it was a mike morse off the bench double. >> rob: nobody more clutch tonight than mike morse. 3-2, twod center field and those two rbi's proved to be the difference in this ballgame and mike morse last couple of at-bats, bob, very clutch in big situations. the fortunes of the nationals go in a positive manager. >> bob: each team playing errorless ball tonight. the nats win it 5-3. they've now beaten the marlins 5-7 last times. these two teams have gotten together and it's about time. for rob dibble and debbi taylor, bob carpenter. nats win it 5-3. hits even at 5- 5. join us tomorrow night joined in progress at 7:05 and anibal sanchez and marco estrada. log on to masnsports.com for all the latest news on thenationals. this has been a presentation of masn and now from the booth, "nats xtra" coming up so. so long for just a while. >>> the nationals ended last night's ballgame against the phillies with a double play. they end tonight's ballgame with a double play. they beat the marlins 5-3. should be a nice next 30 minutes here on "nats xtra" post-game brought to you by verizon fios. i'm j

mike morse he is 5 for 15. and all of them has a pinch hitter.ze and strength and pop. >> rob: i'm not the only one and a lot more knowledge than i do. they like the way he swings the bat. they like the way he carries him. he has a lot of power. he is a utility guy. in a pinch and the out field on the corners. he can be 3rd. he is like a bigger version of cantu. >> bob: he doesn't have power. he does. >> rob: there are not that many versatile power hitting right handers that you can bring off. >> bob: takes the fastball inside 2-1 from badden hop. jammed. harris has been on base three times and swing the bat to do it. they must have some frightening scouting reports on him. he has walked 7 times. , they want to part of the hot roads. -- rods. they like what mike rizzo is doing with the club. he is going after players not just talent guys that want to play, they will not be disruptive. morgan is a great addition. bringing in kids like desmond. no room here. they put those deep down there. a few years ago. and getting close to the action. >> bob: i

mike morse pinch-hitting with two on. good decision here. he delivers. deep and high to center for a three-run homer. nats cut the lead to two. trying to mount a comeback but in the ninth, not so much. ron villone facing brian mccann. mccann is a professional hitter and gets professional results. to up thor delk. two-run homer. the braves beat the nationals 11-5. back in action tomorrow afternoon. the skins and lions 1:00. >> 1:00 kickoff. >> what's going to happen? >> the skins are going to do it. >> they must win. >> you are right. this is a must-win game. >> "snl" coming up. a brand new season coming up. >> your girl. >> my wife. >> i'm telling you. see you back here tomorrow. have a fantastic night.

in the sixth, mike morse pinch hitting. he delivers. deep center field. he can't get the catch.josh willingham. it's a two-run double for morse. the nationals knock off the fish, 5-3. they have now won two games in a row. most of the biggest names in basketball on hand to see michael jordan get enducted into the hall of fame. leroy smith was there. leroy who? maybe the reason jordan is who he is. it's the first time jordan was cut from any team. >> he's the tame 6'7" guy. not any bigger. he started the whole process with me. when he made the team and i didn't, i wanted to prove to leroy smith and to myself, i wanted to make sure you understand you made a mistake, dude. can you imagine -- leroy smith was there. can you imagine being him watching that. >> can you imagine being the coach saying, yoe, i did. >> one of the biggest mistakes of his life. friday night. high school football. it's powerhouse taking on eastern. eastern had their hands full in this one. ramblers in blue pumping away. dunbar opens up with a bang. this is how you do it on the punt return. take tes. turn it up

mike morse the long fly ball to center.t's going to bounce right off the top of the wall for a double. two-run score. nats go up 4-2. then in the 7th, ryan zimmerman the insurance homerun. a solo shot. it is his 29th. the nats stop the stump in florida beating the marlins 5-3. orioles at the yankees. and the start of this one delayed for an hour and 44 thanks to the wet stuff. baltimore was down 4-3 when brian roberts gave his team the lead. right now the o's are up 7-4 in the 7th. basketball's hall of fame ceremony tonight david robinson earned his induction along with this guy, michael jordan going into the hall. a legend that likely will never be equipped. college football and despite pay blow out loss, it's not like the maryland's team has only ended. at last check 11 games remain on their schedule. and tomorrow that means a matchup at home against james madison, which plays in the caa. a conference that saw two of its teams pull off acc upsets a week ago. the terps have to respond to that 52-13 loss to california. and

mike morse, big strong kid. i've watched him in batting practice. he can hit. ee what he can do. >> bob: hasn't started a game yet. >> rob: there's mike. a very talented hitter. and i think his knock would probably be they need to see if ansommenen i think they know he can hit. >> bob: well, the nats are down by 2, nieves a count of 0- 2. infield hit for an i tonigh his25th. >> rob: alberto gonzalez in his last 131 at bats hitting .183. >> bob: he's made 107 outs.ú >> rob: .2 on percentage. i think we know what he can do. @h. of said before, third tim in the line-up, peo, even as old and beat up as he may seem, in the 250s. >> bob: trying to match what he did his last time out against the giants, five hits, one run, no walks, and nine strikeouts against lincecum in a 2-1 win. gonzalez trying to hit that ball out of the park, and it's 0-2. he gets jammed. little bouncer to rollins. two light hitters, and two outs if the 7th. top of the order, willie harris coming up. this ball game has taken a quick turn toward the phillies, with four solo home runs tonight fro

in the sixth mike morse pinch-hitting with two on d two out.ne to deep center and he ain't going to get it. josh willingham trots home. here comes nieves. two-run double. nats knocked off the fish 5-3. >>> most of the biggest names in basketball on hand to see michael jordan get inducted into the hall of fame last night. leroy smith was even there. you are saying who is that? i know he not a big name. but in basketball he might have been perhaps the biggest reason jordan became the greatest. you see, leroy smith was the player who made the high school basketball team instead of jordan. the first and last time jordan was cut from any team. >> he is still the same 67 guy. he is not any bigger. his game is probably about the same. he started the whole process for me because when he made the team and i didn't, i want to prove not just to leroy smith, not just to myself but to the coach who actually picked leroy over me. i want to make sure you understood you made a mistake, dude. >> yeah, dude. biggest mistake of your life. all right. it was friday

riggleman does not have another left hand bat. >> rob: they had mike morse out there, he's been pulledk. he will go with nieves. >> bob: has to bring will in any way the catch. he does not want the burn 2 players by pinch-hitting morse and bringing nieves in to catch. >> rob: you could send him in later. send morse to tie the game. >> bob: agreed.   >> bob: the other thing, in 9th inning, you have your top guys in lineup anyway, you're not hitting for any of them. >> rob: pat has to stop play flying it safe at third. make them make perfect throw. even the throw out the tag. short hopped ruiz. he's more worried about blocking the play than making the catch. >> bob: will knee effuses. -- nieves, 0 for one as a pinch hitter this year. tying run at 2nd base. in willingham. chan ho park trying to do a big time job, if he gets out of this with the lead, the run is unearned. because of howard error, that will be a huge sequence for phillies.   >> rob: i think that's a hi zimmerman, i think that's the wrong call. >> bob: absolutely. because the

there's times where a guy is great, a power guy, still in the 90s, just a great hatch up. >> bob: mike morsech hitter, 4 for 13, 5 r.b.i.s.   hitting for villone.    that ball was reading on th chalk. it evidently did not hit morse in the leg. he took off running, that told everybody it was a fair ball, scored another run. >> bob: took   . >> bob: tonight's masn tele celebrating the birth of the united states air force brought to you by dynna corp. international. tough book for a tough world. and by navy federal credit union. we serve where you serve.   in sell probation of the birthday of the united states air force, today, roughly 500,000 active guard and reserve airmen that are proud to serve america, the united states air force, stands ready to fly. bob carpenter, rob dibble. welcome back to new york. good ball game for the nationals so far. a nice night for josh bard. been a great night for josh bard. you got your other catcher, will nieves hurt, will

not to be forgotten, mike morse and his big two-out hit of the 8th. two outs here in the third. we have three ever the top four strikeout hitters in the league in the ballpark tonight. mark reynolds is easily on a pace for 200 strikeouts. she at 188 -- he is at 188 with about three and a half weeks lift in the season. front door breaking ball. >> rob: just throwing him a slider, too. so he has all four of hits pitches working tonight. >> bob: and he is a true four pitch pitcher, rob, there aren't many around anymore. >> rob: always has been, and when he is healthy, he will change arm angles as well as anybody that has ever played the game. can go beneath side arm, three quarters. he'll throw all four of his pitches from all four arm spots. >> bob: and a 2-2 to "zim". well, this is another full count with two outs. >> rob: pedro is up to 50 now. >> >> bob: willie harris will have a head start. if he finds one of those gapers finds a chalk line, willie harris could make it 2-0. that's shot to left. it will be on a hop to the right fielder. harris will c

bottom of the 6th mike morris. this is morse code for bringing it to the party. nats led 2-1. closing it out with a 1-2-3 inning. and, ever course, he gets the shaving cream pie in the face. o's in tampa facing the rays down to the junior circuit. and i'll tell you what, putting the foot down early with a solo shot here. mark hendrickson gave them both up. finally d-backs -- and this is mark reynolds here. it looks like a ground ball. but a bad throw. he should have plenty of time to get to first. where is the guy? where is he at? but check out what happened when he came to the box. the bat got in the way. i did that just when i walked into the newsroom. the bat got me. but he did get the first and he actually beat the throw to first. >> how about that. >> i like gilbert arenas mid life crisis at age 27. >> i'm maturing now. >> i think i actually need to shave at this point. [ laughter ] >>> all right. that is 9news for tonight. thanks for staying up with us. tomorrow morning federal stimulus money at work. training people for green jobs. we're going to talk about that. plus y

morse. >> craig: a.j.edds, 49. called the hands team. >> mike: he's a linebacker. >> craig: linebackers far more familiar with shoulder pads than they are catching the ball. and now, wegher will put both arms around the ball and do everything they can to protect it. mike stoops played between '81 and '84, played for the legendary hayden fry, strong safety for the hawkeyes, all american in the last year, both bob and mike played in iowa. all three, number 41, legendary family in this football program. >> craig: there his mother, i guess. and sent them text message to bob stoops wishing him well and told them they're up here. saying you have a great game. wishing i can be there. this family loves the iowa hawkeyes. >> mike: tough coming home on the other side. >> craig: this is just a game that's really nuts. if iowa holds this clock and finishes 38 minutes, that's the fourth most in school history. we thought arizona was a team with nearly 40 minutes at time of possession. >> mike: arizona can't stop the clock they're out of time-outs. wegher trying to hold on to th