the nats need him on.inst livan he can get to second pretty easily if he gets that first 90 feet. change-up outside, 1-1. is jacque boccovella a catcher? >> rob: out to short. >> bob: got rid of it in a hurry. good thing he did. morgan 0-3 tonight. next up belliard and johnson. in the washington. ronny is 1-2 tonight. right field corner cam there. and belliard needs a base hit to get out of the 100 category. he's at 198. >> rob: still on the interstate, >> new sunny ronny is 6 for the last 13 over five starts that's a good take. livan turned that ball over. that was a foul ball off the shin waiting to happen. 2-1. mets lead the season series 7-2. they've won 2-3 here. the mets were here, didn't make their first appearance in this ballpark until the first weekend of june. nats had already been to new york twice, plus we went up to play the yankees. low throw, good dig by murphy and two outs here in the 5th inning. watch the nats and the cardinals, the may 3 rain-out game has been rescheduled for thursday at

nats, five. marlins, one.   >> bob: time to bring you speed with the at&t rapid rewind. nats got it going early tonight against the big lefty sean west. done dunn a double down the left-field line scored zimmerman. craig stammen has been great. just an unearned run. nats have flashed some defense keeping this ballgame close. adam dunn launches one! see you later! at anld t, the nation's fastest 3g network, at&t, your world delivered. as i mentioned earlier, the big boys have delivered tonight. zimmerman and dunn are 4-6. adam has three rbi's. ryan has scored two runs, and a total opposite of what happened to them last night. so, bottom of the fifth coming up. 5-1, washington. craig stammen averaging right around 13-14 pitches per inning. this is another one of those what we call shutdown innings when your ball club has justscored, you want to put a zero on the board. six, seven and eight for the marlins. first pitch swinging both times up tonight. alberto gonzalez made

the nats have seen him. they hit him pretty well five runs on six its hits in five innings but pirates won that game on may 18 at our ballpark 12-7. morgan gets a piece of it. this is an interesting day for nyjer as well as sean burnett coming back to a place where they pretty much matured as major leaguers. he's hitting .404 as a national. a breaking ball will pop him up. right out behind short. ronny cedeno just obtained from seattle for the first out. here is the rest of the lineup. cristian guzman five straight multihit games. zimmerman and adam dunn, i guess you say the adam dunn era at first base gets begun og -- gets going on a full-time basis. willingham, willie harris, josh bard and alberto gonzalez. nats are hitting .253. still ninth in the league in runs and home runs. guzman hits that ball pretty well in the sun light and that's the outstanding, young player andrew mccutchen. looking forward to seeing him this weekend. >> rob: let's break him down. let's break down mr. ohlendorf with the pnc bank

leave town, the po-nats will be in town.rto gonzalez plays shortstop. we go to the ninth inning. mike macdougal will get an inning of work here. and maybe this one will be over before the stroke of 1:00 am. >> rob: is that when you turn into a turkey? >> bob: no, just a sleepy head. we are night people though. >> rob: by the way, you are one of the nicest people to work with. you always give the visiting crew of broadcasters a ride back to their hotel and i think that shouldn't go without being noticed. very cool of you. >> bob: it's a fun thing. we have some nice conversations. >> rob: charging them for gas money is kind of tight, but -- i'm kidding. you don't do that, do you? >> bob: you got me there. >> rob: no, i'm kidding. >> bob: that's a good joke. i like a good joke. and last night was a pleasure because i got to spend about 20 minutes with jerry coleman one of my all-time favorites. >> rob: one of mine, too. >> bob: great guy, former player, manager. what a guy. he can talk some baseball. >> rob: hang a star on him.

6, nats two.okie mat latos born in nearby alexandria, a chance for his first major league win. we have a question for mark over in alexandria. would baseball ever consider calling pitches electronically such as they do in tennis with cyclops that calls the balls in or out with serves. you're thinking this through. >> rob: no i would say no. instant replay has shown it doesn't work. holds up the game. we're trying to speed up major league baseball. holds the game up. >> bob: yeah. >> rob: sometimes inconclusive. there was a home run not called in philadelphia about a month or two ago and the umpires wouldn't even review the call even though charlie manuel asked them to and so that made the phillies stadium people put robot cameras on the fence lines so that they could see the instant replace. so i don't think you need that. the umpires do an excellent job already. i don't even like the zone evaluation cameras in every stadium. i think it puts too much pressure on the umpires. >> bob: i think it has

watch the nats and the marlins at 705-88-8632 nats.p pie the nationals park box office.   nick johnson leads off hitt .302. nick has been very steady lately, on-base percentage the fourth best in the national league, at a healthy .412.   johnson ring right up the middle.    looks like the hitters have straight away idea about this ball game tonight. that's five washington hitters and every one, except for adam dunn, has hit the ball right up the middle. >> rob: well 95 down produce way, you see nick johnson not trying to do too much, let the pitcher supply your power, all you got to do is make contact. it will jump. >> bob: rob, before we get too deep into the game i have to ask you your opinion of the blockbuster in baseball with matt holliday going from oakland to st. louis. >> rob: well i got to speak with assistant gm david force and i'll let you announce the gm's name for the cardinals. >> bob: johnny mo jay lock. it worked out well f

a little bit inland, renyel pointo, finally, the nats get to him. he had frustrated the nats. dibble was wondering how scott olson how he was feeling after throwing real well monday my, debbi tay taylor. >> debbi: he said he feels great and steve mccatty says that everything is on track. >> bob: that's the best news of all, coming from that. >> rob: thanks,, debbi. thanks for the coffee. that's the best news. >> bob: here is anderson hernandez against brian san chess san -- sanches. he is 1-1, with a 1.62 e.r.a. >> bob: now, keep in mind that the nats only have one out. you might get another run there. >> rob: a little flooding here in the bullpen. >> bob: you might be better off like villone standing on the outside. out of play off the bat of anderson hernandez. 0-for-3 with three ground balls today. >> rob: just because the game is going on, the grounds crew is always working, here they are, removing the water from the bullpen. that's a rubber substance there with all the rain. >> bob: they always have something to do after the rain delay is over. and the pitch out. they tho

mets 6, nats 2. masn 2 tomorrow night, the nats continue game two in this series.et you going at 6:30 with nats extra. visit mavensports.com for -- visit masnsports.com for all the latest news on the nats. stay tuned, nats extra post game coming up with johnny and ray and from the booth, so long for just a while.   >> welcome to nats extr game brought to you by verizon fios. good crowd on hand to watch the opener. the mets come in and leaving 44- 48. the nationals fall to 26-66. losers of six straight, 11 of their last 12. another disappointing night but there were some bright spots. number one would be the pitching of tyler clippard. the fact that the guys still hang in there. they just gave up too many runs in the early part of the game. johnny holliday and ray knight with you. happy to have you with us tonight. i don't know what the answer is, ray. it's frustrating all the way around. >> yeah. you're asking me? >> sorry to put you on the spot there. >> the answer is they came out of the gate, seven of the first 12 hitters got base hits. mart

nats lead by four. now they lead by one. tyler clippard will make his second national league appearance since being called up. heand hasn't pitched since the eighth inning of the nats 9-3 win at home over the red sox. he gave up a couple of runs on three hits, struck out two. comes right over the top and a fastball up. >> rob: if we could go away from the action for a second, first time through the batting order for craig stammen, league hitting .172 off of him. second time, .250. third time, this is why manny acta left him in the ballgame, .415, batting average third thyme through the lineup coming into tonight. hasn't been able to get into the seventh inning. manny acta said, listen, single, single, fly ball, pitch to hanley ramirez. obviously, he didn't compt a fastball and all that stuff to happen, but you've got to get people out. you can't have starters that can't get through the lineup three times in the major leagues. that's more so in tonight's -- tonight's ballgame, that's showing steve mccatty and manny acta some

"nats xtra" presented by verizon fios. and i was taking a quick peek at ross detwiler's number numbers. i'm sure ray will break them down and have some of the same thoughts about pitch selection as you. john lannan and russ ortiz in the league lar game tomorrow night. so that's all coming up when we're done here at coarse field, the fastball up and in to ryan zimmerman. oh-fer three today and 2-12 in the series, looking for his 51st rbi. ryan is still just two hit ace way from 100. >> rob: the cubs, and the father, joseph rick et, the founder of amer trade and tom rick etc. is the ceo of capital l. l., one of four siblings that are the owners of the cubs. they are the ones with the $9 hurch million bid for the cubs. >> bob: it took a while to figure it out. >> rob: yes. and joseph rick etc. would not allow -- the father, would not allow them to work at amer trade until they were 30 years old. just go out and do it on your own. >> bob: zimmerman bounces one out to tulowitzki. that's as good as a sac fly there. it works and

nats lead by two. it would be nice to lead by at least two for several innings, but this is exactly the point i brought up a moment ago. the marlins have always had the answer this year when the nats get ahead. it usually doesn't take too long. that's a good basketball just above the belt. one ball, one strike. that will do it for the inning. nicely right to gonzalez and a very important zero on the board for craig stammen and the nats. probably because i've never had much. but now that i'm making more, it's time to be a little smarter about how i manage it.. with the calendar, i can schedule all my payments. and when funds are low, danger days help me stay out of the red. i can also transfer money with just a click and a drag. so maybe i'm better with money than i thought. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high-definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  >> bob: good for cr one unearned run, three hits over his first four innings tonight. it will be johnson, zi

the nats have made them way. it was a bases loaded situation in baltimore and this time the pitcher hitting. cristian guzman is 0-for-14, is next. hopefully this inning. >> rob: you hope that july will be kinder to manny acta and the nats than june. >> bob: 9-17 june. >> rob: 5-16 may? >> bob: 80--20. it's sort of improved by a couple of games every month. didn't get up to that 60-70-win total by the end of the year if possible. 2-2, willie hanging tough and that's ball 3, low and inside i ti. very humid and now josh johnson is flirting with 50 pitches in just the 2nd inning of the ballgame. >> bob: and he only threw 13 in the 1st. 3-2, zimmerman goes off at first and that's a walk. load the bases for cristian guzman. loathing them up in the -- leading -- loading them up here in the top of the 2nd. >> bob: a lot of foot traffic. this is wil nieves who was walked intention fullly ahead of jordan zimmerman. then zimmerman who got the big hit and then willie harris walks. first ballgame underway today. next one will

last time the nats faced josh johnson in this ballpark, it was an 8-3 ballgame, shut out the nats on go hit. they the nats faced him a week after that and got a whole bunch of runs off him in the 1st inning and could not win the ballgame. with the runner moving and the throw is out of the glove of hanley ramirez as willie harris takes a hit at second base. the ball appeared to be there in time. you have to keep running. you have to make the catch erythro a great throw to second base. >> rob: you saw the drop. ball's down in the dirt, tough one to catch. jump up and pick it up and hanley ramirez cannot hold on to it right here. so the more we run, i think the better chance of winning ball games we're going to have because you can manufacture runs and it makes the catcher and pitcher worry about your team speed. that's one of the reaps why nyjer -- one of the reasons why nyjer morgan is now on the nationals. >> bob: i'm thinking that's a 1-1 count for ed rapuano. do you think that willie harris is sending a message to manny acta? and manny said, regarding to willie harris, he said, bel

you can come to the ballpark in a week when the nats play the cubs. 888-632-nats.it nationals.com. free hot dog, nonalcoholic drink and chips with each ticket. minimum ticket two per purchase. >> bob: zimmerman at the plate. and a little chopper. zimmerman was quite a hitter while he was in college. in fact, he was the dh for a couple of years. wisconsin. steven's point. he just got a breaking ball in return. ball 2. pitchers like to trick each other, don't they? >> rob: forget the hit that he gave up to the pitcher right there. >> bob: that is fair. >> rob: double. >> bob: down the line. >> bob: and the ball sneaks into the corner. jordan zimmerman is now 3-23 this year. nationals pitching staff has suddenly learned how to hit lately. zimmerman now has three hits in his last four at bats. >> rob: the fastball after a bad breaking ball. jams him but gets enough of it. snaps his bat off in his hand. shoots it down the right field line. what i was going to about zimmerman, walking gonzalez basically made zimmerman throw 10 to 12 more pitches now his total is up to 43

the nats won that game.lly worked since.    sean burnett will pitch one inning. he won't be charged with any runs. one intentional walk. one score.    all he does is come in and get outs. >> bob: and a fast ball up and away to belliard. two balls two strikes. >> rob: he keeps it pretty simple. probably 90 to 95% fast ball pitching and contact. here it is. >> bob: and belliard will pop up again. nyjer morgan has been a shining star for the nats. three of their five hits with a first inning double. he went out to left center for that one. in the fourth inning leading off a base hit up the middle then he stole second and scored on the zimmerman homer and then he pulled a double down the right field line in the sixth but rob the two times he doubled leading off he never made it beyond second base the first time and third the second time. >> rob: that is where you miss cristian guzman good contact runners moving along. but you have to see these guys are ever

it's never been easier for nats fans to see a game. the marketplace of the nats.ance to see the boys here at home tomorrow. john lannan goes. and then four in milwaukee, four in pittsburgh. a foul ball off the bat of chase headley. the nats will be back on tuesday, august 4th, to start a sweep of the florida marlins. do the nats owe those guys a couple or what? six game home stand with florida and arizona coming up. later in august, the rockies and brewers will be here. >> rob: in that philly game, holiday is 2 for 4. >> bob: so he's 6 for 9 already of that's guzman on the second base side. chase headley, still a young player in this league, but the scouting report is out on him. and the nats play a big time shift. it will be drew macias next. >> rob: victorino is the big winner today. 4 for 4, three runs scored and 3 rbi's. >> bob: rollins had a grand slam in that game. macias is 26 years of age, younger brother of lorenzo macias, drafted a couple of years ago by oakland. a bouncer, nick johnson, a one hopper, two outs. next up will be last night's home run hero,

the nats left home on a modest win streak. tonight the scene shifts to denver, the rockies in are are the thick of a wildcard chase. stammen faces all star marquis. the first of three on masn. >> it's been a mixed bag of weather in denver today. beautiful all day, a big-time storm about an hour and a half ago, and now it's nice again for the nats and the rourkeys here just east of the foothills. bob carpenter and rob dibble, the nats beat the rockies three out of four in this ballpark last year. big gaps out here. it will be a lotth of fun watching nyjer morgan play center field. >> rob: yes, we do have a very good center fielder finally. a fee with a lot of speed. speed never goes out of style, and you can do an awful lot of things with it. and you better get the ball home in a hurry. and then on defin fence, me hand run it down. and then finally, got three knocks yesterday, including this wig double at the end this much i ball game. so nyjer morgan is guy this team has been waiting for. >> like willie harris, brings a lot of

the nats win it., that's what gets you you the win. >> brewers and pirates also done on this friday evening. the long ball, left to right field both times. the guy in the top of the fifth, knocked in craig counsell. he's on base. 3 for 4, fielder 2 for 4. upped his average, june 13 as the brewers knock off the pirates. >> benches are cleared monday between these two. no such issues today. seven scoreless innings. >> toronto blue jays say a trade must be completed by july 28 in order to make all agreements. >> what happened in the last 48 hours in terms of where roy halladay might go? the most likely destination remains philadelphia. now the phillies don't want to give up beckett and two more position prospectsment but the more they've thought about it, the more they say okay. we're going to play in october, this is about winning in octob october. sometime around the 28th we'll know exactly whether or not that deal will happen. we'll be on at noon eastern. our entire "baseball tonight" crew, including

the nats have wasted two good scoring opportunities today. they strapped two, have left six already against josh johnson. ?  . >> bob: we'll be back to florida. the nats lead 1-0. could be more. they stranded 6 base runners already. jordan zimmerman looking very good today, pounding that strike zone, keeping the pitch count down. >> rob: and he told you he was going to throw nothing but strikes. very economical so far in the 1st inning. josh johnson, on the other side, up over 70 philadelphia phillies, came in today with a 4.2 e r a against the nationals in 2009. this is one of those teams he seems to have a problem with in this particular season and that's a good thing for the washington nationals. even though he is fantastic against the rest of the league, so far, nationals are having their way with josh johnson. jordan zimmerman wants again, attacking the strike zone, get can ahead. first-pitch strike. >> bob: catcher john baker takes another. that was close on 0-2. makeer did some hitting in the number 2 ho

the nats, two hits since the 5th. got him. i guess the count was wrong. i thought it was 0-2. >> rob: no, the first pitch was a ball. >> bob: trusted the scoreboard. >> bob: willie with a good take and nothing but breaking balls to willie. maybe guzman needs an at-bat. >> bob: the top of the order has gone stone cold except for willie harris today. and that's a borderline pitch. willie is great on this count. not just walking but getting hits. >> rob: three of his four homeruns. >> bob: that's not even close and he is aboard. the nationals get their 7th walk of the day and debbi taylor, for some reason, when they are about to travel, the nats have been very good this year. >> bob: they have. they are 9-7-1 on getaway day and that one tie coming against houston since visiting krity field, they are 9-4-1 and their last get away days, they have been 3-0 3-0. >> bob: one of those stats for which you have no explanation whatsoever. unfortunately, most of them have not been games where you are winning a series but trying to salvage one. there have been a couple

nats an mets go again at the ballpark tonight. nats coming off a 4-0 shutout last night looking for their first two-game win streak or any win streak since june 20th. craig stamen against mikee pelfrey. little day baseball this afternoon. a-rod and yankees wrapping up their series against the os. little dibbleler from robinson dribbler from robinson cano. sweeping the os 6-4. >>> one week from today the redskins report to training camp in ashburn and i would hate to be on the receiving end of the first pass that jason campbell throws because if it is fueled by the disrespect he suffered this off season it could break the sound barrier. campbell had to endure the team's flirtation with jay cutler and mark sanchez. in the end he kept the job. what has that done to his confidence? i asked 9sports analyst brian mitchell that very question utah. >> jason is a guy that doesn't let many things bother him. he wants to go out an prove to everyone that he is a very good quarterback. i anticipate a very good year. if jim zorn takes the bubbl

salazar to gaudin who is totally shutting down the nats. done look like a picture with a 4.2 e.r.a. ♪ (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t we've got a ton of stuff we've gotta pay for. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  . >> bob: someone made abalon of ted's right hand. you remember the old cincinnati red. how about these two guys. this is unexpected from what we heard. >> rob: bouncing around in a lot of ball clubs. good stuff. good sinker, nice change-up. changing eye levels. high low, getting them to ground out and very hot back coming in. couple of home runs in the first couple of games. jmatching him tit for tat and even manufacture a run he

the nats get roughed up big time. cubs win 11-3, s epethe four- game series. >> today was a step backwards, you know just a breakdown all the way around on the ball club, all of us. and you know nobody is going to give you a ballgame. you take the field. and you know -- you can win 162 ballgames or you can lose 162, because nobody in major league baseball will give it to you, let this ongo. you just have to fight to win a ballgame. and as i told the ball club, losing is easy, you can lose, winning is what is hard. >> after the game, they got tavaris for assignment, martin making his major league league debut tomorrow against the mets. and orioles on the south side of chicago taking on the black sox -- they're actually the white sox. that is a heck of a stab, take a look at that preserving right there. top of the 5th, o's pounding the baseball, scoring five times in this inning, based loads, four rbis and the o's do rough them up, 10-2. day 15 of the tour de france and some nice sceney right there. i think . teammates,

and the mets lead 2-0 out hitting the nats 4-1.t up and in. 1-1. >> rob: pretty good pitch. >> bob: yeah, it was. cubs are under way at philadelphia. ted lilly, rodrigo lopez tonight and the phillys have a 6 and a half game lead in the east. and a good one at the letters. >> rob: good cutters. a back door cutter. like mariano rivera, just not quite as hard. but great command. and he has to stay on the edge. he can't like you said, get too much of the plate. then he is very hittable. >> bob: second base is alex cora, good speed there. led off the inning with a base hit. angel pagan is a 27-year-old switch hitting outfielder from puerto rico. our eye in the sky up here next to us. >> rob: draw a straight line right there. on the other side. perfectly. >> bob: well hit to center. ball in front of morgan, and unless he makes a great throw -- >> rob: and he did. >> bob: which he does! [ cheers and applause ] . >> bob: but the tag is missed, the mets will lead 3-0. [ crowd booing ] . >> bob: cora came flying by josh hard, who does not ar

nats would threaten again in the second. but livo tossing that. hernandez seven innings, never broke a sweat. for the nats after eight years in the minor not really the way it went when he dreamed about it. five runs in the first two innings. nats fall 6-2 as livo beat him six times this year. >> he's the mult mitt pro. -- ultimate pro. he gave them a great effort. >> mean whoil drama in the -- meanwhile drama in the bronx. all you have to do on this one is keep your eye on the right fielder. that is nick markakis and he's jogging straight for the old clubhouse. the yanks down the o's 2-1. michael vick is a free man tonight. even though he paid his debt to society, when it comes to nfl, vick remains in federal jail. this is the scene of his home down in virginia as federal marbles arrived to remove -- marshalls arrived. vick remains suspended by the nfl before he can resume his career. but even if that happens, is there a team that will sign vick? >> maybe a dozen teams have already stated probably that they don't want michael vick. and that's bec

but they had the nats all night. still dc bases loaded and a chance to win until ronnie belliard hits. too much of that this year from the nats. they fall 1-0. meanwhile, anita, your phillies had about a weeks worth of offense in one inning tonight. they all went yard as the phillies scored ten in the first against the reds. if it were little league, they would have invoked the skunk rule right there. instead it continued. no mercy. phillies won 22-1. most runs ever. 48 hours have passed now since steve mcnair's death. and while some have chosen to dwell on his personal shortcomings which came to light this week, those in nashville and baltimore who knew him best believe his life of substance and kindness out weighs those. he was a caring member of his community, particularly in nashville where he spent 11 years and where his commitment to charity was unmatched. today his former teammates mourn the loss of their former brothers. >> we all make mistakes we wish we could go back on. i'm not here to dwell on that. i'm h

the nats a at 9-31 on the road this year.away from home. 15-26 at nationals park, and the nats are 5-8 against the %st ]aig to te centra z$á0+  . [ loss connection ] >> debt west nile ser going to have to show the nats more of what they are seeing now. >> rob: he has thrown about 17 fastballs, about 10 breaking balls and a few changeups. i don't mind the approach, but it is almost the exact extreme of what jordan zimmermann did yesterday. he changed the speed a little more than detwiler. not a bad day of strikeouts. >> rob: the process can be ugly at times >> bob: the bases are loaded with nobody out and the rockies are on the verge, and that is detwiler with his third walk today. and defensively he has robbed the nationals twice already. one with a throw and one with a catch. and the single leading off the inning and garrett atkins did the same and then tulowitzki. >> bob: the nats were feeling pretty good about this series coming off great outings saturday and sunday by john lannan and scott olson. we didn't k

nats have recalled a player to replace him. speculation is zimmerman will not pitch again this year although he wouldn't give himself over to that tonight. >> not a place i want to be on the dl and everything. i want to go out there and pitch every five days and it is just something that is a little setback right now and is what it is. it will move forward and be ready to go when i come back. >> baseball this afternoon yankees wrapping up their series against the os. 12th for him. 6-4. >>> meanwhile if you make the trip to florida to orlando it will no longer be in fort lauderdale, not orlando for spring training. >>> you don't probably know much about world team tennis like how # works or what the deal is with that partridge family color scheme on the tennis court but tonight's scenario for the castles was pretty easy to understand. last match of the regular season. if they win they are in the playoffs. if they lose they are out. taking on the springfield lasers at the stadium downtown. triple duty tonight for number 10. playi

that was the nat's fourth win of the year. of april. 2-2 breaking ball and he's gone. well, after the count went to 2-0, not the kind of at bat austin kearns was looking fo >> rob: he did say, you got to watch out and you'll help him with the breaking ball. right here perez gets ahead and back even in the count and throw as 2-2 breakingznnlnún andúé dd up and broke the imaginary plain of the plate. that's going to be a tough thint of playing time andou know he wants to be aggressive and sw the bat.  was hot úú0 for his last 9 g .315.   that's not his game hittihe ball in the air and alex cora for the second out.   that will bring up the number eight hitter, wil nieves and gonzalez in a mini slump just when the nats wanted to see him get a lot oat bats. >>: they're trying to make a judgment on alberto to see if he can be an every day player at this level. he's got 7" more games to e what he can do. i'm sure the roster co

nats edge the padres 3-2 in ten and it's party time in d.c. afterwards the skipper had kind words for mr. kearns. >> he's in a tough situation, not getting to play as much as he normally has in his career but he does his work every day. gets ready for those kind of situations. in a perfect world we close it down in the 9th and we never get to that point but i wouldn't trade it for anything now because i'm really happy for the ball club and austin in particular. >> nice day for the ball club. dave tremly nd the or equals loses -- orioles loses to five straight. a foul ball down the third baseline. mora overruns it. no, he's still got it. for your defensive play of the game. top of the 4, o's lead 4-0. a base hit to the gap in left center. goes all the way to the wall. brian roberts from first is waved home and scores. the relay home cut off. a's in a rundown between second and third. o's defeat them anyway. it ends an 11-game losing streak at fenway park. >>> d.c. has a new champ and we go one on one with jim zorn about jason campbell and more.

and i know you will. >> that crazy nats game.ning pitcher got credit for the win while sitting in his hotel room as a member of the pittsburgh pirates. by star. >>> an alleged money making scheme at a cemetery that has left hundreds of families even more heart broken. >>> we are checking your morning commute which is pretty good for the most part. look at those nice blue skies once ag mn isthorning. we've got your forecast. we'll check in with tony perkins in just a few minutes. [ engine revving ] [ engine powers down ] well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today.

nats 26-61 mark is the worst in the majors. while acta was respected for patience and even temperament, the owners decided the young nats needed a firmer hand and different voice. >> this is a sad day for me personally. i talked many times about the quality that manny possesses and that are the hallmarks of a manager with long term success. we put off a decision not with standing our poor record as long as we did because we didn't want this day to happen. >> acta not present at today's press conference but issuing this statement through the team, quote, i want to thank the nationals forgiving me the opportunity to be a major league manager. it was a great learning experience. i have no regrets. i would like to extend a special thank you, to the fans for being so faisht and supportive over -- so patient and supportive over the last few years. he goes out with class yet again. >>> now the nationals become somebody else's headache. that man is a seasoned baseball veteran, and a local guy. nats bench coach jim riggleman takes over

the nats lose 9-4. albert haynesworth caused an accident that left another motorist in a wheelchair but he will go to jail not at all. instead the redskins defensive tackle with the $100 million contract will serve just three months probation. he pleaded no contest this morning to a charge of reckless driving. that's a misdemeanor in tennessee. he was driving his car nearly 100 miles an hour and made contact with another car causing him to lose control and hit the median. ed munson has filed a civil suit for $7.5 million. meanwhile across town tonight a public memorial held for steve mcnair. fans lined up hours in advance to pay their respects. daryle mason who played with mcnair spoke and addressed his two sons. >> to trenton and tyler, i can't teach you how to fish, i can barely swim, and i can't love you like your dad did, but i can love you like a father. >> we move on to swimming tonight. michael phelps, as you know, holds about every medal. he won a championship in indianapolis tonight. broke the

nats and mets tonight at the ballpark. new york sending perrez to the mound, whom the nats tagged for seven runs in four innings back in april. he'll take on dc's lannan. >>> with temperatures set to hit 90 this weekend hockey may not be the first thing on your mind by the caps are deep into their offseason maneuvers and chief among them is this guy. mike knuble making his debut today. the last four seasons were with the hated flyers. knuble has been good for 25 goals, 50 points a year and should replace fedorov as the center on the second line. >> on the ice, i want to, you know, try to complement our star players, our really good players, and just try and help them do their job, you know, nobody wants to go out there and be a hindrance to what they're doing and it's big responsibility. if you're lucky enough to play with those guys. >> caps lost backup goalie brent johnson. he signed a free agent deal with the even more hated penguins today. >>> andy roddick will be in the field. he hasn't played since losing to federer

the nats have reportedly fired manny acta.ross is on this one. >> reporter: manny acta is out as the skipper of your washington nationals? who is scene of the accident? stick around, we will delve deeper. >>> and the first hispanic supreme court nominee faces the ultimate test on capitol hill this week. i'm sarah simmons. i'll have the latest on sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings when fox 5 morning news returns. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! >>> welcome back. what a beautiful shot of the capitol this morning with the sun just coming up behind the clouds. it sets it off. you can't paint a prettier picture than that, can you. >> it almost doesn't look real gentleman you notice when sarah simmons' live shot came up, we went wow! >> some lucky f

dave ross is coming in to fill you in on all the sports for the nats tonight.tay with us. >>> good evening, everybody. dave ross with your sports edge and the nats have not yet won in this seven game road swing or have they? they did win in houston last night in a seven minute game which was the completion of a suspended game from may 5th that gap in d.c. does that now -- game in d.c. does that now count as a road win? i have no idea but we do know this. this game would end tonight in houston for the nats and that is a hop run and right there on console -- home run and right there on scott olsen. bases juiced for the 7th. cristian guzman backed up to the box. here comes alberto gonzales, right behind him wlie harris and the nats have a 5-4 lead. now tied at five in the 9th. this is nyjer morgan. thas a base hit. here comes willie harris. can he score? michael bourne out at the dish of the we go to the bottom of 9th and here comes geoff blum. oh, no, not again. miguel take laid a scores. the -- miguel tejada scores. the nats still winless on the road. >>> o's wi

in particular, the nat's lack of a permanent gm has considered him to concern the nats an unknown.p at fenway tonight, the o's weekend opening against the red sox. the birds down. but they had the bases loaded with one out. golden opportunity he to at least force extra ings. but jonathan whipped scott and then the o's lose like that 3-1. all right. here is something you don't usually say about a tennis match. i wonder if the two guys are going to fight each other tonight. well, that was a fair question this evening. the last time the castles and the new york sports time got together, john mcenroe came across the net and they rumbled. tonight the rematch. and in the playoffs, no less. eastern conference finals, this time no mcenroe. and no drama. pays for washington just named the mvp this afternoon backed it up with wins tonight in men's doubles as the castles knock off the win in overtime. they will play in the team tennis championship in sfreng field right here in dc -- springfield right here in dc. golf today funk started a lead. that lead was down to one today until fred got to

fast forward to this afternoon, a classic chase, the nats did have chances though and this one bases loaded in the 6th. that is anderson hernandez, a groundout, and it is over. a shot out the middle, played them perfectly, and 11 hits for the nats, still down, 1-0, and jordan zimmerman pitches a good ballgame, this was a big one. matsui, astros up, watch this, this is clifford trying to get the intent to walk, a runner on 3rd. that means best burkeman, come on down, they head into the all- star break, 26 and 51. afterwards, manny talked about the toughness of the game. >> and it is funny, it is a humbling game. this is the same club that scored all of those runs yesterday. we just couldn't execute offensively, twice bases loads, couldn't get it done. so you know it is why this game, you know you have to stay humble. >> people look at what we're talking about. record nervousness. the 2003 tigers entered the break with a worse record, nats bumping 35 games below 500 with the '79 bluejays, not even those loveable losers, they're not on the list, only 26 games under 500 back in 1962 at t

nats in houston last night, and it was liftoff for the nats. washington hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning. it's the first time that's happened in nats history. the nationals pounded out a season high 13 runs on 21 hits. they win big, 13-2. >>> in baltimore, battle of the birds, o's and blue jays. this game went to extra innings. game tied at 3. moore at the plate, he hits a walk-off home run to wright. it's his first home run in 50 games. the orioles win it 4-3 in the bottom of the 12th. >>> in golf at the u.s. women's open, former clamp cristie kerr is clinging to a two-shot lead going into the final round. you can see the fourth round today here on nbc 4 beginning at 3:00. >>> in the wnba, mystics hosting the l.a. sparks last night. elena beard scored a game high 26 points and the mystics win it 75-63. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. next, reporter's notebook, an inside look at the stories affecting your community. we'll be back in 15 minute was ot this morning's t o stories. for now, here'

the nats were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, ouch. more trouble for the nats. of the second, two on, two out for zambrano, excellent hitter here, rips a shot to right, goes to the wall. milton bradley, mike fontano scores, cubs take a 2-1 lead, zambrano making things happen. bottom three now, willie harris at the dish, lifts the ball into foul territory. michael hofbauer almost runs over the ball girl, leaps into the stand and you've got to make it harder for the other team. hofbauer makes the catch and then in the dugout, did you see me? missing the cut is something foreign to tiger woods, he 0 only been cut four times in his career, until yesterday. woods is heading home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. scotland, conditions worse yesterday than they were on friday. perfect conditions -- if you were on a sailboat. tiger woods had never played turnberry until this week. here on 13, his third shot, chipping just off the green. doesn't hit it hard enough. the ball rolls back down the him. woods unhappy about that. finishes plus five. he misses the cut for

the nats have been historically bad so far.g the all-star break 35 games under .500 but nats management really liked acta. they gave him every chance to succeed and that's why today's decision was not easy as one might think. november 14, 2006, jim bowden introduces manny acta as the second manager in the history of the washington nationals. after a promising first year things quickly went south. 102 losses in 2008 followed by a league worst 61 setbacks at the all-star break this year. it was rumored a month ago but today it became a reality. >> the washington nationals today have relieved manny acta as his duties as manager of the washington nationals. >> reporter: his low key demeanor was cited by nats management as both a strength and weakness in dealing with the young roster but ultimately the product on the field was not living up to expectations. >> we didn't want to have to do this. we're fans of manny ak ta. i am personally. i think he has qualities of a long-term successful manager. but we weren't happy with our record

excellent -- well that is what the nats did yesterday. >> well, 24 hours ago, the nats did everything right, pounding out hit after hit, scoring run after run, everything was right. if only for a day in nat's land, that dream was now a nightmare, the nats had their chances, only down 1-0, base for hernandez, the rally is over. then in the 7th again, adam dun there, and miguel tejada, 1-0, went on to lose 5-0. and they met the na wt onusga jn te mes the road. n and people take a look, we are witnessing a record re,the idea of how bad it got. e thlast four years, only 2003, they entered with the wste reco. rd nats in the same company, not even the 1962 mets who lost a record 122 games, they were only 26 games uder 500 at the all-star break. that is bad. meanwhile, baltimore, o's are good, hosting the blue jays today, adam jones has other ideas, bring it back adam. so good you have to take another look. this is why he is going to the all-star game. the birds beat the jays 4-2. give that man a hand, people. he really deserves it. there you go, later on in geico sports extra, we'll have mo

anagain after a big blowout the nats thought down.d 2-0 counten and recovered from most of those.

manny acta says he has been fired as the nats manager. he says he learned the news last ght after the team lost to houston 5-0. that pushed the nats' record to 26-61, the worst in the league. acta spent three seasons as the nats manager, compiling a record of 158-252. espn deportest.com quotes acta as saying, i thank the nationals for giving me this opportunity and i'm sorry that things didn' work out as expected. it's normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well. the nats are expected to make the announcement today and to name bench coach jim riggleman as acta's replacement. >> well, the trial of a woman accused of murdering her children begins today. banita jacks is accused of killing her four daughters. >> the gruesome discovery was madeack in january of 2008. the bodies were found inside a southwest row home. investigators believe the girls had been dead for several months. jacks told police the girls died in their sleep. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is working our top story this morning. she's live right now i

how about the nats offense. >> high five. hey, man, i get a little jumpy when we hit the ball this good. >> first inning, morgan tripled, we'll get back to the real business. right up against the wall. you can forget it. he gets in there in third base. then he makes a base running mistake, as he's got to let that ball go through with nobody out. but he stayed in the run down long enough to get the runner down to second base. that didn't make much of a difference as he was dancing around there and hanging breaking ball. i didn't know this he hit this ball well enough, but it got on out there pretty doggone good. all the way back into that second level where all those bars are. second inning, j.d. martin with a big base on balls. we didn't show all these other hits. morgan singles again. then guzman singles, right there in the hole. actually the ground ball in front of the shortstop with that infield a little soft. then the walk to zim. here's adam dunn, fastball away. see you later. high towering drive. that ball almost brough

. >> bob: top of the 9th, nats now down by 2. leo nunez saved the game monday night by retiring josh willingham on a flyball. he relieves dan meyer who is in line for the win unless adam dunn, josh willingham and alberto gonzalez can do something about it here in the bottom of the 9th. adam dunn has faced this pitcher once in his career. 0-for-1. he has had a pretty good series. a double and a walk today. so adam 1-for-3 and he is 4-for- 11 with a homer and 3 rbis. we are hoping that the month of july will be different than the rest of the year. they did score two 7th inning runs here. but the bullpen, time after time after time this year has not been a able to stop the florida marlins. 2-2 to dunn. that's the first out here in the 9th. josh willingham is a bright light today, rob, 2-for-3 with a walk and two rbis. >> rob: a great day, bob. single, plated a couple of runs. josh willingham has a double and a single in this ballgame. >> bob: he is now batting .289. first time the nats played a game in the month of june that josh wi

>>> hi, everybody, time for nats extra pregame. great to is you with us tonight as the nats begin their road trip out west. they have a couple of games against the colorado rockies, then off to houston for a series against the astros before the all star break and then coming back home after that. great to have you along with us. what a weekend for this ball game, ray, take, out of three, the series from the atlanta braves. >> pitching will spark a lot of good things. nyjer playing so well. clutch hitting, and just had everything those past two ball games. fan participation. olsen pitched extremely well, almost notching he first all- time complete game. and is those two big bombs that adam dunn hit, but clutch hitting. we hit .394 with runners in scoring position. that's something new. 18 runs scored. just a great weekend. fun weekend, about this ball club changing courses, and i believe they chained course. >> do you get a little different feel for this paul club now? i know that nyjer has certainly instilled a lot of enthusiasm, a

and those at-bats he was 1 for 1 as a nat last year. yeah, that's nasty. >> rob: the swing or the pitch? >> bob: the pitch. >> rob: it was. it was a nice sinking fastball. >> bob: you're up 7, a brief at- bat. ♪ ♪ (tucci) only at&t has the best selection of full keyboard phones. like the lg neon, just $29.99 after mail-in rebate.  >> bob: the fans are having a good time at the ballpark tonight and it will probably become this morning for them. top of the fourth inning, 7-0 washington. we have aflac trivia for you. the duck is up late. he swam a few extra laps for us and brings us this one, since 65 the three number one overall picks who went on to lead their leagues in home runs for a season. that means any time during their career. was one of them a padre? >> rob: did josh hamilton lead the american league last year? >> bob: he sure was on a pace to do that. that's a good guess. that's a tough one. back to 1965. drew macias grounded out to nick johnson first time up. >> rob: i would say since there's a padres media guide in play in

when we come back the nats fans were showing some american pride today as well.the nats players were showing some pride because they played well today. we'll falk about their big win coming up. over in england no sisterly love between the two best american tennis players. which williams sister would win the wimbledon crown? stick around to find out.  fresh, fresh, fresh. really fresh! come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, alat prices you can handle. like whole seedless watermelon, just $3.88 each. only at giant. steaen cckbshiri, and burgers on the grill. at giant, you'll find fresh, delicious quality mts at prices that sizzle -- like super g split chicken breast, just 99 cents a pound. only at giant. >>> this is geico sports extra. >>> and welcome back to the show, everybody. the nationals in the holiday spirit. a decent crowd on hand today. nely 24 house in d.c. to see if the nats could deliver some fireworks of their own on this fourth of july. fans coming out. look at uncle sam's hats. here's fireworks from big adam

the nats and astros resumed the me. nats won, handing him the easiest win. was relaxing in his hotel room, hundreds of miles away. >> he got kred it? >> yeah. going over the changes. game resumes bottom 11th. tied at 10. everything picks up. josh baird, two on. grounds to short. teda's throw, a bit high. morgan, scores the game winning run. interestingly, morgan wasn't with the team when the game start either. nats win. and now pitches for the pittsburgh pirates. gets the win. and bottom three. nats up. delivering to tejeda. well, folks think fast. hot shot back. and he makes the catch. and quick reflexes. i lick to call itself defense. you have got to make the play. bottom six. game tied four. and sends one deep to left field. adam dunn turns around to play it off the scoreboard. oh, no. the ball gets by him. and keppinger scores. cruises in with a triple. the astros blast the nats, 9-4 the final. ouch. for a few hours the salacious details of steve mcnair's death were forgotten. remembered at his funeral for his hard work on and off the football field. man