and there is anderson hernandez, 0-for-2 i. i like our team chances, though. >> willingham is huge, dunn, kearns. >> bob: adam can take care of a couple of guys e i yes. and then you have villone down in the pen. i don't remember the last time there was a bench clearing throwdown in baseball. >> bob: tallest player ever here, of course, mark hendrickson. solstad 6'8", johnson at 6'7". sean west not even on the look i'm looking at. he is 6'8". willingham drills down to left center. >> rob: get in there. >> bob: the ball will be cut off but he has time to get to second base and josh willingham has his third hit of the series, on base for the sixth time in these three games. >> rob: we have to make sure we don't get into a pick-up basketball with the marlins. a good chance rights here, nice anderson hernandez two-out flare. >> bob: nationals have been hurt by their little guy. time to return the favor. fastball up, hits it over to third. bonifacio. inning over. halfway through the ballgame, still very tight but the marlins lead 2-

he looked over to anderson hernandez and tapped on his heart and say, sorry, i cost you an rbi here. t anderson will be happy with the hit. he hasn't had many lately and that will be good for him. >> rob: he may save someone some pain tomorrow if they wanted to pay us back for rubbing it in their face. you don't want one of your players, especially anderson hernandez maybe getting hit tomorrow, something that guzman did tonight. remember, we talked about that. may wait two months oh get somebody back, and it could happen the other -- what happened the other night in that brewer game. jeff carston had hit braun with a pitch two months later, they hit carston. >> rob: a no contact night for nick until that little squirter into right field. it's 12-1. for nick johnson after three strikeouts and a walk, rbi's 41 and 42. >> rob: when the nationals lay one on you, they can lay it on you hard. 16 hits, 12 runs after this, two rbi single by nick johnson gets jammed. >> bob: ever since elton john's been in this ballpark, saturday night's been all right. a little bouncer by willie harris. anoth

. >> bob: here is anderson hernandez against brian san chess san -- sanches.is 1-1, with a 1.62 e.r.a. >> bob: now, keep in mind that the nats only have one out. you might get another run there. >> rob: a little flooding here in the bullpen. >> bob: you might be better off like villone standing on the outside. out of play off the bat of anderson hernandez. 0-for-3 with three ground balls today. >> rob: just because the game is going on, the grounds crew is always working, here they are, removing the water from the bullpen. that's a rubber substance there with all the rain. >> bob: they always have something to do after the rain delay is over. and the pitch out. they thought willingham might be going. they even thought with hernandez there could be a suicide squeeze going on. i'd say more likely willingham running, though, than adam run. >> rob: no, we don't run on pitchouts. >> bob: they know that willingham swiped third base in baltimore the other way. >> rob: closing in on rickey hinder son's record. >> bob: 2-1. this is the pitch where something could happe

and anderson hernandez. >> rob: he is on 87.ng way too much time to get it from the back of the body to the front. >> bob: next up will be oscar salazar. >> rob: you will hear them say it all the time. get it out front. get it out front. he is trying to get the guys with the bat out front. >> bob: salazar struck out swinging first time. lannan has got another comebacker. he is fielding this position well. i guess, when he works fast, he doesn't stand around out there. sam adams boston lager is my favorite because it has so much flavor. so i wanted to design a glass that would enhance the taste of boston lager. we did a laser etch on the bottom. it releases the hops aromas this bulb is for collecting aromas. there's a little ridge on the inside. and that allows you to sense the hops as it enters your mouth. the way this hits your tongue, you really get the full flavor out of sam adams lager. having a boston lager in this glass was like tasting a boston lager for the first time again. i've never been all that great with my money.

that is anderson hernandez, a groundout, and it is over. a shot out the middle, played them perfectly, and 11 hits for the nats, still down, 1-0, and jordan zimmerman pitches a good ballgame, this was a big one. matsui, astros up, watch this, this is clifford trying to get the intent to walk, a runner on 3rd. that means best burkeman, come on down, they head into the all- star break, 26 and 51. afterwards, manny talked about the toughness of the game. >> and it is funny, it is a humbling game. this is the same club that scored all of those runs yesterday. we just couldn't execute offensively, twice bases loads, couldn't get it done. so you know it is why this game, you know you have to stay humble. >> people look at what we're talking about. record nervousness. the 2003 tigers entered the break with a worse record, nats bumping 35 games below 500 with the '79 bluejays, not even those loveable losers, they're not on the list, only 26 games under 500 back in 1962 at the all-star break. and there is the host, liked what we saw when he came bac

and one out away from extra innings unless anderson hernandez does something about that.is 0-3 today and five for his last 31. that swing is not going to get it done. >> you got to cut that down and drive it back up the box and get it going with two outs right here. and contact guy coming up. >> bob: real sequence of speed here and gonzalez. morgan and harris.   . >> bob: 0-2 the count w outs here in the ninth and the little guys can't get it done. extra innings coming up. in this year, nationals are 3-8. 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. nothing we brew is as versatile with food as boston lager. the sam adams lager goes beautifully with a lot of ethnic spicy foods. the maltiness and hoppiness work well with indian food. samuel adams boston lager is strong enough to support a heavier meal and it's balanced enough that's it's not going to overpower a lighter meal it could compliment a salmon dish with a little bit of spice to it. whethe

anderson hernandez now, two outs, second and third. bon fast yo has to play shallow at third. anderson bunts and drags the ball. the nats have wasted two good scoring opportunities today. they strapped two, have left six already against josh johnson. ?  . >> bob: we'll be back to florida. the nats lead 1-0. could be more. they stranded 6 base runners already. jordan zimmerman looking very good today, pounding that strike zone, keeping the pitch count down. >> rob: and he told you he was going to throw nothing but strikes. very economical so far in the 1st inning. josh johnson, on the other side, up over 70 philadelphia phillies, came in today with a 4.2 e r a against the nationals in 2009. this is one of those teams he seems to have a problem with in this particular season and that's a good thing for the washington nationals. even though he is fantastic against the rest of the league, so far, nationals are having their way with josh johnson. jordan zimmerman wants again, attacking the strike zone, get can ahead. first-pitch strike. >> bob: catche

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. right now, the exclusive american standard 4" symphony faucet is only $78.   >> it is the bottom of the eighth inning here at coors field and colorado is in control 8-3. -- 8-4. >> and he has been on fire. he has knocked in four. he now has six home runs with 11 rbi's. and he leads in every nearly atlantic category including home runs, runs bat t -- batted in. and so a

no balls and two strikes to anderson hernandez. s to start getting some base hits. gonzales has struck out today. hernandez is five for 34. so these two little guys who play middle defense are a combined eight for their last 68. if there are jobs available, that's not how to win them. >> rob: getting the bat head out. whether or not told you about that drill? >> bob: joe weston has called him out. >> rob: really? >> bob: the nats are claiming he foul tipped the ball. riggleman's already with the umpire. pat is down from the third base coaching box. did the ball change directions? oh, definitely. >> rob: yeah, i thought he hit the ball. >> bob: and then it came up and hit the umpire in the chest protector. that angle doesn't show it but the angle from behind the pitcher does. that ball definitely changed directions straight down and sad to say in his 4000th game joe west just missed one. now jim riggleman is going to go to paul and he should. if the, maybe the argument in here is why are you not asking for help? i don't think paul ca

anderson hernandez, would have been able to reach the ball and nick gave it a good effort and the padres base runner. >> rob: we will give you the scouting report. good-bye to the shut out streak. 458 game drought for the nationals pitching staff. last outing complete game shut out ended that. ground ball outs in july and 11.7 is the average ground ball outs per start. >> bob: that is a lot. it is a swing and tip. he has to face cabrera and he had a really big lead on the first pitch. foul tipped by will venable. cabrera, 10 for 11 steals and including one in the series. couple of significant players not in their team's line ups today. adrian gonzalez gets the day off. day game after a long night and morgan has a slight tweak of a hamstring and the naves will hold him out today and willie harris. we will set the defense for you in a moment. lead not as long on 1-1 pitch. bounce and foul. how about john lannan's last time out against the mets in the 4-0 win. no walks. only one strikeout, how sweet is that? 106 pitches to get through nine full innings. first shutout tossed at nationals par

anderson hernandez waging a good bat will here, 2 balls, 2 strikes. >> rob: i count about nine roster changes with the washington nationals. i'm not sure if i'm right or wrong but i don't think that's it and that's the thing, you know. mike rizzo, frank kasten trying to give manny acta any chance to win ball games. the guys that are not doing the job will be accepted dunn. elijah dukes, very talented young man but if you are not going to do the job son cyst at any timely, they'll get somebody else to do t not personal. this is business. this is your job. you have to show up to work every day. bring your a game, bring the right attitude. >> bob: andey lime ya dukes did get two hits out of three at-bats, but he is 11 for his last 65. josh willingham is not a fast base stealer and does not get much of a leadoff. hernandez is a contact hitter. but if something goes wrong, you are looking at a strike 'em out throw 'em out double play. runner going. the ball is hit, gload goes to the bag. elijah dukes hitting just .196. he it have 10 outfield assists which led the major leagues at the time

anderson hernandez following. no one has got it. ouch. keeps the inning alive.astros would tie the game. top nine. game tied at 5. niger morgan. and going to test his arm. puj rodriguez. great scoop, tag. harris out at the plate. bottom nine. game tied at 5. i will pause for dramatic effect. there it is. facing jeff blum, the hero. walk off to right. that's it. nats lose it. and you now have the microphone. >> well, we blew another one. our blpen let us down again. our top two guys. but overall. i feel good. guys played hard. we battled back. and up until then. just -- you know, here and there. they're going to fail again. i think the guys have played hard the whole time. the numbers are there. i mean -- take it away. you know, the way we have pitched and the way we have played defense. and we're fine. i don't think that is a complaint here. not from my side. >> always staying positive. in san francisco, last night, giants' pitcher, jonathan sanchez delivered a treat. the lefty threw the first no hitter of the season. what's remarkable about sanchez's sweet feet

. >> rob: anderson hernandez, like he hit it.uts 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 very humble young man. >> bob: i'm not saying bragging. >> reporter: i know, bragging. -- >> rob: i know, bragging. me and jim palmer were talking about lou never got one. i asked adam on t

here is anderson. hernandez up at the plate. tries to bunt. but he is called out.nandez can't believe it. he thought he dent touch the ball. well because of that. jim rigleman, comes out to argue. first with joe west. then with the third base umpire. so then, joe west says you know what i have had enough of your mouth. you are out there. throws him out of the game. the first game. rigleman has been tossed from. seventh inning. jason kendall. drives it to third. and throws home in time. doesn't get the tag down. mike cameron watch this closely. flags in. you've got to cover. good call. he's safe. man, nationals lose it. 7-3. and, in the wnba, mystics tonight beat the new york liberty. 78-73. good for them. yeah, good news. >> you are welcome. coming up next. neighbors worry aboutch adren ao tsdrench aer petython gets loose. oñoñç? >>> an agreement reached between michael jackson's mother and his -wife. regarding the custody of jackson's three children. katherine jackson will have custody of 12-year-old prince michael, 11-yr-old paris and 7-year-old blanket. debbie r

anderson hernandez, the hitter, and he has been struggling a bit.urtailed turnover last week or so.   disclosa has fallen behind several hitters early. and a bouncer. the nats are gone in the top of the second. the lead-off man aboard and nothing to show for it in colorado. ♪ who's watching... (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. (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t  >> we a back at coors field o a scorching wednesday afternoon as we move to the bottom of the inning. and he is working on his release point, ross, and i asked manny acta is that difficult to change while you're pitching in a game. >> it is tough to correct on the fly. with that being said, you have a lot of innings out there alot of pitches to make and the guy cans do it. and it is just a little tougher when you're as young as he is and the life experience that he has. >> the pitching coach also told me they are working on lengthening his stride which could h

and after the stretch, josh bard looks like anderson hernandez in the on deck circle. nd then nyjer morgan. josh bard 2-2 tonight. pair of doubles. he has 19 rbi's. there is the former met, hernandez who played an inning in the outfield yesterday. josh bard trying to get over the .270 mark with a base hit here. did he hold? yes, he did, says brian knight. 9-1 now in philadelphia. the phillies are battering ted lilly and the cubs. and atlanta game still 3-2 braves, bottom 6. >> rob: i doubt ted lilly is still in there. >> bob: i will check it and i would agree with you. jeff stevens is in the game now for the cubbies. 3 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd. 4 in the 4th for the fighting fills who scored 9 on eight hits. >> rob: they are looking for some pitching. they had to sign a guy like pedro martinez, that shows you they're hurting for no one give them some innings. >> bob: what's happ? 7-0 now. >> rob: yeah. jay happ. >> bob: jamie moyer 9-6. >> rob: talking about trading happ to the blue jays. >> bob: kensing takes it and on the outside corner is where hunter called it. and f

he has anderson hernandez. and street misses away. that pop up into right center.p here when it's late in the game and no doubles, that second basemen and short stops here know they may have to go a long, long way to may have maine a catch. >> rob: yeah, that was some trouble for barmes. a long way to go to make that catch. and there are still no outfielders in there, in the pitcher. >> bob: h amel and zimmerman tomorrow night. nats extra. at 8:00. here is josh board two for three. unfortunately his hit last inning was right at brad hawpe. and there is no way that josh willingham could score. and then the big play of the night, ronnie belliard grounding into a 6-4-3 double- play to end that inning in the 7th. somebody may just have to get ahold of one and pop it out of here. i don't know in anderson her an connecticut is ailing. he's not swinging the bat very well. you would think he would be next instead of belliard. we'll see. bard pulls it, right at todd helton, and the rockies are one out away. one pitch and it's over. rockies beat the nationals. job i back wit

hernandez just launched that throw. got it behind him. >> rob: that was the texas two- step. anderson is in, look at him set up.boom, quick reaction. i thought it hit ramirez but nick johnson, watch him stay in here. beautiful job. that was a beautiful job. >> bob: that's a pitch safer. bases empty, two outs and here is uggla. zimmerman, if this is it, can just go pedal to the metal and go with it. 1 ball, 1 strike. dan uggla 0-for-2 today and 1- for-8 in the series. he will foul it straight back. >> rob: he is now a little bit tired. a little bit laxed -- relaxed. he is now at 95 -- 97. >> bob: he is young. >> rob: he is vibrant. >> bob: uggla's bat went 90 feet and the ball went into left field. >> rob: that might be it, though. young lefty, sean burnett up. >> bob: nowhere near the spot in your line-up where you have to make the double switch. manny can choose to go with him now. >> rob: looks like they are doing it. >> bob: there may be another element, how do you deal with a ballpark like this because you play these guys nine times down here every year and if he is going to be with our ball club for a whil