with edwin jackson's one run complete game this afternoon.s starters have gone 34 innings giving up two runs. today jackson retired 16 batters in a row. finally the nats bats threw in a little run support to help. edwin jackson making his first start at nats park. getting a little help from the d. high chopper to third. ryan zimmerman bear hands it. check this out, again. what a play. look at adam laroche with the stretch, got to give him credit. bottom of the inning. how good was he this season. danny espinosa and ryan zimmerman come in to score. ten rbis in nine games for laroche. nats take a 3-1 lead. jackson gets scott roland for the final out of the inning. jackson had nine strikeouts on the day. one out away from the the complete game. you can put it in the books, joey votto flies out to centerfield. jackson throws his fifth career complete game and the nationals win 4-1. they remain in first place in the east. >>> a little football. d.c. united on the road visiting the new england revolution. 82nd minute tied. one on one. and he bends

bottom of the 4th, edwin jackson nats up 3-1. a mistake. a two-run home run, game tied at 3-3. son went five, allowed three runs on four hits. bottom of the 9th, tied 3-3, daniel murphy facing rodriguez, two on, a base hit in front of jayson werth, mike baxter with the game winning run. nats beaten 4-3 and are now 2- 2. the mets are 4-0. >>> the orioles hosting the yankees, top of the 4th yankees lead 3-1. derek jeter to deep right, high off the wall, nick markakis with the relay. russell martin scores without a throw. the orioles fall to the yankees 6-2. >>> tonight the two worst teams in the entire nba got together, the wizards in charlotte facing the bobcats. washington won the previous two meetings but entered with a five-game losing streak. advantage? push. 1st half the wizards go to kevin seraphin who passes inside to james singleton for the duck. wizards in command by 15. later 1st half martin's long range jumper no good, but singleton there is for the follow. he had 18 off the bench. wizards were up by 20 at the half. 2nd half jordan crawford dives for the lay-in and fou

starting pitcher edwin jackson unable to duplicate his complete game. jackson only lasted five innings and got roughed up a bit. this was not a night that edwin jackson would care to remember. top of the first, already down 1-0. pitching to brian bogusevic. yeah-e laces one to right center. this one off the scoreboard. gets away from jayson werth. a run comes in, and here comes the relay. we have a play at the plate. wilson ramos can't hold on to this one, though. and bogusevic ends um at third base. astros with three triples in the first inning. they take a 5-0 lead. bottom of the third. ryan zimmerman at the dish with two on. he doesn't have a home run all year. until now. big shot here. into the bullpen in left. and that's a three-run home run. the nationals right back in the game. they're down 5-4 now. fast-forward to the top of the sixth. it's a 7-4 game. bases pull for jose altuve. he uncorks on this one. that's not going to go out, but it's going to go pretty far. off the wall, two runs come in to score. astros put up 11 on the nationals' pitcher

. >> edwin jackson gave up three triples and the first inning and that is a franchise first for the astroserall measure of the national's success so far. last night they had 11 hits. there are still an impressive 10-4. they went into yesterday's game bleeding 1.2 era. that has since gone up. they are looking to turn it around. our play of the day. down the line, he is on the ground. incredible. taking another look. still on his knees. there was a great interview and the dodgers beat the bruins -- the moores. -- the brewers. >> shaquille is on sports talk tonight at 9:00. >> we will look for that. boston and baseball, this is the 100th anniversary of the cathedral, fenway park. >> thank you for clearing that up. >> they went above and beyond the call of duty. this afternoon, they handed out its annual valor award. 103 awards were given out, most of them to police and fire officials. 11 citizens were also recognized including three people who helped save a 7-year-old boy from drowning in a reservoir last year. >> real heroes. >> let's give you a look at the next seven days. upper 70's tomorr

edwin jackson is pitching. ryan zimmerman fields it high.the throw offline, but stretches and stays on the bag. the inning is over. bottom 3, tie game. this one he drives into the gap. danny come on down. ryan zimmerman, you can come around, too. it eventually go up 4-1. that was more than enough run support for edwin jackson, he pitches a complete game, two hitter. walked only one. strikes out nine. the nats improve to 7-2. 3-0 at home. davey johnson couldn't say enough about his pitcher. >> his command, his stuff, the way he attacked hitters, i mean, he's strong at the end of the game. i mean, i haven't seen him throw that hard. i knew he could throw hard, but i mean, he was bringing it. >> the orioles in toronto. this is a double play ball to short, right? no, look at adam jones, barreling in for the takeout slide. he breaks out the double play and the orioles get a run and a 1-0 lead. the second for the jays, watch brett lowry. he doesn't pull it off. lowry is out, so we move on. birds down 2-1. chris davis, he will change that score wit

ed edwin jackson is going to try to get it going. if they do that, they will complete the sweep. now speaking of the baseball for you here. about the o's and the white sox. adam jones, he's doing it, doing it well and going deep again for you. the o's, they will win it 5-3, afternoon baseball. a lot of good high school games for the game of the week. now, take a look at these across softball and soccer, all represented. go to the website for you. and tonight we'll announce the winner of that high school poll. and finally today, well, how about this one? women's college basketball, pat summit is stepping down. i'll tell you what, she is the basketball coach. i'm not stretching it there, 38 years, eight national titles. she's a goal stander. earlier this year, she was diagnosed with the onset dementia. so we wish her well. a big game tonight. you know all that. we'll have a big wrap up for you tonight at 11:00, back to you in the studios. >> yes, we are keeping our finners crossed. all right, that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek will be back with our only lo

edwin jackson coming off a complete game history greeted rudely by the astros in the 1st inning. two on to deep right over jayson werth's head off the wall, one run scores. danny espinosa's throw home is in time but i can't hold on. astros score -- he can't hold on, astros score five in the first. ryan zimmerman connects for his first home run of the year, a three-run shot. nats within one, 5-4. top of the 6, pitchers bud norris, bases loaded. two runs come in. the nats fall to the astros 11- 4. >>> orioles defeated the white sox 5-3. i'm dave feldman. laura is back with more of the edge right after this.   >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails. and the screen is easier to read in sunlight ! the universe is practically telling me to get a smartphone. it's like, "lisa, it'd be super cool if you got a smartphone. also, i like your outfit." thanks universe, let's get me a lucid. come in and say hello to your new, easy to use smartphone. the lucid by lg for only $79.99.

but just think about the last week with the exception of a rocky outing by edwin jackson, gnat starters gave up two runs, one run and no runs. that's dominant by any measure the and primary reason the team is off to its best start since 1981. stephen strasburg, one of those horses. he was saying giddy-up today! 6 innings of no-run baseball. and he's got some help from jason, who went yard first home run of the years. here's comes brads to close. not a good sign. flashback to the home opener. he walks two and gave up the lead. so today strasberg looking like he'll win. no. logan morrison says i got to go to the upper room. two-run lead gone. to the 10th, until ian desmond backslides and gets the job done. strasberg no decision, all they he pitched brilliantly. but the nats win 3-2, and their 12-4 on the season. so that's great news for the nats. >>> here's some not so good news. ryan zimmerman sat out today's game with an inflammation in the shoulder. he was a scratch and johnson will give him time off tomorrow because he came to the park today and the shoulder was a little bit achy. aga

third inning, edwin jackson pitching.zimmerman fields this high chopper bare handed, but adam stays on the bag. the inning is over. in the bottom half rings doing it with the bat. he drives this one into the gap in right center. danny is going to score followed by ryan zimmerman. the nationals lead 4-1 in the 8th inning. >>> the orioles in toronto. one out for matt. this is a double play. but adam jones barreling in for the takeout slide. he breaks up the double play. the orioles get a run. they lead 1-0. and for the jay's, watch brett lauri, he's going to try to steal home. but he fires home. he applies the tag and lauri, you are out of there. down 2-1 in the fourth, but chris davis changes it. that is a two-run shot to right. his first of the year. right now, the jays lead 4-3 in the 7th. >>> yesterday, london fletcher broke the news on his twitter account that he has resigned with the redskins. it's a move everybody here in d.c. was hoping for this offseason, trying to get their captain back. fletcher came to town befo

edwin jackson could not have had a better debut for the nats. he goes the distance. strikes out 9.eds. tonight he was trying to help his team complete a four-game sweep of the astros. success didn't carry over tonight. the as stroh's unleeching back -- astro's unleashing back-to-back scores on him. they were on wondering if the astros could produce more. houston saying enough is enough. we're going crazy tonight. 17 hits. 11 runs. they win 11-4. redskins fan rejoice. it looks like rg3 is going to be yours. the colts want andrew muck meaning washington can officially rename redskins park rg3 park. draft next thursday. it looks like they're going to pick him second. time to announce the winner of our high school game of the week. 13,000 of you voting on dc.highschoolsports.net. fairfax at thomas jefferson. highlights coming up tomorrow at 11:00. all right. so the caps win it tonight. 2-1. tie the series up at 2. they head to boston. and there will be back-to-back games here on sunday. that's going to do it from here, guys. back to you now. >> all right. >> reporter: in the studio. >>

edwin jackson's one run complete game on saturday, nat starters have now gone 34 innings giving up just retired 16 batters in a row. and finally the nats' bats threw in a little run support. edwin jackson making his first start at nats park, top of the third, gets some help from zach co-zard. high chopper to ryan zimmerman, bare hands it, get him at first. have you to love that defense. after this phenomenal play, look at the stretch by adam laroche. speaking of laroche, bottom of the inning, up with two on. how good has he been this season? that one's in the gap. danny espinoza and ryan zimmerman come in to score. ten rbis in nine games for laroche. nats take a 3-1 lead. top of the eighth, jackson gets scott rolen for the final out. jackson, nine strike outs on the day. top of the ninth, one out away from a complete game. and he gets it. joey votto flies out to center for the final out. jackson throws his fifth career complete game and the nats win 4-1. they remain in first place in the n.l. east althout 7-2. >>> soccer, d.c. united on the road visiting the new england revolution. 82nd

it also marked the debut of nats pitch he were edwin jackson.ottom of the ninth, the game still tied, daniel murphy facing henry rodriquez with two on and he delivers the base hit to score the game-winning run. the nats were beaten. >>> the nfl upheld the penalty in the saints bounty case. sean peyton's year-long suspension will begin april 14th. 14th. former redskins offensive coordinator gregg williams remains suspended indefinitely. >>> let's talk about hockey. caps are gearing up for the first round playoff series against the bruins. but d.c. has had a good track record against them in the regular season. now, let's rewind back to march 29th, the last time the caps and bruins played. the caps prevailed in a shootout. matt hendricks made goalie

rips one into left for a single scored jason birth to tie things up the bigger story of the game, edwin jacksongo the distance allowing just one run on two hits and the nats win 4-1. >>> his command his stuff the way tact hitters, i haven't seen him throw that hard you know, but i mean, he was bringing it. >> orioles in toronto to face the blue jays, grounder fielded at third, hard slide by jones allows a run to score. 0s win 6-4 to improve to 5-3 on this young season. >>> miracle shot the win the masters and video of the rapping golfer is one of my favorites, dave ross and wisdom martin go off the wall. >>> welcome to off the wall golf edition we are talking golf the whole time masters is over and a guy named bubba won. >> guy names bubba wins in georgia. >> what is up with that? >> this might have been the greatst shot ever to win at augusta national how do you bend it like beckham through the trees, around the however around the world he got it there to the green, literally walking through the fallry to go up and tap in and get his green jacket is that the best shot you have ever seen. >> be

edwin jackson goes the distance. nine innings, two hits, one run and nats win 4-1. fifth career complete game for jackson. to the hardwood, wizards hosting the cavaliers. john wall led with 19 points and 9 assists and cavaliers used a 13-5 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away. cleveland takes down washington 98-89. the wizards dropped to 14-46 this season. >>> elsewhere, d.c. united beats new england 2-1 and in their 108th meeting, maryland lacrosse downs john's hopkins, 9-6. that's your morning sports. i'm amber theo harris. >>> 9:26 is the time. coping with tragedy. the life change this man made after his sister was killed in a virginia tech shooting spree five years ago. >>> and a grave warning about the graveyard shift. the disease you could [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it isn't. if you want a luxury car with a standard power moonroof, your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it'

also last night, edwin jackson making his first pitching appearance for the nats. n making his debut in the big apple against the mets. he was doing all right until the fourth when he serves it up to a rookie. jackson went five innings. gives up four hits and three runs. bottom nine. tie game. henry rodriguez pitches for the nationals. fielding what should be a routine ball. but look at him. danny espinosa covering first gets kicked in the head. he's not going to be playing tonight. makes a heavy play. stays with it. almost guns down mike baxter at third. he saves the game. for at least a batter. until daniel murphy wins it for the mets. jason werth couldn't hold on to it. no play at the plate there because werth couldn't hold on to it. the mets come back to beat the nationals 4-3. nats 2-2. davey johnson happy with his pitching but knows his team needs to pay more attention to the details. >> i thought they went through the ball good first time out. new ball club. i didn't want him pushing too far. in the setup for the bull pen, i had a fresh guy. we didn't do the

dustin tells edwin jackson, i'm sorry mr. jackson, the fastball is not for real.made it 5-0, but the the fighting spirit of washington with the sack fly. the nats come from 5-0 down to tie it. they took the lead in this thing. daniel ties it with a blast. 7-7. that's where we are right now. so spring training will be officially in the books when that game is over. nats headed to chicago to open the season on thursday. coming up at 6:00, something pretty neat. we'll go back to nats park. kristen berset is here for the softball game and she'll have a live report. back over to you. >>> coming up on 9news. it appears even magic johnson isn't enough to save one of his exeans from the pink slime meet. we'll talk about that coming up at 6:00. [ female announcer ] there's surprising news about whole grain and the cereals your kids love. ♪ now all general mills big g kid cereals have more whole grain than any other ingredient. the same great taste they love in cereals like lucky charms and cinnamon toast crunch with whole grain that they need. just look for the white check

jordan zimmerman, and edwin jackson, all under 30 years old. >> it's huge and a little bit of competitivenessithin the rotation. i think that will help us. it will work to our advantage. we will try to one up each other. everyone knows they have the ability to pitch and be any team on any given day. >> but on any given day, does this team have the bats to win. johnson says ryan zimmerman is in the best shape of his career. >> you couldn't have a better leader than ryan zimmerman. >> and he is healthy again. but you can't say that about mike morris, both of which will start the season on the disabled list. still davey, ever the optimist. >> go man to man against the division. i like the way we stack up. >> dave owens reporting. the nationals open season on the road at wrigley field for a three-game series about the cubs. they head to new york and their big opener is next thursday, the 12th. lesli, over to you. >> fresh off three big wins. mitt romney came to the nation's capital today. coming up, a look at the republican race one day after his primary sweep. >>> then a bit later, a furry frien

edwin jackson going to be on the mound for the nats. 10:05 first pitch. george zimmerman helped them get the 14th win of the season. tied for the best start in 79 years of washington, d.c. baseball. the senators the only other team to start 14-4. >>> how about rick ankiel, moving to the top of the seventh, nationals up 4-1. bases loaded for wilson ramos. that plates mark derosa and adam deroach. 7-2 the final. zimmerman gets the win. the nationals 14-4 going for the sweep tonight. >>> not to be outdone, you're washington wizards on the hardwood taking on the cleveland cavaliers, and doing it up again. in the third, wis up by nine. john wall good game, 21, 13 assists fourth quarter, wall hauls in a long pass tr, vesely seven points and 12 rebounds. wizards win 96-85, fifth win in a row. longest streak since 2007. is it fool's gold? maybe a little bit, but still a pretty good winning streak for all the washington sports teams as of late. i'll take it. everybody is happy. >> think how fast things have turned around for washington's sports fans. just a few we

there's edwin jackson. the success didn't carry over. astros unleashing back-to- back trickles on him in the 1st inning. they score five and we were wondering whether the nats could produce more punch. how about a z-pack smack? ryan zimmerman with a three run shot. his first on the season. the houston bats say enough is enough. they went crazy last night. 11 runs and 17 hits and they win 11-4. that's going to do it for your morning sports, happy friday everybody. >>> at least one congressman expects more dismissals soon today as that secret service scandal continues to expand. we have more on that story coming up. >> plus, we'll meet the man who's behind the development of an electric pickup truck. we could use that on the roadways. here's monika. >> we sure could. on the southbound side of i-275 in the local lanes here after route 28, fire activity watch out for it. the main leans are open and -- lanes are open and maybe just stick to them this morning. coming up in my next report, more on this and area roads at 5:29. you're watching 9n

edwin jackson did not have a resume type game. top of the first down 1-0. send one to right center field. take a weird squirt away from jayson werth. a play at the plate. wilson ramos can't hold on so it's 3-0, astros. jackson goes five innings and gives up five runs. top of the sixth now, no relief at all. a bases loaded double to center. two more runs come in to score. two innings of work. he gives up eight hits and six runs. the nationals fall, 11-4. how important is this next series with the marlins? >> i look at the series as key. when it's early in the year or late in the year you know it's all about how you match up. i think we match up with just about anybody. but the proof is in the pudding. they've got good pitching, a good bull pen. you know, probably a little more pop. in some of their hitters than we do. but we're very similar ball clubs. >> in boston today, fenway park celebrating its 100th birthday. april 12th, 1912 its first game. red sox great play. former sox player and manager, 92-year-old jonny pesky was there. the right field foul pole

but edwin jackson's debut was a little rocky as he allowed three runs on four hits in five innings of work. the nationals have won two straight. the mets expected to place last in the division, 4-0. the two will play again tonight, 7:00 is your time. >>> the wizards have little left to play for, but one thing made very clear -- they don't want to lose -- to be the worst team -- they don't want to lose to the worst team in the nba. the wizards blistered the charlotte bobcats 113-85 last night. washington's bench that was really impressive here. martin and singleton both signed to just ten-day contracts, had big gains. they want to stick around for a while. singleton scoring 18 points and pulling in 12 rebounds. the wizards take on the orlando magic tonight at verizon center. >> ten-day contracts. that's short term. >>> with the nfl draft a couple of weeks away, rg3 watch is on in the district. last night some say they got a glimpse of the future redskins' q.b. twitter office fire with reports that robert griffin iii was spotted at the palms restaurant in tyson's corner. his dining part

jackson and others. >>> charged with killing three members enters a new phase. now the prosecution ended last week and edwinmos is accused of killing tony balogna and his sons michael and matthew bologna. ramos mistook them for rival gang members. >>> information about construction and financing relating to its new high speed plan. the resized -- revised plan is ready to come out in fresno. it is 98 to 68 million. they are asking to approval 3.2 million in rail bonds in order to do that sometime this year. >> back over to sal. any problems we should know about. >> we don't have any problems, we have been talking about the fire in san mateo. that is edenberg, some of the major streets are not affected let's look at the commute of westbound 24 getting up to the tunnel, no problems or on highway 4 we are off to a deem start. this is a look at the west pound bay bridge commute, not a bat bit at all. >> we do see some slowed traffic and highway 4 looks good over to bay point. let's go to steve. >>> it is cold and chilly but for april clear and cool mostly sunny by noon, some fog on the coast and fair and warm at