the pitch for the natio he will be given the number 37. i haven't heard that yet, you know what that's -- we're happy to have him here. if he wants the number we can negotiate for it. what would you like in exchange. we'll have t talk to the etch coulding staff. and he paul said it was okay and they have since retired the number 4 in milwaukee. back up to you. he is going to have to. >> it is a tradition to give them a gift. >> bob: such as. >> rob: a token. most guys this is a kid we're talking about. >> bob: that's an o-2. >> rob: if you go for the coaching staff. i don't know maybe call coors and get a couple of cases. i know the coaching staff. i don't know if it will take that much. they have watches. all the guys. >> bob: i would not want to negotiate. >> rob: me neither. >> bob: that was a mistake by martin. and 02. he gives up a base hit down the middle. the parch kerr bunt. and loop ser a good hitter. he has 9 hits. he has 9 sacrifice bunts. >> rob: it looks like trickery and try to shoot through the hole. you try to get him to 2nd base with no outs. >> bob: not a very good stab there. >> rob: you hit it. you don't stab you use your knees. stab it. >> bob: our camera behind the ump. on the screen. gives you a look here. missed another one. >> rob: let's see it here. you want it to be out front placing in the plate. see what he does here. here is the ball. comes in. waiting. waiting, waiting. the pitching finger there. have to let it tap the bat. be like a shock absorber. >> rob: and guzman and harris can do it the ball will come flying off that bat. >> bob: my, my. >> rob: i think they said have it go to the right side. he is trying to stab it again. you want to have the ball hit the bat and be like a shock absorber. right there you see at the end he is stabbing at it. pushing to the right side if you are not a good bunt are. and meaning morgan or the type of guy not easy to hit it where you want. >> bob: to lopez and struck out. , the one thing having played 11 years in the reds organization parchers can help themselves. that's a way to get the sacrifice bunt into play. and get that run into scoring position. >> bob: there is many. >> rob: there are many, many times. there is old nationals numbers. >> bob: he was actually the 2nd baseman at the start of the 2006 season. buzzman was hurt on a tag play at 2nd base and broke his thumb. lopez had to move over to shortstop the rest of the year. >> rob: many times tacking practice they say for 45 minutes all you will to is bunt today, boys. we were bunt 50, 75 three throws from the coach. and try to lay down the keep it from going too far by. get it in front of the 3rd baseman. you can win a lot of games. >> bob: great slide to the right by nieves. conditioneddal is the number 8 hitter there have been times within he hit high are in the lineup of clubs he has been with like the pirates and the a's. he had good speed. doesn't run that much any more. he is a very good base runner. a 2-2 coming. he died of breaking stuff for lopez. craig counsell. top two hitters o-4. the damage has come from 3, 4, 5. clean up man fielder mcgehee number 5 a whommer. braun number 3 infield hid before. fielder's blast 26789-2 general. reaching and it can hurry and get a couple. they don't. on a replay by belliard. close play. riley called him safe. >> rob: you called it. not hit hard. belliard great turn. mcgehee may have been saved. right there. get craig counsel or kendall. >> rob: conditioneddal great take out clean. a great turn. >> bob: lopez at 1st. two outs for counsell. >> rob: done perfectly all the way around. then the guy hustled. counsell has revamped his stance. used to have one of the worst looking ever stances at the plate. >> bob: used to wonder how he had his hands above his helmet. how he got into a hitting position. you mentioned this in milwaukee. 39 years of age now. nobody's hands or legs are as quick as they were in their 20s. the adjustment has been made. well the adjustment is more like, okay. now i need to make a short cut and cut down on the time between where my hands are on my body and getting them through the hitting zone. >> bob: he will have to get it going earlier. >> rob: he made it this far without having to start cheating because that's when the guys get themselves in trouble. hitters will say you have to get it started quicker and. morgan will cruise to that. no problem. halfway through the game. ú our 737s fly to over 65 cities across the country every day. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. >> bob: monday august 24th. dollar kids day. the purchase of one full price adult ticket in any area that excludes the president's club diamond and grand stand. the kids must be with you at the time of purchase. it cannot be combined with any other offers. who is coming up on the next home stand. that will be the marlins. and phillies. the fish and the phillies. dodgers, braves, mets. belliard bounced out to short. hoop looper had him reaching. looper career against the washington franchise. he pitched in 58 games now. but only one previous start in all the years that he spent. >> rob: belliard after some off speed pitches. >> bob: belliard is now 4 for 11 career against looper. nieves had never seen him until tonight. struck out winging. >> rob: the reason i asked him about his weight. when he left high school and went to college. he weighed 250 pounds. they wanted him to get into shape. his freshman year he got down to 225. he was a great student in the classroom. carried a 4 point 0 gpa. that's not good. number 8 hitter next n there not even close. >> rob: ronny in the process of getting off first base. looperch whatting him. throws over. caught in between. give him a lot of credit. watching him take his lead off the base. >> bob: a well-timed throw catching a runner in the middle of one of the steps; give the pitching coach and a lot of credit though. when they told him what stephen lacked, he lacked the mental toughness and coachablety within he got to college. he worked on that. look at him now. first pick in the draft. was it weird that tony coaches in tony gwnnn stadium. >> bob: no. >> bob: i did some games with him. he is delightful. he holds some of the point guard basketball records at san diego state. he was a outstanding point man for the basketball team. they played wide open way back there. nieves will drill one up the middle. two straight hits by the nats but a runner lost. martin should be bunting. he does not have a successful sacrifice bunt this year. >> rob: see nieves take it up the middle. he goes to right field or up the middle. >> bob: his bat was pointing the wrong way. the thing i like the players know their limitations. hitters know what they can and cannot do. see the bat, right at the end gets it off the end of the bat. cannot control the ball long enough to get them into fair play. the nice job of getting it out in front of the plate though. looper threw him a change up instead of taking the out. trying to get him to pop up the off speed pitch. >> bob: 1-1 to jd. that's ball 2 and mike riley says no swing. >> rob: he knows what he is doing. >> bob: when i cross from the clubhouse down to the dugout, he is the one guy that you see in the cage the most. >> rob: right there if you see that. you can go back and see the plate. that is up in front of the plate, that's what they teach you. if you meet it you can -- you have a better chance of keeping it fair. back and out. >> bob: not a big fan of that moving up the bat in the middle using the end of the bat. cuts down on how much plate coverage that you can get. that's nieves the tying run to 2nd base. >> rob: as you said, look for the bat out in front of the plate. that's way back here. that's way up in front of the plate. a great job of deadening the ball. another angle on it. moving fastball down and in on him. he deadens it perfectly. sacrifice. , you can help by doing some fundamental things. looper wants to visit with kendall. >> bob: hey, what's going on. is everybody papi now? >> rob: i know david ortiz does that, too. >> bob: owe is papi. he,. >> rob: he knows everyone's name. if i don't know i say dude what's going on. hey, dude. how you doing? [ laughter ] , papi. >> bob: morgan hunting his 45th hult hit game of the year. if he gets another he will tie it. guzman in that department. that is just outside of the bag. >> rob: you talk about tony being a great player i know i played basketball against cecil fielder, his dad. cecil, who probably went 6- foot, 280 do dunk it. a very good athlete. you see prince. >> bob: his dad was a right- handed batter. hit many on to the roof of old tiger stadium. he was something. the o-2. targets in morgan hits one to right center up in the air for cameron. nationals threaten with 2 hits but a pickoff hurts. 3-2 into the 6th. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. 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>> rob: and you know. you know how that worked out my partner. that's how it worked out. you will sign autographs with the players. the only two to receive the first place rookie votes two years ago. troy was here last night. go sign be the big man on campus. i'll handle the media. , ray knight was not available. i was the last guy they asked. >> bob: well be been the masn set. it will be nice and cool while were you in the shade signing for admirer's. >> rob: all troof of them. >> bob: they told me they were coming. >> rob: prince fielder. >> bob: a homerun but if you are a season ticket tolder tomorrow is an example. and gate picnic and players. best selling authors. >> bob: i look talking about his men at work book. an essy on playing baseball. >> rob: i thought it was the band from australia. men at work. that's a good one by martin. 72 on the change up. and 4th strikeout. let's bring you up to speed with the rapid rewind. after a hit a laser over the center field and they scored and tie it with a noon shot way out to right field. 32nd of the year and mcgehee hit his 10th. they took the lead. the fastest 3 g network your world delivered. nothing unusual and they are flying. as we told new the four-game series in milwaukee. 53 runs. between the two clubs -- clubs. zimmerman to the left. top of the 6th is over in a hurry. and martin again gets it right for a couple of innings. jim riggleman had lunch with stephen strasburg. here is more on the future. he is a rounded kid and understands himself0 he wants to do well. >> rob: and how about and he called him nola ryan jr. he knows. >> rob: let's not label him. he gets mechanics. he will be a around a long time. and guzman will beat this into the ground. hustle out lopez there and time to get there. and the throw. into the dirt right there. tough to pick up for fielder. >> rob: they have given him an error. that's lopez the 14th error. here is zimmerman. every night on this home stand they have been battle of brandywining from behind. at some point this weekend they need to grab the lead in the innings and let their bullpen go to work in a hold them situation. zimmerman and the dunn solo shot. and milwaukee 70th error of the year. >> rob: and the not so much repeating the delivery and getting mechanics and habits it is being able to overcome adversity. and through failing a lot and what players do they fail 7 out of 10 times. take your lumps in the minors you need to come back from bad outings. >> bob: that is what tony explained to stephen at san diego state. they are one of the strongest mental players. he revolutionised for hitters he would sit hours on end at old jack murphy stadium. he would be there looking at tae of his the ni before and from a month before. >> rob: i asked him he knew me better than he kneathe i got him out and what he hit off me rye ran around the end of the ba tho's. here is dunn. adam has been on . @he ly time nhe go to the left field wall la night. besides having the e scored in the majors. this he have 135 combined homeruns. >> bob: the accepts are at 278 then over here in the national league most of the year the dgerhave bn leing. >> th are at 276. evybody else in the national leagueis 267 or under. that's as a team. you think the dh makes a difference? >> rob: but the angels are so fundamtally sound. they had a lot of injuries. lost their star closer. >> bob: had a death in the lyt rob: and nick adianhart killed in a car accident. 21-year-old kid. but fundamentally speaking, they don't make a lot of errors and strike out. they run the bases well. if they effort with the angels. when they came in here. 2 out of 3 in interleague play. 2-2. >> rob: the pitching is actually sound this year. in the bottom 5. see the homerun leaders. >> bob: last three years. adams there with prince and ryan howard all the big boys even more than those american leaguers how about that. howard. inside to dunn. here is one of those 3-2 situations. if the ball is near the strike zone we like to see adam dunn hacking rather than taking. you can win a game for you here in the sixth inning. he is fog to take it because it was high the situation take the walk 2 on and 1 out. a great opportunity for josh willingham who did big things the last time they got together. >> rob: went on the dl after this. if i'm not mistaken he crushes that ball. people are starting to recognize anything from the middle of the plate into willingham is dangerous. >> bob: willingham we'll find it here. on that monday night the 27th. josh willingham's second homerun was against mark difelice. and he is fungry for a hit. looper has overmatched him. he is throwing that hard sinker. looper and josh willingham has seen a month's worth of sink balls. that's 1-1. >> bob: he is the guy who comes charging out of the bullpen. cannot wait. >> rob: and a left-hander named craig leopard. >> bob: that's the double play. nats get a runner with an error and walk. they leave one stranded 3. now the game into the late innings and milwaukee is lead #-g 3-2. if you're like a lot of people, you have high blood pressure... and you have high cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? 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[ laughter ] now you need to roll two here. and a good contact man get the off speed pitch inside. and back and shoots the whole between first and 2nd. we thought we would see offense. that could be it. >> rob: and this would be a sparky anderson type of book qcly in a one run game. i think this is going to be a not a pep talk. don't give up here don't give in. and right there. this is trying to stop something from happening. i like it you say this is your game. you can keep it here or let it slip away. >> rob: and 1 for 2 on a fielder's choice. brewers acting like they are filling the spot. they are now brewers. 1-1 to dependeddal. waiting he is going to get them out of there. >> rob: kendall 35 years of age. and career. >> rob: a very talented pirate player. >> bob: he was there for nine years. that's fair. zimmerman less than any other team. right there in the latter innings. you don't want that to happen. you stop there. keeps the run ares from going 1st to 2nd. >> bob: and a 25-year-old infielder from venezuela who has been in the milwaukee organization for 7 years. 14 at bats last year when he was called up. after hitting 277 and this year in the 94 games there he hit 313. they called him up july 31st. that lashed out to center. right to morgan. the 2nd out. >> rob: a little contact hitter hitting too hard. like to see that. the big of the out of the game coming up. >> bob: and lopez. looper goes and gives up 2 on four hits. a couple of walks four strikeouts. a homer a double play. 78 pitches. 50 strikes. now that's a quality start there. 2 runs in six innings. >> rob: he has given the nationals a chance to win the game. if he can keep it here through 7 innings. it is a 1-0 game. should win this with 9 outs. >> rob: the reason we like that a lot more than the other. >> bob: the reason relike it this is a three e.r.a. by today's standards is considered very good. top of the order, lopez o-3. perfect fastball right on the outside corner. turned over the breaking ball on him. >> rob: nieves known to break it. i got to get down. look at the anile of his chest moving forward. keeps the run ares where they are. >> bob: base hit. and willingham's throw home it is late. brew ares lead 4-2. dunn didn't make a move for the ball. he thought it was through. get the brew ares the lead. this is starting to look like the colorado series. , you can see it town and away pounding the ground. that will do it 6 and 2/3. 8 hits three in the inning. struck out 3 and did not walk a batter. it's up to the bullpen now to keep it close. >> bob: a weekend 4-2. masn the start he had a decision every time out. and time to get the record back to 500. 8-9. he is not happy with himself the manager likes the fact that he is a little chapped off the way things have been going. 6:30 nats extra. johnny holliday and ray knight. 1st and 3rd. 2 outs. the first pitch grounded foul. 45th appearance for have loan. -- for vilone. 36 innings. 36 strikeouts. 24 walks. deeper into the game 6 2/3. of all the appeared to slap off the roof and went down. >> bob: he looked him up and struck him out on an o-2 pitch. vilone gets counsell. 7th inning stretch time. brew ares pick up a big run. it's on. it's... no, not yet. it back that way. it's on. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. >> bob: warm night here at park. look out rob, here is coffey all 6'4", 241 of him. >> rob: hot coffey, here it comes. i love how he comes into the game. >> bob: they love it in milwaukee like they did in cincinnati. they are amused by it as well: let's do a run dance here. got him on waivers. he was a solid guy when you look back that's one of the best wire pickups if baseball. >> rob: and close for the reds for a few years. great set ran into a few arm injuries probably under mike maddux. goes down with the rangers. the rangers are poised to make the playoffs this year. >> bob: brew aresed a add new reliever because. jesus is having trouble with his forearm is not sure when he will pitch again. >> rob: within we saw them they fired the long-time coach and pitching coach bill castro. and the aaa pitching coach brought up. >> bob: a right hander himself. there is chris. , one of the best,. >> bob: o-2. hard to center last time. >> rob: time to get one back at least. chipping away. >> bob: they want this ining to get down that far. they can pinch hit and bring in sosa. wow. 94. >> rob: last night we saw the heat with bettencourt. 94 up. in the zone and moving. looks hittable from the hitter's stant point. not much you think they can do with that but miss it or pop it up. , here is belliard with nieves. ronny 1 for 2. picked off after singling to lead off the 5th. prince fielder is off the line playable 2 outs. joining jorge there. and nieves. to the on deck circle. has yet to get into a game here. your buddy taught him a thing or two. tell rob caught me a lot about the game. >> rob: i don't talk to players until they are in the game. >> bob: i didn't know that. you are like a front runner. every level. and will over matched for the second time tonight. >> bob: nats go with thely. they had two hits since the first inning. it's now into the 8th. @x@0@p@0 >> bob: has catcher's gear. nice going screech. the top of the 8th. fielder after braun and big news on the brew ares completed road trip. manny ramirez was hit and then in apparent retaliation hitting fielder and it got ugly in the tunnel between the clubhouses. >> rob: and he wanted to ask him why in the 17 to 6 or 17-4 blowout why you hitting me. and three of his teammates to stop him from going into the locker room. we made many visits. the distance between the doors. it may be 100 feet or 150 feet. it is further than it used to be. prince is a good kid he said he lost his head a bit. his line was hill rarous. i wanted to see what they were having for after the game meal. >> bob: yeah, sure. [ laughter ] >> bob: that's a great line. it. >> rob: it was. going into another team's clubhouse seeking out a player after a game, there is no % tellin what might have happenedhahegot non-there th's what is scary about it. , you remember when he hit mike piazza the next day he went and confronted him had him in a hold. didn't hit him but he -- the wi [ laughter ] out of him. >> bob: braun leads off in the 8th. clippard has to keep this game where it is. nationals have been stopped by good colorado now milwaukee pitching this week. and that was unexpected by brewers who had e second e.r.a. the national league. a 4.88. rain falling for the second time tonight. here is prince. 1 for 3 with a 2 run take phillies. call or visit nashs dock or stop by the box office for tickets, bob. >> bob: another tee shirt tuesday n a couple of them left. >> rob: we need to get down there and give them in. , we have to meet the peeps. >> bob: we'll meet ticket holders tomorrow. rain hanging directions from earlier in the evening with the breeze coming this way. >> rob: a 2 run count. the fastball up stairs. >> bob: lightning to the northeast of us. and a 3-1 to fielder. the hard swing. the count is full. >> rob: now i'm seeing with prince. he has a over400 on base percentage. doesn't strike out nearly as much as you may think. he has great numbers toward the mvp this year. some fellow st. louisians. that's a strike. that's an out. that's at second base. the throw in behind braun and got him out on a strike him out, throw him out double play. >> rob: fielder here takes the third strike. and braun. looked in. that was his mistake. any time you look in while you are stealing second you will stop yourself by a step that's all will needed. >> bob: and that was on his hip; on the year 33 homers. 110 r.b.i.s. 414 on base percentage. and slugging. he looked like he was going to be safe. the throw was on the hip. mcgehee. >> rob: i think that lock for pujols. >> bob: the rain is really coming down. this is harder than it rained earlier. a breaking ball outside. mike riley the crew chief. normally an umpire will want to see the half inning come to a close then he will make a decision. 2 outs here. it is really coming. >> rob: the numbers in a second. >> bob: prince fielder is pasted -- passed him in r.b.i.s. 39 homers. 95 runs scored a 3318 batting average. 668 slugging. 50 strikeouts. the team has a 7 game lead there. >> rob: yes that's the difference. >> bob: that's valuable. dunn never saw the ball. that was fouled it hit halfway on to the warning track. i guess when adam looked up he got a face full of rain and never made a move. tough pitching not to mention holding the bat. >> rob: what a time. diaz has had want to call a loose strike zone but a liberal strike zone. is this bill or just another friday night in washington. we have we'll find out. only three batters in the 8th. rain pelting down. tacking to the ground crew. the nats have the pitcher's spot the top 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myself as a winning personality. that's all i try to do, and hopefully, some day, i'll be able to do it here. >> he's the third pitcher, since 2006 to go first overall in the draft. but his numbers at san diego state were more impressive than the last two pitchers to go first overall. ha >> it's time for a live look-inl ono "espnews," take you out to l bristoldi tennessee, the seriesn race out there. espn2, live look-in.ys. >> trent owens said this is a bad track. it was overheating, and there was about 2:45, came down, on lap 45, and took the tape off24, the grill. and two tires.took s but it's been a loose 32 car.ime >> does a nenice job getting on the outside. o a little contact with bernard. a and wallace. >> gets punished by behind.nard. i think he got into the back, ab little bit.. had some right rear. i think he has left rear frontn damage. >> rear left front. -- lft >> it happened so quickly. trying to make that pass, andyog car, is checked up.o we saw brad blow that. i don't 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in the fourth, trey maddux, solo-homerun. 5-2 georgia.l georgia scored six times. florid jones, again, second homerun of. the day, second run shot, and warner robbins georgia wins,so s 11-3,. >> it was a massacre, squaring off. and up 2-0, bases-loaded, and a grandslam. up 6-0. and 8-0. bases-loaded again. single into leftfield. and two runs score. throws it into center, and another run scores. mercy rule would be invoked. they win, 16-0, in four innings,. >> update you on the marlins and the braves. vazquez, broke up sanchez's no-hitter in the 6th inning, and then, vazquez, proceeded to give up for more runs. ten hits in all. he and the braves, trailing, at home, 5, ramirez has homered.@@ >> bob: we're going to have short delay of 20 minutes. brew ares are back on the field. the crew got the tarp, they got the water off and we're ready to go. it will be the bottom of the 8th. the number 9 spot for the nashs and making his nationals debut is mike morris. the nats got on june 28th from seattle for ryan language arehanz. he hit .339 in syracuse in 44 games. fielder takes a base hit from him. resume at 9:26. after a rain delay of 20 minutes. >> bob: he wasted no time in the fastball. see what the kid can do. makes the fast ul what the other way. he is robbed. by prince fielder who is way off the line. >> rob: the prince of fielding. >> bob: and morgan the top of the order with guzman to follow. the nationals are down to the final five outs. , now for morgan any way that you can. >> bob: a pitch slaps it on a play. , three times we have gone down 1, 2, 3. coffey comes in. nothing but 94, 95 and great sliders. >> bob: nats have had hits in two innings. right to mcgehee. nats are having one of those weeks when almost every ball they hit hard is right at somebody or results in a good play and a hit taken away. two outs bases manity. the hit ser now guzman. , the thing about gee fee on morgan trying to make sure that he doesn't lay down some kind of bunt to get on base. maybe about 60, 70 feet from home plate when he caught the ball. >> bob: yeah. gusman is o-3 tonight and 3 for his last 29. and need ryan zim areman to bat in the inning. zimmerman to bat in the inning. they have a left-hander warming up. if it goes beyond zimmerman. the only left-hander this he have mitch stetter. tell by that he would not have dunn feeling comfortable. >> rob: or any other lefty. >> bob: 1-1 to buzzman. back to the bauerier. ball 2. >> rob: overthrowing the breaking ball there. and 20-minute layoff. and the air conditioning of the locker rooms by the way their visiting lock are room here is better than the home lock are room at river front stadium. it is gorgeous. nice, nice. >> bob: and a fly ball out to left center. contact by braun. base hits only 2 innings through 8. 4-2. milwaukee. but now that i'm making more, it's time to be a little smarter about how i manage it.. with the calendar, i can schedule all my payments. and when funds are low, danger days help me stay out of the red. i can also transfer money with just a click and a drag. so maybe i'm better with money than i thought. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high-definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way. >> bob: here is the game summary. dunn a homer. r.b.i. ground ball deep in the first. they have a later homer and. >> rob: and not bad. and the run. and the lopez base hit. sews societies -- sosa in the ninth. >> bob: everyone knows who they are looking at. he is playing catch. make it a non-save situation for hoffman who is 20 saves now away from 600. mike cameron leads off. >> rob: who were we talking about last night. bettencourt. hoffman. >> bob: that's right, that's right. >> rob: could not hit the breaking ball. >> bob: hooked into left for a pace hit. >> bob: he hit 253. nats extra, bracing down the second career start as he starting to see clubs for the second time around. dunn continues the swinging. he has been0en base three times tonight. then tomorrow the brewers. 1 out in the 7. singled hard off the glove of dew point. on their way to the extra run. most of the crowd of 26,000,307 stale ranging with us. and a brief play. some people bought the 1 dollar tickets. several hundred of them joined us. there is another to the side. scampering to third is mike cameron. nobody out. >> rob: back to back hits off 84-mile per hour breaking balls. >> bob: you got this last night i'm right there with you. it is just really getting old wondering where have the fastballs gone? >> rob: but the level of the breaking ball hanging in the zone long enough to hit it. if you throw it no problem. throw it in the dirt. but not a strike. >> bob: now you have a really good. >> rob: contact hitter. >> bob: exactly. conditioneddal will put it in play somewhere. infield in. take a strike. 2 for 3 tonight. infield hit into the glove of zimmerman. and that really set up the hit the by lopez with two outs in the 7th inning. brew ares outhit the nationals 10-4. >> rob: nieves setting the target low. and degree says. low and away. not high and tight. wants the breaking ball. conditioneddal one of the few and does not wear batting gloves. he likes it. guzman cannot reach it. it is 5-2. >> it 86 miles per hour breaking ball. heart of the plate. great contact hitter. devastating results. >> bob: now here is garrett on deck. 2 innings ago before being replaced fair let a pinch hitter. 3 for 27 as a brewer. >> rob: still nobody out now. >> bob: yes. >> rob: getting around to the top of the order. >> bob: traded from san diego to milwaukee for tony gwynn, jr., on may 21st. lopez has the go ahead r.b.i. an insurance r.b.i. in the 7th 7th. 3-0. the last thing we expe after the nats took 3 out of 4 in cincinnati last weekend. to earn another 500 road trip. feeling good about coming home at that point they were 17-14 under jim riggleman. his record is 500 right now. that's a pitch to load the bases. three hits and a walk. top of the order with lopez. it is -- it is possible we may not see hoffman now if the brewers score again. the telecast presented by authority of the nationals. may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form. the accounts of the game may not be disseminated without the express written consent of the nationals. >> bob: they both singled. a walk to gerut. cameron and making it a 5-2 game. infield in in a desperate defensive posture here. lopez 1 for 4 with his 38th r.b.i. slapped up the middle. 6-2. >> rob: i'll let you guess what that is we have i would say a slider. >> rob: yes it was. >> bob: go ahead with the breaking ball. broke to the outside to get full attention. >> bob: obviously nieves is calling a lot of breaking balls why aren't they chicagoing it off. >> rob: now you are getting counsell. braun. mcgehee. >> bob: this is about to become a blowout. short hops the catcher. counts o-4. >> rob: nowhere to put them. no outs. 2-0. this will be right to morgan. tagging at 3rd is conditioneddal. he throws to third as he should now it is 7-2. >> bob: here comes braun followed by fielder barring a double play. 1st and 2nd 1 out. they are now in line for the 59 win of the year. trying to get back to three under 500. a win here tonight. everybody chasing that st. louis club that's going so well. they started about 25 minutes at san diego. they are now 17 over 500, lead the cubs by 7. houston by 10. in the central they are making a shambles of the race. now some clubs are getting themselves in line for wild card competition. they're nine and a half out behind colorado. there are six teams in front of them. >> rob: there is competition and can bees are over 500. >> bob: the problem the brew ares have. houston is in there. pubs are in there. you are playing your teams in september. you are beating each other. brew ares the division 10 and a half back of the cardinals. >> rob: they have six teams ahead of them. >> bob: braun goes deep to center. morgan will get there. he will get it back in. 1 runner tags at 2nd base. follow the nationals and you can use those featuring play by play and live audio broadcasts. , martinez won first at rugly since 1994. >> bob: how does it let you no he something happened. >> bob: pedro's team not doing well. first are trailing they are feeling fine. they gave up three and 19 that's how they are doing tonight 1 for 4 with a homerun win and to morgan. that's it for the brewers. they scored 3 devastating runs. welcome back we'll be coming up in the post game as the nat goes to the bottom of the 9th. and no pitching staff and the last 8 fames. and not get done. you can see it. see why they have gone and with nats extra. let's seize if they can pull this out. >> bob: we'll do our best it's not a save situation. because the brew ares had a rough trip and series just fished. hoffman needs work. the great ones need extra activity. >> rob: with his arm he needs to be tired to throw that want to keep your edge. if you ged 3 or 4 off, you want some action. >> bob: escobar takes over and probably a double switch that would have him batting ninth. the nationals in the bottom of the 9th. they haven't had a hit since the 5th. it will be zimmerman, dunn and willingham. >> bob: geru. it right field. he cannot be batting ninth. he will be in the 7th spot replacing frank catalanotto. >> a smart kid he went to stanford. jody gerut. >> bob: he has always ban good player. >> rob: a big kid. i enjoyed talking to him over the years back with cleveland. never too late. been down by 5 before. a change up. >> rob: nervous about that pitch. hun? >> bob: hit one a mile. way over the bullpen. that will be his career high a new one number 25 for ryan. 81, 82 r.b.i.s for zimmerman now. here many coulds the virginiaian. >> rob: first pitch a change up unside. this is crushed. look. bam! right on the spot of the bat. watch it go. >> bob: that was a monster shot. 115th homer of the year. first one, they have the first two tonight, dunn and zimmerman in a while. >> rob: four runs given up by the bullpen are painful at this point. chang up. remember how complimentary adam dunn was of hoffman's changup when they were in milwaukee. >> rob: he was so well surkle change looks like a fastball. the best change one is the one and milwaukee that he had ever seen. and right there he sees the changeup. he does an excuse me swing back to trevor. >> bob: willingham o-3. two strikeouts, double play. josh in a funk. 2 for 12 in the colorado series, they have been pounding him off the plate. >> rob: all the teams heavily scout our team before we see them. they get the book when you are swinging it well. they gate book on you this is what he has trouble with. let's stick to the game plan. then you have to adjust to their pitching play. and you a adjusting to adjusting. 580 saves. unbelievable. >> bob: that's an amazing number. 3-0 pitch. they need run ares. taking all the way. harris is o-3. belliard if it goes that far. hooking one well foul. count it full. >> rob: 37 for now. just a little nervous as he panneds almost even with mcgehee down at 3rd base. >> bob: and going single digit and put on number four, debbi taylor reports. >> rob: bobby orr... >> bob: there is another check swing. pat had to make a decision. >> bob: what will the first number be retired by this club some day? >> rob: probably number 11. >> bob: it has a chance. willingham gone. two outs. obviously over the years he has been able to master changing speeds on a changeup. instead of an 81 miles per hour changeup he breaks off something, something. on 73. righty on righty. there was a time hoffman threw in the 90s. hurt his arm. developed the changeup. had the mechanics. lower half. >> bob: pops up to left. left fielder the game is over. nats get a whom run. too little, too late. an o-4 home stand with the nats crop cropping it 7-3 being outhit 12-5. we'll see you tomorrow. for the latest news on the nationals this is a presentation of masn. nats extra is now. we had clear weather but another loss. from the booth. so long for just a while. >> rob: welcome, everybody post game brought to you by verizon. a 20 minute rain delay did not help much. brewers tack on three runs in the top of the ninth. they pull away 7-3. they take the first of a four-game series. the team is heading back to the clubhouse. and glad you are with us. and as they were during the winning streak everything is clicking now all of a sudden the bats are silenced and it's not getting the hits. >> rob: the reason we have a lot of guys that are streaky and surely we'll score it and hit a lot of homeruns. you don't have guys that battle of brandywine through at bats. but like a lot of clubs do. i'm not being negative i'm being honest. and a guy adam is going to hit a lot of homeruns. and willingham is going through the streaks and we're going to score the runs. they are the mediocre you are going to get. and got us why? i'm not sure. i do see that they are throwing them a lot of breaking balls. they're not throwing a lot of fastballs. the defining moment down 3-2. out first and 2nd. and josh willingham into a play. he struck out and fastball. may be tired. and could you not throw a fastball by him. this is a great play here. he is not going to throw him out. this is another part of the defense. this bounces through the right side and stops. first of all you have to be deep enough to knock it down. he has not locked the position long enough. we're showing that because of the fact that if he plays first base longer he will go through the ball and knock it down. the run will be saved. >> rob: he did a homerun is 32nd of the year and zimmerman cook countys. that's a new career high but the all star nationals third baseman. the brewers. another homerun off martin. and when he faced him a shot in the first inning. the 33rd. 6 and 2/3 8 hits and didn't walk anybody but struck out 4. nationals fall by a score. they dropped 7 of the last 10 games. a bump in the road that they're going through now. the mark of a good team or improving as we think the club is to get out of this and get back in sink and 3, 4, 5. >> rob: and they're improving there is no question a club earlier and this is about hills and valleys. brewers are going through that now and the club and the organization and making trades and just swept them. you know you are looking at a club that has lost. you cannot lose a jj hardy a top line shortstop. you cannot lose a top line left fielder. you can not jeff suppan go down and come up and pitch in the big leagues and con continued. this club is building. we're going to be good. i know that the way things are going. everything is fine. we can be spoilers but don't get euphoric and think we're bet are than what we are. we're going to be a 500 club from here on out and then make more changes and be solid next spring. interviewers with a win. 7-3. let's go to bob and rob and jd martin. worked good after a couple of situations early. >> rob: the first inning that hit by braun maybe he could have picked it up fielder hits it. a good club take advantage of the opportunities. your assessment of mart join who gave them the longest start. >> it was a wasted effort. he went out and did a great job. the bullpen gave up four more. let's assess. there is a fastball. keeping the guys off balance. changing eye level all night. breaking ball. slow breaking balls. you see where it was. down in the did not in the zone. you don't throw it in the zone. >> rob: previous starting pitchers. the late innings have been painful to catch. i know that's at least 8 to 9 runs they have given up from the 7th inning on in the four games. >> rob: it has cost them dearly. back with you tomorrow against milwaukee. it seemed like the middle of the brewer lineup had the most success. maybe the best 1-2 hitters. a tapper here. and ball and the throttle and no chance. a play then. fielder. he is going to get 150 homeruns. and anybody in the business he is a guy that strikes out a lot. but he is just tough no matter who is out there. up the middle. they are swinging the bat well. the key is no doubt about it is braun, who is good a right hander. aisle amake this. save albert pujols. and out to left field there. i got mixed up. breaking ball here. as makes the play to first. but 7th inning everything is broke open. three base hits in a row. take jd out of the game. and a diving play that could not come up with. could not have made the play. >> rob: he said about playing the line. you tonight play it behind or the guy that does it. and conditioneddal does not pull. over the course of the season the line enough. and the run situation within reach or leading the game. and. >> rob: 6-2/3 tour earned runs. gets tacked -- tagged with a loss. a 7-3 on july 30th. you see he is getting cho esto being very, very consistent. >> rob: i went up higher and i got and i never have done that but i just listened to what they were saying. and the kid knows how to add and take off. you throw from the outside of the plate in that's not the way you pitch. you pitch from the middle out. they are trying to pitch on the corner and working back to the middle of the plate. you start down the middle. get ahead and work out to the corner of the plate. that's what he does. he doesn't have the fastball that balester has. he has a great breaking ball and changeup. we'll show you what we're talking about. we'll show that. ryan zimmerman the face of the franchise meeting with stephen strasburg. now at chili's -- start your three-course meals with a shared appetizer. choose two entrees from over 15 chili's favorites, then share a decadent dessert. chili's -- nats extra brought to y by verizon. the fastest internet this is big! jim riggleman down stairs discussing the loss to milwaukee. >> rob: they stuck a couple of balls in that. and you know we could not overcome it. >> rob: and all that you came home from the successful road trip you had big news this week. and it has not been the same. >> rob: i don't look at it like anything other than i'm just -- you know i'm not pleased we didn't win. not pleased we didn't win against colorado. i don't get in the emotional stuff. we had a good road trip that's natural. you know. that is -- that's stuff that the feeling within you win the games that -- that's just there. and when they throw it they can take the wind out that's what colorado did. i'm confident that we were in the game last night. and that's the big of the thing. our starting pitchers have to give us an opportunity they have done that. >> rob: and speaking of that you had a big are crowd people came because of the strasburg promotion. are you disappointed because people came because of the optimism. >> rob: i don't get into that i want to win the game. if i'm disaponted it's because we didn't win. i'm i appreciate that the fans are out here because with the year to get the support but you know they have been coming out good. i felt like that last home stand there were crowds and i think our fans have been outstanding. the comments we get all around the dug out encouragement from our fans that's a great thing you don't get that with our record the positive stuff that we hear from the fans that's -- that's you know that makes you feel good about humanity that they are not, you know howling and screaming at us. we have not played good enough to not take that. what was sosa's problem. they were out of his zone. not work lately? >> rob: i don't know it seems like i will say this i don't get into anything mechanical. you can see that he does sometimes kind of flattens it out. it doesn't have tilt. it will not do anything for him. you know good hitting club. you don't throw well they will get you. he has done a good job. i said this before. when i feel like i overused him. i don't want to abuse having him but maybe we have to run him there more often. the runs was there a location issue. >> rob: the first one to prince fielder looked like it was, you know it didn't do what he did. he whats trying to throw a sinker there. and you know he -- most would have hit a double. that's not going to go out but that was prince there. the other and right down the middle. that is a good hitter. he hit it well against us over at their place. and you know he is a good hitter he is behind prince. ken knows you have to deal with him. so he learned that right. >> rob: having said that. is there sometimes less of a concern when you give up a homerun to someone who hits homeruns? >> rob: he is fog to hit it. it's not an indictment every time he hits one that was a mistake. he has about what. 300 some of them. he can hit them, too. when you talk about prince field they are with the media. here is a guy who started every game for milwaukee and batted clean up. he has three great years. he can hit it out. and 35 he will be more of a hit and butch hit. you better make a good variant down, we're elevating right above it high are. he is a left-hander out to left center field. >> rob: whatever you said i agree with. >> rob: i don't know what i said. >> rob: the fire works are going off. tradition on friday night. they had five base hits tonight. let's go back to the first inning. morgan one of the best lead off batters got things rolling. >> rob: and he claimed to get it started every night. a sacrifice bunt playing to get right back in the game. i'm not sure if that was a true sacrifice. but double get him over in up the middle. and he another run for 81st r.b.i. for the 32nd homerun of the year enroute to that sixth straight season. strikeouts. down and in and we strike out just way too much. that's why i get concerned because if you don't have the capability you will not driving a lot. and all the time high 25 homeruns. and he is having his career year he is going to probably hit 300 end up driving over again. >> rob: tomorrow is a very special day at nationals park, we hope you are with us. for season ticket holders it is the picnic in the park 1:00 to 4:00. throw a pitch in the bullpen and visit the dugout. on the field, run the bases get ought graphs. photographs and a q and. a more about that in a moment. a good crowd on hand. and they were at nationals park you saw we hope stephen strasburg was introduced to the media here. and ryan zimmerman caught up and they were talking about what ryan has gone through and what stephen is going to go through. thanks for coming and greet stephen. you went to the minors you made it very quickly to the majors. what advice do you have for steve sentence. >> rob: you are here for a reason. we would not have dafted you or taken you if you were not good. don't change be yourself and, you know, tonight wear about everything. it is unfair for everyone to put the pressure on the kid. he is talented and going to be here quick enough and do great things for us but have fun. it is baseball. it is no different than it was in college. and if you get paid to do it now. it is more fun. >> rob: you are feeling good because virginia did beat san diego state. >> rob: i was going to save it for later but i guess if you can consider beating someone when they strike out 16 or 17. it is impressive i guess you can say. >> rob: i always had that on them. [ laughter ] >> rob: i would imagine perhaps the first time they had dinner together the he will have strasburg pick it up. >> rob: the veteran always picks it up. >> rob: really? >> rob: he is making more money. >> rob: just like you you are the veteran you pick up my check. >> rob: on the again we, our camera can give you some fell follow shots of defense and offense. tonight take a look again the star is always has to be ryan zimmerman. >> rob: every fight he makes a play gets set. tough things to do is to jump qcly. he does that as well as anybody. and prince fielder. a foul ball off the bat of morgan. look at him. and that's a 270 -- this is a probably a 20, 25-foot ability. doesn't make the play that may be the ifers time he has not made it. upcoming schedule here. we'll be here tomorrow night at 7:00 our pregame. afternoon game at 1:30. hitting the road for a series at chicago. that will be on tuesday we'll have thoughts within we come back. if you're like a lot of people, you 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martin tonight goes 6 and 2/3. 8 hits four runs. nobody walked and four strikeouts. and right down the middle of the plate. and maybe a young kid. 27 years old. taking offer for jeff sunon. the first time he started signed with the astros in 2000. i'm not seeing it pitch. and but he did a good job the last outing. and he has not gone more than 5 and a half. 3 out of his last he has given up four runs plus after going 9 out of 10. we know what he can do. he hit a hut as the team has. but he is a guy that can stop it, stop the bleeding and get us rolling. >> rob: he gets the 32nd start of the year. he is 4-4 since june 28th. 8th start a 30th rounder in the draft. that's our show. we'll see you at 6:30. 7-3, milwaukee. beats the nationals at nashs park. top two. georgia, tray mad docks. look where this ends up. out of thee. ballpark. 5-2 georgia. we go to the sixth. 6-3, georgia. it's that man again, justin jones. can i get an encore? his second of the day. georgia wins 11-3. >> look at tiger woods, in first place so far. the indication that the world's number one golfer plans to play in all four fedexcup events for the first time. >> round two of the pga wyndham classic from greensboro, north carolina. serge yo. one of two eagles for the round. he finished the day with a 6 under 64 in second place. >> your leader after round two. chris riley. the chip in for birdie. riley finished the day with a 7 under 63. he is your coleader heading into moving day. sergio, two shots back. john daily. five under. very much in the hundred dollars. hunt. hunt. i'm robert shapiro. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. at legalzoom, we'll help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. you can complete our online questions in minutes. then we'll prepare your legal documents and deliver them directly to you. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. play the game millions have won. everything from prius cars to beaches vacations, cash and live nation vip access. play scrabble at subway... where winners eat. ♪ in purple. brett favre makes his debut with the vikings. and the palace gates open for football. the cowboys play their first game in their new billion dollars stadium. and the yankees give the sox an old-fashioned bean town beat down. espnews now. >> brett favre making his preseason debut for the vikings. over the chiefs in the fourth quarter. favre only played two series. 1 for 4. four yards. he only had three practice as with minnesota. he did say he was behind the eight a little bit. wanted to run a few plays. favre just 1 for 4, and 4 yards in his preseason debut. marcelus weily on favre's performance tonight. >> brett favre, i know you wanted to make a big first i am i pretion tonight. but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. and don't you worry because i'm not worried. going 1 for 4 tonight. i'm sure if you played the entire game, you would have went 2 for 25. 400 yards, right? oh, you need a little practice. even the great ones need practice. two days of work not enough. the passing game gelled together. brett favre you need a little more work with your teammates. >> don't forget after the game, complete postgame coverage here on espnews news. we'll hear from brett favre. we'll have that news conference live for you on espnews. after tonight's game. >> with that, helping you stay current, i'm anish shroff. so much for that 0-8 start. the yankees did show they could beat their rivals. the bombers swept the four-game series in the bronx. that's helped new york build a six and a half game lead in the al east. the two sides back at it this morninevening. this time at fenway. the first of three in the hub. and all yankees, it is 16-7 new york. hideki matsui, with 20 home runs this season. johnny damon with a bruised right knee. on the red sox side, jacoby ellsbury, his 54th of the season tied tommy harper's team record setback in 1973. >> the last pitcher to hit in that ballpark, the now retired mussina. >> billy wagner off waivers from the mets. mets allowed soxes to claim them outright. after tommy john surgery, he threw a scoreless inning in his debut last night. >> these two teams chasing the red sox in the wildcard standings, the rain expwrers rays. texas began the night a game out. tampa began four out. right now the rays have a 5-3 lead. >> >> the messiah arrived in the nation's capital today. the nationals officially introduced number one overall pick steven strasberg, the san diego state righty got a record 15.1 million dollars contract. he signed a deal just before monday's midnight deadline. >> oh, you know, it's just a tremendous feeling, you know. it's just that day especially, it felt like it was just in slow motion, and you know, i was kind of panicking a little bit. but at the same time, you know, i was very happy that we were able to get a deal done and to be given an opportunity to come play here. just want to keep doing what i've been doing. helping a team win a ballgame. and it really to start with, it doesn't matter what team i'm on. i try to think of myself as a winning personality. and hopefully some day i'm going to be able to do it up here. >> strasberg will build up his arm in the florida instructional league. then pitch in the arizona fall league in october. likely have a chance to earn a major league roster spot in spring training next season. >> they just went final at the trop. rangers and the rays. both teams in the wildcard hunt in the american league. in the fifth, that's ben zobrist off dustin. zobrist's 22nd of the season. next batter, carlos pena. he likes an toe nihms. going the opposite way. his 32nd of the year. 5-0, tampa. scott kazmir came in 4-1 with a 2.06era lifetime against texas. went 8 and a third innings, gave up three earned runs off five hits, and tampa comes away with a 5-3 win. kazmir now, 4-1 in his career against texas. rays have won 4 of 5 overall, but the rangers, their first loss of the season against tampa, and it looks like they'll miss a chance to gain some ground on the red sox as well. we told you the red sox losing big at fenway. the rangers are a game and a half now. tampa started the night four games out. they could be three games out if that yankees-red sox score holds up. >> louie the 14th gave us th the -- in the heart of texas, oil managery jones has built a palace just asthma jess tick in scope and grandeur. the cowboys new million dollars stadium is taller than statue of liberty, and longer than the empire state building. colossal a tv's stretch from 20-yard line to 20-yard line. at the least, it's sports anywhere vaughan a. maybe. >> the cowboys playing in their new luxury digs tonight. tennessee getting a taste of all things nice. and. >> bit of a bizarre moment. titans rookie punter, punted in the third quarter of the opening game, and hit one of the 60 yard long high definition video screens that hang about 90 feet. >> ben roethlisberger will make the trip this weekend. he damaged his akilis tendon yesterday. the 345 pound tackle. the team did not issue an injury update. >> he can max out at 25 million dollars, about 15 million is guaranteed. maybe it won't play in saturday's game. they'll practice monday. >> if you're using deals given last year to players in the same draft spot as a basis. smith could cash in for upwards of $30 million. crabtree figures to be in the ballpark of 18.9 million dolla dollars. >> napa police have reopened their criminal investigation into the alleged assault of a raiders assistant coach. multiple sowrgses reported that randy hanson was assaulted by head coach tom cable. he was hospitalized and he suffered a broken jaw. >> coming up, matthew barry unveils his fantasy sleeper for the dolphins. >> beware the swiss army knife, roger federer carves up an aussie in city, getting ready aussie in 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last season. miami spent the off season improving lines. >> now what is the key to the dolphins suck says. >> we talked about the wildcats, how we're able to surprise teams. they're not going to surprise teams anymore. a lot of teams are on the radar as far as the wildcat is concerned. for them, this is the next progression of the wildcat. in comes pat white. >> and his arm to complete passes down the field. in the east division, we might be talking about the miami dolphins as the champions. now on espn.com. you can check out 3 and out. the threere things you really nd to knowkn about the miami dolphins. as for the dolphins fantasy sleeper. matthew barry will tell you right now. we all know about the great year chad pennington can have last season. what people may not know is tight end anthony is a big reason why. did you know only tony gonzalez and antonio gates had only more touchdowns last year. that is not an accident. last year, he only had 20 passing touchdowns of the team. and of those 20, 14 of them, get that, more than two thirds of their touchdown passes were to a tight end. of those 14, 7 of them were to anthony fosano. if you miss out on one of the big named tight ends, and you're scrambling at the end of your draft. once again, we'll countdown to our blitz preseason countdown special, september 10th. we've come on the air at 10:00 a.m. go team by team, division by division, and right up until kickoff of the steelers-titans season opener. >> the giants and a 6-1 lead. jonathan sanchez, looking like a pitcher that threw a on no hitter in the season. >> this weekend, colorado. >> both teams have split their first eight meetings of the season. big hit in this game for the giants, the three-run homer. >> his 29 yghts of the year. s come biened up in toronto, vernon wells. his first homer in ten games. 13th of the year. that would be the difference in the game. 5-4 toronto. he's got an era north of 12. in four starts. all right, engaging in a bit of tribal war fare. that's david, the southpaw for the indians. josh wilson that's his third of the year. 4-1 seattle. it's later in the inning, jose lopez, that's lopez's 17th. nice catch by the fan. mariners win this one 9-4. david huff we told you about o'sullivan's era in august. he has an 8.8era in august. the tribe has lost 6 of 9. the mariners win in their last eight games. russell branyan hit his 29th of the season for him. >> all s right. we go to tennis. roger federer against lleyton hewitt, quarterfinals of the cincinnati masters. federer won this in 2005, and 2007. >> how about that cross drop shot. federer wins the set 6-3. >> he said it's always a e federer has now won 13 straight. >> andy murray facing julien bennett toe. the defending champ andy murray was downhe 0-2 in the second set before winning this point. a 53-shot rally said murray. >> after that, murray goes. thursday at noon eastern, it's eve u.s..s open. exclusively on espnews, we'll have analysis from patrick mcenroe 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has clinched a spot for the chase. the nationwide series, that raco at bristol, jerry punch with -- >> coming down to the green. >> getting it by a car length. nice run, david ragan made on out for that corner. it's like he never left it there. >> edwards second. takes the spotft away from kevin harvick. final lap here in bristol, tennessee. >> takes the checkered flag. all guys down the front straightaway into turn one here. as soon as the caution comes out, the field is frozen. david ragan is the winner here at bristol. >> that's a little anticlimactic for all the action that we had. but the man was going to win one anyway. he did what he had to do on that restart. there's mike kelly. good job, guys. >> dr. jerry punch on the call. as you heard, david ragan your winner. he started ninth. carl edwards started second. he finishes there. last week's winner comes in third. >> reds and pirates, pittsburgh honoring their 1979 championship team. hey, retro family uniforms. how about that. of charlie against chris dickerson. that was old uncle charlie for you. garret jones off miikka owens. his 14thse homer of the year. also leads all rookies in it homers. lastings mill idge. got to be the uniforms. his second of the year. the pirates win 5-2. coming out wearing the same unis tomorrow. maybe they do. miikka owings 0-4. cincinnati in a free fall, 17 of 23. they have now lost, the reds lose to the pirates he will jump out of the spot. little league world series. statten island, in mercer island, washington. how you doing? that's a two-run shot to right center. 3-0 to new york. he wins this one, 10-2. mayor bloomberg, the new york city mayor was at the game. meanwhile we've got warner robins in iowa. justin>> joe. that's a solo shot. we're tied at 2. georgia now up in the fourth. bases empty, tray maddux. his second of the day. georgia goes d on to win 11-3. tiger woods entered the barclays next week. the number one golfer plans to play in all four fedexcup events for the first time. a new points system means players lose ground if they take a week off. woods will be the number one seat when the pga tour playoffs, he's got a pretty comfortable lead there. he moved up the most. winning a major helps. >> sergio out of the par 5, fifth. putting for eagle. he finished the day with a 6 under 64. chris riley, with the chip-in for birdie. riley finished the day with a 7 under 63. he is your co-leader, heading into moving day. 7 birdies. in round two for riley. >> world championships in berlin. allison felix, competing in the 200-meter dash. holding off the competition. and she takes the gold in the 20 meters. allison felix. the 200 meters. >> in the men's 40 meter relay, the u.s. team got disqualified. they passed the baton outside of the designated zone. can't do that. the u.s. appealed. citing inconclusive video footage. the appeal was rejected. >> world's fastest manu sane bolt got a medal and a check today. not a bad way to celebrate your 25th birthday. >> 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