you have david weathers. chord row, two hours and 10 minute, he must really want there at bat.s back out there. >> johnny: 117 and 109 saves in the national league. talk about a throw back guy. this guy wants to get out and play ball. >> rob: most of the time you do it to protect the guy. you go from humidity and rain and go sit in air conditioning climate inside the locker room. >> johnny: elijah dukes on 1st base. he had walked before the rain delay. >> rob: this is like my softball league. you start way 1-1 count and come back out with a 3-2 count. cordero delivers. 2-2. the score board had 2 hours and 10 minutes to get it right and couldn't handle it. >> johnny: now its 3-2 to willingham. >> rob: willingham goes to 1st 1st. dukes goes down to 2nd. >> johnny: it's a great time when these guys are here. >> rob: i think ronny belliard needs a sign to know what he has to do here. >> johnny: he's got one of the nationals five hits tonight. cordero delivers looking for the bunt. he's got dunn at 2nd who got too far off the bag. dukes gets back safely. it's 0-1 to ronny belliard.

loose on the engineers tonight, if it's way outside, a breaking ball, he is dunn. >> johnny: david weathersinnati pitcher, willie harris witch outside.   the last 10 years d weathers leads all pitchers with 668 appearances. >> rob: a lot of work. >> johnny: a lot of work in milwaukee. >> rob: i was just leaving, i that the sat that who will last year and retired, he was coming up in '96, he would be part of that, you know, florida team great guy. great guy to have on your team. one of the nicer players you'll ever come across and be consistent at this level for 20 years pitching in the big leagues. >> he strikes out elijah dukes, back to back strikeouts by dunn and by dukes and this is the high point of the inning on guzman's homer, it's a 3-2 ball game, we go to the top of the ninth here at national's park. for  . >>> nats baseball, masn brought to you by southwest airlines, book your next tip at southwest.com. and by affleck. we have got you under our wing.  beautiful picture 

david weathers is still learning and pitched in 2,000 games. >> johnny: still learning. count is 2-1 to alex gonzalez the reds shortstop. lannan retired the first two batters he faces. >> rob: let's take another look at home numbers. there he is. second right now in the national

david weathers who shut out opponents in 20 of his last 24 appearances. this is appearance 921.truck out 10 -- walked 10 struck out 15. he becomes the fifth cincinnati pitcher this evening. austin kearns will try to get things going for the nats. they came back to tie it in the bottom of the 9th. let's see if they can again in the bottom of the 12th. it can be done. bottom of the 9th inning. guzman on deck. kearns leads it off. 0-2. >> rob: these guys played together in cincinnati. >> johnny: kearns takes the call, third strike. reds are two outs away from a 4- 4-2 win. set this pitch up with a breaking ball. >> rob: he comes back with a sinking ball. that's a salty veteran that's been here a thousand games. moves the ball in and out, up down, doesn't have the stuff any longer. >> johnny: back to the top of the line up for the nationals. guzman tries to keep things going. david weathers is number 22 in games pitched all time. >> rob: it would be close to get through 1000. i'm sure he has another year under his belt. >> johnny: 1-2 to guzman. one out here in the 12th. pitch just

in acta probably senses if the nationals don't get something going soon, they will be facing david weathers, arthur rhodes and francisco cordero here at the end of the ballgame. one of the best bullpens around. >> johnny: line-drive to left field. nieves got a base hit. the nats catcher moves willingham to second. nieves is now 1-2 for the afternoon. >> rob: wil nieves right here, johnny, very simple approach. i'm just going to try to make contact and put it in play. he got a nice base hit but he has done a fabulous job. >> johnny: that is only the nationals' 4th base hit in this game. willingham has two and cristian guzman got one back in the third and nieves cleths hit number -- collects hit number four. willie harris will pinch hit for john lannan. wait a minute, now. nick johnson heading up to the plate. nick is going to step in. when you talk about a guy that is overdue, i think johnson is overdue. johnson went up to the plate and micah owings is finished for the afternoon. dusty baker with a call to the cincinnati bullpen. nationals threatening with runners at first and second. we wil

david weathers is still learning and pitched in 2,000 games. >> johnny: still learning. count is 2-1 to alex gonzalez the reds shortstop. lannan retired the first two batters he faces. >> rob: let's take another look at home numbers. there he is. second right now in the national league in homerun e.r.a. 10 starts. ted lily. >> johnny: lannan delivers to gonzalez. fouled back. count is even at 2-2. reds are 6-7 against opponents from to the national league east. the nationals looking for their 10th win at home this year. 16th overall. rob, we were talking before this ballgame, you were comparing this year's record at the same time compared to last year. and this is a much, much better ball club. line-drive to left field, base hit for gonzalez. and it is hard to believe it is a 15-42 team. >> rob: it is. and this team was nine games better last year with the wins. but, you know what, it comes in cycles. they can still with a 66-29 flurry at the end of the season finish 500. >> johnny: right. >> rob: that is when you look at numbers and you have to start with small goals. t

could be the possible defining moment, given up a home run, strikes out with a man on second, david weathers, strikes him out beg strikeouts from the reds' bullpen. could be their defining moment. austin kearns going to try change all that. >> johnny: the reds one out away from winning their 16th game on the road, their 13th over all. the first time here in this city since july 26th, two batters of six have lost their last three games at rfk. their last three here last year at national's park. they have got a 3-2 lead with two outs here in the bottom of the ninth. austin kearn is down to the nationals last hope. it's a strike. tomorrow it is going to be harang andlen lannan against micah oh wings. bars bars  ocean. but tonight the bats  come alive. one ball two strikes now to kerr. >> rob: coming off an off day, a little bit flat. maybe one of their best pitchers, harang tomorrow, is coming off a bad year, had his ups and downs. he has a great record but an enormous e.r.a., got one of the top e.r.a. guys in the league, you know he going to be tough. >> johnny: