. bob: 22142 at the ballp tonight and we have some interesting game notes revolving around canadian players. larry walker brought to the big leagues by the expos and inducted into their hall of fame. and erik bedard from seattle. rob: he is on the d l again? bob: yes. and present red sox, jason bay leads the a.l. rob: manny who? they love bay in boston. bob: well, he is at times more lovable. kemp against camp against zimmerman. ryan hits the ball hard but right at the centerfielder, vernon wells. we go to the top of the 9th inning. it s going to be another one of those kinds of games. 3-3. we build fish finders. we build battery chargers. we build base camps. we build transporters. we build sanctuaries. we build the technologically advanced jeep grand cherokee. come see what we ve built for you. . bob: bottom of the order for the blue jays, top of the 9th in a 3-3 game. they have outhit the nats 9-8. it s always nice to know that our fans are paying at
to town. calls johnson off the ball, two outs. it s been a rough first hour for us here. it s 2:30 in our nation s capitol. ball game underway, blue jays four in the first, a run in the second, a run here in the third, and they re all over martis. i opened my score book this morning, and at the bottom of the page it said happy father s day. we love you. i wrote that. i know my wife s handwriting. oh. i ll get your autograph sometime. well played and throws out the pitcher. the overbay homer happens quickly, and the blue jays 6-2 after 2.5. at dodge, we build mechanical bulls. we build freight trains. we build toolboxes. we build field offices. we build fan clubs. we build the all-new, award winning dodge ram. come see what we ve built for you. happy father s day to all you fathers out there, and to you, bob. he said that to me. thanks, nick. zimmerman, dunn and kearns, still very much in this game, and zimmerman is trying to do anything he can to get on base, no
seven home runs in 400 at-bats and 15 his last two years. a lot of guys, when you re playing team baseball, a different hero every night. willie harris has been spectacular defensively and it s been amazing to watch this guy. he came through in the clutch when we needed him most last night, got the double to get us going early in the ball game and steals third and puts himself in a situation where the number eight guy can drive in a sac fly and he took them deep. he just said he was trying to hit a line drive. that s what we talked about. try to hit a line drive and the ball will carry. happy father s day. how about this? how about josh and rick wellingham, hit the ball and give me 20. then there s adam and brady dunn. happy father s day, guys. at chrysler, we build viewmasters. we build motion detectors. we build troop transports. we build moving vans. we build tv stations. we build the 25 mile per gallon chrysler town & country. come see what we ve built for you.
jordan zimmermann. 57 strikes, 18-21 first-pitch strikesment an update on a graphic we saw in new york. rob: people wanted to know how well steve mccatty has been doing since he joined up the washington nationals pitching coach. the the record is coming along. look at the earned run average. two runs less per game. batting average is below 40 points less. then you see the e.r.a. of the starters. these young kids are rookies, but he had a huge effect on them because he had most of them in the minor leagues. bob: scott rolen turns that around for a base hit and rolen now has a nine-game hitting streak. 18-37 last. rob: one of the things vice president player development bob boone told me today, listen, steve mccatty is on the same page at bob boone with the catching, with the throwing strikes, with the throwing over the plate. he s like, listen, boys, you ve got to throw it over that white thing out there 60 feet from you. steve mccatty is the same way. get the ball. th
rain, some pain and some fans that border on mother nature your clubhouse leader after round one of the u.s. open. heavy rain suspended play at bethpage black. no one played more than 11 holes. phil never even teed off on. one usga official said finishing on sunday would be borderline impossible. tomorrow looks like the only day this week where the rain might hold off. 20% chance of showers, under cloudy skies. saturday and sunday, a call for rain showers throughout the day and into the evening, if you re wondering, monday s forecast is similar to sunday s. there you have it. espnews, he s mark morgan, i m anish shroff. we are keeping you current with the latest scores, highlights and breaking news. while the beltway just dominated the big apple in baseball. we begin with the melt mets and orioles in baltimore. orioles down 4-3. francisco rodriguez, oh, boy. walked adam jones. scored, tied at 4. k rod s second blown save of the year. two batters later, aubrie huff. it