dejesus drills a double. the dodgers, a one-run lead. bottom of the ninth, runners on first and third for the d backs. the dodgers end the game with a beautiful double play for the 8-7 win. that was with the tying run on third base. dodgers become the first team in the majors to reach 30 wins. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, president obama neck and neck with mitt romney. but way ahead in some key demographics. and when we come back, we ll huddle around the water cooler to watch prince charles go all dj scribble on us. bored with your one trick lipstick?
the catcher carlos ruiz questions the strike zone. he gets run, thrown out of the game. charlie manuel subdued by his standards. rick ankiel adds a solo shot. nationals win 5-2. their third win in a row. six straight over the phillies. the nationals alone in first place in the n.l. east. red sox taking on the first place orioles in baltimore. looking to get over 500 for the first time this season. top of the fourth. youkilis back in the lineup for the red sox. celebrates his return with a solo home run. brings the red sox to within a run. bottom of the eighth. red sox still within striking distance until wilson betamy cranks a two-run shot to right field. orioles beat the sox, 4-1. boston still in the cellar of the a.l. east because the yankees somehow found a way to beat the kansas city royals finally. west coast baseball. dodgers on the road facing the d backs. dodgers down to their last eight.
dwyane wade fights through the defense. a circus shot. heat up 13. the rout was on. heat on the break. lebron james falling out of bounds. hits wade with the overhand baseball pass for the dunk. wade had 28 points. a couple minutes, wade returns the favor. feeds james with a long pass. takes it in for the slam. james finished with 30 points, two assists shy of a triple-double. lebron is playing some ball. the heat crush the pacers. largest loss in playoff history for the pacers. miami could close out the series with a win tomorrow night in indianapolis. and the boston celtics can punch their ticket to the eastern conference finals with a win tonight in philly. to baseball. roy halladay and the phillies hosting the nationals. bryce harper ropes one off halladay. the kid, two runners come around to score. pulls into third with a triple. nats up. phillies down 4-1.
dame and texas a&m tomorrow night in indianapolis. tomorrow night is the men s tite game. eighth seeded butler and three seeded did you see the highlights. i was stunned a great kentucky team that forced as many shots as they did. did you see it? horrible coaching, i thought. they had no rhythm. took two dribbles and shot. they forced the ball in so many times, if they had been coached half, they would have won. i hate to blame the coach but you can go back and look at it. they probably 30% of their shots were where they were going into the lane off balance. i was stunned. the setup at the end, willie, you would not believe how bad it was. i saw that. one of the best coaches in america, he was obviously focused on meatloaf. given all that, they still had a chance to win it.