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defensively, the toronto -- toronto is the best team in baseball. >> one thing about the blue jays, they'rech contention in the american league east. third place behind the yankees and red sox. >> they're a game behind the yankees and four behind boston. look at this club since cito gaston came back at manager. last year when sit cito came in, they were 35-39 under john gibbons. gaston replaced gibbons a year ago tomorrow, june 20th. they went 51-37 the rest of the way and he got a two-year contract extension and won back toback world championships '92 and '93. more importantly, he's been a member of the toronto organization for 35-3 # seasons of the franchise. >> wonderful to see manny acta and cito gaston around the -- around the batting cages before the ballgame exchanging pleasantries. cito had tough stuff back in the day. >> you think about managers who get a second chance to manage clubs. it doesn't happen often. it's happened with billy mar taind the yankees a few times. i look at gaston and see guy -- when they replaced st. claire with mccatty, they said one of the reasons was he's
defensively, the toronto -- toronto is the best team in baseball. >> one thing about the blue jays, they'rech contention in the american league east. third place behind the yankees and red sox. >> they're a game behind the yankees and four behind boston. look at this club since cito gaston came back at manager. last year when sit cito came in, they were 35-39 under john gibbons. gaston replaced gibbons a year ago tomorrow, june 20th. they went 51-37 the rest of the way and he got a...
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bottom of the 11th inning. 2-1, washington beating toronto.ody is happier for adam dunn than his manager manny acta. >> i think adam really had a -- put a good swing on that ball after being down 0-2 and really lift us up. >> of course, you're talking about the seventh inning. how difficult was that to watch? >> it was difficult because i don't know if i seen it before, you know, three guys strikeout with the bases loaded looking. i'm sure that it has happened before in the game, but i haven't seen it before. it was kind of weird. i think we should be a little more aggressive in that type of situation and not allow the umpire dictate your at-bat. >> manny, jordan zimmermann had 23-26 batters first-pitch strikes. how big was that in his performance in keeping you in this game? >> it was big. i mean, that's what you need to do, throw first-pitch strike. the problem with him is that he's a strikeout pitcher and his pitch count runs up there. today, his limit was 105 and that was his last hitter and unfortunately the kid couldn't get out of the ga
bottom of the 11th inning. 2-1, washington beating toronto.ody is happier for adam dunn than his manager manny acta. >> i think adam really had a -- put a good swing on that ball after being down 0-2 and really lift us up. >> of course, you're talking about the seventh inning. how difficult was that to watch? >> it was difficult because i don't know if i seen it before, you know, three guys strikeout with the bases loaded looking. i'm sure that it has happened before in the...
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can you imagine toronto having their aaa in las vegas?> i wouldn't have bet on that. >> toronto was the long time team that had the syracuse chiefs, which is now the nationals aaa. they were in syracuse tore -- for a long, long time. so here's russ adams, batting .319 with a homer, for the las vegas 51s, area 51 out there where all the private research and ufo stuff goes on. that's what their ball club is, the 51s. >> all a mystery to me. that banks the railing right by the photographer. that's why he wears his helmet. >> happy father's day, mo. looks like the terminator in that thing. i'll be back. adams comes to the big leagues and slaps one up the middle. he's aboard with two outs. that's not ufo activity in vegas. it's marsh gas is what the government says. isn't that the usual explanation? >> weather balloons. >> yeah, marsh gas and weather balloons. >> exactly. why are these little green men on the balloons? >> if there are so many weather balloons, why can't we tell when it's going to rain? >> top of the order, here's marco scutaro
can you imagine toronto having their aaa in las vegas?> i wouldn't have bet on that. >> toronto was the long time team that had the syracuse chiefs, which is now the nationals aaa. they were in syracuse tore -- for a long, long time. so here's russ adams, batting .319 with a homer, for the las vegas 51s, area 51 out there where all the private research and ufo stuff goes on. that's what their ball club is, the 51s. >> all a mystery to me. that banks the railing right by the...
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now the toronto blue jays come in. that is solid toronto club definitely contending for honors in the a. l. east. bob carpenter, rob dibble. good to be back home. that was nice wrapup to what we saw in new york. >> rob: yes, it was. it was a momentum builder and a way i gauge yourself against a very good team like the yankees. well-pitched baseball game, well defensively played, great defense and great pitching will when you -- win you championships. last night it was the great defense that kept this nationals team in the game and on the board and keep the yankees off the board with a 3- 0 shutout. willie harris, cristian guzman, anderson hernandez, ryan zimmerman at one point. everybody contributed to this victory last night. one of the best played games i think all around from the starters to the bullpen to the offense to the defense. so, that was definitely a team victory and a way to get that series win. >> bob: i saw manny acta in his office after the game last night. he was talking about pitching. it leads to goo
now the toronto blue jays come in. that is solid toronto club definitely contending for honors in the a. l. east. bob carpenter, rob dibble. good to be back home. that was nice wrapup to what we saw in new york. >> rob: yes, it was. it was a momentum builder and a way i gauge yourself against a very good team like the yankees. well-pitched baseball game, well defensively played, great defense and great pitching will when you -- win you championships. last night it was the great defense...
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they don't do much when toronto is batting, do they? 2-2. got him on a hard sinker down and away! wells slamming his bat and helmet into the dirt. seventh inning stretchtime at nationals park in our nation's capital. these guys are supposed to be impartial. and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower... high blood pressure and high cholesterol. in a clinical study of patients... with slightly elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, caduet helped 48% reach both goals in just 4 weeks. caduet is one of many treatment options, in addition to diet and exercise... that you can discuss with your doctor. caduet is not for everyone. it's not for people with liver problems... and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. to check for liver problems, you need simple blood tests. tell your doctor about any heart problems... and all other medications you are taking... or if you experience muscle pain or weakness, as they may be a sign of a rare
they don't do much when toronto is batting, do they? 2-2. got him on a hard sinker down and away! wells slamming his bat and helmet into the dirt. seventh inning stretchtime at nationals park in our nation's capital. these guys are supposed to be impartial. and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower... high blood pressure and high cholesterol. in a clinical...
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. >> bob: that's unusual because in toronto, it's an indoor stadium with a retractible roof. the lighting is perfect in there. you will talk to hitters and they see the ball really well there. they have that goofy, artificial surface like they do in tampa bay. that's been a good hitter's park for a long time. unusual numbers for rod barajas who has been around 11 years. 0-2 pitch. don't throw it over the heart of the plate. >> rob: nice. >> bob: he has a pretty hardslider. he'll go 86-87 or so with that slide piece. that's about what tallet throws his fastball. >> rob: i like you're using slang now. you've been around me long enough where you're saying slide piece and damage. i don't want to change your vocabulary too much. >> bob: i'm still not getting a tattoo. sorry. he can't get it. 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, c
. >> bob: that's unusual because in toronto, it's an indoor stadium with a retractible roof. the lighting is perfect in there. you will talk to hitters and they see the ball really well there. they have that goofy, artificial surface like they do in tampa bay. that's been a good hitter's park for a long time. unusual numbers for rod barajas who has been around 11 years. 0-2 pitch. don't throw it over the heart of the plate. >> rob: nice. >> bob: he has a pretty hardslider....
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swept at toronto a three-game series in 2006. the last time nationals traveled north of the border in 2007, blue jays won 2-7. it's about time we got these guys back down here. the toronto montreal interleague series used to be a pretty spirited rivalry. they played a lot over the years a total of 42 games and the blue jays won 23 of them involving the expos and the nats. nick will just step back from that one. 1-2. brian tallet pitching a really good game as well. four innings, one run on four hits. 61 pitches, 32 strikes as he entered the bottom of the fifth. yankees lead 5-1 at florida. news out of new york had them benching alex rodriguez for two games to give him time off and get things back together. the nats really pitched him wellin that series. >> rob: tallet didn't like his last interleague start against the marlins as nick hits a single to left field. >> bob: that was an interesting swing, rob. he inside-outed that ball to left field. >> rob: which normally he takes way outside pitch and smacks it over there. he went i
swept at toronto a three-game series in 2006. the last time nationals traveled north of the border in 2007, blue jays won 2-7. it's about time we got these guys back down here. the toronto montreal interleague series used to be a pretty spirited rivalry. they played a lot over the years a total of 42 games and the blue jays won 23 of them involving the expos and the nats. nick will just step back from that one. 1-2. brian tallet pitching a really good game as well. four innings, one run on four...
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time after time, harris becoming that for the toronto ball club. three for eight, two walks, two rbis, and a couple of runs in the series. willie has torment had the blue jays again. two on, nobody out. >> i love what willie harris did last night. right there just patience. the ball comes right into him. he sees it perfectly, is all over it. doesn't try to hit it out of the ballpark. just hit it on the line. >> that's willie harris with his fourth extra-base hit of the series. >> very nice. >> 13 extra base hits on the year, four of them since friday. right now marco scutaro saying to him, give us a break. here's josh bard, a good spot for him. he doesn't hit well against against left-handers, but he's swinging well. in 10 games in the month of june josh is eight for 29, batting .276 and he's been a little extra-base hit streak of his own lately. there's will getting a day off. 0-1 to bard. breaking ball, little bit low. ricky romero, 24 years of age from los angeles, graduated from roosevelt high school there, teddy roosevelt high school. that's a
time after time, harris becoming that for the toronto ball club. three for eight, two walks, two rbis, and a couple of runs in the series. willie has torment had the blue jays again. two on, nobody out. >> i love what willie harris did last night. right there just patience. the ball comes right into him. he sees it perfectly, is all over it. doesn't try to hit it out of the ballpark. just hit it on the line. >> that's willie harris with his fourth extra-base hit of the series....
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now a base hit could put toronto on top. chavez, 1-for-4, opposite field base hit. and the play of the game by willie harris with millar aboard leading off the 5th, the reason we're still here. so lind at second after the walk issued by colome. and millar at first on the walk issued by tavarez. >> bob: there is a flyball to center. willie harris is there. number 11 will lead off the bottom of the 11th. ryan zimmerman, adam dunn and elijah dukes to follow in a 3-3 tie. pp it's easy to identify the leaders of tomorrow. they're all around us. which is why pnc created grow up great. a $100 million program that prepares young children for school. and the world they'll inherit.... sooner than you think. pnc. leading the way. at dodge, we build mechanical bulls. we build freight trains. we build toolboxes. we build field offices. we build fan clubs. we build the all-new, award winning dodge ram. come see what we've built for you. . >> bob: the nats have bucking the national league east and especially in interleague, the american league east. zimmerman, dunn and duk
now a base hit could put toronto on top. chavez, 1-for-4, opposite field base hit. and the play of the game by willie harris with millar aboard leading off the 5th, the reason we're still here. so lind at second after the walk issued by colome. and millar at first on the walk issued by tavarez. >> bob: there is a flyball to center. willie harris is there. number 11 will lead off the bottom of the 11th. ryan zimmerman, adam dunn and elijah dukes to follow in a 3-3 tie. pp it's easy to...
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toronto blue jays-washington nationals at 1-1. follow the nats on your i-phone and i-pod touch with mlb.com atbats2009. visit nationals.com on your i- phone or i-pod touch to purchase. this is the bottom of the seventh inning. bases load, no outs. 3-2 pitch to zim. got him. the 2-2 pitch to dukes, got him on the break. and then the high 3-2 pitch to josh bard. you sought earlier strikes -- you saw the earlier strikes were thrown by camp. now jeremy accardo comes in the game. >> bob: that save was yesterday in philadelphia. accardo has been hurt part of thisser year -- part this have year. he has 38 major league saves. 30 of them with the toronto blue jays when he was lights out. four wins, 2.14 e.r.a., 57 strikeouts, only 24 walks, but he's had some injury issues since then. he had a forearm strain last year that took him out. the remainder of the season after may 10. it's been a road back for thisonce very hard thrower. >> rob: a lot of times if it's just some kind of little mechanical flaw or injury to another part of your body,
toronto blue jays-washington nationals at 1-1. follow the nats on your i-phone and i-pod touch with mlb.com atbats2009. visit nationals.com on your i- phone or i-pod touch to purchase. this is the bottom of the seventh inning. bases load, no outs. 3-2 pitch to zim. got him. the 2-2 pitch to dukes, got him on the break. and then the high 3-2 pitch to josh bard. you sought earlier strikes -- you saw the earlier strikes were thrown by camp. now jeremy accardo comes in the game. >> bob: that...
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burnett to get them, coax them to get them up to toronto. a.j. he finally paid often, won 18 games, he was able to opt out of his contract and get more money for the new york yankees. >> bob: one's gone, one's not well. on. chris crass guzman got things going with another multi-hit game. >> rob: after he got on, nick with a double, elijah dukes with a double. right now, another big two- spot. that was a great job by the nationals coming right back and saying, no, no, no, you are not having that momentum. we are taking it away back. >> bob: guzman could be bunting. it is the bottom of the 8th and you are the home team. i'm not sure that would take the bat out of nick johnson's hand. against a left handed pitcher, you would have ryan zimmerman next but they to have a right handed right hander warming -- a right hander warming up. >> bob: sean kemp was pretty impressive here last night, getting a couple of key outs in the 7th inning. mike macdougal, the nats' closer up. >> rob: in case we get the lead. >> bob: maybe pitching the 9th either way. >> t
burnett to get them, coax them to get them up to toronto. a.j. he finally paid often, won 18 games, he was able to opt out of his contract and get more money for the new york yankees. >> bob: one's gone, one's not well. on. chris crass guzman got things going with another multi-hit game. >> rob: after he got on, nick with a double, elijah dukes with a double. right now, another big two- spot. that was a great job by the nationals coming right back and saying, no, no, no, you are not...
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running in toronto. his first 100 meter race of 2009. starts behind, looks around.art kicking it. no problem. he runs the 10 flat. celebrates. everybody celebrating with him. >> all right, still to come. we update things from o-town. an offensive struggle for the lakers. we'll show you what's going down nobody has to tell you these are tough times. that's why it's a good time to get back under the hood... to keep that car running longer... and do everything you can to make sure... a small job doesn't turn into a costly one. and autozone is here to help every step of the way. we're the one place you'll find the expertise, tools, and advice you can trust... to help you do the job right the first time. because do-it-yourself doesn't mean you have to do it alone. get in the zone. autozone. i like to know exactly where you stand at all times. yeah, it works for us. yeah. hey, if they ranked "sportscenter" anchors, where do you think i'd be ranked? - i don't know. - come on. i'd rather not get into it. come on, pick a number between one and 10.
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staff and hopefully tomorrow you'll see brett cecil, university of maryland product pitch for the toronto blue jays. he's 2-1. his wins came against oakland and chicago in may. he's been in -- been in las vegas the past month was the first-round pick of the june 2007 supplemental first round and ross detwiler looking for that are elusive first win of his career but pitched well this season. guess tomorrow for washington. ross is 0-3. he's got a pretty good strikeout to walk ratio. he needs to obviously work on command. >> he's also had two quality starts. nice to have ross finally get nag victory -- get in that victory column tomorrow night. >> they're on a role. this is -- roll. this is a good run. keeping him on the scoreboardwill be tough. >> thank you for being with us all night long. it was worth it wasn't it to see the 11 inning ballgame? nationals winning for the bases loaded, bottom of the 11th. for phil wood, johnny holliday, see you tomorrow night on masn. of this rough. he actually flies it over the green. not a very good lie. from there he'd end up going ahead keeping it short
staff and hopefully tomorrow you'll see brett cecil, university of maryland product pitch for the toronto blue jays. he's 2-1. his wins came against oakland and chicago in may. he's been in -- been in las vegas the past month was the first-round pick of the june 2007 supplemental first round and ross detwiler looking for that are elusive first win of his career but pitched well this season. guess tomorrow for washington. ross is 0-3. he's got a pretty good strikeout to walk ratio. he needs to...
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tonight was willie's night. >> bob: 3-9-0 toronto, 5-11-0 nats.here is no doubt who is the star of this game. >> rob: willie harris had that double to lead off an inning, stole third base, was driven in with a sac fly and then he just wins the game with one swing of the bat. >> bob: there is that swagger. >> bob: julian tavarez gets the win, richmond the loser. rob, your point well taken. starters don't like doing things like this. >> rob: no, scott richardson will not be happy after this ballgame. comes in relief, gets the loss, left after two innings of work. debbi taylor is right there with wee willie harris who was aflly big tonight. >> debbi: thank you very much. you did it all tonight. talk about the homerun, take us through that at-bat. >> one of those at-bats where, initially, we had the bunt sign on and then we switched that and went to the hit-and-run. he went after me and i'm glad i was able to hit the ball up in the air and be able to hit it out of here. >> debbi: and your reaction from your teamates, i didn't think you were going to g
tonight was willie's night. >> bob: 3-9-0 toronto, 5-11-0 nats.here is no doubt who is the star of this game. >> rob: willie harris had that double to lead off an inning, stole third base, was driven in with a sac fly and then he just wins the game with one swing of the bat. >> bob: there is that swagger. >> bob: julian tavarez gets the win, richmond the loser. rob, your point well taken. starters don't like doing things like this. >> rob: no, scott richardson will...
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the next three all make it aboard, and it's 7-2 toronto. when you're pitching in the ninth inning and down four, your manager wants to see the effort that you might give when it's a 1-run game in the 9th inning. joe has not been able to close it out. >> it looked like a change-up, which you don't want to really throw a lot of those to right- handers because it breaks down and into them. that's what that was. as you said, you want to get the three outs and give your team an opportunity to bat in the ninth, but you just gave them an extra insurance run. >> nats were within grand slam range, but not now. 3-0. >> 27 pitches it will be a 3-2 count now as overbay rips one foul. that ball will be two more runs. overbay will have a five rbi day, and the blue jays lead 9-2. manny does not want to have to get up another pitcher here. lyle overbay, 41 rbis with five of them today. rod barajas, the catcher, is next. the nationals have come into this game with their team e.r.a. down. let's go back two weeks ago. -- we're going to the bottom of the ninth
the next three all make it aboard, and it's 7-2 toronto. when you're pitching in the ninth inning and down four, your manager wants to see the effort that you might give when it's a 1-run game in the 9th inning. joe has not been able to close it out. >> it looked like a change-up, which you don't want to really throw a lot of those to right- handers because it breaks down and into them. that's what that was. as you said, you want to get the three outs and give your team an opportunity to...
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you'll see what happened in the toronto first inning. four runs with two outs in the top of the first. >> a base hit, that scores two. lyle overbay drove in rios and lind, a big day for him who swung the bat very well, three for five with a home run and five runs batted in. >> josh bard for the nationals three tore four, a couple singles and a double. you look at the box score and you can see the nationals wind up with the shortened of the count. >> a very young man, and you look at a guy 22 years old and you figure he's going to be around a long time. >> we'll break down marcus' performance later on. back upstairs to the booth. when you talk about a guy having not only a good game at the plate, but in the field, this is a pretty good father's day, save for the loss, for nick johnson. >> amazing, seven hits and 11 at-bats. could have been seven for 10, but didn't get the last sac fly because of the miscommunication at third. an amazing run this weekend. nick johnson has been consistent all year. he's been around here a long time. >> a gr
you'll see what happened in the toronto first inning. four runs with two outs in the top of the first. >> a base hit, that scores two. lyle overbay drove in rios and lind, a big day for him who swung the bat very well, three for five with a home run and five runs batted in. >> josh bard for the nationals three tore four, a couple singles and a double. you look at the box score and you can see the nationals wind up with the shortened of the count. >> a very young man, and you...
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he was scored upon early and often by toronto sunday and jeremy guthrie, 5-7, trying to get that e.r.a. down. in fact, both of them over 5.00. >> jim: guthrie coming off a good start where he beat cole
he was scored upon early and often by toronto sunday and jeremy guthrie, 5-7, trying to get that e.r.a. down. in fact, both of them over 5.00. >> jim: guthrie coming off a good start where he beat cole
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they get their second win over toronto this season.hillies finish early 6-12, the most inter-league losses by defending world champions. >> red sox won six of seven against atlanta. not going to happen. mike gonzalez striking them out. 2-1 atlanta takes that one. tommy hanson now fourth straight victory for him in his last three outings. he allowed two runs in 17 innings with runner necessary scoring position. hold red sox to one run. fourth rookie in the last 10 seasons to beat the yankees and red sox in consecutive starts. >> how about the marlins and the rays. battle in florida. bottom of the second, bartlett double down the left field line. and jogging around. easy day at the park 1-0 tampa bay. rays up 2-1 for p.j. upton. solo shot. sixth run of the year. braves lead 3-1 and top of the ninth, marlins make a game. bases loaded, two outs and floating. going for it. rays win by final of 5-2. upton's home run made history. we'll get to that momentarily. two for four and carl crawford 2-4 and ramirez 1 for 4 and a.j. price getting the
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toronto is a great city too. we're going to have a good game today. >> ambassador to the united states from canada. debbie taylor had an opportunity to talk to a gentleman that's responsible for this ball field being in pristine condition. >> thank you very much. one of the toughest jobs this season at national park has been being the head groundskeeper, and john royce is the youngest in all baseball, 26 years old. you did play college football at penn state. that's going to help you lead the guys on the field. >> that's correct. i played for 4.5 years. just listening to him every day really helped me be mature and be a leader. >> what's the toughest part of your job? >> monitoring the weather, actually, judging how much water to put down during the day to make sure the field plays consistently for the players. >> got to be a fun job, too. a little bit of hollywood taking place. tell us about that. >> owen wilson was filming in the bullpen for an upcoming movie that's coming out. >> your cousin is darren fletcher
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he gave up two long balls in his last start in toronto. right now the royals only 2-4. trying to win back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks. they're in cleveland. top 5 now. royals leading 2-1. >> curtis grander son gets that one. his game is tied at 3. go to the bottom of the ninth. bases loaded. scott podsednik, slices it down the left field line. josh anderson, watch the fan, watch the fan. oh oh. jim leyland wants to argue. >> that hurts, who knows what happens in extra innings. but 4-3 finish. third homer in his last four games. he's ten home runs behind reggie jackson on the all times list. >> all right, twins ace minnesota trying to win three in a row on the road for the first time this season. adam kennedy, what a find he has been for the a's. two-run shot, ties the game at 3. bottom nine, tied at 3. davis the bloop hit to right, a's win 4-3. oakland starting to pick up steam. the a's won nine of 12 overall, which includes a 7-game win streak in that. >> ian stewart has been red hot. top four, continues that streak. number 12 on the year. rockies u
he gave up two long balls in his last start in toronto. right now the royals only 2-4. trying to win back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks. they're in cleveland. top 5 now. royals leading 2-1. >> curtis grander son gets that one. his game is tied at 3. go to the bottom of the ninth. bases loaded. scott podsednik, slices it down the left field line. josh anderson, watch the fan, watch the fan. oh oh. jim leyland wants to argue. >> that hurts, who knows what happens in...
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he's been back and forth between toronto and triple-a so much. brand new pitcher, first-pitch swinging. >> rob: you remember he took three strikes -- three strikes his last time, so he wanted to make sure he got a good hack in. figured league would try to get ahead with a fastball. he did and just missed it. >> bob: willie harris has had a fantastic night. 1-3, a double, a walk and a spectacular running catch on vernon wells to end the top of the ninth. nats would go on to get a leadoff man aboard and would never get the man off first base. >> rob: 97 on the last pitch. >> bob: saw this kid on tv during our long rain delay yesterday throwing in philadelphia. he can really bring it. he pulls the string on an 85- mile-per-hour changeup. >> rob: willie harris saying what was that? asking the umpire. >> bob: then a nasty, dipping breaking ball. he saw all three of these kid's pitches right there. wow. >> rob: you throw 97 and then 83 and now throw 86 just sinking. looks like a fourth ball or some kind of -- yeah, that is a fourth ball. >> bob: that h
he's been back and forth between toronto and triple-a so much. brand new pitcher, first-pitch swinging. >> rob: you remember he took three strikes -- three strikes his last time, so he wanted to make sure he got a good hack in. figured league would try to get ahead with a fastball. he did and just missed it. >> bob: willie harris has had a fantastic night. 1-3, a double, a walk and a spectacular running catch on vernon wells to end the top of the ninth. nats would go on to get a...
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the toronto blue jays in extra innings, 4-3, 1-2 on the road.rightened to give you the nationals ledger on that one. 0-8. 0-8 and seven of those at home. i'm not sure i ever watched part of a team going 0-7 at home where you have the final at-bat in extra innings. that's unbelievable. here is the first pitch strike to scott rolen. top of the 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 cur
the toronto blue jays in extra innings, 4-3, 1-2 on the road.rightened to give you the nationals ledger on that one. 0-8. 0-8 and seven of those at home. i'm not sure i ever watched part of a team going 0-7 at home where you have the final at-bat in extra innings. that's unbelievable. here is the first pitch strike to scott rolen. top of the 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...
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. >> rob: by the way. >> bob: there is not a. >> rob: the same year, the toronto blue jays are the best pitching staff. they won 86, 84 games. they have the best pitching staff in the american league league. a ridiculously tough division. >> bob: they have done it with draft and trades. ground ball to zimmerman, he brings the glove up, makes a dan dandy play -- makes a dandy play. nearly throw it is away but nick johnson makes the play. nick johnson saved a disaster right there. i mean, you are looking at maybe a run throwing if that ball goes down the line. >> rob: there is a look right there. the base runner is going on contact. you see zim looking at the runner and then nick. nick, with his foot on the bag at the end there. >> bob: that will bring up crawford. >> rob: if that. >> bob: if that ball gets away from johnson, bringing yak might score. >> rob: and a runner out third. >> bob: at the barrier and he must have lost the ball in the lights or something. he flinched right at the end. never played in this ballpark before. and there are lights all up and down the roof here. watch h
. >> rob: by the way. >> bob: there is not a. >> rob: the same year, the toronto blue jays are the best pitching staff. they won 86, 84 games. they have the best pitching staff in the american league league. a ridiculously tough division. >> bob: they have done it with draft and trades. ground ball to zimmerman, he brings the glove up, makes a dan dandy play -- makes a dandy play. nearly throw it is away but nick johnson makes the play. nick johnson saved a disaster...
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here sunday, off day monday, on to yankee stadium, we're back home against toronto friday night, 7:00 friday night fireworks and all that fun out there in the red porch as we come back home to play toronto and boston. ryan zimmerman will certainly be around for several more innings. he's 1-2 with a pair of rbi's tonight. >> rob: four hits, two runs, both rbi's by this man. this pitcher came in tonight with a 7 earned run average. >> bob: we probably know something right now that ryan doesn't know, and that's lsu won, virginia 0 -- lsu 1, virginia 0. earlier cal state fullerton lost 10-6. sonnanstine's retired nine straight starting with zimmerman's bases loaded ground ball three innings ago. zimmerman, dunn and dukes here, top 6, nats by one. nasty breaking ball low and away. ryan out on strikes. sonnanstine with his fourth k of the game and he's retired 10 straight. he has rung up adam dunn twice. jordan zimmermann has he -- has returned the favor by ringing up evan longoria twice. not a fun night for the big power guys. home run leaders, adrian gonzalez. we mention now that carlos m
here sunday, off day monday, on to yankee stadium, we're back home against toronto friday night, 7:00 friday night fireworks and all that fun out there in the red porch as we come back home to play toronto and boston. ryan zimmerman will certainly be around for several more innings. he's 1-2 with a pair of rbi's tonight. >> rob: four hits, two runs, both rbi's by this man. this pitcher came in tonight with a 7 earned run average. >> bob: we probably know something right now that...
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toronto gets the win. defensive gems, zimmerman. you kind of expected this all season long, and johnson with a couple of outstanding defensive plays as well. you look at some of the plays johnson makes. rolls over, gets the ball to first base for the put-out, and he gets this one here. it pops up, and then he makes the recovery, spins around and gets the ball for the put-out. extra style points on that one. >> you didn't see it on video, nick going over, tossing the ball nonchalantly to a fan in the stands. nick still got wait for something to happen. for business to pick up. but for you, it's time to kick it in gear. time to get going. time to get tough. take control. you're not gonna run and hide. because backing down's not your style. grab your bag. it's on. ( ding ) grab your bag. it's on. 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 b
toronto gets the win. defensive gems, zimmerman. you kind of expected this all season long, and johnson with a couple of outstanding defensive plays as well. you look at some of the plays johnson makes. rolls over, gets the ball to first base for the put-out, and he gets this one here. it pops up, and then he makes the recovery, spins around and gets the ball for the put-out. extra style points on that one. >> you didn't see it on video, nick going over, tossing the ball nonchalantly to a...
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toronto with a victory today. here is the 3-2 delivery and that will be fouled away again. >> buck: seattle and minnesota, a pitcher's duel there. in the 7th inning, it's 1-1. franciscolyliriano against felix hernandez. obviously this day was scheduled for number 1 starters. as cc sabathia was scheduled to go for the yankees. >> gary: teams on june 1 that are in first place since division play started, 66% of them go on to the post-season. 66% of teams in playoff positions. swung on and missed and so gonzalez comes in and gets a strikeout, retires the side in order. we go to the bottom of the 8th inning. 9-1. these are your widgets, they let you put whatever you're watching down here, while you check out local traffic, weather, even your news up there. i've got a news flash you're out of mayo. how did you get in here? door was open. you'd have tons of ways for you to search content: by actor, director, any word at all. what about chicken? chicken's fine. any word. no i mean do you have any chicken? i want to eat s
toronto with a victory today. here is the 3-2 delivery and that will be fouled away again. >> buck: seattle and minnesota, a pitcher's duel there. in the 7th inning, it's 1-1. franciscolyliriano against felix hernandez. obviously this day was scheduled for number 1 starters. as cc sabathia was scheduled to go for the yankees. >> gary: teams on june 1 that are in first place since division play started, 66% of them go on to the post-season. 66% of teams in playoff positions. swung on...
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guys hit a home run, we'll show you usain bolt live in toronto. running for the first time since his car accident. and game 4, nba finals, magic and lakers, now orlando, they answered a lot of questions with their game 3 win on tuesday. it took incredible shooting to do it. the big question, tonight, can they continue that good play in front of a home crowd, pivotal. pivotal gam game 4. kobe, starting off, red hot, just like he did in game 3. 2-0, lakers. heed owe, heed owe turkoglu! driving to the hoop. andrew bynum, on the bench. pau gasol had gone to the bench in foul trouble. alston, back home, and that confidence. back on his shoulders. nelson, all he can do is watch more. alston, top of the key, bang. that made it 12-8, and 14 of 11. now it is 18-15. kobe bryant very hot. the lakers are not shooting very well. only 15 with under 3 to play. turkoglu and alston leading the way with 7 apeace. >> don't forget, as soon as this game is over, this is where you want to be. espnews through all the postgame press conferences. you'll hear from both coa
guys hit a home run, we'll show you usain bolt live in toronto. running for the first time since his car accident. and game 4, nba finals, magic and lakers, now orlando, they answered a lot of questions with their game 3 win on tuesday. it took incredible shooting to do it. the big question, tonight, can they continue that good play in front of a home crowd, pivotal. pivotal gam game 4. kobe, starting off, red hot, just like he did in game 3. 2-0, lakers. heed owe, heed owe turkoglu! driving to...
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brad mills making his first career start for toronto. jimmy rollins, rockets that pitch off mills in the bottom of the third for his sixth home run of the season. that's a two-run shot. shane victorino, the scoring single. that's rollins onf his horse, tied at 7. top of the ninth. rod barajas, watched that. off madsen, a towering shot to deep center. it's gone. his sixth home run of the season. jays up 8-7. that is your final. toronto which entered this series 0-6 in interleague play, completes the three-game sweep. the phillies struggling. they have lost five of six, and fall six games under .500 at home. it is the third worst record in the majors at home. got the major league best record away from home, 23-9 on the ro road. >> white sox and cubbies finale of an abbreviated windy city series. bottom 8, it's 5-1 sox. here come the cubs, derrek lee, that is a three-run shot. his eighth of the year. cubs down a run. it's 5-4. next batter, soto. not a good sophomore season. but he'll take that. his fourth of the year. still only hitting .22
brad mills making his first career start for toronto. jimmy rollins, rockets that pitch off mills in the bottom of the third for his sixth home run of the season. that's a two-run shot. shane victorino, the scoring single. that's rollins onf his horse, tied at 7. top of the ninth. rod barajas, watched that. off madsen, a towering shot to deep center. it's gone. his sixth home run of the season. jays up 8-7. that is your final. toronto which entered this series 0-6 in interleague play, completes...
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the nats made big pitch after big pitch last nightpreventing toronto from winning in regulation and can you do the same thing for the blue jays' bullpen until the 112th inning. that was some battle last night. 2-1, taking four hours to play 11. 14 pitch first that game last night. 14 pitchers in that game last night. good - looking fastball. detwiler just missingwith that one. kevin millar, in his 12th year, .277 career hitter. >> rob: great guy to have on your ball club. >> bob: just ask the marlins, red sox and orioles. >> rob: did everything the way it is supposed to be done. >> bob: and if you are not doing it as a teammate, he will tell you to cowboy up and do it the right way. one of the best lines ever. kevin millar knows what it's like to value being a professional ballplayer. had he to make his way through the interleague for a while. a one-hop tore cristian guzman. ross good night detwiler off to a good start. - 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 l
the nats made big pitch after big pitch last nightpreventing toronto from winning in regulation and can you do the same thing for the blue jays' bullpen until the 112th inning. that was some battle last night. 2-1, taking four hours to play 11. 14 pitch first that game last night. 14 pitchers in that game last night. good - looking fastball. detwiler just missingwith that one. kevin millar, in his 12th year, .277 career hitter. >> rob: great guy to have on your ball club. >> bob:...
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vernon wells, the only toronto run, a solo homerun in the 62nd. ross detwiler pitching beautifully giving up only that blast. and nick johnson, 2-for-2, an rbi and on base 10 consecutive times. so the nick watch will be in full effect come the 8th inning, unless he bats here in the 7th. gonzalez, harris and nieves, 6, 7 and 8. ross detwiler showing a good demeanor tonight his mound presence has been very good. a breaking ball in the dirt. dwiet, by the way, 93 pitches, 62 strikes through 7. i love it when you can say through 7. >> rob: i think everybody else is trying to jinx the nationals. we win this ballgame, we can join the rest of the national league in the 20-win club. >> bob: off the glove of scutaro. well stroked by gonzalez. he was robbed of a hit by aaron hill last time so that's justice. here is willie harris. see, rob, why don't you throw a couple of number 13s on it. >> rob: there is al bertho gonzalez throwing the bat out there and marco scutaro could not extend far enough to get that ball. here is willie hard just who is responsible
vernon wells, the only toronto run, a solo homerun in the 62nd. ross detwiler pitching beautifully giving up only that blast. and nick johnson, 2-for-2, an rbi and on base 10 consecutive times. so the nick watch will be in full effect come the 8th inning, unless he bats here in the 7th. gonzalez, harris and nieves, 6, 7 and 8. ross detwiler showing a good demeanor tonight his mound presence has been very good. a breaking ball in the dirt. dwiet, by the way, 93 pitches, 62 strikes through 7. i...
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. >> we're going to send you out to toronto right now.running the 100. >> next to him, in lane two is henry of nearby pickerring ontario. he ran for canada in the 4 by 10100 meter relay in the beijing olympics. he's 30 years old. >> in lane three, ivory williams from jefferson county, texas. his personal best is sub10. he's a 27-year-old. and of course next to him is usain bolt. fans are lined ten deep outside this stadium to see the jamaican hero. they have turned out in droves to see the world's fastest man. >> sean crawford of the united states has been overshadowed by bolt over the last 18 months. he was a silver medalist in beijing in the 200 meters. >> jared of charlotte town pei carries canadian hopes. he won silver with the canadian 4 by 100 meter relay team. he, too competed in beijing. and in lane 8 is bernard williams of the united states. he was second to sean crawford in a 200 meters in the athens olympics. so an excellent field. six olympians and usain bolt. as bernard williams poses. the focus in lane 4 with crawford next t
. >> we're going to send you out to toronto right now.running the 100. >> next to him, in lane two is henry of nearby pickerring ontario. he ran for canada in the 4 by 10100 meter relay in the beijing olympics. he's 30 years old. >> in lane three, ivory williams from jefferson county, texas. his personal best is sub10. he's a 27-year-old. and of course next to him is usain bolt. fans are lined ten deep outside this stadium to see the jamaican hero. they have turned out in...
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tallet of toronto, .2 .201. >> rob: greinke is a hard-luck guy. took a seagull in extra innings to get the base hit. >> bob: tough call. and dukes overmatched here. that's the first out of the 3rd and for matt garza, his third strikeout. you are not looking for elijah dukes to bunt a ground ball but you would have loved to see him advance the runners. >> rob: well, he thought maybe he would challenge him. as we said, 80% of the pitches are heaters. and only when he needs an out. you see by the swing that elijah was fooled. did you like my assessment that the strike zone is under attack all night by matt garza? >> bob: yes, he goes -- he is coming after you. >> rob: be ready. he does take something off the fastball from time to time. >> bob: and he will move you off the plate on occasion. >> rob: that was a two-seam fastball. four-seemer is about 95. two-seamer is about 90 to 92. great movement. it's not about velocity, it's about movement. willingham gets jammed and flies one to dukes. taging is zimmerman and can't go anywhere. two outs. >> bob: g
tallet of toronto, .2 .201. >> rob: greinke is a hard-luck guy. took a seagull in extra innings to get the base hit. >> bob: tough call. and dukes overmatched here. that's the first out of the 3rd and for matt garza, his third strikeout. you are not looking for elijah dukes to bunt a ground ball but you would have loved to see him advance the runners. >> rob: well, he thought maybe he would challenge him. as we said, 80% of the pitches are heaters. and only when he needs an...
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kansas city goes onto beat toronto by a count of 6-2. the rays win 9-7. kansas city stopped the blue jays 6-2. elsewhere in the american league east, boston red sox wound upbeating the texas rangers 8-1. how about this, david ortiz going to have an eye examination on monday and mike lowell hit home runs. john with his fifth win. detroit tigers beat angels 2-1. jackson, remember him. complete game against the angels. now 6-3. rbi single. sacrifice fly. complete look at the american league east score board. rich hill will start for the orioles tomorrow. we'll preview the orioles find game against the oakland a's in oakland when we come back here on masn in a moment. expnchts welcome back. placed on the disabled list by the orioles after an emergency appendectomy. he will return with the club tomorrow night. oscar will be brought up from the minors from norfolk to replace him. the or joels have to make a roster move because of the emergency anen connectmy. the orioles will have to use robert at shortstop now. pretty much the rest of the way probably over the
kansas city goes onto beat toronto by a count of 6-2. the rays win 9-7. kansas city stopped the blue jays 6-2. elsewhere in the american league east, boston red sox wound upbeating the texas rangers 8-1. how about this, david ortiz going to have an eye examination on monday and mike lowell hit home runs. john with his fifth win. detroit tigers beat angels 2-1. jackson, remember him. complete game against the angels. now 6-3. rbi single. sacrifice fly. complete look at the american league east...
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pitched at home against detroit and toronto. and a strike taken on the inside corner. came in after that time and a 22-2 count. >> buck: he certainly gives you an impression he's thinking two or three pitches ahead all the time. >> gary: fourth professional season out of clemson college baseball. 2-2 delivery. that will miss inside and the count goes to 3-2. oak land has been near the bottom of the pile if offensive numbers for most of the season and they still are. they're offense in this four game win streak has found a way to pick itself up. 3-2 count. one down. and cust will ground it. runners coming. only play at 1 st. take it there and rbi for cust and a 1- 0 lead for the a's. >> buck: take a look at the defense. pie gets a start in left. on the left side melvin mora who will fill in for cesar. robert up on the right side. zaun catches for the second consecutive start. outfield assists. strong throwing arms in texas, chicago and toronto all tied with the orioles. >> gary: two down. bases empty. fly ball to right field. near the warning track. and a hauled in. hol
pitched at home against detroit and toronto. and a strike taken on the inside corner. came in after that time and a 22-2 count. >> buck: he certainly gives you an impression he's thinking two or three pitches ahead all the time. >> gary: fourth professional season out of clemson college baseball. 2-2 delivery. that will miss inside and the count goes to 3-2. oak land has been near the bottom of the pile if offensive numbers for most of the season and they still are. they're offense...
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toronto got a little crossed up as far as who was covering second. the shortstop, scutaro and second baseman hill both got there at the same time. first and third, and willie harris got it done again last time, and he did last night. >> you see the shot that saved a couple runs. then he got things going as far as offensively for the game- winning home run, a double, and there's the swing and game- winning home run. >> welly doubles to right center field today, pushing gonzalez to third. they both scored a josh bard single. now the blue jays have given the nats an extra out. that should have been a double play ball. romero was waiting for someone to get to the bag, and hill and scutaro got there at the same time. here's willie, a chance to do some 2-out damage. breaking ball outside. i guarantee a lot of people in canada now know where cairo, georgia is. >> how about those home runs? that's crazy. 15 career home runs in the last 190 games, counting today. 31 on the 22nd of june, a birthday tomorrow. having a great weekend. willie right side. hill play
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four in the first for toronto, and the nats have a long road back against a rookie pitcher. 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. (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t >>> 1-1 to guzman. fifth in the legal .332 and four consecutive multi-hit games. 25 games with two hits or more for guzman, and that's fourth best in the league. ball 2. mets have an early run at home against tampa bay. the phillies are reeling, aren't they? baltimore at philadelphia. they just can't win at home. >> guzman lays one up the middle . >> how about your scouting report on ricky the rookie. nine home runs and curveball the number two his best pitch. he will change speeds with it, but he can also give up the long ball. nine strikeouts against the phillies in seven innings last outing. >> johnson has had a great series, five for seven, an rbi, four walks. nick stepped out of bed this morning and is on base, the on base percentage .427. >> prostate cancer awareness day wi
four in the first for toronto, and the nats have a long road back against a rookie pitcher. 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. (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t >>> 1-1 to guzman. fifth in the legal .332 and four consecutive multi-hit games. 25 games with two hits or more for guzman, and that's fourth best in the league. ball 2. mets have an...
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>> bob: let me get an update. 13-0 still, top of the 7th. 10-3 marlins at toronto on top. pirates beating beating the tigers 6-1. phillies tie the red sox. national leagues doing a great job today except for atlanta. they're trail acinging -- trailingng. dodgers and texas just under way. you're up to date on this sunday of baseball. nick johnson, high chopper right side. ben sow -- ben zobrist two outs. ray knight and johnny holliday coming up for nats extra. a lot of groundouts today. the nats offense very strong. alberto two of the hits. martis and sea bath i can't --- . >> bob: this is the second run issued by the rays today. it's time for adam dunn to jump up and hurt tampa bay. >> rob: not a good day for santana. 82 pitches in 3 innings. aj burnett on the other side 6 inning, 4 hit, 8 punch outs. >> bob: evidently at yankees stadium you need to make them swing and miss. >> bob: he's adam dunn. this could be the defining play of the day for the nationals. bullpen about to take over. fastball for a strike. not the kind of first pitch you usually see from a lefty. the pi
>> bob: let me get an update. 13-0 still, top of the 7th. 10-3 marlins at toronto on top. pirates beating beating the tigers 6-1. phillies tie the red sox. national leagues doing a great job today except for atlanta. they're trail acinging -- trailingng. dodgers and texas just under way. you're up to date on this sunday of baseball. nick johnson, high chopper right side. ben sow -- ben zobrist two outs. ray knight and johnny holliday coming up for nats extra. a lot of groundouts today....
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marlins nine and two all time in toronto, 16 and 4 all time over the jays period.le. >> cardinals and the indians, top six, pool house again and. again.ring it's gone. his 22 on the year. cardinals win 3-1. this was his 27th multihome run game. his last four games, 7 for 16, four home runs, six rbis following a slump in the previous four games. >> meantime this time tomorrow night, the lakers and magic tangle in the nba finals. players refer to it as another game. that's hardly the case in this case. one win could change the legacies of kobe and phil. >> for kobe bryant, game four wasn't exactly vintage kobe. he missed 20 shots but still ended up with 24 points. i'm mark jones. welcome back to espn continuing coverage from the am way arena in orlando. guys, kobe bryant on the brink of his fourth nba title. the big picture, if he's successful in his quest, what does it mean for his legacy? >> in my view, his legacy is intact. if he wins one more championship, in my book, it doesn't boost him any further. in my mind, kobe bryant is one of the best players of his era. he came out of high
marlins nine and two all time in toronto, 16 and 4 all time over the jays period.le. >> cardinals and the indians, top six, pool house again and. again.ring it's gone. his 22 on the year. cardinals win 3-1. this was his 27th multihome run game. his last four games, 7 for 16, four home runs, six rbis following a slump in the previous four games. >> meantime this time tomorrow night, the lakers and magic tangle in the nba finals. players refer to it as another game. that's hardly the...
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the toronto blue jays couldn't be happier, with the a's going for win number 11. >> what's up?come to "our house." keeping you current on espnews. i'm the coach why, don't we start with the two best national league teams out west. >> the dodgers await the return of manny ramirez later in the week. l.a. opened a three-game home set against the rockies. colorado having won 20 out of its last 23. the team can't seem to put a run on the board. randy wolf the starter for the dodgers. the dodgers 8-1 against the rockies this season. l.a. has lost four out of its last five overall. >> monday night, manny ramirez made his final minor league rehab appearance. dhg for class a. a single in his first at-bat. second at-bat not as productive. he struck out on three pitchers. ramirez expected to work out at dodger stadium on tuesday and wednesday before rejoining the dodgers on july 4. >> san francisco, a game and a half lead in the wild card race over st. louis. how about tim. what a night he would have facing pujols, bottom of the first. went down swinging. that would be the theme. bottom o
the toronto blue jays couldn't be happier, with the a's going for win number 11. >> what's up?come to "our house." keeping you current on espnews. i'm the coach why, don't we start with the two best national league teams out west. >> the dodgers await the return of manny ramirez later in the week. l.a. opened a three-game home set against the rockies. colorado having won 20 out of its last 23. the team can't seem to put a run on the board. randy wolf the starter for the...
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tampa bay, new york, toronto and boston. then a series to follow at baltimore. that ball into left. dukes is back. can't get it up against the wall. hernandez scores. upton scores. it's 8-2. >> rob: this is just a hanging breaking ball by colome. when you drop down to try to help the ball, sometimes it flattens out. it helps longoria, doesn't get all of it. great effort by elijah dukes and b.j. upton breaking it down there at the end. that is one of the fastest humans i've ever seen. >> bob: elijah dukes did not get all the way back to the wall when he jumped. i would say the nationals does not have an outfielder that goes back on balls as well. the rays lead 8-2. >> rob: in defense of elijah, he's been playing right, center, and left. he hasn't really been in one field for more than a day or two this the last couple of weeks. >> bob: seems like he's still looking back trying to check exactly how far away that wall is. probably taking some heat from the tampa bay tans out there. -- fans out there. >> rob: they've been standing around. >> bob: see, elijah is starting to turn around a
tampa bay, new york, toronto and boston. then a series to follow at baltimore. that ball into left. dukes is back. can't get it up against the wall. hernandez scores. upton scores. it's 8-2. >> rob: this is just a hanging breaking ball by colome. when you drop down to try to help the ball, sometimes it flattens out. it helps longoria, doesn't get all of it. great effort by elijah dukes and b.j. upton breaking it down there at the end. that is one of the fastest humans i've ever seen....
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toronto blue jays are 4-4 in extra inning games and nats are 1-8 after last my. because he threw only nine pitches in the 9th, no problem for him coming back out in the 10th. >> rob: and jesus colome, because he pitched so well, they did not have to use mike macdougal. and if it goes late, that puts pressure on cito gaston. >> bob: baltimore got 3 in philadelphia in the 9th to make it 6-5. and josh beckett polished a five-hitter against derek lowe of the braves. marco scutaro 0-for-3 with a sacrifice. now macdougal has mota not been closing for the nationals -- has not been closing for the nationals that long. so he is still fighting hard to keep that job. there are some closers you would not call them back. >> rob: no. the three-game win streak is big for somebody, but i still believe that you have to win every game you are out. this team is still 27 games under .500. you are not going to wear down your closer. when you are trying to fight and scratch and claw for every one right now, you may see another inning out macdougal -- no, just kidding. but you try to g
toronto blue jays are 4-4 in extra inning games and nats are 1-8 after last my. because he threw only nine pitches in the 9th, no problem for him coming back out in the 10th. >> rob: and jesus colome, because he pitched so well, they did not have to use mike macdougal. and if it goes late, that puts pressure on cito gaston. >> bob: baltimore got 3 in philadelphia in the 9th to make it 6-5. and josh beckett polished a five-hitter against derek lowe of the braves. marco scutaro...
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as interleague goes north of the border here, marlins have had an interesting run against toronto. they got it going here early with 1-o with when jeremy hermida made it 3-0.úúxx pp you don't do laundry at the beach. you salt-wash everything and let it breeze dry. knit, delicate, permanent press... the ocean doesn't care. so grab your bag. >>> welcome to tropicana fi in st. petersburg. the nationals on top 2-0 here in the top of the fourth inning. -- will foul it off to the right side. we will give you the highlights you need to see shortly. we can tell you that ryan zimmerman has both nats rbi's tonight, a third inning ground ball, andy sonnanstine for the rays and jurisdiction pitching beautifully so far for the nats. nieves just got a piece of that 0-2 breaking ball. bob carpenter, rob dibble, byron kerr here. we will bring you up to date. we can tell you that jordan zimmermann, no runs on two hits, five strikeouts, one walk, and a big double play ball shutting down the major league's leading run producing offense so far. 0-2 to nieves. got him, and the top of the fourth com
as interleague goes north of the border here, marlins have had an interesting run against toronto. they got it going here early with 1-o with when jeremy hermida made it 3-0.úúxx pp you don't do laundry at the beach. you salt-wash everything and let it breeze dry. knit, delicate, permanent press... the ocean doesn't care. so grab your bag. >>> welcome to tropicana fi in st. petersburg. the nationals on top 2-0 here in the top of the fourth inning. -- will foul it off to the right...
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he still has a tough job ahead of him with the second best offense in the american league in the torontolue jays. >> bob: and then there is the closer who is 2-for-2 and then the bullpen, over the last 28 innings, 3 hits, no runs. ♪ ♪ ♪ (tucci) more bars in more places. at&t. the best coverage worldwide. get the blackberry bold for $199.99 after mail-in-rebate. only from at&t. . >> bob: nationals baseball masn brought to you by southwest airlines. book your next trip at southwest.com. and by firestone, a tradition of innovation. after all the weather we had in and out of the area all day long, it has turned into a beautiful night. sunny skies here at nationals park. a lot of people are still coming down down the street from the navy yard station and looking to see if the nats can make it four in a row against the american league east. the blue jays lead major league in hits. they are batting .278 as a ball club, second in the american league, detwiler, julian tavarez, those guys, they're going to start a new show called gilligan's island. they are stranding everybody these days. how
he still has a tough job ahead of him with the second best offense in the american league in the torontolue jays. >> bob: and then there is the closer who is 2-for-2 and then the bullpen, over the last 28 innings, 3 hits, no runs. ♪ ♪ ♪ (tucci) more bars in more places. at&t. the best coverage worldwide. get the blackberry bold for $199.99 after mail-in-rebate. only from at&t. . >> bob: nationals baseball masn brought to you by southwest airlines. book your next...
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give a call, order some tickets for toronto and ask them if they have any left for boston. broken bat, base hit center field for dukes. elijah now 2-8 in the series. >> bob: next up is will harris who is 0 for 3 tonight. and willie will break his bat, right field, easy play. gabe gross, one out. johnny holliday and ray knight, "nats xtra" presented by verizon fios, starring those two, straight ahead. i know this has to be frustrating for ray, because for several weeks he has just like you have, and me, too, that this ball club was just on the verge of better things. it's just very slow coming together here. pitching has been good, bergmann had a nightmare in the sixth inning tonight. other than that it's been a solid week for the pitching staff. here are the nats now. if they don't score any more runs tonight it will be 13 runs in their last six games. >> rob: the pitching is really starting to come around. you could throw out that sixth inning, maybe jason bergmann didn't have enough time to get loose at the end of that inning. but the starters are getting bette
give a call, order some tickets for toronto and ask them if they have any left for boston. broken bat, base hit center field for dukes. elijah now 2-8 in the series. >> bob: next up is will harris who is 0 for 3 tonight. and willie will break his bat, right field, easy play. gabe gross, one out. johnny holliday and ray knight, "nats xtra" presented by verizon fios, starring those two, straight ahead. i know this has to be frustrating for ray, because for several weeks...
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they know she returns this morning from a meeting in toronto and the government has been clear with canadahich has an independent responsibility for the operation of a reactor that our priority is to see that reactor up and running as soon as possible and we will continue work on all of these fronts kidnapped the honorable leader of the opposition. [applause] >> mr. speaker, we are in the fifth week of this crisis and in the fourth year of a government that has seen to shutdowns of isotope production on their watch. the dutch reactor on which hopes rest will be shut down for repairs this summer. cancer tests are being canceled, countries, hospitals can't get isotopes. this issue is simple -- when will the government stop improvising and provide canadians with a plan that is transparent and public incredible? [applause] >> the honorable prime minister. >> the medical isotopes is one of great concern to us and is one of great concerns giving people all over the world and that is the message i delivered this morning to the international committee dealing with security and supply issues in the
they know she returns this morning from a meeting in toronto and the government has been clear with canadahich has an independent responsibility for the operation of a reactor that our priority is to see that reactor up and running as soon as possible and we will continue work on all of these fronts kidnapped the honorable leader of the opposition. [applause] >> mr. speaker, we are in the fifth week of this crisis and in the fourth year of a government that has seen to shutdowns of...
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toronto 12, seattle 11. chicago 11 and the orioles ten of their lost 20. that's a base hit into right field. so luke scott picks up a lead off single. the orioles get the lead off man on. >> buck: when you don't score many runs, 1-9 in their last ten games. i don't care how well you're pitching, we know kansas city has pitched but you've got to score some runs. >> gary: all of those clubs you saw there had real tough times when you're getting three or less runs per game. aubrey huff at the plate. he's grounded out twice. 0-6 in the series. five hits on the board for the o's. 9, 11 for oakland. 5-0 for the o's. that one to short. nice stop cabrera. can't get it up in time. and neither can they get it over to 1 st. so runners on at 1 st and 2nd. >> buck: be a base it hit as cabrera had to slide on his knee and couldn't get the ball out of the glove cleanly. see the possible once it hits the ground. everybody is safe. >> gary: gives a whole new meaning to the term the hole at shortstop. >> buck: that's going to be it for trevor cahill. [ indiscernible ] here
toronto 12, seattle 11. chicago 11 and the orioles ten of their lost 20. that's a base hit into right field. so luke scott picks up a lead off single. the orioles get the lead off man on. >> buck: when you don't score many runs, 1-9 in their last ten games. i don't care how well you're pitching, we know kansas city has pitched but you've got to score some runs. >> gary: all of those clubs you saw there had real tough times when you're getting three or less runs per game. aubrey huff...
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we'll find out if he lit up his final rehab start with his bat and the toronto blue jays couldn't be happier to have halladay back but would he be rusty against the rays? let's start right now. >> keep it current on espnews, alongside mike, i'm the coach, why don't we start with the two best national league teams out west. >> that's where we begin as the dodgers await the return of manny ramirez later in the week. l.a. opened a three-game home set against the rockies on monday night. colorado having won 20 out of its last 23. we are now tied at two, bottom of the fifth, spilborghs, two run south. wolf helping his own cause, tying the game at 2-2. the dodgers 8-1 against the rockies this season. monday night, manny ramirez made his final minor league rehab appearance, this is a single in his first at-bat. so manny out of the box early but then he whiffed on three pitches in his second at-bat, and then, in his third at-bat, he struck out again. so manny is expected to work out with the dodgers on tuesday and wednesday, before rejoining the team on july 3. >> facing the giants, opening
we'll find out if he lit up his final rehab start with his bat and the toronto blue jays couldn't be happier to have halladay back but would he be rusty against the rays? let's start right now. >> keep it current on espnews, alongside mike, i'm the coach, why don't we start with the two best national league teams out west. >> that's where we begin as the dodgers await the return of manny ramirez later in the week. l.a. opened a three-game home set against the rockies on monday...
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the toronto blue jays should be happy to have halladay back. roger federer on a date with destiny. number 15 is now within sight. let's start right now. >> what's up? what do we have to keep you current. alongside mark morgan, i'm the coach. why don't we start with two of the best national league teams playing out west. >> as the dodgers await the return of ramirez later in the week, l.a. opened against the rockies. dodgers have won eight of nine games between these two teams this season. bottom of the seventh inning, we're tied at 2-2. spilborghs has two home runs. wolf out of the game as you see, but wolf helped his own cause with a two-run single in the fifth tying the game at 2-2. as soon as this one goes final, highlights right here on espnews. >> monday night manny ramirez made his final minor league appearance. manny, dhg for class a inland empire. there is a single in his first at-bat. he then struggled throughout the rest of the night. struck out looking in his second at-bat and then struck ow swinging in his third. ramirez expected to work out at dodger stadium on tuesday
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. >>> toronto, lyle overbay, a homerun off zach greinke, the first homerun that greinke has allowed. again pulls this one over the head. that made it a 6-0 game and the blue jays go on to win it by a final of 9-3. greinke suffers the loss. he goes just five innings, clearly his poorest outing of the year. rangers over 0 the red sox by a final of 5-1. elsewhere in the american league, the angels in detroit and a 2-1 final as ervin santana goes 8 2/3 to get the swing. justin verlander, 8 innings, no runs on 4 hits. the angels win it. carl pavano goes the distance on the shutout, three hitters as the indians beat the white sox 3-0. yankees rained out in new york. (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-- y
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toronto pounced back after sunday's shutout at the hands of the mets, 7-0, only the second time thisr the ball club has been shutout. brandon phillips the re second baseman. with a .276 average coming in this ball game, 10 homers, driven in 41 but 27 runs, 21 walks and six stolen bases. but when you talk abo strasburg, rob, becoming a member next year of what is a very, very young starting rotation here, that brings smiles to everybody's faces. >> rob: but not just one player. you need the entire, i've said this time and time again, johnny, you need the entire team to bear down and get defensively. they have the talent. manny acta can only do so much. pitching is great, they have plenty of offense but you got to do it as a team. >> johnny: and it's a one-two- three first inning against the reds. nick johnston, ryan zimmerman coming up. the ocean doesn't care. so grab your bag. times may be tough today, but the things we all look forward to haven't changed. like owning a home. watching our children gro
toronto pounced back after sunday's shutout at the hands of the mets, 7-0, only the second time thisr the ball club has been shutout. brandon phillips the re second baseman. with a .276 average coming in this ball game, 10 homers, driven in 41 but 27 runs, 21 walks and six stolen bases. but when you talk abo strasburg, rob, becoming a member next year of what is a very, very young starting rotation here, that...