would riggleman turn him loose here?ould. >> bob: if that's the case for the young hitter, he has to make sure it's right down the middle. you got a good hitter on deck, then your cleanup man. don't give away the at-bat here. he was pumping on 3-0. i like it. >> rob: were you for or against on that pitch? >> bob: i was okay with it. >> rob: i want him to get a line drive hit. >> bob: if he popped it up, i wouldn't be too happy. >> rob: aagree it would have to be a pitch you can swing at. the nats are an aggressive team this year. >> bob: and they're aggress i have on the bases. riggleman going for the jugular here. jim knows this ballpark as well as anybody. >> rob: he's got confidence in his hitters. you're not going to stick dez monday the number two hole if you don't think he can handle it there. >> bob: 3-2 pitch. desmond, down the line and left. morgan around 3rd will score easily. the nationals lead 3-1 to take a two-run lead back here in the 8th inning. >> rob: very nice. that's a huge run right there, bob. >> bob

thanks. >> riggleman as fireworks explode here at nationals park.e'll take a break and don't break down this 5-1 win. >>> friday night fireworks. nats xtra post game, hello. nats take it 5-1. interesting tonight as we look at lee wise atilano's outing. he pitched six innings sunday. he went six innings, one run, eight hits. tonight he goes six against the dodgers. he goes six innings, one run, five hits. >> well, that means that triple- a club was better than the dodgers. >> i don't think so. >> what we have here is a guy that's just throwing a lot of strikes in the strike zone, quality strikes. nice job as he's got a hit on almost every hitter. there's a fastball. his fastball actually runs and sinks. he missed the bag there for an error. belliard singles on to a flyball to center feel. then belliard in the 2nd, the throw gets away. again, willie tries to go home with this ball. the only run they were able to scratch off the young man tonight. he was able to swing that deal where he gets out there in the 6th inning, coming back. see how much that b

jim riggleman is on top of this club. he's doing a great job. >> bob: there was definite defensive practice on the field at about 4:15 this afternoon. because i have my partner's permission, i will now tell you the nationals have a five-game errorless game streak. pudge rodriguez is up. he's making great contact. he has struck out three times in 49 at-bats. >> rob: i'm comfortable with you talking about the defense because it's no longer shocking. this is what you're supposed to do at a major league level. that's why they're getting it done out there. there will be fewer mental mistakes this year. that's the pleasing thing about this ball club. >> bob: 3-2 now to pudge. >> rob: i don't think we've seen too many swinging misses by pudge. great contact here. watch the knuckle ball. just drops off the table. >> bob: and he strikes out rodriguez. second strikeout of the game for haeger, and only the fourth time pudge has gone down on strikes. >> rob: it's a knuckle ball that looks like he's throwing a little harder. he just t

jim riggleman bundled up. top of the second, no score. two on for ian desmond. past a diving jason bay. adam dunn and pudge rodriguez would come around to score. desmond goes into third safely, then nationals with that take a 2-0 lead. nationals' pitching staff would have a struggle here. they wouldn't be able to hold off another. tyler walker, the fifth nationals pitcher of the night serves up a two-run home run to jeff rancor, second of the game. same two teams tomorrow at 1:00. can they rebound? we'll see. i think so. it will be more calm. >> let's hope so. >> thanks, lyndsay. >>> on which peninsula would you find mass dona? somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> a man up in pennsylvan

i don't know if riggleman will go with three catchers.been going with the seven, eight-man bullpen. by that time, everybody will be straighten out. you'll have your five starters getting all set up. i just look forward to june, july, when a lot of these guys come back from injury. >> i think we look forward to seeing the major league debut with luis. we'll talk about these starters when we come back and continue. [ male announcer ] looking for a price that starts low and stays low? look no further than fios. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, america's top-rated internet, and phone guaranteed for 2 years. that's fios price protection, and it saves you hundreds of dollars. fios delivers the best channel lineup and the peace of mind that comes with paying the same low price every month. call 1.888.get.fios now to lock in $99.99 with a 2-year agreement. a price guaranteed for 2 years. we'll even include a free dvr for 6 months. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> there's a good loo

riggleman said today he is committed to playing guzman at second tomorrow and right field on sunday. could be interesting. bellfry is 3-5 against the mets. >> he was the 9th over all pick in to2005. last year fell backwards. didn't have a great spring but he throws hard. so on a cold windy night nats are going to have trouble with him. he goes deep in the game. last three no wins but went 7 innings. 8 homers, 18 earned runs. 4-1 with a good e.r.a. he likes the cold weather. >> he's from kansas and that could be a nasty place to play babel. francoeur, beltran is still hurt. we may see reyes tomorrow. wright and jacobs and barajas the catcher. tejada the shortstop and pagan in center field. nationals scoring 11 runs in their first three games. we are just a minute or so late on a chilly friday evening. belfry's first pitch is a high strike. it's been over cast all day, even sprinkles of rain. 54 degrees. wind shield has to be down into the 4ths with a 20-mile an hour breeze. welcome to april in new york city. everybody bundled up. >> bob: ball is well hit, to left center. hit the ball

coach's manager/pitcher/catcher meeting today and the media was waiting for its session with jim rigglemanaid if i had known you were out here, we would have stayed in there a lot longer. here's cody ross after ronnie paulino. >> this ison mclaren. that's a great bench coach. >> guys have been together. canning tricky finding the ball. >> bernadina does. and has it with gaby sanchez coming up. there's a day off on monday so don't come to the ballpark on monday but come on by tuesday and be one of the first 10,000 at the 7:05 game of the braves. that's gray, get your tickets at nationals.com. and we'll look forward to seeing you back at the ballpark and starting next friday, these florida marlins. >> gaby sanchez is the number eight hitter, the first baseman, off to a .286 start. marlins have been very high on this young man for the last year or two. he was their fourth rounder in '05. had only three at-bats and online 21 at-bats last year. he was recruited to the university of miami in his hometown as a catcher. and of course jorge cantu after the departure of miguel cabrera was playing so

jim riggleman thinking, come on, man. come on. help me out here. red sox take a 2-0 lead like that.op of the sixth, 4-0 red sox. sean burnett on the hill. pudge rodriguez sets up outside. but the pitch is not outside, over the inside half of the plate. bill hall sends it down the right field line. mike lowell and jason varitek come around to score. boston on top 6-0. hall ends up with a two rbi triple. bottom of six, still 6-0 sox. ryan zimmerman up with runners on the corner against daisuke matsuzaka. zimmerman drives one to right, check out josh redick. simply glovely. desmond tags and scores, but that's as close as the nats get. they lose it 6-1. the games count for real on monday. the natsome opener set for 1:05 against the phillies. arrive early, the president is throwing out the first pitch. >>> college lacrosse last night, a heavyweight prime time match-up. maryland against the best team in the land, the number one ranked virginia cavaliers. the last time to terps and cavs played it went seven overtimes. no o.t. in this one. late period first, virginia up 5-0. john holdy make

jim riggleman and the team say all i care about is we've got a chance.ou've got to stick with me, guys. two on for ian desmond. he hits one to third. here comes pudge rodriguez. is pudge going to make it? no, he's out. pudge rodriguez tries to make good but is he out at home plate. with that the nationals lose, 4-3 in 13 innings. >>> that's going to do it for your sports on this sunday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >> a different kind of sporting event i think. if you've heard of eating contests for hot ca dogs and those sorts of things what, about asparagus. >> the asparagus eating championship was yesterday in california. >> it was a great contest. the crowd was definitely on my side. i definitely was able to push harder than everybody else i think. >> at least he was smiling. five time champion joey chess enough of won the competition again this year. he ate an amazing eight pounds seven ounces of asparagus and only one ounce shy of the record for the contest which he also holds. it is part of a three-day stockton asparagus festival

. >> apparently jim riggleman says if he wants to go back -- but i think last yeerks breaking the hand was just a freak accident. >> a lot of guys slid head first. >> you were head first. >> i slid head first at times. i didn't steal very many bases. to avoid tags, i'd go head first. how many did you get? >> none. >> if nyjer feels good about driving, he can pad himself. freak accident he broke his hand last year, no question. >> remember last year he stole 22 in a row. let's see if he can start a streak tonight. thanks for joining us. that's nats xtra pregame. sit back and enjoy this ball game tonight as the nats try to beat the cubs and stop the cubs' four-game winning streak. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas about all the discounts we're offering. i've got some catchphrases that'll make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right... gecko: good driver discounts. now that's the stuff...? boss: how 'bout this? gecko: ...they're the bee's knees? boss: or this? gecko: sir, how 'bout just "fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car

just a couple minutes ago, debbi caught up with jim riggleman. >> reporter: for the 4th consecutive startget another outstanding performance. what did you think of him tonight? >> you said it. he was outstanding. really could have been out there with no runs scored. it was a win city night and all that stuff. just outstanding. kept throwing strikes, mixing locations, just a professional job. >> reporter: the guys are aggressive early too. especially desmond. >> they both swung the bat well. i was a little disappointed. we only got two out of that. livan just never let the momentum go their way totally, so the game flattened out. >> reporter: of course, we have to mention tyler dealership associate's degree and matt capps. they've just been right on, haven't they? >> they've been really good. you can't draw it up any better than that. you know, we just keep riding them and see how far we go. >> reporter: some of these controversial calls, are they starting to get to you? it's been a pattern recently. >> no, i mean, everything is close. we're going see it biased. i thought i was right when