manny parra. >> ray: there's a question going around in milwaukee. what about to parra?the last two years, he has been a consistent winner. nobody wants to face this man. he has four different pitches and he is at 8-9 with a 6.33 earned run average, johnny, but in his last seven games he gave up at least four runs, only six innings with a 7 earned run average so he has been pounded. and maybe we can add to that. >> johnny: what i like -- you made a comment a minute ago, ray, about these guys have got to start going longer. the season is almost over. there's no more -- let's get three or four innings out of a guy. >> ray: you're managing to win. if you're developing young talent -- which we are -- but jim is winning, trying to win not only for the city of washington but for wriggleman. his status hasn't been decided yet. so every gape he is managing, he is managing to win so you can't afford to go long with these guys to give up six or seven runs, you know, because you're trying to cover your backside he is managing extremely well and i hope he does get that job as manage

. >> debbi: you have to love manny parra coming into this game.t him. what was your approach in the 4th inning? >> swing and strike. he is a good, tough pitcher but if you can get a good pitch to hit good things will happen. >> debbi: how is it to take things the other way? >> it's part of the plan, i think. i have to play with that plan. >> debbi: husband adam dunn's presence -- has adam dunn's presence allowed you to be more selective? >> i don't know if it has. i think i have learned from him. he is one of the best in the game so watching him for a whole year helped me a lot. >> debbi: good game today. thank you have. let's go back up to bob. >> bob: thank you, and for rob and debbi, bob car ten per. they win 8-3 over milwaukee. join us tomorrow unmans hd. they wrap up the series against the brewers and will get you going at 4:00 for nats xtra. visit masnsports.com for the latest news, including a blog by rob dibble. stay tuned now. nats xtra with johnny and ray right now. 2:51 is from the game. as long as. so long.   >

>> rob: i don't know what pitching coach bosio told manny parra become, but obviously the fastball away. you see the bat head right in front of the plate, meeting the ball to crush the ball. >> bob: parra is done for the day after 3 1/3. he will give up eight runs, five of them earned because of that error back in the 1st inning. and the nats are slugging today. jody gerut will replace cat that not toe on the double switch. zimmerman, three rbis today, 85 on the year and the nats are up big. at some restaurants when you get boneless wings... what are you really paying for? whoa! ha ha! i say "happy," you say "birthday!" happy... birthday! who's hungry? why pay for flair when you can get all the flavor for just $3.99 with wendy's new boneless wings. tender, juicy chicken, hand tossed in our signature buffalo or bbq sauce. it's waaaay better than fast food. it's wendy's.  >> bob:  the nationals top we usually see zimmerman on defense. how about this swing? >> rob: check this swing out right here. you see the hips come through right there. the head is just still down on it. full exte

and manny parra gets his second double of the year among his five hits. in the game plan after the count went to 0- 2. >> rob: well, the hanging breaking ball, parra all over it. mike morse takes bad route, steps in a couple of steps and over his head. >> bob: when they end up strikes, look out, even with the pitcher. >> rob: yeah. that breaking ball -- you're not throwing it for strike three but in the dirt so it's a swinging strike three. >> bob: here's escobar. he only played nine games for the brewers. 8 for 25. so he is hitting .320 and is 22 years old. he is from vargas, venezuela. he signed six years ago at age 16. and he was hitting .298 with 42 steals in nashville when they called him up. that was 11 days ago, the day they sent j.j. hardy to aaa and designated bill hall for assignment. >> rob: if you're craig stammen, you have to get on track. forget the double you just gave up. you're throwing a good game, very solid, getting ahead of people. i don't mind the way they do this, though. lopez, counsell, and then braun, fielder, cameron coming up.

manny parra his 22nd start. >> he was one of the best left- handers in the last three years.ed is average over the last and four run as game. craig stammen needs to to what he did in july. averaging 17 innings. and we have to go out there and has to put him on the mound. he that has to throw 100 katechs. >> and no decision last time he faced the brewers. he is only given up four rins in is 11. he is wiching well. and five game stretch. where he was not throwing not throwing quality strikes. only 9 in the last ten starts. he has to bite the bullet. 25 years old. month that big of a workload. if he gets his brains and you could lower that. i know that i would. i would not want them to give me team a chance to win. >> how many ejections wren you were danging. 11 or 12. >> 11 or 12 as a manager. jim riggleman knew when he went out there that was it. >> thanks for joining us. 11-# is the final.    >> from the spire sta evening. á6 á6 you'll make it in the chase. so, you know, i did the math from 3160 minus what we were and figured that out, divided it by