a 340-foot single by adam dunn.any elevation at all, that baby is gone and the nats continue to hit the ball beautifully. nine hits now. >> rob: well, he is just off balance enough to where this ball is out and he can't get underneath it to drive it out of the ballpark but we talked about how big and strong he is. the upper body pulls it off the wall. come on. bebehind it here. >> bob: he needs a hit. he is 2 for his last 18. >> rob: came out last night after the game. the hammer was upset because of the white junk all over his truck. hopefully he is thinking about that and mashes the ball. >> bob: that's a breaking ball. he hits it to left and it is caught on the run by ryan braun. all the way back to first, adam dunn. he was at the second base bag. well played. two outs. that ball was hooking away from braun. >> rob: throwing into the outfield because he made too many errors at third base his rookie year -- makes a great jump and is spectacular day, a little tit for tat. that's just athleticism. >> bob: here's bel

and dunn to follow here. 2 outs in the bases empty. rest of the lineup. dunn, willingham, harris.ard and nieves in front of martin.   dunn hitting 370 over the l month, elevating his average up to .287. and just in case you don't remember when i dropped this on you during the road trip. that's 40 points above the career batting average. last into the's game an illustration of that. he had a couple of singles. a single, double and r.b.i. played a lot against milwaukee the big numbers. and there is another one. see you later! this is tied in the first inning. wow! let's keep an eye on the first baseman in the series for the next four games. looper leads with homeruns given up with 30. this is 31. we'll leave the building. and that is a monster blast off the bat of dunn. and the big hoss does the fielder. i'll spot you one. see how good you are. it is farther than prince's. >> bob: it almost hit the concrete in the upper deck. josh willingham has hit 19. >> rob: i think he likes having them protecting him. and the scouting report on looper. before it is

dunn out there. morgan and dukes came back. dunn went to first.ou're out field was set, everybody is swinging the bat well. need consistency at this level. especially with hitting. it's timing, keeping that mental edge. hard to come off the bench and be a pinch hitter or one or twice a week player.   and willy late for that. the nat goes in order in the eighth. 9th inning coming up. rockies lead it by 3. ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico.  >> bob: it's been a bit of frustrating night. the nats have not been able to get back evening with the rockies. one installment from 3rd base coach, pat listach. he's out too. what's up nats town. anywhere on the ground. pat listach. what up baby? oh, don't know where the ball went. how about ni

doumit is a big human, just like dunn. >> rob: someone told me that dunn splashed one. >> bob: that isir ball. stammen finds the bag and the inning is over. two good defensive plays, but the pirates pick up two and lastings milledge knocks them in. úú÷÷  >> on a nice night in pittsburgh, the top of the fourth inning coming up. the nats are down a run now after leading 2-0 early. trivia coming your way. pete rose, rod carew, 1-2 in hits during the 1970s. who is number three on that list? >> rob: was it a pirate? bill matt lock. did he get traded here from the dodgers? >> bob: he was a new addition to the 1979 club. >> rob: he won a bunch of -- >> bob: or was it clement? >> rob: clement only played a couple of years. before he passed away in 1972 thwn their waout nehoov of a couple of rallies. bard flied out, the fis --@@h otom ofh  the nats have scored a couple. >> rob: he said the pirates rebuilding. the nationals are rebuilding to win. there's a lot of great talent, and i absolutely agree with  on this. there is

dunn lines 1. even cedeno cannot catch that. he dunn get as 2 out hit. that's big for the nats it getting willingham in there and josh is 5 of 10 after his double. a-ha. >> rob: he cannot jump. he can catch it left or right. >> bob: 6-foot tall. >> rob: bigman getting jammed on the fastball. able to muscle is out there. >> bob: fastball up. trailed in the late innings. 7th when willingham hit a 2 run homer. to return the lead into a nats advantage they scored again. >> rob: i like the notes today they called it willingslam. tell everyone he won the coplayer of the week. >> bob: nice. fastball to the inner half. 1-2. steve pearce looks like he is holding his big brother on base there. [ laughter ] >> bob: target in. they pitched josh like this. hit by some pitches. he has been plunked 11 times this year. >> rob: he likes to drop the head and pull it down the line. back in. >> bob: 2-2. they did make a good pitch to jam him that time. nats are gone in the top of the 4th. they had two hits. they trail by 3. added aflac to its employee benefits package at no

dunn is deep. left field. can it stay fair. homerun. adam dunn around the ashley fowle. a 3-1 shot puts the nationals on top 4-3. >> rob: how do you like me now? i told you we would get to the sky. >> bob: big breaking ball for a strike, anotherment breaking. throws a looks like a fastball. >> bob: plenty fair. 27th of the year. his r.b.i. totals 78. there is the plus side of adam dunn. his glove cost them a run. 3 for his teammates there. great play laroche to willingham another double, you got to be kidding me. >> bob: they look like they he have a gold glover in every position. >> rob: unconscious defense here. laroche diving. gets up. >> bob: think what the score would be had they he not made all the plays. nats are hitting it well now. >> rob: absolutely. nothing to show for it until this inning. >> bob: morton taking teammates out to mortons after the game. >> rob: uh-huh. >> bob: some night the way they played behind him. duke... he gets jammed. fouls it right side. >> rob: get out of here. come on. >> bob: nationals now hit 98 homeruns this year. dunn has 27 of t

that's always good for the nats across from adam dunn. willingham, morgan and dukes pretty much the every day outfield and secretary second consecutive start for -- second consecutive start for wil nieves. josh bard will start tomorrow in the day game after the night game. cantu goes up slugging and hits it foul. >> rob: i wanted to talk about the comment you made about nick johnson. i got -- spent time with howie ken derick today of the angels. he made that same comment about bobby abreu. he has changed their lineup. they're hitting .290 as a ball club. he said that his patience at the plate has helped everybody else in the lineup become more patient. i think nick johnson will have a definite affect on that marlins luf lineup. >> bob: something about southern california. the dodgers are hitting about .280 and the angels right about .290. that's a real good lineup. they have speed. mike scioscia likes to play a national league-style of ball. one ball, two strikes to cantu hitting .285. john lannan coming off an outing in pittsburgh where

over to guzman over to dunn. no problem giving up a run to get a double play. >> bob: nats turn their third double play in this series. cantu now, two outs, bases empty. john lannan has done things to save himself lots of pitches in these last two innings. the 1-2-3 fourth, the double play and one-pitch count to cantu halfway through the game. 5-2, nationals. cold refreshment is an unstoppable force. because every coors light can is cold-activated. when the mountains turn blue, your beer is as cold as the rockies. the coors light cold-activated can. enjoy refreshment at its peak. aaaaaahhh! frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer.  >> bob: let's have a look at our at&t rapid rewind and get a look at ryan zimmerman going opposite field bottom of the first inning. next pitch, boom. adam dunn. zimmerman's 22nd. dunn's 29th. nats led early. ronnie belliard has gone yard. his third of the year. the nats dialing long distance with at&t tonight, the nation's fastest 3g network, your world delivere

adam dunn is the clean-up man. walk and four strikeouts but like the man in front of him, ryan zimmerman who is hitting .431 this month, having a very good dog days of august. this is jason hamell. his 4.7 e.r.a. is a bit deceptive because on the road this year in 10 of his 11 starts he has given up three earned runs or fewer. he is a big 26-year-old right- hander, 6'6".   220. they got him from tampa bay a trade back in april. and here is nyjer morgan, 5 out of '8, a couple runs, a stolen base. and an r.b.i. in this series, in fact two stolen bases. that's a slow roller to tulowitzki, he knows he has to hurry and got him by a step. >> rob: pnc scouting report on jason hamell coming up.   prefers d level, that means t road. 5-4 with a 3 e.r.a. on the road, .267 batting average against, .379 at home, us that the 370, the straight arrow, gets in trouble when his stuff is flattened out. he was a great pick up, especially the back end of the rota

that was by adam dunn. that baby bounced way out in front of home plate. >> rob: you were right. .379 on larry walker. 372 on helton, larry walker .366, 363, helton .358.350 on walker.   . >> bob: wow.    .379. well that was higher than i thought. i had the .372 but that was todd helton the year he won the batting title. it was an interesting dynamic in colorado as larry walker's time came to an end and todd helton's time was just beginning. there seemed to be some sort of obsession out there about, well, this was larry's team and now it's becoming todd's team. i thought the team belonged to the fans and the owners but, evidently, players figuring prominently. gonzalez lines out hard to right and two outs, bases empty, here eh padilla will be the third out for the nats here. we're at nats park on a thursday night of nats/rockies baseball, bob, rob, and deb oo. and a 2-0 lead here.   and padilla in the first co weeks of his

now how will they work adam dunn? you don't think they'll walk him when they're ahead by a couple. >> rob: i would. >> bob: really? >> rob: yeah. the way they're ripping the ball off of karstens, other than that jam shot. bishop and he is a left-handed batter. >> rob: moss throw as nice throw to home plate. >> bob: he has eight assist this is year. >> rob: doumit didn't handle the ball very well. i think he was so worried about nyjer morgan's feet. >> bob: there is a strike to dunn on a breaking ball. this inning has to happen for the nats right here. >> rob: he struck out the last time on some big breaking balls. you need to be patient right here. >> bob: willingham has been hit by a pitch and walked tonight. he is oh-fer one. >> rob: and he will come up with the bases loaded. stammen, the night he hit the grand slam. >> bob: adam dunn has to find a way to make contact here. less than stellar, 13-29. with two strikes. his strength. >> rob: he just needs to make contact. a line drive scores two. you're on second. >> b

willingham, dunn and dukes.he nats have not had a hit since about 7:20 this evening and it is just past account. off the end of the bat. willingham pops it up for nick johnson that's a fair ball by the time nick turns down the music and makes that play. he struggles on pop-ups. now, i was talking to the marlins' broadcasters about this earlier. their ballpark has very little foul territory. that will help nick johnson girlfriendly. does that mean less room to drop balls? >> bob: less room to roam. here is adam dunn and he goes up hacking. i'm pretty sure adam doesn't want the count to get to 0-2. >> six innings worth of batters retired. >> the phillies have gotten on the board, but the rockies are pounding them tonight. 8-3 up at citizens bank park. jimmy rollins has hit his 12th homer of the year. the rockies dropped a four spot on the phills in the sixth. at the end of the night, if the marlins can keep this going, they'll be only four games behind philadelphia if those two results stand up. adam dunn strikes

adam dunn coming to third.coghlan got it back in quickly and punish volstad who is having a hard time getting his five innings for a went. they may get him out of this game. >> rob: well, that's a fastball in. and it is not in enough. he is ready for it. willingham, that's going to do it. >> bob: he gets eight runs to work with and can't get five runs to get a w. elijah duke assist coming up and one out here in the 5th inning and the never say die nats are at it again. ♪ (tucci) more bars in more places. at&t. the best coverage worldwide.  . >> bob: feeling a whole lot better with the marlins here. and two on and one out. and bottom of the fifth inning and jim riggleman over the last ball games has seen a real surge in offense. nearly seven runs a game. hitting 300 plus and even better with runners in scoring position and 18 homers and lots of extra base hits. >> rob: throw in a couple of guzman triples too. >> bob: rookie right hander tim wood. 26 years of age. he has appeared in four games. eight innings

he throws it by dunn. that's a play that should have been made by the pitcher that will give second base to cameron as it was buy dunn. that could be ruled a hit and error. breaking ball there. a ul wet and muddy. a base hit. and. and. >> bob: next two hitter as braun and fielder. do not hang a slider to this man. braun the two r.b.i.s. 89 on the year. play off second. runner back easy. >> rob: what a nice job again. back to back. long release. >> bob: a hot shot. zimmerman pucks it. that's a good play. 2 outs. that had overspin on it. braun smocks this. zimmerman lacks back. cameron over to dunn. they're going to walk fielder. you have to here. you have to face mcgehee not fielder. 81st time this year. >> rob: go to the right hander. you step on any bag but home. >> bob: i think that's. i guess prince didn't want it lay his bat down in the dirt. letting the kids run the show from if you are 5 to 12. your hans to run the club when the nats take on the mar inares september 6th. check the washington post for

. >>> on tuesday night as adam dunn crushes a two-run shot in the eighth inning.a six-run comeback for the washington nationals as they stun the florida marlins 6-4 at nationals park. there's the sfean scene as fans file in. the nationals look for their fourth straight victory. taking on florida for the second time and trying to string wins together. welcome back to "nats xtra" presented to you by verizon wireless as we're ready to go here. three comeback victories in a row looking for number four. looking for the upset with john lannan. nice way to do it in that eighth inning. >> that's a turn around for the sfean season. when you have those types of wins where you snatch the thing out of their hands, the bullpen suffered. johnson throwing the ballextremely well 6 2/3 inning a perfect game after he gave up two hits in the first inning. starts throwing breaking balls. hit by willie harris. another base hit. belliard pinch-hitting a double and adam dunn blasting one the opposite way as he's had a penchant to do lately going the op sit at way. 80 plus rbi's and this

dunne covered the trials of o.j. menendez, a constant presence in the courtroom, he was a consistent advocate for justice. >> i never do this equal time, you know, and then i have to get the say. i take a stand, and it doesn't always make me popular. >> reporter: his stand was shaped by personal tragedy, the killing of her daughter. dominique dunne was strangled to death by her boyfriend. the jury called it manslaughter, not murder. the outcome left dominick outraged. >> i was so horrified by what went on in that courtroom. and i realized i had the power to write about it and the ability to go on tv and talk about it and all the sort of sham that goes on at these trials. >> reporter: dunne was a special correspondent for "vanity fair" magazine and also wrote best-selling novels, including "a season in purgatory." he enjoyed the success that was so hard-earned. he'd overcome much and loved the life he'd created for himself. if you were lucky enough to know dominick dunne, lucky enough to call him a friend, you knew ho

a 2-1 to dunn.de with a breaking ball. >> rob: i'm sure he was told to be careful, very careful. >> bob: a good hitter on deck. >> rob: the hammer. , alabama slammer. >> bob: adam dunn breaks his bat. that ball drops into left field. he's going to round first and milledge will get it in, so the tying run is on and adam dunn has his first base hit of the night. the bat died a hero. here comes josh willingham who is it -- 2-3. >> rob: that's just strong though. this ball is just smacked that bat -- snapped that bat off his hands. he throws it into right field. the bat or 80% of it goes all the way out to the edge of the grass at second base. >> bob: here is josh willingham. that was a long run for the batboy. >> rob: i'm sure for any young man that's a lot of fun to be in a major league dugout. >> bob: austin kearns will pinch-run for adam dunn. they're holding the runner. that's up and in to willingham. >> rob: it will be interesting -- >> bob: it will be interesting to see what jim riggleman does wi

dunn leads off.e 2nd ahead.   >> bob: long inning for moc we have some notes for you. 9 come back wins in the 7th inning or later, including a pretty nice 3 run 7th inning. dunn broke a record for a left- handed batter and. matt capps 21 in 23. willingham player of the week. what elsee him after dunn in the top of the 2nd. adam had a day off yesterday. mock after at 26 pitch. 3-run, 3-hit first inning. >> rob: when a starter is 7 innings or plus, leading after 8, 31-4. leading after 7, 25- 5... >> bob: i wonder if though at 31-4 are against the marlins? >> rob: i think they are. >> bob: they're coming in tomorrow with josh johnson. they have a day off today. >> rob: i give you a bad one. 13-43. >> bob: the problem is that it is usually not a 1 that's 2, 3, 4 spot. and that makes it 2, 3, 4 times tougher. 7:00 tomorrow night. masn 2. nats extra. jd martin. josh johnson, rather 7 starts against the nats. dunn strikes out. for the 7th time in this series. willingham was great yesterday.

i have to play with that plan. >> debbi: husband adam dunn's presence -- has adam dunn's presence allowedknow if it has. i think i have learned from him. he is one of the best in the game so watching him for a whole year helped me a lot. >> debbi: good game today. thank you have. let's go back up to bob. >> bob: thank you, and for rob and debbi, bob car ten per. they win 8-3 over milwaukee. join us tomorrow unmans hd. they wrap up the series against the brewers and will get you going at 4:00 for nats xtra. visit masnsports.com for the latest news, including a blog by rob dibble. stay tuned now. nats xtra with johnny and ray right now. 2:51 is from the game. as long as. so long.   >> johnny: welcome to xtra, brought to you by verizon. the 124th game of the season and the bucs and nationals get the victory. their 4th of the year. the brewers suffer their 63rd loss as the nationals exchange unpleasantries after the win. almost a carbon copy of last night but the good guys win. >> ray: good pitching. almost went 100 pitches, 6 1/3 inning, missing fastballs and

i know zim really likes having dunn sitting back there. i think it's helped him.here'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. both pitchers are pitching inside and that's a good thing. fieldin culbreth has established an inside korver corner oriented strike zone tonight.   under jim riggleman, nation have now won 9-20. almost five runs a game. almost .270. 20 home runs in 20 games and the e.r.a. is about .8 lower than the season e.r.a. is at 5.04. definite impro

he buts it at dunn. -- bunts it at dunn. 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

adam dunn facing johnniquette toe on the mounds here. adam dunn, get her done. sent a shot to left just over the wall for a home run. dunn's 31st homer of the season, the first against the reds. nats take a 1-0 lead. nats cruising along up 3-0. johnny facing alberto gonzales with the bases loaded. gonzales rips one past the third base bag into the left field corner. ryan zimmerman, josh willingham and elija dukes come around to score. a bases clearing double for gonzales. in the fourth inning, fmer nat pitcher kip wells on the mound. dukes up with the bases full. he ropes one to right. nyjer morgan, ronnie bell yard and adam dunn come on down. duke hustling around the bases in with a triple they built a nine-run lead and would hold on to win it, 10-6 the final. the orioles lose to the angels 5-1. the pga championship isn't officially over but it's over when tiger woods has the lead after 54 who else at a major, he's 14-0. woods has a two-shot lead over padraig harrington who will probably need more than a little luck of the irish to upset a guy who doesn't lose

here is adam dunn.up better than hedoes guys throwing all kinds of junk, breaking stuff and off-speed deliveries at him. the tying run is at second base with one @ 51 of his 78 rbi's come with runners in scoring position. 2-1. >> rob: what is funny, talking to him after the game last night. well, i was looking for a changeup and kind of ran into the fastball the otheway. he is just so strong, he doesn't have to sit back and make his pitch. >> bob: albert pujols has only hit four homers in july. his lead has really shrunk. the count is even 2-2. mu jols is also nearly 30 points behind hanley ramirez in batting average. so it appears there will be no triple crown this year. and a 2-2 to dunn hitting .280. adam strike strikes out for the 120th time. two down. >> rob: 63 walks. 191 strikeouts. now, 193 strikeouts in the last 230 innings. he does give up hits on the .229 innings pitched spanned, he gave up 213 hits. so he is a power pitcher. he'll give up the occasional home run, but this year his off- spe

gloves it beautifully and on target to adam dunn.a very difficult play that ryan zimmerman made look fairly easy.  ( shouting ) anybody want a beer? yeah. ( thud ) are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the coors light cold-activated bottle, you're covered. because every bottle turns blue when your beer is as cold as the rockies. it's cold insurance, only from coors light. ( cheering, splash ) cold beer: that's our policy. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer. start your three-course meals with a shared appetizer. choose two entrees from over 15 chili's favorites, then share a decadent dessert. chili's --  >> bob:  it's a great day for baseball game. join us. it's the brewers and nats. game three of the four-game series. nationals up to third in the league in hitting at .266. sixth in and understand eighth in home runs. a lot of offense last night. third career grand slam. ronnie's 107th career home run. and he

zimmerman and the dunn solo shot.kee 70th error of the year. >> rob: and the not so much repeating the delivery and getting mechanics and habits it is being able to overcome adversity. and through failing a lot and what players do they fail 7 out of 10 times. take your lumps in the minors you need to come back from bad outings. >> bob: that is what tony explained to stephen at san diego state. they are one of the strongest mental players. he revolutionised for hitters he would sit hours on end at old jack murphy stadium. he would be there looking at tae of his the ni before and from a month before. >> rob: i asked him he knew me better than he kneathe i got him out and what he hit off me rye ran around the end of the  ba tho's. here is dunn. adam has been on . @he ly time nhe go  to the left field wall la night. besides having the e scored in the majors. this he have 135 combined homeruns. >> bob: the accepts are at 278 then over here in the national league most of the year the dgerhave bn leing. >> th are

here is adam dunn. a man on. adam dunn so strong lately. here he goes again.rives one high and deep to left. out for a two-run home run. 28th of the season. dunn struck out. three times before that. that caps his sixth run inning for the nationals. mike mcdougal. ground to short. guzman, takes it himself. 6-3 double play. end the game. fans excited. nationals down as many as four. they come back to win it. 6-4 the final. detroit. baltimore's brian maddox, making his major league debut. this one. bottom second. bases loaded. gets help from his defense. take a look at them. great play. drives, second. force out end the inning. allowed one run. and five innings. of work. top of the sixth. orioles up 3-1. nick markakis. man onment gets the pitch he likes. send it out. crushes it to right. for a two-two-run home run. going to pay the highlights. look at this. and in the face. and wins the major league debut. talk about a celebration. got to love that. >> keep you humble. >> right. >> thank you. >> coming up next. live to pennsylvania where a esfian opened fire itna

dunn does it again. i love how casual dunn is, he comes around. he blows a bubble. ran out the ses. doing my job. a solo homer. 33rd the year. now with 89 rbis. fourth inning, ryan zimmerman up with a runner on. when his teammate succeed ryan wants to do the same thing. zimmerman drives it deep to center-field. there you go again. zimmerman's 26th of the season. the nationals were jumping ahead. craig stamin pitched six straight innings. ryan had a grounder. he gets the out. the nationals give fans something to cheer about, an 8-3 win to snap a five game losing streak. in the american league the orioles beat the chicago white sox 5-4. only three raises left before the playoff begins. the guy that was leading this time last year kyle busch was desperate. his attitude was miserable. he broke a 13 race withinless streak getting the win at bristol. it was 50-year-old mark martin that led the field on the short track known as bristol but jimmie johnson that had taken the lead almost had his wheels fall off. johnson had to come back and he fell back to 22nd. if there's a will there's a wa

my thanks to rich dunn, i'm dave feldman, have a great evening. tomorrow live at redskins park.

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adam dunn facing dan herron with runners on the corners and dunn pokes one through the right side for a base hit. minlger morgan trots home to give the nats a 1-0 lead. only the fourth run herron has allowed the first inning all season. the nats get on the board first. bottom of the second still one up the nats. herron pitching to alberto gonzalez and check this out. gonzalez hits one back to the mound at herron. kicks it up to himself and grabs it. throws to first for the out. some would say that was nifty. bottom four, nats trailing, 2-1. josh willingham at the plate. has a man on. it's hammer time. crushes one to left. that's out for a two-run homer. it's his 18th of the season. ak to a bigo win, 5-2, and league best seven games. >>> talking football now and a record crowd of more than 29,000 fans packed the park for fan appreciation day. a spirited scrimmage was the highlight of the afternoon and skins rookie defensive end brian oraco had a strong showing getting to the qb on several occasions. marcus mason is proving he's worthy of a roster spot. and the offse took center stage t

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and they don't have to big bopper like an adam dunn. or a pujols or anybody like that. they have a bunch guys that hit a line drive and at times they go out of the ballpark.   nice sinking fastball by rivera. 2 out. you want to try to get out of inning and keep the score when it. give your team an opportunity to win.

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adam dunn plays behind the runner at first.odd helton. >> bob: power numbers down a little bit. one ball and one strike. two on and two out. nats lead by a run. stammen continues to leave the ball up tonight. >> rob: he holds it in the change-up phone figuration. >> bob: target in on 1-2. stammen with a change-up, thes it in there, misses, ball two. tomahawks the walk tabule center. nyjer morgan is right there, the nationals hold on to their lead. big guns are coming up. zimmerman, dunn, and willingham. lood pressure... and you have hi cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goal there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower... high blood pressure and high cholesterol. in a clinical study of patients... with slightly elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, caduet helped 48% reach both goals in just 4 weeks. caduet is one of many treatment options, in addition to diet and exercise... that you can discus

waits for dunn to get to the bag and a great way to start the game. well done. >> rob: talking about the starting pitching -- it's also you have to go along with the game and your offense is busting their butt. that should make you kick it in a notch. and, you know, ramp up your energy level and i just haven't seen it out of the starters. you can't just be happy to be in the major leagues. hey, i'm a rookie! that's not what it is all about. you have been pitching for 15, 20 years, some of these guys. you know how to pitch. go out and do the job. >> bob: i know when we cover college athletics there's a point in the season when you say he's not a freshman anymore. he's not a sophomore anymore. >> rob: exactly. >> bob: that's the point of this season, basically. some of these guys have been here for four and a half months. are they rookies or not? >> rob: yeah. lannan has over 60 start in the major league and needs to turn it around. that means you go out there with nothing, you still should be able to go through the order twice, at least. 5th or 6th inn

there was no one like dominick dunne and late brother john gregory dunne.had a style like any other. the words flowed. a grand man. we'll miss him. we'll be right back. ( siren blaring ) special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform, derailing the debate with myths and scare tactics. desperately trying to stop you from discovering that reform won't force you to give up your current coverage. you'll still be able to choose your doctor and insurance plan. tell congress not to let myths get in the way of fixing what's broken with health care. learn the facts at healthactionnow.org. there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. >> i think the first impression that i've always had is how fortunate i've been to have grown up in a family and been able to learn what i tried to learn, and continue to learn, but most of all learned what i did from wonderful parents and great brothers and sisters. >> larry: anderson is going to coast "ac 360" at the top

two on for slugger adam dunn. takes the pitch deep to left field. look at this. the ball like a golf shot, wraps around for a three-run home run. 27th of the year. nats take a 4-3 lead. seventh inning, nats lead 4-3. guzman rips it into the right field corner. morgan, tell me, is this guy the fastest guy you have ever seen in the majors? amazing. guzman slides easily into third with the rbi triple. guzman goes 2 for 4. man, morgan, he's just so impressive. next batter is ryan zimmerman. you said it, the nationals' lone all-star takes the pitch and turns it on. the shot to left field, that's one to savor. two-run home run. zimmerman's 21st of the year and they get the win 8-4. turning a stressful night into a very, very successful one. >>> in seven years with the titans, albert haynesworth played in all 16 games just once and still the redskins expect the tackle to be there for every contest this year. for the second straight day he was kept from a full practice because of his knee. the redskins say it's just precautionary. we're in ashburn. albert haynesworth sig

dunn play to the nl central and it is interesting that dunn is in the number 3 spot tonight. it is different for him it is something he has done before. we'll tell you more about it when he comes up to the plate. mike burn as right hander. had not been in the big leagues since 06 and 7 games in relief for the red sox before the brewers put him to run. he is making his 8th start. he is from westminster played at cal state los angeles. out of diamond bar high school east bay area war lot of talent -- that's east of los angeles and a lot of good young talent has come out of that area in professional sports over the years. 6-foot, 185. 1-2 to morgan who just get as piece of it. >> rob: this should not be a 2- 0 game by the end of the 9th inning. been around. mostly a reliever at the major league level. pitch 1 inning of relief at r. if k for the astros in 2005. another tap on it. the thing is that they have not been scoring a lot of runs you don't want to press and do things you are not capable of doing. try to keep your game. not facing cy young and nolan ryan out there. food pl

adam dunn hit his 30th home run of the season as the nationals beat the diamondbacks 9-2. the nats are off today before beginning a road trip in atlanta tomorrow. >>> in canton, ohio, terrell owens made his preseason debut for the buffalo bills and the hall of fame game but it was the tennessee titans who took the victory, beating the bills 21-18. the redskins' preseason starts thursday against the ravens here on nbc 4. >>> in tennis, juan martin del potro defended his title in rock creek park, defeating three-time champion andy roddick yesterday in three sets. >>> in golf, tiger woods hit this shot of the tournament to go from one shot down to victory at the bridgestone invitational. tiger outlasted padraig harrington to win for the seventh time on the akron, ohio, course. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> we will go to tom kierein in storm center 4. >> temperatures now in the 70s under a mostly clear sky and for today we'll have the temperatures soaring into the upper 90s by mid-afternoon. it will feel like 100 to 105 with the heat in

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top of the second, no score, adam dunn facing his old teammates. adam dunn, get her done. send as shot to left. just over the wall for a home run. it's dunn's 31st homer of the season. that busts johnny cueto's bubble there. nats take a 1-0 lead, looking good early on. top three now, nats up 3-0. johnny cueto facing alberto gonzales with the bases loaded. gonzalez rips one past the third base bag, into the left field coer. ryan zimmerman, josh willingham and elijah dukes score. a bases-clearing double for gonzalez. he had a heck of a night. the nats cruising along. in the fourth, former nats pitcher kip wells on the mound. elijah dukes up with the bases full. he ropes one to right field. nyger morgan, ronnie belliard and adam dunn, come on down. duke's hustling around the bases. he's in with a triple. the nats build a nine-run lead and would hold on to win it 10-6 the final. >>> elsewhere, the orioles lose to the angels 5-1. >>> the pga championship isn't officially over, but it's over. when tiger woods has the lead after 54 holes at a major he's 14-0. wood has two-shot le

adam dunn scoots home. the reds fall asleep. they lob the ball into the infield and willingham heads up races home. here comes the throw. it's high. willingham crashes into the catcher, safe at the plate. the natsake a 5-4 lead on a heads up play. bottom of the ninth. mike mcdougal on to close it out and he does. strikes out joey vatto to end the game. >> josh is just a ballplayer, you know. he hit what might have been earlier one of the best balls he's ever hit in his life. just a great at-bat against a guy that was pitching us tough. and then totally other extreme, the base running, the aggressiveness that he showed there. heads up play. just, you know, you can't teach that. that was all him. and just -- you know, he's been doing a lot of great things for us. that's just another one that he did. >>> the orioles give up nine runs in the 13th inning and the angels win it 17-8. ouch. this morning at redskins park, a fight or a brew ha ha if you will broke up during practice between wide receiver marco mitchell and deanglo hall. h

this happened just before 10:00 last night between the dunn loring and vienna stations. his identity has not b released. and get ready for a summer sizzler. a heat advisory is in effect for our area today. officials say stay indoors as much as you can, drink plenty of water, wear light-color and had loose clothing, and remember, children and the elderly are especially vulnerable in this type of weather. and a powerful typhoon has caused wide spread damage across asia. in china, that storm flooded villages and forced nearly one million people to flee to safety. taiwan suffered its worst flooding in half a century. at least 22 people were killed in the philippines. this has also now weakened into a tropical storm. >> we love this story. a new study finds that 1/3 of americans take a nap during the day. >> that's right. researchers from cornell university, in fact, say this is a good idea. they say if people take short naps, they become more productive and more efficient. a take doesn't come as a surprise that a third of americans are napping daily. it's because we're so ex

dominick dunne died of bladder cancer yesterday in new york. he was 83 years old. >>> august could turn into the deadliest month for americ forces in afghanistan. two u.s. troops were killed yesterday in separate attacks, bringing this month's total to 43. >>> in this morning's "moneyscope" report, evidence the economy may be picking up some steam. new home sales jumped last month. and factory orders for long-lasting, durable goods, like appliances, rose in july. today, kweel get an estimate of gdp and jobless claims. >>> tokyo's nikkei average fell 1.5% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street barely budged yesterday. the dow inched up four points to close at 9543. the nasdaq was essentially unchanged, closing at 2024. >>> toyota is recalling more than 95,000 vehicles. the automaker is concerned about a possible problem with the brake system. toyota is recalling 2009 and 2010 corolla and matrix cars. also being recalled 2008 and 2009 scion xds. >>> toyota was the biggest beneficiary of the cash for

adam dunn scores. willingham hustling. slides in. safe at second. willingham went 3 for 4 on the day. top eight. gnats down 4-3. ryan zimmerman pinch hitting for the first time this year sends one into right. chris dickerson can't make the play. adam dunn is going to score. the reds, they fall asleep on the play. they lob the ball in the infield and willingham races home. here comes the throw. it's high. willingham crashes into the catcher, safe at 1 atple. the p. the nats take a 5-4 lead on a heads up play by willingham. mike macdougal up to close it out. picks up his 13th save of the season. nats win 5-4. they've now won three in a row. >>> baltimore, jeremy guthrie and the os face the angels. top of the first. singles through the right side. here comes juan rivera. nick mar kay sis cokakis coming throwing. safe. matt weeders just misses him and rivera gets a hand in there. sneaky. angels take a 3-0 lead. top of the third. the angels pour it on big time. rivera at the plate with two runners on, hits one to left. nolan reimold tracking it. it just

dunne wrote books and produced films. he was 83 years old. >>> the governor of south carolina will stay put despite calls for his resignation. calls from the state's lieutenant-governor. he sena letter to the lieutenant-governor today in the letter he refused to step down. sanford told bower that he will not be in his words railroaded. two months ago sanford admitted an affair with a woman from south america. his wife and kids have moved out of the governor's mansion. state officials are asking for an ethics probe of sanford's use of state aircraft. >>> espn zone in downtown d.c. was turned into a sound stage. ♪ i did it my ♪ ♪ i know that my ♪ reach out for me >> the washington nationals hosted star spangled singoff. each contestant sang for 30 second. judges will select a winner to perform at a home game. >>> pretty good. >> fst guy was fabulous. >> f >>> the tonight show is up next. >> we'll leave you with a final look at the tribute to senator ted kennedy. >> the work goes on. the hope still lives. and the dream sthha