adam kennedy puts the nats on top 1-0. two left-handed batters, letting the ball get deep in their stance before

adam kennedy is in there.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 bit, going the whole way. as soon as he lifted that leg, boom, he's gone. you see the knuckle baller has a motion towards home plate. >> bob: willingham, left side. belliard cuts it off. the nats are gone in the bottom of the 1st. nyjer morgan igniting a triple to left center. adam kennedy then drove him in. after one inning, the nats are on top. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> bob: nationals are on top. loney, belliard, and dewitt for the dodgers, top of the 2nd. jimenez only needed one of tho

here's adam kennedy.ere's dan uggla waiting for his fellow second baseman to take ball one. >> bob, nolasco five starts 4- 2. 32 innings pitches. three walks and 32k's. fabulous numbers. >> target in. he missed it by a bunch. 2-0. ricky nolasco 27 years of age, 6'2", 228. part of a mega deal with the cubs years ago that brought reynel pinto and sergio meetre here with juan in december of 2005. here's mr. pinto, hard throwing lefty out of the bullpen. they're having a hard time facing lefties because pinto is better with righties in whiz change-up. the marlins are struggling to get the ball to him. >> i'm sure he's tough on lefties. he probably faces more and stuff is more conducive to getting the left field hitters ahead. >> 3-1 to adam kennedy. he'll hook it be right to the glove of gaby sanches. well it will be good to see ryan zimmerman back in here. this is a ballpark where he's experienced a lot of offensively success. those are good numbers considering he's played in only 14 games and not all of the

adam kennedy, being heads up, is there. this year, the difference is common sense fundamental defense. everybody's thinking. the only way you play that way. there's a reaction from atilano, making his first big- league start. it's thinking ahead of the play. where do i go with this ball if it's hit it me? you and i both noticed they've been playing great defense lately. they're still out there doing infield and drills and rundowns and everything. jim riggleman is on top of this club. he's doing a great job. >> bob: there was definite defensive practice on the field at about 4:15 this afternoon. because i have my partner's permission, i will now tell you the nationals have a five-game errorless game streak. pudge rodriguez is up. he's making great contact. he has struck out three times in 49 at-bats. >> rob: i'm comfortable with you talking about the defense because it's no longer shocking. this is what you're supposed to do at a major league level. that's why they're getting it done out there. there will be fewer mental mis

and he will face adam kennedy. >> rob: looked like he used a couple of those against josh and a nightke tonight where it's windy, we want him to throw that comfortably. 93 miles per hour fast ball. >> bob: david wright is in an interesting position because of the kind of hitter adam kennedy is. when is the last time you saw a nonpower hitting left handed batter in the box and third baseman playing 30 feet off the line. because he shoots the ball through that hole a lot. >> rob: he's a pull hitter, even for a guy that doesn't have the most home runs. >> bob: he will hook that to right field. right up there is francoeur who has one of the best arms in baseball. he leads the team in out field assists since 2005. rodriguez will be next. >> rob: francoeur is perfect for this ballpark. curvature of the fence. he will get a lot of balls. throws people out going to third. you see that mote, it's a cut out. >> bob: that cut out and the sign above it, represent the only major disagreement that dibble and carpettenner had last year. the ball, i thought, hit the track and bounced to the sign. the

here's adam kennedy.t's outside to adam who's 1-3 with an rbi. >> rob: if he could get nyjer and dunn going at the same time, man, watch out. >> bob: a healthy zimmerman. >> rob: well, take your time on him. get him right. get him 100%. we talked about that back in new york. >> bob: i don't know. i'm like a nats fan. i want my zimmerman and i want him now. >> rob: it's hard to be without him. i'd rather have him out for two or three weeks than the rest of the year. >> bob: we are so used to seeing him every day. 3-0 to kennedy now. >> rob: that's the problem with hamstrings. you hurt one side, then you hurt the other side. you're always compensating for that weak leg. he can do it all. look. he's a master juggler. >> bob: i'll tell you what he is. bored. >> rob: that's why it's dangerous saying to him, you know, you're just out for a couple days. if you dl somebody, you know for 15 days you're not playing. >> bob: 3-0 to kennedy. borderline strike call. guzman is next. not easy for an umpire to handle a k

alberto, willie, anybody, adam kennedy filling in. they get more comfortable every day.r to cristian. josh willingham a little later, running it down. that just makes livan even more comfortable. great defense behind great pitching. a little bit of offense. that's enough for a win. >> i think the other thing is i mentioned some of those ball games in a row now since last friday. this ball club is not only plague, but winning the kinds of games we just didn't see the last two years. >> you should hear the angst. they're venting after the ball game. they're upset. they sit an and talk baseball. last year they didn't do that. we have a lot of older players, a lot of coaches that have been around for 20, 30 years. ray knows a lot of them. he played against a bunch of them just like i did. it just shows they want to win in the worst way. they might not have the best players to match up all the time, but they have a lot of heart and they're a great team. >> i think somebody said it best, ray, on the just concluded home stand. nobody wants to come into washington for a sweep an

adam kennedy scores and this thing is tied up at 3-3. we are going to extra innings. same scored.ussell martin bringing home a player. bottom of the inning. grounder. play at the plate. coming home. he just barely is out. cristian guzman ending it all. nats fall 4-3 in 13. the orioles at the red sox and os took a lead into the 7. scutaro a three-run bomb. courtesy of that pitch. 16 runs in that 7th inning. os fall 7-6. >>> there is a reason members of the media have to wait ten minutes after going into a locker room. bruce boudreau took until this morning to calm down. his high scoring capitals team muster just one goal in friday's game 5 he called out his players and threatened to change lineups. but less than 24 hours later at this morning's optional skate bruce boudreau had changed his tone about his team. >> that's our first loss in regulation in 11 games, you know. and we are not perfect. and we didn't have a very good first 10 minutes and that team is playing their hearts out in montreal. i don't think we have to change the world to be successful. >> game 6 monday. >>> win i

adam kennedy third, guzman second baseman. adam will visit with ray later on in the show. decemberdesmond the shortstop. so a pretty good solid line up top to bottom. you talk about the nationals offence let's not forget about defense there were gems pulled off in this ballpark yesterday by this club. >> yesterday and all yearlong. defense diving double play here, slow hit ball they got rid of that ball, diving play by gonzalez, coming up, done a terrific job over there. absence of zimmerman another great play. making a long play to first base. dunn. any time that shortstop gets over there, he is covering the hole. desmond improved that position because of that but watch this play, hammers against the wall, one of the best plays, seems to make a good one every day. can he go back? yes, he can. can he come in? a little enthusiasm. line shot, low sinker. getting away from him makes the catch again. without those plays we would have lost the game sooner but this ball club just played well. the graphic showed you so much and it all begins up the middle. kennedy, guzman, morgan

adam kennedy goes deep on dempster to put the nats up 1- 0. his 69th home run.is career first since '08 and adam fast ball out away from him. 41st career home run versus chicago. 25th in wrigley field. now he has 320 career home runs which is 13th. you've got to go back quite some time to 2005. they were 11-11. they finished 81-81 and who knows what they're going to finish. they are on the right track. luis atilano in the minor leagues knocking around left and right, six, seven years comes up to the big club and gets two starts and impressive starts. >> very impressive. started off throwing a lot of balls off plate in his last outing but in the end he was similar to what he did. 93 pitches in his first outing. 57 strikes. 91 pitches in the outing against the cubbies, 58 strikes. six complete innings. five hits, six hits respectively. just one walks, two walks and didn't strike out but five people total. walked five but really battled throughout the whole outing and then found it after that third inning throwing a lot of ground balls. he threw six fly ball outs.

adam kennedy scores to tie the game at three. but the game goes to extra innings.ow we're in the 11th inning. russell martin lifts that one to right. but check out willie harris. has a beat on it. jumps up and makes that catch. willie was pumped. this, my friends, is impressive. willie harris reads it like a book making that amazing grab. good effort by harris. to the 13th still tied at three. not anymore. russell martin rips it to center. rafael furcal comes around to score and the dodgers just like that take a 4-3 lead. what a ball game this was. guess what, the nationals are not giving up. jim riggleman and the team say all i care about is we've got a chance. you've got to stick with me, guys. two on for ian desmond. he hits one to third. here comes pudge rodriguez. is pudge going to make it? no, he's out. pudge rodriguez tries to make good but is he out at home plate. with that the nationals lose, 4-3 in 13 innings. >>> that's going to do it for your sports on this sunday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >> a different kind of sporting event i t

adam kennedy rocks one to left center. willing ham back to tag. pagan throws it well. ood base running play by willingham to third base with one out. that's the power kennedy has. on another night that ball is 40 feet further. >> rob: pagan make as great throw. josh looked back to see how quickly he gathered that ball up and he got on his horse a little bit more. >> bob: rod reg says 2-2 together and has his first chance to collect his first rbi as a national. mets bought the infield in. >> rob: he got to play in arlishten a lot of years. toasting in the summer time. >> bob: i worked down there and we would look up at the score board, some nights it would be 199 and atonic down to 104. >> rob: in houston, we were thankful in the mild of the summer, you would sweat with the heat and humidity from the hotel to the cab, you would be soaked. soaken wet and then you get in the cab and you would freeze to death. and the astrodome was so cold, you needed long sleeves. >> bob: broken bat. wright throws a low bullet to jacobs for the second out. >> rob: that's too bad he got jam

adam kennedy at 2nd base. guzman gets the start at short. then comes willingham, pudge rodriguez.rman takes the night off again, hopefully to get back to 100%. justin maxwell goes to right. luis is on the mound. johnny holliday and ray knight with you. time for our one-voice ask the broadcaster question. one from jason. you've been talking about pitchers needing to pitch inside more. can you think of any active pitchers who live on the inside? >> i don't think they live on the inside as much as they want to. santana throws a lot of balls inside. kershaw, the guy that pitches for the dodgers, a lot of pitches in there. oswalt with houston, he will bust you inside. dempster also pitches inside a lot to set up that split finger and breaking ball away. nobody likes cofax who hits over 100 batters. stan william back in my day, would bust you in a heartbeat. i got hit in the quad by dennis. he ran that fastball in so hard. he pitched inside an awful lot to set that slider up. >> another question for you. this is from mike in alexander. what is the status -- bring us up to date on jesus

morgan leads off; harris, zimmerman, adam, willingham, kennedy, rodriguez, desmond, and mock againstnew york mets, hitting .358 career against the mets. good lineup. batting cage. mike morris. take a look. kennedy. talking about the lineup. no question, morgueson the best leadoff hitting we have had. hares gets on base. zimmerman, willingham. i like they are at the bottom of the lineup. they are going to run pitch counts up. >> nationals trying to get the first one out of the way and games coming up tomorrow and sunday. you like playing in new york? >> i didn't like playing there as a visiter. that's our pro-game. see you after the ball game.