josh willingham is on deck and a good punch and now you have added the power of elijah dukes to the mixth dukes back and morgan and guzman setting the table, and then the three, four, five, six combo, this is a potentially a very potent lineup again. >> rob: absolutely. speed, power, and the guy guys that are going to take great at- bats and make the pitcher work. >> bob: 3-2 with nobody out. ryan has not attempted a stolen base this year. >> rob: thus the need to keep him close. >> bob: and dunn, a strikeout hitter, the probability of a strike 'em out, throw 'em out probability is high. but the runner is going and also the probability of a good batting eye and dunn walks for the 79th time this year. so he threw him a changeup on 3- 2 and the nats have something going here. josh willingham will bat with a couple of men aboard for the second straight time. he was up there with second and third in the first inning, and an 0-2 pitch hit him on the left elbow. looking to reach the 40 rbi mark or go beyond. 82 to 85 on the changeup. high 80s with the fastball. >> rob: mid 80s on the slider a

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chili's --  >> with more on the return elijah dukes to the nats, here is debbi taylor. >> elijah dukes is going do get his playing time, have an opportunity to show the nats he belongs in the big leagues, and here is what jim riggleman would like the see out of his right fielder. >> elijah has a little track record of here of being productive and so we'd just like to build on that and get his career going, you know. it's time for elijah to take that next step in his career and i believe he has the tools to do it. >> jim said, too, that he had good reports from the syracuse manager and also from the hitting coach down there. bob? >> bob: well, elijah went down july 1, hit .279 down there in 20 games with three home runs and 10 batted in. and an on-base average of .388. that means he wasn't swinging at everything. he was taking walks when given. this is steve pierce bat fling the number five spot for the pitcher jeff karstens. karstens somehow gets through two innings give giving up only one run after the first three men hit safely against him, and two of them were extra bases. he

elijah dukes is next. marlins will have the pitcher spot due up. ixth. elijah .234 today and sack fly caught by nick johnson down the right field line. cleveland beat minnesota today at home. 2-1. duke swings in and he seldom sees anything in the half. >> rob: that's why, frank robinson hall of famer toll me the reason he sticks close to the plate is to cover the breaking ball. >> bob: and dukes, hits one to left field. did he get it? yes, he did. this game is tied. elijah dukes with the seventh of the year. and three rbi day and the nats have battled back finally to tie this game. >> rob: very nice to have elijah dukes back and covering the plate on the breaking ball. >> bob: he knew it. and the ball didn't go out by that much and elijah knew he got it. and there is josh bard who took one up high. >> rob: deep and he tried. and trust in his ability and do it for the right side too. and kill right center field and. >> bob: the national two more homers today. and 105 on the air. and the counsel is even 1-1. >> rob: did they let off fireworks after th

elijah dukes in this series 1 for 5, hitless tonight, only 6 hits in this ball game.nin the three games against colorado the nationals have only given this high-powered offense 18 base hits. johnny beimel has now joined matt takely.   and the 0-2 to dukes. front door breaking ball that he lays off. >> rob: so far the only work that huston street and the bullpen is getting is a lot of throwing on the side. tyler clifford. >> bob: yeah. the nats need four batters where they can bat sean burnett, and he could be done after two innings anyway.   and dukes didn't really try that hard to get out of the way and the ball just missed hitting him and the count goes to 2-2. >> rob: no, i think you know, sean burnett can keep pitching as long as we have more pictures of him as a kid, so we do, and hopefully he'll stay in the game.. >> bob: and dukes takes a big hack at a 77 miles per hour breaking ball. and that is the first strikeout for hamell since adam dunn back in the second inning. if, if, 

and willie harris had to rescue an airport throw by elijah dukes. -- errant throw by elijah dukes.p in with a chance to drive in a run against his former team. >> rob: j.d. martin has already thrown pretty much his entire repertoire, fastball, curve ball, changeup. he gets behind 3-2. he has to come in with a 99-mile-per-hour fastball and coghlan races it down the right-field line. >> bob: nick is warmly received by the nats' fans. he hit .295 here. some of them are standing. the last connection at the major league level to the montreal expos, nick johnson, who came to montreal from the yak yankees in 2004. more the marlins, he's 2-6 with one rbi in two games. he has also walked three times an been hit by a pitch. he rips it, and adam dunn misses it. 1-0, florida. that didn't take long. a base hit. and florida has two hits and a run already and here is rob with j.d. martin on the pnc scouting report. >> rob: he doesn't have a lot of starts here, so i went with old stats. five starts as a probefore he gave up a run. he was 30 wins over .500 on the farm. 61-31. so he does know how to

so, elijah dukes has gone down to triple-a and he has made it a positive experience.go one of two ways. they can go in the tank or they can get it done and that's what he's been able to do the latter. >> rob: no, i have heard and i've asked on multiple occasions how elijah was doing and everybod has said he's doing great. >> bob: the 1-2 pitch missing low and away. >> rob: he needed rest. he needed to play every day. get his four or five at-bats in the minor league. it wasn't allan ray demotion. more he's the future. justin maxwell is possibly the future. just got down there and have a good attitude and work hard and come back umm here. >> bob: yeah, j. max is hitting .228. >> rob: that's not a good show. >> bob: he has 111 strikeouts. >> rob: he does have 12 home runs, so he's showing the power. there's an 11th strikeout. >> bob: and bergmann gets one by steve pearce for the first out in the eighth inning. >> rob: well, it's that hard fastball throws it -- throws it right by pearce. >> rob: elijah dukes only had eight strikeouts in 66 at-bats. prey good ratio. >> bob

take them out of the pl, elijah dukes right there, b. t. >> bob: kept the nats out o double play. here's elijah. they pl him the same as fir time up with young cheating up the middle, and dukes stayed on the ball and hit it to the le of the second baseman. his left.ó he hits this one breaking bat. it'souled and barlof#ú o& . >> he just gets  the bat, a changeup, top heavy >> bob: e kuiwand perry hill were looking at the ball and never saw the bat un last moment.000 ki undrthe [eilig dukes off the end of the bat. first base side. jones, he over sao t and recovered to make th. i know this always happens with the ball, forbaseman always seemed to get caught over running that box. it's going to come back. >> rob: plus the sky and th sun's going in and out, they ar not wearing glasses because it was behind the clouds a minute ago. nice recovery by jones. >> bob: here's ronnie belliar

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 lead over padraig harrington, who will probably need more than a little luck of the irish to upset a guy who doesn't lose on sundays. >> it is quite a rush, especially when there's a major championship involved. and, you know, where -- if you're in that position, you know you're not playing poorly. it's fun to go out there and test what you have and, you know, other guys are throwing it at you. hopefully i can throw it back at them. it's fun. that's -- as i said, that's the rush of it, is you try to go out there and deal with it and execute. >> tiger woods tees off today at 1:45. >>> here's a perfect ex

big diewjs elijah dukes next -- elijah dukes next hit the ball hard right at the center fielder first time. willingham, 40 rbi's in his last 678 games. he'll chop it. he's got a chance for a rare infield hit and the bases are loaded! i'm sure nyjer morgan will have something to say about that and dukes will bat with the bases jacked and two outs now. >> rob: right here, this is a full swing. the third baseman is back. almost no chance from the onset right there for cantu who normally plays first base or outfield. bonifacio not playing third base. he's over there now. >> bob: a big spot for dukes who really hit the ball hard first time. >> bob: teams like to throw him breaking balls away. that one was high and missed. there's the pitch that's his nemesis. >> rob: he's got to step into it. we've talked about ryan zimmerman. when struggled, he was pulling off breaking balls. tough dive and charge that ball and start hitting it to the right side. >> bob: first time for everything. dukes hasn't hit a grand slam at this level. hard sinker. 2-1. a bunch of them on the base. guzman, the doubl

elijah dukes is back and jorge sosa has been called up from syracuse. >> elijah is swinging the bat welling right at .280, three home runs. he was swinging the bat decently when he left here, it was just a matter of numbers. elijah is a big powerful guy. i thought last year that he was probably the most talented player on this ball field. certainly 5-2wise, he is, he has tremendous power. he can run, throw. he is a good outfielder. the problem is that he is physically struggling. his knees are giving him a struggle. he struggled with his knees the last couple of years and it is just matter of keeping him healthy as he has those -- i think they're@ritic knees. jorge sosa is a guy who has been around. this is his ninth team. he has been in the big leagues for nine years. he was lights out down there. his last 16 relief appearances, he was 1.37 with the opposition only hitting .170. so just one more arm for jill riggleman to go to. >> lots of time on the phone from mike rizzo yesterday. >> yes. >> and the interim general manager. he has some thats on elijah and jorge coming up. >> he is swi

and then the sac fly here by newly, freshly recalled elijah dukes.s on the board early, and i thought we had something working, and then we didn't do anything until zim doubles down the left-field line hard and adam strikes out and after willingham walks, dukes flies out. bard doubles to right field deep right at the base of the wall. zimmerman scores, willingham to third, and we weren't able to do anything more than that. at that point it was 7-3. they scored another five runs. we get back on a couple later. but a lot of hits in the front of that lineup as the first three guys got eight. >> you look at that. you have nine hits in the top four. you think you have a lot more runs on the board. nyjer morgan with three. and some doubles for guzman, zimmerman and dunn. for willingham atough night. elijah had the sac fly early on and then nothing after that. alberto arun return and anderson hernandez with the pinch hit for the nationals. 11-6 for pittsburgh. yes, you look at the chances that pittsburgh had and obviously they got some big alreadies from an

elijah dukes for a moment. there it is. and a 2-2 to dukes. elijah strikes out. josh johnson is mowing down the nats. we haven't had a hit since the first. it is now the fifth inning. 3-0.   >> nats fans of hopeful of something happening tonight. we go top five. ramirez, cantu, uggla, three, four, five, coming up. aflac trivia from medwick. aflac! >> reporter: who founded the u.s. coast guard in 1790? >> rob: george washington? >> bob: that's too obvious. >> rob: that's my guess. i don't know. did you know he died in 1799? i bet you didn't know that. >> bob: i have to disqualify myself because i saw the answer i think earlier. the guy who established the coast guard does appear on our currency. >> rob: andrew jackson. >> bob: that could be coin, bill. >> rob: benjamin franklin. >> bob: hamilton. >> rob: it's all about the ben gentleman plains! >> bob: hanley ramirez here. 1-1 -- 1-2 -- 1-1 top of the fifth. i like the way we mix baseball and history here. jason bergmann was up last inning. after the marlins hit two home runs, one

in the 8th elijah duke. and the nats sweep the d. backs. 9-2 is the final. the nats have won eight streak and that is the longest streak in the majors. >>> and the nats are likely losing christian guzman who hit the waiver wires. the sox are trying to work out a deal with him. he is due $8 million next year. >>> the orioles at the blue jays. brian madson facing vernon wells and wells gets the best of him. bag blast look where it lands in the second deck. it made it 5-2 jays. they hold to win 7-36789 >>> andy roddick reached the finals in his last two tournaments. and clearly sunday nights are not too peaceful in the roddick household either. trying to take down the defending champion. with the ace he wins the first set 6-3. but the champ is unphased. roddick pressured into the unforced error, 7-5 to spaniard. they go to the tie break. too strong. the forehand winner clips the line. he is the first back to back winner at the -- legs may man ten years. >> thank you very much. >>> more on guzman. 60 minutes is next. see you back here at 11:00. >> bye. so you've

elijah dukes at the plate. saw what zimrman did. how about i do that too? a solo home run for dukes. that ties the game up. the nationals were not done there. in the eighth. it is a rally. ronnie belliard. kind of a little squirter here. it does the job. gets right up the middle. guzman scores from second base. that is the game winning run. nationals add three more in the inning. they beat the marlins, 12-8. at the legg mason classic. andy roddick had to work harder. facing 21-year-old, sam query. the tennis center. andy roddick, a huge welcome from the fans in d.c. first set. exchange ground strokes. roddick tries to sneak one by. gets there. roddick with the forehand. comes to the net. pretty good play by the young fellow. little fist pump th too. later in the first set. serving. watch roddick at top of the screen. i don't thinke'll get that one. roddick wins it 7-6. 6-4. he did have to work just a wee bit harr in the match. a good weekend. >> yeah. you know it. thanks. >> coming up next. new video of steven tyler as he falls off the stage at his latest c

elijah dukes. stumbles he rounds third. he is going to try to get home. and dukes is safe. the game is tied. at 2 apiece. bottom seven now. jorge sosa, facing former teammates. andy laroche. deep right field. that's gone. solo home run. and you could -- say that sosa is just a wee bit upset. laroche, two homers on the night. fast forward, top of the ninth. mike gonzalez. closing out the game. and sends the hot shot up the middle. check out the reaction. what an amazing catch. and almost takes his head off. instead he cches it for the out. and beat the nationals 6-2. preseason game, one for the redskins. in baltimore tomorrow night. don't blink because if you do, you won't see the starters. they won't play long. several of them, won't play at all. it will be a chance for the young guys, veterans, fighting for a roster spot to make an early impression on the coaches while they're in the line of fire. so to speak. also the first time the new look redskins defense will face live competition. and that is actually wearing another uniform. and haynesworth won't play. and get some

elijah dukes drove in three runs as the nationals won their eighth game in a row 9-2. >>> philadelphia'sward struck out in the sixth against florida. he didn't like the call. later the argument continued. but it wasn't howard who got ejected. it was shane victorino, standing 200 feet away in centerfield. none of this helped the phillies. they lost 12-3. >>> in colorado, the cubs' second inning rally fell apart on this double play. their manager lou piniella tried to show the umpire that the second baseman missed the bag. a replay shows he was right, but still piniella was thrown out, and the cubs lost 11-5. >>> in golf tiger woods won for the second week in a row. he was one shot behind at the bridgestone invitational when he put this approach -- listen to this -- a foot away at the 16th hole. woods got a birdie. as the leader, pad rag harrington was shooting a triple bogey. woods won by four shots. >>> when we return, a look at today's top stories. and more on that deadly crash over the hudson river. to controo stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and n

nationals got a career night from elijah dukes. beat the cubs, 15-6. in the fourth inning. game tied at one. willingham. up facing zambrano. willingham. deep to left field. talk about a ast. that thing was out of there. the nationals, rough up zambrano. way out of the park. the homer left the stadium. someone, back on to the field. talk about good news. in the fourth. eli skrchlt ah at the plate. if he could get consistency. roped it down the left field lane. belliar tried to score all the way from first. he is going to. easily. the cubs, throw the field. and soft target. dukes is there to slide into third base. watch this. there you go. dukes gives the nationals a 2-1 lead. and dukes wasn't done with that. in the fifth inning. the bases are loaded. yep, look at that. smashes the ball deep to left field. the grand slam. nationals score six runs in the fifth inning. duke's first career grand slam. nats, 15-6. to minnesota we go. the twins hosting the orioles. we're in the second inning. michael awe bre is up. aubry, right center field gap. what he wanted to do. he would come

elijah dukes, this is a grand slam, the first of his career. part of a six-run 6th.s pound the cubs 15-6. right now orioles and twins tied at 6 in the 9th inning. we'll take a break. hen we come back, shawn yancy e wraps up the edge right after this.  need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love.

unlike washington nationals outfielder elijah dukes strolling along merrily on a routine fly ball that drops out of his hands. that allows the base run tore advance. he figured, hey, i caught the ball. i don't think so, buddy. tomorrow night, philadelphia eagles highly controversial quarterback michael vick free to play pro ball conditionally after a year and a half in prison for dog fighting returns to the playing field. he and the eels host the jacksonville jaguars. >> i can only go off what i've seen in practice. looks like he's moving around pretty good. it's been, realistically, two years. >> how close are you to michael vick? >> that's my best friend. he's got 10 years left in him easy. mike played six, seven years, now he had two years off, so he's fresh, so he's not a rookie. >> baltimore native can he on carpenter who played with vic in atlanta. friday night the redskins host the patriots at 8:00. >>> finally, horse racing, kentucky derby winner mind that bird withdrawn from the $1 million travelers stakes after an examination revealed a small inflamed area in his throat that

elijah dukes stumbling around third will try and score. he slides in ahead of the tag.tied at two. bottom of the 7, adam la roche deep to right field for a solo home run, one of four braves hope runs. atlanta would lead for good 3- 2. top of the 9, braves lead 6- 2. a hotshot right. the pitcher somehow makes this incredible catch. look at that. that came in hot up top. braves beat the nats 6-2 to sweep the two-game series. >>> orioles in a matinee today hosting the a's. mark hendrickson's pitch gets past. chase it is down. throws to anderson covering home. not in time to get a sliding ryan swinging. a's beat the orioles 6-36789 the birds -- 6-3. the birds are 7-19 since the all-star break. gilbert arenas is looking pretty, pretty good these days, so says his coach who traveled all the way to chicago last week just to watch gilbert play and lift weights. he says his quickness is back, his confidence is back and his weight is down. that's a good report card for a player coming off three knee operations in just one and a half years. the washington wizards showcase their ne

elijah dukes, the right fielder.ard the start at second tonight had a big base hit yesterday. wil nieves is the catcher and john lannan is the pitcher. byron kerr and ray knight with you. welcome back to "nats xtra". we'll take a look at news and notes. karin has been put on the 15- day disabled list with that thumb and jorge padilla, 12 years in the mine owrs gets a call to the nationals and in iewnl uniform tonight for washington. we're getting rld for the matchup against the marlins. ben guess -- guessling is here from the "the washington times" -- guessling here from the "the washington times". >> he we don't know enough about it to say definitively that's the reason why he's had some struggles most of the season. this has been something that's plagued him back to his minor league days off and on, but i think in the last few days, certainly, it's become more of eighteen issue and we'll find out more -- an issue and we'll find out how long this thing will be. he's heading to baltimore to visit with a hand speciali

elijah dukes goes to deep left field. the runner scores from first base.n the fifth, bases loaded, duke's again goes deep. it is a grand slam. it makes it 9-1. top of the eighth. josh willingham tops a great night. the second of the night for him. a three-run shot for him. the nationals win big over chicago. in south florida, the williams sisters were officially introduced as part owners of the miami dolphins. they include a group that includes the first african american women to hold a stake in a nfl team. >> that is a cool thing. i did not know they were involved in that. >>> time for a look at business news. >> hello. long time no see. we have heard about cash for clunkers. it is the program to trade in your clocker for a more fuel efficient vehicle. now there is a new vehicle called cash for strollers. there is a 20% discount if you trade in europe used crib, car seat, or similar baby product. runs through september 20. it is part of an effort to get older children's gear off of the market. here is the latest on housing. home prices in the d.c. area ga

elijah dukes also hit his first career grand slam home run. the nats beat the cubs 15-6. >>> breaking news in the world of politics. >> the third longest-serving member of the senate has died. ted kennedy has lost his battle with brain cancer. we have live team coverage. >>> we are also watching weather and traffic on the 1s. we continue at 5:30. >>> massachusetts senator ted kennedy has died. the politician, a member of one of america's most political families, lost his battle with cancer. this morning colleagues, family and friends are remembering his legendary career here on capitol hill. good morning. welcome the "news4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison on this august 26, 2009. much more on the death of ted kennedy coming up throughout the morning. first, we'll take a live look outside at 5:30. 72 degrees. the capitol is lit up in the night sky. >>> john tom keiin is here to talk about the day we are going to have. >> off to a crtarta s this tamointuumreg id h humid overniha warvee no re have no e .gtinsh 72 in

elijah dukes is next. is atkins cutting off another one, high throw, and todd helton stays on the bag. >> rob: another thing about helton he plays gold glove defense at first base, always has. atkins has been cutting off a lot of balls that would normally be hitting between third and short. quickly 0-2. jimenez 25 years of age has some arm. >> rob: is his last outing, he went 8 innings. getting stronger as he goes along. .237 the batting average the third time through. that's what you want to see from your starters. has a lot of strikeout, be a lot of walks. >> bob: he's on a four-game winning streak, and gonzalez hits one beautifully out over second base! many a hitting coach has told a struggling batter when things aren't going well, try to hit it over the second baseman's head. and rick eckstein has to like that swing from a hitter who has been struggling. >> rob: well, he had been hitting a lot of fly balls. hits a line drive right here, even though he gets jammed, i like the effort and the idea, tryin

with the bases loaded in the 8th, elijah dukes gets the rbi single an nats win 9-2 and take their eight-game winning streak in to atlanta tomorrow night. >>> mlb.com report the red sox have put a claim ornate short stop cristian guzman who was waived by washington. the sox have 48 hours to work out a deal with him hitting 350 and $8 million next year. >>> if you are whining about the heat at least you don't have to put on pads and run in to huge people. the redskins are testing their conditioning as they held two practice sessions in sunday's nearly 100-degree heat. they practiced catching yesterday. coach zorn wants one of the top- rated squads to take every opportunity to put points on the board. >> we serve both offense and defense. we threw throws to linebackers, dbs trying to get the idea of quarterback ball speed and interceptions. not dropping the ball. so it works out great. >> reporter: now to the game the rest of the world calls football, the united hosting real madrid in what is called a friendly match. real showed why they are one of the best in the world. they scored twice in tw

. >> reporter: elijah dukes hit that blast in the fifth.s beat the cubs 15-6. >>> our time is 6:51. 71 degrees here in northwest washington. ahead, remembering the late senator ted kennedy. >>> in three minutes, reaction from the white house and captiol hill. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (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. óçb@fab@fab@b@ them death of senator kennedy is in the news now. the senator passed away last night. the spent over a year battling brain cancer. his family said he died at the family compound in massachusetts. >>> here on captiol hill, senate democratic leader harry reid said the best way to honor the lion of the senate is for the congress to pass health care reform. >>> we're also getting reaction from the white house. president obama calls kennedy a great leader and the greatest senator of our times. the president and first lady also say they have lost a dear friend. friend. fa

all of a sudden elijah dukes and the nats are tired of getting beaten by the marlins. the second inning of this game. in the seventh, dukes goes yard. three-run home run, his seventh of the season. he had three hits, drove in four as they tie this game at eight. same score in the bottom of the eighth. ronnie belliard brings home cristian guzman. it's a one-run advantage. they tack on three more and the nationals get the 12-8 victory. it is a season high-five-game win streak for the nats, who were 7-12 with runners in scoring position. ryan zimmerman was 4-4 with a home run, three r.b.i.s, three runs scored, a double shy of hitting for the cycle in his sixth career four-hit game, third one this season. >> twins' right-hander nick blackburn entered today with a 1.63 e.r.a. in his career versus cleveland. 4-0 against them. bottom seventh, tied at one. blackburn to rookie trevor crow. brings in travis hafner and gives the indians a 2-1 lead. top nine, same score, no outs. kerry wood trying the close it out. there's the off-speed pitch. gets mark redman looking. 2 tribe take

adam dunn, another .300 batter in josh willingham, elijah dukes in right.rd will be catching. on the mound for tonight trying to win and snap this little two- game slide against comes. welcome back. i'm johnny holiday and ray knight. and mark zuker man joining us from the washington times in the hot corner segment. the hottest news in town today is that permanent label given mike rizzo as general manager and senior vice president and had to be a great day for mike? >> an epic day, a day he had kind of looked for for a long time. he has been in baseball for a lot of years. in this kay and age there is a lot of young gms that kind of get handed this on a silver platter, he took the long road. an area scout for 11 years, logged a lot of hotels and miles, you can tell what this meant for him today and i think for him and his family, his dad was a long-time scout as well, how emotional that has been for them. >> ray: total accessibility. always as a gm you're not going to want to give away every state secret but he has been pretty good and actually i think has g

that is he liej adukes, and that is an he like a -- elijah dukes home run. one on, one out.n guzman scores from second. the nats win it 12-8. ryan zimmerman finished a double short of the cycle. the nationals win 7 for it 12 with runners in scoring position. with the sweep, the nats have won a season high five straight. >> according to espn's joe schad, david wells the cousin and advisor for michael crabtree, says michael crabtree is prepared to sit out the entire season and reenter the this from wells. he's prepared to do it. they took him with the tenth pick, and you have darius heyward-bai getting $38 million? now eugene parker is crabtree's agent. he denied that any threat to sit out took place. the niners organization had no comment. mike singletarey said this. >> i really want our coaches and everybody to be here focused on what's here. michael crabtree, that's his career. and he's got, you know, he's got people around him that he's counting on to make decisions for him. and, you know, i can't worry about that. and i really mean it. michael crabtree right now is at the

that's why elijah dukes went down to the minor league foss are a month.g the breaking ball away from him. he's now hitting it. adam dunn plays behind the runner at first. you have to against todd 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 bot

duke land. also we have 27-year-old elijah jones wanted for attempted murder. that happened on july 24.jones got in an argument with three brothers. in a home, on the 1900 block of cecil avenue. police say jones fired on all three men, and then went on the run. jones is 5'5, and weighs 177 pounds. again, if you know the whereabouts of any of these men, please, pick up the phone and call us here. 410-637-8970. back to you in the studio. . >> the swine flu death toll in the united states hits another milestone. jonathan reports on what the federal government is doing ready for a vaccination. >> centers for disease control and prevention here in atlanta released the latest figures in weeks with the h1n1 virus. according to that, 353 americans have died as a result of the disease. and 5514 have been hospitalized. and while these figures reflect accurate numbers of deaths and hospitalizations, what they don't show you is the more illusive estimates of the number of americans that may have come in contact with this disease, but only experienced minor symptoms. so minor that they did not even