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henry rodriguez lowers the drawbridge and calls for a parade. not what you want to seem. what does this mean? ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, repeplacing full-l-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> henry rodriguez was unhittable striking alex. >> yesterday he cannot throw a strike. he had two outs coming to bat. a grand slam. they beat the nationals 9-6. more bad news. this said the disabled list. he caught sandy leave. he and eight face the padre's -- and they faced the padres. quite plenty of questions. they have gone on record to say they want him back. they could depend on whether not he stays. coming up, outside to measures are 63 degrees. >> a blog has turned into a national movement to fight

if you have any questions about the closure after the grand slam last night, it is still henry rodriguez i am not going to answer these questions every time there is a blip on the radar screen. i have all the confidence in the world. [unintelligible] we are good. >> stevens frostburg will pitch against the padre's tomorrow night. -- course stephen strasburg that as a longtime dream to pitch against san diego. >> we get the drift. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 the bachelorette who waited 70 years to find mr. right. she finally met her match on a dating side for seniors. their love story, tonight at 11:00. >> the final week of our big facebook giveaway. your chance to win a new car. >> it is as simple as going to wjla.com/freecar. you can enter lunch each day -- you can enter once each day. we will draw another finalist tomorrow at 5:00, and that person will have 30 minutes to call in and claim a spot in the drawing for a ford fiesta. >> still some areas of rain to deal with through the metro area through the evening and late night. more tomorrow morning. there is a scatter pattern through

heartbreak henry rodriguez, sen. 127 hitter. rodriguez does it again and the nationals lose 5-4.rs and orioles. josh hamilton tied a major league record with four home runs. the rangers beat the orioles 10- 3. what a night for george hamilton. let's talk about the capitals. they are 1-0 in the post season when facing elimination. there are 3-0 in games following overtimes. they're still very confident. they know what they have to do. they will need some breaks. they have been in this situation before and they have succeeded. >> we have to refocus and make sure you put it behind you. last time we lost in overtime there became now harder. we have to do the same thing. >> tiger woods is getting ready for the tournament they call the fifth major. he does not seem worried. some of the experts are calling him irrelevant with the new swing. >> i have done this before. i have been through this. some of you have lived there with me. i have gone through periods where i was not quite where i wanted to be. i had some pretty good runs after that. this is no different. >> congratulations to th

henry rodriguez to deep right center for a walk-off grand slam, the third homer of the game, nats fallo the reds, 9- 6 and now trail the braves, by a half game in the nl east. tonight nats host the padres saturday nats play here on fox, hosting the orioles, game time 7:00 p.m. >>> yesterday ncaa lacrosse playoffs, first meeting since 1928, final seconds game tied 9- 9, cummings behind the net, makes his move, in front, score s with this 6 seconds left game winner maryland defeated lee high, 10-9 earning a quarter final date next saturday against johns hopkins, i am dave feldman. brine back to you. >> thanks. >>> one last look at the forecast. >> looks like a rainy night and tomorrow, might throw in a couple thunderstorms something we have not seen today. looks like we will head for 75 degrees. wednesday warmer and brief interruption for last round in the afternoon after wednesday things look terrific. >> news is always on myfoxdc.com we are back here tonight at 10, news edge at 11. so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freewa

tuesday henry rodriguez was demoted as closer after converting nine of 12 save opportunities. yesterday he entered in the 8th inning and struggled with control. he walked first batter and later surrendered a solo home run. he pitched an inning throwing 20 pitches. 11 were balls. davey johnson is not giving up on his hard throwing right hander. >> he started off a little rough and seemed to gather himself. i told him after the ballgame i need you man. a long way to go, a lot of battles to be won. he's taking it pretty hard when he is not successful, but he'll be back. >>> tonight the reds seeking a four-game sweep of the visiting braves bottom of the 6th, reds trail 2-1. bases loaded and the 2-0 pitch is crushed down the line to deep left field just inside the foul pole for a grand slam. the reds down the braves 6-3 to complete a four-game sweep. the nats now lead the braves by a game heading into this weekend's three-game series. >>> don't go away. when we return, former hoya roy hibbard and the pacers attempt to take the heat to the limit. >>> ever since dwayne wade's five po

and henry rodriguez was pulled before he could blow a save. we pick it up in the third inning.ce harper, batting. nats up. good things happening during this at-bat. nick hundley tries to get, bernadina at third. and comes in to score. the nationals are up 3-1. the very next pitch to harper, was pulverized to dead center field. in his 15th major league game. harper hits his first career home run. at 19, he is the youngest player to hit a homer since 1998. nats up 4-1. curtain call. and top four. more injury troubles for the nationals. orlando hudson. right center. alonzo scores. and chase headily. and leon gets his ankle caught up in the collision. just called up from harrisburg yesterday. making his major league debut. he has a high ankle sprain. goes to the 60-day dl. unbelievable. and nats up by. and he already walked two, walks another. load the bases. davey johnston has henry's back. forced to make a change. in comes the vulture. sean burnett. trying to bail the nats out. faces jose guzman. double play ball. first save of the season. nationals hold on to win it 8-5. they ar

here is henry rodriguez. right? should be routine for ankiel.cups a fast runner here, to put him up 5-3. that's kind of, the way things looked the rest of the way for the guys. they lost 5-3 to the marlins. nationals will get another shot. as they play the marlins in miami tomorrow. meanwhile, the os visiting toronto. tommy hunter and the birds down 2-0 in the third. and a man on, gets into this one. that's gone. the two-run shot puts toronto up 4-0. so, we go to the sixth inning. the o's down 6-0. adam jones with an 18-game hitting streak on the line. 0-2 at this point. drew hutchinson. high heat. gets him there. nine strikeouts. over seven innings for drew. top nine. jones, last chance to extend the streak. and he does. in his final at-bat. a single off francisco cordero. at 19. the os lose, the streak for them, in terms of losing, now 3. they fall 6-2 in that one. loyola, maryland. playing for the national championship in lacrosse this afternoon. the good news, its that a maryland team won. the bad news it wasn't the terps. loyola takes home

bruce storm and he has been missed but probably no more than last night when their young closer, henry rodriguez a grand slam. tonight they look to rebound by beating the padres. they get off to an early lead. harper with his first career major league home run. 4-1 nats. but the injury bug bats again. sandy leon behind the plate gets bold over. his right ankle bends awkwardly. he would have to be helped off the field. he's on the d.l. with a sprained ankle. now, xavier sends one out of the park. the nats hang on tonight beating san diego 8-5. >> i just trying to get something i could drive and went out of the ballpark. when you have guys around you hitting really well, it gets a little easier when guys are hitting the ball around you. >> the some good news on the injury front, mike moores have been out injured. felt good aft throwing today. eyeing a june 8th return for the left fielder. >>> orioles hosting the yanks tonight. mark teixiera has been struggling at the plate lately, but not tonight. the yankees win 8-5 over the birds. >>> dale hunter embarked on his first nhl coaching gig six months

henry rodriguez on for the save. but the bases are loaded for joey votto. two homers on the day. make it a third? gets that high fastball for a walk-off grand slam. reds come back to win, 9-6. the nats fall out of first place in the n.l. east for the first time now since april 10th. only a half game back, though. buck showalter's orioles looking for a sweep of the rays. in the bottom of the seventh, the o's down six. they are down only three. nick markakis hammers one deep to center field. b.j. upton going back. and he can't come down with it. it is a two-run double. robert andino and j.j. hardy. troy patton working a third inning of relief facing elliott johnson. that's not very relieving for the orioles. gives up the bomb, deep to left. raise up two now. very next batter, ben zobrist, back to back jacks for tampa bay. and that puts them up three. the rays hold on to win, 9-8. baltimore still atop the a.l. east. they have a 22-13 record. and ncaa lacrosse tournament, unseeded maryland on the road. in the second quarter, the terps up 5-1 but looking for a little more. the pass to

joey votto with the bases loaded and two out takes henry rodriguez to keep right center field for a walk-offfall for the reds 9-6. washington returns home today to begin a home stand against the padres. >>> the caps' season came to an end in new york on saturday. there would be no trip to the eastern conference finals. another one-goal loss. they lost by a goal sick times in seven losses this season. this last one came in the seventh and deciding game. caps players summed up the frustration. >> the worst feeling i've ever had in hockey because i think we had a team that deserved a lot better wind akoo agone all the way. >> everyone came to play every shift out there. you feel like you should get reward a little bit more when guys are doing that. >> we've shot the lights out for three, four years and we haven't got anywhere. this year, i think our identity is a lot more conducive to winning what we want to win and that is why it is man a little more disappointing. >> but a lot to be proud of. i guess it is hard after a loss like that but still. >> we'll kind of analyze it with washington exam

in the bottom of the ninth, henry rodriguez. he can be a little wild trying to close it out.es one to right. and jayson werth races over to make the catch. nationals win 2-1. and skipper davey johnson, color him impressed with 19-year-old bryce harper. >> play like that's infectious. you know. he sets a good example. we play hard. he takes it to another level. >>> you know, it's not often we show you batting practice, but it's not often this happens. during yankees bp mariano rivera shagging fly balls, and he goes down. the yankees closer clutching his knee. this is not a good sight. and you can tell it was serious. check out a-rod's reaction. oh, my goodness. what happened to mariano? he had to be helped off the field. the preliminary diagnosis for the all-time saves just a strained right knee. but he's undergoing an mri. let's hope it's not too bad. >>> and theúe< for the new york knicks. they still have not won a playoff game in 11 years. the heat just wearing them out. the knicks now one game away from elimination. heat forward chris bosh in miami this morning for the bi

and the nationals will come with their fireballer -- you are talking 97 to 100 here, henry rodriguez.hree blown saves, all on the road. as home, he's been pretty effective. strikeout total pretty normal for him. but the walks have been too much. he walked two batters last sunday in cincinnati. that got him to joey votto who hit a walkoff grand slam, the third of homers in the game. rodriguez, 22 strikeouts in 17 innings. >> yeah, i think when you have this good of an arm, you don't want to put the free passes out there, give teams opportuniti there is one thing about guy who is throw hard, when somebody does one into one, it dens to go far. >> especially joey votto. >> yeah! >> he walked before votto hit one 418 feet. here we g. top of the ninth, xavier avery leads off. another good night for this young hitter. a walk, a run scored. 1-2 with a double. >> hopefully, i think that in that situation, i thinkt avery's looking at possibly just seeing the ball. i don't know if you want to bunt somebody throwing 97-98. not the easiest thing to do. 2-0. rodriguez is the kind of pitcher and he'

roger bernadina trots home from third, but bottom of 9th, bases loaded and two outs, there's henry rodriguez henry goes to deep right. a walkoff grand slam. cincy's first grand slam ending since adam dunn connected in 2006. three-run home run. the nats are defeated 9-6. washington returns home tomorrow to begin a homestand against the padres. >>> orioles hosting the raise, the ballpark a perfect place to spend the afternoon with mom on mother's day. that's sweet, isn't it? happy mother's day. bottom of the 9th, orioles trailing 9-7, adam jones two on, two out, high chop to the left side, sean rodriguez, an acrobatic throw to first, j.j. hardy scores. deficit 9-8. next batter matt wieters grounding to the left side again to rodriguez, a one hop throw to pena at first. orioles fall to the rays 9-8. >>> last night the caps season ended in new york. there would be no trip to the eastern conference finals, something they've only done twice in franchise history, another one-goal loss, the six time in season losses this post season coming at the cruelest time, a seventh and deciding game. afterward

it's a ninth inning explosion for henry rodriguez. the nationals bail out their clothes are again?derson" -- a guest that left me speechless. why do you have a seven-year-old pole dancer? >> it's good exercise. >> westbrook. >> quite a shot from russell westbrook. he made the highlight reel with that one against the lakers last night. the thunder moves on to place an antonio in the western conference finals. the lakers are done. >> in the east, the celtics cruised past the 76ers'. often leads the series 3-2. >> sears tim brant. >> the nationals played in the rain in philadelphia last night. the nationals beat the phillies, 2-1. gio gonzalez gave up only three hits over six. picking up in the top of the second, this is ian desmond. ian desmond lights up kyle kendra. it is gone. it was 1-0, washington. it was 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning. ball game. the nationals hold on to beat the phillies 2-1. the redskins are going through their first team ota. robert griffin puts on an impressive show. mike shanahan was gunned down by a player and was down five minutes, but he is ok acc

and the nationals will come with their fireballer -- you are talking 97 to 100 here, henry rodriguez.hree blown saves, all on the road. as home, he's been pretty effective. strikeout total pretty normal for him. but the walks have been too much. he walked two batters last sunday in cincinnati. that got him to joey votto who hit a walkoff grand slam, the third of homers in the game. rodriguez, 22 strikeouts in 17 innings. >> yeah, i think when you have this good of an arm, you don't want to put the free passes out there, give teams opportunities. there is one thing about guy who is throw hard, when somebody does one into one, it dens to go far. >> especially joey votto. >> yeah! >> he walked before votto hit one 418 feet. here we g. top of the ninth, xavier avery leads off. another good night for this young hitter. a walk, a run scored. 1-2 with a double. >> hopefully, i think that in that situation, i think that avery's looking at possibly just seeing the ball. i don't know if you want to bunt somebody throwing 97-98. not the easiest thing to do. 2-0. rodriguez is the kind of pitcher

maybe the nats could make him their temporary closer because henry rodriguez is done with that role forow. nationals in philly. gonzalez miss shis sixth win of season. desmond with a home run and two rbi. he has seven home runs on the season. desmond says it's daddy strength. looked strong last night. he leads the major leagues with 69 ks. bottom nine, watch his first three pitches. first one, nope. second one, this is a sicis sig trouble. and third just a bit high. later with runners on the corners, he bounces one, another messy outing for rodriguez. he'll be pulled again. sean burnett into clean up the mess. now, he would surrender a run on a sacrifice fly, walk the next batter, but then he gets a line out and ends the sggame. after the game, davie johnson asked about another struggle for rodriguez. >> i survived some wild pitch pitchers. in new york walked two or three and got a double play. either lights out or sometimes he's exciting. again, burnett did a heck of a job bailing him out. our bull pen was kind of beat up and short. so the outcome was good, but getting there wasn't tha

. >>> joey votto had three home runs, including a walkoff grand slam against henry rodriguez. d.c.r in the 9th 9-6. nats host the padres tonight. >>> cbs this morning begins at the top of the hour. they'll talk with elizabeth warren about the $2 billion loss at jpmorgan chase. >>> before that, we'll get one more check of traffic and weather right here on 9news now. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian mebkeflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> we want to provide you that story about military moms getting a makeover. >> here's kristin fisher. >> i am a single mom of five amazing daughters. >> reporter: julie bishop is one busy woman. she has five girls, been in the navy 19 years and is a week away from getting her masters in social work. >> a pretty full life. >> reporter: today she's t

was up by 3 in the 9th, based loaded with padres closer henry rodriguez was pulled.e game ending double play. nationals win 8-5 and move back into first place. >>> the major league debut for this player lasted one day. leon came up to replace wilson ramos. the nats will have to bring up another catcher. bad luck. >>> still ahead a big time fund- raiser for president obama in new york city. >> talking about big bucks be the facebook ipo coming up this week. learn why americans don't put a lot of stock in facebook lasting forever. >>> the pictures aren't pretty. monika has a quick check on traffic. >> you're right. that's because of the wet road conditions we've had all morning long. here's the inner loop of the beltway. slow through alexandria but it is incident free. coming up in my next report, i'll take another look at area roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. >>> may 15, good morning. if you're just waking up, 6:29, the place you can always get your weather first. a live look at the beltway in prince george's county. the rain is starting to move out but not w

joey votto hit a walk-off grand slam off of henry rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning.begin a home stand against the padres tonight. first pitch at #:05. >>> we want to pass along to you that the plan is for tomorrow to have the fox 5 weather day with the nationals. tucker toarntiony and sue palka will it be at the ballpark in the morning -- tucker, tony and sue palka will be at the ballpark in the morning. >> keep our fingers crossed. >> that is the plan right now but rain could be an issue. it is really supposed to be rainy tomorrow. we'll kind of -- >> we'll wait and see. >> you know, it is safe to say that, if for some reason our top brass and the weather team decide to make a change, we'll post it on myfoxdc.com. >> we'll let you know. >> you can be checking all day long in something should change fair enough? >> yes. we have rain today, tonight and tomorrow as we have this big fetch of moisture working up the eastern seaboard. we'll be stuck in the rainy pattern for the next couple of days. the rain showers moving in overnight. you can see the rain not terribly he

. >> and that was the pirates' henry rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth in the nationals game. they lost 5-4. bright spots -- return of ryan zimmerman after time on the disabled list, and adam la roche hit a two-run homer and returned to the team yesterday after an injury. >>> this morning, josh hamilton's name is being added to the history books. >> in the air to center. it is way back -- and good-bye, home run! >> the texas ranger is now just the 16th in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game. the epic performance came against the baltimore orioles at camden yards last night. hamilton, what has had a public battle with drug and alcohol addiction, says it will take some time for the significance to sink in. hamilton is also eight rbis in the rangers' 10-3 win. amazing. >> congratulations. good stuff. >> yes. >>> nbc's "the voice" has a new champion this morning. >> the winner of season two of "the voice" is -- jermaine paul! [ applause ] >> yeah, after being a backup singer for stars like alicia keys and mary j. blige, jermaine paul will have his shot at becoming the

henry rodriguez the latest to make the injury list slammed his hand in a bathroom door.man. >> ouch. >> yeah. last night it was the marlins' pitching that slammed the door on the nationals' bats. got their 21st win in the month of may. that ain't bad. getting his first start of the season, bottom of the second, tied at one. bases loaded. flies into right. the grab, coming home, the tag. double play. get out of a bases loaded jam. top of the five now. bryce harper trying to extend his nine-game hitting streak. lines it out to second. great stop by omar infante. hitless for the night. streak is over. bottom of the seventh miami up 4-3. creams this one. 413 feet. that ain't bad. just 13th home run of the year. 12 of them in the month of may. he gives the marlins a three-game sweep of the nats. nats just now a half game in front of miami in the nl east. here is manager davy johnson. >> i like our chances if we can stay within one run every time, you know, we give up the home run to win the big guys. and one run is easier to come by, too, and we -- but we make mistakes and pa

probably no more than sunday night when their young closer henry rodriguez blew a save giving up a walk-off grand slam to cincinnati. last night the nats trying to rebound from that by beating the padres. they get out to an early lead and the youngster bryce harper adds to it. first career major league home run. it's 4-1 nats but the injury buzz bites again. behind the plate, called up to replace the injured wilson ramos gets bowled over. his right ankle bends awkwardly from underneath him. he's on the disabled list with a sprained ampgle making it number 12 -- ankle making it number 12. the nats hold on to beat san diego 8-5. >>> yesterday dale hunter announced that he is leaving the capitals. hunter will rejoin his family in london, ontario, where he co- owns a junior hockey team with his brother. hunter's return to d.c. was met with a lot of fanfare back in november. he's one of just four caps players to have his number hanging from the raptors. but despite the success and the changes that he brought to this locker room, he said his heart was with his family. >> when i retired as a hocke

. >> henry rodriguez perhaps on the mound tonight for the nationals.he guys getting ready to take on the pirates tonight. we'll see you at 6:00. >> we will indeed. doug hellie, thank you sir. >>> coming up next on news 4 at 5:00 transform your body into a lean, mean, fat burning machine. see how it works. >>> st. stevens episcopal church works to rebuild after the august massive earthquake. i'm erika gonzalez and i'll have more on the renovations going on here in culpepper coming up. >>> and allegations of racism at ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> we have an update on our breaking news this afternoon. chuck brown d.c.'s godfather

henry rodriguez, one out away from his seventh save of the year, but he ain't going to get it. barajas takes care of that. a walk-off two-run home run. rodriguez blows the save and takes the loss as the pirates win 5-4. orioles and rangers, huge night for josh hamilton. we pick it up in the top of the seventh. rangers up 5-1. hamilton already has two homers in the game and he's doing it again. another two-run shot. hamilton's first career three-run game. but he was getting greedy. going for more. facing side armer, darren odeignen, what a day for hamilton. his fourth home run in the game, ties a major league record. hamilton is the 16th player to ever hit four in a game. more rare than a perfect game. an historic night for josh hamilton, as the rangers bead the os, 10-3. >> it takes a little bit to sink in. i think when i get away from everybody and have some time to myself, it might. but it's just -- all i can say is it's an absolute blessing from above, to be sitting up here and talking to you about this, and to be in some good company. it's just awesome. >> reporter: josh ha

the pirates and pittsburgh but rob jacked a walk-off 2 run homer 2 outs off washington closer henry rodriguez. nats lose 5-4. >> come on. >> wow allison. >> my goodness sarah that is too much. and a must win for the caps tonight they will face the rangers in game 6 of their second round playoff series, tony smells a win and caps win would send it to a deciding game 7. a loss and well, they are done for the season. let's focus if they win, we are still -- >> i heard the caps after an overtime loss they are 3 and 0 during this series the playoffs. >> okay. >> there you go. >> very good. >> all right. >> okay. >> stakes are high for the caps but they are also high for a dc boxer headed for the big time. >> lamont peterson who is due for a rematch with emir khan it was set to take place in las vegas, may 19th. sarah simmons is back to tell us what this is about. >> yeah, this is bizarre all about a failed drug test on the part of lamont peterson his camp admitted he tested positive back in march if you are a frequent viewer of this newscast we had him on several times. dave ross was on monday tal

henry came in and really shoved it. he did good. >> harper means rodriguez retired three straight batters in the 9th. >>> to hockey last's epic battle against the rangers marked the caps he alongest game in their 15 year -- caps longest game in their 15 year history at the verizon center. it took three overtimes to decide the winner. in o.t. alex ovechkin with a steal in the rangers zone. he beats the king, but it's off the post. 54 plus minute into o.t. marian gaborik left alone in front beats braden holtby through the hole. it's the game winner. caps suffer a 2-1 loss in triple overtime. caps have played 10 postseason games. nine have been decided by one goal. >> we're very comfortable with it and so moving forward i'm assuming most of our games are going to be tight. just the style we play is very patient, defensive. when we get our opportunities, hopefully we capitalize them. >> we're very positive which is a good thing. we weren't yelling and screaming at each other and making plays we shouldn't be making. there's a lot of really good things we can take from this game. obviously you remember that feeling at the en