max scherzer goes 6 2/3. blake tried to give up two in the ninth but he earned a save for the nats. it's his third of the year. velasquez, ten strikeouts. in fact, if phillies had 17 strikeouts. our next telecast will be tomorrow. game two. aaron nola will be pitching for the phils on nbc 10. it begins at :30 on csn. for our producers and directors and now for john kroft, dave murphy and our entire crew i'm tom mccarthy. phillies lose it, 7-6. you can watch the postgame live on phillies.com. stay tuned for "nbc 10 news" starting right now. walking away from home and that girl kidnapped as she played with friends in the plum rum neighborhood of the the creek. spoke with police today. she has the latest on the investigation. >> i think what we have is a monster who is riding around looking for an opportunity and looking for a victim. >> appeal to the public for information and surveillance video after 4-year-old abducted and sexually assaulted. >> nothing a person can do than to take advantage and sexually abuse and take the innocence of a 4-year-old child. >> not uncommon with the cu

max scherzer was on his game tonight, seven innings, giving up just two hits. the nationals win 3-1. find themselves in a real dogfight right now, trailing in their best of seven series. it is basically a must win tomorrow night in toronto. the caps are getting plenty of support at home. even wizards head coach scott brooks is confident the caps can turn this around. down brooks: they are right now, but they still have opportunities. it's like any series, it is the first of -- it's the first to four. regroup, win game four and be back on home ice. now tell me about offsides and all that, shifts and all that, penalties, i don't know that. but it's fun to watch. erin: and the wizards host the hawkls in game i'm at higher risk fore as depression.ave a stroke. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will th

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. >> reporter: in cameron rupp said it felt like christmas morning, max scherzer was the grinch >> heeaking really good. really good. doing a pretty good job. i was all over the place. i had no grip or command of my fast ball at all. i gotten strike-outs but it wasn't enough >> certainly wanted to win the game but i'm happy the way the guys battled back to be down 7-0 and for the guys to come back including the closure was huge. i think it's good omen for things to come. >> we can fight. we play pretty good game today. we don't get a win bit tomorrow is another day >> with so much excitement. it is hard to come up short. this is game one out of 81 home games and still very early. reporting from citizens bank park, lesley van arsdale, eyewitness sports. >>> thank you. >>> the flyers and sixers are off. the orange and black host the columbus blue jackets tomorrow in a matinee. sixers host the milwaukee bucks. congratulations to josh hart. he's winner of the julius irving award. dr. jay presenting him with a trophy in los angeles. >> irving. >>> familiar face makes ahead of endly appeara

. >> reporter: in cameron rupp said it felt like christmas morning, max scherzer was the grinch >> heget breaking really good. really good. doing a pretty good job. i was all over the place. i had no grip or command of my fast ball at all. i gotten strike-outs but it wasn't enough >> certainly wanted to win the game but i'm happy the way the guys battled back to be down 7-0 and for the guys to come back including the closure was huge. i think it's good omen for things to come. >> we can fight. we play pretty good game today. we don't get a win bit tomorrow is another day >> with so much excitement. it is hard to come up short. this is game one out of 81 home games and still very early. reporting from citizens bank park, lesley van arsdale, eyewitness sports. >>> thank you. >>> the flyers and sixers are off. the orange and black host the columbus blue jackets tomorrow in a matinee. sixers host the milwaukee bucks. congratulations to josh hart. he's winner of the julius irving award. dr. jay presenting him with a trophy in los angeles. >> irving the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, wh

they have chased the a starter max scherzer from the contest. now seven-four in the bottom of the eighth. this thing is not over yet, dawn. >> all right. go, phillies. [ laughter ] >>> it was certainly a busy day on capitol hill today. >> the senate has confirmed neil gorsuch as the country's newest supreme court justice. this comes after a bitter political battle to confirm president trump's pick to fill the ninth seat on the high court. republicans used a rule change to allow the vote to confirm gorsuch by a simple majority as opposed to the traditional 60 vote threshold. democrats are condemning the use of what they call the nuclear option warning it will make the senate more contentious in years to come. >>> and still ahead, this local home just received a multi million dollars restoration. the important figure who used to call this place home. >>> guns drawn workers forced to the floor at a local store. cops say the bad guy got away with more than just a register full of money. sean yes. >> chris, the phils opened up play at home today when

two-time max scherzer is pitching for washington, vince velasquez gets the ball for the phils.y buchholz making his debut. looks good early on but fell apart in the fourth, he allowed four runs in five innings. adam morgan on the mound. game tied and michael pinch hitting and going big, the phillies couldn't recover and lose 7-4. ryan howard a new gig, he signed a minor league contract with the braves. if he still in the minor, the 37-year-old will play against lehigh valley in july. last year he batted 196 with 25 homers. >>> before this season, philadelphia native dawn staley was already an all-time great olympic gold metals and a spot in the basketball hall of fame. this past weekend she took another leap by coaching south carolina to a national title. today, staley was honored by her alma madder. students, faculty and other philly legends were there to great her. her resume is beyond impressive, she's most proud of opportunities like this. >> to hear them cheer taking the pictures to capture this moment, that's what gets me, you know, not, you know, gyms is a great thing, w

it is a tough match up for phillies, we have vince velasquez going autopsy begins max scherzer, not easy, lets take you out to, cincinnati where phillies opened up their season dropping two of three to the red. game tied up at four until the sixth when adam minister again took care of the business. phillies did lose, seven-four, but pete mackanin says he sees positive things from this team and he sure is excited for opening day. >> opening day is always special, no matter where we are at and being the manager of the philadelphia phillies for me, it is a highlight of my career. it is, thrilling to be here, and i hope weather holds up, but i think everybody is excited. >> reporter: well, everyone is excited, maybe chilly, fans are getting hats today, they will need them. we will send it back to you in the studio. >> all right, leslie, thank you. >>> well, if you are heading out to the game be prepared for a chilly first pitch. meteorologist katie fehlinger has her first forecast, phillies forecast of the season, katie. >> i do, yes, and bundle up out there. umbrella necessary, at least, fo

two-time max scherzer is pitching for washington, vince velasquez gets the ball for the phils.y buchholz making his debut. looks good early on but fell apart in the fourth, he allowed four runs in five innings. adam morgan on the mound. game tied and michael pinch hitting and going big, the phillies couldn't recover and lose 7-4. ryan howard a new gig, he signed a minor league contract with the braves. if he still in the minor, the 37-year-old will play against lehigh valley in july. last year he batted 196 with 25 homers. >>> before this season, philadelphia native dawn staley was already an all-time great olympic gold metals and a spot in the basketball hall of fame. this past weekend she took another leap by coaching south carolina to a national title. today, staley was honored by her alma madder. students, faculty and other philly legends were there to great her. her resume is beyond impressive, she's most proud of opportunities like this. >> to hear them cheer taking the pictures to capture this moment, that's what gets me, you know, not, you know, gyms is a great thing, w

max scherzer on the mound tonight will try to cool down >> come on, wizards and caps. >> that's a great fun while you can. >> becau >> >>> tonight, the manhunt's dramatic end, the facebook killer shoots and kills himself s and kills himself as police gave chase. as police gave chase. mcdonalds employees credited with the tip to call 911. what they did to keep him at the drive through while authorities raced to the scene. >> mixed messages on north korea. the white house said they were sending warships as a deterrent but now we learned they were headed in the opposite direction. >>> prescriptions for sunscreen, what a lot of parents don't know about prescriptions for sunscreen could be putting them at risk. >>> the heart of a champion, how an nfl player's tragic death saved the life of a baseball hall of famer.

today they gave up three home runs and max scherzer has held the phillies bats almost silent.y're trailing seven to one. >>> always love the festivities surrounding the home opener. began with the players parading onto the field a red carpet welcome under the gray skies. the first pitch today thrown out by dallas green's wife sylvia. green died last month at the age 82. his dear friend larry bowa playing catcher. jeff skversky is at the ballpark and caught up with a couple of the the guys. >> two things you dream of as a kid and one is the home opener and the other one is playing in the world series so this is just the start of it and a lot of us are really excited to be here. >> take you back to when you're a little kid dreaming of being a big league ball player. >> absolutely. i feel like no matter how old i get i feel like it's race christmas morning. santa is coming. >> santa is coming. i wish he would have delivered a win. the eagles introduce their newest defensive tackle timmy journigan. with wild air shiny smile and honest answers this guy may quickly be of your favori

. >> felt like christmas morning, well, max scherzer, was the grinch that stole opening day. >> walk,lly good, really good. and doing pretty good job today. >> i was all over the place, had no grip. i had no command of my fastball at all. i mean, ya, i got ten strikeouts, but it wasn't enough. >> certainly wanted to win the game but happy the way the guys battled ban, scherzer pitching and for the guys, to come back the way they did, including their closer, was huge, and i think it is a good oman for things to come. >> we play pretty good game today. >> we don't get a win but tomorrow is a another day. >> so much excitement around opening day, game one out of 81 home games. and it is still very, very early. reporting from citizens bank park, lesley van arsdall, eyewitness sports. >> all right, leslie, thank you. the flyers and sixers back in action today down at the center, the second to last home game for both teams. the orange and black host the columbus blue jaconet matinee, sixers host the milwaukee bucks. >> congrats to senior josh heart. he is the winner of the julia irving smal

they also got seven clutch innings from max scherzer on the mound.ats six, mets three. back to back division sweeps for the nats who beat the braves in three straight late last week the nats head to colorado next. heading west. good luck. >> but not making that trip out west steven strausburg scheduled to miss next start but it's not because he's hurt this time. he's getting ready to welcome a second child. >> he'll be hurting later on. [ laughter ] next weekend scheduled to miss one start that is the good news but off to a hot start. strausburg is two and zero in four outing this season. 29 strike outs in 28 innings. the team called up jacob turner from aaa syracuse to take his place. hopefully he keeps that hot streak alive. >> um-hmm. >> but in the meantime good look for that young baseball player. >> why you laughing? >> because i tell my friends all the time as soon as like when they're super athletes and super athletes when they get mary, right, vertical goes from here to here. every time they have child it gets lower and lower. >> what vertica