a three-run bomb for laroche. ninth of the year. check out the fan. so excited he is high-fiving everybody around him. nats' fan. a mets' fan. there you go. mets' fan playing along. nationals 3-0 lead. bottom five now. nats up 3-2. mike morris. beast mode. starting to heat up with the bat. opposite field hitting right there. ryan zimmerman around second. he will score. nationals go up 4-2. morris has the the first rbi of the season. he went 2-3 at the plate. a solid outing for nats' starter edwin jackson. bottom seven. and the speed. swinging. jackson struck out six. he allowed three runs, seven innings. the bullpen adds two scoreless innings. nationals win 5-3. buck showwalter and orioles, red sox at fenway park. and out for the os and he was impressive. darnell mcdonald. have a seat, my friend. chen allowed one run, seven hits in seven innings. help from the offense. and single into right field. wilson bettamy comes around to score. and chavez would have an rbi later in the inning, all the orioles needed. they win 2-1. pick up franchise record, seve

adam laroche hit two of those homers. that victory keeps the nationals in first place by 3 1/2 games in the national league east. take on the rockies again tonight. jordan zimmerman on the mound for the nats. >>> oh, the things that people will do for their kids. chances are you have never heard of steve feeny. >> but there is a good chance you actually have heard from him. >> oh, oh, oh! never again, grace, never again. oh, my gosh! >> courageous father in this video that's bon viral. nearly half a million people have watched and screamed for his life as he rides the screaming swing at dollywood with his daughter. this morning he's going to be talking, not shouting, we promise, on the "today" show alongside his daughter. >> best video ever. i'm telling you. i laughed so hard every time i saw this yesterday. >> i heard you at your desk. i was like -- look at him. >> what's with the hand movements. >> that's the -- >> is he trying to stop it. >> most people put their hands way up over his hands on the roller coaster. that'

adam laroche facing evan nova. and laroche hammers this one to deep right. a solo home run in the 12th of the season. that one ties the game at 1-1. but other than that the offense really struggled today. bottom four a big spot here for danny espinosa. runners at the corners. one out. but he grounds out to the 4-6-3 double play. nats waste the lead-off double by laroche. the team just 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position. wouldn't you know it, first batter of the next inning, jackson dealing to curtis granderson. jackson's going to need another baseball. his 21st home run of the season for granderson. yankees win this one 4-1. they complete the sweep. the nats will have team reaction coming up on "sports final." >>> coming up on "sports final," the thunder and heat do battle in game 3 of the nba finals. dale earnhardt jr. accomplishes something he hasn't done in four years. plus we're talking redskins mini camp with "washington post" columnist jason reed. we'll also hear from the shanahans on who else, rg3. that's all coming up in just a few minutes on "

dam laroche in the 6th, his second -- adam laroche in the 6th, his second opposite homer. the nats lead now 12-5, a season high in runs. >>> the orioles hosting the angels, top of the 4th, brian maddux on the hill, john hester knocks the base hit to center. adam jones throws it in and erick aybar is going to try and score, no way. ryan roberts, inning is over, top of the 5th. how about more trouble for maddux in the form of albert pujols. nobody will cut this one off, a two-run shot to the left. the angels beat the orioles, 7- 3. >>> on to the wnba tonight, mystics hosting the seattle storm. 3rd quarter shannon bob bit may be 5' 2 but is not afraid to drive the lane. the mystics down by two, but seattle has an elite player sue bird and we'll show you why. the off balance runner somehow goes in. she led all scorers with 25 points. seattle beats washington 79-71, but at least this little girl had a good time win, lose or draw. that's all for sports. i'll see you tomorrow at congressional at 5:00. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk by verizon 4g lte. concrete. and steel. our c

adam laroche tags daisuke matsuzaka deep to right center.ch he saw went right to the bull pen. laroche now has ten homers. going to the fourth, same score. runners on the corners for michael morse. that's a ground rule double. bryce harper scores and the nats take a 2-0 lead. next batter, ian desmond had a big day yesterday. he had two rbis and he will add a few more today. he scorches one past kevin youkilis. ryan zimmerman and michael moore score. the nats go up 4-0 and go on to win 4-2. gonzalez gets the win. tyler clippard gets the save. he is now 7-7 in save situations. charlie manuel and the phillies for two in a row. out of the pen, the 42-year-old jim thome, the rbi single. juan pierre scores on it and that ties the game at 4-4. we go to extras. still got something left in him at 42 years old. adam jones, he ended 0-18, slump in the ninth. here he is in the 12th. walk-off home run. he was facing b.j. rosenberg who was a rookie his major league debut. so not a good day for rosenberg but a great day for adam jones. and that is his thir

michael morris and laroche come home to score. 2-0 nats.he same guy, adam laroche. that's got just new power to get over the right-field fence, a solo shot. 3-0 nats. bottom of the ninth, time for tyler cliff forward. and clifford gets the 12th save of the season, the nats win 3-1. same two this afternoon. good news out of new york, mets hosting the yankees, game tied in the seventh when eric chavez breaks it at the expense of former national reliever john rauch. that was a difference maker and the yanks take the lead and the win. nationals now lead the mets by 3 1/2 games in the nl east. >>> and tiger's tomorrow is in town next weekend. this weekend the pga sailing along in connecticut though. brian davis and roland thatcher are the co-leaders after three rounds both at 12 under part. that's been your sports report. have a great day. >> is the weather going to cooperate for them? >> yeah, today is a good day to be outside. maybe a shower chance cooking up later this afternoon into this evening, but i think most of us don't need to worry to

and in the sixth, laroche, his second homer of the game.he surprising nats rallied the rockies 12-5. >>> in new york, yankees' left fielder dewayne wise appeared to make a spectacular catch off a pop foul that carried him into the seat. the umpire called the cleveland batter out, but take another look at this from another angle. wise lost the ball as he fell over the wall. a fan even got it and held up it, but wise kept his glove closed and the ump was fooled. trying to be slick. the yanks went on to beat the indians 6-4. >>> so, lebron james' nba victory lap continued last night on "the late show with david letterman." james led the miami heat to the nba championship last thursday and got a standing ovation from "the late show" audience. letterman asked if he would have enjoyed the victory as much if it had been with his former team in cleveland. >> the feeling that i had on thursday, i could have been on mars. >> right. >> and won that championship. it felt amazing. >> yes. >> it was better than what i expected. >> you know, he really did

adam laroche hit two of the homers. that victory kept the nationals in first place by 3 1/2 games in the national league east. they take on the rockies again tonight. george zimmerman on the mound for the nats. >>> the caps are hoping another former player can carry them to the stanley cup finals. they hired former cap adams oates as new coach. he spent last season as an assist about with the stanley cup finalists new jersey devils. oates played 19 years in the nhl, 6 of those with the capitals and was the caps during their run to the stanley cup finals back in 1998. now, unlike hunter, oates is more of an offensive-minded kind of coach which makes alex ovechkin, a very happy person. >> i just spoke with him briefly and, you know, he seems to be a great person and, again, i'm looking forward to working with him and, again, you always excited doing something big happen with your team, especially with him coaching. we're going to work well and play and win, i think. >> oates will be formally introduced this afternoon. and

laroche ties that up with one swing. deep to rightfield. 12th homer this season. off the bat of the red hot grander son, solo shot, his 21st. then in the 7th, with matthews warming, lefty-lefty match one back fires. takes him out. change made to matthews. pitch gets away, and matthews fails to cover the plate. mark teixeira crosses home. the only winner tonight, that guy, see that outfit? happy camper for some reason. here's johnson talking about the offense. >> offensively, we come up a little short. only thing that really concerns me, got to get zim going. need to get zim in a happy place. such a great athlete and a talented player, i haven't had much conversation with him about it. but i'm going to sit down with him and try to figure it out. >> zim is 1 for 13 this series. >>> atlanta, will stay in the park. jones scores the first run of the game. orioles had four hits all day. here's the reason. adam jones, hot shot to short. throw beats jones to the bag. let's take another look. 22-year-old rookie with a full dive. great throw, but not good for the birds. the

then after he singled and stole second laroche goes to deep right field. delicious. it was 4-1, washington. a 3-hitter over 8 innings with three strikeouts. 6-3 tonight ove rther the blue jays. the kings have been trying to drink out of the stanley cup for 421 years. the kings said, that's all. they had three goals in four minutes. on the power play, brown again. a few minutes later, power play. lewis, starts the celebration. the kings win 6-1. the stanley cup champions live in l.a. nodal trying toadal trying to close him out. nadal gets his 7th french open title, 52-1 in this tournament. wimbeldon starts in four weeks. tiger was one of the first on the olympic course. he comes off the win at memoria.l l. he is 23rd or worse in hsiist last five majors. the thunder has the scoring leader in durant, the heat have the mvp and wade says miami has learned volumes since last year's finals. >> we are more confident even though we started at home last year. we are more battle-tested. >> the heat tomorrow night. the redskins will be on the field tomorrow. chad ochocinco says

adam laroche, error. it's 2-0 nationals.p of the fourth, chen threw this pitch to laroche and he launches it. adam jones giving chase. climbs the wall but adam won't get it. that made it 3-0. chen went five innings allowing three runs. in the seventh, edwin jackson working on a one hitter. make that two hits. adam jones, 19th homer of the season cuts it to a 3-1 game. still in the seventh, two on. one out. hardy lines to short. desmond steps on second for the double play ending the threat. that was the orioles' best chance to tie it. tyler clipper came on and got matt wieders to ground out to end the game. that beat the orioles 3-1 in the sixth sellout this season. you would think winning 14 gold medals in the last two olympics, michael phelps could get a free pass to london. that's not the way the olympics work. the baltimore native has to qualify like any other athlete. yesterday, phelps arrived in omaha for the olympic trials which get under way on monday. this was the theme in omaha as all the competitors will be looking

to the bottom of the sixth, they pitch around adam laroche. that clearly proves to be the -- adam laroche going to score as well. a two-run double for danny. fired up as well. to the seventh. gets him out of it. matthews is pumped up to the ninth, and tyler clipper in. gets his -- game over at a 5-2 win. tonight the snatches at camden yards. it's the latest edition. the orioles 39-30. 2 1/2 games behind the yankees. the nats still sitting atop the national league east. it's bryce harper's maiden voyage to baltimore. for manager davey johnson it's a homecoming of sorts. >> do we have to go there? i'm fine. i'm fine. you know, i'm still an oriole fan. i've been booed there before, though. i'm just -- i love the ballpark, it's a nice hitter's ballpark. i hope they pack it. i know these beat us two out of three here. i would like to return that favor. >>> final commitments coming in for the at&t national. patrick cantlay who just turned pro, and steve mer runno and bo hose her who impressed at the u.s. open. today second round up in cromwell, conn

laroche has ten homers. nats up 1-0. same score in the fourth.rners for michael morris. he rips that to right. that would be a ground-rule double. bryce harper scores. nats 2-0 lead. ian desment, he had two rbis friday and adds a couple more on saturday. scorches one past kevin youkilis. ryan zimmerman and michael moore score. nats win 4-2. gonzalez gets the win. tyler clifford got the save. he's now 7 for 7 in save situations. >>> charlie manuel and the phillies looking for two in a row against the orioles. top of the eighth, pedro straup out of the pen. want pierre scores. he ties it at 4. we go to extras. adam jones ended 0 for 18 slump in the ninth in the game. here in the 12th, facing b.j. rosenberg, he says, welcome to the big leagues, rookie. a walk-off two-run shot. rosenberg serves up the game winner in his first mlb game. that's jones' third homer of the year in the 12th inning or later. orioles win 6-4. >>> one sore tendon, that's tall took to deprive the world of a possible triple crown winner. friday's news i'll have another would no

in the top of the fourth inning, chan groups this pitch to laroche.limbing the wall, but he doesn't get it. chen went five innings. make that a two-hitter. and jones's 19 home runs. jj hardy lines out to third. that was the orioles' best chance to tie it. tyler clipper came on. he gets weeders to ground out for the game. earlier today, the orioles released jamie moyer. he started the season with the rockies asked to be let go after the orioles failed to promote him from the minors. he said he would be promoted or released after three starts. the left-hander went 1-1 with a 1.61 era in his three starts. in new york, yankees and mets with denise richards in the crowd. the mets were actually up three- 0. but a three-run homer into the corner that ties up at 3-3. two batters later, eric job as -- eric chavez goes to the corner. you would think that after winning 13 gold medals in the last olympics michael phelps would get a free pass to london. but that is not the way the olympics were. he had to qualify just like any other athlete. he'll lark -- iraq tod

adam laroche touches up for the 13th glass of the year, nationals go up 3-0. gave up two runs. top of the seventh, o's adam jones. o's down 3-1, try to make a comeback. but the o's couldn't get done tonight, falling to warble. 3-1. back home to face their closest rival and tomorrow afternoon on masn on wjz.com. see the birds take on the nationals at 1:30 p.m. live here on wjz tv. 49-year-old seasoned veteran jamie. moiers, 25 games for the o's. 1993. the action at the top of the section. and he smacks his ball real hard. the fifth home run of the season. last 18 games, four to three is the final. a line-up. south to makia as the red sox go to the 6-4 win over the braves. o's are ahead in the standing you know, with this 2012 summer olympics set to start, michael phelps will start for a swimming gold medal in the london games. the 26-year-old phelps who plans to retire. it's on the field the same way he does. a lot of people talk the talk but sometimes they can't get in and walk the walk. >> honestly, i'm just going to have to let the swimming talk next week and then, i guess, y

. >>> laroche getsÑi hold of one. see you later! second deck. >> wow.perhaps the nats should only play teams in the american league. the first place nats beat for on to blue jays 6-3. price harper had three hits in the win. the nationals' fourth consecutive victory. they split the red sox over the weekend. 5-2 in interleague play. go, nets! >> a good season. >> love it. >>> let's turn to meteorologist tom kieran, looking for rain. >> some of the corn up in the agricultural areas and some of the looking burnt out. >> we love our corn. >> we do. we need it now. peak time for the growing season to get beneficial rain. the moving color you see on storm 4 radar, passing, generally light showers. not a lot of rain. a tenth of an inch. one band across northern virginia through the district and passing to the north. areas in dark ek green. harder from annapolis toward laurel. and across most of montgomery county is wet, 270, 355, wet this morning, and up to southwestern frederick county too. most of loudoun county, route 7 to tyson's corner is wet. and northern

dam laroche ties things up with a shot to right. it's his 12th homer of the season, but that was all the run support edwin jackson would get today. the yankees had no problems with the long ball. curtis granderson in the 5th, gano yankees up 3-1. reliever ryan mattheus called up today and walks andruw jones, but the ball gets away from jonathan solano. matthews doesn't even cover home. mark teixeira scores. yankees sweep nationals 5-1. >> you got to tip your hat nova. he pitched a great ballgame. my guy pitched a great ballgame, tough lineup, kept us in the ballgame, offensive just coming up a little short. >>> after two poor performances this weekend nationals released brad lidge. the two time all-stars allowed three runs in friday's loss in new york and was a losing pitcher on saturday. the nat enacted ryan mattheus. >>> orioles closing out their series with atlanta. baltimore getting it done everywhere. mac reynolds gets the -- mark reynolds gets the bird on the board first, but their defense was just as good. pitcher to shortsto

hit by adam laroche. tyler moore will try to score. throw. moore is thrown out at home. see the replay. looks like moore touched home. so the yankees get a break there and with the score tied in the 14th inning new york breaks on top. drive to right field. two runs are score. the yankees win 5-3. now they lead the o's by two games. >>> golf's u.s. open features a three-way tie. tiger woods has just teed off. it's woods, jim furyk and david toms. they've just gotten started. i'll have an update at 11:00. >>> the ravens have time off after wrapping up their offseason mini camp this week. workouts are most important for the younger guys. veterans participated in mandatory camp this past week. adjusting to the loss of terrell suggs who is going to miss half the season with a to be tendon. >> it's going to be tough. a lot of younger guys are looking pretty good. hopefully as veterans bring a lot of those guys up. >> the ravens will return to the field for the kickoff of training camp july 25th. earlier this morning we ran the baltimore 10 miler. about $30,000 went to charity.

tonight adam laroche hid two home runs and they gave gonzalez breathing room and he got his tenth win this year. the nats got to christian frederick early in this game. frederick's pitch deep to right center field. it hits off the wall out there. two runs score. nats up 3-0. bottom of the third now, gio gonzalez in trouble. a pitch to todd helton and you will notice this is lined back up the middle. brice harper is trying to get it but he falls down. he makes a fall way offline. ee geocan't hold on. just like that. that hurts. game is tied at 3. top of the fifth. nats up 4-3. ryan zimmerman lines the pitch into right field. that is his 1,000th career hit. zimmerman, 3 for 4 tonight almost a cycle. a single, double and a homer. right now in the eighth inning the nats are leading 12-5. >>> let's go to the american league. the o's and the angels in camden yards. two run-shot. that gives the angels a 3-0 lead. that's pujols' 12 homer of the season. angels hit for four home runs tonight with 17 hits. bottom of the sixth. score 5-1 angels. two out, a ground out to third. o's leave nine runn

this is a big play guys, adam laroche, base knock, morgan tries to score. the ump says he is out. replays showed he was safe. that was significant because we would play onto the 14th. two runs scored. yanks win it 5-3. manager davey johnson with the explanation afterwards. >> i think in the fourth inning we gave them five outs. can't do that. against a good ball club. other than that, we had our chances, just couldn't seem to deliver. >> it was tough, it was really tough. those were the words tiger woods used to describe the second round of the u.s. open. the olympic course in san francisco is eating players for lunch. after the second round players were a combined 1400 strokes over par. can you believe that? third round is just underway. tiger woods and jim furyk both bogeyed the first hole. mike al thompson fell off yesterday but got it back to even par as well. it is a wide open tournament. we'll have highlights tonight coming up at 11:00. >>> dc united, they and the rest of major league soccer have been embroiled in u.s. open cup play a mid season tournament that doesn't affec

adam laroche a three run homener homenerer in the bottom of the 1st. getting back in the swing of things, he drives in zimmerman. jackson seven great innings, picked up his first win since april 14th as the nats hand new york their third straight loss, 5-3 the final. >>> game four of the stanley cup finals, kings trying to close out and win their first ever cup. 11 minutes left in the third. doughty with the slap shot, kings and devils tied at 1-1. this wrister finds the net, devils win 3-1 but they trail the series 3-1. western conference finals in the nba, the thunder trailed by but came back. harden with a tough hayup. the heed right now 99 -- they lead right now 99-93 in the fourth. >>> three days away from the belmont stakes. i'll have another trying to become the 12th horse to win the triple crown. today they learned their post position. i'll have another drew the 11th hole. the trainer said perfect. that's where they were before. so. >> a little more inside. >> but he's done well on the outside. outside. he's done pretty well on do you read in b

adam laroche shoots one to right field. play at the plate, and he is called out.ee it again, moore actually gets his hand on home before being tagged. he should have been safe. that would have given the nats the lead. instead it remains tied. we go to extra innings. here we are in the 14th, brad lidge in the game after four previous relievers pitched seven innings, a no hit, no run ball, that happens. mark ta shero drops that one to right. the yankees take a 5-3 lead. lidth has been struggling, his era is now under 9. bryce harper had a tough day. the last chance for the nats, he was 0 for 6 at this point. and now, he's 0 for 7. he grounds out to renned the game five strikeouts included in his 0 for day. the nats fall 5-3. >> i've never seen him swing a ball on his own. i mean, he was chasing balls. you get in that mode. you're trying to make something happen. that's part of the youth. this is probably his first really tough game. he was chasing balls and over anxious. and that's showing his inexperience. >> that happens in the big leagues. orioles in atlanta, jas

up the middle for adam laroche, nat up 2-0. strauss' pitching, not so good. score is tied until a double down the field. jason scores. 3-2 braves. just three innings of work. he left the game with heat-related issues. nothing with the arm. his shortest outing since september 11th of last year. the nats currently trail 7-4 in the seventh inning. not playing the weather guy, but it's hot all over the place, people. >> safe to say. >> that's sports. >>> speaking of weather, check back with tom who's watching the storms. moving in through parts of our area tonight. tom? >> a live view of national airport and it's hot there. 95 degrees here as we approach 7:00 in the evening, and as we look at radar, storm 4 radar is showing an area of clustering thunderstorms passing just south of washington. these are moving to the south and east and will continue to head over our metro area and as we do get into the rest of the night, these will dissipate after midnight and then tomorrow, looking at the four day, we will have our temperatures near 100 tomorrow afternoon. just a

top eighth, adam laroche with a liner to right. great catch by chris davis. it's still 1-0. bottom of the inning, matt wieters comes up huge. a two-run blast to left center, his 10th of the center. the birds take a 2--- two-run lead. in the ninth a strike 'em out throw 'em out to end the game. wieters gets him at second. the birds win it 2-1 to capture the series. what a way to end the weekend. a big-time crowd all three days and a big-time home tore cap it off. >> it's playing -- fun playing in front of a packed house and fun playing well-played games like this. the pitchers did well in both the series in washington and the series here. that's a good team. >> they have four number one picks in the rotation and they've done a great job wilt. and to be able to beat them today with -- was a tribute to our guys. >> third baseman kevin youkilis is changing sox. today he was traded to the white sox for utility man lillibridge and pitcher zach stewart. today youkilis played his final game in a red sox uniform and in the seventh, a drive to center, bourn can't get to it. gonzalez s

top of the fourth, same score, adam laroche facing chin with a nice, easy stroke, just enough to get over that right field fence. his 13th home run of the season, a solo shot. 3-0 nats. washington got a little help on the defensive side of the ball, seventh inning, up one, ian dead desmond turns the double play, steps on second to pull the out and get out of the inning. bottom of nine now, time for the closer, adam jones had a solo homer back in the seventh, not this time. clippard with his 12th save of the season. nats win 3-1. >>> to new york, ah, not a bad night up there. mets up 3-0 top of the seventh when raul ibanez tykes chris young to right field, it's gone, a three-run homer knots the game at 3-3. joe girardi, worth clapping. two batters later, chavez breaks the tie, the solo home run shot was a difference maker in the game, yanks take the lead and win, win, 4-3. >>> tiger will be in town next week for 0 his at&t national golf tournamenty congressional country club in bethesda. he'll be joined by some of the world's tom golfers including nick watney and bo hassler, the 17-ye

at second, every day, adam laroche, but he is called out at the plate. caught further review, it looked like he was safe. that was significant because they could have won the game. they went on to the 14. mark teixeira, two-run score. yankees win it 5-3. davey johnson says his boys are going to school. >> these are experiences you grow from. you know, this is a heck of a ball club we're playing and you know, we had opportunities to win. you know, that's the way you learn. >> meanwhile, special pitching performance going on. mark reynolds. ryan roberts, great to see him back. returning from the d.l. with concussions. scores 2 as well. it's 5-0. i told you about the pitching. jason hamel. a big 6'6" guy, looking down on all the batters and making them pay. no hitter into the 7th. jason hayward finally breaks it up, but a one hitter tonight for mr. hamel. o's win it. you have to wonder, d.c. united took the u.s. open cup. the annual batch of tournament games in the middle of the regular season. they got beat by philadelphia. a team 20 points behind them in

top of the 3rd, still 2-1, a dak laroche into the second -- deck for a two-run home run. after the game davey johnson had a laugh at bryce harper who split time between right and center field. nter fie >> he said he was hoping i'd leave him longer in center field because he hadn't made friends with all those people out there yet. he's friends with ones in right, but he needs to work on the ones in center a little longer. >> making friends, is that what they call it out there? >>> following three weeks of otas redskins started their mandatory four-day mitch i camp today. they took -- minicamp today. they took physicals and will hit the field for practice. this season the redskins are expecting bigger things from their young backfield. last year royster and helu carried the load after a season ending injury to tim hightower. helu rushed for a team high 640 yards, royster gained 328 yards while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. having a year under their belts makes a world of difference in the nfl. >> i have a lot more confidence this year being able to come in the last few gam

top three, adam laroche with one on and two outs, a second-deck home run his 11th of the season.e leads the nationals in that category and the nats win 6-3. they hold a three-game lead over the braves in the national league east, their largest lead of the season. >>> party time in l.a. you saw it right here on news4. the kings gave the devils a chance to keep hope alive but it was nothing more than a mirage with the finals back in l.a. the kings dominated with the biggest cup-clinching win since 1991 to win the first stanley cup in franchise history. the kings let the drama build just a little bit. first period. scuderi boarded. and the kings get a five-minute power play and they would take advantage. the extra man, dustin brown getting l.a. on the board. the shot deflected in by jeff carter. still on the power play, dwight king puts the pressure on and trevor lewis puts it in. the kings punish the devils for three goals in the five-minute marriage. they win it 6-1 and take home the first stanley cup in 45 years of los angeles kings hockey. a fun game to watch. >>> rafael nadal w

two batters later, adam laroche. and moore trying to score.he slow home and that is -- is he out or safe? looks like the hand got in and is called out at the plate. extras. really extras. top of the 14th and there with two on and facing brad lynn, one for 10 lifetime and two for 11. the base hit and a couple of runners there and the yankees going front, 5-3. the nats had a chance in the bottom half. and bryce harper with two on and with that ground out to end the game. a rough day for the old, 0 for 7 and five strikeouts. the nats fall to the yank ease 5-3 and the yanks won the first two of the three games and rickey romero trying to avoid being the pitcher and takes a tumble. he's okay. everyone's fine. the phillies were not okay and this is in that bottom of the 10th, tied up at 5. the run or and two outs. that ball won't be caught. the game-winning run. escobar will escort and the blue jays walk off with a 6-5en with over the philes. how about this? philadelphia is no 31-36, matching that of the season. >>> earlier this morning at the veriz

laroche takes daisuke matsuzaka deep.ommy john surgery michael morse gets a grounds rule double. harper will score. it 2-0 nats. rick ankiel pulls one down the first baseline, clearly a fair ball. the ball does not know. he leans over and picks the ball. it's in play. he finally reaized it. he got caught. sorry, friend >>> so far, those four runs are enough for gio gonzalez. he would get kelly shoppach here to end the 5th. right now, it's 4-2. >>> orioles hosting the phillies. the o's get some help him. tied up again at 3 but matt wieters comes through with a base hit to center. j.j. hardy comes in to score and the o's get the lead. right now we are tied at 4 in the 8th. >> chris cooley back and healthy for his 9th season for with the redskins. during his time, he has played with seven different past tors including patrick ramsey, jason campbell and donovan mcnabb. even though cooley is impressed with robert griffin iii, he knows he can't do that alone. yes, he does have the ability to be a successful quarterback but like

throw from ian desmond bounces past adam laroche. two runs score on the error. that was the breaking point for the nationals. yankees go on to win, 7-2. snapping the nats' six-game winning streak. >>> the orioles and atlanta, taking on 19-year big league veteran chipper jones. orioles up one. jones takes the pitch to right. look at chris davis, nice catch. he robs chipper. davis, he's never plays in the outfield before. maybe he should have been out there more. but davis couldn't save madi from that one. simmons ham trz mers it to left. atlanta wins 4-2. snapping baltimore's five-game winning streak. >>> all right. golf round two of the u.s. open today. it's no secret this major is a bear. do you like the u.s. open? golf fans. >> yeah. >> it's relaxing. liable baseball, too. we'll be watching. finishing at par in the u.s. open is a solid feat because it's so difficult. 1 under could win you the whole tournament. it's a fact jim furyk knows well as he was story of the day. jumped seven spots on the leaderboard in one day. olympic club in cali who knew course cred

bottom of the inning, two on for adam laroche, jeremy hefner hangs the curve ball and there's a 3-2 lead in the 5th. mike morse singles to right, his first r.b.i. of the year, welcome back, buddy. that run would prove to be the difference as the nats beat the mets 5-3. >> it's a whole new ballgame. michael morse is warming up. there's not going to be much left in that middle lineup. the first two guys will get on and then the thunder is coming. i've been waiting on it. >>> in other scores the o's beat the red sox 2-1. >>> in caps news mike knuble won't return next year following three seasons in our nation's capital. knuble was informed by gm george mcfee. he turns -- george mcphee. he turns 40 in july. in his three years here in d.c. he scored 59 goals with 52 assists. >>> game 4 of the stanley cup finals kings trying to close out the devils. l.a. down 1-0 in the 3rd. drew doughty drove the one timer past martin brodeur tying the game at 1-1. with five minutes left david clarkson to adam henrique. the devils extend the series with a 3-1 win. game 5 heads back to new jersey on saturday.

when the nats take on the rays, one guy who tampa bay better keep an eye on is adam laroche and fifth against the lefty. and while johnson is upset about the lack of production in the middle of that lineup, clearly he's been happy with this and is leading am the team with 12 home runs and 43 rbis. me had a message for ryan zimmerman and mike morris. >> you're going to be fine. i'm not worried. i don't want you to worry. the same as them. i'm not -- not, you know, this is my job to be concerned, but i know the ability that is there and i am not worried about it. >>> one programming note, the nats and os are on fox 5 this saturday. the battle of the beltway part 2 and these two teams met in mid-mai and two of three in that series. the nba finals. back in miami and the heat lead oklahoma city two games to one. miami, they won the last two games and they're just two wins away from the championship. >>> meanwhile, the wizards continue their predraft evaluations today. uncs harrison barns worked out at the verizon center and getting serious face time with the wizards president ernie grunfel

adam laroche, another hot bat making it look easy. puts the nats up by 3.ut the bats aren't the only thing wheeling and dealing tonight. pitching, stellar. picks up the win. 6-3 over the blue jays. it's the nats first four-game win streak of the season. >>> now, when you're a major league pitcher, i wouldn't think it would be that difficult to get a date. the nats gonzalez however using social me media to find a date for the gala. he said must be 21 or older. i don't think he'll have much of a problem getting a date. >>> all right, folks, we have a new stanley cup champ tonight. the los angeles kings took a 3- 0 lead in their series against new jersey but the devils rally to cut the deficit to one. tonight it was obvious early on who would be crowned king. new jersey picked up a 5-minute major penalty halfway throughout the first period and the kings capitalized. three goals in less than five minutes. kings win 6-1 to foist lord stanley's cup. it's their first nhl championship in franchise history. >>> redskins hit the practice field again tomorrow, the man

adam laroche, trying to make it a two run double. he is -- safe! geo gonzalez gets the win. so do the nats. they take 2 of 3 from the rays, win 5-2 and ian desmond, how about this team? >> we got such a good team. rizzo did such a good job putting the guyings together. win or lose we're a tight knit group and it's fun to come to the ballpark. >>> the orioles are off tonight but will host the nats all weekend long, and you can catch saturday night's game, the 23rd, right here on fox 5. shameless plug. we kick it off at 7 p.m. >>> time for a quick break, but don't go anywhere. an honor for d.c. united head coach ben olsen, plus the heat, could but a core nation tonight? how about georgetown center henry simms trying to impress the wizards. did he do it? we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> welcome back to the show. a week from today the wizards will be making a very important pick because they have the third pick in the n.b.a. draft.

adam laroche rips a two-run homer into the second deck. the blue jays 6- 3. >>> game six. the stanley cup finals, first period, lay on the power play. the kings would add what turned out to be the game winner later in the period. kings win 6-1 and claim their first stanley cup title in the 45-year history of the franchise. >>> for all you movie lovers, you will soon able to add popular movies and tv shows to your personal dvd collection or if music is your thing, there is something new for you. william la jeunesse tells us what is new in entertainment. >> reporter: robert downey, jr. and jude law kick off this week's list of new dvds. the stars reprise their roles as the most famous detectives in the blockbuster sherlock holmes, a game of shadows. in tyler perry's good geds, tyler dresses for success playing a wealthy businessman who has a chance encount are that changes his life. nicholas cage stars as johnny blaze in ghost rider, spirit of vengeance. from the small screen, entourage.

bottom of the inning, two on for adam laroche.his ninth homer of the season. nats win 5-3. the teams go back at it this afternoon. >>> to the hard wood, the thunder looking to close out their seer ayes with the spurs. they would not be denied. oklahoma city made up a 15- point half time deficit to beat san antonio 107-99 and take the series four games for two. the thunder will face the winner of the boston-miami series in the finals. >>> a stunner for redskins fans. the team announced next year's training camp is moving down interstate 95 to richmond. bruce allen and virginia governor bob mcton he'll nunsed the move others an eight-year commitment for the team. they have not decided on the site to the practices but will be working on it over the next few days and weeks. not etch is behind the move though. karen gray houston has reaction. >> reporter: it has been a while since the redskins had a really great winning season and coach mike shanahan has suggested before that i move might help team members bond closer and play better.

out single by roberts, and that was erased on the double play and jackson brilliant to the 7th and laroche, really, is the one run pad they have on top of the lead. >> when you talk about playing against baltimore you talk about defending the home run and in the 9th they have three home run threats in a row. first up is chris davis, he has hit 12 this year, 0-23 -- 0-3 tonight. he has never faced clippard who has a fast ball changeup combination and he goes first pitch with the fast ball. sometimes he will pitch backwards and give you a change up. >> i think he is with the change up more difficult for left-handed hitters than for right-handed hitters. >> he is 11-11 since taking over from rodriguez as the nationals' closer. that is what you call slowing down a guy's bat with 80 miles per hour changeup. routine out. one down in the ninth. all part of what makes the change up difficult is the motion of clippard, here comes the ball, you will see a lost relief pitchers and closers pitch entirely from the stretch position because you need to make the biggest pitch with runners on base and he c

laroche ties things up with his 12th homer of the season. the yankees no problem with the long ball. granderson in the fifth, cano, yankees up 3-1. no problems there. reliever ryan mattheus called up yesterday, walked andrew jones, but the ball gets away from solano. yankees sweep the nationals 4- 1. >>> that is a quick look at sports this morning. have a great monday. >>> the fight is underway to keep the president of the university of virginia from being forced out of her job. that is coming up. >>> plus metro's rush plus gets underway this morning. more on how the changes could impact your commute. another other -- on the other side of the commute, here's monika. >>> coming up in my next report, we'll take a closer look at area roads at 5:29. you are watching 9news now. stay with us. so, you actually reward people for staying with you? yep. the longer you stay with us, the more you save. and when you switch from another company to us, we even reward you for the time you spent there. genius. yeah, genius. you guys must have your own loyalt

ribbies, .303 overall, even tyler moore, who stepped in yesterday, his two outs in placed of adam larochenow they get the yankees who lead the a.l. east. >> it was awesome, to get going on the road especially. it's a good feeling. we'll get back to d.c. with the yankees and hopefully keep it rolling. >> you have to tip your hats to rizzo and all the guys that got these young players who are playing great. you know, these young guys are carrying us. so it's good to see. i love watching talent express itself. >> david johnson. >> i'll bet he does. >> you've got that right. >>> to the redskins we won't see them until late july. the coach cut the mini camp off a day short as a gift. d'angelo hall and safety meriwether may be hard, they'll do it all, and why not? says the architect of this plan. >> that position should make a lot of plays, when you look at the charles wood many did sons, the guys that played in that scheme, 4 or 5 sacks, 4 or 5 interceptions every year and big plays. >> having the ability to teach both those guys that, you can get detail-specific about who you want to match up

. >>> and laroche gets hold of one. see you later! >> nationals now in first place we throw games.boat the blue jays 6-3. the nationals got three hits from brice harper. nats have won four games in a row. all four victories on the road. >>> today is former president george h.w. bush's 88th birthday. jenna bush hager sat down to toque with him about his goals? >> reporter: what's it like turning 8 years old? >> pretty darn old. never thought i would get this far in chronology. i am happy to be here. >> your goal is your 90th? >> that's a goal. i've got a lot of goals. he rant on going skydiving. he shares his thoughts on dying and his war years. watch on "today" which begins less than an hour at 7:00 a.m. >> always interesting to get the perspective of life from former presidents. >> i am so impressed that he skydives. >> i'll stay right here on the ground. >> me too. >>> rain we're getting, tom? >> a gray sky over capitol hill. and we've had passing showers over the last couple of hours. one band came right through the metro area. most roadways are still wet. more reports of fender

not this guy, adam laroche, this bomb ties the game. his 12th homerun this season.kson allows two runs, but the second run came here, his 21st homerun of the season. it tacks on two more and beats the nats 4-1. after the game, nats' manager had words for the guys in the middle of his lineup. >> we have to do things we're capable of doing, nothing more, nothing less. and you need 25 guys to win. it's that simple. and especially need the middle guys in your lineup. need to be doing things they're capable of doing. >> the orioles beat the braves 2-0. >>> during offseason work outs there was a lot of trash talking going on among the assistant coaches, all in good fun. the main talker, raheem morris versus offensive coordinator kyle shanahan. here's the head coach weighing in on the drama. >> what i like to do is people to be themselves. you can't fake it. you have to be what you are. raheem is a lot of fun. he's an excellent football coach. he brings a lot of energy. coaches have a lot of fun. some day the offense will have a great day, and the next day the defense will

out single by roberts, and that was erased on the double play and jackson brilliant to the 7th and larochethat, really, is the one run pad they have on top of the lead. >> when you talk about playing against baltimore you talk about defending the home run and in the 9th they have three home run threats in a row. first up is chris davis, he has hit 12 this year, 0-23 -- 0-3 tonight. he has never faced clippard who has a fast ball changeup combination and he goes first pitch with the fast ball. sometimes he will pitch backwards and give you a change up. >> i think he is with the change up more difficult for left-handed hitters than for right-handed hitters. >> he is 11-11 since taking over from rodriguez as the nationals' closer. that is what you call slowing down a guy's bat with 80 miles per hour changeup. routine out. one down in the ninth. all part of what makes the change up difficult is the motion of clippard, here comes the ball, you will see a lost relief pitchers and closers pitch entirely from the stretch position because you need to make the biggest pitch with runners on base and

. >> laroche gets a hold of one. see you later.ond deck. >> first place by three games after beating the toronto blue jays 6-3. price harper, three wins in that win. the nats' fourth straight victory. >>> 5:26. coming up, answering a decades old mystery about a dingo and missing baby. what a new investigation is revealing. >>> how a community is honoring several firefighters hurt batt switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> looking at the stories making headlines at 5:30, the republican nomination for u.s. senate in the spotlight today. voters in virginia head to the polls. >>> expect more graphic testimony as the trial involving jerry sandusky continues today. >>> and commerce secretary john bryson off the job for a while after being involved in a pair of strike accidents. much more throughout the morning. good morning. >> welcome back to news 4 today on tuesday, june 12th. you look outside today, the sun is sta