seven gold gloves for scott rolen.so, whatever he's not doing with the bat, bob, he's doing it with the glove behind you as. as a pitcher, you've got to love a guy like scott rolen. >> bob: only brooks robinson and mike schmidt with 10 have won more gold gloves at third base. >> rob: he makes that play at second base better than anybody i've seen. he takes that shot, catches it going towards the outfield and can still throw it chest high to the first baseman. >> bob: i told ryan zimmerman when the nationals went to st. louis three years ago to keep an eye on scott rolen the way he throws the ball. he might be the most accurate third baseman in recent memory. >> rob: , northrop grumman on the pitch track spoke to vice president development of player about catching and what josh bard and wil nieves have been doing lately. they're not setting up as far off the plate as they used to because the umpires are no longer calling that. they may set their target up. the glove. they physically are sitting more behind home plate. w

scott rolen turned it around. >> rob: the location was just terrible.ocate it. >> bob: that run charged to kip well and a win taken away from ross detwiler. >> rob: well, now, you have to do damage control right here. pitch location is going to be up in the zone, very hittable. rolen did not try to crush the ball, put it in play for a base hit and tie the ballgame. >> bob: scott rolen, 2-for-4 tonight. here is adam lind. and they are going up hacking. >> rob: that's a very good hitting ball club. you knew it was a matter of time they would put a couple of singles, maybe doubles together, get themselves back in the ballgame. another line drive knocked down by alberto gonzalez and that keeps scott rolen from going to third. so the blue jays are hitting the ball hard against wells and hanrahan here in the 8th after that leadoff pinch hit by bautista. alex rios now with the lead run at second base. alex rios 0-for-3 tonight. 1-for-7 in the series. blue jays have put four hit together to tie the game here in the 8th. first pitch slider for a strike. 2-1. >>

did you see what scott rolen did on that play? he came charging in, cutting in front of the runner. >> the pitcher did too good of a job fielding his position and cut in front of scott rolen. school rolen, he's good, but if a guy swings away one time, he's been doing that the whole series coming about 30 feet away from the hitter on the bunt. no fear. >> top of the order, chris and guzman singled up the middle first time. this ball pulled. that's foul. fifty pickup by rolen. and argues man was flirting with his fifth consecutive multi-hit game. >> this ball is going to be dead in front of home plate, takes a second hop. the next pitch will be romero's 39th or 40th pitch. i think the count is 39. now getting romero's pitch count up where he's pressing martis. >> guzman five for 11 in the series. nats have four hits already, but the blue jays have six. that's a breaking ball down around his feet, and two outs. three key hitters, zimmerman, dunn and guzman. it will be up to nick johnson with two outs. anything else is gravy here. the

scott rolen is going to score maybe. he does. that kills you in the national league when you let the number eight hitter do that. he got it off the end of the bat. it was not right over the plate, but sometimes that happens. >> rob: well, let's see if they're taking down tallet. >> bob: yes, cito gaston is going to pull his pitcher out of this game just a little flare beyond the reach of anderson hernandez. it was evidently a decision made by the blujts blue jays pretty late after that happened. and it will be joe inglett, a left-handed-hitting infielder. >> rob: boy, that really hurts. >> bob: inglett, a former teammate of ryan church, lyle overbay and chad quals at the university of nevada reno. >> rob: that will do it. >> bob: just a shame he couldn't do it this inning. two-out walk to overbay hurt and blue jays have tied the game. zimmermann cannot win his third major league game. he could be the loser. it will be up to the bullpen to keep those inherited runners from scoring. a good outing for jordan zimmermann. 106 pitches,

well played by scott rolen but so much he could do.ationals off to a start here in the 1st inning. >> rob: well, this is sometimes a thing of beauty. that's a swinging bunt. the third baseman has to wait when a guy takes a full swing like that and that millyisecond that roland has to wait to come in and he is one of the best to pick it up bare hand. you can't beat the feet of guzman. >> bob: nick johnson has been on base 10 consecutive games and 18 of his last 20. first pitch off the stretch, way upstairs. and the next one right in there, 1 ball and 1 strike. cecil is a rookie. theme his thirds year of professional ball. blue jays took him as a supplemental pick right after the first round in june of '07. only 9-5 in 41 minor league starts and he has been up and down between the big club and aaa. nick, very late for that one. rob, what's up with the arm? >> rob: this is part of my break down. he has a rick sutcliffe wrap. see how he wraps that? when he throws his knuckle curve ball and bends the knuckle up on the baseball, he was tippi

scott rolen down to second base on a wild pitch. manny and his nats, unless they come up with a big ninth inning, will still have a 4-2 week against the yankees and blue jays. that one on the right a big ouch today. we talked earlier about situational hitting. two big at-bats in the first inning when romero struck out zimmerman and dunn with two men aboard. the nats had second and third in the second and bard saved the inning with a base hit. bases loaded double play in the 5th on a first pitch to gonzalez after the two previous hitters had walked. the nats have had very few opportunities since, stranding eight. >> the nationals had romero early, and he worked in a nice comfortable groove. >> i think he struck out zimmerman and dunn on pitches that were not strikes. >> and zimmerman first and second with no outs, you have to move the runners up whether you've got to bunt them over or what. taking a strikeout was very painful. dunn goes up there thinking, i've got to get this done and you try to drive in two or least one, and he stri

two outs, scott rolen coming, and so our friend the duck. happy father's day. >> aflac. >> the oldest player in blue jay history. >> wow. >> there's nick. he's got it. and the blue jays are gone in the third. old blue jays will think about it during the break. or hospital wanted to add on to their benefits package at no direct cost to the company, their very first word was... aflac! aflac! find out more at aflacforbusiness.com >>> the nats still down by . josh bard, a 2-run single off the glove of aaron hill up the middle the first time up, and breaking ball for ball 1, low and inside. he might have gone from there to seattle. nats have plenty of time to build a couple of rallies to get back in this game. romero, 58 pitches in his first three innings, so he's probably not on schedule for more than five or six today. both teams are going to be into their bullpen, the most pitches he's thrown this year, his last start. it took him 109 pitches to go through seven at philadelphia. phillies have a 1-0 lead against baltimore. phillies have los

you try to hit singles. >> bob: this is dangerous with scott rolen stepping in. lied to center with wells aboard back in the first. he has two men on now. now the hits as i mentioned are coming for rolen, but his power numbers still well down. only four homers this year. 276 in his career. he's 20 behind adam dunn, 13th year in the big leagues. 7 1/2 with the phillies. 4 1/2 st. louis in his second year with the blue jays. >> bob:'d well-publicized falling out with tony la russa that led to his departure with st. louis. >> rob: i thought it started with nick's uncle, larish. didn't he have -- larry bowa? didn't he have problems with the phillies -- >> bob: i don't know, but i know he had problems complaining one year. >> rob: didn't he have a bad shoulder? >> bob: ran into choy playing first base. as rob would say, we've got a guy there. >> rob: that's three. >> bob: i like it. dukes didn't realize that was the third out. that's ok. inning is over. here comes guzman who had two multihit games in new york. nick johnson walked his first time tonight and then the fac

. >> 11 game hitting streak for scott rolen now. half the time or more martis has been scored upon in the first inning. >> we also talked about the walks. when you start walking guys and then a hit and a blast and it's 3-0 real quick. >> 2-0. it's like being out after midnight. nothing good happens after it's 2-0. >> good change-up, decent slider and fastball. maybe showing a little too much too early, especially to a very good hitting team. >> missing the corner. i think martis' body language indicates he thought he had a strike here. a good lock at it. it was outside the box, 3-1 now. this is getting dangerous. that's a high strike. runners on microsoft here. that might have been a little outside. >> you can't walk the bases loaded with rios coming up. he's been hitting the ball pretty well. you'd be just asking for trouble. he's still going to have to establish a fastball. you're going to have to throw fast balls over the plate. you can't nitpick and think your change-up is going to bail you out all the time. >> bases loaded. he'

scott rolen heading for third. dukes makes a good play to cut it off. it will be second and third, one out. now the error really hurts. that's quite an at-bat by alex rios. >> rob: 3-2 fastball away. rios goes with it. good peet piece of hitting by him. he's trying to stay alive. nice job sliding to cut that ball off. get that back in as quickly as possible. >> bob: when you couple this together with the bottom of the seventh, this has been a rough 20-25 minutes. nats had the bases loaded one out after second and third, nobody out. now the blue jays a similar situation here in the top of the eighth. >> rob: you can't give good teams extra chances. >> bob: front door breaking ball up and over to lyle overbay. he's 0-1 with a pair of walks.   >> rob: hitting against left-handed pitchers this year. all the power against right- handers. seven home runs against righties. one against left-handers. >> bob: that will be foul. strike two. right-handed hitting rod barajas on deck. that's why hanrahan is ready. lefty

scott rolen makes a ridiculously good play, throws from his knee to millar. it was a little late but it's still -- you have to respect the play. that was fabulous. >> bob: hey, seven gold gloves. only brooks robinson and michael jack schmidt won more at the hot corner. here is alberto gonzalez. he doesn't get to play all the time but when he does, he takes advantage. 10-for-25 over his last 12 games. that tells you that he averages, when he play, a couple of at-bats a night, sometimes, he gets in late for defense. last night, he pinch hit. sometimes, he pinch runs but this kid has really begun to establish himself as a very useful part of this team. >> rob: a useful cog in the machine. >> bob: yes, he is. he is 26 years of age, from venezuela. nats got him in a trade with the yankees that we discussed last week with the yankees. >> rob: look at that. nice cut on that swing which he did not do that. >> bob: you saw him take some big swings? >> rob: he took some big old hacks but that's not his game. you have to know your limitations. you have to know your game

first of all for froont, one of the guys they got to keep off the bases, scott rolen.in the american league batting average and has a season high eight-game hitting streak coming into tonight and hit .500 over that span. >> outstanding defensive player as well. >> marco scutaro will lead off at shortstop for the jays. hill at second base. vernon wells in center. scott rolen playing third. in the cleanup spot, adam lind in left, lyle overbay at first. rod barajas will be catching and brian tallet on the mound tonight for toronto. now for the nationals, how about adam dunn? we mention add few minutes ago, phil and imp talking 224 home runs the last six speans. -- and i were talking 224 home runs the last six seasons. 296 career home runs. he'll be in the cleanup spot. here is the rest of the washington lineup tonight. cristian guzman leads off at short. then comes nick johnson. ryan zimmerman down at third. adam dunn in left with a .265 average. elijah dukes in right. josh bard will be catching tonight, willie harris in center, hanley ramirez at second and jordan zimmerm

scott rolen drifting over for it. he'll catch a foul ball after running about 100 feet for that, two outs. nats were supposed to see roy halladay tonight, and, rob, are you glad they didn't? >> rob: i did want to see roy pitch, but not against our team. look at that. 10 wins, 103 innings pitched. he can rack up complete games. one of the best pitchers in the major leagues right there. 10-1 in 14 starts. he's got a bad groin. >> bob: his career record is 141 and 67 -- 141-67. >> rob: he's ridiculous. >> bob: there's elijah dukes. he'll pull it hard on the ground to scott rolen. that's it. leadoff man aboard. that's it for the nats stranding nick johnson. they've left seven runners. top of the sixth, 1-0, nats. - it's on. - oh, it's on, all right. - it's on. - it is totally on. jimmy, it's on. it's on. oh, yeah, it's on. pilot: affirmative, it's on. >> bob: well, he's a little early for father's day, but things are going pretty well. nats lead the blue jays 1-0 through five. we go bat -- go back

at that point, scott rolen comes up and hit the line drive out to right field. the ball was caught by dukes and zimmerman is -- zimmermann is out that have inning. in the sixth inning when he finally got out, scott rolen gets the base hit into left field and then he gets a couple of fly ball outs. then, lyle overbay walks him to second base. here is rod barajas. gets the base hit over the second baseman. a flare -- the ball was not hard hit and the run scored for the blue jays at that point which tied the game. that was it for jordan zimmermann on the evening. again, a terrific outing any way you sthries. >> five innings of relief ball for the nationals bullpen. jays get that one run in the sixth tying the ballgame at 1-1 and washington wins it in the 11th. 5 1/3 for jordan zimmermann gave up only one earned run, five hits, walked three, struck out three and did throw 106 pitches. 69 of those were strikes. the nationals take the opener of this three-game series here at nationals park against the toronto blue jays and phil and i will step out and come back and co

.  scott rolen has been doin for years. 7 gold gloves worth. inning number 12 coming up. it's on. - it's on. - oh, it's on, all right. - it's on. - it is totally on. jimmy, it's on. it's on. oh, yeah, it's on. pilot: affirmative, it's on. doing what it takes to make home a little better. that's why we lowered over a thousand prices. and carry powerful tools from dewalt, milwaukee, ridgid, and more. so you spend less, but drill, saw, and nail... more. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, save $20 on a ryobi 18v starter kit with drill and circular saw for just $89. on a ryobi 18v starter kit times may be tough today, but the things we all look forward to haven't changed. like owning a home. watching our children grow. and retiring with confidence. so whatever you're looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get there. m&t bank. understanding what's important.

scott rolen is on the grass at third. you don't want to bunt it near him.hat hit him in the batter's box where it's a foul ball. came back up and hit him you know, the place you want to bunt the ball is down the first- base line. make the pitcher match you step for step for about seven or eight steps. if you do it right, there's no way he'll throw you out. >> rob: if you can get by the pitcher when he delivers the ball and you can just get it by the mound, second baseman has no clans to of coming in, catching the ball and throwing corey patterson out at the same time. >> bob: rod barajas will have to tie his shoe here. with the flap over the foot. >> rob: old catcher's trick. break the momentum by faking like i'm tying my shoe. i used to do that on the mound sometimes. >> bob: that's ball one. count even to corey patterson. 1-1 with a steal tonight. he had a base hit to left with two outs in the eighth. after stealing second on an 0-2 pitch, guzman struck out. now, that swing will have to shorten for the next one. >> rob: here is the x-mo catching the swing

scott rolen is playing willie harris to pull. if he throws another one of those sinkers, i would hope that willie harris will try to wrap it around third base. look at that hole. >> bob: it's about 30 feet. fastball. that's that pitch you were talking about. >> rob: yes. sometimes, you have to think, as a hitter, okay, they play the defense this way but the guy already has thrown two pitches outside on me. >> bob willie harris, high in the air and foul. he was trying to hit his second homerun of the year, pumping on 3-0. >> rob: 3-0, i'm sure he has to make sure he's going to kill the pitch and he did. 2 on, 2 out. manny acta is going to call wil nieves back and he will bat anderson hernandez. >> rob: right man in the right place. let's go, willie. >> bob: interesting. adam dunn walks earlier in the inning, anderson is probably not available for this at-bat because he would have been the pinch runner. i like it, too, because anderson earned has great speed, millar playing almost on the grass. if there is a foot race, i'm going to

here is the first pitch strike to scott rolen.e 10th under way. >> rob: hey, it's contagious. you start playing well, you don't want to be the guy that fails. young pitchers have start this had deal going on the road trip and continued into this home stand. >> bob: right in there. a lot of those extra inning games were see saw affairs, high-scoring games where you score, give it up, go back ahead, give it up. this is a whole different kind of thing here. off-speed pitch away. nick johnson does it alone for the first out. 78 miles an hour on that 0-2 pitch. >> bob: he was bringing -- >> rob: he was bringing it. >> bob: it just took a while. >> rob: no, that's one of the things that joe beimel is famous for working ahead and throwing you either that big curve ball or a changeup. been one of the best setup man out in los angeles. >> bob: here is adam lind-4. >> rob: had a little time to work on his tattoos out there. place i got my first tattoo on sunset tattoo on hollywood boulevard. you know i love joe beimel. come on. he's your ap

scott rolen has a ten-game hitting streak. he is now 19 for his last 41. adam lind will be hitting with one on, one out. >> rob: lind bounced out to alberto gonzalez first time up. >> bob: ross detwiler, first three innings, averaging 18 pitches per. 54 pitches, 33 strikes. and his first 11 batters, he only threw first-pitch strikes to five of them. so not great numbers, but that's overanalyzing. he is getting outs. >> rob: exactly. >> bob: outs are all that matter. >> rob: i know we love the first pitch strike and all that stuff. but his job is to. >> bob: get the nats in a position to win the game. >> rob: job 1, go 6 or 7, give this team an opportunity to win this game and maybe we can get him his first major league win. a nice 1-0 pitch there. >> bob: right on the edge. that ball driven to left by adam lind. 2 on, one out. blue jays have tripled their hit total here in the 4th. >> rob: they have seen him for the second time now and they know what ross detwiler features. and if you are not walking ahead, if you are behind the hitter, you give them an ad

scott rolen, 5-4-3 double play. niemann unbeaten in five june starts. halladay had won his past seven decisions. he loses for the first time since april 21. the jays have dropped three straight. >> red sox and orioles, boston looking to beat baltimore for the eighth straight time. that is j.d. drew. big night for him. top of the fourth, got all of that one. drew 3-5, a double short of the cycle. jon lester pitching and pitching well. roberts, sit down. lester, seven innings, five hits, eighth strikeouts, no earned runs. jonathan papelbon, facing the minor league phenom. he hasn't been that great since coming up to the majors. jason bay, a great sliding catch to end the game. papelbon's 19th save of the season. ties bob stanley's red sox save record with his 132nd career save. the red sox have now won eight straight against the orioles and baltimore has now been shut out for the fourth time this year. three times at home. this night, it's all about jon lester. he improves to 8-0 with 10 career starts. among active starters, only three other pitchers have

scott rolen, top of the eighth. blue jays leaving after sunday's game. sox in for three tuesday, wednesday, thursday. rolen led off the sixth wing with a base hit to left. heor

down and in, smokes it by scott rolen, he has no chance. you keep running like a triple until the third base coach and the outfielder stops you with his defensive play. i want to get into the manny topic because i think that's a fantastic topic. people don't like manny like we know manny. we had a conversation and he is probably one the most fiery people and one of the most respectable people. you may not think that he is fired up or he gets on his team. he does privately. he has a lot of fire inside. he is like charlie manuel. they are very reserved. they are not like lou piniella who i played for. he is more like pete rose where he is very reserved, you don't know what he is thinking but he notices everything. there is nothing that gets by manny acta. i think one of the worst things this organization could do is fire this man at this point. he is not responsible for what's happened. >> bob: and in a world we live in today, where celebrities constantly make fools of themselves by throwing tantrums and emoting in public, i find it quite ref

scott rolen, a home run and the phillies beat tampa bay 10-1. with a six-run first, four-run fourth. chase utley with a two-run double. that's a look at our interleague scoreboard. when we come back, we'll preview tomorrow night's game in florida with jason were kin on the mound that is the story after the orioles lose to florida 7-6. (announcer) you do have health insurance don't you? if you don't, now you're in luck. carefirst bluecross blueshield can cover you for as little as $75 a month. depending on the plan you choose. just call us at the number on your screen for the plan that's right for you. carefirst bluecross blueshield lets you customize coverage so you have an individual plan that suits you best. select a ppo or an hmo, add vision or dental-- you can design a plan that fits your budget and protects you even as your life changes. call us at the number on your screen and get this free information kit. when it comes to protecting your health you can count on carefirst bluecross blueshield. call today and get the benefit of blue. odds

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rolen in the 11th. zim here in the 12th. gonzalez, harris and bard coming up. ÷pñ)y . >> bob: on to the bottom o the 12th inning. scotted mopped, the starter. nationals have harris gonzalez, harris and bard. aaronharris' batting average is now at .325. he keeps producing whenever manny acta calls on him. that's going to drop into left center. 3-for-5, alberto gonzalez. let's see if willie harris can do anything on top of the amazing defense he gave us earlier. get catch by willie harris, then a double, stole third and then a sac fly by the number 8 hitter, wil nieves. that lasted five minute and then wells hit a homerun. and then the nationals came roaring back. if willie hit it down the first baseline, you have a left handed throwing first baseman in lyle overbay who can flip that thing to the shortstop. so this will not be an easy bunt if willie has that in mind. he pulls the bat back. can't bunt a pitch that up and away. that's ball 1. the switch hitter follows in josh bard. then you have the pitcher's spot and the only player available is ronnie belliard. runner going. down the line but it's hooking foul. and will