then seth smith hits the ball over the middle off the glove of sean burnett. fielded by ian desmond who throws the ball into the dirt and the winning run scores. unfortunately, that's the way the ball bounces and the rockies get sweep today. >> and burnett because he gives up the unearned run gets tagged with the loss. his first of the year. corpas gets the save. adam dunn, a homer in the first and second game. nine of the season for the second baseman. bernadina goes 2-3 with a double and two driven in. smith for the rockies, gonzalez, 1-4. he had two rbis in the game. now, look at the standings. the nationals now at 20-17. they fall three games behind philadelphia. the marlins are four games out. the mets five out and the atlanta braves five and a half out. >> this is not anything to be concerned about. this is one of the things where you -- 37 games -- you hope that they are able to split the series tomorrow. the pitching matchup, i think favors the nationals a little bit. but just the same, we haven't seen reached the one-third mark of the season. it's 54,

so jim riggleman will use sean burnett to turn things around here. t's last appearance was in new york. i hope everything is okay with bernadina. rather early to be taking him out of the game. >> rob: i think that was a double switch. >> bob: so tavares will bat ninth. >> rob: he'll be in there tomorrow against francis. but yeah, you know, willie needs some at-bats. we have some guys that are very talented and even this guy on the mound, sean burnett is just not getting the reps. we haven't had a lot of situations where we needed him to get a bunch of lefties out until tonight. >> bob: ian stewart is next. and then barmes. nats were down 3-0. they've battled back to tie. >> rob: tough not to like this rockies team too. >> bob: well, what's most likable about them in my opinion, rob, they're almost all home grown. scouted, drafted, signed and developed within the organization. >> rob: yeah. well coached. have some great coaches. not just at this level, at every level to get them prepped for the big leagues. and the stuff that they're doing with the aca

but look, for sean burnett got the job done, an unearned run. he had two strike outs and didn't walk anybody. tyler walker gave up one hit. he has established himself as a right-handed presence in the nationals bullpen after a rocky start. >> walker is yet to have an opponent score against him. two good efforts tonight from burnett and walker. everybody is talking about stephen strasburg these days. there is somebody else you may want the look at. we'll talk about that when we come back right here on masn postgame. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. boss: come on in, i had some other things you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss:

to know he could cut the fastball a little bit -- if we could get bruney, sean burnett right, get thes, the bullpen would be all set. >> bob: in a month or two, drew soren on the way. >> rob: um-hmm. nice. >> bob: ball and a strike to cody ross, 1 for 2 with a double and a walk. marlins have seven runs on ten hits. the nationals' one hit since the 2nd inning. three in game. keeping that fast ball down. and reaching. >> rob: bye-bye. via. >> bob: looked like an off speed pitch. kennedy, zimmerman, and dunn. top of the 8th. >> bob: nationals down by five with six outs to go. voting is open for the all star game at anaheim. send your favorite nats by voting up to 25 times at nationals.com. you can vote early and vote often but vote today. nationals.com. >> rob: you're voting for the all star game in beginning of may? >> bob: i know, i always thought that was a little strange. >> rob: they were handing out ballots the second week of the season. it's understandable, but -- >> bob: i have been giving the vote to the fans. i think it's a good idea. >> rob: it is. >> bob: i'm not sure i like

that's what they call a sweeper, and he tried to sweep contact and missed. >> bob: sean burnett withree out of four batters, and here comes clippard, a double switch. this is unlike any car you've ever seen before. this is power with efficiency. this is an interior that exceeds even the promise of the exterior. this is the all-new jaguar xj. the stunning result of taking a very different road. we are coming for your vip's and we ain't the paparazzi. we are looking for the little fuzzy rope, uh huh. how you doing, yea we're not on that. i guarantee that. excuse us. thank you so much. paying extra money so other people can't sit next to you. you know where i come from we party together... with a good honest beer at a tasty price. a fuzzy rope that makes ya'll feel more important. uh uh. common sense ain't on the guest list. these people know how to do it. that's it, hey! . >> bob: willingham is gone, so the pitcher hitting in the 5 spot for the nats. here is troy glaus. 0 for 2 with that sac fly. he hit the ball that morgan caught out there in center, and clippard with a first pitch fa