load app and become a traffic spotter available through i tunes or an droid market. >> there is republican challenger mitt romney headed to southern california participating in a small business round table raising money in orange count yeast stops yesterday included a private lunch in woodside, a reception in san francisco fairmont hotel a dinner at a pacific heights home. and tomorrow romney will address veterans of foreign wars in nevada. and then, mr. romney heads to london for a stop at the olympics then to israel and poland. >> search is fon or a killer in san jose who left three young children without parents. 19 calls about gunfire in the neighborhood this morning led police to the grim discovery of two adults in a hem. and there is car rena live with more for us. >> the murders took place in the did you plech behind me. three children were not physically hurt but were inside when shootin

. >>> the washington nationals' nl east division lead has slunk, thanks to bryce harper bruising his ankle on a bunt attempt. adam larosche robbing ben shiefs, but the braves win this one. >>> three rounds done and one to to go at british open. the leader has the hit from the green to the bunker. he bogeyed and dropped to 8 under. tiger woods very much alive and in the hunt. great shot from ad am scott. -- adam scott. great scott. as we look at the leader board, adam scott at 11 under, saying catch me if you can. brandon mcdowell tied at second with snedeker. that's it for sports, see you tonight for tour de france highlights. >>> and here's that reminder on wjz tonight, the orioles' weekend series in cleveland against the indians, tonight on wjz. and at 11, we'll have the latest from aurora, colorado, including the latest on the victims and that suspect, and when will these rain showers get out of here? we'll have the updated first warning weather forecast font at 11:00. in the meantime, enjoy that fall type of a night, huh? >> makes you ready for football, doesn't it? [ laughter ]

manager of the nl all-star team has selected cain to be the starting pitcher of tonight's game.a perfect game is when no batter from the opposing game gets on base. >>> lisa argen is here you -- >>> it is really chilly. you can find the sun and it will warm up. this tells the story beautiful shot with low clouds and fog still lingering. they are going to be at the coast much of the kay live doppler, mist and drizzle, san jose -- nice and sunny, beautiful day you are going to warm. yesterday were you in the 70s today 80s. we are looking plenty of low clouds and fog that marine layer still hugging much of the east bay and san francisco and it is going to stay along the shoreline if you are planning ongoing to the coast you know what to expect, chilly with 60s there. 81 in los gatos, 70s towards our east bay and still chilly here although brightening up in gilroy, 71. 58 in santa cruz right now. breezy winds concord out by the delta and fairfield this is what is going to keep temperatures comfortable in our east bay valleys today. with the breeze throughout, we'll manage 80s not go

. >> he's the only president with a swiss bank account, with tax shelters, with tax avoid nls schemes that involve so many foreign countries. >> senator dick durbin is here tonight. >> the big panel takes on the ridiculous details coming occupant of mitt romney's koch brother fund-raiser. >> and a day after this terrifying picture was taken, the beaches were open for business in cape cod. we'll ask a shark expert if there's anything to worry about. >> we're going to need a bigger boat. >> good to have you with us. president obama has put the issue of tax fairness front and center in this election. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president asked congress to immediately extend the bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year. >> the republicans say they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. i don't want to raise taxes on the middle class, so we should all agree to extend the tax cuts for the middle class. let's agree to do what we agree on. right? >> now, i'm going to show you some numbers in a few moments. you can be the judge because this puts th

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the nl was up 4-0 and looking for more. dan uggla capped off a five-run first with an rbi sickle. in came sandoval. the national league's justin verlander started to run away with it. we go to the standing once again. braun there. bautista was there to make the defensive grab of the game. there was only so much the american league could do. many thought melky cabrera should not have been an all-star. his two-run game in the fourth blew the game wide open. try to get some love from former teammate robinson cano and cano wasn't having it. who need as high five when you have a new car. national league won their third straight all-star game, 8-0. >>> couple of nba notes. the spurs re-signed tim duncan. blake griffin will be an l.a. clipper for the next five years. he signed a $95 million extension. >>> finally, classic moment from a motorcycle race in italy. roberto caruso crossing the finish line first, or so he thought. began celebrating his victory while there was still another lap to go. while he was fist pumping everyone went by. it turned into the agony of defeat. how many times

a good chance for them to increase their lead in the nl east standings. right now, they are 2 1/2 games ahead of atlanta. however, they are going to have to do it again without ian desmond. he is out again because of a sore oblique. he is getting aggressive therapy and not yet headed to the dl just yet. the nats turned. his last outing, july 5, that he had was a rough one. he gave up three runs and 11 hits to san francisco. they will face, but he is 2 for 4 against the mets. new york will send jonathan to the mound. davey also added that closer, dew, get some work in a rehab start. he will most likely rejoin the team or hopefully rejoin the team in the next week or two. that is great news for the nationals. and after seven years in d.c., andre andre blatch will still get paid, but not be in a wizards uniform anymore. and finally tonight, former redskin, charles mann, helps pass over 2,000 backpacks with school supplies today. those backpacks going to children of military families. he was also joined by new redskin, pier. so, lots of redskins doing great w

it's true the nats are atop the nl east.scored nine runs in each of the last two games and earning nearly seven runs the last 10 games. today an 11:00 a.m. game against the giants and it was a beautiful day. the fans dopplerring the red, white, and blue and that is not a pretty start for the match and with jackson deep. the 2-run home run. giants up 3-0 in the first and in the third, watch out for the nats. chilling 3-1 and desmond delivers with the bases-loaded single up the middle and two runs score. harper and zimmerman and washington died -- tied it up at 3apiece and nats from there and zimmerman hitting the 2-run homer to right and -- on john 24th. the 23459s beat the giants 9-4 thanks to great offense. >> and they're showing what we know they can do all season. they're coming out and hitting the ball and they're headed -- hitting it often and hard of and this that is something we know that our guys can do and that is a matter of time. everyone talks about offense and we know what it's capable of and there is going to b

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they have a lead in the nl east. >> we are getting healthy.long it's hard to shuffle the line-up around and have guys doing different things. now we are starting to get healthy and people know their roles it's easier to score runs. >>> o's and m's in seattle. top two, no score, adam jones that's a crack of the bat high and far to left field. his 20th of the season. o's up 1-0. chris tillman not just getting run support. bottom third getting defensive help too. a diving grab. birds win 4-2. tillman gets the win and gets optioned to buoy to keep pitching in the all-star break. >>> listen to this, the l.a. lakers acquiring steve nash. >> huge. >> in a sign and trade deal with phoenix. the suns get four first round draft picks over the next couple years. >> four? >> four. nash gets three year, $27 million. he thinks pass first which is music to kobe bryant's year. and he is 38 years old. >> i know. >> but he can pass the ball. >> i think -- wow. >> you talk amongst yourselves. >>> if it is independence day that means one thing time for the annual

buster posey, receiving the most votes ever by an nl player. and sandoval, edging out wright.'s whathe panda had to say about it. >> have of a great season. and so great plays. you know, you know, it's tough. because, pretty good fans. but i think -- this moment show me that -- the giants fans better than new york. >> i know they have got in a lot better in the last five years. winning the world series two years ago. created a lot of additional fans. i have been a giants' fans since 1982. season ticketholders. numbers increase big time. yeah, giants' fans. a bunch of good fans out there. >> we have the best fans ever. we fill our stadium every time. 42,000 fans come out. we support our giants. we love them. love them. >> and the four giants all-star, starters. most ever in team history. the first all giants battery of matt cain, buster posey out there in the first inning. speaking of buster posey, much more on him coming up in sports. at 6:00 including his amazing journey and his recovery from that injury last season to get where he is right now. which w its, the all-star game

they did pick up a win against nl central leading pirates yesterday. game two today. james mcdonald, just dominated. with the strikeouts. he had ten strikeouts on the day. play would be interrupted for a short time. 26 minutes because of the rain delay. so you have got the heat and the wet weather. makes for a very sticky one. bottom of the fourth. mike mchenry gets a solo shot and that gives the pirates a 2-0 lead. then, a runner on. singles up the middle. and comes around to score. a one-run game. but, with two out on the bottom of the sixth. pedro alvarez, send out to left. a double. and mccutchin time to score. pirates win, 3-1. giants lose their sixth in the last eight games. >> i still feel strong. i feel like i in a pretty good rhythm and tempo here. i don't think the break is going to change that for me. i hope not. but anytime you can grab a couple days off here and there is good. but at the same time -- it's -- sometimes it's nice to keep playing. >> chris carter hit a home run for the ages. not only did the three-run shot in the 11th last night give the as

but the nl shut out the american league 8-0. >>> with the 19-year-old harper making hipsry as the youngestory as the youngest player to make a position, i asked -- [ inaudible ] june 12, north of the border in skydome versus the blue jays. this one, oh, my goodness. look how far this one goes. going to go off the black bettery sign estimated at 438 feet. play number two, in los angeles in his second major league game playing center field. thinks this is gone, right? young. -- wrong. he hit the wall. presence of mind to get up and get a double play at first. he was shakenned, not stirred. bryce would stay in the game because's' tough guy. the number one play so far in the first half, you remember this, his debut, he said welcome to the bigs on april 28. so bryce shakes it off and later on in the same inning, how does he get revenge? i'm stealing home and you can't stop it. bryce is safer. that's the way to make a good first impression. bryce harper is worth the price of admission. of course, brian, we couldn't accept that's a clone question because it wasn't a play but it certainly was funn

national league player of the week in 8 games last week he lead the majors, 18 hits, ranked 2nd in the nl belted 5 home runs collected hits in 7 of 8 games with five multihit efforts, it is the third player of the week in his career. >>> he averaged over 17 points per game in las vegas,. >>> july 29th the first olympic game for u.s. men's basketball they will face france before that another tune up last night. taking on argentina in barcelona looked like this would be a route, chris paul up ahead to lebron james. kevin durant scored 27 points for americans they were sporting the 1992 dream teams, throw back uniforms looking pretty good too. things got chippy. argentina gets into it with kd and lebron. team usa got the last laugh. lebron finish s with the slam 15 points americans held on for an 86-80 vickty over argenti that -- victory over argentina. >>> ncaa came down hard on penn state in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. in addition to taking away 14 years of joe paterno's wins the school received a $60 million fine the football program will have no post season play for four yea

it's true the nats are atop the nl east because of pitching, but lately their offense made a pretty good case. they scored nine runs in the last two games and are averaging nearly seven in their last 10 games and today an 11 a.m. against the giants. it was a beautiful hot day at nats park, fans donning the red, white and blue, but it wasn't a great start for the nats. 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 t

the nl player of the week keeps it going. that knocks in two. score on that double. the nats go up 6-2. michael morse ads on a two-run homer. 8-2, the final. >>> let's go to cleveland, tommy hunter and the o's looking for the sweep of the indians. hunter faces sin sue chu. it finally carries out of the park. it gives the indians a 2-0 lead. chavez at the plate and laces one to the left field corner. nick markakis took off from first base. he's coming around third. but he ran through the stop sign and is stuck in the middle. you never stop. he is caught in the run down and he's tagged out. that mistake would prove costly. indians win 3-1, snapping the o's five-game winning streak. >>> the olympics start this week. the opening ceremony is friday night. the london forecasters is saying it's going to rain. >> it could rain. >> it didn't look good. but it shouldn't affect the show. they planned to use fake rain anyway as part of the act. >> fake rain? >> venus williams staying dry at wimbledon today carrying the olympics torch. andy murray was carryi

reporter: the w the dodgers losing sunday, the giants in first place with a game and a half lead in the nl west. buster posey told me, it is too early to start scoreboard watching but the giants definitely take a peek. i'm amy gutierrez for nbc bay area. >>> don't look now but here come the athletics. absolutely terrorizing twins pitching the last three days. jonny gomes out of petaluma going out, out and out. the two-run shot makes it 4-1 a's. homers for a second straight day. and the cushion is 5-1. but wait. there's more. chris carter. what a find he's been. five homers in nine games coming up from aaa. that makes it 6-1-0. the a's are three game over .500 for the first time since june of 2010. a little tennis. serena william taking on coco. used to be kiki. in the first set after being down, she wins the set 7-5. here, the big serve, sets up for the big finish. serena wins her second consecutive bank of the west classic. so congratulations to her. but of course, diane, baseball, the talk of the town. you heard amy mention it. the a's just a half game out in the american league wild car

the nl won 8-0 to claim home field advantage in the world series for the third straight year. >>> the was the first allstar appearance for the mets 37-year-old knuckleballer r.a. dickey. it was the 8th for chipper jones. got a hit in. in his one plate appearance. he's retiring at the end of the season. >>> the major leaguers weren't the only ones having fun. minor leaguers in redding, pennsylvania, held a different kind of home run derby. lots of differences. how about targets for hitters. like a guy in a flag outfit bouncing on a trampoline. a kid perched in a dunk tank in the outfield. another suspended from center field from a crane. plus pink flamingos. all for laughs with the more than 8,000 fans that turn out. that's the event you don't stay sober at very long. >>> still on the subject of baseball, an ohio man made an allstar discovery. hundreds of baseball cards that hadn't seen the light of day in decades, an expert say the collection is worthy of the hall of fame. >> jen steck has the story. >>> carl kissner took a step back in time as he was cleaning out the old house that h

begin and end with a 3 1/2 lead over the braves in the nl east. british open. finished up today.tiger woods. a nonfactor in the final round of a may joy. ernie ehls at 43. ran down flat belly, adam scott who, was by the way, six shots back to take an open championship. if you are a friend of adam scots advise you to make sure there are no sharp edges on his clubs. scott was in cruise control. 10 under. the four shot lead through 14. then the oil begin to leak from the chassis. he bogeyed. 15. short for par. and we have drama at saint ann's. ernie was coming on 18 for birdie. you bet you. ehls, seven under. 268. first major in over a decade. all comes done to his friend on tour, adam scott. after a begbogey on 17th. the playoff. epic fail. four up. four holes to go. gone. ernie ehls, fourth title two. u.s. opens. two british oechepens. and the title of championship golfer. >>> back home here. venus williams and the unbeaten, taking on kansas. venus filling in for serena. resting before the olympics. after helping win the women's doubles, near court. wins the singles. the backhand

first in the nl east. they don't make things easy on the skipper. rough outing for gonzalez.llied back. three times against the brewers. 11 runs later they outlasted milwaukee in extra innings to cap their road trip. 6-1. wild swing of emotions. davey johnson. top nine. brewers up 9-7. michael moore, batting one on. two-run blast into the bullpen out in right field. and morris is pumped. check out the reaction on the bench. watch this. jumps out of his shoes. the eighth home run of the season. game tied at 9. we go to extras. top of the 11th. again at the dish. he delivers again. rips it down the third base line into the corner. bryce harper. he is going to score. brian zimmerman booking it. beats the throw home. four rbi for morris. nats win. afterwards, a happy, warn out davey. >> i don't know about y'all, but we have a few more gray hairs. just a weird ball game. a lot of guys had weird at-bats. kept battling back. battling back. and you know this is, glad we are leaving this ballpark. not coming back. >> i tell you what. to the yard we go. os trying to avoid getting swept

one bright spot for the a's and ryan gave a one, two, three seventh inning. 8-0 the final and the nlces the eighth shutout. he is your mvp on a convincingly giants performance. >> the giants all-stars rewarded their fan who is voted three position players into starting roles. somewhat of a controversy earlier in the week, but the out come proved that the fans got it right. >> they came out from -- they definitely put the bats where everybody's mouths were. they got the hits that they needed. >> pablo comes up with a big hit in the first. i think it allows everybody to relax and he keeps on doing what he has been doing. >> they were trying to harass and we tried to do the teams and show the fans we support them a little bit more. the all-star game. we helped the teams play hard and represent our team and the team we are talking about. they support the team a little bit more. >> not too many people get to experience something like that. those are the things you cherish. as much as anything, that's what i have taken away. how much of a celebration of the game this all-star game is. not

now all of a sudden, the comfy lead in the nl east not so comfy anymore.wo and a half game lead on the braves. heading into today. rainy afternoon 1st inning, more bad news. bryce harper fouls this off the bottom of his leg. ouch. he tried to walk it off. he played the next half inning and then davey johnson said that's enough. more on him in just a minute. edwin jackson made one mistake today. there it is. a 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

accomplishments, the team can relish the fact they've been in first place for 77 of the 87 days so far in the nl east. looking at the three all-stars, ian desmond makes his first appearance ranking first in shortstops with 13 home runs and 24 doubles. gio gonzalez will make his second appearance, his 11 wins tied for second most in the majors and stephen strasburg is a first time all-star, this season 9-3 with a 2.81 rather and major league leading 121 strikeouts. here are two of your all-stars. >> going to be a tremendous experience and it's a huge honor for me. it's amazing to think where i was a year ago. so it's great to see the hard work paid off. >> never made an all-star team in professional baseball and to make one in the big leagues is definitely humbling and just a blessing from god. thank you. >> the first person i went to is my shortstop desmond and i said congratulations, couldn't be more deserving than you. >>> nats outfielder bryce harper turned a lot of heads his first two months, so many that he's in the final vote vying for the 34th and final roster spot in the all-star game fr

the nationals sit atop the nl east with a four-game lead in miami with a four-game set against the marlins. tonight bryce harper sporting a moustache and he started the 2nd half of the year the way he started the 1st half. the 19-year-old would be stranded. top of the 3rd nats league 1-0 , ryan zimmerman with harper on first hits it well and he knows it to deep left and it's gone, his ninth of the year. the nats in front 3-0. top of the 6th, jesus flores sends a fly ball to left field to drop in front of logan morrisonn, but ian desmond on the heels of adam laroche chases him home. they both score, 5-0 nats. in the bottom of the frame it's morrisonn with the flare to center field. ian desmond goes out. bryce harper comes in. the teenager makes the diving catch. the nats down the marlins 5-1 to begin the 2nd half, their 50th win on the year and pitcher jordan zimmerman got some run support and goes six scoreless innings for the w. >>> orioles hosting the tigers, top of the 5th o's trailing 4-1 and jhonny peralta would quickly change that with a big slide to ride. that's a three-run shot. ti

four-game set against the braves who happen to be 3 1/2 games behind the nats for first place in the nl east. the nats have a chance to widen their lead to 7 1/2 games with the sweep or fall out of the lead if swept. despite suffering a tough loss last night, the nats did get good news in the return of drew. the nats closer from last season had bone chips removed from his elbow. he pitched in the 9th inning, two groundouts and a flyout. take it away. >> i thought he was rusty, but he threw strikes and certainly weren't center. so i was real pleased the way, you know, he has a chance and one, two, three, i figured he was going to throw a bunch of pitches the first time out. but that was good. >> in castle's tennis news, venus williams will return to d.c., replacing sister serena against the match against the kansas city explorers. she withdrew to rest her back. venus helped lead the castles to a victory on july 16. back to the nats game, they host the braves at 7:00 tonight. stephen strasburg gets the start and today is his 24th birthday. happy birthday. laura. >> thanks very much. now y

they have a 4 1/2 game lead to the nationals in the nl east. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama and mitt romney back after each other after a couple of days of respect for the victims of aurora, colorado. team obama out now with a new line about romney, the olympics, and secrecy. we'll knock that oren with our "morning joe" crew in new york. when we come back to london, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch will farrell visit david letterman in a beret. need i say more? "way too early" coming right back to olympic park. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios . >>> we told you at the top of the show that man suspected of killing 12 people when he opened fire at a colorado movie theater made his first court appearance yesterday. the district attorney is said to be considering whether or not to pursue the death penalty in the case and will seek input from the victims's families. if you want to sound smart, since c

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it preserved the nats lead in the nl east division.h more coming up in sports plus. >>> tiger woods had his chance but couldn't execute when it mattered today. once again another major passes and we have many more questions to ask about woods. coming up on the plus, we'll ask our golf expert about tiger and the collapse that was, not just about him. >>> can you believe it, nfl training camp is were. wednesday, that is. the rookie robert griffin, iii, what should fans expect from him? is the line strong enough to protect him? what about the secondary? jarrett bell will answer all of the questions. a jam-packed sports plus coming up right after this. >> i have guys in the street better protected. want to recap for us? >>> sure. we'll have cloudy skies in the morning. a little on the humid side but we'll definitely see that heat bubble back up. late day showers and storms a possibility, especially monday and tuesday. >> okay. thank you and thank you for watching. you can get updates any time online wusa9.com. tune in for 25 monday for and

atlanta is 3 1/2 games behind the nats for first place in the nl east which means the best the nats canead to 7 1/2 games with a sweep. worst case scenario, they fall out of the league if swept. stephen strasburg, the birthday boy tonight, 24 years young and entered the game with a 10-4 record. he blows away chipper jones. bottom of the 1st, two on for mike morse and you think he gets all of this one? i think so. that is the longest home run this year at nats park, 465 feet, a three-run shot. 3-0 nats. bottom of the 4th. is there anybody hot are now than ryan zimmerman? this also a no doubter. he gives morse a run for his money. the nats build a 9-0 lead. the game's over? not so fast. the bullpen would blow the lead for strasburg on his birthday. top 9. it's 9-8. michael bourn takes tyler clippard deep to right. it's not out of there. dan uggla scores a tying run and the go ahead run safe at the plate. it's the big e blown lead in nationals history. -- biggest blown lead in nationals history. bottom of the 9th, danny. nose a up continuing the shock valley -- danny espinosa up continuing