. >> bob: i have to give an honorable mention to matt capps. 8-8. >> rob: oh, yeah.starts with pudge. he's the leader on the field, the field general. he's infectious. >> bob: good take by maxwell. 1 ball, 1 strike. >> rob: it starts at the top too. the coaching staff has done a wonderful job. mike rizzo bringing in these guys. all the guys that have been on world championship teams, they don't like losing. last night, you walk in the clubhouse, and a lot of guys lost their dogs or something. it was bad. that's the way it should be. never get accustomed to losing. >> bob: that man was not happy after last night geese game. mike is really a competitor. >> rob: anyone who watched the dodgers series, they know the nationals should have swept them. >> bob: 2-1. maxwell takes a fastball upstairs. trying to get aboard in front of alberto gonzalez, who already has a base hit tonight and a spectacular defensive play. this guy can turn a fastball around if gorzelanny throws him a strike. he goes up and away with it. justin maxwell takes his 8th walk of the year. >> rob: he's

matt capps also a league leader. the major league leader in saves. he got his seventh of the season tonight. yeah, we're talking about the nationals. bottom three. nats. this will help his cause. down the right field line. here comes nyjer morgan. then ryan zimmerman will slide home safely. a two-run double for dunn. he finished 2 for 4 on the night. game tied at 4. nieves is at the plate. he drives one deep to left center field. this will help things, too. josh willingham comes around to score. the nationals take a 5-4 lead. fast forward to the top of the ninth. two outs and the aforementioned closer matt capps in to take care of business. gets ian stewart looking to end the game. that was nice. how about the general manager, mick rizzo liking that. that's a new club record. nationals win 6-4. also jason marte has been placed on the dl. an elbow problem. >> next a new look for the $100 bill. >>> the head of spirit airlines is defending a fee for carry-on bags. the ceo spoke on the "today" show. passengers on spirit will have to pay up to $45 for eac

top of the ninth, matt capps on to close it out, former nat, ronnie belliard lifts it in to right but check out justin maxwell, the maryland native, the nice diving catch. it's so pretty i've got to show you again. look at that. just like he practices over and over. the nationals hang on to win it 1-0. capps earned its league-leading eighth save. the nationals are 10-9. the capitals are on their way to montreal where they will try to end this thing tomorrow night in game six, after missing the opportunity to win the series in five games on friday. one of the players is traveling with fewer teeth. enter eric belanger took a hit friday that resulted in the loss of eight teeth. he basically had a root canal between periods and returned to play. i'm going to show you how it happened. but this is graphic so if you're squeamish look away. eric belanger hit in the mouth by bergeron's stick. he crumbled to the ice. belleanger left the ice. he pulled one of his own teeth out. he said it was loose. he knew he was going to have problems right away. they shaved down the exposed roots between peri

matt capps looking to put a cap on it. look at maxwell.> it's the first time the dodgers have been shut out this season. they have lost 8-12 road games. the about 1-0 win for washington against the dodgers, first since april 30th, 1991, when they were the montreal exposes. the two teams have alternated wins and losses in nine straight games. >> the padres, hottest team in the majors, looking to sweep the reds in cinci. gonzalez homered the three three straight. make it four. adrian gonzalez, keeps winning, stay in a padres shirt. kyle blanks. deep right center. off the wall. chase headley. will venable, the padres are up 4-2. don't give up on the cincinnati reds. dusty baker has something up his sleeve. hernandez singles to right. the reds take it 5-4. jerry hairston junior flies out to center, top ninth. the reds win 5-4. and they snap an eight-game winning streak. third one in last ten games against the padres. adrian gonzalez, home runs in four straight. six overall. >> the kentucky derby is coming up on saturday, but the favorite to wi

. >> reporter: of course, we have to mention tyler dealership associate's degree and matt capps.ve just been right on, haven't they? >> they've been really good. you can't draw it up any better than that. you know, we just keep riding them and see how far we go. >> reporter: some of these controversial calls, are they starting to get to you? it's been a pattern recently. >> no, i mean, everything is close. we're going see it biased. i thought i was right when i was arguing, but i still don't know. >> reporter: you were. >> well, you know, it's a tough job those guys do out there. i just try to make my case. we move on. we got to go to the next pitch and the next play and try to finish it off the best we can. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> thank you, debbi. what we're seeing on this ball club, a nice mix of the veterans and the young guys. the way jim has confidence in a guy like desmond in the 8th inning, he's got the green light. >> i don't care if it's your mother, father, teacher or preacher. when somebody shows confidence, it makes you a better player, person, you feel

matt capps through me some knuckle balls today.e's got a good one too. >> how impressive was luis' debut? >> you can't ask for a better one. that's a good hitting team. he pitched great. that's the first time i've seen him pitch. he had a lot of composure. >> you said capps threw you knuckle balls? >> just messing an. he said he had a good one. so i sat in the box. i just watched him kind of just see if he was lying to me, basically. he's not. he's got a good one. i just -- you know, i tried to just see it and make sure i went out in front of it and make sure it's a pitch i can hit. it's probably hard to -- i can't throw a knuckle ball, but it's probably hard to throw three or four good ones in a row. >> is there any kind of relief or anything? >> i'm frustrated after every game if things don't go well. nothing out of the ordinary. i know it's going to come around. hopefully tonight is the start of that. >> ever throw a knuckle ball when you were pitching in albany? >> i tried. mine didn't to much knuckling. it spun too much. how a