it's not that far to aberdeen. >> we could charge him rent, too. >> that's okay. but in a round about way it also might be a detriment, because now everybody's going to be around and you have to settle in as a professional baseball player with the mild distraction of being the local guy? >> yeah, that's true. that's going to be part of the game learning how to handle distrackses and people being around and asking for tickets and being around and wanting to come see you play, but that's going to be one of the things i'm going to learn real quick that i have to do what's best for me and my friends and family still there, but i've got just play my game and keep my head on my shoulders. >> steven, do you kind of compare yourself a little bit now to adam jones and reimold and guys like that that are here already? >> i can definitely see myself in their shoes in the next couple years out here, beautiful park patrolling the outfield like them. >> now, there's no timetable obviously. that will be determined by how well you play, and prospects tell him when they're ready b

aberdeen is the highest of the 3, so you usually get good players. >>> we do. we get -- ed will be our center fielder, and i don't know, i don't know if he'll come to u, i think it's -- i think the pr of being up there, and close y instead of sending them to west virginia where nobody knows where he's at. the one thing about the -- it starts out weekly, and by the end of the season, it's as good as the south atlantic league. but right now, you have the roster changing daily. >> let's go back to your first year at aberdeen when you had a chance to work with jim johnson. that sinker is look unhit-abl. did you have a lot to do with that? >> i had him and frederick, avenues he was always a sinker baller, but he wasn't throwing 97, he wasn't through 95. and the last year when they lengthened his side, he picked up the extra velocity. man, now he's throwing three r four miles harder. i decided to he throw slower, but they throw harder. >> the whole idea of a player development, in particular with pitchers is fascinating, if you

. >> buck: david making his first appearance since his first year in probowl when he was in aberdeen in 2005. exclusively used as a starter. >> gary: and cust will take that one for a strike. >> buck: he's had enough time. he had plenty of time loosening up. he was up once earlier in the ball game. that should not be an issue tonight. >> gary: new role for david. here's the 3-1 delivery. and a ground ball to 1st base. aubrey huff will take it to the bag. runner will move up to 3rd base. and they're two away. right now look forward to tomorrow's pitching match up brought to you by mt bank understanding what's important. >> buck: coming off a great start in seattle. last 14 batters he's faced making a second big league start. just 22 years old. another one of the four starters here in oakland. will be anxious to back up that great start to improve his 2-0 report. >> gary: runner at 2nd base with two away. holliday is flied out, drawn a walk, he has scored. own land came into this ball game next to last in doubles hit this season. they have six doubles already in this ball game. that on

., he used to tell us all, the reason we're here, people come out, even from aberdeen, south dakota, that is the most important thing, and we all want to get to the next level, and we can do that as a team. i imagine in the independent league, everyone has to work for themselves. >> rob: and it is last chance chance. most of these guys were the best high school players, college players, and this is their last chance to be recognized. >> jim: a good breaking ball there. guzman swings through it. >> jim: the guy is only hitting .329 against righties. so he is just one of those amazing hitters. bat on the ball. you can play -- >> jim: and he got it. so waiters picks it up and tags out guzeman and the orioles get the opener of this three-game interleague series snapping their three-game losing streak. the orioles with an eight-run bottom of the sixth break it open and the orioles top the nationals 11-1. @@pp÷÷ >> jim: together's beltway series on masn brought to you by southwest airlines. book your next trip at southwest.com. by burger king who remins you to have it your

elsewhere, aberdeen a final in 10 beating staten island 4-3. i guess it's elizabethton. i'm not sure on that. they beat bluefield 4-16789 i'll say bluefield loss 4-1. one other series in the gulf coast league, the other game that we have would be the twins 5-0 over the orioles a final in the gulf coast league. here is david ortiz coming through with a three-run homer against the nationals to give the red sox a 3-1 advantage for david ortiz. his seventh home run for the season. then, jason varitek came through with a two-run shot. his 11th. the boston red sox able to beat the washington nationals 6-4. red sox continue to roll real well as ortiz came through with a 2-3 performance much. his hit -- hit his seventh home run. the new york yankees, 7-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning. alex rodriguez, a single home run. the toronto blue jays won tonight beating cincinnati 8-2. blue jays had a five-run first inning. aaron hill, two-run homer. his 16th. wells, a solo his seventh. tampa bay won. burrell second for the team he used to play for. that was a solo, his 13th a that'

other games in the orioles minor league system, aberdeen lost to brooklyn 8-0 and bluefield a loser 8-2 tonight. major league baseball highlights from the red sox- nationals game. pick it up. jon smoltz american league debut. first inning. anderson hernandez drives in dunn and josh willingham to give the nationals a 4-0 lead on a two-run single by hernandez in the first inning. moving into the sixth inning, bases loaded, nobody out. cristian guzman comes through with a two-run single. willie harris and hanley ramirez will score. nationals take a -- anderson hernandez will score. nationals take a 7-0 lead. big news on alex rodriguez. he comes through with his 10th home run of the season to dead center field. this home run ties him with reggie jackson on the all-time list at 563. congratulations there to alex rodriguez. jon smoltz -- jiewn excuse me, that home run was by alex rodriguez. nationals beating the red sox 9- 3. nationals will be in baltimore starting tomorrow night. cristian guzman delivered a two- run single. new york yankees, 10-6 advantage in the top half of the seventh in