to belliard. outside.s the call. >> rob: ooh. >> bob: that's the second generous outside corner or near that chuck meriweather has given him at this at bat. >> rob: come on, chucky, this ball is out. >> bob: 2-2. >> rob: it's where it crosses the plate. >> bob: he will sit up out there again. and belliard knows he better be swinging. >> rob: now two strikes. you have to go in defensive mode or protection mode. ronnie has been great getting clutch hits to right field. >> bob: 2-2 to ronnie with two men aboard. belliard strokes one into right field. guzman home! zimmerman will score! and the nationals lead 3-0. [ cheers and applause ] belliard, six rbis in the last two games. that's a great at-bat, rob, because the umpyre set this whole thing up by calling everything out there a strike so belliard goes out there to get it. >> rob: it was a really nice breaking ball on the outer half by parra but you know what? good hitters will hit and belliard is on fire. he is confident. and he takes that the other way, bo

to belliard. >> bob: top of the order. lopez he is 2-2: by the way in the last inning because of the ground rule double no r.b.i. even though dukes' ball he get as r.b.i. his 46th for driving in zimmerman. >> rob: sometimes this game,ky not figure it out. [ laughter ] belliard does not get it. >> rob: that's why i'm upset not upset as the runner scored but belliard gets rip off an r.b.i. >> bob: yes. i think he got gipped out of an inside the park homer. doesn't look like he wanted it. >> rob: never stop until you hear the whistle. >> bob: i would have been in the dugout, i can see it from here. >> bob: i would be in the tunnel getting a drink of water. they it would take them three minutes to find me. >> rob: make me come out, put me at 2nd base. >> bob: yeah. then they had to put zimmerman back at 3rd; i agree nobody is telling had imto run. i would have said go, go, score. if i'm the third base coach i have my arms waving like crazy. let the umps figure it out. >> bob: that's a sport where you play until you hear a whis

ronnie belliard.well way to read the hop. stammen gives up another run. he will run the ball down. sacrifice fly, 2-0. bases empty, two outs and dan uggla coming up. we will check on game notes. over the last week and a half, anderson hernandez is a met again. that's where he came from. for infielder gregg, the nats are recalling saul rivera and since the first of july, .280 batting average and major league baseball, that's over a five week period. uggla takes a breaking ball for a strike. now, because of the error, the nats have given the marlins a second run. unless uggla gets a base hit that would make it earned. inside with a fastball, 1-1. >> rob: you have to try to minimize the damage and think in your mine, well, if i can't make a perfect throw, i will eat the ball and it is second and their. nobody scores. and. >> bob: then if you give up one run, you are okay. >> rob: then a guy on third with two outs right now. keep it simple. fundamental stuff. win you a lot of ball games. >> bob: 1-2, targ

with belliard.e got you an easy out, skipper. we'll ask you one more question. i was not aware that ryan zimmerman and adam dunn had not gone back to back with home runs this year. talk about the synergy between the two of them in the three and for four spots. >> yeah, i didn't know that either. i know zim really likes having dunn sitting back there. i think it's helped him. there's so much respect in the league for adam that ryan is going to get some pitches to hit. he just will take advantage of those and has. we're very fortunate to have those big sluggers in the middle of that lineup. >> bob: jim, as always, we appreciate your time, sir. we'll let you back to work. >> thank you very much. >> rob: thanks, jim. woit. >> bob: that is so great that we goat talk to the skipper live every week on wired wednesday. john lannan throws a strike under the hands of his former teammate nick johnson. after the easy out, coghlan bouncing out to belliard. top of the third under way. and the nats on top 2-1. bot

belliard's batting average up to .244.75 career. >> rob: much better than when he was on i-95. >> bob: that's right. he had .287 last year with an on-base percentage of .372. 11 homers and drove in 46 runs, 22 doubles. he jacks this ball but is a foul with home run distance. >> rob: he hit that too good. >> bob: man! [ chuckling ] >> rob: yeah, parra is not tricking too many people. check out the swing, head down. a lot of power generated by this guy. and you see the bat head. i mean, look at that out front of the plate. >> bob: that's where home runs are hit. >> rob: for young kids, it's about get the bat out in front of the plate. >> bob: good take. 3-2. that also means on that pitch ronnie seeing ball well. josh bard is next. e ou núthed&añ ú have a runner aard. first walk of the day by mann pa struggling big time right now. he threw 37 pitch in the first two innings. the nats have him up to 49 now. the bullpen is quiet but only one out in the 3rd. i know ken macha in the dugout -- two words going through his head

belliard will -- by b. belliard 2-4 day. maybe he can show young mr. gonzalez the way and ge out. [ indiscernible ] so nats have their leadoff man on. for the 5th time today, her alberto. who doubled off the chalk lin in left field. driving in the 3ed run of that 3-run 7th. breaking ball by hanrahan, right-hander buckling a bit >> rob: right here. [ indiscernible ] >> bob: he has not bunted for a hit in quite a while. and he's capable of that. or threatening to and getting hit. crowd of over 21,000, little quiet at the moment. appeared to be a sacrifice attempt, and it's 0-2. not a good pitch to bunt at a 21,894 for the pirates. that's a couple, about 2500 above their average of 19,3 >> rob: lovely afternoon. >> bob: it has become. 0-2, and gonzalez drives it to right center. mccutchen is going to get there. >> rob: gonzo is trying to move the guy to second, puts thel in the air, and they've got andrew mccutchen out in center. you 

ronnie belliard! see you later! number three for belliard. three for the nats tonight. a 4-1 lead over the marlins. >> rob: ronnie belliard, boy, do i really swing hard. >> bob: ronnie belliard, his 106th home run. >> rob: last night, he hit as you said, a breaking ball as hard as we've seen him hit a ball this year. maybe that got him a start tonight. maybe not. i'll tell you. this guy, he's a veteran player. i've been watching him run the cage the last few weeks hitting the ball and hits the ball as well as anybody on this team. >> bob: here is wil nieves. the nats, three homers tonight. one last night. they hit 103 this year. that's only three fewer than the power-laden marlins have hit now. >> rob: it's not easy to play sparingly especially at this level. the guy has talent still. >> bob: ronnie appears to be on some sort of second half drive here to prove himself offensively. got his batting average over .200 over the weekend. .205 coming in. he's 2-5 tonight. nieves takes a big swing and strikes out. vandenhurk, his third k on the night and john lannan coming off

belliard ran for him. took over 1st base. 3-2, nobody out. belliard for jones. next. 1-3. hitting .305. when the nats arrived in milwaukee for a historic night one week ago this evening, josh was hitting taunt 291. he doubled and hit two grand slams against the brewers. averaging 2 r.b.i.s every game since. i think the night turned around when the mascot visited our booth. >> rob: i do, too. >> bob: then clippard came in. >> rob: there was going to be a mutiny. >> bob: 2 balls and a strike. dukes had a good night. willingham ducks back. ball 3. 24 years of age from arizona. a couple of years at the u of v in tucson. walks another batter. pirates may need to do something here before this slips out of reach. a quick trot to the mount with dukes coming out. >> bob: and trying to reach throwing a strike. all about muscle memory. trying to do the same thing twice in a row because it is throwing a ball and a strike. a couple of balls. not able to repeat the delivery, that's what you have to do at this level. >> bob: dukes a walk. 32nd. shopping in t is foul. >> throwi

belliard should get a base hit.e has the same evening going that mike cameron with a double, whommer and now a single. that was going to be tough. it came up on mcgehee. >> rob: this -- he hits this two hops. off the grass. >> bob: that almost got him in the face. that's a tough kid there. >> bob: that's a hot corner. dukes. the lead run on base here in the 5th inning. he is jamming the plate. target in. gets jammed. drives up the center to cameron who will be batting second in the sixth inning a triple away from the cycle. i'm sure i just jinxed him. so it is 1 on, 1 out. and padilla coming up. this he would like to see him get some hits. in ten games now, he has had 11 at bats. he is 1 for 11. >> rob: and getting some more playing time. >> bob: he can hack. mike mors. he is an infielder. that's his problem. , pretty deep there. we have not talked about guzman getting the night off. >> bob: he is 3 for his last 29. >> rob: you get a night off and the offense explodes. you're not in it. >> bob: i want to be out ther

belliard, the double and adam the fastball.way from him, off the left- hander, and he was able to put together those six hits. he went a little more to the breaking ball. he had a great one all night long. but, gosh, 97 miles per hour fastball. we were behind home plate again, the most impressive arm i have seen this season without a doubt. >> and also, christian guzman, the big base hit as well to tie it up and adam dunn working the count against the bullpen we were talking about. there is the line score for the nationals. six in the eighth innings. there is adam dunn's numbers, the former national and johnson josh. for the importance of a win like there, especially after what you did on the road. you build for the future, ray. gains confidence in yourself and it is against a team like florida that is fighting for the wild cay card. >> it is a first ballgame that we have snatched from somebody, truly snatched it, and we're able to do that. it is just a combination of your bullpen coming in. bergman throws the ball exceptionall

ronnie belliard has two rbis today. the biggest two of the game, really, turning a one-run, bottom of the 1st into a three- run frame. he walked in the 3rd, grounded in the 4th. >> rob: come on, make this guy pay for hitting the hammer. >> bob: they play belliard like a hammer. nobody cheat on him anymore. i mean -- every one of those guys is deeper than the kind of spot we see in the grass spot in the month of august after the grass starts getting pounded by the sun and the conditions here on a daily basis. all three of them are beyond those spots. they play a regulation hitter. there's mike cameron behind that bare spot. the ground spot will take care of and it have it greened up when the guys get back but these field take a beating this time of the year. from rain to extreme humidity and sunny conditions. they have to keep the dirt infield hosed down at times to keep it from turning into a rock. 3-0 and belliard -- villanueva having a hard time finding the plate. the generous strike call. >> rob: that's not ronnie's

. >> ryan zimmerman at third base, josh willingham in left feel, elijah dukes in right, belliard willase today, day 06 for dunn, and wil nieves the catcher today, and -- laroche has been hitting the hot water for the pirates, .409 against the nationals. and mccutchen leads off, 3 home run game yesterday, former national last milledge followed by garrett jones who has the big bat. and there's laroche at third, ronnie cedeno at short, and maholm is the lefty going for the pirates. another wrap around game for monday. and josh willingham, cristian guzman, hot bats for the nats. we've talked about josh. >> you can not ask for a man to swing the bat better than josh willingham. number one, since july 1st. that's a pretty amazing stat right there. four of them actually. five of them actually. on-base percentage, shrugging ribs, and home runs, he has come on like gang busters. that's why he was acquired. he has a great stroke. the reason he didn't get traded, i believe, is because he's going to be a cornerstone player. when he gets a good pitch, he can hit t nobody has a better quicker bat o

. [ indiscernible ] >> rob: i like that sweet t belliard. make that guy feel the tap. watch the snap throw by wil ad a hard tag, just missed him >> bob: just sweep the glove around. >> rob: he'll be there. >> bob: the 1-0. outside 2-0. some fires pans may have so flashbacks to -- pirates fans may have some flashbacks to manny. he was the first wiry and qk catchers. then they had two guys who were the epitome of the stocky pitcher, smoky burgess, and labaya. his nickname was spanky. he made himself into a good player. >> rob: yes, he was. he was not drafted. >> bob: 3-0 on the inside corner. we were talking to kentr today, and he thinks that labr would make a great coach for  organization, because he knows how the game is plays. 3-2. and milledge will get a head start with two outs. >> rob: wil nieves telling the in feel, defense first. -- infield, defense first. the runner's going to be going. >> bob: 3-2. milledge running, breaking ba, foul. >> rob: n

corraled by ronnie belliard and two down. pitchers aren't fooling anybody so far in this game. get your family fun pack tickets. diamondbacks will be here on sunday. a $14 upper right field terrace particular or $25 lower field reserved ticket on either side of the ballpark. with each one of those, you get a hot dog, drink and chips. minimum two tickets per purchase. giferdz kids get to runt base after the game. we'll do it again this sunday when arizona is here. here is emilio bonifacio batting .248. now, from the right side, he's been very good all year at .3 subpoena, but -- 3.17, but only2.19 left-handed -- . # 219 left-handed. you would think he would get hits on the ground to hit much, much may higher than that. >> rob: i'd say the same thing to him i'd say to nyjer morgan. you put more balls on the ground depending on your speed. this guy obviously thinks he's a home run threat or a big slasher threat. he's putting more balls on the ground from the left side, you have a lot more infield singles. >> bob: two balls and a strike. >> rob: probably get more action in the fiel

that will bring up belliard.er didn't deserve that one but takes it off the shoulder. [ cheers and applause ]

belliard's, fourth home run. take a 1-0 lead. that's all they needed. that's not the case. last night it was. bottom of the fifth. paul janice up with two on. singles. fleiss play. second win of the season. shut out the red. 2-0, talking football now. michael vick. and clearly split. yesterday the cover of the philadelphia daily news read hide your dogs. reebok official uniform supplier for the nfl is receiving so much demand for michael vick jerseys they have begun production. there he is. vick wearing 7. standing next to donovan mcnabb. ran the offense in the walk through practice this morning. in the afternoon session, worked out as number 3 quarterback. 29-year-old vick is eligible to play in the eagles final two preseason games. closer to hope. the redskins are preparing to play steelers one week from today. head coach jim zorn called the defense soft after 500 yards of offense to the ravens in the preseason. can't give that much offense up and win. zorn says result of inexperience. >> we had a lot of young guys who understand now being in shape and condition is a prem

belliard swings the bat well.ht now with much more pop, but gonzalez keeps battling getting good at bats out there. >> we can't talk amight defense on any show without talking about ryan zimmerman, and once again tonight on our masn highlight reel with some more great plays by the nats all star third baseman. >> he can flat out kick it here. you can see this ball is hit line shot. stunt look like it's that tough of a play, but this is. a slow-roller, working there, corkscrewing, makes the play there barehanded. stammen going back. ball with a top spin over the top. then a ball that gets in the light there. you see him duck his head. a nice throw. he hasn't made a bad the now in over a month. and she the best defensive third baseman in this league. >> you can continue to say it, if you like. >> i'm going to, if you don't mind. >> i don't mind at all. how about an offense tonight? the nationals had a nice little to cool back and take a lead. >> yeah, not a lot of oh phones, but then the 9th inning, there was a a ral

up with ronny belliard and nieves behind the plate. you know who plays at the corners,   over his last 15. there is padilla as a major leaguer tonight. 8:26. we're underway with a strike. obviously raining but has cooled off. it would have been 88 earlier. [ laughter ] -- but it is 75 right now. and lopez has a game opening base hit. here are some game notes. morgan, really getting on base a lot early in the games. ryan braun does the same in the road games. he has a great batting average. the nats scoring 5 plus runs that seems to be the magic number. that's because their team e.r.a. is just under five run as game. mike cameron running second. he was in the sixth hole last night. >> rob: and craig counsell not in there. they have escobar playing shortstop. a lot of pop here. >> bob: yes, sir. that's off the plate inside. 2-0. warming it up a bit. braun is next and then fielder. brauers put two first inning runs on the board last night. lannan misses 3-0. last time against the brew ares. that was a year

belliard scores and zimmerman and up on third. cannot say enough, five road. >> -- five in a row. >> i think we're just plain better. we need to step up our game and we have done that and hopefully we will continue. >> did i say five and a row? five and a row. >>> the orioles not have the same block. the tigers beat the orioles, 7- 3. >>> back to work under the stars for an erotic, the legg mason classic. -- andy roddick. down the line, gets it back. roddick with the exclamation. he was too tough tonight. it back and forth, passing shot. there it goesro. itddick wins and advances at the leg mason -- roddick wins. >> he said five. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza sta

. >> bob: belliard is now 4 for 11 career against looper.eves had never seen him until tonight. struck out winging. >> rob: the reason i asked him about his weight. when he left high school and went to college. he weighed 250 pounds. they wanted him to get into shape. his freshman year he got down to 225. he was a great student in the classroom. carried a 4 point 0 gpa. that's not good. number 8 hitter next n there not even close. >> rob: ronny in the process of getting off first base. looperch whatting him. throws over. caught in between. give him a lot of credit. watching him take his lead off the base. >> bob: a well-timed throw catching a runner in the middle of one of the steps; give the pitching coach and a lot of credit though. when they told him what stephen lacked, he lacked the mental toughness and coachablety within he got to college. he worked on that. look at him now. first pick in the draft. was it weird that tony coaches in tony gwnnn stadium. >> bob: no. >> bob: i did some games with him. he is delightful. he holds some of th

. >> ronnie belliard ripped a frozen rope line drive to deep left center.ly harris is on his horse, scores easily from third. belliard with the double and the rally was on. four batters later it was a 4-4 game. guzman on first and bam! get up, get out. he does it again. two-run shot 6-4 nationals over the marlins. the nats have now won three games in a row. let's go to detroit orioles and tigers. nick mar kay cuss had a great night for the birds. has this home run at the top of the sixth to make it 5-1 and baltimore wins with a final of 8-1. the feel-good story comes from college park, maryland where the terp head coach reached the a milestone. the fridge lost 100 pounds and dropped below the 00-pound mark 300-pound mark since he became the coach for the terps. he was emotionally charged with his success. >> i think one of the things that this has shown me is that there's a lot of people that really care about me and want to see me live a long life. so hopefully i cannot disappoint them. >> go to wjla.com and click on friesen. we got the whole story for you

ronnie belliard the start at second tonight had a big base hit yesterday.s the catcher and john lannan is the pitcher. byron kerr and ray knight with you. welcome back to "nats xtra". we'll take a look at news and notes. karin has been put on the 15- day disabled list with that thumb and jorge padilla, 12 years in the mine owrs gets a call to the nationals and in iewnl uniform tonight for washington. we're getting rld for the matchup against the marlins. ben guess -- guessling is here from the "the washington times" -- guessling here from the "the washington times". >> he we don't know enough about it to say definitively that's the reason why he's had some struggles most of the season. this has been something that's plagued him back to his minor league days off and on, but i think in the last few days, certainly, it's become more of eighteen issue and we'll find out more -- an issue and we'll find out how long this thing will be. he's heading to baltimore to visit with a hand specialist up there and they'll decide whether he needs ran operation or he can pl

belliard was on the move. he was heading to the bag in case they could get barmes wandering too far. that was well played. i know a wise baseball man said on every play, everybody on the field has someplace to be and ronnie belliard found his place. that was well-played by zimmerman, he loves to be aggressive on those. ryan told me last year any play in front of him i consider it do or die and i'm charging to play it aggressively. marquis goes up swinging and willingham will circle around this one for the second out. top of the order, gonzalez will bat for the third time. >> for the third time in 3 innings. it's just about 8:00. the days are getting shorter. 9th of august. i'll be september and labor day before we know it. and i'll tell you, these 2 next weeks are big time test for the nationals. colorado, milwaukee, the cubs, the cardinals, and then on to san diego, and when the nats get home it will be september and a big time dose of national league east plus the dodgers thrown in. the nats will have to be

better than belliard and nieves.ed ronnie belliard for a few pitches then switched off. >> bob: 2-2 to josh bard who is behind 0-2. he's going to be called out on strikes! the last three nationals batters in this game have all been called out for strike three. >> rob: this is just high octane outside part of the plate. >> bob: hard to argue with that. >> rob: one of the reasons he may have struggled with the command, may 25 this year, geovany soto hit him with a line shot off his pitching elbow. he was out for sometime. >> bob: there are certain relievers who have a way with that ninth inning momentum and matt capps is one of those guys now. alberto gonzalez the nats are one strike away from lose to go a team that had one of the worst weeks in recent history based on players lost and transactions. and gonzalez will keep the nats alive with a base hit. he fouled off one and they say when you're slumping try to hit the ball over the second baseman's head. that's exactly what he did. ronnie belliard now. that's the best

, here comes erasmus, that will be the game. 2-1, the final, after the game, the nats traded ron belliard. and up 1-0, make that 3-0, makes masterson pay, 7th of the year, orioles beat the indians, 5-2. four-game set. golf, moreno beginning the day as the leader, didn't end up that way. picked the bad day to have a bad day. how about tiger woods, if this goes he is in the club house at 9-under, oh my goodness, missed another, can win it now, going to 9-under, knocked tiger and two others out. he does just that with a par- save on 18. but can still be tied with this putt, slides by. and hat gives slocum the victory, winning his third pga tour victory. and tonight, geico, 15 minutes fame we go to williamsport, for the game. chinese, rallying until this. double play to end the threat. and that ultimately helping to end the game. congratulations, they win to capture the title and our geico 15 minutes of fame. now when we come back, who is hungry? >> i am. >> so is dave feldman, he is having lunch with the burgundy and gold. stay with us, we'll be right back in two minutes. ght, thats sense. b

belliard starts at 2nd base and josh bard behind the plate.e kind of start we wanted from ballester. almost pitched allotment for the inning. want to stay in ball games you have to keep that inning count of pitches down. >> you don't want to be at 110. i keep hearing to radio and other things written around town about how well craig stammen pitched last night. the bottom line the nationals bullpen had to get 11 outs last night, only 5 1/3 by the nats start and craig only gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. those bullpen appearances will stack up. and something in the starting rotation needs to check or it will be a rough september for the guys in the pen. >> 80 pitches in 5 1/3 inning. the sum total of some of the statistics are okay looking on paper. but the ballclub lost and the guy you were facing is one of the top 5 potential pitchers in the major leagues as far as stuff goes. you have to keep out there almost as long as the other starter to give your team an opportunity to win. >> and he, jimenez was the bridge to closer. 8 innings. pitched over 10

belliard. nieves and morgan up and down the middle. harris and willingham and dunn at the corners.ng off the veteran top of the 2nd a 2-2 game. >> rob: the team got you that 2 runs back and now it is time to stick it to the brewers and shut them down and get a doughnut. >> bob: hits one up the middle. >> rob: that's not the answer. a good hitter. at the edge of 36. three of the last four batters hitting safely. >> rob: taking the pitch here. a breaking ball that is saved up. puts it through the 5 hole. shoots, scores. great action. >> bob: and frank catalanotto is next. he is 35 years of age. brewers and built their organization around the young players and braun, fielder, hardy. they thought hall but right now they are on the fringe of the playoff race and having to rely on the veterans. mike catalanotto does not play every day. over the last 35 games he is hitting 355. in his 12th year hitting 10 points high are than that. two tours of duty with texas. a tiger and a blue jay. >> rob: as i said, doug mel lin and ash did not want to pull the trigger on hall. he moved from every pos

belliard sent to the dodgers for luis garcia and a player to be named later. cardinals trying to -- nationals trying to scratch out one win. cardinals up first, adam dunn on base, he comes around to score, that nice game at 1-1. bottom of that evening, cardinals turn, pujols at the plate a shot up the middle, scores a run, they sweep the nats 2-1. a fantastic finish at the barclays tournament in suburban new jersey. tiger woods right in the thick of chings down the stretch. to 13. tiger lining up this putt for birdie. he goes seven under. steve marino was in the mix, he led going into today's final round but he blew up today. he loses it, where does it go? my gosh, way off the course he falls out of contention after a triple bogey there. to 18, tiger can position himself for a tie. tiger can't even believe it didn't go. in he finished at eight under. here's your winner, heath slow come. -- slocum. the little league world series, seen here on abc 7, california and chinese taipei, liner to right, the runner score the youngsters from california beat chinese taipe

ronnie belliard tries to score all the way from first base. and belliard would do so easily. they throw off target, dukes gives the national as 2-1 lead. dukes not done yet. after he slides in there to third base. he was getting in on more action and in the fifth, bases loaded, smash tess ball deep to left field. that's a grand slam. good to see him swinging the bat well. nationals score six runs in the inning. dukes with his first career grand slam as nationals beat the cubs 15-6. rematch at wrigley tonight. >> all right. something they do well. thanks, dan. >> you're welcome. >>> final check of the forecast from bob. how is it looking? >> hot one out there now. the humidity is not too bad. creeping up a bit. 90 degrees right here in northwest washington. overnight tonight, temperatures will dip into the 70s. heading out to school tomorrow morning. temperatures in the low 70s and i remember labor day does not come until we get a weekend. just looking forward to it. just looking forward to it. boy, over the weekend, have to keep an eye on danny. any impacts will be out of the

this is ronnie belliard at the plate. and into the left field. elijah dukes. stumbles he rounds third. he is going to try to get home. and dukes is safe. the game is tied. at 2 apiece. bottom seven now. jorge sosa, facing former teammates. andy laroche. deep right field. that's gone. solo home run. and you could -- say that sosa is just a wee bit upset. laroche, two homers on the night. fast forward, top of the ninth. mike gonzalez. closing out the game. and sends the hot shot up the middle. check out the reaction. what an amazing catch. and almost takes his head off. instead he cches it for the out. and beat the nationals 6-2. preseason game, one for the redskins. in baltimore tomorrow night. don't blink because if you do, you won't see the starters. they won't play long. several of them, won't play at all. it will be a chance for the young guys, veterans, fighting for a roster spot to make an early impression on the coaches while they're in the line of fire. so to speak. also the first time the new look redskins defense will face live competition. and that i

ronnie belliard changes that with one swing, the shot to left off aaron harang. there were some nats fans. paul janish facing garrett mock. mock had a good game. he singles to center field. no fear. nyjer morgan is here. he's fast and had a big-time home. you're a dead duck. the nationals shut out the reds, 2-0. >>> now to baltimore, what a night for felix pea yeah. pea yeah at the plate. he finds the gap in right center field. he was near piette-fect. the o's beat the angels 15-6. >>> when you lose 23-0 and get out in a game 2-1 in terms of yardage you need to dig a little bit to find the positives. for the redskins, one of the positives who played very well in their los to the ravens was malcolm kelly. it matched his total from a disappointing rookie season. he showed the ability to make the tough catch going over the middle in a game, which is something we have seen him do routinely in practice. skins' quarterback jason cam billion certainly pleased to have another weapon in his arsenal. >> how very impressive of malcolm the way he went across the middle to ca

ronnie belliard. kind of a little squirter here. it does the job. gets right up the middle. guzman scores from second base. that is the game winning run. nationals add three more in the inning. they beat the marlins, 12-8. at the legg mason classic. andy roddick had to work harder. facing 21-year-old, sam query. the tennis center. andy roddick, a huge welcome from the fans in d.c. first set. exchange ground strokes. roddick tries to sneak one by. gets there. roddick with the forehand. comes to the net. pretty good play by the young fellow. little fist pump th too. later in the first set. serving. watch roddick at top of the screen. i don't thinke'll get that one. roddick wins it 7-6. 6-4. he did have to work just a wee bit harr in the match. a good weekend. >> yeah. you know it. thanks. >> coming up next. new video of steven tyler as he falls off the stage at his latest concert. >>> aero-smith fans were shocked when steven tyler fell offstage landed in the crowd. tmz posted new video from last night's show in south dakota. tyler sang love in an elevator and fell off the catw

belliard scores nats defeat the pirates 5-3. orioles were out slugged by red sox 18-10.former maryland golf coach stole the show. his approach lands on the green and stops within 7 feet. blows a kiss to the groud. he would make the birdie to shoot a 65. fred funk wins and tiger woods does too. back to you guys in the studio, i'm dave feldman. >> five seconds left. tornado warning. >> tornado warning. wicomico dorcheerer :0 l see you tonight at 10:00. l meom

here's ronnie belliard. he's going yard. the fourth home run of the year for belliard and there were some n mets fans in cincnati. >>> paul janish. he singles to center field here, but no fear. nyjer morgan is here. he's fast, and he has a gun to strike to home plate. aaron harang is out. to baltimore now. what a night for fee lex pie. this is pie at the plate. finds the gap in right center field. two runs will come in to score as this ball goes all the way to the wall and pie is thinking three-bagger. he's going for the triple. gets down, gets the triple, goes four for five, four rbis, more importantly hits for the cycles. the o's beat the angs 16-6. >>> you know, folks, when you lose 23-0 and get out gain in terms of yardage you need to dig little bit to fight find some positive. for the redskins one of the guys who played well in the los to ravens was second-year kelly. he only had three catches but it matched his tote achlt he showed theable to make a tough catch in a game which is something we have seen him do routinely

ul the midsideline belliard. get as zero on the board. nats are still within reach of the brew ares.  our 737s fly to over 65 cities across the country every day. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com.  >>> did a good job cannot g or 8 innings. we'll see you in a few minutes. >> bob: he thinks it will happen lightning quick. we'll see in terms of saves. hoffman two blown saves. 580. talking to some of the milwaukee guys. he let it be known he wants to be around for number 600 next year. will it be in milwaukee? where will it be? >> rob: the way he takes care of himself physically he can pitch another couple of years. his work ethic is leg engary around baseball. >> bob: why not a look at that active leader list. i'm not sure he wit catch him before they hang it up. he was picked up on waivers. they are both hurt. the

you see a quick tag by belliard. he got a start at first base. three assists. we have known that will can swing the bat. he call as good game. and he has not had much of a chance to play because bard swung that the well. now that he has gone down and not producing giving him a chance to play. it may be a good tail back. >> yes. >> he can move there. well let's get a taste of pnc and debbi taylor checking in now. you know, it is fun to go in and talk with will, always smiling and willing to chat with you ted tell you how things are going. >> he is the best, he brings energy to the club. and he was great yesterday. he had been inconsistent offensively but since july 1, he is hitting .303. here is more from will. >> i think that i just not trying to hit too much, trying to hit the ball the other way and recognize the pitches. the last couple i every hitter, you know, getting into slumps and i think that they come out of slumps faster than others. and just i'm feeling good i'm just trying to take the same approach every time i'm in the lineup. >> were you consisten

top of the seventh, raphael belliard with the base hit.h dukes stumbling around third will try and score. he slides in ahead of the tag. game tied at two. bottom of the 7, adam la roche deep to right field for a solo home run, one of four braves hope runs. atlanta would lead for good 3- 2. top of the 9, braves lead 6- 2. a hotshot right. the pitcher somehow makes this incredible catch. look at that. that came in hot up top. braves beat the nats 6-2 to sweep the two-game series. >>> orioles in a matinee today hosting the a's. mark hendrickson's pitch gets past. chase it is down. throws to anderson covering home. not in time to get a sliding ryan swinging. a's beat the orioles 6-36789 the birds -- 6-3. the birds are 7-19 since the all-star break. gilbert arenas is looking pretty, pretty good these days, so says his coach who traveled all the way to chicago last week just to watch gilbert play and lift weights. he says his quickness is back, his confidence is back and his weight is down. that's a good report card for a player coming off three

to the top of the fourth, nats likea ninther morgan, ronnie belliard, adam dunn began all score and the nats win this one. dc united into toronto. dwayne deair is yo using his head redirect that is in sending toronto paing. the ladies kicking the ball also. freedom and new jersey 1-1, and -- right between the legs. that's like she only has one name. >> she's got good moves. >> jersey win this is one and that's your day in sports in sp julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. >> so the warm weather continues? >> another warm day, not quite as humid but it will still feel summer-like. a cold front late tuesday, you're probably saying cold front? it will cool our temperatures down? not a whole lot. only in the upper 80's on wednesday and thursday, then 90-91 feels the same to me. >> summer-like temperatures. for the next several days. so we're making u

on offense ronnie belliard picking the guys up. solo shot.t was enough for garrett moss who pitched six shut-out innings. nats win. first shutout of the year 2-0. >>> os outfielder making history tonight. double in the 1st, homer in the 3rd then a single and triple in the 7th. hitting for the cycle. just the fourth oriole in history books. the cycle books. cal ripkin did it, aubrey huff did it. >> we will be right back. >>> severe weather is coming. find out if your power is out at home. go to pepco.com and click on the 9news now power cast. for up to the minute storm tracking. 9news now and pepco keeping you prepared. eacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. ("whish, whish") here's the solution. (applause) is it a bandage you ask? no! it's famous, drug free breathe right. (squeaky noise) ingenious flexible strips that fit your nose to gently open

ronnie belliard, get up and get out. he means it. a scoreless shot right there in the 5th breaks up the scoreless game. orioles at home taking on the angels. the historic night for that guy. the o's pound the angels 16-6. o's win big. to the second round of the pga championship. this is phil mickleson's approa on seven. getting home on the par five and two. when you get it this close, brian bolter, even for you and i this would be a formality because he's going to make that eagle putt and fight all the way back to make the cut at four over par. so phil is around for the weekend. how about the irishman? the irish eyes are smiling on th approach. it's tiger's ball. gets it inside a tiger's ball for the birdie but he's three under par which means he's four shots behind who else, tiger woods in command. tiger always gets these to somehow drop. tiger woods halfway home to majors title number 15 at seven under par. one other score to pass along. the mystics win in double overtime 91-89 over wge brian wraps up the heedge when return. hmmm..

. >> reporter: still in los angeles, sharon are belliard took advantage of her $4,500 rebate. >> bye old girl are. >> reporter: with so many clunkers carted away in exchange for newer fuel efficient drive, some dealers worry they'll run out of certain are models before the program runs out of cash. kevin tibble, nbc news, la grange, illinois. >>> amid yesterday's fresh government numbers showing the decline of the american economy has slowed, the obama administration a finds itself in a delicate balancing act, trying to highlight progress while acknowledge americans are are still in bad way. mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: good evening, lester, with the unemoyment rate approaching 10%, the president and his aides are not trying to call this mission accomplished, at least not yet, but they are taking credit for policies they say helped to stop the slide. the president and first family this morning on their way to camp david. amid signs that the economy might be turning around. in his weekly address, the president credits the $787 billion stimulus. >> this and the other difficult

and they traded ronnie belliard to the minors. how about the o's hosting the indians.rianroberts, a dribbler up the left side. the former nats throws and here comes ty wigginton. o's up one-sip. -sip. next up, he makes master son pay. up and out for a 2-run shot. set.eat the indians 5-2. our game set. we have the first set of cuts have come and gone. next saturday we'll find out the full complement for the 53-man roster. >> the bubble players really fight to go make that roster. >> and they have one more chance on thursday against jacksonville to show what they can do. it's a big game for these guys. >> get a good night's sleep. >> one last weather word? >> we want a sweater or light jacket for all the kids heading out to school. it's going to be chilly. >> another forecast tonight at 10:00 and the "news ed at" 11:00.

two on for ronnie belliard. knocking it through the infield. dukes in from second. tied at 2-2. but nats bull pen has left something to be desired all season and tonight no different. the nats lose 6-2. >>> athletics and orioles a one- run game. 8th runner on third and pitch by mark hendrickson. baltimore losing this one 6-3. >>> any gm will tell you their job is never done but with the signing today of a center, the off-season roster tinkering should be complete. the 6'10" center from argentina made it through the halls in the verizon center being introduced this afternoon. alberto gets he hopes another trip to the post season. >> in the playoffs it is interesting. work hard and be ready when we got the chance to show what we can do. >> we felt like we still needed one piece to the puzzle. a veteran big man. someone with a lot of playoff experience and someone that can give us added depth in the center position. >> soccer. u.s.a. taking on mexico. 82 minutes in 1-1 game. not any more. mexico with the cleanup job and unfortunately be the game winner for mexico. 2-1. >>> finally

ronnie belliard traded and steven strassburg putting in his first workout as a pro. we will fill you in on all those details. golf, tiger was in the front at the barclays. we will tell you how steve morino finished. brett haber bringing us the good, bad and ugly. we will explain what on earth this woman is doing. on sports plus. >> we want to say goodbye to andrew smith who has been our floor director for a couple of years. best we have ever had. going to go work in television. >> nice job. >> maybe we can get a shot of andrew. >> i was watching a little bit of golf today. steve marino. >> you have a golf injury? >> i do. pulled a tendon. lots of kids going back to school tomorrow. here is the seven-day forecast. nice week. temperatures below average. low humidity. turn off the ac. will be in pretty good shape. >> next 9news now tomorrow morning at a.m. sports plus is next. bye, andrew. >> bye. ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do

belliard will bring home guzman to break up the tie. 3 more runs as they take it by the final of 12-8. they are now on a season high-5-game winning streak and went 7 for 12 with runners in scoring position. that's a pretty good way to use the bat when you have players ready to run. >> blackburn entered today. in the bottom of the seventh, off blackburn. breaking the 1-1 tie. top 9th 2-1 indians. redmond looking at the offside pitch. the indians win 2-1. the first career loss for blackburn against cleveland. the tribe takes 2 of 3 from minnesota. >> david hernandez on the mound for the orioles in the series finale against the tigers. the tigers trying to take 3 of 4. inge helping that out. 2 run off hernandez. a 4 run 2nd inning. bottom of the 3rd, avila making his major league debut. the son of tigers assistant general manager. that's his first hit. he has an rbi to boot. tigers win by 7-3. said the team president about avila's hit: wow! the young man went 2 for 4 with a double and that rbi. porcello just the 2nd pitcher in franchise hi

game tied at 8 when ronnie belliard knocked one to center. guzman scores, nats take the lead. they win 12-8. they have a five- game win streak. that's their longest of the season. that's the story from here. redskins scrimmage on saturday. we need to get a guy to hold the umbrella. then we would be okay. >> i know what you're saying, brett. we'll work on that. >> you know you have an entourage. >> i'm so not like brett and brian. >> you are right. that's it for us. you'll get to hear from them later. the cbs evening news with katie couric is

brewers, nats take two, third inning, 8-3 rony belliard.you feel to be the macaroni and the cheese. fifth home run of the season. 6th inning. brewers, 2-on. casey mcgehee. michael cameron scores. milwaukee goes on to win. check this one. this one still in progress, 11- 9 brewers on top of the nats. junior circuit, orioles at white sox, 3-0 white sox, 5th inning. you can not win when you're playing like this. wild pitching if baseball. brandon bass, jermaine dye scored. baltimore hurling two wild pitches tonight. white sox go on to win 4-1. >>> soccer, we have been talking bit all week. david beckham in town. l.a. galaxy take okay the d.c. united. 37th minute d.c. united corner kick, brian namoth on the doorstep but couldn't open the door. turned away by josh saunders. the game -- end in a scoreless tie zero to zero. >>> what a day in sports. those all important pre-season games. you know i love them. they are very important. >> oh, really? well, redskins fans know chase daniel now. >> that's right. >> college fans know him, too. >> you got

. >> ronnie belliard made a brief appearance in st. louis, striking out in his only at bat. that is how he finished with the nationals. after the game, he was shipped to the dodgers. the nationals could not get anything going against the cardinals. they fell two-one. the nationals are on to san diego. >> a fairfax native could not hold his lead in the gulf. it opened the door for tiger woods. he thought slocum -- heath slo cumb won the golf tournaments. >>> time for elect -- time for a look at business news. >> the winning streak of stocks last week may not extend into today. the opposition in japan one in a landslide. stocks in china fell. investors worry measures designed to curb lending would end up hurting prospects there. markets right now are mixed. stock index futures are indicating a lower open. the cheapest recession hair cut a man can get maybe at home. a number of americans are forgoing the barber and taking matters into their own hand. they cite a growing number of sales of electric hair clippers. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new

bottom of the 8th, belliard, the grounder to short. guzman scores.ake the play. and zimmerman, finished a double short of the cycle. nationals, went 7-12. and with the sweep, the nats have won, 5 straight. >> straight ahead, will he stay or go? lebron, answers the question, sort of. next >> welcome back, when plan began today, the braves were in the thick of the race, five games behind the giants. mark covers the braves, he joins us now to discuss the playoff push. do you sense this team can make a real run at the wildcard? from i think they can make a run. just because of the fact, that they match up well with their starting pitchers, on a nightly bases. most any team. vazquez, and he is pitching well, and lowe, regained his groove, and jurrjens, great pitcher. they are -- they do have the pieces to make a run and you mentioned lowe, he'll face the dodgers, second time in two weeks. lowe, 4-0, why has he been so effective? >> he hit a rough stretch, abou six start stretch, and he just, sinker wairnts working and then he we gained confidence in it. i