max scherzer with another gem only allowing four hits in 8.2 innings. adam jones, down the left-field line. some lucky fan will take that ball home. solo shot, o's up 1-0. then the nats get on the board dan uggla, base hit. jones makes a very bad throw home. uggla take second, tied at 1-1. later in the fourth, tyler moore lines it into the centerfield gap. two score. nats hold on and win 3-2. >> we always want to keep going but i think everybody is excited to have a few days off and a bunch of guys are representing. robert: tennis, the men's final from wimbledon another classic matchup, djokovic facing roger federer. the first set, tie-break, check out the amazing backhand by djokovic, the winner, nifty. he gets the first set 7-6. the second set also goes the distance, this time roger federer comes through. comes to the net on the serve in the crowd is going crazy. tied at one set apiece. now the match play in the fourth, takes the short ball blasting the forehand winner. then he it's a little grass yes, he eats the grass. he wins. that is his third wim

max scherzer with another amazing performance. only allowed four hits through eight innings. bottom of the first adam jones pulls one down the right-field line. some lucky fan will take that home. bottom of the fourth, nats get on the board with dan uggla. he lines one to center. it's a base hit. escobar would score. jones makes a bad throw home, really bad. later in the fourth, tyler moore lines one to right center field. that's in the gap. goes to the wall. that made it 3-1. nats would hold onto for the win -- hold on for the win. final score, 3-2. >> we are going to get a few guys healthy and back. just continue to grind. it is not going to be easy to get to where we want to get to so we don't -- so we are going to take these days, rest up, he'll up, get ready to go. >> in tennis, men's finals at wimbledon. another classic matchup, novak djokovic and roger federer going into a tiebreak. check out this amazing backhand pass by djokovic. goes around the net post for the winner. novak gets the first set seven-six. second set also went the distance. this time, federer comes th

another solo shot off scherzer. max gave up those two runs right there. he pitched eight two-thirds innings jones now 11-22 with three homers off scherzer. >>> go to the futures game now, nats pitching prospect getting the start for the united states. top of the first, the man on, rodriguez goes down swinging. a little strike him out, throw him out there. two innings of shutout baseball. the other nats top prospect, trey turner, impressing today in the sixth, two on. the shortstop takes this to the left. it would bring home two runs give him a two-run double. he was 2-2 at the dish. also a triple in this game the united states beat the world by a final score of 10-1. >>> let's move on to tennis now. today was the men's final at wimbledon. time might be running out for roger federer to win major number 18. at the age of 33, fed has now lost to novack djokovic in back-to-back finals in wimbledon. rematch definitely lived up to the hype. djokovic going for his ninth grand slam. first set tie break, federer, serving near court. watch joker here. just a beautif

max scherzer lasted five innings giving up five runs on seven hits. seesaw game throughout. top of the sixth ian desmond with the second homer in as many nights to tie this game temporarily at 5-5. the pirates, way too much 12 more hits to add to 13 from thursday night. the pirates take another one from the nats 7-5 is the final. o's at the rays, bottom of the eighth 1-1 game, bases loaded for tyler beckham. he singles up the middle, scores john jaso and evan longoria. o's fall tonight in florida 3-1. they have now dropped four in a row. it was one of the top three storylines in d.c. professional sports this year what would happen with the caps and netminder braden. the numbers going into arbitration were well noted. holtby wanted $8 million per year, the caps were offering $5 million per year. the final arbitrated deal, five years, $30.5 million which equates out to 6.1 per season. holtby set career highs in wins, shutouts, goal against average and save percentage last season. next week is going to be a busy week sportswise in this area, not only the burr gandhi and gold st

max scherzer in command on the mound. the eighth, jonathan scope goes down, swinging to end the inning. seven strikeouts for mad max today. in the bottom of the ninth, scherzer just one strike away from his fourth complete game of the season. but adam jones, another all star takes him deep. his second home run of the game off scherzer. his day would end right there 8 2/3 i think so. jones is now 11 for 22 with three homers off scherzer in his career. all right. the o's within a run now. drew comes in to close and strikes out khris davis. the nationals take the series with a 3-2 win. now it's the unofficial halfway point of the season. >> any time you're in first place, it's always a good feeling. so we respect every team in our division. the second half, just because we're in first place now doesn't mean we get to coast. in less than a week it's going to be a series actually. for us we just got to go out there and keep playing as well as we can. >> baseball season in the big leagues, you play so many games, there is no ce

the play of the night max scherzer going some distance, but some bad luck. this ball starts fair, hops over third base and lands foul, but because it's started fair it's ruled fair. the play is not reviewable. that's how the braves win 2-1. scherzer was brilliant but takes the loss tonight. >>> many of you ask on twitter why did the caps get winger justin williams from the kings? he's got thes are play of a champion -- got the resume of a champion and got mvp in the playoffs. it's all part of the master plan. >> we're trying to build a culture when you get that cap on the shoulder, you're prepared. you're not scared of it. you're ready to go and we go win hockey games and win championships. >>> by now you've seen laura basset's goal which cost england the game in last night's world cup. it got us thinking about other shocking outcomes over the years. tonight we reached into the wusa9 vault to bring you these moments i'm sure d.c. sports fans will never forget. >> and he's down! did it go in the goal? >> in sports we often remember the anguish. >> i don't kno

early on max scherzer using the force. top of the first, in a bases loaded jam. yasiel puig strikes out to end the inning, one of eight strikeouts in the game for scherzer. top of the fourth, a man on third. this ball gets away from catcher wilson ramos. andre ethier coming in from third. and he would score. the dodgers, they score on a wild pitch. six in, eight strikeouts. just that run allowed by max scherzer. on the other end zack greinke pretty much unhittable these days. escobar goes on swinging. then it's bryce harper. then it's the catcher wilson ramos. greinke 11 strikeouts in eight shut-out innings of work. he has now thrown 43 2/3 scoreless innings of baseball here. dodgers beat the nationals 5-0. they take this series with a dominant pitching performance. >> he's been pretty good. so last two guys are really good pitchers. we swung at some out of the strike zone. they made good pitches as well. the results are the results. so we look forward to tomorrow. >>> orioles visiting the tigers. they face cy young award winner. david price yesterday. justin verl

live where max scherzer will get a start against the reds.will go one-on-one with someone who is stepping up like crazy. that is coming up nex announcer: now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: welcome back. live at nats park where they are getting ready for the reds. they ended batting practice five minutes ago. max scherzer will get the start tonight and he is on fire. named to the n.l. all-star team. one guy who has been stepping one all the guys on the d.l. clint robinson. in fact he hit a home run on friday against the giants the world champs. we went one-on-one with him today this clubhouse and he says it's his job to do what he does. >> i am going out and playing my game. i feel confident in it. i feel like i have always had the ability to be a productive player at this level. now it's just about continuing to take advantage of the opportunity. >> so this is an opportunity you have been waiting for or are you ready to have your name called from the jump? >> a little bit of both. i have been waiti

robert: nats and reds tonight max scherzer on the mound tonight. south capital, joey votto, deep to right center, off the base of the wall. brandon phillips scores, votto gets the double, 1-0 reds. jay bruce, almost to the same spot. michael a taylor makes the effort, cannot get it done. votto scores, bruce gets the triple 2-0 reds. top of the third, it's that man again. joey votto another one, deep to right. get a new baseball. votto has three hits tonight. max scherzer goes 4.2 innings gives up five runs, his shortest outing of the season. the final nats lose, 5-0. o's-twins. that's a gone are, first career homer. the twins never looked back. o's go down 8-3. don't we hate when the tarp goes down at a baseball game. this is pnc park, the grounds crew member gets caught in the tarp. scary. andrew mccutchen comes to the rescue, helps pull the tarp out. he will have nightmares for weeks. hoops, alan anderson agreed to a deals. he shot 47% from the field. the wizards trying to make up for the big loss of paul pierce with anderson, dudley, and gary me

brycare hper and max scherzer in cincinnati but only harper will play. scherzer pitched yesterday. he was great. 26 homers and counting for bryce harper, arguably one of the most popular players in the game. let's think about the team. nats could make a serious run in the second half at the world series with harper leading the charge. >> just the way we've been playing as a team, just the way we've been doing it all year long from our bullpen to our pitching to our lineup playing defense and things like that. >> do not forget, nats are back on wusa 9 this friday night. nationals start the second half of the season facing the l.a. dodgers. coverage at 7:00. don't forget to use #natson9. >>> home run derby is tonight. bryce harper not in it but baltimore's manny machado is. machado so far has 19 homers for the birds. they've got a new format in the home run derby so we'll see how machado does this evening. >> they just let me know if i wanted to participate in it. i told them yeah. i was one of the chosen ones so i'm just going to go out there try to have fun and enjoy myself. >>> if

before they do, max scherzer and company finishing off the set with the braves.hts of an interesting endingending to their series coming up. >> countdown to fourth of july brought to you >> the nationals bullpen is loving when max scherzer pitches. why? they can be almost assured a day off. tonight in the atl, mad max becomes the first nationals pitcher to toss at least 8 things in four straight starts. scherzer was strong. nine strikeouts, only gave up five hits going the entire game. scherzer did give up a run in the fifth. wilson ramos singles to right field and a harper from second to store and game is toyed and stay tied to the bottom of the ninth. cameron maybin with a bouncer down the line. escobar can't get it. ump p calls it fair and the winning run comes around. n aats upset at the call. they still lead the east by 2 1/2 games over the mets. orioles trying to get a split against the rangers. scoreless to the non. odor with the base knock. run scores. orioles lose 2-0 is the final. paul pierce has moved on to l.a. the wizards have moved on as well. accor

max scherzer was named to the national league all-star team, selected by the players. he was pretty much a lock. he has to run a no-hitter, back to back n.l. pitcher of the year awards. this is his third all-star selection. max: it's special. this is something major for us. we appreciate what this means. when we were 10 watching the all-star game, watching everybody in those games, i definitely remember when pedro 1999 faced all those top hitters and struck them out. this game means something. robert: o's-twins, extra ratings. brian dozier, ice water. we call this a walkoff. the twins win 4-2. it was williams versus williams in wimbledon. before today serena lead the series. today, they doubted out for the 26th time. serena control, winning the first set 6-4 using the deadly groundstrokes. she wore down venus in the second set, advancing to the quarterfinals. team usa had another order of business today, in vancouver for the star ceremony. for those not thin layer with the third star ceremony, when you win the world cup, there is a star added to your jersey. and a fina

max scherzer is back on had mound tonight. we see if he can stay calm and focused for the nats all stars looks to continue his hot stretch. >>> plus hearing from austin >>> much made of max scherzer's $210 million deal to come to the washington nationals we can all agree he is earning his keep. the fans voted him to all star squad, first in the national league that came as a surprise to well, no one. 15 games 9 and 2 1.82 e.r.a another chance to at to his-- add to his impressive start taking the mound against the reds. scherzer says it is fun and enjoying the ride. >> pretty cool. another good month. dooo gd things in june, and overall, won ball games, always a good feeling. >> winning is always a good feeling. the final series before the all star break is a beltway series against the orioles friday on wusa 9 at 7:00. >>> the wizards began preps with summer league squad a chance for newly drafted kelly and erin to acclimate to the system but also provides a chance for former maryland dez wells to live out his dream of playing

we begin with nationals pitcher max scherzer, nine wins, a one-hit hitter and a 2.21 e.r.a., he was ann to start tuesday's all-star game. tomorrow is scheduled start against the orioles ends all that talk. max scherzer will be on the mound for tomorrow's series finale of the battle of the beltways in camden yards, he will not pitch in the all-star game. that's rotation had been jolted by wednesday's rain-out and steven strasburg going to the dl. scherzer will be able to finish the first half strong against chris davis and company who are excited to go up against him. >> max is a great pitcher. we saw him in detroit the last few years. he's another guy who is having a great year. and any time you have a guy at the top of his game you welcome the competition, the challenge. and try to take him down. >> all right nats hoping for a better ending in game two of the beltway battle tonight. opener, orioles have won seven of the last nine against the nats and there have been 21 one-run games. orioles have won 15 of those, jonathan scopes off tanner roaric, the orioles are now 30-21 overall aga

with max scherzer getting the start, those chances are good. a mix of red and orange in baltimore.e first. adam jones has has had max scherzer's number. solo shot to left. another jones homer in the ninth. sc erherz was vintage striking out seven. zero walks. he retired 14 straight after that first homer to jones. almost goes the distance. bats come alive in the fourth. two on for morrison. a gapper to right center. two runs scored again. the nats a 3-1 lead. then drew storen would come in. of course, a little history with drew storen trying to close big games as he faces chris davis. he strikes out the big slugger swinging. nats make it 3-2. and scherzer big again for the nats. >> again started with no walks allows you to pitch deep in the games. this can always help the ball cluck. >> he is amazing. he is ready for everything. right now, you know, he threw really good game today. >> very excited to see him do what he has been doing this whole first half. you know, just so happy he is on our side. >>> number one seed novak djokovic taking on roger federer. they say for federer at

not many pitchers in the national league have been better than max scherzer this season. is top five in strikeout era, i think so pitched and wins. however, a rare stinker for mad max his worst performance of the season. he lasted just 4 2/3 innings. that's his shortest outing all year. coming into tonight, scherzer allowed five earned runs in his last three home starts. unfortunately, the reds have joey votto, and he didn't care about those numbers. top of the first, the man on second. votto sends this one off the wall. would bring in a run. that got cincinnati on the board early. it's 1-0. and votto would stay in scherzer's head. top of the third now out to nothing. votto at the plate again, this time he is going yard. just crushes this ball into the bull pen. votto with four rbi off max scherzer tonight. he only last 4 2/3 i think so. five runs allowed. four strikeouts for max. the other guy, johnny cueto was lights out. michael taylor goes down, swinging 11 strikeouts in this game for cueto. bottom of the ninth, still on the hill. a little chopper here by wilson ramos

max scherzer adding to the heat index himself. look at this. pow, pow, pow.ht more cases, the second best in the national league. this is the one mistake that he made though. he couldn't believe it. it is one mistake that he made as he would give up the wild pitch to make it 1-0 dodgers. and you would think that you're in good shape, you know, only 1- 0. but sac granke struck out 11 with a scoreless streak of 42 innings going now. nats blank 5-0. max scherzer was great, but hey sometimes you have to tip your hat to your opponents. >> i thought i did pitch well. you know, giving up only one run is good, but good is not good enough when you're going up against granke. he completely shut us down. you know, i wasn't able to match him. >> debra alfarone is very excited about this next story. yeah, that's ramirez. cool promo at the park, star wars day. fans getting in to it as well, dressing up in their favorite star wars outfit. everybody represented their racing president who got in to it if you watch the game you saw that. but all the sci-fi smash hit characters

a day off for the nats before they wrap up the first half of the season, but will we see max scherzerch the all-star game? >> tonight we mourn the loss of an nfl renegade. sports is next. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> sad news to report from the nfl, former long time oakland raiders quarterback ken stabler has died. stabler was the face of those bad boy raiders and gave us some of the most memorable comebacks in history. he was exciting on the field and very colorful off the field. nicknamed the snake, stabler was named league mvp in 1974 when he led the league with 26 touchdowns. then he led the raiders to a super bowl victory in '77 over the minnesota vikings. stabler started as a backup to joe namath at university of alabama. he died of complications from colon cancer. stabler was 69 years old. >>> nationals pitchers max scherzer would be a shoe-in to pitch in tuesday's all-star game, but the chance to see him on the mound is very much up in the air. jordan zimmermann is scheduled to pitch saturday, but his wife is due with her secon

max scherzer has been so good we just assume greatness every time he performs. like lesli foster, we just assume greatness. >> oh. >> you like that? scherzer facing the pirates tonight. the last time that happened he threw a no hitter. let's take you back to june 20th. that was the scene, elated, 10 strikeouts. he dominated the bucs. tonight, though, ian desmond said mr. bombastic, i am fantastic. he did, third home run in five games. scherzer didn't have it, though, five runs in five innings. the nats lose r theisecond straight to pittsburgh 7-5. they beat scherzer tonight. >>> all right. catch the nats this weekend on wusa9, series finale against the pirates on sunday, bryce harper versus andrew mccutchen, start time 1:30. you know the #natson9. >>> think back to the playoffs, the capitals had the rangers, the team with the best record in the pleaded guilty on the ropes. now they eventually lost -- in the league on the ropes. now they eventually lost, but now the man they need in the final braden holtby, five years, 30 mill. in one year holt beast tied a franc

max scherzer was on the hill for the occur lee w's. seven k's, walked zero. plenty more in "game on overtime" on that beltway series. >>> former maryland star wells is trying to make the nba a reality but his work is cut out for him. >>> capitals, a big time pickup in t.j. oshi. hear what he has to say about his new team and what he can bring to d.c. >>> and you may not be a fan of this guy, rgiii, as a quarterback, but what he does off the field you have to admire. we will show what you he was up to in anacostia this week. that's straight ahead. >> do not miss it. >> otherwise known as gooch. >> hadn't heard that. got to get some t-shirts made up. >> let's scoot over to you, erica. >> we do have the chance for rain coming back into the forecast. tomorrow's rain is going to be isolated. tuesday looks like the wettest day in our forecast. it also might be the hottest with a high of 84. >> i'll take it. >> you can't really do anything about it. >> exactly. thank you all for watching. we will see you back here tomorrow. >> you can get updates any time. "game on

so nats expect to have max scherzer start the second half of the year against the l.a. at 7 here on wusa9. don't forget #natson9. tweet away. >> we always worry in an all- star game your stars getting hurt. you never want to see that happen and the way the nats' luck has been. >> i know. >> don't get hurt, bryce! don't run into any walls. don't do any of that ♪ know you can deposit checks right from your phone transfer money to someone quickly and easily speak to a financial professional when it's convenient and pay for things with the tap of your finger know that with pnc's convenient solutions at least your finances will be easy to control. >>> so do you think garrett haake survived all those preteen girls out there at the concert there? >> he was standing. >> he put up a brave face. >>> it's going to be closed tomorrow night. when you're going home, there will be showers and storms, 88 and talk about beautiful weather thursday and friday, nats on 9 friday. >> 96 next week? >> let's focus on thursday and friday, shall we? that's in the 80s. >> i'm going to have to go

max scherzer throws a wild pitch. andre ethier slides in safely at home. dodgers get some insurance. justin turner would score. the dodgers score four in the ninth and go on to win. >> it is granted. they are a great team. they do a lot of great things. they are a tough line up to face because they can hit every pitch you throw. there were a couple times where i got the pitch down in the zone and they were still able to get the bats to the ball and get it into the outfield. robert: let's talk o's and tigers. adam jones puts one down the left-field line. that is number 15 on the season. an explosion on offense for the o's. jonathan schoop hits one to almost the same spot. the o's just tag justin verlander for seven runs. round three of the british open. the surprises keep coming. we will start with jordan spieth. he is alive and his questec for his third major. lands withing four feet of the cup. he is in second place at the moment. the story of the day, paul dunne and amateur from ireland. he has a share of the lead. dunne is the first amateur to be atop t

as for his teammate, max scherzer, he is a no-go he pitched yesterday scherzer will be replaced by claytondodgers. harper and the other all stars meeting with the media today in cincinnati. m will be the 22-year-old's third appearance in the classic, his third start. scherzer, despite not playing, he was in attendance today, mad max, too fun to pass up he is looking forward to being a spectator the next two days. harper meanwhile looking forward to playing with the very best. >> i'm excited. you know, being able to you know, play a lineup play with these guys play with a certain group of guys some of the best in baseball. you know, very excited. very humbled to be in this lineup. just excited to, you know, be part of the whole thing. >> hes that elite ability, play and got to watch him play and that ability to hit pitchers pitch for home runs, you don't see that for many guys. the thing is he is still growing, he is still learning the game and that's what makes him exciting to watch because he is going to continue to get better. >>> another young player continuing to get better, orioles' m

last night max scherzer lost again this time to the pirates three home runs in one game. first time he's done that since 2011 and 1 of them went into the river. last time against the pirates almost pitched a perfect game. last night pirates beat the nationals 7-5 but no panic from the skipper yet. >> so, it's going to happen. he'll be ready for his next one. hung him the breaking ball and planco hit a first pitch fast ball back to the middle. other than that, had options but hung the pitch. >> here's the creative play of the week. they got a lot of tournaments in soccer and everyone remembering the world cup for women taking the title the men's performance in the gold cup is a bit of aappointmenta disappointment after losing to jamaica. that's panama's splitting the defense. goal. 1-0 and dempsey will score and now 1-1 in the consolation game and that's where it stands right now in overtime. the pga tour is back here next weekend. tiger woods hosted the quickens loans tournament. at the canadian open canadian hasn't won in 61 years. hearn trying to break that streak and l

no score, max scherzer, wild pitch. ethier slide safely home 1-0 dodgers. of the ninth, ethier to left, justin turner scores. the dodgers go 12 win 5-0. bryce: kershaw and greinke are very good. we are facing the mets were very good also. we will go there and try to do what we do. robert: o's-tigers, top of the first, no score. adam jones down the left-field line. bye-bye, number 15 of the year. in the sixth inning, explosion on offense for the o's. jonathan schoop, almost the same spot o's tag justin verlander for 7 runs, winning 9-3. round three of the british open, and a wild day. the surprises keep going. jordan spieth is still alive in his quest for a third major. watch his approach on the 16th, landing within four feet of the cup. he would go 11 under par second place at the moment. the story of the day, paul dunne, an amateur from ireland. he plays college golf. dunne is the first amateur to be a top leaderboard at the british open after this many holres since bobby jones in 1927. >> it was cool. i said that when i was walking the last this is as muc

robert: the all-star game, the nats only represented by bryce harper, max scherzer not pitching because he picks last night. the home run derby in cincinnati, all about the hometown. todd frazier, cincinnati red, he goes all night. he faced joce pederson of the dodgers in the final round. right now he is tied for fifth in the league in home runs full stop the home run derby champion. bryce harper had a front row seat for the madness. the national league lineup was announced. he will bat third and play left field. tonight was just about having fun and taking a break from the pressures of the season. bryce: just trying to have fun just enjoy it, have fun, and really come in and hang out with the guys and get to know everybody and have as much fun as i can with the family and just really enjoy it. robert: all that, leon. the british open at st. andrews after winning the john deere classic, does he ever sleep, he is already there. he took a charter flight it was able to get a practice round in. that is what you call dedication. he has won the first two majors of the year, not slowing down.

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robert: max scherzer will not pitch in tuesday's all-star game because he is starting tomorrow. jordan zimmermann got the start tonight for the nats. bottom of the seconds, nats up 2-1. caleb joseph, deep right center. michael a. taylor cannot come up with it. 3-2 o's. top of the sixth inning, 4-2. bryce harper, a liner to right center. solo shot. 4-3 o's. later in the sixth inning, danny espinosa turns this. deep to write and gone. the nats score four in the sixth inning. the final is 7-2. this may be a shocker, but serena continues to dominate recording hurt a first grand slam. she got off to a -- recording her 21st grand slam. she got off to a slow start, but then broke serve. she took the first set 6-4. ready for moore, the second set triple matchpoint, the forehand goes wide, right here, and serena takes wimbledon 6-4 6 -4. she is holding all four grand slams at once, and one more means a calendar grand slam, pseudo-pressure. serena: you know what, i will enjoy it. maybe we will have another serena slam. three in a row the same calendar year, this is the first time of ever

early on, max scherzer using the top of the first a bases loaded jam here. siel pugh down streaking, one of eight strikeouts on date for mad max. top of the fourth man on third, scherzer still on the mound. this ball gets away from his catcher, wilson aramos. andre ethier coming home from third. ramos' throw off the mark. dodgers score on the wild pitch, six innings eight strikeout, just that one allowed for scherzer today. right or wrong zack greinke pretty much unhittable in the fourth. escobar to go down. bryce harper strikes out in the seventh, he is not happy about t later it is wilson aramos. ramos goes down swinging. excuse me, pugh -- puig in the top of the ninth. two runs come in to score, dodgers, they beat the nat buys a final score of 5-0. they take the series thanks to a dominant appearance this weekend. >> i love facing the best, right now he is the best started the all-star game i always enjoyed facing the best. you want to go out there and compete with him and compete as hard as you can, i enter went out there and gave everything i got. i got

tomorrow, it will be max scherzer. the $210 million man has been a breath of fresh air for this squad, not just on the mound, but the clubhouse here as well with all their antics. giving us the memorable moments all season long, that they have been very consistent. and it is why tight race for the national cy young award. sitting down with mike rizzo to find out what impresses him about mad max. >> first and foremost, on the month he gives you everything that he's got, as he would empty that tank every time he's out there. you know, that he would get that name mad max for a reason because he attacks hitters, he goes after them, and he's not afraid. >> this weekend, it will be a match up of two caliber players. >> and the yankees, they would sweep baltimore after winning nine threes today and that gimenez is another rough start just two and a third innings, allowing for seven runs. >>> and we are slowly getting word on the latest negotiations between the washington capitals and the goalie. the two sides had an arbitrati

. >> from the thank you captain obvious section of today's forecast, max scherzer has the name pitcher of the month. his last three outings he's given up an average of two hits. he faces the braves the first time this season. >>> tiger woods shoots 66 today and the world goes crazy. think about that. he used to do that in his sleep. the last time woods posted a score as low as 66, 11 tournaments ago. >> whoa. >> a year ago in march. first round of the greenbrier classic tiger starting on the back 9. look at this tee shot on 15. this thing is radar locked. he would birdie that hole. on the 8 hole woods with the birdie putt hangs on the lip, hanging, hanging and then there she goes. el tigre not surprised by the performance today. >> i wasn't very far away. people think i'm crazy for saying that, but i felt like i wasn't that far. i just had to make a couple little tweaks. i feel i've pulled that off. >> they've got four rounds. >> three more to go. >> see him do it again. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> we're back in 30 minutes for your only local news at >> pelley

great pitching matchup, max scherzer against zach greinke. all-stars. 1:30, #natson9. >>> what happened at nats park last night was pretty bizarre, but because of the six-hour time difference, you might have missed what's going on at the open championship. they wish they had circuit breaker problems. look at this video right here. this is the second round of the open championships. think the wind is bad? you can't even pour that water into the cup. 45 mile-per-hour winds. they got flags blowing all over the place. this is the 14th hole. dustin johnson going to mark his ball. wind says huh-uh. it rolls back and jordan spieth has got to get his ball out of the way. these guys aren't happy because they are out there trying to play in this stuff. spieth leaves the putt short and almost throws his putter into the drink. getting ready for a short putt, watch, the wind blows the ball away. a little later, look at the stuff on their faces, hats, stuff on their face. the ball is just flying away. >> that's the way golf should be. >> 10-hour delay due

max scherzer blames taylor swift and bryce harper blamed himself for blow drying his hair before the ball game. but today none issue today. two all-stars saying hello to bryce harper of the nats. top of the sixth. gonzalez at the dish. a home run before the game was suspended picking up where he left off, this time opposite field. second homer of the game two innings of work for row arc today. bottom of the eighth still tied. den decker pinch-hitting and williams dialing the right buttons but an upper decker, a two run bomb, second home run for the nationals, giving them a 5-3 lead and they don't look back. looking to close this one out young jock is going down and that strikeout ends the game and the nationals win 5-3. afterwards they talked about how difficult it was having to stop and start the ball game. >> that is tough any time there are things that you can't really control. honestly, you have to try to stay ready and focused and after the all-star it took longer than expected so that is big for us going into the second half. >> it is a home dinger of a game if you win it. if y

the last time the pittsburgh pirates faced max scherzer he no-hit them.a with his lean-in was the only thing preventing a perfect game. by the way thabita is now in the mine nowheres. -- he is in the minors. five of the first last pirates got hits. who didn't struggle? iandes monday. 2-4 -- ian desmond. 2-4. in the last four games he is 7-13 at the dish. all right. former ravens running back ray rice is looking to kick-start his nfl career again. rice and a group of supporters that included former tampa bay buccaneers and rutgers head coach dan greg schiano are initiating talks with nfl teams to get the past player in a training camp. this is tyler of the dallas stars. look at this. balancing a golf ball on a hockey stick. then he does his best "happy gilmore." taking a swing. what hand/eye coordination. can you do that doug hill? doug: no. lou: maureen bunyan can you do that? maureen: of course! low: nice! and training camp is six days away. with we have a preview wednesday. it all begins next week. maureen: it might be hot in richmond. >> lou: tell us d

. >>> in baseball washington pitcher max scherzer pitches another jam, but he does not get the resultss for. scherzer strikes out nine atlanta hitters but with the game tied in the ninth, watch what happens. cameron maybin hits a chopper up the third base line. it looks like a foul but the umpire calls it a fair ball and the game-winning run comes home. scherzer scherzer. >>> two teams capping off a four-game series and we have a highlight. >> yay. >> yeah. >> milwaukee brewers' bull pen catcher marcus set a record by eat 20g cheesesteaks over a four-game fan and that is something the clubhouse keeps track of. by the way, he may have put the record out of reach. he ate three more before he left the ball park thursday. just thinking about it makes me have a tummyache. >>> when we return moving out. a beloved neighbor on "sesame street" is leashing the block after more than four decades of educating and teaching children. when you don't get enough sleep... and your body aches... you're not yourself. tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a b

they were not they're looking for max scherzer, it was because of taylor swift's concert. the pop star actually started her show early in anticipation of the bad weather moving in. jeff goldberg has the story. i'm sure lots of smiles since taylor took the stage. jeff: tons of smiles, the severe weather threat was there early but thankfully it did not happen. the show lasted almost exactly two hours. taylor swift tweeted earlier that fans might want to show what early because of the sketchy weather. she said if fans are asked to leave, they should do so in an orderly fashion and if it does rain we will deal with it. thankfully, the rain in severe weather held off. we had some ominous clouds approaching through the evening, but it never happened. again, fans leaving with big smiles on their faces. >> i'm glad that the rain held off. we had a very good time. >> this is my first time seeing an outside performance. jeff: what did you think? >> awesome! jeff: we saw some lightning to the east but it did not get here. a lot of excitement and a lot of happy people leaving tonight.

that is harper and max scherzer. both having great seasons.y he did not impact the game. harper 0 for 3 at the plate. scherzer will take the mound tomorrow for the nationals. they had won nine straight games at homecoming into tonight. we will pick this one up in the bottom of the third. up with the bases loaded, ramos, no chance on that. matt, heads up base running right there. nationals tie this game at 1 on a wild pitch. reds back on top 2-1. espinoza espinoza, solo shot here. ninth home run of the season. that ties the game at 2. still tied at 2, jansen on the hill. swau rez is going yard. this puts the reds on top for good. 3-2 winners. snapped nationals nine-game home winning streak. some kids will do anything for baseball bat or a ball from their favorite player. trading his sister tonight for a bat. catching up with braiden and his sister. head over to nbcwashington.com to see if braiden did make that trade. >>> heading over to the all-star game. and it is his birthday how do you follow that up? 23 years old. second pitch of the game a

max scherzer is pitching tonight. that was the scene that day back then, sheerer in line for a perfect -- scherzer in line for a perfect game. scherzer would go on to get the no-no. odds of him winning tonight look good because ian desmond is getting hot. stop have been down on desmond this year -- some have been down on desmond this year who has struggled most of the season. >> his track record is huge in my book. it's part of our philosophy and the back of the baseball card is important. he's got himself a great resume behind him and we think it's a matter of time before we see ian desmond become ian desmond. >>> all right. here's some interesting news. these are renderings of the nats new spring training facility. the team has been looking to move from vieira for years and will do so in 2017 and will share this facility in west palm beach with the astros. the move helps the team cut down on travel time during the spring. >>> more nats, catch them this weekend on wusa9, series finale against the pirates, good one, t

a little frustration, but something everybody knows that max scherzer can build off of. >> we haven't seen that this year. so it is going to happen. he'll be ready for his next one. we have games to play before he gets back out there. >> i feel like i let the team down. it is also a learning experience. i understand what i need to do differently and what i'm going to do differently going forward. so i think i'm going to get back to my strengths and what i do best and have a conversation with a couple of people and get going on the same page again. >> get on that same page. i need you to play along at hope. but it is july 25th. five days until the lives are altered or at least redskins training camp begins in richmond and like so much the humidity so carol maloney asked kevin sheehan why robert griffin iii has not been the quarterback that electrified the nfl in 2012? >> it wasn't what he wanted to do. it wasn't what he wanted to be. he wanted to be aaron rodgers or peyton manning or brady. but when he played in 2012 when he got into the pistol formation and the whole league thought he

max scherzer was shamed. surprise, surprise.hird straight year for the honor but first in the national league. he has a 1.82 e.r.a. the all-star game next tuesday in cincinnati. scherzer had the night off tonight, but harper did not. bottom 6th. nats down a run until danny espinosa gets a piece of this one, solo shot to right tying the game up at two runs apiece. stayed that way until the top of the 2nd. suarez hits this pitch out of the ballpark. nats lose 3-2, snapping their nine-game win streak. >> and orioles, machado with that home run. 1 - 0. adam jones, another all- star, hits a solo home run way back in left. this game needed extras. in the 10th, another homer but the wrong team. twins brian dozier with the walk off. orioles drop this one 4-2. >>> the washington wizards kicked off summer league practice at the verizon center. kelly upre and kellen white on the roster as they prepare. but joining them on the court is former terrapin josh wells. wells was not drafted but many thinks he has a chance to make it. he stopped b

. >> max scherzer is to the nationals starting rotation what paul pierce was to the wizards.tagiously. raising the levels of everyone else every time he takes the mound. gio gonzalez an impressive seven innings, six k's five-hit performance tonight. he got his offensive help from one of the best stories on this team not named scherzer or harper. clint robinson launches his fourth homer of the year. a two-run jack off jake peavy in the seventh. remember robinson is the 30-year-old nonroster invitee by the nats in spring training. nats win the game, 2-1. stephen strasburg takes the hill tomorrow. o's and white sox from the southside of the chi. bottom of the third. bobby abreu with his stick in his hand. homer to right. only run of the game. back-to-back shutout losses for the o's. first time since 2012. the cops' roster will look different next year. mike green bolting detroit. troy brauer traded to st. louis. now joe ward and his jackie robinson number 42 headed to the san jose sharks. three-year deal worth $9.8 million. 43 goals in the last two seasons for the 34-year-old. s

now, you would have to be a space alien, guys, or howard bernstein, to think max scherzer isn't an all-starlook like that $210 million deal was a bargain. imagine that. he's rewriting the franchise record book. thursday, he became the first nats pitcher to go eight innings and four consecutive starts, including a no-hitter in all of that. we caught up with him earlier this week. he tells us what he's most proud of during this impressive run. >> i've been on different types of streaks. i think the streak i'm really proud of is i'm not walking guys and i'm pitching deep into games. any time you can do out there and give your team a chance to win, that's my job description. i feel like i've been doing my job. >> man's been fantastic. >>> how about orioles patriotism here? they are down in the eighth 2-0 until manny machado goes swinging for the fences to tie it. a two-run shot, his 17th of the campaign. he's a heck of a player when he is healthy, no doubt. bottom of 8, here comes the white sox, jb shuck doubles to make it 3-2. and garcia sails to the top of the fence and robs them, white sox h

zack greinke going up against max scherzer. two of the best in the game.er in trouble early on. he gets yasiel puig. wild pitch. andre ethier comes in to core. dodgers take a 1-0 lead. that would be all zack greinke would need. he struck out 11. nationals first double-digit strikeout game in season. eight shutout innings. gave up just three hits. he extends his scoreless inning streak to 43 2/3. hasn't given up a run in six starts. dodgers win it 5-0. >>> cardinals-mets. bottom 13 is where we start. colten en kolton wong says how about another one? game tied at 1-1. top 18 now. still 1-1. bases loaded. no outs. ruben tejada. flying out to deep right center field. that's called a sac fly. flores scores. the mets win it 3-1. >> you can see the mets in action monday night on espn. >> i have no papers. you have several papers. i can leave. you have to stay. >> what? >> ah fellas thank you. >>> rarely do speck tagt ersers receive a agree of infamy like this woman did. she's about to take her seat. how did things go. oh my word. >> she completely misses. she's o

another tough break for max scherzer. he pitched a great game in atlanta but unfortunately didn't get the w. he was named national league pitcher of the month today. a great performance from mad max. he struck out nine braves batters. didn't give up a run until the fifth inning. but the nationals unable to provide much run support. down 1-0 in the seventh. here is catcher wilson ramos at the dish. he singles into right and that would plate bryce harper. this game is tied at one. later on, stay with me here. bottom of the ninth scherzer still on the mound. cameron maybin hits a chopper over third. this ball lands in foul territory, but the umpire his back was turned to the ball. not in the best pox to make the call. scherzer can't believe it. the nats lose a heartbreaker final score 2-1. >> once it bounces before the umpire, fair foul is not reviewable. i asked them. they said we both got it fair. one of those unfortunate bounces for us. >> o's and rangers. baltimore was in last place on june 7th. scoreless in the ninth inn

. >>> sunday speaking of that nats back on 9 great pitching match-up, max scherzer against zack greinke, two all-stars at 1:30, nats on 9. >>> to golf jordan spieth going to claim his third straight golf major. he's five strokes back, but at least he's eligible to play. tiger will miss the cut unless he musters a furious rally. i say all that because the players have to finish their 2nd rounds because of a three- hour rain delay. dustin johnson, is this eagle going to drop? no. but he did cap it in for birdie. he's winning at 10-under. good moment here tom watson who has won this tournament here five time, his final time today at the open championship, he packs in there. he's not going to play the weekend but a great moment for him. >>> all right, tonight, our high school flashback among local athletes is a pretty cool one. kelly ubre, the new wizard, well, when it was all beginning as a prep he was a jam master, mcdonald's all american. look at him skying and putting it down there. >>> all right. finally, guys, you know i'm always happy when fun friday rolls in, but i'm really happy to

max scherzer did throw a bull pen session today, an option to start sunday. if that happens he is not going to be able to pitch in tuesday's all-star game. over 46000 in attendance, gold cup action the united states taking on haiti. a free kick for haiti. jerome takes the free kick. the crossbar. the goalkeeper's best friend that could have put haiti up 1-0. second half now, usa on the attack. sends it and that's a nice goal. he finishes. u.s. wins 1-0. they win their group in the gold cup. and don't forget tomorrow the capitals wrapping up their development camp at getler. they're having their fan fest and my favorite, face painting as well. >> 8:00 tomorrow. >> thank you, dave. >> g ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ >>> hey, you may have seen the videos on line of what people say are toy minions cursing p

still no word if max scherzer will pitch this weekend. do know gio gonzalez will start tomorrow. his last outing postponed due to weather. this series will last before the all-star break. both would like to carry some momentum into the mid summer classic. the nationals 46-38 atop the national league's while the o's are 43 and 42. three games behind the a.l. east. leaving the yankees gonzalez has won back-to-back games. that music is throwing me off. >> banjos. >> deliverance. >> award for gio. the o's are expected to start chris tilman. he is 6-7 with a 5.75 era. >>> let's move on to basketball for a moment and get rid of that music. today was the first day nba free agents could sign with their respective teams. the wizards added four new players, but the loss of one in particular is being talked. paul pierce is now with the clippers. randy whitman, along with everyone in the organization was hopeful pierce would return but they understood his reasons for wanting to leave. >> disappointed a little bit just because of who paul in and what

and max scherzer is going to pitch tomorrow for the nats. will not pitch in the all star game according to matt williams but he is must-see television. >>> a lot of style but we get our first look at the wizards' top draft pick. kelly oubre, jr. he's made a huge impact with those shoes. remember those shiny stone studded shoes on draft night? those are his nikes. he had good moves against the suns. draws contact scores off the glass. aaron white follow jam. after shaking off some early rust oubre jr. would finish a team high 20 points. the wizards would lose their first summer league game 86-77 to phoenix. former maryland star dez wells did not play because of a thumb injury. >>> going to be new faces for the capitals this upcoming season including tj oshie who stopped by to say hi to fans at the ice complex earlier today. capitals hope oshie can be an added scoring punch. he's 28. he's got three straight 50-plus-point seasons. >> i guess a little bit yeah, i like to run around and i got a lot of energy and throw the body around a little bit