he's 6'7", 250 pounds. >> tom: nats are hitting -- >> bob: nats are hitting .264 tied with houston. ninth in home runs. willie harris goes from interviewee to leadoff man in a matter of about 2:00. 81 degrees, cloudy skies, rain in the area. what else is new? not much of a breeze blowing at the moment. johnson misses with his first two. under way right on time by the way at 7:10. willie having a rather unusual season batting only .233. the on-base percentage is 130 points higher. tight zone so far for tim welke, the crew chief in his 26th year. jim reynolds, chad fairchild another welke, bill over at third base. nats against the marlins, 4-11 this year. 0-6 here at land shark stadium. no matter what they've named this place, it's never been kind to the nats. and willie harris has a leadoff walk. >> rob: pnc bank scouting report. miami. 5-0. he's 5-0 lifetime against the nats with a 3.50 earned run average in 10 starts. he's very happy and healthy. he's basically a year and a half since tommy john surgery. he's been outstanding and he helps himself. he's got three homers and nine rbi

to the ninth, nats lead 5-2.ught, i don't want to do this for the rest of my life i probably don't want to do it tomorrow. i told my dad, "i want to start a brewery." i told him, "i think you're crazy." i started sam adams with boston lager to make rich, flavorful beer. and he went and sold it one bottle at a time. no one had tried an american beer that had that kind of flavor. boston lager really was a groundswell. there's that saying, "do something you love "and you'll never work "a day in your life." i don't feel like i've worked for 24 years.  >> bob: well, clippard, bergmann and macdougal. mike macdougal still in theballgame. doesn't get any better than a one-pitch double play ball and as we go to the top of the ninth, coming up on "nats xtra" presented by verizon fios, inside the pitching duel with johnson, thoughts with the manager after the game. estrada-anibal sanchez tomorrow night. they start the game here at 6:10. because of a post-game concert. we cannot join you until 7:05. go to masnsports.co

nats win. nats win. >> there is the bullpen, ba loan, burnett, mcdougal.s after the starter went 5 1/3. and most of the guys were pretty effective and mcdougal comes in and does the job and gets the last out. >> except bergmann. i'm a little disappointed in bergmann. the other guys are throwing well. the other guys keep coughing it up. really, this guy has just great stuff. how many times we gonna say "stuff" this year, about 32 million. >> 32.5 million, yes. >> 32.5? i'm going to say it 325 million one. he has great stuff, can't get the ball where he needs to when he gets it there. >> leaves it up too much. >> hangs the slider way too much. >> tomorrow going to be johnny lannan for the nationals, he'll be opposed by tim redding the former national. when we come back to continue with "nats xtra" post game after a 6-5 win some thoughts from skipper jim riggleman. . >> bob: bard on 2-0 and he hits that ball a long way to right field. it is gone. >> rob: yeah. >> bob: into the screen above the bullpen. josh bard's fifth of the year and, for josh bard, his # 3

the nats are gone in the third. a lead off hit by maxwell he's stranded. the nats trail 3-1. that shirt before the deadline the name of found it's way the dotted line. was 11:59:50. before they pushed that button. of problems. lot of pitches he won't go that deep in the game. pitching away from contact tonight. hitting teams in the major league. that's obvious. riggleman. figure out what they trying to do. you pitch 3 breaking balls a row or 3 change-up or 3 off-speed pitches it's obvious that, that puzzle your manager and pitching coaches >> bob: top of the 4th inning. rollin, 8, 9, one the phillies. there's mock getting bako on a pitch way off the plate for his first strikeout. seats for 2010, deposits are being taken. guaranteed seatings. gets a base hit. everyone trying another one. rob: garet went 3 innings. 4. another he went 6. against cincinnati he walked another 4. rollins and howard 0-4 tonight. of your strike throwing ability. feel he has the ability to wants. very hard at from contact. when you pitch like that. for a guy from japan, watched pitch to contact and gu

the nats. had a whole lot of success here. there's been plenty of controversy here and it's the opening of the weekend series. hard to be this is the second last stop they make on the road. bob carpenter, rob dibble, let's spread a little news around here. nieves, what happen to him and what the nats did to replace him. >> rob: you had it reading. they said when he lunged for first base he pulled the hamstring. a couple days, maybe a week he is gonna be out, and this shows you how good mike rizzo is. he traded for jamie burke from the mariners organization. he was only one of the two healthy catchers. nevada and bard are banged up so jamie burke joins the fold. >> 37 years old, a good catch and throw guy. we know controversy goin' way back to may. this ball park is so quirky crazy things seem to happen every time the nats play. >> he hit the ball off johnny lannan late in this ball game and johnny had been pitching his butt off, a fan interference, they make the call. this one a little bit later a fly ball to right field, you

now here is the nats lineup. maxwell, 5 for 13. 3 of the 4 career homers. 6 r.b.i.s against the marlinsch he is in the number 6 spot. desmond plays along tide. guzman and batting along side each other. that's interesting to watch. we'll tell you about a rich history. there is not a lot to it but what there is interesting. for the marlins here is kid only 22. he will have a birthday in 10 days and mainly out of the bullpen early a starter lately. >> rob: he has been a starter lately and he has had trouble, he gives up a lot of homeruns. he was pretty much home schooled by jim palmer. he will repeat it and do a lot right. he does not keep it down into the zone. that's the same problem some of the younger guys have. it is up in the hitting zone it will leave the park. >> bob: defensively 13th in the league. it may not be the best outfield defense from what we have seen. they may be at their best when ross is in center and carroll in right. and the infield defense the same every day. and paulino, left-hander gets the

nats and padres continue this series, and we get you going at 3:00 with nats extra.om for all of the latest news on the nationals. this has been a presentation of masn. stay tuned. nats extra coming up right now, and from the booth in san diego, so long for just a while. >>> well, the national hitting problems continue tonight in san diego, 4-1 the final. next half hour, we'll try to give you some answers, if we can come up with some, as to what's happened to this national offense. are the getting the pitching, phil, but just not getting the hitting. >> rob: outstanding effort toronto by j.d. martin, but unfortunately it was j.d.'s own feeding mishap that led to the go ahead run. >> defining moment in this ball game. the bunt, and this is where it all starts right here. >> cabrera ladens fairly rue attain bunt. not a lot of top spin on the ball, but martin takes his eye off the ball, goes off his glove, and then orr slow to getting to cover the next hit, and the padres are up at that point by a score of 2-0, and two runs was all they needed to win this ball game. >>

the nats fly infield in. at third and pitcher at second.   >> bob: another change-up.    >> bob: like i said the oth day, i don't see mock shaking off bard. this off-speed stuff the idea of the catcher. and a ground ball to right side, the runners will stay. gonzalez has it, 2 outs.   and you have no choice but pitch to chase utley. >> rob: you can't walk chase utley to get the ryan howard.   this is one tough line up t have to pitch to. if you fall behind it's that much more difficulty and you have to make perfect pitches.   >> utley into left. could have been worse. and mock gives up 3 in the second, and it's a 2-run lead for the phillies. bag $20 dollas to ride in the bottom of the plane in the dark. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $30. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding ) but i'

become a citizen of nats town today. go to nationals.com or call.   the pitcher is up there, stauffer sacrificed first time up. >> rob: i was talking about him, he has four big pitches instead of three.   . >> bob: two quick outs, bounc to short. he was so good in college he really only needed two pitches to go with his fastballs, two- seam, four-seam, and basically a slider or slufer, he throws it so hard, big slider, big change-up, repete's his delivery well. eight ground ball outs for forlily von hernandez.   cabrera is a young man with lots of speed, one base hit, 20 stolen bases. but i know the padres would like to see him start sliding feet-first into some of his bags. he is another sort of reckless head first slider when he gets on the bases.   . >> rob: well i don't know i would call nigeriaer's stuff reckless, he is so slight, not the biggest cat in the world, and he flies so fast that -- >>

nats town ml blogs.com. to get the most exclusive nats news.   >> bob: david eckstein with a two out rbi chance. >> rob: i was at the world series he won the mvp. you know, you have to respect what this kid has done and made himself into a fantastic player. >> bob: he checks that ball. willie harris isn't going to come close to it. david eckstein has hits one 3850s to left center and the padres are doing everything right. they lead 6-0. you know what david eckstein is going to do now that he has that new consider for next year, he is going to work even harder than he already does. >> rob: he is going to work like they are going to take his job away from him tomorrow. that is the way david eckstein approaches every day in the major league. same thing albert pujols house does. he is afraid he is going to lose his job. i have been saying that for six months, bob. the problem is some of the guys, it is not getting through to some of our players. you know, david eckstein, nine times

the nats send him home. not a good move. harris out by a mile. the nationals fall 7-6 and that's it. they lose game number 100 for the second straight year. >>> turning now to football and we know there is a changing of the guard at redskins park. we just don't know what that change will be. jim zorn says he will decide on randy thomas' replacement today. either will montgomery or chad rinehart will be the team's new starting right guard. in terms of experience, the redskins not choosing from a horn of plenty. >>> preseason hockey, caps on the road against the rangers.

with the nats on top 1-0. ryan howard flied out to right filed with two men aboard in the first inning, and that was the biggest out of the game for john lannan so far. >> rob: john continues to pound the fastball in and away. has got a good one tonight. t your secondary pitches. >> bob: and a bouncing ball. than pedro, with iuno3.%%a tough question. i wish i came up with that one. >> bob: jayson werth lined out to right bob gibson comes tomind. >> rob: i was going to say bob gibson, sandy koufax. >> bob: did koufax. i long enough to have 3,000 strikeouts, though? >> rob: well, i think carlton -- or was he just a little over 3. i was thinking about nolan. he had 5700 strikeouts, but he had an era over 3. >> bob: that's a good one. >> rob: that is a food one. that's a stumper. >> bob: and a 1-2 to werth. lannan pulled the string on him. 76 on the change-up. i love that xmo, because you can see how the bat is gone before the ball gets there. >> rob: and you also see the hitter, the bat head is out there, b

we're down at nats park. j.d. drew on the hill for the in nats. he had a rough start.id wright doubled that off the wall and left. comes around the score, gives the mets a 3-0 lead. he would set down and not allow any more damage. the nats begin their come back. desmond hits one deep. that guy is gone into the mets' bull pen. desmond coming on for the nats of late. second big home run, makes it 3-2. bottom of the eighth, game tied at 3. desmond hits it sharp up the middle. anderson hernandez stops it, flips to castillo. his relay wild, nats up 4-3. mike mac doug al on for the same. one on for david wright. deep fly ball. i love good catches. look at dukes tracking it. whoa! leaps and makes the great catch to end it. look at this, this is my favorite part. he says, come on, buddy, give me some ve. the nats win it, 4-3. moving to the capitals. they always have baseball fans but with other teams in the area struggling and with the potential on this rosterer, they are one of the teams that provides the biggest hope for gog a long way this season. experts' early predictions

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the nats -- he will start. the nats showed some pluck last night offering a win and fending off the 1 hundredth loss for one more day and it made us wonder could they rattle of a winning streak and end the season with just 99 losses? nats and dodgers again tonight. nats down in the 6th. but willie harris scores. we're tied at 6th. and it stayed that way until the 8th. how are you doing? solo shot puts the dodgers up 7-6ment nats had a chance -- 7-6. nats had a chance to retie it. a perfect throw. he is meat. there you have number 100. pre-season hockey caps and rangers meeting for the first time since we knocked the blue shirts out of the playoffs last year. two minutes left rangers with a harmless two three here and they score a goal. caps lose 3-2. at rfk dc united hosting marathon. 55th minute the original black and red. 13th year with the team. still the all time leading scorer in mls. nascar's chase for the cup will be just 90 miles up the road. and they decided to take a little detour today. tony stewart

some rain helped out the nats and they won the last two games. >> yeah it helped out the nats and theyk and pounded on the padres pitching staff, a grand h slam, adam durn really fell to pieces. austin kearns would come up the next night and prove to be the hero. that afternoon tilt, game- winning hilgt right there, with some really good hitting, beat their young and inexperienced pichght so they took two out of three from the padres. hopefully they get that back tonight. >> each team has been really interesting since then. the nationals have been right at the .500 mark, the padres have been better than .500, the runs scored and the e.r.a.'s kind of balance each other out so you can see why they would be .500 and both teams fielding the ball well. levon hernandez has seen this organization, 25 starts h his career. >> rob: yes he has not won at petco but 1-6 against the padres on lifetime. >>ly von in that game, two walks and 6 strikeouts, he told me he was happy the way he felt, he just wants a different result for his ball club in san diego tonight. @x@0@p@0@6p)@)@)p, 

he won 61 games in a nats uniform. never wanted to leave the nats in the first place and they finally granted his wish to return last month. whether he comes back in 2010 is up to mike rizzo. we'll see how much desire counts in this game. >> thank you so much. 10 months ago today a-deal involving the marlins and the nationals took place. the nats acquired scott olsen, josh willingham from the fish and the marlins get p.j. dean, jake smolinski and emilio bonifacio. let's go down to south florida at the ballpark. there is our friend mark zuckerman of the "the washington times" levels talk about this deal. seems like the nationals may have got best of this deal. >> yeah, i think it's pretty hard to say at this point they didn't and that's even with scott olsen missing most of the season. look what willingham has become. it's funny when they first acquired him and went into spring training, he was pretty much their fifth outfielder and he's turned instead a mainstay at left field a long term corner piece as the number five

the fish beat the nats 9-6. baker 3-5. he ties a career high with four r.b.i.'s. florida has won three in a row,

just as those nats relievers kept the nats in the game, you, too can stay in the the fame with just more we will step out and come back and run through tonight's starting line-ups pep when we continue, the nationals inty first of three against the phillies. ray and i will be back here in a minute. others. (cable guy) you can do that with cable! living room. bedroom. kitchen. thank you. (announcer) get the amazing multi-room dvr from verizon fios free for 3 months. you can watch recorded shows in up to seven different rooms. plus get all three fios services, tv, internet and phone for the price of two. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities hurry, this offer won't last. at 800.974.6006 tty/v  >> now let's take a look at starting line-ups.    >>> time for the ho segment of our show. ben is joining us tonight. ben, a lot of guys called up, a lot of fellas getting a let's together of what it's like to be in the big leagues, and they're thrilled to be here. >> yeah, the big thing for them is now goling to be, okay, you're here, go going to ge

nats lead 7-1. they play by ramirez and r.b.i. for nieves. >> rob: when you talk about orr, talk about the player coming down the line. three steps down the line he can score and give that run for and to nieves to get that ball to the right side of ramirez. >> bob: here is lannan. john takes ball 2. we miss the speed. and that kind of stuff helps, when you tonight have burning street you have to take a walking lead and do the fundamental stuff. >> bob: lannan fouls it. >> rob: i talked to rick eckstein about this. put it on the carpet. done madingley would hit it to the infield. guy on 3rd. scores. >> bob: and vain and they lead the mets. not looking good this sunday for the marlins. they are a 5-2; 2-2 count for john lannan. one out. take it easy. two outs. top of the order. dodgers are coming to nats town. watch the game in style. go to nationals.com/win. you watch them play the dommers. >> we'll top by. >> bob: we'll find out where you are. >> bob: i will be the taster. >> rob: i'll taste the ref rages and the foot. >> bob: it

florida has won three in a row, the nats have lost seven straight.ok at the wild card standings in the national league. >> adam wainwright's been dominant in the second half of the season, looking to become baseball's first 17-game winner. he needs a little offense, so the machine, albert pujols, coming up big for him in the sixth, to left field, his 43rd of the year. for the career, number 362. passing joe dimaggio for 69th all time. moving to the eighth, ryan ludwick, dead center. it is gone. a three-run shot. he was 5-5, two home runs, five r.b.i.'s. it's his first career five-hit game. the cardinals, the 14 runs, that's a season high. the four home runs ties a season high, and ad-- adam wainwright allows six earned on the fifth. snaps a streak of 12 straight starts allowing two or fewer runs but he still gets the win. wainwright is one of several pitchers battling for the n.l. cy young award. tim lincecum having another great season. he's the reigning cy young winner and trying to become the first back-to-back n.l. winner since randy johnson won

nats hosting phillies tonight again. adam dunn did his part.ning including that in the 1st for his 93rd r.b.i. of the year. tied at 4 in the 8th when jayson werth and pedro feliz go back-to-back. nats trailing 6-5 in the 9th done up again with a chance to tie this ballgame but he lines into the old double play and that's it. nats lose 6-5. fenway, os visiting the sox. fancy with that. bases loaded. victor martinez emptying all the boxes with a double. 7-0 os fall. in new york tonight, three

the braves beat the nats, 11-5 is the final. >>> kenny perry is making things interesting. they pay out $10 million to the champ. after the third round performance, he's giving tiger woods a run for his money. perry said he better bring his a-game is all i can say. tiger woods didn't have his a-game. he had his moments. putting from 48 feet away. putting with precision. he got it. he shot a one under. he's six under for the tournament, two shots behind the leader, this leader is perry. 105 yards out. golf fans will love this shot. within three feet of the cup. perry was on a roll. birdied the first four. mickelson is on the money here. mickelson, four under on the day. he sits tied for first place. back to kenny perry. putting on 12. he was feeling it, too. he shot a six under in the thi round. he's at eight under with a two-shot lead. i don't know if he'll be able to hold off tiger woods, though. >>> we have an update on the rutgers score, 38-13 with two minutes to go. >> the goats wouldn't go out. the wool would shrink in the rain. srk that's another thing. >> trying to m

welcome to nats xtra pregame.e're set to take you up to first push with bob carpenter and rob double a little after 10:00 on this beautiful night in the nations capital. nationals trying to get back on track, but how about the performance last night for livan hernandez? >> got no help at all from the offense, but managed to keep the ball club in the game. it's a loss, but a complete game loss. they gave up two runs early, and we one run late on the home run by chase headley off the bench. bust he was locating the pitches extremely well. not going to throw the ball past anybody. bit you look at what he's done, and what you did in his previous start against the cubs, these are two to quality starts, and again, no victory to show for it, but he's done exactly what they need him to too. >> he throws pumps, looks very relaxed on the mound. he's been in every possible situation as a pitcher, so what he is doing has to rub off on these younger goes. >> well, you would hope so. you would hope they could come to him and sa

florida has won three in a row, the nats have lost seven straight.ok at the wild card standings in the national league. >> adam wainwright's been dominant in the second half of the season, looking to become baseball's first 17-game winner. he needs a little offense, so the machine, albert pujols, coming up big for him in the sixth, to left field, his 43rd of the year. for the career, number 362. passing joe dimaggio for 69th all time. moving to the eighth, ryan ludwick, dead center. it is gone. a three-run shot. he was 5-5, two home runs, five r.b.i.'s. it's his first career five-hit game. the cardinals, the 14 runs, that's a season high. the four home runs ties a season high, and ad-- adam wainwright allows six earned on the fifth. snaps a streak of 12 straight starts allowing two or fewer runs but he still gets the win. wainwright is one of several pitchers battling for the n.l. cy young award. tim lincecum having another great season. he's the reigning cy young winner and trying to become the first back-to-back n.l. winner since randy johnson won

things looking good early on for the nats. in the sixth mike morse pinch-hitting with two on and two out. one 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 played friday's game about the same. he started the process with me. when he made the team and i didn't, i wanted 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 o

first 10,000 fans nats town t-shirt free. 202675 nats. friday and then the phillies for three. and after that, one more homestand. wow. and gonzales hitting the ball in the air in routine fashion to right field again. now it is seven straight for correia. the latest pitcher, and shut down the washington offense. turn-by-turn-direction-giving sync system... in the all-new ford taurus. sfx: ((sync beep)) please say a command. read message. highway 8 closed. update route. turn right on silver road. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus from ford. drive one.  >> bob: that is rob and i coming to the ballpark this morning. thanks for getting out your nice sailboat for testimony it was a lovely day. only place in california where it is wet. >> rob: what do you think of my seamanship? >> bob: you are a salty dog. 0-2 to kevin correia 5 for 39 this year. a 114 career hit. and a breaking ball. foul tip will nieves grabbed it, held on. >> rob: land off the port bow. does that mean ballpark to the left? >> yes and they

. >> what about the whole nat gas deal. the dichotomy that exists between oil moving higher and we've seen natural gas move lower. nat gas at the end of the day yesterday spikes higher. and then today it's down another 8%. what do you think of nat gas both as a commodity itself or then stocks? >> as a commodity itself, i think we've had an explosion of natural gas reserves here domestically with a lot of the shale plays and the bar net and hansville and marshella sales. our reserves have gone through the roof. production went up very high. storages are at near capacity. 3 something trillion feet cuban storage capacity. we do have a lot in supply. but what i did notice is when we hit the seven-year low in nat gas last week, a lot of the producers held in, and i think we're getting to the point where you are going to see shut-ins, and the oversupply situation is quickly going to rectify itself. and there are quite a few things with nat gas that do make it one of the most attractive carbon-based energy sources, and that is one

and the phils are 13-3 against the nats this year.just nine starts, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indians. the reigning a.l. cy young winner has an era below 3 with the phils and has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking of phillies, the eagles have activated michael vick adding him to the three-man roster. because of his two-game suspension, vick can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into it too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he's still going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is still to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. he can be the back-up if donovan mcnabb is not going to be able to play, and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. there is a clear delynnation. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnab

and the phils are 13-3 against the nats this year.just nine starts, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indians. the reigning a.l. cy young winner has an era below 3 with the phils and has more than doubled his strikeout to walk ratio. >> speaking of phillies, the eagles have activated michael vick adding him to the three-man roster. because of his two-game suspension, vick can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles. >> don't read into it too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he's still going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is still to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. he can be the back-up if donovan mcnabb is not going to be able to play, and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. there is a clear delynnation. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnab

florida has won three in a row, the nats have lost seven straight.e wild card standings in the national league. >> adam wainwright's been dominant in the second half of the season, looking to become baseball's first 17-game winner. he needs a little offense, so the machine, albert pujols, coming up big for him in the sixth, to left field, his 43rd of the year. for the career, number 362. passing joe dimaggio for 69th all time. moving to the eighth, ryan ludwick, dead center. it is gone. a three-run shot. he was 5-5, two home runs, five r.b.i.'s. it's his first career five-hit game. the cardinals, the 14 runs, that's a season high. the four home runs ties a season high, and ad-- adam wainwright snaps a streak of 12 straight starts allowing two or fewer runs but he still gets the win. wainwright is one of several pitchers battling for the n.l. cy young award. tim lincecum having another great season. he's the reigning cy young winner and trying to become the first back-to-back n.l. winner since randy johnson won four straight from 1999 to 2002. >> the

nats in philadelphia tonight. joe blanton goes for the home team. >>> finally tonight, this is going to move your cute meter. last night's nats/phillies game. 5th inning. so excited to catch that foul ball and even more excited to give it to his little 3-year- old daughter emily who throws it down to the other level. but look at dad's reaction. he is not madam justice a big hug to make emily feel better. he said it is my fault. when we are at home i give her a baseball and she throws it. so i should have known her. if i gave her a ball she was going to throw it. aside from the fact they were phillies fans they were very cute. >> cute. >> can you imagine? they were actually cute. >> they should make a psa out of that. >> they should. >> clouds tomorrow. few showers. upper 70s on friday. clearing out. right now the weekend looking nice. beautiful on saturday near 80. and fading sunshine on sunday. >> let's

the nats win. two wins in a row for dc.e american league the rangers beat the angels that means the red sox clinch the wild spot. they will play the angels in the first round. >>> 57 degrees here in northwest washington. >>> in three minutes we will go back live to annandale, virginia where firefighters are battling a two-alarm house fire ever coming up on the "early show," what's in your genes how breakthrough genetic testing held the key to save one woman's life. >>> and cbs's own byron pitts shires his story of overcoming the odds from his new memoir on the "early show." you wanted more. u waed videos and phos... ail and brdband. you wanted to ruyour buss from anywhere... and stanmessa#g stay in h everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, or the way hom ok yo wireless mpanies... grow your world. ok >>> for what's in the news now let's go live to alex trevino. we are monitoring a fire. in annandale, virginia. fire and less cue crews are searcher for anyone who may have been left behind. we have more on wusa9.com. >>>

nats trail, hernandez, a career .227 hitter. they call it helping his own cause, two batters later, called up from the minors last friday with a flare to right field, hernandez coming in to score. nats trail the padres, 2-1, orioles hosting the red-hot pettit, a perfect game working until jones groundball to left. hernandez can't handle it, ends the perfect game. still got no hitter. not anymore. markakis on the count, inside the third baseline. a no-no, pettit now 26 and 6 versus baltimore. and defending champ federer extending the u.s. open streak. back the wrap up the edge right after this. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. now you can save more every time that you shop, with thousands of items at prices that pop. now double the number of deals through the store, with your new card, you can't help but save more. it's specials each week on the things that you use, and real deal savings, now how can you lose? low prices every day in every aisle, to

free event taking place at nats park tonight. r >>> main gear touch down. >> space shut "discovery" and astronauts are back on earth this morning. the shuttle landed at edwards air force base last night. "discovery" was diverted to california after bad weather prevented it from landing in florida a second day in a row. the shuttle's crew successfully complete ad two-week mission that includes delivering tons of spris and equipment to the international space station. >>> a familiar tribute return to new york cy overnight. the tribute in light was first presented on the six-month anniversary of the september 11th attacks. now every year the two beams of light shoots straight up into the air to symbolize the twin towers of the world trade center. the lights themselveses are located several blocks from the site. but it brings a ghostly reminder of the towers that were once part of the new york skyline. this year's tribute was only for one night. >>> thousands of americans are hoping to turn one of the most somber days of the year int

we'll come back and continue more of nats extra pregame, the fish and nats getting set to go at it.n] [ crowd noise in background ]n] [ music booming, crowd cheering ] [ music booming and crowd cheering continues ] [ crowd cheering ] ( ding ) >>> let's go to the 20, 20 feature. and josh bard. >> and with the nationals and early may in stepped bard. >> and going great. put it on his shoulder. >> the 31-year-old catcher has helped manage them promising young rotation and a long season. >> it is gone. >> it is first homerun as a national. and solo homer. and the return to the club, it is a great option behind the plate. >> and that continues to fly it is a homerun. >> between bard and nieves they did a great job filling in. he is the number one guy of a the bench. he has a pop. i don't foe where we would have been. he has done a great job. >> nationals get this one take the series. bob and rob are next. i'm racing cross country in this small sidecar, but i've still got room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so it goes pl

the nats take on that team at 7:10. a pair of pitchers trying to move above 500.he nats are on a three game slide at the moment. >>> college football and it seems last saturday against yankees marc u the terps got a scare against a team they should beat. the problem with tomorrow's gain, is they shocked this terps a season ago and since then they have lost practically no players to graduation and maryland lost 30. the terps know a win this year may be even tougher. two games so far. maryland has given up 97 points and that's not eye opening news. >> i know problems. like i say it is not going to happen overnight. you have to be with these kids and tell them what they are doing wrong and be encouraging. can't get down on them because they are what we got. >>> tomorrow maryland and osu. >>> here's a look at the games. >> that's tonight at 11:00. >>> a big show ahead. >> and luckily, what is this one of the rare fridays with no rain for operation football. >> i have failed, haven't i? >> no. you came through. >> very nice tonight and locked us in for the weekend on s

the nats release their 2 a 10 schedule.hey open at home next year with a game against the phillies on monday, april 5th. may 21st through the 23rd the orioles come to town and the nats visit baltimore in june. as for interleague play, the white sox and royals will be also coming to town. >>> let's get back to last night's game. nats visit the phillies. philadelphia scored all the runs early. a bases loaded double and three runs score and nats trail 4-0 and couldn't get anything going against lee. the went the distance, striking out nine and giving up six hits. washington loses 5-0. >>> check out this scene from the stands last night. a guy catches a foul ball and he hands it to his daughter and shes toes it back on the field. baseball obviously is not her thing. >> in baltimore, the orioles hosted the tampa bay rays. max had a great game for the o's he had a three run home run in the 8th. >>> hey ed -- ahead speeders beware, which part of the ere is highing high-tech laser cameras to catch you in the act. >>> >>> an jay is

he is the nats best pitcher. seven innings last night and didn't allow a single earned run against the braves. his reard, how about his 1th loss of the season. 101 for the nationals. their defense, suisse cheesesque as they fall to the braves. football, redskins injury report yesterday contained a bit of a surprise. clinton portis listed as questionable for the lions game. portis struggling with bone burs in both ankles. jim zorn says c.p. will be on the field sunday. portis will be running behind the right guard that has never played before. chad will get the start and suit up for his first nfl game. high school football. game of the week. lovely sandy spring, maryland. the warriors shut out the

what's left for the nats to play for? i can think of 99 things. dodgers in town. bottom of the 6th, nats trail 3- 0. no hit until ryan zimmerman turns on a breaking ball. deep to left field. a three-run blast. his 3 1st home run. we're tied at 3. game tied at 3. moving to the bottom of the 9th, tied at 4. runners on the corners [ inaudible ] the nats defeat the dodgers 5-4 avoiding a 100th loss for now. ollie kolzig is calling it a career. retiring after 14 seasons in the nhl. 13 of which he spent in washington. he retires with most of the caps goal tending career record, including games played, 7-116789 wins at 301 and 35 shutouts. es a' two-time all-star. the ps hosting the black hawks in preseason. caps lead 1-0. alex ovechkin, nice move, rips the slapper for the second of the game. came second period, caps lead 3- 1. check out the passing. caps beat the blackhks 6- 26789 they're now 3-1 in the preseason. the caps open the regular season october 1 at boston. i'm dave feldman. brian is back to wrap up the edge right after this.  there's nothing more imp

nats are out to a 2-0 lead. in the 6th the game tied at two.e morse the long fly ball to center. that'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 respon

the nats are still struggling. dan hellie wraps it all up now in your sports minute. >> good morning, everybody. the redskins back on the practice field getting ready for the rams on sunday. one player was a bit giddy. fullback mike sellers rewarded with a two-year contract extension after his pro bowl season last year. sellers receives a $600,000 signing bonus as part of the new deal. >>> baseball time. nationals now 3-14 against the phillies this season. last night, jason wirth blasted a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to secure an easy win for the phillies. they are now 11 wins away from locking up their third straight division titles. >>> the o's hose tipping the rays, bottom of the ninth, the game is tied at 2. not anymore. the rookie matt wieters is the hero, a walk-off two hundred home run, his seventh homer of the year. the o's win in dramatic fashion. 4-2 is t final. >>> sad sports note. ncaa president myles brand has died after his battle with

. >>> on the diamond, it'she nats and the phillies. ian desmond made his major league debut last night and what a night it was. desmond hit his first major league home run and finished 2 for 4 with 4 rbi. the nationals hang on to win 8-7. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great friday.

a promising start for the nats. third inning adam dunn jumps on the heat. the nats lead 2-1. at which point the dodgers proceed to score 13 unanswered runs. that is a double starting the parade around the bases. dodger outscored the redskins by five tonight. and win 14-2. the o's in toronto and we cut out all of the bluff straight for the 11 tied at five. aaron hill to the gap in right center. it's a walkoff win and he does. o's fall 6-5. their sixth straight loss. now that redskins fan have had 48 hours to complain about the nine points against the rams, we turn our attention to the lions and the very definition of a no within hin situation. if they win -- no-win situation. if they win on sunday no big deal. but if they lose, the outcry from last week's nation will make last week's booing sound like a box con share tow. >> -- concerto. >> that is just the way it is. >> anybody can get beat any week. all of that stuff about a team is doing good or not doing good, that doesn't matter in this league. >> a good way to approach it. meanwhile the redskins use the roster spot vacat

plus, the nats going into the abbyss. that's coming up. wanted more. u waed videos and phos... ail and brdband. you wanted to ruyour buss from anywhere... and stanmessa#g stay in h everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, or the way hom ok yo wireless mpanies... grow your world. >>> it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >> the only thing more pathetic than a team that has lost 19 games in a row is the team that loses to the team that has lost 19 games in a row. aside from all the other pressure weighing on the redskins this sunday there is the mandate to avoid that label. the lions have not been on the winning end of the scoreboard since christmas '07 and with a rookie quarterback in matthew stafford and first-year coach in schwartz they are not scaring anyone this year but you know they are going to win eventually. >> we are going to go out and compete. they can come out and put 60 points on you just out of the blue. what the heck happened. >> you have to respect them for what they are. they are talented.

phils were 13-3 with the nats this year.n his nine starts with the phillies, cliff lee has as many wins, complete games and shutouts as he did in 22 starts with the indianaians. the eagles have added michael vick to his 53-had minute roster. because of his two-game suspension, he can't play until september 27th. john clayton on what this move means for vick and the eagles? >> don't read into too much that michael vick is off the exempt list and practicing with the team. it's not affecting the chance that he still is going to be the fourth quarterback in philadelphia. the plan is to get him ready for week three, and try to do specialty plays. that's why they signed jeff garcia. garcia can be the back-up if mcnabb is not going to be able to play and kevin cobb starts sunday. that seems to be the likelihood. the plan now is for cobb to start if mcnabb can't go. and for vick to prepare for week three. that still is a good situation for michael. >> ladainian tomlinson listed day today with a sprained ankle. he rolled it monday, a

every time the nats play. >> he hit the ball off johnny lannan late in this ball game and johnny had been pitching his butt off, a fan interference, they make the call. this one a little bit later a fly ball to right field, you and i debated this a lot but the umpires went in and called this a home run instead of hit off the subway sign and that was a home run for daniel murphy. so the bottom line is that a couple of controversial calls, head to head not too bad against the mets this year. >> 5 out of 6 here, trying to do some damage on this weekend in september. j.d. martin gets the call tonight. the 26-year-old right-hander, he could be a winner pitcher if he goes 5-4 tonight. second career start against the mets.