adam dunn a triple.illingham and rodriquez base hit and the nats lead 2-0. [ male announcer ] let's take the garden into our own hands. soak our yards in color. get our hands a little busier. our dollars a little stronger. and our thinking a little greener. let's grab all the bags and all the plants and all the latest tools out there. so we can turn all these savings into more colorful shades of doing. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. we've made a special buy on perennials. 5 for just $10. that boy is big and strong. well so is the guy hitting in front of him, number 11. here's the lineup scott olsen faces featuring hanley ramirez who were our ball club out. in fact he's made a career of it. he's off to a .284 start. won the national batting championship last year. not a lot of changes really to the marlins. they're they're a ball club that's kept themselves intact with a lot of talent over the years. one of them was scott olsen. >> he's got over 100 starts in the major league

bottom of the fourth, adam dunn, on oh, boy. he's got a big bat. second of the year. y, that's a big bat, i really meant it. crushing that one. bottom six, dunn not done yet. second of the game for him. he's a big boy. it's his 25th career multi home run game. and the nationals go on to win 9-8 this season. dodgers now won five of the last six road games. and matt kempp was 0 for 4 with a strikeout. second time he's held hitless in 16 games this season. that means he's been pretty good so far this season, just not that good in this game. >> braves and mets went final couple moments ago. highlights first here on espnews. we go right in, and k rod gets prado, representing the tieing run there in the ninth. mets win it by a final of 5-2. and you can't say that very often about the mets beating the braves. as the mets snap an eight-game losing streak against atlanta. >> the minnesota vikings continue to play the waiting game with brett favre. what's keeping him from making after using rogaine for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was lik

adam dunn's bat continues to be quiet.gers and the florida marlins at 17 have made the most errors in the national league. belliard has 2. dewitt, a couple. that's not like the dodgers, who have always been built around good pitching and solid defense. >> bob: josh, with a .470 on- base percentage. he has twice as many walks as strikeouts. >> rob: gets the fastball by him. >> bob: willingham, third in the league with 14 walks with adam dunn. there's the knuckler. >> rob: i know playing with a lot of good hitters over the years, some didn't even take batting practice the day they were going to face a knuckle baller. they don't want to see anything straight that day. other guys, they get upset. some of them, they think it puts them in a slump for the next couple weeks. so they want the day off. >> bob: kennedy got a tremendous jump. adam kennedy is in there. that's his third steal of the year, the national's 16th. >> rob: as bob said, when he does throw the knuckle baller, you see him take off. he's actually waiting a little

adam dunn threw his helmet at a bad call while we were home. he got rejected immediately. bad dunn. he never snaps. he did at that one. >> bob: i once heard a story about a young catcher. decades ago with the braves, he came out for, if not his first major league start, one of his first starts. he said something to the umpire how he better call it a good game that night, and was ejected before one pitch was thrown. he went on to have a great career, but i'm sure he learned a lesson that night. sign up to become a nats insider. get the latest news, promotions, and ticket deals sent straight to your inbox. visit nationals.com/insider. you'll be aware of all the great deals going on in natstown. the guys are back home next tuesday night. t-shirt tuesday. >> rob: can you imagine if you ever did that in front of doug harvey? everybody used to call him god. >> bob: he would kick you out of the game and the seas would part so you could leave without getting wet. >> rob: he was wonderful to me. i used to balk when i first game up because i tapped my glove so much in the stretch. ba

at least they move it into scoring position for big bad dunnnn >> bob carpenter: adam dunn, 200 careerave seen each other 10 times. that will drive in a run well played to keep it out of right field. dunn collects rbi number 8, nationals take the lead kennedy over to third on the play. >> rob dibble: looks like he just got out in front of a breaking ball right here. a hanging breaking ball he gets in front of. beliard is able to get him out bob here is willing ham josh has been on base six times in this series, he is second in the league in walks, most walked batter in the league continues to be david rake as mets try to give him some protection in that line up. big off speed breaking ball. >> rob dibble: where was that? 2 and 1. looked like a good pitch right here, 1-1, good breaking ball maybe a little up, but those are tough to call balls when they are right in the heart of the plate and right mid-section of the hitter. >> bob carpenter: under his hands a running fastball. 2 and 2. >> rob dibble: toughest part of yesterday's game, bob, we stranded a runner, second position, 2nd inni

brings up adam dunn who walked twice.pelfrey is heading for his quickest inning since the first. >> rob: reminds me of rigly when the wind is blowing in. great to pitch there when the wind was blowing in. >> bob: there is the pitch. a little outside. throw to first. >> rob: know your surroundings. astrodome in houston. i would throw it as hard as i could, let the hitters hit- foot, it's not going to go anywhere. -- let the hitters hit it, it's not going to go anywhere. >> bob: 84 pitchers, 44 strikes for mock tonight. pelfrey at 80. he might be good for 6 if he could get a quick out here and end the inning. he hasn't gave adam much of anything tonight. 3-1 here. to the left side. a long one for wright. he will get there. mets gone in order for the second time tonight. mr. wright with a very good play. 2-2 as we go bottom of 5. national's magazine is out, on sale at thaballpark at national's park. at the ballpark, at national's park. david wright gets to leadoff after making that outstanding play. batista came in and got t

adam dunn and pudge rodriguez would come around to score. desmond goes into third safely, then nationals with that take a 2-0 lead. nationals' pitching staff would have a struggle here. they wouldn't be able to hold off another. tyler walker, the fifth nationals pitcher of the night serves up a two-run home run to jeff rancor, second of the game. same two teams tomorrow at 1:00. can they rebound? we'll see. i think so. it will be more calm. >> let's hope so. >> thanks, lyndsay. >>> on which peninsula would you find mass dona? somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> a man up in pennsylvania has been accused of stashing marijuana in his son's backpack, an elmo backpack.

adam dunn at its to the plate. the nationals on top. the mets had one run.reel game saving catch. the bases loaded, the line shot. harris stretches out and preserves the lead. washington wins. >>> the orioles tried to get back to the win column against the blue jays. molina says it up the middle. here comes across the onto the plate. safe at the plate. the blue jays lose. -- orioles lose. >>> d.c. united, moreno steps and, kicks the ball. he scores. we are tied. sebastian teases out for the public. that is going into the back of the net. >>> the capitals have closed out an extremely successful regular season tomorrow afternoon against the boston bruins. they will not find out who they play in the first round until tomorrow. the flyers and readers are both ying for the final playoff spot and they play each other, the winner gets the caps -- the flyers and rangers are both vying for the final playoff spot. thank you, pothole tarmac. thank you, saltwater spray-tunnel and shaker machine. thank you to all the 5,000 tests that helped make the nissan altima better

dunn take as low strike. adam is off with a 2-9 start. three strike outs, four walks.ll free through 6-7 in the strike zone first inning. remember the home run adam hit last year, almost knocks down the bridge down for there. >> rob: no doubt. >> bob: the bridge representing the bridge that joins the 5 borrows here. fast ball is in. a little bit. 2-2. >>> belfry coming at the nationals. 93 miles per hour, sinking fast ball. >> bob: adam with the tremendous batting eye of his. 116 walks last year with on base percentage of .398. right on his career mark. for those who missed it, willingham swinging a good bad. adam conceded he didn't have the greatest spring straining because he likes to take as many pitches as we can to see live pitches. with a good batting eye, he's aboard to lead the second second. >> rob: nationals with their first base runner. also doing a great job, he knows his pitcher. take a few pitches, give him rest in between inning. he's got a great batting average. those balls weren't missing by much. you have to see the ball really well to take those pitc

bottom of the first, two on for adam dunn. he fires it to first. he's out. it's important because it drives home a run, morgan coming in to score. it's 1-0 nats. that's all they needed because scott olsen he was on it here in the fourth, he gets garret anderson to check his swing. olsen went seven innings, gave up no runs, struck out eight. top of the ninth, matt capps on to close it out, former nat, ronnie belliard lifts it in to right but check out justin maxwell, the maryland native, the nice diving catch. it's so pretty i've got to show you again. look at that. just like he practices over and over. the nationals hang on to win it 1-0. capps earned its league-leading eighth save. the nationals are 10-9. the capitals are on their way to montreal where they will try to end this thing tomorrow night in game six, after missing the opportunity to win the series in five games on friday. one of the players is traveling with fewer teeth. enter eric belanger took a hit friday that resulted in the loss of eight teeth. he basically had a root canal between periods a

adam dunn, careerwise, against the los angeles darydges, he's got a .333 batting average.cracked a homer. just as adam dunn keeps giving the nationals the edge, you too can keep your edge with just for men mustache and beard. we'll be back and take a look at riggleman's lineup card. game one, dodgers and nationals. >>> don't miss tomorrow's show as the nationals and dodgers play. nyjer morgan plays center field and steals bases. he greets the fans. he also will be up close and personal. you'll have a plush pass to get a little more inside. now for the dodgers. their lineup tonight. matt kemp, boy, you've got to keep him off the bases, ray. last year, 30 stolen bases. he went 1-3 in last night's loss. gold glove center fielder with the best of them. a career-high last year in home runs, rbis and walks. here's the lineup card tonight. garret anderson, the left fielder. etheir had a two-run shot last night. matt kemp will be in center. belliard will be at 3rd base tonight. blake dewitt, the 2nd baseman. a.j. ellis will be behind the plate. he'll be catching haeger. now let's

talking about adam dunn. look at numbers, his career at wrigleyfield. 24 home runs, 51 runs scored, 45 driven in. just as he keeps the nationals the edge, you too can keep your edge with just for men mustache and beard. hernandez tonight. trying to get the nats back on track. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. and stays low? look no further than fios. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, america's top-rated internet, and phone guaranteed for 2 years. that's fios price protection, and it saves you hundreds of dollars. fios delivers the best channel lineup and the peace of mind that comes with paying the same low price every month. call 1.888.get.fios n