ryan zimmerman hits a homer. adam dunn a triple.illingham and rodriquez base hit and the nats lead 2-0. [ male announcer ] let's take the garden into our own hands. soak our yards in color. get our hands a little busier. our dollars a little stronger. and our thinking a little greener. let's grab all the bags and all the plants and all the latest tools out there. so we can turn all these savings into more colorful shades of doing. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. we've made a special buy on perennials. 5 for just $10. that boy is big and strong. well so is the guy hitting in front of him, number 11. here's the lineup scott olsen faces featuring hanley ramirez who were our ball club out. in fact he's made a career of it. he's off to a .284 start. won the national batting championship last year. not a lot of changes really to the marlins. they're they're a ball club that's kept themselves intact with a lot of talent over the years. one of them was scott olsen. >> he's got over 100 starts in the major league

zimmerman comebacks it down. kept the ball out of the left field corner and the mets have their first base hit. bottom line is, mock is heading for a very tight pitch first inning. >> rob: hurt himself, got great stuff tonight. doesn't need to fall behind the hitters. you are giving the mets the advantage when you fall behind. if you get behind you really put them in an advantage situation. you got to stop this right here and challenge these hitters. they haven't gotten off to a great start offensively. >> bob: jacobs with with the mets in 2005 but then they picked up delgado and there was no job here for him, went on to the marlins. was in kansas city last year. >> rob: he was let go there. big part of the trade with nunez, to the florida marlins and with some of the injuries he had, he's starting every day with new york. high strikeout guy. low on base percentage guy. >> bob: 132 strikeouts. he has a lot of power but he's always been an all or nothing hitter. >> rob: he's giving way too much respect to the met'

and perfect timing for ryan zimmerman. nats' best player is missed the last two games with a sore hammy. he hopes to be ready for tomorrow's game. zimmerman, of course, coming off the first all-star season. career year. he was plenty healthy for lunch with lindsay. >> what do you normally get here? >> chicken with asparagus and mashed potatoes. i think you should have the char. grilled octopus. >> part of your contract is host events for your foundation. right? multiple sclerosis and treatment and finding a cure. your mom has that disease. what was it like for you growing up with that? how do you feel that change shaped you? >> when we first found out, me and my brother were -- i think i was 13 or 14. he was probably 11, i think. one of those diseases where it is not, you know, like immediate life or death. i think we kind of felt -- could have been a lot worse. wasn't cancer. wasn't something like that. where, you know, lot of people are a lot worse off than we were. and as it progressed and me and my brother had to do a

. >> bob: he gets zimmerman on what appears to be a splitter. that will be his second strikeout. 2 outs here in the 3rd. >> rob: here is the pitch sequence by pelfrey. goodsiing fast ball. another one in the corner, gets ahead 0-2. comes back with a 4th ball in the dirt. >> bob: the key was the second pitch that appeared to be wide. and the nationals -- >> rob: this may be 2 down but [inaudible]. >>> last time he was leading off the inning with a walk. >> rob: this is when you are looking for two outextra base hit. 2 out extra base hit. >>> low and the count is 2-1. >> rob: everybody is blowing in their hands now. >> bob: way high. way gone. way foul. wow. >> rob: that's a souvenir over there. inside half, 4th ball change up, stays up. adam dunn deposits that sucker way out of here. >> bob: that could have bounced on to the the street -- bounced on to the street. >> rob: if you come to a ball game here, you could drop your car off and have it serviced and picked up by the 7th inning stretch. willy is going. dunn is going to walk again. >> bob: 2

zimmerman will pitch.e reaction when he is announced. [ cheering from crowd ] >> bob carpenter: interesting zimmerman who missed 6 games, one rbi off the team lead with 10. batting 341. as a pinch-hitter he won 3 for 2. we know what that was. opposite field homer in philadelphia. takes the breaking ball. a shot right at belliard. how does he sit around for 3 or 4 days and hit that hard. nats stranded 5. this 1-0 game into the 8th >> bob carpenter: game summary through 7. billingsly outstanding for the dodgers. olsen just an inning better for the nats. >> rob dibble: both pitchers terrible in their last outing. today, brilliant. both of them had great off speed stuff set up by working ahead. once you get ahead they go on defensive you get bad swings. get reaction. blow guys away with high heat. great job, 1-0 ball game. old school baseball. now it is up to the bullpens. >> bob carpenter: clifford has been outstanding lately numbers impressive. era .66. 1 run on 6 hits, 18 over 5. strike out to walk numbers.

holiday fans zimmerman and then adam done is swinging as well.lowed a run in seven innings and struck out nine. top of the seven. 7-1, philadelphia. hammer that to deep left. grand slam for him. 6 rbi on the day. and the phillies beat up the nationals, 11-1 the final. >> now time to announce the candidates in our subway high school game of the week contest where the viewers determine which highlights to show here on "sports unlimited" on friday nights. this weeks four choices for april 9 are. archbishop curly visiting st. paul in baseball. number four chesapeake and arundel taking on broadneck in softball. number seven gilman and number one boys' latin in boys lac gays forest visiting mcdonogh in girls lacrosse. log onto foxbaltimore.com and cast your vote. we will announce the the win -- winner on thursday night. jennifer, back to you. >> off and running. but what are they? an explanation coming up. editors of consumers digest determine if a car is a best buy? first they drive it in the real world. and put it through its paces. they rate its fit

sixth game zimmerman missed with leg problems. nationals hoping for another huge performance from starting pitcher hernandez who hasn't given up a run all season. until this afternoon. hernandez, olivo in the second inning. olivo gets ahold of it. leafing the yard. leaving the yard in a hurry. right there in the bull pen. solo home run. first run he has given up in 17 innings this season. bottom three now. jiminez coming off a no-hitter. playing great. silencing the nats. getting morgan toned the inning, 5-k for jiminez so far. seventh inning. still 1-0 rockies. he and stewart at the plate. and he also takes hernandez deep. right now, it is 2-0 rockies. bottom of the eighth. even though hernandez has given up two solo home runs. he needs help. give up two runs, get a win there. >> thanks, dan. >>> coming up on "news4 at 6:00," we will tell you about a new study that claims even a cigarette impact can impact your health. >>> we will find out about the long-term impact of cell phones on your health. >>> european veer muchers hope to

it's too bad zimmerman is hurt.50 off of gorzelanny, lifetime. >> bob: 2-2 and dunn strikes out. ask and you shall receive video. >> rob: how far did it go? >> bob: that was the second of that two home run night willingham had. the ball was flying out of here last august. the nats still want to get this run home. the infield is way in with one out now. >> rob: the first one was off zambrano, who's in their bullpen. >> bob: good take by josh to get the count in his favor. he's been a revelation, as far as getting on base. 18 walks. that's second in the league. on base 40 times already. >> rob: maybe zambrano has to come in and bail out gorzelanny here. >> bob: guzman at 3rd base, one out, after he drove in his 8th run of the year. breaking ball way out ahead of it. the count is 1-2. behind santana, who's now 3-1, a 4-0 mets win over the dodgers today. he gave up only five hits. johann santana beating kroda. 1-2 to willingham. pudge rodriguez, in the lineup tonight after being a late scratch before last night's game.

zimmerman drives one to right, check out josh redick. simply glovely.esmond tags and scores, but that's as close as the nats get. they lose it 6-1. the games count for real on monday. the natsome opener set for 1:05 against the phillies. arrive early, the president is throwing out the first pitch. >>> college lacrosse last night, a heavyweight prime time match-up. maryland against the best team in the land, the number one ranked virginia cavaliers. the last time to terps and cavs played it went seven overtimes. no o.t. in this one. late period first, virginia up 5-0. john holdy makes the move and fires one into the net. just like that, cavs up 6-0. but the terps come back. efficient passing by the terps. yateman feeds cummings up over front. the terps cut the deficit to one. just over a minute later. maryland's dan burn comes up with the steal. feeds grant catalino for the shot. giddelman blocks it, gets the rebound, tie game. but not so fast. take another look. young steps on the red crease line when he scores, you can't do that. no goal. they play on.

he's the lead runner in doubles and rbis and game number 617 for ryan zimmerman.igel morgan will be in centerfield. adam kennedy the second baseman will be second clean-up spot, livan rodriquez catching. roger bernardino will get the start in the right field and scott olsen on the mound and look at zimmerman's numbers against the marlins. .292 averaged last year five homers, 11 driven in. how about florida. hanley ramirez 2009 batting champion with a .342 average. he drove in 106 runs last year. he's in over 300 the last three consecutive years. he's got a .360 batting average against the nationals since 2006. not quite over the 300 mark this year. cameron maybin will start off. chris coghlan the left fielder, 2009 rookie of the year. ramirez the champion bats third. jorge cantu at third. ronnie marineo will be capping. sanchez look at ramirez number .408, five home runs. he drove in 23 runs against washington. welcome back. that's extra pre-gamed. i'm johnny along with the silver fox raymond charles knight and time to take a look at your grades for the nationals

ryan zimmerman, in the seventh, he takes figueroa to left field. the seeing eye double.e nationals get their first victory of the season, 6-over the phillies. >>> at redskins park, donovan mcnabb was throwing to receivers, chris cooley, others. at florida quarterbacked tim tebow was there to see mcnabb, meet with coaches, and visit mike shanahan. a great day in washington to be a sports fan. >> 10:35 a.m.? >> i will be locked on, brother. welcome to progressive. nice calculator. i'm just trying to save money on my car insurance. you know, with progressive, you get the option to name your price. is that even possible? uh, absolutely. trade? and i still get great service? more like super great. oh, you have a message. "hello." calculator humor. i'll be here all week. i will -- that was my schedule. the freedom to name your price. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> final word? >> still some rates out there, but it is drifting off the east toward t bay. it -- still some rain out there, drifting off the east. probably by 2:00 a.m. it will be gone. seven-day, su

zimmerman is not back in the lineup yet. >> >> rob: i think pudge has spread the spirit of defense throughout this ball club. >> bob: here's etheir on a fantastic start. he's become one of the premier players, not only in the national league, but in all of baseball. he drove in 106 runs. right now he's batting .388, 7 for his last 16. a base hit to right. five-game hitting streak now for etheir. he came in with an on-base percentage of .455. >> rob: it was a good pitch, down and away. he just reaches out and gets it. didn't get great wood on it. but when you're on fire, everything looked like a beach ball to you. not bad there. those two guys there are murders row by themselves. stay away from those two in the series. >> bob: with ramirez on the dl, if you can keep etheir and kemp in the ballpark, you've got a good chance to pitch to the rest of the dodgers and be effective. matt kemp, 7 homers. that's number one in the league. 21 rbis, also at the top. he's on an 11-game hitting streak. atilano going with his breaking ball. 2-0. chatted briefly with him this afternoon. he throws a slider and

that's not your gold glover ryan zimmerman at 3rd.hey've all played excellent over there. >> bob: the nationals should be rawlings favorite team. they supply so many gloves. josh willingham, 1-2 with a walk. ortiz, having a hard time throwing strikes. the dodgers come into this game with an e.r.a. of 5.52. that's fourth high nest the league. willingham, thinking home run. it's way out of here, way foul. that'll be on the main concourse out there somewhere. >> rob: that ball was hit a long ways. >> bob: good speed for guzman and desmond. nobody out here. bottom of the 8th. runners are going. jim riggleman, starting both base runners with nobody out, confident that willingham would make some contact. >> rob: you also have a struggling pitcher who i think riggleman figured, he's not paying a lot of attention to the runners. let them go. they got great speed. you got a pitcher trying to concentrate on willingham at home plate. he's not double taking back at 2nd. go. >> bob: 2-2 now. willingham holds that bat back. the count goes full. gon

then ryan zimmerman will slide home safely. a two-run double for dunn. he finished 2 for 4 on the night. game tied at 4. nieves is at the plate. he drives one deep to left center field. this will help things, too. josh willingham comes around to score. the nationals take a 5-4 lead. fast forward to the top of the ninth. two outs and the aforementioned closer matt capps in to take care of business. gets ian stewart looking to end the game. that was nice. how about the general manager, mick rizzo liking that. that's a new club record. nationals win 6-4. also jason marte has been placed on the dl. an elbow problem. >> next a new look for the $100 bill. >>> the head of spirit airlines is defending a fee for carry-on bags. the ceo spoke on the "today" show. passengers on spirit will have to pay up to $45 for each carry-on bag that goes in the overhead bin. many passengers were outraged at the idea of that fee. he says the airline is making up for it by cutting airfares. >> you lose it because if you pay for a bag now on spirit, your total ticket price is goin

ryan zimmerman fights this pitch off down the right field line. fair foul. fair foul? fair. alberto gonzalez scores. nats get their first win of the season 6-5 over philadelphia. glf getting the first win is real big against that ball club. they're tough. you foe, you've got to come ready to play. you can't make too many mistakes against them because they're really good. you know, i think it's encouraging for us to realize that, you know, they're real good but when we play good, we're right there. >> high drama in tampa for the o's. one-run lead, two outs. mike gonzales who blows the season opener does not blow this. the birds get their first one. it was scary but they win it 5- 4. >>> tim debow was -- tebow was among the spectators watching mcnabb. wide every malcolm -- receiver malcolm kelly did talk today. he loves his quarterback. >>it's almost like he's been here, like he got the playbook when we got it. it's crazy because he knows everything. he already knows, you know, the concepts and things like that and he's just been here two or three days. >> malcolm is smart. yo

. >> reporter: nationals third baseman ryan zimmerman is expected to return thursday. top of the first, scoreless. josh willingham with the bases-loaded. going to takeo an santana to officer field. if this would fail you would see a ball that could come near the wall. and then anyway the highlight is not going to come. they have even their record to 3-3. the nats are doing good. orioles fell to the bluejays 5-2. they're 1-5. the nationals future on display. pitching phenom steven strasburg made his debut with harrisburg senators. they trail altoona 1-0. now bottom of the 4th. harrisburg committed two errors leading to three unearned runs. rudy owns with the base hit up the middle. altoona led 4-0. strasburg ends the 4th with a breaking ball strike 3. they allowed one earned run while striking out 8. harrisburg trails for 1 strasburg helped his own cause delivering the base hit over the rightfielder, delivering in a run. harrisburg rallies to give strasburg the win in his pro debut. >>> texas stadium is no more. the home of the dallas cowboys from '71 until 2008demolish

phillys in town andso, too president obama, a lefty throwing the first pitch to ryan zimmerman and wearinghite sox hat while doing it. it just misses clearing the wall. nats led 1-0. move to the bottom of the 4th. still 1-0 until ryan howard takes john lanhan. this is a grand slam. the nats fall 11 - 1 in the season opener. skipper, what do you think about having the president throw out the first pitch? >> you know, that was good. that's -- that's like asking mrs. lincoln how she liked to play, you know. -- liked the play, you know. >> caps hosting the bruins, alex ovechkin is stopped. a typical knubel goal, his 27th of the year. tied the game 2-2 and forced overtime. in overtime pwer play. caps defeat the bruins 3-2 in overtime. tonight caps and penguins renew their rivalry in pittsburgh. tiger woods played a round in augusta. he held a 35-minute press conference in which he said nothing has changed. i'm going to go out and try to win this thing. when asked about his legacy woods quoted his late father, earl. >> in order to help people you have to first learn how to help yourself. that's

zimmerman also has two rbis. nats shut out the brewers,-0, and livan hernandez earns his eighth career shutout. last night in atlanta, colorado pitcher jimenez flirting with a no-hitter. bottom nine. and there it is, gets ryan mccann to ground out to end the game. jimenez throws the first no-hitter in rockies history. the only blemish were his six walks. they blank the braves, 4-0. >>> elsewhere last night, the mets beat the cardinals 2-1 in 20 innings. the game lasted six hours and 53 minutes. also, big news out of georgetown yesterday. sophomore greg monroe is going pro. the 6'11" center will skip his final two years of college for the nba. and expected to be a high first-round pick in this june's draft. that's all for your sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> the chicago fire beat d.c. united 2-nil last night at home. he may not have told a lie but george washington apparently had trouble keeping traffic library books. a library in new york city says the father of our country owes $300,000 in late f

ryan zimmerman second of the year two-run shot but a drop in the bucket. nats fall 10-4. out west the o's facing the mariners. two men on for seattle's milton bradley. and he sends that to left field. josi comes around and scores. they trail 2-1 in the 5th. all right. the down side to the caps winning their division by 18 points is that heading into the playoffs it had been awhile since they played a meaningful game and perhaps that explains their sluggish start in the first half of the series. but, whatever, it's over now. last night's 5-1 victory puts the caps up two games to one. but there is still one problem. the power play. the caps had the best one in the league during the year but they're 0 for 13 with the advantage in these playoffs leading bruce to say. >> we suck right now. [ laughing ] >> we're still need the power play to be better and i think it will be there next game hopefully. but that was good for a team to get everybody involved. >> finally tonight in monte carlo forget about him for a second. watch the ball girl here who is not quite sure where to look

zimmerman, willingham. i like they are at the bottom of the lineup. are going to run pitch counts up. >> nationals trying to get the first one out of the way and games coming up tomorrow and sunday. you like playing in new york? >> i didn't like playing there as a visiter. that's our pro-game. see you after the ball game.

call or click today. >>> ryan zimmerman out of the lineup again tonight.traight starts he has missed, although he is available for pinch hitting duty. you're taking a batter out of the lineup that's hitting .326, a couple home runs, and 3-4 career against gorzelanny. gonzalez, in his place, starts at 3rd. he's 8-24 over the past 11 games. still looking for his first rbi and one error in 51 games after the all-star break last year. nyjer morgan leads off in center. desmond will be batting 2nd. dunn is in the cleanup spot. justin maxwell gets the start in right field and gonzalez at 3rd. livan hernandez will be on the mound. now for the chicago cubs, marlon byrd, the centerfielder, had three hits last night. fifth time in the past eight games. he's hitting 19-36, a .528 batting average. he has at least three hits in his of those games. ryan theriot leads off at shortstop. fukudome, he's in right field. derrek lee is at 1st base. byrd is the cleanup batter. soriano in left field. soto is catching, and tom gorzelanny on the mound. nats xtra pregame here on mas

ryan zimmerman couldn't have placed it better with his own two hands. gnats lead 6-5.stayed that way to the ninth. closes the door for a save as a gnat. a new tradition begins in the locker room. they put an elvis wig on the player of the game. willie harris had to wear it. it was weird. >>> donovan mcnabb spent yesterday firing footballs to his new teammates. among them who came out to watch was tim tebow. even he was mesmerized by mcnabb. some were wondering how long it would take to get into the culture of the redskins after being with the eagles and it's no time at all. >> donovan's outstanding. it feels like he's been here for a couple years. instantly, he's a leader. >> he's a cool dood. brings the pressure of practice down. he has a real strong-arm, and he's accurate. >> that is a quick look at sports this morning. i'm brett haber. have a great friday, everybody. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, you can call it the cleanup after the storm. this morning, the area's littered with downed trees and power lines after violent storms overnight. we'll have a

but zimmerman like pujols, bailed him out. >> chuck, the president, as you can see, is out there and he has his white sox cap. but we can understand that. home team loyalty as he's shaking hands with the umpires and -- how do we think he did, guys? >> well, first of all, looks like he's got khakis on today, but i think he needs to stick to three-point shooting in basketball. we saw him the weekend of the final four. he beat clark kellogg of cbs, who was an all-american. >> there was a big question as to whether he really beat him. >> but at least he looked good doing it. that was not the best throw. >> he was out playing golf saturday. i think he would have been better off putting in more practice time throwing a ball. >> and savannah, your basic take on the president's delivery over the plate? >> i'm totally objective about this. i wouldn't express an opinion one way or the other. how about that? plus, it's so bright i can barely see it, to be honest. i couldn't tell if he was wearing dad jeans or khakis or what. >> khakis, straight from the easter egg roll. savannah guthrie at nati

ryan zimmerman perfectly placed seeing eye double down the line. gnats up 6-5. stayed that way till the ninth. induces the pop-up from shane victor reno. 6-5 final first one of the year. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm brett haber. have a great friday, everybody. >>> the gnats' willie harris celebrated the win by wearing this silver wig home this week while talking with reporters. the wigs will go to whichever gnat is named player of the game. >>> it's 6:24. a look ahead at our region's long-term economic picture and why things are look going. things are not good for some poker players. their game became the target for thieves. >>> more shots of the road this morning. do travel early. coming up, howard? >> shorts and t-shirt yesterday, but the jacket is on today. we have a big change as we head to the weekend. i'll have the friday forecast when 9news now returns. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> we're back at 6:28 wit

zimmerman had that shot in the fifth. his second of the year but a drop in the bucket as the nats fall 10-4. they are 7-7. that's a look at sports. don't forget, caps and canadiens game four tonight. coverage starting tonight at 5:00. until then have a great wednesday. >>> it is 6:24. >>> ahead hear from a dc teacher who says the city may be fudging numbers on its improvement. >>> and the numbers tell the tale for spirit airlines. learn what happened to since the airline decided to charge for carry on bags. kris sneed is in for angie. >> good morning. we are looking live at pennsylvania avenue and minnesota in to the district. no problems out here on the surrounding roads. >>> we're outside on the weather terrace. we're dry now. have been seeing some showers this morning. we will pinpoint 0 that on live doppler 9000 hd and have the wednesday forecast when we return. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride

this is ryan zimmerman from virginia beach. off the wall and the geico sign there that will bring in morgan for the only run for the nats. and that's that. it wasn't pretty. this would be ryan howard of the phillies and look what he did to this pitch. that's not coming back. a two-run shot. tacking on nine more runs and beat the nationals 11-1. but we're talking about the big changes to the redskins with the philadelphia eagles trading six time probowl quarterback donovan mcnabb to the skins. how does this affect the future, who better to talk about it than ken harvey, the four time pro-bowler of the washington redskins. and thank you for coming in and what was your reaction when you heard the news donovan mcnabb was coming to d.c. >> well i know jason and i like him and then you look at the team and say can you win now and what do you need now to rebuild and i thought it was a good move. >> when you bring in a guy who is 33 years old and theysay is he over the hill. we were talking about the quarterback position, about how may

ryan zimmerman to catch it. a little bit high and outside. the president said he practiced with his staff before hand but the pitch did get to the catcher which is the important thing. the game, well, the phillies shut out the nats 11-1. not the best outcome for the nats but got off to a great start with the president there. we will talk a little bit later about his choice of headgear as he flew out the first pitch. >> he sticks with his home team but you see he has the nationals sweatshirt i guess what that is >> a jacket. >> i can't see today j i was hoping for a better pitch. >> i was too. i think the pressure was on after last year. >> it doesn't matter. he was there. >> i thk he should have gone with the all nationals uniform. >> yeah. gentleman i think so. >> then he would be hearing from the people in chicago. >> when he is in chicago, he can wear the white sox stuff. >> it was a great -- great weather for baseball yesterday. for today, we'll see very warm conditions once again. want to start with hd radar. we have a couple of these li

tonight at 5:00, lunch with lindsay and washington's national star ryan zimmerman. find out what he's dirk out today.. >> those stories and all the days news and the worth on the weather right here first at 4:00. we'll look for you then. back to you for now. >> thank you. >>> we're going to get a final check on today's forecast. cheers chuck bell. >> a little bit of light rain coming down across the area right now. you'll need your rain coats and umbrellas as you make your plans for the remainder of the day. cloudy, a lot cooler today than yesterday. about about 10 to 15 degrees cooler with temperatures today sticking around in the 50s. a little bit warmer down into southern maryland. they're waiting on the showers. there is a check of the four-day forecast. highs only staying in the 50s today. mid 60s tomorrow. sunshine does come back tomorrow afternoon. that's the reason tomorrow will be nicer. thursday bright and sunny. 75 degrees. maybe a rumble or two of thunder especially friday afternoon and evening. a very unsettled weather pattern into the weekend. an are

zimmerman takes the night off again, hopefully to get back to 100%. justin maxwell goes to right.is on the mound. johnny holliday and ray knight with you. time for our one-voice ask the broadcaster question. one from jason. you've been talking about pitchers needing to pitch inside more. can you think of any active pitchers who live on the inside? >> i don't think they live on the inside as much as they want to. santana throws a lot of balls inside. kershaw, the guy that pitches for the dodgers, a lot of pitches in there. oswalt with houston, he will bust you inside. dempster also pitches inside a lot to set up that split finger and breaking ball away. nobody likes cofax who hits over 100 batters. stan william back in my day, would bust you in a heartbeat. i got hit in the quad by dennis. he ran that fastball in so hard. he pitched inside an awful lot to set that slider up. >> another question for you. this is from mike in alexander. what is the status -- bring us up to date on jesus flores. >> steady improvement on range of motion, while receiving treatment over the last three or