josh willingham couldn't get it! and that is the one corner of left field where you can get a 325 or 30-foot fly to leave! >> rob: well, 2-2 pitch. too much of the plate. mccutchen. he get as good whack at it. and it doesn't make great contact, but just enough to clear the wall right by the fair pole. crazy. >> bob: you know, i've noticed teams play their left fielders pretty far off the line here because it is so shallow down there, and then it gets deep so quickly. but now we've already seen two runs tonight that might have been prevented. milledge was playing dunn way out in left center and if josh willingham is waiting for that one, he might have been able to grab it, he had a long way to go. and now milledge turns an fouls one. >> rob: my number two thing on my thing to look for tonight on p. y. c., finish them off. get -- he gets ahead very well. three as lot of strikes. 0-2 on the first hitter, 0-2 on this guy. put him away. >> bob: that is only the 76th of the year, homer, for the pirates. they know that is a

. >> bob: byron, thank you, ray, josh willingham's two swings, the big blows of this game, and the first one was a after a zimmerman single in the 7th. and rob, he wasn't through. no he was not. zimmerman on first again. instead of a homer, he make double, and ryan runs around  score. hammer stops at second. your favorite hammer from alabama. and speaking of big men who can get it done, just for the fun it, you folk, this is a significant day in washington baseball history. tell but that in a moment a macdougal takes the mound, an is looking for save number 7. but he has to work through  and 6. >> rob: 4, 5 and 6, you don't have a lot of offense between the three of them. >> bob: on this day in 1907, a kid made his major league deb for the as far as by the name water johnson. the tigers beat him and first hit he gave up was a bunt singl by ty cob. and 20 years later, the tigers beat him on walter johnson , in washington, d.c. i think ty cob was long gone  then. one pit

and josh willingham, cristian guzman, hot bats for the nats. josh. >> you can not ask for a man to swing the bat better than josh willingham. number one, since july 1st. that's a pretty amazing stat right there. four of them actually. five of them actually. on-base percentage, shrugging ribs, and home runs, he has come on like gang busters. that's why he was acquired. he has a great stroke. the reason he didn't get traded, i believe, is because he's going to be a cornerstone player. when he gets a good pitch, he can hit t nobody has a better quicker bat or faster to the ball on the team, certainly, adam dunn has more wall power. he has the short arms, goes right down to the ball, like steve garvey. he went right to the baseball, just like josh willingham. >> some people say nyjer is 29, josh is 30. that's getting up there. do you think that's the case for a major league baseball player? >> heck no! 29 or 30, you're in your prime. it used to be 28-32. these guys started developing so much earlier and having great years when they were 25, 26. but

josh willingham is in left field. 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

here is josh willingham taking a curve ball for a strike. josh, 1-2 with a base hit. have 65 home runs in the middle of their lineup with zimmerman, dunn and willingham. 0-2 to josh. off-speed. well hit, left center. over to get it mccutchen and josh willingham is 2-3. he's gone roaring pass the .300 mark. josh willingham did not play in the game yesterday. he's now had eight hits on this road trip playing in four ballgames. suddenly, the tying run to the batter's box with willie harris. steve mccatty likes the way john lannan has turned his night aren't. >> rob: he has to get some of the lefties because i think lannan is fourth. there's things about digging in and pinch-hitting. >> bob: willie harris this year has hit four home runs and jason bergmann is up. >> rob: bergermeister, meisterberger. john lannan gave the nationals the opportunity to get back in the game. >> bob: he's retired seven straight. >> rob: fourth ball he picked up tonight. >> bob: he's done so well against left-handed batters. guzman has an infield hit. morgan is 0-3. he has instruct dunn three t

josh willingham at the plate with a man on. hammer time. crushes the off speed pitch to upper deck territory in left. it's willingham's 19th homer of the year. nationals take a 2-0 lead. willingham wasn't done yet. foreshadowing. top of the sixth. nats down 4-2. willingham up with a runner on. this time he lines one to left. off the wall. adam dunn, the big guy, scores. willingham hustling and slides in safe at second. willingham went 3 for 4 on the day. top eight. nats down 4-3. ryan zimmerman pinch hitting for the first time this year sends one to right. chris dickerson can't make the play. adam dunn scoots home. the reds fall asleep. they lob the ball into the infield and willingham heads up races home. here comes the throw. it's high. willingham crashes into the catcher, safe at the plate. the natsake a 5-4 lead on a heads up play. bottom of the ninth. mike mcdougal on to close it out and he does. strikes out joey vatto to end the game. >> josh is just a ballplayer, you know. he hit what might have been earlier one of the best balls he's

josh willingham, oh-fer one, and then elijah dukes here in the fifth inning. and a big slow breaking ball. adam dunn gone. the fourth time he has struck out in this series. willingham next. >> bob: not many first pitch strikes by vasquez tonight. >> rob: they should be throwing each other -- telling each other in the dug-out just be patient. don't get yourself in trouble. with dukes on deck, 3-0 to willingham. and four pitches not anywhere near the plate. the nats have two runners with one out here in the fifth inning. it will be walk number two issued by vir gill vasquez. so now the nats need an intelligent at-bat by elijah dukes. he was up in a situation like this the last time and on the first pitch he hit special a 6- 4-3 double play. the first pitch swings again against a pitcher who just walked a batter on four pitches. it is lard to believe. two outs. >> bob: tonight's copyrighted telecast is presented by authority of the washington nationals and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form. any accounts or tripses of this game may not be deseminat

josh willingham with two outs bases loaded. willingham sends one to left, niger morgan scores and here kos christian guzman, the nats take a 7-5 lead. willingham went 3 for 4 on the night. top eight, it's still 7-5 nats. ron vallom. check out guzman makes a great play, spins and throws to first and just gets him. or does he? watch the replay, it clearly shows the runner was safe. arizona's manager, a.j. hinch comes out to argue, he's like, you blew the call. jerry crawford, you can watch the rest of this game from the clubhouse. see ya later, my friend. and hinch wants his money's worth. check out crawford giving him an earful right back. nats win the game, 7-6, extending their win streak to a big-league best, six games. jim zorn, hosting a party and the skins welcoming fans to the park for an appreciation day. mr. zorn has a message to his guests traveling to ashberg. one way in, one way out, everybody has to be patient. the fans who are going to the park, you'll see guys like number 48, safety chris horton in action, but not e

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we come right back, josh willingham hit as go-ahead home run. so it came off of the great defense. t night bases loaded, no outs, 3-0. you get the comebacker. josh bard. you make sure you get one, two, and a big three-run home run puts us up for good against the pittsburgh pirates. so two of those wins were comeback wins but set up because of the defense and the pitching. and the nats have won six of their last 10. they're doing great as far as runs per game these days. elijah dukes is in here now and this offense is cooking. >> yeah alot of it has to do with niagaraer and christian at the top. he has to get settled into his position. we're going to miss ryan zimmerman, and we have willie harris. i think everybody has to settle in there. this is what my limitations are, this is what i have to give the team tonight. >> bob: let's talk about the pitching match-up. it i ameers to be a mismatch. only the fourth career state for j.d. martin and then there is 10-2, two complete game, 2.87 josh johnson. 4-0 career against the nats. @d  >> nationals baseball on ma brought to you by s

but coming up next, the nats have cincinnati seeing red thanks to the hustle of one ling josh willingham, how this played out when sports extra continues. . >>> can't make the catch, adam dunn scores to tie the game at four. willingham says i'm taking off at 3rd, scores a game-winning run, nats take the last three games of the series on a heads- up play by willingham. >> i just rounded third base, i wasn't thinking about scoring. but i saw them lob the ball, i don't know why or how, just took off. wasn't thinking but i did -- turned out good for it. >> meanwhile, this clock is ticking. nats have a little over 24 hours to come to terms with pitching guy strasberg. nats have a 17 million deal on the table with the eastle reached incentives that could push the deal beyond 20. and there is a real possibility that the team may not sign the overall number one pick. that could be a problem. orioles hosting the angels, top of the 11th, hunter with the bases loaded. goes to 1st, with a double play. o's escaped a jam. driving in two, with a double off the base of the wall in right field. angels wi

. -- if they want to take their chances with josh willingham.m dunn walks for the 80th time this year. 82 for pujols. 83 for adrian gonzalez. now a walk from mark wiley. we're going early with our trivia. here is -- >> aflac. >> bob: three players hit two homers in the same inning twice. how many days would it take to research this one?   >> bob: sheer josh who stru out looking first time. the nats lead by two here in the bottom of the third and willingham has a chance to put a big stamp on this game early.   >> bob: that's a foul. interesting that willingham and zimmerman have the identical number of career home runs. willingham is at 17 this year. zimmerman 22 and they both have 80. look at that. 13 rbi's his last 10 games. thanks in part in large to the two grand slam game in milwaukee. they're really pounding him inside. >> rob: well corks tatis be one of them? fernando tatis hit two grand slams in one inning. >> bob: i think he would have had to do it twice. >> rob:

josh willingham, a 2-run homerun, 17 of the year, nats lead 3-2, three batters later, gonzales, a shot to the third base line, a fan interferes, gets the souvenir, and now 33 and 62 on the season. orioles host the red sox, boston catcher, martinez, acquired from the indians, matched a career high. scored two runs. out slugged the orioles, 18-10, to sweep the three-game series. when we return it is time to go golfing. and glory be, the funk is on me. we'll check in with fred who had a great, great day on the senior tour. ntthn scott speicher. >>> welcome back, you know the last time tiger woods teed it up, he missed the cut at the open. only second in time in his career he missed the cut at the major. second time, guy gives a whole new meaning to going green. that is not tiger, but this is. began the day with a 1-shot lead on number four, sinks the down hill put for the first birdie of the day. attempting to go out with style on 18 -- but it didn't matter. tiger shoots 3-under-69 to finish 20-under-par, winning the buick open for the victory. 36 and one, leading out right after three on

josh willingham waiting.hristian guzman over his last 10 games coming into tonight, he has driven in 12 runs elevating his season total, up to 36. 88 on the fastball missing. 3-1. you'd call this a great rbi count. that's a breaking ball from the side door that comes in, 3-2. >> rob: well, he is not feeling too comfortable with the fastball, so four out of five pitches have been breaking balls, and a back door breaking ball right there to get back in the count. donnelly is warming up right now. >> bob: ronny bell yarr at third base, one out after his dramatic pinch hit. guzman ties the game with a base hit! he hit it hard enough that nick johnson couldn't get there, and the nats have battled back with four in the eighth. >> rob: one too many breaking balls. ball one with the breaking ball. ball two with the breaking ball. he get as break there on the swinging on the breaking ball. that ball is down. another breaking ball for strike two. full count. and then a bad 80-mile-per-hour breaking ball. so when you se

josh willingham, a hot streak. in his career and coplay are of the week. >> rob: he deserves it, he has been doing a great job. and on a steady basis the better he is. and mike risso said he hoped to take over the position out. there he went from left to right. he does han a great job a couple of grand slams. and he deserves that one 11 r.b.i.s. and i don't see how come close to player of the week after what he has done. on this trip he has been fantastic. three homers. 11 r.b.i.s. play are of the week. coplayer of the week. >> bob: 6 for 14 in milwaukee. 4 for 9 here in pittsburgh. the last nine game nos one scoring more runs than the nats. nobody batting higher, including percentage is good. homeruns have been good and nats have won five of the last nine. the defense even adam dunn helping out. zimmerman has been brilliant. nats had a goal of getting out of the sell lar with one error in seven games. they are well on their way to doing just that. @x@0@p@0@6p)@)  >> bob: charlie morton is ready. morgan is r

josh willingham.nd ramirez, over to nick johnson. and pretty good by kensing. >> bob: he may be pitching awhile in this game. >> rob: yes, reserve some energy. >> bob: nyjer morgan takes the ball. and gets the big frame of his off the mount and threw nyjer out. >> rob: try to start chipping away at the lead. >> bob: there is your chip away guy with a hit. >> rob: way too early to think it is over. >> bob: one thing the big league does is curtail the running game. if morgan runs, he has to make it to second base. you cannot afford to lose base runners. so, he may be stationed over there for awhile. so is zimmerman and so is dunn. three very good hitters following here. and big hole to the right side. if he can shoot it throw. and see the defense. >> bob: uggla cheating for the double play ball. and holding morgan. and medium lead for him. and back. >> bob: ron dibble with the most commonly used word by a first base coach. you know, morgan doesn't take big leads when he steals. he is probably 2 feet sho

and it will be willingham with one out, josh 1 for 3 with an infield hit.e dribbler down to third dropped by stewart's bare hand, maybe the only play they haven't made in this entire series. >> rob: any time we have been able to try to mount some kind of offensive their defense saves the day. can't say we haven't been hitting the ball hard. . >> bob: this will be the first game in which the nats did not get double-digit hits and outhit colorado. only four safeties tonight. andnd willingham over matched on breaking balls, two outs. >> rob: first couple of the evening street didn't throw more breaking balls. a little more tired, doesn't think he can get outs with the sinking fastball. dunn hit that one all the way to the wall and he stays with breaking balls to get willingham.    . >> bob: elijah dukes 0-3. >> rob: notice the location of those breaking balls all down towards the dirt. >> bob: yes, sir. >> rob: make a mistake, make it down. . >> bob: and, as we mentioned last night, this guy is only 26 years of age and a

josh. he doesn't get a first-pitch fastball, does he? >> rob: no. >> bob: willingham has hit 17. the nats have now hit 102. the same total the marlins have given up this year. >> rob: did you say zimmerman's last at-bat in pittsburgh he hit a home run? >> bob: well, the one after the hit batter. after that, he walked and scored. wait a minute. i'm looking at the wrong game. monday night. >> rob: he didn't play last night. >> bob: and josh willingham hits one a mile that goes foul. yeah, zimmerman was pinch-hit for -- actually, pinch-run. >> rob: really, his last two official at-bats he's gotten. >> bob: yeah, hit by a pitch, walk, homer. that's being hot. >> rob: yep. >> bob: that's the first time dunn and zimmerman have gone back to back. willingham is called out on a fastball under his hands. the nats do some long distance damage. in the bottom of the first in the lead 2-0. ers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've a

willingham o-3. two strikeouts, double play. josh 12 in the colorado series, they have been pounding him off the plate. >> rob: all the teams heavily scout our team before we see them. they get the book when you are swinging it well. they gate book on you this is what he has trouble with. let's stick to the game plan. then you have to adjust to their pitching play. and you a adjusting to adjusting. 580 saves. unbelievable. >> bob: that's an amazing number. 3-0 pitch. they need run ares. taking all the way. harris is o-3. belliard if it goes that far. hooking one well foul. count it full. >> rob: 37 for now. just a little nervous as he panneds almost even with mcgehee down at 3rd base. >> bob: and going single digit and put on number four, debbi taylor reports. >> rob: bobby orr... >> bob: there is another check swing. pat had to make a decision. >> bob: what will the first number be retired by this club some day? >> rob: probably number 11. >> bob: it has a chance. willingham gone. two outs. obviously over the years he has been able

continues his fantastic hitting. >> rob: well, we love josh willingham being able to catch up to these inside pitches. in, turns on it, looking for 98, keeps the hands back on the breaking ball, but gonzalez has such a rifle for an arm. >> rob: >> bob: here is dukes. elijah 13 rbis his last nine games. gets jammed and pots it up left side. foul ball for garrett atkins. telling up to gonzalez with two outs. ubaldo jimenez only 25 years of age. 6'4", 200, holding off the weather for the note here at nationals park at the 8:00 hour. bob carpenter, rob dibble, debbie taylor. masn on a t-shirt tuesday. up the middle. right into the glove of the pitcher. the that leave two, they've stranded five, burst they guest the ice fence going leading 2- 1. @@xx  . >> rob:  stammen needs to k getting ahead. he's done well so far against a tough, deep offense. that's a sign of a kid getting more mature when you can exel against a good team like the rockies. >> bob: ball one to lead off the top of the 4th. this guy has. one of the best hitters in baseball. >> rob: what that

josh willingham's not impressed. bottom four, he gets just enough for an eight-game homer. finished seven on the night. top eight, ryan zimmerman makes ooh the great play with a glove. 5-2, the gnats win the seventh in a row. for the first one, you pay the price with a cream pie in the mug. the skipper with the improved play in the defense on this winning streak. >> we had a couple of bad ball games after the break. for the most part, i think we've played about as good a defense as most teams, you know when you match up our defense on another on that particular night, i think we're right there with everybody. >> orioles mayed a matinee with the jays and toronto. this one went to extra. adam lynn, a runner on second. l tils the ball game. >>> still to come, andy roddick found himself in the rare position of watching the legg mason final a year ago when he catapulted himself back in th year. and the fan appreciation is pretty much a hit at redskins park. we'll explain that and have much more reaction when we return.  we've all heard about the trouble i

ryan zimmerman, josh willingham and elija dukes come around to score. a bases clearing double for gonzales. in the fourth inning, fmer nat pitcher kip wells on the mound. dukes up with the bases full. he ropes one to right. nyjer morgan, ronnie bell yard and adam dunn come on down. duke hustling around the bases in with a triple they built a nine-run lead and would hold on to win it, 10-6 the final. the orioles lose to the angels 5-1. the pga championship isn't officially over but it's over when tiger woods has the lead after 54 who else at a major, he's 14-0. woods has a two-shot lead over padraig harrington who will probably need more than a little luck of the irish to upset a guy who doesn't lose on sundays. >> it is quite a rush especially when there's a major championship involved, and you know, if you're in that position, you know you're not playing poorly, and you know, it's fun to go out there and test what you have you and you know, other guys are throwing it at you and then you know, hopefully i can throw back at them. it's fun. you know, that

josh willingham. bases loaded. willingham sends one to left. clutch. and he scores. and guzman. willingham. 3 for 4 on the night. top eight. it is still 7-5. nats. in the game. making things happen. gets the ground ball to short. check out guzman. great play. spins. throws to first. just gets him. or does he. check out the replay. clearly shows the runner is safe. arizona's manager. aj h itch nch. comes out to argue. what happened. think you blew the call. jerry crawford says i got it right. watch the rest from the clubhouse. see you my friend. h if nche wants his money's worth. crawford an earful back. nats hang on. 7-6. extending the win streak to 6 games. orioles lose to the blue jays in ten innings in toronto. finally tonight for entertainment pleasure we bring you sights and sound from fan appreciation day. ♪ >>> lot of fun out here. redskins park today. i'll tell you what the defensive end. he is as good as advertised. just phenomenal in the scrimmage. very, very impressed by him. for now that will do it from redskins park. ee sout back here at er he

bottom four, nats trailing 2-1 until josh willingham comes to the plate with a man on.s hammer time. crushes one to left. that's out for a two-run homer. it's his 18th of the season. nats go on to win 5-2 and extend their win streak to a big-league best seven games. how about them nats. >>> talking football now and a record crowd of more than 29,000 fansacked the park f fan appreciation day yesterday. a spirited scrimmage was the highlight of the afternoon. skins rookie defensive end brian orakpo had a very good showing, getting to the qb on several occasions. on the offensive side of the ball, running back marcus mason is proving he's worthy of a roster spot. and the offense took center stage yesterday in front of a bevy of redskins fans. my goodness. former georgetown prep star marcus mason showing off his versatility. here he gets some positive yards on the carry. mason led the league in rushing in the preseason last year, and then mason working out of the back field. makes a nice one-handed grab. interestingly, mason has been practicing as a fullback for the last th

josh willingham at the plate. has a man on. it's hammer time. crushes one to left. that's out for a two-run homer. it's his 18th of the season. ak to a bigo win, 5-2, and league best seven games. >>> talking football now and a record crowd of more than 29,000 fans packed the park for fan appreciation day. a spirited scrimmage was the highlight of the afternoon and skins rookie defensive end brian oraco had a strong showing getting to the qb on several occasions. marcus mason is proving he's worthy of a roster spot. and the offse took center stage this afternoon in front of a bevy of redskins fans. former georgetown prep star marcus mason showing off his versatility. here he gets some positive yards on the carry. mason lepd the league in rushing in the preseason last year and mason working on the back field. mason, a one-handed grab. interestingly he has been practicing as a fullback for the last three days, something jim zorn wants him to do more of. >> you know, he's pretty much taught me the more he can do the better. that's why i'm trying out for fullback now. i

crucial spot in the seventh with two on, josh willingham at the plate. he gets his pitch and singles it almost into the gap in left, two runs score. 7-5 nationals. just not a good night for the diamondbacks all the way around and their manager, a.j. hinch -- a little argument right there with the umpire. you know what happens when that happens? you get tossed -- ejected in the eighth inning. the nationals win this one 7-6. orioles-blue jays went into extra innings this afternoon up in toronto. here is the ballgame here, bottom of the 10th, runners on second and first, adam lind takes this for a ride, marco scutaro makes it home. jays win 3-2. the finals of the legg mason tournament coming into view. juan martin del potro won his final match beating fernando gonzalez in straight sets. his opponent will be determined tonight as andy roddick takes on eisner. the championship match tomorrow at3:00 at the fitzgerald tennis center upper northwest. tiger near the top of the leaderboard in akron. his birdie cup brought him to six under. let's move to 18. tiger 1

josh willingham drove in the game-winning run in the seventh inning. the nats extended their win streak to a big league best six games. today at redskins park it's fan appreciation day. to avoid injury coach zorn is holding out nine players including veterans haynes workts, clinton porter and santana moss. the semifinals of the leg mason last night by defeating 6'10" evil car let vich. and in the wnba miss stiks hosting the shock last night. led them away to help the mystics to a 70 to 66 victory. the mystics improved to 11-9. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. ve a great day. >> pitchers dominated last night's red sox game for about five hours. the two teams played into the morning that featured some dramatic play including this incredible catch to save the game for the red sox by it was only temporary. at 12:42 a.m. new york finally got the best of boston. alex rodriguez got a home run. >>> some local students are getting down and dirty for a good cause. spring hill elementary schoolers are playing with worms and dirt and gbage in a bid to

josh willingham at the plate with a man on. he crushes the off speed pitch to the upper deck in left. hammer time, as some would say. remember na? did you ever do that dance? >> i did not. chuck bell did, he does the dance, too. >> top of the sixth, nats down 4-2. willingham up again with a runner on. he's got those pants on. one to left. >> fashion never dies. >> no, it doesn't. adam dunn scores. willingham hustling. slides in. safe at second. willingham went 3 for 4 on the day. top eight. gnats down 4-3. ryan zimmerman pinch hitting for the first time this year sends one into right. chris dickerson can't make the play. adam dunn is going to score. the reds, they fall asleep on the play. they lob the ball in the infield and willingham races home. here comes the throw. it's high. willingham crashes into the catcher, safe at 1 atple. the p. the nats take a 5-4 lead on a heads up play by willingham. mike macdougal up to close it out. picks up his 13th save of the season. nats win 5-4. they've now won three in a row. >>> baltimore

when josh willingham leaves his mark, a big one. the guy remember that hit two grand slams in one night. late july. well tonight he was on fire. nationals opened with the chicago cubs. willingham. two home runs. six rbis. he wasn't the only ones. 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

josh womenningham will go yard -- josh willingham will go yard here.e in six runs and went 4- 4. then the big blow came in the 6th. elijah dukes, this is a grand slam, the first of his career. part of a six-run 6th. the nats 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.

. >> bob: josh willingham and elijah dukes combined 2 for  16 this series. right field. that will be easy for brad hawpe. and a moment ago debbie taylor started telling you about our cover the bases guy sean burnett and sean talks about himself and how he likes to compete. >> my dad, i guess, is very competitive, i grew up competing against him but it's just something i've had my whole life and i always tried to be the best i could be and that's where i'm competitive. playing ball in the street i always wanted to win or be the best. that's just the way i am and hopefully i can pass it down to my son because it's one of the good traits i have and you can be successful at life. >> bob: you have to be competitive to do what zaun sean did a couple years ago. he was a starter until last season. he had made as many as 27 starts in the minor leagues in one year before that. former number 1 draft pick. we'll have more on sean, debbie will check in with us later as well and tell you more about our cover the bases guy. sean burnett. bases empty, two outs, elijah dukes

the nats josh willingham tattoos this pitch to deep leftfield.o far the camera man loses it. 461, his 19th of the year. nats up 2-0. john lannon was cruising until the 5th. jonny gomes goes a yard with a three run home run. his fourth of the series. reds down, now took a lead. and top of the 8th, pinch hitter ryan zimmerman with two on and two out, the blooper to rightfield, dickerson dives but can't make the catch. adam dunn scores. willingham beats the throw home to score the game winning run. until thes beat the reds 5-4. they take the last three of the four game series. >> i just rounded third base and i wasn't thinki about scoring but i saw the second baseman or shortstop lob the ball and i don't know why or how, i just took off. just kind of something instinctive that i did and it turned out good for us. >>> orioles hosting the angels. top of the 11th, tied 8-8. torii hunter with the bases loaded. he lines out to brian roberts who throws to first for the double play to end the threat. top of the 12th. still 8-8. angels with the bases loaded

. >> bob: a big spot for josh willingham who has been relatively quiet. 2 for 7, couple of walks, hit by a pitch. we're waiting for that first  hit from josh here at pittsbuh leather high fastball. batting average right under .300. zimmerman, a short lead, but earning a listening look. ball 1. -- a long look. ball 1. >> rob: third time through  lineup for maholm. hitters should know what he's featuring today. and willingham goes deep to left, it is heading for the wall. gone! there's the big hit w waiting for from joss. his 17th of the year, rbi total up to 41, and the nats jump out on top 3-22. >> we've been waiting for the return get the pitch down and and he just crushes it. dukes 1-2. hits are even at 5. and he pops one up. brandon moss only the nationals second home run in the series. 97th of the year. and maholm allowed 3 of the 4 first batters he faced thise through the lineup to get o base. >> rob: paul has trouble the second time through.

. >> the nationals were actually thinking about trading josh willingham.t's a good thing they didn't. over the last two months he's been one of the best batters in all of baseball. this man is mashing the ball. doing it again today in pittsburgh. three rbis for willingham and a rare win for the nationals. let's go up to the berg. you got to watch out for the kid, man. a man on. he goes to left field. and this one just over the wall. a two-run shot. willingham's 17th homer of the season. the nationals take a 3-2 lead. three batters later. alberto gonzalez at the dish with a man on second. he sends one down the line into left. this goes into foul territory. fan reaches over and grabs it. that's what you call a ground rule double. the nationals get a 4-2 lead. as for the fan, the cop comes down to reprimand him. but he says, you know, i'll let you stay. top eight. willingham up again. he goes to left again. all the way to the wall. ryan zimmerman hustling around third. he scores all the way from first and willingham ends up with the rbi double. wins 2 for 3 w

the nats haven't seen a lead they can't erase lately and in the fourth josh willingham does just thata two-run dinger, washington takes the lead 3-2, they pour the gravy on in the sixth inning, josh bard goes yard, his eighth homer of the year. nationals win. final score 5-2. seven in a row. not an empty seat tonight at the fitzgerald tennis center in northwest, andy roddick, semifinal match of the legg mason, isner with a serve and volley, roddick crosses him up. roddick would break isner's serve. the ball on roddick's racket. roddick closes out the match 6-7, 6-2, 7-5, roddick advances to the finals against juan martin del potro tomorrow at 3:00. here comes tiger. he's near the top of the leaderboard of the bridgestone in akron, ohio, 16th hole, watch the approach as it drops and the backspin on the ball brings it to within a foot of the cup. his birdie putt brought him to six under. on 18, tiger 10 feet away. he makes it and he will climb into second place -- and he does, behind leader padraig harrington. he shoots a 65 on the day. moving him to seven under as we head into the fina

josh willingham who has the upper body of lou ferignon. first grand slam of that young man's career is well done. then in the 8th our buddy lou again. two men on. second of the game. seven home runs between these two teams tonight as the nats beat down the cubs 15-6. meanwhile the os up at the dome. this is former league mvp justin morneau and that's how he got to be the league mvp. up and over the hefty bag out there in right his 29th. os and twins decide at 6 in the 9th. with that it is time for our weekly look at the excellent and not so excellent in the world of sports. it is the good, the bad and ugly for august 25. we start with the good. best excuse me r.b.i. the os melvin mora. watch where he hits this ball. off the knob on the handle end of the bat but it goes into fair territory. that's an r.b.i. that he got without ever swinging the bat. i think that's an economy of moving. best job of self-preservation. braves gonzalez. how did he catch that? even money his eyes were closed. they say baseball is a game of inches. he was an inch

the nats were going down a dangerous road having dropped four straight but josh willingham brought theo a stop when he knocked out his 17th of the season in the 7th inning. washington wins 5-3. tiger woods taking another title. fred spunk continuing to make takoma proud park. breaking the tournament record with a 20 total. another woods win. and taking a bad hop on a mascot. all part of the weekly segment from brett, the good, bad and ugly and sometimes the painful as we will show you later in the show what this guy did. that's coming your way in minutes on sports plus. >> jim zorn with a lineman. >> no option. can't go down, can't get hurt. suck it up. >> i think he is saying i don't trust my bench i think is what he is saying. >> he doesn't have a bench. >> you don't have a bench then it is easy. >> he has got that 400-pound guy. >> he isn't 400 pounds any more. >> rain should be gone tomorrow. should be smooth sailing for the monday commute. >> thank you for watching much next 9 news now tomorrow morning beginning at 4:55 a.m. have a great week. bye. captions by: caption cothlorad l

here's josh willingham with a tying run at third. 2 out here in the fifth. sh is 0 for 2 with a couple ground balls. and after my conversation with him today, i take it he's not fond of sinker ball pitchers. he said last night after one sinker he looked at the scoreboard and it said 98. that's when he gave us that wow that we saw. marquis doesn't throw as hard. and he's over matched josh twice tonight. the nats will pick up a couple on 4 hits. they've left 5. it's a new ball game, it's 4-3 into the 6th. with a flick, there's an app for that. if you want to share contact info with a bump, there's an app for that. or if you just want to share some downtime, well, there's an app for that too. because there's an app for just about anything. only on the iphone.  >> bob: the nationals have tightened up the score, 4-3 rockies. the freeze cam plays like this tonight, josh willingham, foul territory kept this a tight game. check it out on the freeze cam. the heel of the glove rolls through, the snow cone, the hammer squeezes it tight. >> bob: the nats have done

here is willingham. josh with an infield hit first time.   willingham was drafted by the marlins in the 17th round i 2000 out of the college of north alabama. nick johnson over by the barrier. not reachable. josh willingham is a player who paid his dues. he was in the minor leagues in the florida organization for 5 1/2 years. during that time, he hilt .278. averaged just under 20 home runs a year. then, he finally got the call for 12 games in 2004, 16 games the year after that and he broke through in 2006 with 26 homers and 74 rbi's and josh is one of those guys who got rookie of the year votes. >> rob: they projected him as a catcher and for a lot of years he was catching down in the minor leagues. they thought he would be a viable catcher at the major league level. then, they took him from there and put him on the outfield and josh's own admission he didn't think he was a very good outfielder. he had made himself into a pretty decent corner outfielder. >> bob: yes, he h

josh willingham tops a great night. the second of the night for him. a three-run shot for him.he 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 gained for a fourth straight month. d.c. area home prices in july were about 8% lower than july of last year. the biggest price drops were in florida. we will be getting more on the housing market be july

in the fourth inning, josh willingham hit his 18th home run of the season. the nats extend their winning streak to seven days. >>> and then fan appreciation day at redskins' park. a scrimmage was the highlig of the a afternoon, but they go back to work this morning. and brucemith goes down as one of the greatest pass rushers to ever live. he wracked up a record 200 sacks. and then that's your sports minute. i am hakem dermish. >>> and then a familiar voice will not be calling the action today. it's the first game since john madden retired. his replament said this experience is like dejavu. >> it's the second time i have had to replace him, and i did it once when he left fox and left there to go to abc, and now it has happened to me again. you have to be a complete and utter fool to follow john madden once, and i don't know what category you get put into if you replace him twice. >> it's an honor. >>> you can catch tonight's game on nbc 4 starting at 8:00. >>> you have heard the warnings your entire life, stay away from salt and don't eat your fried food and

josh willingham is just slugging the cover off the ball at national park.es and there's the record. 48 and 25 since the 29th of may, that's the day they made the move and brought in jim trace even they have been outstanding since. >> when josh comes up, i'll tell what you he told me about facing jimenez last night. he broke two bats in one ab, and josh is still amazed at that kid. tulowitzki will dump one down the left-field line and it's a 2-0 ball game. that is a smart hitter. you may say why was he swinging after 3 walks. you know [he figured he would get some sort of pitch that the pitcher wanted to get over the plate or near the plate. he was hopping all over it. >> rob: a lot of times and bob said this, i agree, the pitching coach comes out, talks about getting ahead. get yourself ahead in the count to give yourself a chance to get the guy out. he throws a fastball and tulowitzki gets jammed. it was a good running fastball. the next 2 to rbi and no out. >> second and third, nobody out. 2-0 colorado. rbi total for tulowitzki, ski 65 and hawpe has drive

. >> bob: one guy wire seeing plenty of is josh willingham, three for four with the big home run on sundayimmerman got a big hit, josh pulled the base running ploy of the year againstny reds to win a game for the that ins. the hammer let's the catcher have it. ? @x@0@p@0@6p)@)@)p,  . >> bob:  willin' with all t hoopla bout strasberg, haven't told you allot about the rockies. you'll meet them now. troy tulowitzki has been in the middle of everything, hitting behind a suddenly slumping todd helton. still 5th in the league at .318, and he's on his way to 900 extra base hits. craig stammen pitched one of his best games of the year in a 1-0 loss to the rockies, and jason marquise back on july 6th. he pitched seven innings. >> rob: yeah, and hopefully he has more of that stuff tonight. he has been throwing the i ball a little bit better. tough luck loss up there in colorado. seven inning pumped, an earned run. -- pitched, an earned run. >> bob: rockies have some good young talent on this ball club. one of them is carlos gonzales who takes a strike. a threat of rain, 92. it is an oven in

josh willingham has hit 19. >> rob: i think he likes having them protecting him.he scouting report on looper. before it is later. >> bob: he gives up a lot of homeruns, doesn't he. >> rob: yes, he does. the scouting report. final one serving up 30 homeruns just like starting over. 9 years in the bigs before' start. 103 career saves in the bullpen. 83 from 03 to 05. >> bob: willingham strikes out. nats strike back quickly. a double, sacrifice, grounder and dunn moon shot. 2-2 in the rain after 1. it's on. it's... no, not yet. it back that way. it's on. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way.  >> bob: mike riley was the first ever ump ad they just finished. they bring a pda out there and look at the radar, they mu

the pitcher who gave up josh willingham's second grand slam a few weeks ago. >> rob: signed and the 23rd. they released him. giving up six runs and. and kept the nats from scoring. and breaking away. >> rob: a bite on the breaking ball. and down at the level. >> bob: first time up. >> rob: in a moment and see go 2 for 2. >> rob: he said more than the regular guys off the bench. they are jealous. >> bob: slapped out to right center. a great swing by nieves. >> rob: my south everyone teammates say that dog will hunt. >> bob: sheer is rivera. will he swing or bunt? >> rob: you think the latter. i would think the bunt right there you see the head down. just going to pun thatch into right field. he beats it out if front of the plate. and out early. >> bob: rivera doesn't have a career sacrifice. as we mentioned the othernight we had fun. he has the doable flap. 2-0. as we machined last night. these are the two pitching staffs with the highest e.r.a.s in the national league. nationals a the 4.99, brewers at 4.86. right now to say the least they are not pit offing well to be a playoff team. the

josh willingham hit two home runs. 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 tamointuum

josh willingham smacked this one with the runner on.n hangs on and beat the pirates. >>> the orioles hosting the red sox. victor martinez matched his career high with five hits and four rbis. the red sox outslugged the orioles 18-10. >>> tiger woods back on track. you may recall he missed the cut at the british open. that was only the second time in his entire career that he had missed the cut at ate major. >> guess what happened it this week at the buick open. this gives a whole new meaning to going green. tiger began the day with a one- shot lead on number four. he sinks the downhill put for the first birdie of the day. he was trying to get out in style with a long birdie yep, that's my line. er shot three under 69 -- tiger shot three under 69. tying are now 36-1 when leading outright after three rounds. >> that is his lucky outfit. >> he rocks that red shirt. >> maybe it was the gray if the green. >>> straight ahead, cash for clunkers. the program still breathing this morning but on life support. a huge decision set on capitol hill t

josh willingham put the nats up early with a two-run homer. the nationals win 5-3. >>> tiger is the 2009 buick open champion. he claimed the title yesterday in michigan. that's his fourth tournament title this year. greg finished second. >>> michael phelps won his fifth gold medal at the gold aquatic championships in rome. he helped the u.s. win a 400- meter medley in record time. phelps was named outstanding male swimmer. >>> today the redskins begin the first full week of training camp. right now the biggest concern is the offensive line. so far the front line defenders have beening is -- having their way with the players that hope to protect campbell. they add all pro haynesworth to the fourth best defense. >> there is reason for the scrutiny and criticism where we ended up last year but we take it to heart and made us work that much harder during the off and preseason. everybody is focused on the improvements we have to make. >> we can't wear out. our starters have to play 16 -- 16 games and playoffs. >>> phillip daniels tearing an acl on

josh willingham, heads up lay. heads home and make it.ing run and the nat take the last three games of the four-game series with the reds. >>> the nationals have until midnight tonight to come to terms with pitching phenom steven strasbourg, the number one draft pick. the nats have a $17 million deal on the table. it would be the most money ever for a rookie. still, his agent is reportedly asking for more money and the nats president says there is a very real possibility that the team might not sign that number one pick by midnight. >> it all comes down to dollars and cents. >>> the bad economy is being felt in more than just the united states. fewer jobs here is turning a number of villages in mexico into ghost towns. we'll look at that. >> we'll take a look at the growing concerns. that is coming up at 6:00.

that is josh willingham. that is way, out and gone. then the big-time blow came in the sixth.bases juiced. not anymore. mets fans know all about that guy. dukes with the grand salami. who says it is hard to win on the road? that will do it for this edition of the breakfast. do join me bright and early tomorrow morning. i will see you then. until then, have i great day. >> thank you. >>> straight ahead in just a few minutes, a draftic move from the u.s. postal service. how it plans to cut costs and survive the ailing economy. >>> stay with us. fox 5 morning news is back at 6:00 in two minutes. ( birds chirping ) ♪ ♪ mmm! ♪ and i would do anything for love ♪ a.1. makes meat loaf sing. a lot of other beef too. ♪ [ woman ] ♪ early light breaks through ♪ music and dance calling you ♪ just need that mountain grown lift ♪ ♪ before you share your gift ♪ ♪ now there's rhythm and sound ♪aking their hearts pound ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup