top 2nd/ scoreless ian desmond 2-run home run off former "a" brett anderson 2-0 nats bottom 2nd/ 2-0 stop and forces runner at 2nd "from his knees" in support of another former "a" gio gonzales top 6th/ 3-0 nats jayson werth drives one to center over the head of enrique hernandez bryce harper and ryan zimmerman score 5-0 nats don mattingly's team loses their 4th straight game final: 8-3 nationals giants trail l.a. by 2 ½ games in the n.l. west former a's and giants pitcher barry zito was placed on the minor league disabled list this morning after a shoulder injury. the 37 year old who has logged 137 innings for the nashville sounds , was placed on the 7-day dl after one too many pitches. the former 2002 al cy youing award winner has spent the entire season with the oakalnd a's minor league affilate, and has posted a 3.48 era and 90 strikeouts in 23 appearances. the 49ers finally getting some good news. but it will take a year before they reap the benefits. former 49ers starting right tackle anthony davis, confirmed this morning he plans to make a comeback in 2016. davis told the medi

will meet up for game two of their three game series tonight with aaron harang on the hill with brett anderson. they are mlb best 13-three after the all-star break after last night's six-two victory over l.a. it marked return of the jimmy rollins after phillies traded him back in september. a long standing o the from the fans, as he should. it was the first miguel franco hit his first career grand slam. his 12th home run of the year. hopefully, one of many to come. in the eighth inning, ken giles send jimmy a 100 triple digits to end the threat, striking out j roll. phillies win six-two. here's jeff francoeur on the phillies recent turn around. >> obviously we're relaxed too when we win. before the second half we were out west, it wasn't so great. winning cures a lot of things. you know, right now i think he is confident in his team and the team is confident in his ability and so it is a good mix right now. >> last night with the reading fightin phillies chase utley continued his rehab against trenton thunder utley finished one for four with a couple runs scored as reading won seven-one. the 3

nationals jumping out to a 2-0 lead, when ian desmond put a brett anderson pitch into the seats. a close game away with a 5-run 6th. two runs score, as werth goes to second with a double. the national goes on to win 8- 3, handing the dodgers their fourth straight loss. their lead over the second place giants now 2.5 games. >>> it's the time in nfl training camps where the players are tired of hitting each other and would like to see an opponent in a different colored uniform. also the time when depth charts start taking shape. for the raiders, it's looking like mychal rivera will be number 1 on the chart for tight end. he went from three starts his rookie year to 10 last year. the raiders like how they finished last season, winning 3 of their last 6 games and rivera looks how he's progressing. >> route running, and my catching ability. i can create a lot of mismatches. you put linebackers on me, i'm faster than them, i'm quicker than them, and you put safeties on me and i'm bigger than them. i'm working on that, and knowing defenses and the playbook. >>> the raiders play their fi