werth steals third base with no throw. and that is a huge, gutsy play for werth. three pitches later, carlos marmol uncorks a wild pitch. that's the winning run and the nationals beat the cubs. jayson werth enjoys some relief with this one. >> steal third and score the winning run, if the inside moves me, i'm probably the goat. but oo win's a win. it was it was a good win today. especially on the fourth of july. we were kidding earlier that you've got america's team down there in dallas and team america here in washington. >>> the orioles oesing the rangers. top of the second, no score, runner on for mark reynolds. reynolds got all of this one. to the seats in left field. that's a two-run shot. the third straight time reynolds has homered. the orioles up 2-0. but it was a short-lived lead. in the bottom of the frame, after the rangers tied it at 2, endy chavez unties. he yanks one down the right field line. that's a two-run home run. the rangers go on to beat the orioles 13-4. there you go. >> it's rough when you're an athlete and you make a whole bunch of money.

ramirez would score, but werth gets pena at the plate.at throw, just 4-2 cubs instead of more damage. so now the bottom of the seventh, 4-3, cubs. bases loaded against kerry wood, and wood walks in. desmond scores to tie the game, so we are headed to extra innings, tied at 4. nats' fans cheering. bottom of the tenth, rodriguez comes to the plate with werth on second base. on the first pitch to pudge, werth steals third base with no throw. and that would be a huge play, and here's why. three pitches later, carlos uncorks a wild pitch to pudge rodriguez. jayson werth comes home with the winning run. nationals beat the cubs, 5-4. they did so in ten innings. here is jayson werth after the game. >> funny game. still third and score the winning run. if the inside moves right there, i'm probably the goat. so you know, funny how the game works out. but a win is a win, we'll take it, and it was a good win today, especially on the 4th of july. and we were kidding earlier that, you know, you've got america's team down there in dallas, and team ameri

here is the manager on werth's status. >> it's real sore. he's a tough guy. didn't want to be an x-ray. probably will be down a day or two. >> maybe he could use the rest. >>> orioles and braves, top of the 3rd, no score. the pitcher helping his cause as he belts one to right. the pitcher goes deep. first career homerun and the second o's pitcher to do it in interleague play. top of the 7th we go, orioles down one. it's all or nothing with this guy. he happens to get all of this one. two-run shot. third homerun in two days and team leading 18th of the season. orioles in front. 5-4. mccann hits one to right, not quite a homerun. relays to second in time to get mccann and end the inning. the braves lose 5-4. >>> it's time for a quick tv timeout. it was an epic battle, but only one can be crowned champion. we have wimbledon highlights next.  what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both.

jayson werth shatters his bat with this base hit and danny espinoza home. top of the fourth, alphonso -- alfonso soriano hits the lazy fly ball. the cubbies went up 3-2. tied at 4-4 in the 7th. the 10th -- bad pitch sent jayson werth stealing home. the nats win 5-4. look at that. a two-run hit. rangers win it 13-4. >>> fireworks baseball, and then eating contest? there may be no better way to celebrate than with nathan's famous hot dog competition. joey chestnutt won. then men and women were separated this year. sonia thomas, a local phone alexandria -- from alexandria, won by eating 40 hotdogs. it makes you wonder if jerry jones knows something we do not about the lockout. >> that is a good question. he picked a date? hm. >> i'm still thinking about the ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action. ttéwmu.vog#wvs#q(p4á)uog5un(zé4bóá)hmúg6k$'jefpl,[f=ay-c:lúj8d( bring it. tt>fa@ml<$-3w9"rqa:@éúi$$dúfu]t getting it clean again easy with bounty. éwmu.vog#wvs#q(p4á)uog5un(zé4bóá(hgeg6k$'jefpl,[f=ay-c:lúj:;p in this lab demo one s

things are turning on werth and i wonder how will he handle it. it doesn't look like he's handling it that great. >> he may not be handling the pressure. he through out a runner at the plate the other day. scored the winning run. >> when you bat .218 an misplay a ball in the outfield, you don't want to jog after it. >> they are still winning. maybe if he starts to produce, wisdom, maybe they will have a shot. i don't think it's wrong to be optimistic about the nationals. >> somebody please make the play-offs in this area so we can see some kind of play-offs somewhere. let's talk about guys not playing, the nfl lockout is still going on. i don't know if you have seen this but there are pictures of darnell from the arizona cardinals wrestling an alligator last weekend. did you get a chance to see that. >> absolutely. >> isn't it his personal pet? was he wrestling it. >> it's my understanding, according to tmz, he paid to do this. a lot of guys have free time on their hands. >> he confused everybody because he tweeted he just bought this pet but it w

more bitterness for werth. brad lincoln gets jason fans booing. pirates up 3-2. first and second and ramos at the place. throw, not so good at the left. the game is tied at three. davey johnson calling the double steal. two on and two out for pudge rodriguez, pinch-hitting against tony watson. 0-2 count. this is called clutch hitting, kids. lines one to right. ric coming around from third and the throw is not in time and he's in there. nats take a 4-3 lead. watch pudge's reaction. oh, yeah. nats win 4-3 and fans hoping the fireworks will continue through the rest of the homestand. same two teams tomorrow at 1:35. >>> the braves beat the orioles 5-4. baltimore has lost five straight. day two of nhl free agency and the capitals continue to make big moves tonight sending a goaltender to a one year deal worth was 1.5 million. he is a solid veteran presence for the young players. playing for two nhl teams. last season with the panthers. he was 4-0 with the panthers. his . 922 save percentage was good for ninth. matt bradley will play for the old club and he signed a t

so this is great for werth. but he is getting $126 million. >> yeah.or him. >> the nationals aren't the only team looking to get back to winning ways. d.c. united has only won at home one time. but head coach ben olson stopped by to tell us why that should change soon and why this club is one of the most exciting to watch. >> this is one of the best players this league has ever seen. he's a guy that's going to help us get over that hump offensively. makes us a very good team. and, you know, i'm looking for big things. i hope people check him out. these trades don't happen very often, and players don't come along like him. he's the best player this team has seen since moreno. so you can compare him to him. >> do you think you'll ever celebrate with him after a goal -- his walk -- he's got that thing going on. he's got his own. >> i'll do anything if these guys get me a win. i'll do anything they want me to do. >> speaking of winning, you had one more win only at home since. how important is it for you guys to snap that winless streak? >> all it takes is

carlos getting wild and worth coming -- werth coming on in with the game winner. nats win 5-4 in 10 innings. >> the thing i look about that game the most, we gave them the battle back and that should never happen and that is a much better game and should have gone to 9 and we won the ball game and that is a big team victory. >> they have been waiting for the return of steven strasburg and the arrival of bryce harper. the former may not realistically happen this year, the latter got one 10 keyser earlier today and -- one step closer today and promoted to the nats double a affiliate, bryce makes his debut with the senators in less then an hour. he ripped up the pitching in single-a ball hit ago .318 in hagerstown, 14 homers and 46 rbis, he's expected to play primarily in west feel with the promotion and nats selected them as the overall picks in the draft. and a 4th of july holiday tradition. the hot dog-eating contest. and competing in the first ever all-women's competition and show did it in style. downing 40 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to get that beautiful p

jason werth -- jayson werth, what is going on? >> they talked about not having the lineup together. at various points of the season you had werth not zimmerman, for this to function, teams need to fear a couple of guys. they have never feared more than one guy in the lineup. they can play for an extended period together. >> steve straws burg's rehab is going -- strasburg's rehab is going on or close to schedule. please tell me we are not saving him until next year. >> the only reason you want him to pitch this year, psychologically it's good for a player to go home for the winter getting a game or two in, look, i'm okay, i'm fine. i can pitch again, and maybe it doesn't have to be the major league level. maybe a couple of rehab assignments. if you get to september, there's nowhere else to pitch. >> it's been an adventure but been nice to have them be relevant. paul white is a senior writer for usa today. good to have you. >> let's get them relevant once again. >>> one of the things we spent $140 million on during the 4th of july week send charcoal. what is the -- spend car coal. wha

. >> jayson werth was on first base with no outs.inch-hitter livan hernandez lace down a perfect bunt and that moves to the second. next pitch, no one is watching werth. he steals third without chicago making a throw. there it is. en this on a 2-2 count, carlos throws a wild pitch. werth dashes home and the nationals win it 5-4 in ten innings. >> looking good. >> nats prospect is playing aa ball. he made his debut at the harrisburg senators last night. first at-bat, here he goes. he will single back up to middle. later, he scores. harrisburg beat them 8-1. >> today is 112 of the nfl lockout. talks will resume between owners and the player's association in new york. both sides are trying to decide how to divvy up another than $9 billion in revenue. if a deal isn't reached soon, the league may start canceling preseason games. >>> world team tennis resumes tonight. the washington capitals host the kansas city explorers. venus williams is playing tonight for d.c. the castles are opening their new stadium along the waterfront in southwest

bottom of the tenth, jayson werth on third.closer carlos marmol throws a wild pitch, which lets werth score the winning run. nats take the first game of the series 6-5. >>> the boston red sox helped a navy sailor hit a home run, figuratively at least, in fenway park during yesterday's game. bridget liden's family was brought to the pitching mound, and this message was played on the jumbotron. >> this is aviation ordinance bridget liden on the "uss ronald reagan." the truth is that bridget liden was really there in person to surprise her family. when they realized it, they went crazy and sprinted across the field to greet her and hug her. they couldn't believe it. liden had been deployed to the persian gulf aon board the aircraft carrier "reagan" and they had not seen her since last october. wonderful. welcome home. >>> july 4th is a chance to kickback, relax with friends and family, and enjoy some fireworks. >> for some, though, it was a chance to show off their eating skills. we're talking about the annual nathan's hot dog eat

i have that answer, plus jason werth is the latest on being hit by a pitch, and michael morse, as welland highlights from the mystics, and orioles. will? >> i'm glad you liked our story. would you tell me if you didn't? >> anything with a happy ending is good. >> that's it for us. fox five is always on, myfoxdc.com. sports xtra is coming your way in two minutes. 

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now werth needs a new helmet. runners on first and second. ramos at the plate. nats go for the double steel. fryer, throw to third. into left. brian pweubgsler scores. davy johnson with the double steal. beautiful thing. still in the eighth. two on, two outs for pudge rod rhee division, pinch-hitting against watson. pudge comes up big. lines one into right. rick ankiel around third base. here comes the throw. and he's in there. and then watch pudge's reaction. yeah. the nats win 4-3. and, yeah, the fans hope the fireworks will continue through the rest of the home stand. they will try to win the series later today at 1:35. elsewhere, the braves beat the orioles, 5-4. baltimore lost five straight. day 2. capitals continue to make big moves. last night signeding thomas vulkuhn. he turned 35 yesterday, provides a solid receipt ran presence for novert. he played for two different teams in 12 full nhl seasons. last year with the florida panthers. six shutouts tied for sixth in the league. meantime, matt bradley will play for his old club. he signed a two-year contrac

. -- jason werth just out of his reach. ivan rodriguez, lines it to write. infield comes around.make it home? he does, safe, ankiel gets the run. earlier, the first of the doubleheader, the pirates' lead, 2-1. the bright, solo shot. then garrett jones, opposite way, deep left center, gone. the pirates go up 3-2. the next batter, he goes yard. the pirates win, 5-3. >>> orioles, bottom of the fourth, david ross crushes this to deep left. grand slam home run. the braves win, 5-4. >>> it is the game that gave the u.s. national team its swagger back, or so the team captain said. e u.s. had to play to get into cup, having lost three games in five months. today's match against columbiom ing theatrics. the u.s. crowd wearing the red, white, and blue. o'reilly collected and finds the corner of the net. one-zero, u.s. beautiful goal, . the dance, just pick up the microphone. >> ♪ born in the usa >> the u.s. wins. >>> d.c. united hosting philadelphia. deflected, 1-0, united. 58th minute, drilled, 30 yards out. lievable angle, has to be the goal of the week. it 2-2 tie. >>> today in the wome

jason werth comes home on the wild pitch. nationals win 5-4 in ten. >>> from a wild pitch to a game-ending block, royals and white sox tied 4-4 in the ninth. aaron steps off the hill, and that's a walk. hate to lose like that. chicago won with a 5-4 balk-off. >>> the reds and blue jays. tracking it down, and you'll get nothing and like it. cardinals go on to win it 1-0. sfwlirchgts to florida the comebacker up the middle off manny ramirez's glove, and gets whirly at first. your average 6-4-3 out. not enough. phillies won 1-0. >>> finally, get ready to rapid forced eating. the 96th annual nathan's hot dog eating contest at coney island. just an empty stomach and a large appetite. after ten minutes of inhaling dogs, joey chestnut is the wiener, down 6 2 dogs. the rest of the field couldn't cut the mustard. chestnut is the top dog winning his fifth straight title. i'm sure he will relish this moment for the rest of his life. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. >> always tough to watch. >>> a s

finally, jason werth has struggled after signing a deal with the nationals. fans aren't complaining. they're raising a glass. he has been so bad that a bar is offering a beer for the price of his batting average. he is at .217. a cold one will cost you $2.17. jason isn't playing up to his worth on the field, but he is certainly paying off at the pub. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> well, just another day in the celebrity tsunami life of lindsay lohan. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, think back. remember all that white stuff? we'll introduce you to one guy trying to beat the heat by just thinking cold. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. let me take you through your weekend forecast. today, not bad. no one will deal with too much wet weather. 90s interior west. seattle at 78. focus on seattle. they have had a cool spring into early summer. tomorrow is nothing to brag about at 72 on saturday. portland at 74. some of the

massive layoffs and major corporations have continued throughout the recovery. 26-year-old daniel werth has been job hunting the last month after laid off from his technology analyst position at morgan stanley. >> i don't get a lot of call-backs. sometimes, i get call-backs and they are looking for people with specific computer skills and sometimes companies don't want to train. >> reporter: but werth is hardly alone. across the country, major corporations are dramatically slashing their work forces in an evident to cut costs and do more with less. >> the economy is growing slowly and many companies can meet demand by raising productivity and still lay off workers. >> reporter: this week, cisco announced it is laying off 6,500 employees and goldman sachs cut more than a thousand jobs and defense contractor lockheed is offering -- >> it seems like for every job out there, 20 people looking for it. so it's been difficult. >> reporter: in may, 1.78 million workers were laid off. the highest level since august of last year. and analysts are forecasting disappointing growth through the next

command and the chicago cubs take date 3-2 lead, kerry wood lost tying run 4-4, worse in the 10th, jason werthl wild pitch to lose game, if that is not the chicago cubs in a nutshell i did not know what is. tour de france american fireworks across the atlantic, american tyler farrar final few meters of the stage polls to the front and just gets passed the overall race leader jose rojas tyler farrar wins a third stage first american ever to win a stage on the fourth of july. finally and independence day tradition, hot dog eating contest, nathan's, watching joey chestnut throw down 62 dogs, rooftop kobayashi threw down 69 unofficial record all he had was a stomachache. >> unbelievable thank you very much that is its stake to to our special. [ male announcer ] this is lisa, who tries to stay ahead of her class. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art starts and so does her knee pain, that's two more pills. almost done, but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain a

one night after scoring the game winning run jayson werth was booed after striking out twice.tionals have maintained an interesting if not maddening trend. each the nationals' last nine games have come by one run or in extras, including tonight's game due in large part to a cubs mistake early on that yielded two national runs. the nats get the win 3-2 where first lady michelle obama showed up tonight rallying support for military families. one of the kids threw out the first pitch. take a look at that. the first lady thrilled with his effort. bottom of the first inning now for the game. no outs, bases loaded for laynce nix. he grounds one to the right r!. d be a double play but baker throws it left into left field. wow, that was a gift to make it 2-0. love that teammate support. on the hill a mistake. leaves the pitch out over the plate. he gets all of a two-run shot. that the nats' lead to 2-2. he goes 5 1/3 allowing the two runs though. top of the seventh we go. nats all-star tyler clifford on in relief with the tying run on second base and gets reed johnson swinging to end

wood walker in the seventh inning later in the 10th inning carlos marmol threw a wild pitch jayson werthe nationals won that series opener 5-4 ... >>coming next we have our live illinois lottery drawing ... innine good afternoon here are your winning lottery numbers for tuesday july 5, 2011 ... 3 9 8 for the pick 3 winning numbers lot9 5 2 9 for the pick 4 winning numbers.. have a great afternoon. so i was the guy who was never going to have the heart attack. i thought i was invincible. i'm on an aspirin regimen now because i never want to feel that helplessness again. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. talk to your doctor, and take care of what you have to take care of. if could raise your risk of a heart attack ... a new study in the canadian medical association journal analyzed data from 14 previous studies involving the drug chantix the researchers report smokers and smokeless tobacco users who took chantix has 72% increase risk of serious heart event within a year according to the nonprofit institution for safe medication practices

. >> mike morse yesterday and jason werth both gotten hit. we have good news though. the all-star votes are in, and the nationals have one, possibly two players. relief pitcher tyler clippard makes his first appearance. and michael morse needs votes. >>> top of the 2nd, nats down 3- 0. jones with two on flies one over the outfielder's head. gave up 7 runs six were earned. bottom of the 7th, 8-0. deep to left for a homerun. he would add a double, but not much else went right for the nationals today. they fall 10-2. >>> the orioles in atlanta against the braves. when mark reynolds is up, it's either a strikeout or homer. this time a homer. his third in two days. also the game winning hit as the birds edge the braves 5-4, ending a five game losing streak. >>> wimbledon final, nadal, a 20 match winning streak in wimbledon. tracks down the dropped shot and replies with one of his own. djokovic wins. he'll be ranked number one tomorrow for the first time ever. >>> the mystics hosting the seattle storm. 3-point play brought them to within 5. mystic fall 73-63. >>> coming up

that was key because moments later carlos, a walk-off wild pitch as jayson werth scores, 5-4 victory the nats. another day, another hero. >>> meanwhile, national teen sensation promoted. here is the first aa pitch he ever saw. he strokes it in for a single. a run scored. helps the senators to an 8-1 win. >>> in texas monday, chris pitching for the orioles. his last name is two letters shy of being the longest in major league history. that and $3 will get him a cup of coffee at starbucks. chavez, the former nat takes him deep. 13-4. >>> that is a quick look at sports this morning. i'm brett haber. hope you had an awesome 4th. have a great tuesday, everybody. >>> one more sports note for you especially if you love tennis. tonight, the washington castles begin their season at the new waterfront stadium in southwest washington. venus williams will play for the castles while serena will play on thursday. the men's new number one player in the world after his wimbledon win. after her early exit, serena is ranked 175th. she's only won four matches in the last year. ven us so ranked at 34th.

and jayson werth is 1 for 18. so he is in a little bit of a slump.ut this the last two games against pittsburgh, he is 4 for 7. so that would be nice for him to get things going tonight. free agency in the nhl beginning today. and the caps making some big moves. the capitals trade goaltender semyon varlamov to the avalanche for the first round pick in next year's draft and a second round in the 2012 or 2013 draft. and semyon varl love, it was initially report head would play in russia's hml. but varlamov was a restricted free agent. so varly was a first round pick in 2006 and was expected to be the goaltender of the future, but several injuries limited his playing time. 23-year-old varlamov appeared in 57 regular season games and 19 postseason games for the caps. the caps not done, fining potomac maryland native jeff halpern to a deal. he played six seasons in washington from 1990 to 2006. last season with the canadiens. halpern collected 26 points, 11 goals and 15 assists. halpern will provide another veteran presence. the caps also signed former pr