with the death of tyler skaggs, who was a very good friend of patrick corbin, tonight's nats starter. that's a big part story. signed in the off-season by the nationals from the diamondbacks, we know all about patrick corbin's strong arm but tonight corbin with a heavy heart to go with that strong arm. he was close friend with tyler skaggs. the 27-year-old angels pitcher died monday. the cause of his death has not eren determined. corbin just detmined to take the ball in skaggs' memory to the mound. the nationals holding a moment of silen for skaggs. corbin wearing his late friend's number 45 instead of his usual 46. then tracing 45 into the dirt in the pitcher's mound. thankfully his teammates helped lift him up. bottom of the first soto skies this one. into the seats at right center. that's gone. 15th homer of the season. nats a 2-1 lead. looking skyward. after an hour and 15-minute weather delay corbin still pushing through, pushing through the memory ofndhis frie corbin had it going after the ed delay, finish the game with seven strikeouts, allowing just one run in seven innings p

. >>> patrick corbin celebrating his birthday with his catcher. 2-0, bres. he comes in to score.in the bottom hf of the inning, it was 3-1. the nats were down to their final out, and a two-run shot. in theom bott half, josh donaldson with a singl braves win this 4-3. that was a tough one. >>> "o's" got a start. three-run shot inthe first. birds would not look back. third inning, i'm going to call this the rainmaker. 6-2. "o" win this. >>> and in northern ireland,d unkin some of the giants of e game. phil mickelson, he needed it. and couldn't quite hit it. phil was plus 9 for the t rnament. tiger woods also struggled. not pleased with that one. that's what i lo like on the course. and the favorite, rory mcilroy playing on his home courseco he d not connect. the local kid is out. andls a tomorrow, washington spirit in action. we want to see that after the world cup. we're the slowskys. we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. li what we don't is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we pere invited to a y2karty... uh, didn't that happenlike,? oh, look, karol

the nationals have one of best one-two-three pitching combos in the league with matt scherzer, patrick corbin at the top of the rotation. the first starte spot has a question mark all year.so me teams have started to employ an opener, a relief pitc r who starts out thegame. td today for manager davey martinez,at man was matt grace. >> talked about using matt. i said, go as long as you can go. we'll keep an eye on you, and he was all -- he's all for it. he's excited about it. he's done it before. actually, i looked up last time he started he went 4 1/3 innings. >> he will start against the opener in the dodgers andegins two scoreless frames. facing clayton kershaw. after turnsingled, one ripped down the right field line. turner scores easily. eden hustles into third with the triple. he would be driven home later to make it 2-0 nats. the dodgers respond. now the 2-2 game with joe roth on the mound and corey seeger found the right center gap. another run driven in to make it 3-2. i andt's worth -- that's currently down9-2 in the seventh inning. >>> in case you missed it, the orioles are 6-4 in t

patrick corbin, 6-1 in his last seven, gives up two runs today. here's the big reason why it was two. so at the wall makes the leaping grab. to rob them. saves potentially a three-run homer. it's a sac fly. no robbing this one. bottom six, bases juiced for anthony rendon. grand slam, the third of his career.ee 500th carrbi for him. to celebrate, hey. teaching the dougie in the dugout. >> do they still do that? >> only anthony rendon. the nats 4 1/2 gam behind the braves in the n.l. east. >> looking for a ball over the plate and s if i cano some damage. i had to go back to my high school days. i did the dougie for a little bit. >> it was a wild moment.yo ve got to pitch to hit and he hit it fa loud, it was clutch. >>> earlier today, max scherzer placed on the 10-day il with a mild rhomboid strain aka back injury. no word how long hned be sideli he is he's been dealing withb ack pain. in 20 starts this season scherzer -5, 2.41 e.r.a., and an n.l. best 189 strikeouts. >>> aftntducing herself to the world in stunning fashion at wimbledon, 15-year-old

so did patrick corbin. walked the first batter. then shut him down. next chris high net at that.e heads to the dug out as well. corbin, seven strike outs in six in the fourth his offense getsg ing. victor up with a man on. robal scores. nats up 1-0 right now. game one of the doubleheader, para, hit this one out. bottom of the 7th tied at 2 and comes through deep. that's gone. predicted it, why not. he celebrates. 21st homer of the season. doing that dancing in the dug out. sean doolittle on the mound. doolittle strikes out with a man on to end the game. nats win the game, won 3-2. on the verge of a sweep. >>> soccer, our f hero the world cup visits new jersey. almost connect for a goal. her shot stopped by katelyn sher n. sheridan kps this one scorelesea on the brk away andsh is going to put it in the back of the net. hatch's goal gives washington the lead.at th it. beats sky blue 1-0. bledsoe, her 6th clean sheet of the season. go ahead and synchronize your tches. 9:45 tomorrow morning -- >> training camp. >> fist practice. >> training camp. >> it's not goingbe to 00 degrees. >>

with patrick corbin on the mound. orioles fans in arizona, finishing their series against the diamondbacks, top four, scoreless, anthony santan r at the plate, gets ahold of this one and tak it deep to center this one leaving the park.o a sol shot, eighth homer of the season. orioles up -0. all-star john memes on the mound. two on for carson kelly and they're all coming home. a three-run shot forel kly means goes three and a third for baltimore. diamondbacks lead 5-2 in the ninth me before the all-star break, for the mystics, visiting the nnesota lynx, big day for washington's two all-stars, christie toliver having herself a game and how about a step-back three? yes, ma'am.ic myst in transition, toliver knocking downh an triple. 32 points for toliver. the mystics lead 79-71. twos playerfrom the mystics will represent washington from the wnba all-star game on saturdayl they'll stil be playing the all-star weekend. deladon, captain, her firstse ection was christie toliver, they'll have a good weekend in vegas. >>they'll

he played a couple of seasons with the die mannedbacks and patrick corbin who will make an emotionalrt and pay tribute to his late friend. >> we came up together. it was his best friend, so it's going to bean emotional day for him. i talked to him. he wants to pitch today. as a matter of fact, he'll wear number 45 on his back, and i told him, hey, you know, you have are the support of myself, >>> breaking news tonight. the verdict is in. a decorated navy seal found not guilty of murdering a captured isis fighter and shooting civilians in iraq. after a war crimes trial filled twists and turns, we are at the courthouse. >>> protesters acros the nn demanding border detention centers be shutdown. >> immigrantsco are welme here. >> new images emerge, families packed in crowded cells. one warning it is a ticking time bomb. >>> the mother of five missing over

his best friend and former teammate took to the mound, patrick corbin was drafted by the angels the same year as skaggs. last night he tried to hold himself together pitching seven strong innings for the nationals' win. >>> still ahead for you here at 6:30, an update on privacy concerns for smartspeakers, specifically the ones from amazon. recordings of your voice apparently are harder to get rid of than you thought. >>> plus, police call it an epidemic, the sharp spike in car break-ins in one south bay city. >>> and -- >> i just told the people, we need to get out. we need to get out now. >> our top story, the shooting at a mall along the peninsula, where the search for the suspect stands this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." it's no ordinary day for our family at denny's. it's crepe day a family tradition we started about 22 minutes ago and now we can continue that tradition at home with free denny's delivery. see you at dennys.com >>> right now at 6:30, a live look at the golden gate bridge, can you make that out there? look at the fingers of fog kind of expanding through