harris first pitch swinging, skies it to left, and adam lind is there. they lead by 4, 6-2. po >>> i just want to wish all fathers out there and my dad happy father's day. >> we move to the ninth inning. mike macdougall told me that his dad and he are very close. >> he's been great. my dad is my best friend, so he's my buddy. i call him every day, and he's just a great guy and i love being around him. >> he was also a senator's batboy and should be here at national park here next month, bob. >> senator's batboy, nice. josh willingham, get used to seeing him play right field, out there working a lot in the days to come. he realizes that his spot in the lineup probably depends on him switching over there. i think the nats really would like to leave adam dunn in left. with austin kearns slumping, he's going to get a chance to play over there when he gets back into form. he will also get in an at bat because it's a double switch. facing aaron hill, one for four and two for 15 in the series. two balls, one strike. field lights on here at the ball

a adam lind up and a runner aboard. nobody out in the eighth. lind is 0-3. ron villone, a scoreless third of an inning in new york last night with a strikeout of matsui and a walk of jorge posada. and then tavarez came in, got a big out and nats went ton a 3-0 lead -- on to a 3-0 win. when the nationals gave up the run in the sixth inning, it ended a shut tching they hadn up a amon's solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inningwednesday night. adam lind fishing upstairs. 1-2.  alex rios next.   >> bob: th will  out behind anderson hernandez and then dukes will come in to call him off. that ball took a while to come , wn. "nats xtra" all weekend long from here at the ballpark. a very good outing by jordan zimmermann 5 2/3 tonight. only a run on five hits. manny acta's post-game thoughts and a preview of game two featuring ross detwiler still hunting that first major league win. ross will make his seventh big league start tomorrow. here is alex rios. >> rob: took craig stammen five starts into his s

adam lind leads the american league in double. 25-year-old outfielder from muncie, indiana, via a goodschool, the university of alabama. tried to pull that outside breaking ball did lind. alberto gonzalez throws him out. and three in a row for detwiler since the walk to aaron hill. and then alex rios is next. he is hot, eight-game streak. >> rob: this kid, rios, he reminds me a lot of justin maxwell, tall, thin, very good outfielder. >> bob: they. they list him at 6'52"15. >> rob: a couple of years ago, this kid was crushing the ball. they gave him a long-term extension. >> bob: 14 homeruns, -- 24 homeruns, 84 rbis in that season. he played 1161 games. and .291 with 71 rbis last year. ynoble, port rico. if you know how to pronounce it, it's there. hey, it's up to me to fill in the blanks. >> rob: that's why i throw those out there. i didn't know what he hit that year. >> bob: i'm still trying to find. >> rob: what? >> vernon wells? >> bob: vernon wells. >> rob: i did look that up last night, the calgary stampeders. >> bob: i love it when calgary played saskatchewan, stampede against th

this is adam lind hitting .308.'s a edmundsy, indiana, kid, who went to the university of south alabama and a home grown blue jay. third-rounder in 2004. jordan looking quick with the heater tonight. this hitter is third in the american league with 36 extra- base hits. he's one of those guys rob talked about with 80 hits or more. swing and a miss. he was overmatched on a fastball away. strikeout number two for j. zim. >> rob: bob, what we have talked about also with jordan is he throws so hard and so well, let's see if these guys can hit it. you know, throw to them. see if they can hit it. if you hit my best fastball,i'll make adjustments. there's no reason to go to your second and third best pitch when you have a great number one. >> bob: don't trick them with your number one? >> rob: no, don't show them your whole arsenal and rep pawr twawr the first time through. i like what brian tallet does. go fastball, changeup maybe the first time through. maybe fastball, slider the second time. maybe all breaking balls your

that ball driven to left by adam lind. 2 on, one out. blue jays have tripled their hit total here in the 4th. >> rob: they have seen him for the second time now and they

. >> bob: adam lind the hitter and colome misses low. here is the left handed bat we mentioned, lyle overbay. because they made a double switch, back in the 8th, pitcher's spot is next. that's the number 6 spot in the line-up. it will be nice to get zaun camp out of here -- shawn camp out of here. he has pitched three scoreless innings for the blue jays, three out of 10. 2 1/3 tonight. >> bob: scott richmond. >> rob: the nats told me before the game they would break out their starters. >> bob: he is not on the sheet. scott richmond has made 11 starts in his 13 appearances. 5-3 with a 3 1-2 e.r.a. may take him a while to get warmed up. >> rob: in more ways than one. he probably does not want to come into this game. starters and relievers have this little friction going on all the time. they love that you are out there and you come into the game. >> bob: i thought you and tomorrow browning were such good buddies. >> rob: don't get me wrong. but you can get in there and tell them to get lost. as far as the record goes, starters don't want t

. >> bob: here is adam lind-4. >> rob: had a little time to work on his tattoos out there.ot my first tattoo on sunset tattoo on hollywood boulevard. you know i love joe beimel. come on. he's your appropriate typical reliever. >> bob: you guys platinum members out there? [ laughter ] >> rob: i have a parking spot. >> bob: a lot of the crowds sticking around. it's fireworks night. this game will have to end in the next inning or two for the fireworks to be seen nationals can't start them after 10:50 on a friday night because of the surrounding neighborhoods. >> rob: we're just going to have to go ahead and win this in the bottom of the 10th inning after joel gets out of this inning. -- joe gets out this have inning. >> bob: and the 0-2. he took that sweeping breaking ball and just missed with it. 28,060 paid tonight. >> rob: a lot more fans, you've dpsh -- you want more fans, you've got to win more games. that's the way it works.  >> bob: beimel trying  away lind here with alex rios next. good seats available tomorrow night and on fat

that ball driven to left by adam lind. 2 on, one out. blue jays have tripled their hit total here in the 4th. >> rob: they have seen him for the second time now and they know what ross detwiler features. and if you are not walking ahead, if you are behind the hitter, you give them an advantage. he smacks that ball into left field. >> bob: alex rios. grounded out to zimmerman tonight. he is 1-for-5 with a walk in the first two games of this series. tampa bay just beat the mets 3- 1 in new york. double play ball. gonzalez, guzman and well done. manny acta earlier this inning talked about defense and the pitching. there you have it. aflac! you really need it these days. how come? well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that's it! aflac. we've got you under our wing. a-a-a-aflaaac! are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drink

adam lind, struck out, ground ball to second. >> rob: bob boone called it your ace. throw your ace over the plate and see if they can hit it. >> bob: there you go. >> rob: i like what bob boone had to say. he said, listen. 0-2, throw your best pitch right here. let's see if wha this guy can do with it. i think the simplifying the game plan has really helped the pitching staff. >> bob: in case adam lind hits a ground ball, scott rolen is one of the best base runners in baseball despite the fact he's huge and not a real speed guy. i wouldn't want to be having him coming at me on a ground ball. play off to the left side. he's always been known as a big man who goes first to third really well. i've seen him -- i saw him take out two middle infielders on the same grownd ground ball one night on a ball -- same ground ball one night on a ball. >> rob: he's like an olde old time football player who didn't wear a helmet. >> bob: he was recruited to play college basketball. he signed with hugh durham at the university of georgia before he signed with the phillies and eddie sut

in the cleanup spot, adam lind in left, lyle overbay at first. ll be catching and brian tallet on the mound tonight for toronto. now for the nationals, how about adam dunn? we mention add few minutes ago, phil and imp talking 224 home runs the last six speans. -- and i were talking 224 home runs the last six seasons. 296 career home runs. he'll be in the cleanup spot. here is the rest of the washington lineup tonight. cristian guzman leads off at short. then comes nick johnson. ryan zimmerman down at third. adam dunn in left with a .265 average. elijah dukes in right. josh bard will be catching tonight, willie harris in center, hanley ramirez at second and jordan zimmermann on the mound for the nationals -- anderson hernandez at second and jordan zimmermann on the mound for the nationals. they've won 8-10 ballgames and a three-game winning streak. >> there are two guys that kind of jump up aaron hill and adam lind. hill has 15 home runs. this is where their power is coming. from neither one of these guys have done a whole lot in terms of home runs

anderson hernandez throws out adam lind. >> rob: that little round thing. >> bob: ok.os will be next. then lyle overbay not to be lost in all of what's going on here the efficiency with which jordan zimmermann is getting some of his outs. some of them have been happening quickly, but he has thrown over 60 pitches now with one out in the fourth inning f he can get a couple of quick innings here, he could pitch deep into this friday night. he continues to get ahead of everybody. 13 first-pitch strikes. >> rob: now 15. >> bob: 13 hitters. 15 in a row now. >> rob: 15 in a row. >> bob: this is maddux-like. >> rob: that will help you. >> bob: i think the best i've ever seen, if i remember over the last bunch of games i've seen, one night in florida pitching for the braves, greg maddux had 21-23 first hitters first-pitch strikes. alex riosfouled out to herndez first time. zimmermann goes right after him. gets a pop-up. guzman is there. and two outs here in the fourth. here comes ducky medwik. >> rob: settle. settle. >> aflac. >> bob: three center fielders had over 100 rbi's e

wellingham could have come home because adam lind did a 6-run game flipping the ball into second base. josh willingham has his back to that and awaiting his dash home listening to his coach. the wind really shortened the flight of that ball. still only one out. ryan zimmerman, a nightmare weekend, zero for 14. he'll pop it up. nats extra they do get the run home. a nice jam shot right here, but a big strong man, broken bat single. he'll take the rbi, keep the rally going, bring elijah dukes to the plate. he's batting for the pitcher in the spot occupied -- he throws him a pitch out of the ball park. it's a 2-run game. the nats still have a large hill to climb. they have scored a couple here. it's now 9-4. - oh, it's on. - it's on. it's on. - it's on. - oh, it's on, all right. - it's on. - it is totally on. jimmy, it's on. it's on. oh, yeah, it's on. pilot: affirmative, it's on. >>> dad's sake -- saying, d give up until it's time to go home. there's a lesson to be learned here in the ninth inning. the blue jays have a pull benpy committee now. the tying run is not as close as the o

adam lind walked first time up. second at-bat already. then rios really hurt with the two hitch run single.  he's going have at least mi- 50s in pitches through two innings. >> well, right now martis having trouble getting ahead, does not have a lot of movement on the fastball, change-up, curveball, good pitches, but not great. >> adam dunn right there for this one. and the blue jays will get another run. they've been doing a good job with 2-out hitting today, all five of their runs scoring with two outs. to look after my money." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "the dust might be settling... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that's great, but i'm not." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "i guess i'm just done with doing nothing, you know?" tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "oh, i'm not thinking about moving my money. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i am moving it." geico's been saving people money 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

here is adam lind. and they are going up hacking. >> rob: that's a very good hitting ball club. a matter of time they would put a couple of singles, maybe doubles together, get themselves back in the ballgame. another line drive knocked down by alberto gonzalez and that keeps scott rolen from going to third. so the blue jays are hitting the ball hard against wells and hanrahan here in the 8th after that leadoff pinch hit by bautista. alex rios now with the lead run at second base. alex rios 0-for-3 tonight. 1-for-7 in the series. blue jays have put four hit together to tie the game here in the 8th. first pitch slider for a strike. 2-1. >> rob: the only conversations i had today were about velocity versus pitching and not just how hard you throw but about the movement, the location. there is billy koch threw 100 and threw it straight and he was very hittable at times. you have to be able to locate corners, pick your spots. there you see a great slider but, still, 95 up in the zone, these guys can hit that. and as you said, scott rolen is one of the hot he is hitters in baseball r

. >> bob: here is adam lind it would out, bases empty. breaking ball, flyball. centerfield, willie harris. and that quickly, the top of the 6th is over. >> bob: you can make a lot of money pitch for a long time giving up solo homeruns. try chili's new fire-grilled quesadillas, starting at $6.99. flame-grilled tortillas layered with chicken, bacon, cheese, and ranch. crispy on the outside, melted perfection on the inside. new fire-grilled quesadillas. only at chili's. . >> debbi: we move to the bottom of the 6th inning. manny acta admitted that he was a little more fiery when he was in the minor league. >> i can't believe why people want to yell at somebody for having self-control. i have my own beliefs and my beliefs are that patience and self-control or the foundation for life for success. i'm not going to change it just to make everybody happy. >> debbi: i will tell you what, he will make everybody happy if this win streak continues. >> bob: . >> bob: thank you, debbie. he is going to be smiling because his leadoff man has an extra base hit. he has big tri

he struck out adam lind and then his opponent, brian tallet. he was sharp last night.cision but kept his team in the ballgame and that's what it's all about. >> johnny: when you talk about getting the job done, six homeruns allowed, 48 strikeouts and only 37 walks. >> phil: again, there is room for improvement with the walks but the point is that the walks have not killed them. that's the main thing. they have gotten a lot of double plays this month and while defensively, they still have their problems and they are still making errors, they still have the double plays helping the pitchers out night after night. >> johnny: people say, it takes a while for young guys to get acclimated. is there a projected time that you give a young guy where he's going to finally get it as he progresses? >> >> phil: nobody has a specific, you know, date that they're going to get it. i think it cops down to the experience they are getting on the major league level which they might not get otherwise with a better club. that's what it comes down to, really. when you are drafted by a club t

the strikeout of adam lind. he strikes out the opposing pitcher and this is a guy who had a little problem here in the third inning when aaron hill singled to third and then again a play that wasn't made. then, vernon wells civicless to center field and aaron hill gets to second base. at that point, scott rolen comes up and hit the line drive out to right field. the ball was caught by dukes and zimmerman is -- zimmermann is out that have inning. in the sixth inning when he finally got out, scott rolen gets the base hit into left field and then he gets a couple of fly ball outs. then, lyle overbay walks him to second base. here is rod barajas. gets the base hit over the second baseman. a flare -- the ball was not hard hit and the run scored for the blue jays at that point which tied the game. that was it for jordan zimmermann on the evening. again, a terrific outing any way you sthries. >> five innings of relief ball for the nationals bullpen. jays get that one run in the sixth tying the ballgame at 1-1 and washi