jorge sosa is a guy who has been around. this is his ninth team.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 swinging the bat very well and working on a lot of the things that we asked him to work on. he has been great down there. he loves him and now he is going to get a chance to come up here and play. sosa has been throwing the ball extremely well. that's why we brought him in lieu of a couple of other guys. he's throwing the ball the best on the staff right now and he is by far the manager and the pitching coach's choice to be called up to the big leagues. >> mike rizzo on elijah dukes and jorge sosa. jorge sosa is going to join the bullpen for the nationals along with sean burnett, the former pittsburgh pirates. we get a view of pnc park

that was a big run on tuesday night, and then in the eighth inning last night jorge sosa. if he comes up in the eighth inning let's pitch around this guy. >> rob: well a guy that was evaluated and drafted back with the diamondbacks when mike rizzo worked with the diamondbacks he drafted gonzalez, he went to oakland and was traded from oakland over to the rockies. everyone i've talked to has said, i don't want to use the term five-tool player, we have seen this kid, he can bat, he can throw, throw the ball with authority, he needs to get the at-bats needed to see if he is going to be an everyday player for the rockies not only this year but in the future. >> bob: diamondbacks signed him at the age of 16 in venezuela and he went to oakland in the dan her ron deal. out to short. guzman. cristian knew he had a fast runner. he was already in throwing position by the time he was very fluid in picking up that ground ball. then of course gonzalez moved on to colorado in the mega deal involving huston street and matt holliday. so he was the sleeper in a couple of those deals and he

you look at jorge sosa coming in and kind of setting the tone.ve you seen -- what have you seen from him? you watched him at the syracuse level as well. what have you seen from jorge that says he's ready to come back and pitch well. >> he has a real good fastball. down there when he was starting when i had him. he would fluctuate with speeds between 86-87, moving it around. every once in a while, he would throw one 93. i would say where is this coming from? he's worked on his slider. as long as his arm or hand stays in the right slot, he gets the tilt on the slider. every once in a while, he'll get a flat on it around the side and it will hang up there. talking to tim foley a ro. they got him to stay on top and drive the ball down. that's what he's been doing. you have the one situation where he gave up the 3-2 hit to uggla. that scored the runsz. i was hoping they would throw them another slider there. he challenged with a fastball. the guy hit it. that happens. he's thrown the ball well. >> hey, clippard and bergmann going long, takes a little

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 snaps. first pro game. they're a couple of the reasons that some think this could be, perhaps, the best defense in the nfl. defensive coordinator

yep, but reliever jorge sosa allowed a homer to carlos gonzalez in the 8th. the series wraps up tonight. the rockies win 5-4. >>> tomorrow stephen straussburg will be introduced. the nats are selling 2,000 tickets for just $1. >>> the redskins coaches are hoping for a better showing from rookies against pittsburgh. coach zorn said his guys played soft and admitted yesterday that draft pick kevin barnes has a long way to go at corner. and if the rookies are having a tough time of winning the respect of veterans they have an even tougher time with greg walsh. >> i don't talk to the rookies or the new guys until they make the team. it is hard enough to cut guys when you have gotten to know them so i don't get close until the final cut. when we make the cut i will get in to knowing the guys. >> reporter: a couple of veterans are hoping to get on the field today. chris cooley sat out on wednesday with back spasms and phillip daniels had his left knee drained. the same knee that kept him out last season. and haynesworth had the same draining done two weeks ago. now

and jorge sosa takes over. it is already for the nats and three and 2/3rd. and the big one for him.with sosa, like we talked about with jesus colome. and so far, he has done that. and it is one of the reasons we won the ball blame. and the first batter he faced was hanley ramirez and he got him on a ground ball to third. ramirez. and two steals. >> rob: bonifacio on second. >> bob: you would rather it be the other way around. right off the end of the bat. and they are going to throw him cutters and sliders away. jorge cantu is next. and the marlins have stranded six base runners today. so have the nats. and florida eight runs. 10 hits. one error. and eight and 11 and one. ball game is about as even as even can be. and 1-2 delivery. >> rob: with a hanging breaking ball in the zone and saw the numbers. almost 450 with runners in the scoring position. one ball and two strikes. fastball, way upstairs. a look ball game and freddy gonzales and now, gonzalez ejected back in the seventh. and seven nationals pitchers and sosa goes braking ball and misses 3-2. >> rob: now, he is starting to g

then, jorge sosa, he's been around nine years, nine different ball clubs.t's always been able to get people out. he's lights out down here in triple-a as he wasn't giving up anything, johnny. striking out a lot of people not walking anybody. probably be a good addition to the ball club europe going to meng about the guys he pipd for, astros, mets, cardinals, braves, tampa bay, milwaukee, seattle, colorado and now he's up with the big club here with washington. good to see him. >> you know, when a team wants him that batly answered goes to that many clubs -- >> he's obviously a pretty good pitcher. >> he's always been a good guy, middle relief mainly. he has a lot of good pitches. he's durable. very durable. he's been around a lng time. he's a veteran. he's a will the like rivera and ayala. those type guys that you can throw him every night and give you an inning and he doesn't get flustered too much. >> nats came up a run short tonight. they scored four runs. they outhit the bucs 10-9. let's take a look at the nationals offense in the second. >> second inni

joe beimel now with the rockies, sean burnett, jorge sosa there getting one and ron villone, a singled they look for many more of those. and you, too, can stay in the game with just for men hair color. it is the nats and the marlins coming up from nationals park. stay tuned!   >> welcome back to "nats xt byron kerr and ray knight. the fans are filing back home. they're back hope, baby! getting ready for games against florida and arizona. a beautiful night for baseball at the park and the marlins going through tear batting practice now. welcome back with you and we're talking starting pitching, ray, looking at the two guys that are going to be going. not an easy match-up here. you have josh johnson who is lights out for the marlins and j.d. martin for the nats. >> and he is one of the best pitchers in the league. 10-2 with a 2.82 earned run average. he is just a guy that has been dominant. 17-2 record rear sus the east and .206. he is currently third in the league. and he also doesn't walk anyone. he struck out the eighth most people in the like. he has a fast