brett haber is out enjoying the weather at nationals park with the nats are hoping to continue their winning ways. hey brett. >> hey there lesli. by this time last year, the nationals were already out of it. i can't believe i'm saying it, they are a game out of first place. so how did the nats get so much better so quickly? we'll get into that whole issue. plus, how a spelling error put a damper on what should have been a lovely day for the braves skipper. the funniest cake you have ever seen  you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now, with scotts ez seed. it's so revolutionary it's guaranteed to grow grass...anywhere. that's because ez seed is a high performance mix of scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a super absorbent growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, so you can grow thick, beautiful grass in even the toughest areas. the scotts ez seed mi

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i'm brett haber. have a great friday, everybody. >>> a major route in to washington will be closed this weekend. details coming up. federal investigators make plans to release their findings on last summer's deadly metro trash. >>> and our memorial day travel plans offer hints at the direction of the u.s. economy. it is 5:25. angie has the traffic update. >> we are traveling 50 westbound past 97 toward bowie and beyond. finding no problems, no incidents to report. we will have more on the traffic and the weather with devon lucie when we return. stay with us. >>> the university of maryland sends thousands of job seekers in to the market last night. 7100 graduates received their degrees. victoria reggie kennedy was the commence speaker. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. devon lucie is here with weather and angie goff will have the traffic in a moment. >> if you start off cloudy and dreary and hate to go back but if you end it with sunny skies would you take that? >> there is always another but. >> i know.

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. >>> it's time for nine sports with brett haber.sports in town. >> welcome back to the ballpark, everybody. this is the day around major league baseball when all teams play against their interleague play. all of those rivalries are rooted in deep-seeded historical hatred. whereas the nationals don't really have deep seeded anything. yes, it is true those teams are 35 miles apart but it is hard for most people dc fans to hate the o's because for 34 years that's the team we rooted for. it's all we had. plus, how meaningful can a rivalry be when one of the teams has only existed for five years. >> i think it is good for the fans, for the fans who's from baltimore, lived in washington from the people washington who lived in baltimore an want to talk trash. we are looking forward to playing these guys but don't treat it any different than any other game. >> reporter: here's the pitching matchup for the betway battle. olson coming off a seven inning one run performance taking on hernandez for the birds. >>> no news from the nfl today as t

. >>> it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >>> the nats had the right guy pitching to open the battle of the beltways. scott olsen hadn't given up a home run in his last five starts and his e.r.a. for that period was just over one. a streak that ended abruptly tonight. 12-12 in their 24 meetings up to now. adam jones with the two-run crank in the 2nd. olson would leave after 3 with shoulder tightness going to the hospital right now. nats down 4-1 in the 7th. willie harris closing that gap. morgan aboard. makes it 4-3. tying run on in the 9th for ryan zimmerman and he flies out harmlessly to center field. riggs, are you worried? >> we played a great ballgame tonight. we just got beat. we played good baseball. i'm in a much better mood tonight with that loss than i am tonight. i'll tell you that. >>> a minority owner of the wizards in 1999 which means he had eleven years to think about what he would do with the team when he acquired the rest of it and today some of those ideas came pouring out. he outlin

. >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> well, that gasp you heard baseball world reacting to something that seemed like it might never happen. yes, steven strathsburg giving up a run. he is human after all. while he was still good tonight, he was far from perfect. the kid was showing off his repertoire. look at the big curve ball here. that is a strikeout. then the 96-mile an hour heater up high. he struck out five. but in the 4th he gave up three consecutive hits and his very first earned run. he actually gave up two runs. one of them unearned. five innings, five hits. he threw 66 pitches and they decided to take the kid out, although he didn't want to come. >> i wanted to stay out there. as a competitor, you want to stay out there. i want to stay in there and make the big pitch and get out of a jam. >> i remind you again, his arm is fine. they ice him after every game. meanwhile rodriguez placed on the disabled list with back pain. he is hitting .385. mike shanahan's offense isn't the only thing being installed. so is the grass. it's being resodde

. >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> so as the nats wait for stevenmile an hour fast ball, how ironic is it the best pitcher for now couldn't break a painted glass. he was out of work has not only been the nats best starter, he's been the best starter in baseball. back at it tonight. 0.8 era. five and a third just one earned run. some guys throw. lebo pitches. look at roger. laying out well worth the grass stains on the uniform. robbing extra bases. josh willingam and adam dunn all with solo shots. the nats cruise 6-3. meanwhile south capital street is one step closer. the nats promoting their top pick from double a to triple a today. he moves where he will make his first start to the chiefs this friday night. the assumption being that he'll make four or five starts there and then get called up to the show in early june. but gm mike ri zoe told us today he doesn't want to wait. that's the confidence level we want him to be at. but he understands that we're doing what is best for him and what's best for the franchise and the organization and he's on bo

. >>> brett haber is at nationals park where the oils have made the trip down i-95 for their annual interleagueries. bret? >> hi, how are you? i thought there was more to that. it seemed like a pregnant -- i'm so focused on the chili i couldn't get -- >> what did you tell me about that, i'm closet cool. >> that's what you are. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. we always said the battle of the beltway thing would be meaningful when the teams got good. it is hard to get fired up about rivalry when they are at the bottom of the standings but the nationals are holding up their end of the bargain. the orioles continue to be a 25- man buzz kill. here we are 42 games in the season and nats are rite on 500. a week ago they were a game out of first place. whereas the birds, the dirty birds, they have the worst record in the american league. they are already 17 1/2 games out of first place and their season is pretty much da put before the first of june. imagine how big this battle of the beltways thing could be if both teams got good at the same time. >> i think it's really going to become meaningful

i'm brett haber with the wakeup sports. as the nats wait for steven strasburg and his 100-mile an hour fast ball, ironic their pitcher now couldn't break a pane of glass with his fast ball. hernandez who was out of work when training began this year has been the nats best start and the best starter in baseball. he faced the braves last night. and he was at it again. five and a third and one earned run. some guys throw and he pitches. he had leather assistance. look at roger outstretched. well worth the grass stains on his trousers and then the offense took over. in order here, willing ham, desmond and dunn out on curve balls. and the nats cruise to 6-3. the strasburg era on capital street is one step closer to beginning. they promoted him from double a to aaa. it will make four or five starts there and then called up to the show but rizzo said he doesn't want to wait. >> he believes he could be pitching in the big leagues right now and that's the confidence level we want but he understands that we are doing what's best for