zimmerman and adam dunn, i guess you say the adam dunn era at first base gets begun og -- gets going on a full-time basis. willingham, willie harris, josh bard and alberto gonzalez. nats are hitting .253. still ninth in the league in runs and home runs. guzman hits that ball pretty well in the sun light and that's the outstanding, young player andrew mccutchen. looking forward to seeing him this weekend. >> rob: let's break him down. let's break down mr. ohlendorf with the pnc bank scouting report. he's been traded a umm could have times. he was trade the from the d'backs to the yanksthis year a deadline traded from yankees to here with carson, kucinichon and tejada. he has to repeat his delivery along with a crush a lot of bapts bats and repeat the delivery. >> bob: that was for the left- handed reliever marte. ryan zimmerman takes one right in there and ohlendorf has come out of the dugout and thrown nothing but strikes to start the game. ryan had an ok series in milwaukee to say the least. two home runs and six rbi's. inside. 19 on the year. 66 batted in for zimmerman who is fifth

nick johnson was already on base and adam dunn followed that with a double. badenhop started last year. he is the pitcher of record right now for them. a possible win for him since johnson only pitches into the 4th inning. that time ryan identifies the breaking ball. >> rob: they are going inside way, away to him. you have to take that pitch. you can't step into the bucket and pull it. a little fastball away. this has to be the book on zim right now. he is smoking the ball. still has to work it fast. >> bob: there is a hanging breaking ball but he hit it off the end of the bat. >> rob: just missed it. >> bob: you see that pitch, you think it's going out of here. three in a row for badenhop since coming in in the 4th and adam dunn is next. >> rob: badenhop got away with one there. baker wanted it down and in. ryan knew he missed it. end of the bat. we talked about that homeruns, outs, just fraction on the bat. i think ryan has turned the corner as far as the slump. >> bob: adam dunn having a good series. he is 4-for-10 with three extra base hits. >> rob: i mea

well, dunn gunn did -- adam dunn did not miss that one. >> bob: josh willingham thought he was gettingirst-pitch fastball, half swing, missed it. dunn's rbi total, three tonight and 56 on the year. when that boy hits them, they are no doubters. >> rob: anderson hernandez, like he hit it. puts his arms up. >> bob: that's when the little guys gie walks up to the big guy and says that's a great feeling, isn't it? >> rob: absolutely. >> bob: you know, for me personally, i haven't seen home runs like this since mcgwire in st. louis 11 years ago. >> rob: -- >> bob: there aren't many guys who just hit the towering shots that you know are gone the moment contact is made. it's amazing. >> rob: well, here is the 1-1 pitch right here by sean west to adam dunn. fastball inside. he's all over it. if i didn't have a bad groin, icould probably hit it that far. >> bob: he had ron villone smiling in there. i've been told by a lot of ex- players that hitters get real talkative in the dugout after they come back after doing something like that. >> rob: adam i don't think is one of those guys. adam is a v

adam dunn fouls it away and quickly 0-2. 24 out of the last 27, the marlins.. >> rob: the marlins have beaten the nationals 24 out of the last 27 meetings. >> bob: it's not been easy for the last three years watching this. i tried to warn you. >> rob: with the graphic? >> bob: we're going to have to start putting some kind of rating on these games. >> rob: by the way, whoever puts microphone around home plate and by there, you can hear the catcher sliding across the diamond. that's a pretty good job by our crew. very nicely done. 1 ball, 2 strikes to dunn. 2-2. this is becoming one of those at-bats where the pitches are around the plate. adam dunn knows what's a ball and what's a strike but, sometimes, he doesn't get the call and rob and i would love to see him wail at something that he sees close enough to reach. not easy against a lefty like this. 3-2. >> rob: tried to throw him a change-up right there which is a dangerous pitch so he tried to locate it down and on the ground. he is lloyd mcclendon a one- pitch guy. he is like a one-pitch guy. you think some

watch adam dunn.ck, and all of a sudden here comes nyjer morgan saving the day. >> bob: made the play look pretty easy at the end. >> rob: yes, he did. >> bob: and here is belliard. i'm telling you, this ballpark has big gaps. it's 390 where he coca out that, and then goes tout 400- plus, 415 straight away. the ball carry hears, but they really couldn't make the ballpark any better. >> rob: no. here is the thing, if you make your pitches, you could be like jason marquis, 7-2 in 11 starts. you just have to make the pitches. don't worry about psyching yourself out. i only gave up one home run here, and you realize you don't have a good breaking ball in this ballpark, so you have to work more with your change-up and your fastball. you see another ground ball by marquis right there to belliard. that's what you have to too to be successful here. >> bob: jason marquis began his career with atlanta in 2000. he was traded to st. louis with j.d. drew and ray king. dave duncan tried and tried to get him to rely

there he gets ahead 1-2 on adam dunn. nope. >> bob: off-speed. >> rob: kind of slowed up his arms his whole delivery on that changeup. >> bob: josh willingham is next. roitd sheffield in '96 when i was here. 92 home runs and 120 rbi's. >> bob: he's got some batting eye. that's low. dunn has walked 60 times this year. >> rob: to show you how they never pitched to him that year, his on-base percentage was .465. he walked 142 times, struck out 66. >> bob: that's an amazing on- base average. >> rob: the most impressive thing, they never pitched to him. when he got pitch, he think out of the ballpark. >> bob: strikes out. pinto strikes out the side. the momentum has shifted, but the nats still have the lead. i up to the bullpen. since 1873, coors banquet has been brewed in one place... and one place only: golden, colorado. it's followed one tradition: use the best high-country barley... and only rocky mountain water. and it's been brewed under one motto: never compromise. now maybe this means we're a little set in our ways. bu

here is adam dunn. ball 1 low.rror earlier by willie harris on a bad hop gave the rockies two runs. maybe this one pays off for the nats here in the 7th talk about this ballpark and the power, the home runs all the things that happen here. sometimes a couple of little ground balls on the infield make the difference. juan is getting ready. and that's with josh willingham in place next. that is one long glove for a shortstop. that was ap error on troy tulowitzki. his 6th of the year. rockies 51st of the season. willingham is 2-3-ton. adam dunn rolls one over. 2-2. >> bob: johnson walked with a second on a wile pitch. zimmerman reaching on the error. >> bob: and dunn takes a breaking ball. ball 3. great job by adam of identifying a pitch that would not be in the zone. manny can't do much with the runners here. they got to stay put. one out. adam dunn strikes out for the third time tonight. here is willingham and he will not be batting against the left hanker. 93 at the knee. very tough to hit. i don't care who you are

masnsports.com teaming up with adam dunn. he'll blog, do video blogging and appear in some wired segments on moons and masnsports.com. adam when asked about it said he's looking forward to giving our fans a taste what have it's like to be a beleaguer on a daily basis. he said tweetering and all that stuff is fairly new to him, but he's looking forward to the opportunity and we're glad to have him. >> rob: i see him walk around with his ierks phone. he can twitter. i'm out in right field tonight -- right field tonight. maybe not. you can do it before and after the game. >> bob: select the -- selected in the ninth ownd round in 2002. he did not sign and went to university and then signed with the marlins in the seventh round in 2005. he improved his draft status by two rounds by going to college. for the fish, leroux is only appearing in his third game. three innings, six hits, four runs. the marlins not sure what they have in this 25-year-old right- hander yet. 2-0. you'd like to seat nats pile on the offense here, get one of t

 . >> bob: long first inning f garrett mock and the nats, ninth in runs, 10th in home runs, adam dunn is on a little hitting streak here with his three for three before the rain last night dunn has hit in 6 consecutive games, 10 for 21. we don't society big free strikeout home run guys with hitting streaks but atam has got one going. here is matt lay toes. born in alexandria, virginia, lives in florida now, the 11th round pick. >> rob: local boy makes good, pnc bank scouting record, second start, down on the farm. 72 innings pitched, 42 hits, 73ks, let's welcome him to the show, bob, with a big blow out.   . >> bob: went four innings, his first start, in fact rather similar to what tomorrow night's nats' starter jd martin did the first time. you'll see a lot of young pitchers in this three-game weekend series. >> rob: i was told he has a great fastball, you can hear it up here, bringing it. up goes the glove. >> bob: willie harris is 0 for his last 12. he needs a couple good ab's tonight, he knows when he gets his bats he gets his base hits. he ha

and it's a five rbi night for adam dunn. and, rob, you and i have talked about this, there are times when we've wanted to see adam reach out and take a pitch like that rather than just taking a walk and he did it for an rbi. >> rob: i know that within the organization they wanted him to swing instead of go for the on- base percentage, the walk, if you will, because they're giving you the open base and he's such a good hitter. strong, can flick his wrist and put the ball out far enough to get an rbi fly ball. >> bob: tonight dunn makes it to 70. nick johnson 0 for 2 with a pair of strikeouts around a walk. nick sitting on 40 rbi's. the nats have pounded out nine runs on 11 hits. 8 rbi's by the three and four hitters.   >> rob: joe thatcher getting loose. >> bob: and nick will take a strike on 3-0. >> rob: you're getting your only lefty up when you had two lefties in a row right there. a little late. >> bob: this might be a matter of lab work the rest of the night for the pitching staff. maybe he wan

a shift has worked against adam dunn. he is working balls where there have been no defenders and josh willingham. great numbers for josh. and i don't mink this every day. but it bears repeating every now and then. his on base percentage is 4-9 and he doesn't qualify enough in that department t but if he did, he would be fifth in the league. and with that total. great production his last 27 ball games. and as much as anybody on the ball club, he fits the description of professional hitter. >> rob: how about just professional all the time. >> bob: there you go. >> rob: wonderful individual. laughed at. >> bob: you folks weren't with us during the pregame show. david eckstein and his brother rick ex tolled the gifts of organ donation. and it really benefited families. the ecksteins have had kidney transplants in their family. so check that box. you might save a life. maybe more than one. 3-1. and things are a little quiet here. someone is about to take a swing and make some noise. it might be this guy. he will pop up the bre

adam dunn rolls one over and makes a difficult catch and gets it finished off. salazar to gaudin who is totally shutting down the nats. done look like a picture with a 4.2 e.r.a. ♪ (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t we've got a ton of stuff we've gotta pay for. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  . >> bob: someone made abalon of ted's right hand. you remember the old cincinnati red. how about these two guys. this is unexpected from what we heard. >> rob: bouncing around in a lot of ball clubs. good stuff. good sinker, nice change-up. changing eye levels. high low, getting them to ground out and very hot back coming in. couple of home runs in the first couple of games

adam dunn just tied him in the national league home run race. albert pujols 34, but nobody else has more than 25. >> rob: albert's in his own club. >> bob: they had him leaning. he'll get another talking to from his manager if he gets picked off down seven runs. nice to show off the speed and be aggressive, but you could -- you get picked off, that's just as dumb as what you did the first time. >> rob: that was tight. that was very close. >> bob: it was. >> rob: and i'm sure that jim riggleman has told all the pitchers, especially after they did the fielding practice today, about holding runners on, too. >> bob: nicely done. >> rob: like you said, you shouldn't even have to remind players at this level to do certain things, keeping them close is one. but that's a great curveball. >> bob: gonzalez bounced out to second first time up. only kouzmanoff has hit into more double plays. kouzmanoff 16, gonzalez a dozen.   >> bob: and that's low, 2-2. and we've got a 1500 umpires that are pretty hacked off right now. >> rob:

. >> rob: there's nowhere to put adam dunn. >> bob: he put one into right field the first time, now morgan zimmerman and dunn have been to the plate seven times, only been retired once. that was guzman's fielder's choice one hopper back in the first. adam dunn singled to right his first time. they can't employ the shift here because the bases are loaded. >> rob: and martin is going to get a lot of respect from the every day players for the way he handled that two out at-bat which is basically a throw away at-bat so we don't burn a pinch- hitter. did a beautiful job and so the next time he starts, they'll remember that. say, hey, he's almost one of us. almost. >> bob: best at-bat of his career. well, he's only had two. that was pretty good. here's adam dunn, 65 rbi's. he's hit safely in seven of his last eight games. and a drive to center, how far! how high! and it is a grand slam can! 7-0! how's that for a two out walk to the pitcher. >> rob: how's that for a, hey, how are you doing? fastball down broadway, 95, and it leaves at about 125. you like that. >> bob: add an dunn's second grand s

adam dunn forgot to touch second base. astros appeal and tejada and dunn, out.ick johnson, fly ball to right. hunter pence has a beat on it. it goes off the glove. josh willingham cranks the first of two of the night. adam dunn makes up for the blunder. all three homers in the houston area with career homer 301. the first since the expos in 1987. 3-2. >> unbelievable, inexcusable. he knows it. those bags, they have not moved in a hundred years. i kind of see guys shortstep and miss it. but he just flat out went over it like nothing. we knew somebody had to see it. >> camden yards, os, bottom 12. tied at 3. melvin mora, hadn't homered since may. put itto an end. baltimore now 6-0. we are just warming up on this edition of geico sportsextra. yes, the season is still three and a half months's way but now is where the young guns continue to include. we'll tell y how one is preparing to use the summer league to get more playing time in the season. that's coming up. >>> two weeks ago, the wizards had a chance to draft blair in the second round. the wiz chose not to dr

okay, maybe not. >> bob: adam dunn had three hits lt night, we remarked at the time he looked like weillie dealer flaring them where they ain't. >> rob: adam wainwright had great stuff and adam dunn was just all over him. just need a little bit more help. . >> bob: so the nats with a big inning brewing here in the fourth inning. dunn tonight first time up, had his bat sawed off and popped up to first. . >> rob: i think the second time through the lineup you should be subtracting the breaking ball, latos has not thrown it for a strike tonight. subtract that, just look 95, get it, you should rip it. . >> bob: now this is the one time teams have to play a conventional defense against adam dunn. well there is a runner at second base, they have to leave somebody home near third and the shortstop, cabrera, up the middle with rodriguez. adam has been hitting the ball sharply on the ground and on the line. so he has got some hitting room out there for a change. but that's right at the second baseman and a relatively easy 4- 6-3, you want the ball in the air there, at least, it didn't happen,

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we'll see if jim riggleman does something with the runner at first and adam dunn is not a good combo though and willingham does strike out and fairly frequently and adam is not a fast runner so he's holding and a breaking ball pounded foul and willingham got part of his foot with that one and oliver perez is giving him a steady diet of curves. >> rob: that should show you something as a hitter, too and he's only getting the breaking ball over and too low with the change up. >> bob: does that mean you can look for the breaking ball more? >> rob: not necessarily. he still throws low 90s and look fastball. >> bob: there's a fastball but popped up. under it coy ra cora and now it will be kearns whose to get it done. >> rob: the thing about the breaking ball is it pulls the front shoulder back in and gets the mechanics together and throwing the breaking ball got him to the point where he can challenge josh with a fastball and he was lucky and someone has to make him pay. >> bob: josh willingham 0-14 since the break now and here comes austin kearns who struck out swinging on a check swing

adam dunn checks one to right. and that's up against the 345 mark. nick johnson to third and adam dunn has his third extra base hit in the last o0gams. doubée ad a homer last night. he set the nats up with willingham to score again. some good swings in this inning. >> rob: adam dunn is starting to feel it very nicely at the plate. that ball up and in. he just smokes it right down the line. it sits fair. >> stay fair, stay fair, stay fair. let's go. let's go, t's go. >> rob: one guy with a little clap. >> bob: yeah, poe applau. there is josh wlingho walked the first time. josh faces josh, his former teammate. and the nats with a great opportunity to go up by 2 or 3 here. -shington with four  >> baseball players are second shift employees. they are not used to this  timeee.  playing. it's hard to unyind after fnsig the gam at 10 or 11. we didn't expect the bullpen to be working very hard with josh johnson pitching. >> rob: no, he is pushing 70 pitches. he has almost a 4 1/2 e.r.a. against the washington nationals. he has

here's adam dunn, fastball away. see you later. high towering drive. that ball almost brought some more rain. we mentioned 70th rbi of the season for adam as he drove in another run. >> one of the big incidents about tonight's ballgame, zero errors after four last night. we'll come back and still to come on "nats xtra post-game," we'll hear from skipper jim riggleman who gets his third win in that manager's chair. ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for erectile dysfunction you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this m

adam dunn made a lot contribution but the marlins fought back. hanley ramirez provided the two big hits. and then the rain washed away any opportunity to respond. today, jordan zimmerman tries to deliver the win for the nats while josh johnson has other ideas for the fish. ♪ jiets' another salvage operation for the nationals. welcome to land shark stadium. a lot of kids on hand. camp day at the ballpark. sean burnett, first one out of the car. there is nyjer morgan. burnett getting out of the car. he could be available to pitch today. and morgan could be the starting centerfielder on friday. >> rob: the bullpen has and the achills heel of this franchise all year. 29 blown leads of the season and that leads major league baseball. craig stammen could not hold on to the lead and then the bullpen could not hold on to the rest of the lead. bottom line, got to get the job done. a lot of moves have been made in this organization and because guys cannot get the job done. you have to throw strikes, get ahead, throw people out. >> bob: nationals a slim lea

so mike hampton throws to second and adam dunn is out. s the inning and a run comes off the scoreboard. and dunn in the dugout thinking man, i can't believe i missed second base. ouch. top six now. nates in front. 6-2. nick johnson up and he drives one deep to right. hunter pence has a beat on it. leaps at the wall. the ball, check it out. goes off of his glove and into the stands for a home run. yeah. nick's sixth homer of the year. josh willingham at the plate, sends a shot into left. that gets out in a hurry. willingham hit two homers in the game. very next batter, adam dunn. liftoff. makes up for his mistake with a home run to left. back to back to back homers for the nationals. it's the first time that's happened in nats' history. then the seventh, nationals do it on defense. tejada lines one into center. nyjer morgan dives makes a snag. the nats pound out a season high 13 runs on 21 hits and win big, 13-2. >> it was nice just to get all the runs for us to have an easy one for a change, and you know, the fact that those guys put toget

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. >> johnny: it will be up to adam dunn done with two outs. with joe west, probably congratulating joe on his milestone. and everybody we have talked to around this ballpark thinks that the 445 feet measured on his fourth inning homerun tuesday night was an absolute joke. it went over the pickup truck and under the time warner sign. >> rob: under the road runner. >> johnny: yeah and bounced out of the stadium. that thing had to be about 4890 to 500 feet. and the nats would love 150- foot line drive to fall in here somewhere. morgan still at second base. two outs. worth another look. >> rob: well, it's got to be one of his top five. distance-wise, home runs.   >> johnny: third batter in a row yovani gallardo got an 0-2. a fast ball that crossed up jason kendall. he was not ready for a one. he acted like he was waiting for a change up. >> rob: he was. maybe 8 2-rbgs 83. he gets about 95 and that's not good. see, it almost takes his mask off, and his head. >> johnny: if a ball gets by a catcher nyjer morgan might be going 180 feet, not

. >> rob: and you also have adam dunn coming up. we if i person nunez, we could go extra innings. >> bob: i amer man .333 against right -- zimmerman .333 against right hander this is year and nowhere near .300 against lefties. >> rob: that explain why ryan is .200 at home and .325 on the road. >> bob: nasty breaking ball from the lefty. generous call. >> rob: very generous. >> bob: for a pitcher who just walked two of the last three hitters. >> rob: i'm sure he had rapuano is seeing the clouds coming in from filed that are black. >> bob: he needs to worry about balls and strikes and not clouds and precipitation. let the crew chief worry about that. that's tim welke at third. 1-1 to ryan. 3-3 ballgame, top of the 8th. nats trying to salvage one here on getaway day and beat the marlins for the first time this year. give these guys something to think about until they come to d.c. early august. and zimmerman, easy flyball to right for bret carroll. now, the nationals have stranded 13 runners today in a 3-3 game.  

here is adam dunn and today he is the first baseman. truggling lately, but he was on base four times last night and he had made the decision to do this with dunn, willingham and kearns before yesterday's game. vveteran, and he is behind '0ozd>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 ) this year a big, strong hitte had 21 hitters and 99 batted in last season. nyjer morgan. and a runner in first and no score. (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities now that college is a few years behind me, it seems i'v

. >> bob: oh, adam dunn, you guys give me a single, i'll take a single. last time up with a man on base the mets didn't shift. this time they did. adam takes the easy base hit. cristian guzman stepping in, debbi, and a rather unusual spot for him. >> reporter: i talked to him before the game. he told me he feels more comfortable hitting higher in the batting order and the numbers seem to support that. when he is hitting first he hits 307. in the 2nd spot he is hitting .379 and in the 6th pot hitting 143. jim riggleman told me before the game, we talked about those numbers and he said you know what? maybe tomorrow nick hits lower in the batting order to get some rbi's down there. >> bob: the offense has been pretty stagnant lately. looks like number 2 is his spot. the nats aren't using him there. that was a hard hit ball. murphy boxed it down. kept it out of right field. dunn goes to second, one out. austin kearns will be next. but it's almost as if, as soon as nyjer morgan showed up, the nationals totally abandoned the idea of batting guzman up in the orde

base run for adam dunn. with a monster shot to center, a grand slam. his 25th of the year.ight now, the nationals lead it 7-0. let's to go philly. he crushes the ball to second. leap at the wall and gets the home run. so nice, let's see it twice. what do you think about it? bottom six. phillies down 4-3. the little man. he gets ahold of that one. a grand slam. rollins finished with the career high, five rbis. the phillies roll 14-6. life in the american league is so tough. and the american league east, it is even tougher. that's where the orioles are. they're just 1-15 on the road against division opponents. tonight a chance to ease the pain as the orioles sent ace jeremy guthrie against the red sox. top of the first. no score. guthrie facing david ortiz. he lifts one to center. and when he gets a good swing on it, that's what it does. over the wall for a three-run home run. it is his 13th of the season. the boys from bean town take the 3-0 lead. top five. o's down 5-2. i love great defense. this is why we're showing it to you. he picks it, gets up and fires over to first t

adam dunn has faced this pitcher once in his career. 0-for-1. he has had a pretty good series. a double and a walk today. so adam 1-for-3 and he is 4-for- 11 with a homer and 3 rbis. we are hoping that the month of july will be different than the rest of the year. they did score two 7th inning runs here. but the bullpen, time after time after time this year has not been a able to stop the florida marlins. 2-2 to dunn. that's the first out here in the 9th. josh willingham is a bright light today, rob, 2-for-3 with a walk and two rbis. >> rob: a great day, bob. single, plated a couple of runs. josh willingham has a double and a single in this ballgame. >> bob: he is now batting .289. first time the nats played a game in the month of june that josh willingham started in. it took him about a week to start. he was batting aren't .240. rain coming down steadly. you know the marlins want to get this over with. willingham, a little chopper. tough play, bonifacio. oh, no. bonifacio throws out willingham for the second out. >> rob: yeah. >> bob: and manny is going to argue. >> rob: he ha

here's fireworks from big adam dunn. he gets it done again. that's dunn's 300th career homer.n zimmerman from virginia beach the base hit there is going to get one run home. two runs score. we are all tied up at 3. the next batter is that big man who wants to get adam done and he can get that job done. the base hit not the big fight but that's all that was necessary. jibbing johnson comes in with the go ahead run and the nats break them upbeat the braves 5-3. man i acta spoke about big adam dunn. >> he had a big game and we need those guys in the middle of the line up to step up and zimmermas at-bat great too. a lot of credit goes to belliard and barred. they had who professional area's transportation system at bats and started that whole rally. >> i like the jerseys with the stars and stripes. >>> on this fourth of july we celebrate our independence from england of course. how ironic is it that in england today the two best women's tennis players in the world hail from the good old u.s. of a and the same household. venus and serena williams vying for the wimbledon champion sh

adam dunn is up next. could it happen? absolutely. adam dunn with a monster blast.ack-to-back-to-back home runs first-ever for the washington nationals. nationals would score four more times and beat the stros 13-12. the orioles at camden yards. nick mar kay kiss on second. huff will make it to second safely. markakis scores. at the bottom of the 129 melvin moray gets a pitch he can handle. takes it the opposite way moore's first home run in 50 games and the birds win 4-3. the mystic in action against the l.a. sparks at verizon center, mystic jump out early. alana beard knocking down washington's first 13 points. two of them right there and a foul. los angeles tightens things up and mystics on top. fadeway. good. and washington holds on. wins 75-63. afternoon of frustration for the ladies at the women's seop golf tournament. american christy occur, her third shot on 13. the chip. right on the mark. hits the flags. hits the flag. will it go in? no. she would par. weird things happening on the court. ochoa. par putt lined up and takes her frustrations out on the ball.

so mike hampton throws to second, and adam dunn is out and it ends the inning and a run comes off the dunn in the dugout thinking i can't believe i just did that. top of the sixth now, and nats in front, 6-2. and then the ball goes off of pence's glove and into the stands for a home run. it's nick's sixth homer of the year. and then willingham at the plate. and he gets a shot out in left. and willingham hit two homers in the game. and the next batter, adam dunn, doing what his teammates did in previous pitchers. and makes off for the mistake. and that's the first time that has happened in national's history. and then check out morgan. he dives and makes a gorgeous grab. and th nats had a season high 13 runs. they win, 13-2. >> it was nice to get all of the runs. for us to have an easy one for a change. and the fact that those guys put together tse good at-bats is great. and it was also nice that willingham slapped out of the 11 solo homers that he had. >> and baltimore, the game tied at 3-3. and melvin mora is the hero, and it's his first home run in 50 games, and it's a walk-off home

in adam dunn.ld get interesting very quickly. >> rob: nick johnson takes that left-handed feliciano pitch to left field. nick continues to feast on left- handed pitching. >> bob: adam dunn is 1-3 tonight. sean green, they have some good arms in their bullpen. green, bobby parnell, brian stokes. the former national tim redding is in their rotation no longer and is considered a bullpen guy. probably middle innings long guy. nobody out. they can't shift because of the runners. enhancing dunn's chance of a hit. taking one away there is [ cheers and applause ] >> bob: how about that? a three-6-1 double play by the mets, and daniel murphy made a very good play. belliard to third with two outs, and that is a rally killer. can't play it any better than the mets just did. >> rob: well, you know, talk about situational hitting all year, not a good at bat by adam dunn. >> bob: the nationals this year have hit into 91 double plays. their opponents have hit into 66. that's a lot of extra outs. >> rob: it's just

adam dunn getting so much more comfortable on defense. we know how crucial he is at the plate.ook at how far he hit that one. it left the ballpark. 445 feet. 26th homer of the year by the way. the first player ever, hit out of miller park during the regular season. >>> the. same inning. and he lines one to right field. take a look at this. cory hart tries to make the catch. the ball comes loose. josh willingham. two grand slams. comes in to score. nationals able to go up. 3-1. and morgan is up. what is he going to do. singles to right field. willie harris. and will nievez capitalize. morgan, 3 rbis. home run. nats win again. this time, 8-3. in baltimore. the royals well they really have the orioles number. bottom of the first. tied at 2. and send one to right field. and -- so good. top of the 11th inning. the game is tied at 3. john buck is up at bat. trying to continue success. singles to right. and would try to come into score. watch this. his throw off the mark. bounces off the pitcher's mound. and over matt weider's head. and the royals beat the orioles 4-3. brett favre say

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adam dunn with two outs. comes through with a base hit to right field. disun 74 -- dunn 74 rbi. a solo home run. ties he game at 2. we go to extra innings. austin kearns entered the game in the 9th. delivered in the 10th with two outs. nats edge the padres 3-2 in ten and it's party time in d.c. afterwards the skipper had kind words for mr. kearns. >> he's in a tough situation, not getting to play as much as he normally has in his career but he does his work every day. gets ready for those kind of situations. in a perfect world we close it down in the 9th and we never get to that point but i wouldn't trade it for anything now because i'm really happy for the ball club and austin in particular. >> nice day for the ball club. dave tremly nd the or equals loses -- orioles loses to five straight. a foul ball down the third baseline. mora overruns it. no, he's still got it. for your defensive play of the game. top of the 4, o's lead 4-0. a base hit to the gap in left center. goes all the way to the wall. brian roberts from first is waved home and scores. the relay home cut off. a's in

and here is adam dunn who has driven in 59. so ryan zimmerman is right close to 100-rbi pace. -- to a 100-rbi pace. and we have stats to the suspended game that haven't been added to the totals yet for the nationals. zimmerman has an rbi in that game. >> rob: doesn't he have a home run in that game? >> gary: guzman and dukes and josh willingham has an rbi in that game that has yet to be added. and as does anderson hernandez. i still laugh every time i think of adam dunn bunting and he said you're already out of the game. you can't play. he is like what? i can't play? he had already appeared in the game. the nats get a run on the morgan double, the zimmerman grounder and it is 9-4. ♪ yeah! announcer: there's having it done. then there's doing it yourself and saving. it's about sawdust in your boots. paint in your hair. - and no holes in your wallet. - ♪ whew... we've lowered over a thousand prices, giving you all the tools you need. and the bragging rights you deserve. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot.

adam dunn at first base. then josh willingham in right followed by willie harris in left. will be doing the catching. alberto gonzalez at second base and john lannan startling the mound look for his eighth win of the year. pirates trying to stop a five- game slide. andy laroche is having his problems hitting .287 against left-handers with two home runs. he's only hitting .158 the last 23 games he's played in in this month. the bucs lineup not many familiar names there, is there? center field, andrew mccutchen leads off. lastings milledge in the number two hole recalled today from indianapolis. goans garrett jones in right field. ryan doumit the catcher, delwyn young at second base, pierce at first base, andy laroche at third base and ronny cedeno at shortstop and ross ohlendorf pitching. remember when they last met in washington? here was the pirates lineup. hardly anybody left. >> gone, gone, gone. >> keep those x's flying. >> gone. >> wilson's gone. >> laroche is gone. sanchez is gone. one guy remaining and that's thethird baseman andy laroche. you talk about a fire sale

so, mike hampton throws to second, and adam dunn is out. ends the inning. n comes off the scoreboard. dunn in the dugout thinking, man, i can't believe i just did that. top of the sixth now, nats in front 6-2. nick johnson up. and johnson drives one deep to right. hunter pence has a beat on . leaps at the wall, and the ball goes off of his glove and into the stands for a home run. how about that? it's nick's sixth homer of the year. very next batter, josh willingham at the plate. he gets into one, send as shot to left. that gets out in a hurry. willingham hit two homers in the game. very next batter, adam dunn doing what his teammates did in previous pictures. liftoff. makes up for his mistake with a home run to left, back-to-back-to-back homers for the nats. that's the first time that's happened in nats history. then in the seventh, miguel tejada lines one to center. check out nyger morgan. dives and takes a gorgeous grab. the nats pounded a season high 13 runs on 21 hits. they win big 13-2. >> it was nice just to get, you know, all the runs. for us to have

in right center field, look at adam dunn. big fellow, known for kniss home runs.s gonna score easily, 3-0 nationals. one problem. failed to touch second base. the astros appealed and you guessed it. called off. the one is taken off the board. dunn makes amends in the top of the 6th. bang! solo shot to the right. that's dunn's 33rd homer of the year. adam dunn, season high and they win it 13-2. >>> what happens in las vegas stays in las vegas, we're all familiar with that staying. the wizards are looking to rebound from a campaign. this will be the 6th straight year they've traveled to las vegas to practice. >> wha you want? you want guys who are gonna dpras your system -- grasp your system. >> this has been an adjustment coming here. just gotta take the time and dead case yourself and -- dedicate yourself. >> game two on tuesday against the cavaliers. coming up on "sports extra" plan on miguel is coming off a promising season. and we'll have more on the nats. guys? >> thank you, anthony. >>> a battle is brewing over a beer that is hosting the turnpike. >> nyot er

adam dunn base hit. his hitting streak came to an end last night. he's now hit ?if seven of his last eight. >> rob: first round pick, he's fourth overall in 2003. could have been roommates with our own j.d. martin because they both had tommy john surgery in 2005 and this is his 8th time that he's been recalled from the minor leagues back up to the major leagues mostly because of injury. eight times riding the shuttle. >> bob: the pitching coach. three out of four nats have hit safely here, and all of them hit extremely well into the teeth of the san diego defense. drew macias in right field tonight and the other change, jose lobaton is the catcher. a lot of young players trying to make their mark at the major league level on this san diego team. >> rob: they're in the same predicament we are. they have a lot of openings for next year's roster. >> bob: their position players are a lot younger though than washington's. here's nick batting .302. and he was on base two more times last night with a single and a walk. his on base average sits at .413. stauffer misses. t

the very next batter is adam dunn. the texas native getting things done here.s up the middle. johnson who is at second was sent home. not a fast guy. michael borne comes u throwing and it's a perfect throw. john sont doesn't have a chan out at the plate. top nine. game's tied at five. niger morgan up with a man on second. morgan making things happen. base knock back up the middle. willy harris is going to test michael borne. he's the faster guy to the throw. it's good. pudge makes a better play. scoops it tags harris, he's out. phenomenal play by pudge, the future hall of famer. bottom nine now. the game still tied at five. mike mcdougal facing jeff blum with the bases loaded. blum -- the situational hitter walk-off single to right. yeah. that's it the, nats lose it. 6-5, the final. dave trembley watching the game as he begins serving a two-game suspension. brent cecil pitching for the blue jays here in the second. and that's a sign of good things to come for the maryland grad. top five, blue jays up 1-0, toronto's raul chavez with a man on. he lines one past t

good, we're ready for it. >>> it was a big night for the nationals' adam dunn. 300 and we're not talking batting average. it is a tight leaderboard heading into the final day of the at&t national in bethesda. here's hakem dermish to explain. good morning, everyone. the stage is set. tiger woods against anthony kim. tiger has won 67 times in his career on the pga tour. a.k. has only played in 63 events in his career. they both want what the other one has. anthony kim, the at&t national champ. it's the student against the teacher. third round action at congressional, and in the kids are fired up. here on number 9 for eagle, tiger putting with precision. gets that to go. moved him to 11 under. cameron boeckman on the 16th hole, his third shot on the par 5, the chip from the rough is peect. right into the cup for an eagle. he's at 9 under, one shot back. this is rod pampling, tiger's playing partner. he didn't mind the crowds, putting for birdie on the 14th hole from about 83 feet away. check this thing out. ridiculous. breaking from left to right, and remarkable, t

solo shot for adam dunn. his 24th. nats get swept on the four-game series losing 11-3.couple of quick notes. scott olsen on the dl and designating another player for assignment. >> you've got to fight to win a ballgame. as i've told the ball club, losing is easy. winning is what is hard. that's the challenge. it is hard to win. and it is hard to win if you are in first place. it is hard to win where we are at right now. >> certainly hard to win no doubt about that. orioles trying to avoid a sweep themselves in chicago today. three-run shot. 4 r.b.i.s on the day. baltimore wins 10-2. three-game series in new york. they lost the first two games of that series but they win today by a score of 10-2. >>> tour de france stage 15. 129 miles through the alps mountain belonging to spain's rider who crushed everybody including lance who finished a minute and a half back. armstrong in second now. tonight, of course, is sports plus and we will be talking about a lot of stuff tonight. football right around the corner. nats and os recap. in-depth on the british open. michael vick upd

johnson at first, adam dunn at left, guzman at his familiar spot at shortstop.ield austin kearns and willie harris taking zimmerman's spotted a third. zimmerman a night off. josh bard behind the plate catching. and j.d. martin called up, gets his first major league start tonight against the new york mets. happy to have you with us. johnny holliday and ray knight, joined by danny espinoza, the tremendous shortstop for the potomac nationals. it's great to have you with us, especially on a night off when you could be doing something else. great to have you up here. you guys are playing well. >> yeah. season is going great. a lot of good guys on the team. >> danny, you starter out hitting .328. hitting overall .270, the difference in vermont and potomac? >> well, in vermont there's a lot of velocity, just like in potomac. the difference is that now that we're in high a, they can throw the fastball where they want to and they can throw the secondary stuff for a strike. >> how much did playing for the usa help you in the world games a couple years ago? >> it helped me

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adam dunn 3 for 3, that rain- shortened game loss for the cardinals. ams 6 of 11 on a six-game hitting tear and a 476 clip. willie harris at center field, nigeriaer morgan gets the night off. guzman at short, adam dunn and nick johnson, josh willingham in right field, josh bard will catch alberto gonzalez the second baseman and depending will be on the mound. mark swriker man from the washington times in the hot corner and i guess a hot topic would be the trading deadline is coming up and you've got some names that people may be interested in. >> yeah, there's actually a few names on this team given, you know, considering how bad the team has been over all this year, there are actually some attractive candidates. the names that we have heard a lot about are adam dunn and josh willingham. certainly there's some interest in them. but i think more likely some of the lesser known names, joe beimel or even willie harris could draw some interest. beimel is in the last year of his contract. the proven left-handed reliever and a lot of teams really need one of

now 3-0 but add dumb dunn push -- adam dunn pushing for more cushion. right now bottom 3, nats lead it big time 7-0. >>> like the nats, o's have struggled. they're at fenway park this weekend. that is a favorite ortiz home run. three-run rip for big poppy. bottom 4, ortiz is next at-bat. guthrie, close to the tummy of big poppy. red sox fans don't like it. poppy takes his base instead of taking off for the mound. o's down. nick markakis up. a pretty play in the hole in time to get his man. man. 7-2 they go down to the red sox. pay attention to this. top for, yanks one follow. watch the tiger fan with the glove in hand. a shiner to show for it. you've got to -- [ inaudible ] embarrassing almost for him. we're just getting started. later in the show, we'll explain about something you most likely didn't know about clinton portis. wizards two-time star caron butler continues to nourish the relationship he has with area residents. geico sports xtra continues right after this. ri: ng dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it'

adam dunn has a double. ryan zimmerman has an -- i believe ryan zimmermans.jordan zimmermans on the mound. ramirez trying to get at least one run in nine consecutive games. the marlins have been 22-3 against washington since the start of last season. blue jays and rays. rays won seven straight. hottest team in baseball but they trail here. scutaro has an rbi in that one. they trail 2-0. red sox and orioles. boston, the story really coming from last night where they blew a nine-run lead. the biggest comeback since the orioles moved from st. louis. pedroia now 2-2, he has driven in a run so the two-run deficit is down to one. beckett needs a little help from the bats. >> former boxing champion arguello fought the government in nicaragua in the 1980s when it seized hit property and bank accounts. years later he joined that party, ultimately running in and winning a controversial election in november in managua amade allegations of voter fraud. today the 57-year-old was found dead with a gun slot to the chest. a spokesman called the news heartbreaking, quote, he