nat gio. that's the nickname for gio gonzalez on twitter. i like that. that's pretty cool. y seems to win everywhere he goes. today, gonzalez, the traveling hurler, would add boston to his list of cities conquered picking up his eighth win of the year. the green monster, always tough for first timers so gio's defense out there getting some practice before the game. it is all about timing off the wall of that's my advice to them. let's go to the actual game. top of the second. adam laroche tags daisuke matsuzaka deep to right center. the first pitch he saw went right to the bull pen. laroche now has ten homers. going to the fourth, same score. runners on the corners for michael morse. that's a ground rule double. bryce harper scores and the nats take a 2-0 lead. next batter, ian desmond had a big day yesterday. he had two rbis and he will add a few more today. he scorches one past kevin youkilis. ryan zimmerman and michael moore score. the nats go up 4-0 and go on to win 4-2. gonzalez gets the win. tyler clippard gets the save. he is now 7-7 in save situations. charlie manuel

. >> nats gio gonzalez seeks his team, lyndsey murphy on deck with sports coming up next >>> i am lyndsey murphy, you don't need to look at the nl east to know the nats are doing well. gnatbrave this is afternoon, start bottom of the 1st, lead off batter, steve lombard, congratulations he just hit his first big league home run. also tommy hanson. nats lead 1-0. bryce harper teeing off on hanson. this one lands in the upper deck, harpers fifth already this season. give the nats an early 2-0 lead. >> top of the fifth, lead cut to 2-1, gio gonzalez, second out of the inning then two batters later, gio in a little bit of trouble a dangerous hitter, first hand here his liner just out of the recent, desmond at shortstop, proved to be the game winning hit, nats fall to the braves, 3-2, gio suffers his second loss of the season but wasn't pouting about it after the game. >> positive about it you look at our bullpen they came in and cleaned out some of the mess and just kept us in the game as long as possible. some of the guys were in there, we are going to get you some runs they were fighting you

gio gets into trouble. bases loaded for heyward. his liner out of the reach of desmond. two runs score. game winning hit. nats lose 3-2. gio suffers his second loss of the season. but he wasn't pouting about it after the game. >> the positive is you look at our bullpen, and they cleaned up some of the mess and kept us in the game as long as possible, you know. some of the guys were in there talking about we're going to get you runs. you see that sign of life and showing they want to compete and they're trying to get you a win, it's a positive thing for me. i look at the good thing, and when you hear something like that, it makes your day a little bit better. >>> the orioles in tampa. orioles leading 1-0. makes the catch in center field. the throw off the dugout, so upton scores. top of the 5th, birds down still 2-1. hit to left field, and this game is tied at 2. bottom half of the frame, same score, upton on. two outs. gets one past reynolds at third. rays win 8-4. >>> the redskins are busy this offseason, wrapped up their sixth day of organized team act thursday. one more round this week, and their first mini camp begi

but that was the only support the nats gave gio gonzalez.espite the loss gonzalez and harper honored for outstanding play in may. harper led rack keys in five categories to be named n.l. rookie of the month. i goo pitcher of the month. >>> the redskins wrapped up their second set of otas this week, but how well is rgiii really grasping the play book, and how are those bonds with his teammates coming along? we'll hear what they have to say. plus, tiger woods returns to true form. impressive play from him this we can questioned's charged up the leaderboard. that included a shocker. this is tiger's 73rd career pga victory tieing him for second with nicklaus for second all- time. >> i hit it good today. that was some good stuff out there. i negative really missed a shot. as sean likes to say, go out there and put on a stripe show, and i did. i made a few putts. >> i like how he's so can di.d i played well today. that's all there is to it. >> you could live a long time and not see a better golf shot. >> amazing. only tiger woods. >> anny? >> one

nats. phil hughes overshadowed gio gonzalez, he truck out eight. bottom of the sixth, it's hughes. espinoza goes down, his ninth punch-out in the game. nats down 2-1. brad lidge trying to work out of a bases loaded jam. jeter grounds one to short. throw from ian desmond bounces past adam laroche. two runs score on the error. that was the breaking point for the nationals. yankees go on to win, 7-2. snapping the nats' six-game winning streak. >>> the orioles and atlanta, taking on 19-year big league veteran chipper jones. orioles up one. jones takes the pitch to right. look at chris davis, nice catch. he robs chipper. davis, he's never plays in the outfield before. maybe he should have been out there more. but davis couldn't save madi from that one. simmons ham trz mers it to left. atlanta wins 4-2. snapping baltimore's five-game winning streak. >>> all right. golf round two of the u.s. open today. it's no secret this major is a bear. do you like the u.s. open? golf fans. >> yeah. >> it's relaxing. liable baseball, too. we'll be watching. finishing at par in the u.s. open is a solid f

yankees starter phil hughes overshadowed nats starter gio gonzalez. he struck out eight. in the bottom of the sixth all hughes. his ninth punchout of the game. in the seventh, nats down one. brad lidge trying to work out of a bases loaded jam. derek jeter grounds one to short. the throw from ian desmond bounces past adam laroche. two runs go to score on the error. they snap the nets six-game winning streak. orioles takes on chipper jones. jones takes the pitch to right. but chris davis lays out and robs chipper. davis has never even played in the outfield before tonight. but matis is cool with him being there. he couldn't save him from this. he hammers one to left. two-run shot. that puts the braves back on top. atlanta wins 4-2. they snap baltimore's five-game winning streak. >>> round two of the u.s. open yesterday. there's no secret this major is a bear. and finishing at par alone is a solid feat, one under could wen you the whole tournament. it's a fact former open champ jim furyk knows very well as he was the story of the day. he jumped seven spots on the lead are bo

nats lose 3-2. gio suffers his second loss of the season. >>> the orioles and rays top of the 5th.field. this game tied up 2-2. bottom half of the inning. same score, up ton up, two outs and he gets one past reynolds at third. rays took the lead for good and win 8-4. >>> the final round of the memorial, tiger woods began four shots off the lead. par 3, 16th hole. trails by one. tough location. onto the green. does it have enough? oh, yeah, it does. that's what we call sunday magic for the guy in red. dropped him to 8 under, tying him for the lead. when was the last time you saw tiger woods do two fist pumps? 5under 67, finishes 9 under, 2 shots better and it's his 73rd career pga tour victory, tying him with jack nicklaus. is rg3 a teacher's pet? >> i think he is. >> we'll hear it from his mouth coming up. be nice. >> i don't mean it in a bad way. >> we'll talk about it coming up. >>> want to talk about drew berrymoore? she got married this weekend. we'll talk about it the other side of this break.   does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it

nats back in front 2-1. gio gonzalez, solid again, 6 innings, two earned runs. scattered 7 hits, struck out 4. gave his team a chance to win and like that joe theismann, another redskins legend in the house. bottom of the 6th. joel peralta guy again. came in the game while appealing that suspension. again without his glove. but danny espinosa had his own bat, and laces a double down the line. here it comes. he will score. adam laroche, trying to make it a two run double. he is -- safe! geo gonzalez gets the win. so do the nats. they take 2 of 3 from the rays, win 5-2 and ian desmond, how about this team? >> we got such a good team. rizzo did such a good job putting the guyings together. win or lose we're a tight knit group and it's fun to come to the ballpark. >>> the orioles are off tonight but will host the nats all weekend long, and you can catch saturday night's game, the 23rd, right here on fox 5. shameless plug. we kick it off at 7 p.m. >>> time for a quick break, but don't go anywhere. an honor for d.c. united head coach ben olsen, plus the heat, could bu

. >>> we need a break, but don't go away because tonight's nats highlights are not to be missed. gio gonzalez, is he okay after a collision at the plate? stay tuned to find out. >>> ryan zimmerman is back thanks to the cortisone shot he for the over the weekend. tonight he was 3-4 with the home run, not to mention he collected his 1,000th hit as a national, the first player to ever do it. nats and rockies tonight, todd helton base hit to center, bryce harper coming in hot, slips and falls and his throw in is wild and misses everybody including catcher hey use flores. he finally gets -- jesus flores. he finally gets it. two runs score to tie it. gio is down but not out. he shakes it off. the very next inning looks who gets the base hit, gio with the knock to left. flores scores and the nationals take the lead back 4-3. then they pour it on. tyler moore, two on in the 5th and this one way out, a towering 3-1 shot for the rookie. nationals lead at that point 9- 3, but wait, there's more. dam laroche in the 6th, his second -- adam laroche in the 6th, his second opposite homer. the nats l

nats. the braves tommy hunter found his groove after that. gio gonzalez blows the 2-0 lead giving up a bases loaded single to jason heyward. gio lasted less than five innings. braves take a 3-2 lead into the 9th. danny espinosa, the last chance to salvage this game strikes out swinging. braves win this one 3-2. nats have lost four of the last five gapes. >> he came out in fair -- games. >> we came out in fairly good shape and i thought we were going to score some runs and seemed to i do after the 1st inning. it was a tough -- to die after the 1st inning. it was a tough game. >> despite the loss today gio gonzalez has been impressive throughout the month of may. before the game he was named national league pitcher of the month finished with a 5-0 record, bryce harper being named national league rookie of the month. >>> orioles wrapping things up in st. petersburg. this was tied at 2-2 in the 5th till b. judgment upton hits a bases loaded two-run -- b.j. upton of hits a bases loaded two-run double. >>> most of the headlines for this weekend's memor

nats up 3-0. bottom of the third now, gio gonzalez in trouble. a pitch to todd helton and you will notice this is lined back up the middle. brice harper is trying to get it but he falls down. he makes a fall way offline. ee geocan't hold on. just like that. that hurts. game is tied at 3. top of the fifth. nats up 4-3. ryan zimmerman lines the pitch into right field. that is his 1,000th career hit. zimmerman, 3 for 4 tonight almost a cycle. a single, double and a homer. right now in the eighth inning the nats are leading 12-5. >>> let's go to the american league. the o's and the angels in camden yards. two run-shot. that gives the angels a 3-0 lead. that's pujols' 12 homer of the season. angels hit for four home runs tonight with 17 hits. bottom of the sixth. score 5-1 angels. two out, a ground out to third. o's leave nine runners on base tonight and lose 7-3. >>> the washington caps now. they have a new coach. they replaced dale hunter and replaced one former player with another former player. it's adam oates who will be the head coach. he was th

nats beat the rockies 12-5. giothe team's first ten-game winner this year. >>> cbs this morning begins in just six minutes. they're going to take a look back at the life of screen writer nora ephron. she passed away on tuesday. >> up next, we'll have one more check on traffic and weather. stay with dmien -- stay with 9news now. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. >>> back with one more thing. we're playing -- there's a new geographic study that came out that shows 80% of americans are certain ufos exist. one in ten believe they've spotted one. >> haven't seen one but i have no doubt we're not alone. >> andrea, you have something fun. >> this is unbelievable. 79% believe the government is with holding information about ufos and 55% of us believe that men in black, they're out there. >> if they do attack earth, many of us believe that the hull, batman and spiderman will deal with them. >> the avengers. >> et phone home. >> steven hawkins says avoid t

homers twice, ryan zimmerman collected his 1,000th career hit and homered to help the nats to a 12-5 win in colorado, gio konsyl less helped out he struck out 7 batters, they will battle it out tonight. >> the capitals have finally found hair head coach they hired team captain adam oats, he helped lead them to stanley cup finals in 1998 he doesn't have any head coaching experience but has been an assistant with the devils for three years he will be formerly introduced at 3:00 p.m. at verizon center. >> another big sports story after heated debates, college football will finally switch to a new playoff system. >> a group of university president's completed a plan for a four team seated playoff the games will be rotated between six sites and the championship game will be at a neutral site also a selection committee that will rank the final four teams those will be based on wins and losses schedule of strength, head to head results, and whether a team is a conference champion. >> so we were hoping this can be something that benefits students, adds exitment to the game for fans, that we deal with issues of r