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y, this is positiv why they were able to turn the tide, and i don't think that davey martinez gets enoughnow they are playing for a lot of confidence that they expect to win earlier this year in the sixth and venth inning. we got guys that said here go again and how are we going to lose today? that was the mindset s the mindset has shifted and they have gottel healthy and they are playing like one of the best teams in >>seball. and we do have some sad newsha to s with you from the boxing world. hall of famer pernell "sweet pea" whitaker died afting hit by a car last night in virginia beach. he's considered one of the best defensive boxers in histry and won the world championships in four different weight classes ahe back at t olympics in los angeles. he was crossing an intersection late last night. he was 55 years old. >> thank you, dave, and thank you for joining us. "nightly news" starting in 60 seconds. hope to see you at 11:00. >>> tonight the growing firestorm over two words by president trump -- go back -- before a congresswoman he targeted hitting back after his tweet that's been w

td today for manager davey martinez,at man was matt grace. >> talked about using matt. i said, go as long as you can go. we'll keep an eye on you, and he was all -- he's all for it. he's excited about it. he's done it before. actually, i looked up last time he started he went 4 1/3 innings. >> he will start against the opener in the dodgers andegins two scoreless frames. facing clayton kershaw. after turnsingled, one ripped down the right field line. turner scores easily. eden hustles into third with the triple. he would be driven home later to make it 2-0 nats. the dodgers respond. now the 2-2 game with joe roth on the mound and corey seeger found the right center gap. another run driven in to make it 3-2. i andt's worth -- that's currently down9-2 in the seventh inning. >>> in case you missed it, the orioles are 6-4 in their last . ten games and it has a lot to do with there guy. trey monsini hit the home run part of the 9-3 win. s 24 long balls on the year. the same number he hit in each of hisfirst two major league seasons. orioles and angels back at it tonight. fir

mets and at 19-3 is 8 1/2 back of the second wild card spot and seeme like the season was over, davey martinez's job was in jopardy bueam has done an about-face. they are now the hottest team in baseball since may 24th. in a three-way tie with the cubw and brewersith the n.l. wild card spot and closed the can igation in the gap to si positions, here's baefy martinez on th -- >> right now they are laying for not that, organization and teammates, a team that they believe in and it's been great. i've said this before onny siven day. anybody helps u win. it's always somebody different that helps us win. >> so the wizards kick off sucker league action tomorrow ill be the first chance to see 'swashington rui hachimura, the first japanese player drafted in the nba. he'll have a tough test as they play zion williamson and the pelicans. zion one of the most hyped players to enter d theft in quite some time. that should be good. there used to be a famous io professnal wrestler cold coco beware and at wimbledon y'all best bewa of coco, 15-year-old coco goff including her high school science teacher who did

here's davey martinez. >> hasn't thrown, so we just want to -- we back dated it so he'available to comeffhe 5th, aat th's not by any means a target date, but we just want him to be 100%. we talked about it before so, you know, for me, it's just i told him wh you build yourself back up and th when you're ready to throat bullpen, we'll see how it goes and then we'll go from there. >> scherzer will miss this week's key divisional series against the brampts now the nats ail atlanta by 5:00 1/2 games for first plad can make a huge didn't in there. washington leads the season series 5-4. solid at home against the braves gong 33-14 in the last 47 gmes alternates park and 47 a really arbitraryis number. juan soto has been clutch at the dish hitting .317 and corbin getng the start against dallas keuchel. game starts at 7:> p.m. >> a lot of eyes on quarterback dwayne haskins at redskins training cam but let'sot forget he wasn't the team's o ry firstound pick. the 26th overall pick montez sweat has been getting rave reviews in richmond. the linebacker tells our sherree burress while he's developed a