beimel, burnett, villone. burnett is throwing 90 miles per hour with a cutter. he could be the guy as i just listened to mike rizzo say he was going to be the bridge to the setup guy, to the closer. he's going to be the guy probably in the game, in the eighth inning. he had 16 holes last year and you saw there with now the acquisition or pulling up of clippard. a -- clippard. a bullpen that you don't have to worry too much about hanrahan and his side kick. he's gone. a guy that had a great arm, but just couldn't find it here. just could not fiet find it here. we'll go there. there will be games he'll stick it to you because he has that kind of stuff, but move him on. get two quality people, left- hander in the bullpen for late- inning situations. they don't come easy. you just don't go about getting speed-type center fielder that can put the bat on the ball just consistently. people just don't give them up. >> as mike rizzo said, a change of scenery good for perhaps both joel hanrahan and lastings milledge. time for the hold of the men stay in the game just for

nyjer morgan and and sean burnett. nationals have a center fielder they've been coveting a while with speed, 18 steals and a left-hand reliever that gives them a -- landed reliever that gives them a triple barrel option from that side of the bullpen. you might be surprised who the nats dealt away, joel hanrahan and lastings milledge. here is elijah dukes top of the second. >> rob: put that in perspective. our entire starting lineup has six combined steals. >> bob: tonight. >> rob: morgan has three times that. right away, that gives us at the top of our lineup or even if he hits in the eight hole a lot of speed and once he gets on base and he's got a very good eye. 3.9 pitches per at-bat. there's a ways hit -- base hit by elijah dukes. >> bob: there's extension on that one. >> rob: he'll fit in our lineup. >> bob: the nationals, 3-4 last hitters hitting safely now. another note on morgan. he brings his 18 steals to a team that has 26 total. only the milwaukee brewers, and they're a power team station to station, have fe

the first batter of the inning and back to burnett. and alec cora breaks up the no-no with a single to center. and burnett seven innings pitches. one hit, three walks and 10 k's and now has a .44 e.r.a. over his last three starts. absolutely unhittable. his 10 strikeouts were a season high for him. what a night for burnett. >> was there a point out there where you allowed yourself to start thinking no-hitter? >> [laughter] from the first inning, man. i look up and when that is happening and i wanted that one. so i am not one of those that didn't know i had it. i was pretty much shooting for it from probably fourth on. >> rocking the subtle red shirt. >> a.j. burnett, yeah. >> the last games between the yank's and mets are undecided. and the yank's con all three outscored the mets. and the yankees banged out 19 extra-base hits compared to one for the metropolitans. >> the red sox end up edging the braves 1-0. the story is 42 year old tim wakefield with the win. and in the last 55 years only two pitchers at least as old as wakefield won

burnett to get them, coax them to get them up to toronto. a.j. burnette, after he finally paid often, won 18 games, he was able to opt out of his contract and get more money for the new york yankees. >> bob: one's gone, one's not well. on. chris crass guzman got things going with another multi-hit game. >> rob: after he got on, nick with a double, elijah dukes with a double. right now, another big two- spot. that was a great job by the nationals coming right back and saying, no, no, no, you are not having that momentum. we are taking it away back. >> bob: guzman could be bunting. it is the bottom of the 8th and you are the home team. i'm not sure that would take the bat out of nick johnson's hand. against a left handed pitcher, you would have ryan zimmerman next but they to have a right handed right hander warming -- a right hander warming up. >> bob: sean kemp was pretty impressive here last night, getting a couple of key outs in the 7th inning. mike macdougal, the nats' closer up. >> rob: in case we get the lead. >> bob: maybe pitching the 9th

burnett entered with e.r.a. of .68 in the. and the top of the sixth yankees up 2-0 with two on and posada lowses that and the no-no, and the single to center and burnett with an e.r.a. of .44 over his last three starts, his 10 strikeouts is a season high. the yankees have won four straight after losing their previous three. the last three match-ups between the yankees and mets have been decidedly one-sided. the yankees won all three games, outscoring the mets 29-1. the yankees have banged out 19 extra-base hits, compared to just one for the metropolitans. >>> tim wakefield getting a second crack at 10 wins. the third pitcher in the majors to reach double digits facing vasquez and wakefield getting the better of him. the first hit since june 4 of 2005 and terry francona liking what he sees. and kotsay going, and youkilis scores. and kotsay 1-3 with an r.b.i. the second r.b.i. of the season and the first r.b.i. in three weeks. the bottom of the ninth jonathan papelbon. and that's it and the sox win it 1-0. the only other 1-0 red

aj burnett on the other side 6 inning, 4 hit, 8 punch outs. >> bob: evidently at yankees stadium you need to make them swing and miss. >> bob: he's adam dunn. this could be the defining play of the day for the nationals. bullpen about to take over. fastball for a strike. not the kind of first pitch you usually see from a lefty. the pitch selection or the location. >> rob: on the pitch track here, fastball that cuts back over the plate. the catcher had to set up outside. >> bob: nearly threw it away. navarro saves a run. this is supposed to be a cutter. >> rob: he tries to aim it and throws it in the dirt, navarro. probably instead of block it with his glove, tried to slide out to get his body behind it. >> bob: neither team doing much in this department. big hit of the day gonzalez back in the 4th. drive to left center that drove in two runs. 1-1 to dunn. he looks at a fastball right in there. adam has seen two center cut fastballs from a left hander here. i doubt if he'll see another. [cheering and applause] >> bob: 2-2. you have your first winning series, go to the world series and

burnett went very short last night, plenty of offense as there always seems to be when it's the yankees and the red sox. and in the third inning, the red sox got it going with mike lowell. >> it's never disappointing. you expect both of these teams to score, five combined home runs, exciting baseball, all the way around, j.d. drew finding the green monster, that was off philip hughes, he had come in to put out the fire, but then he made one mistake. that was the home run ball to kevin youkilis, that was in the fourth inning, that was the difference in the ball game. the yankees climbed back in it, johnny damon hit a homer in the top of the seventh, the very next hitter, mark teixeira, back-to-back home runs, they close within one, but obi, that was the best they could do. >> papelbon put on the tying run, but posada flied out, the red sox won what turned out to be a thriller of a game 6-5. they will not meet again until august. what do you expect from now until then? >> i'm really surprised. these two teams are so close, it's hard to imagine that the red sox have won seven straight ball

burnett and knocking around justin verlander in the last series. >> gary unfortunately for the orioles, the funk has been up and down the line-up except for this guy, luke scott. the breaking ball is in there for a strike. since coming off the d l, he has gone 11-for-29, hitting in the .390 clip. of course, he is pounding out the homeruns. fouled back. he needs a little help in that line-up. the other concern is that the orioles on the road have a tremendous differential between here and what they do. >> buck: you can see kansas city and oakland, they are first and second. >> gary: right down the middle. and that's seven strikeouts that braden already picked up in the ballgame ant orioles trail it 6-0. you don't do laundry at the beach. you salt-wash everything and let it breeze dry. knit, delicate, permanent press... the ocean doesn't care. so grab your bag. times may be tough today, but the things we all look forward to haven't changed. like owning a home. watching our children grow. and retiring with confidence. so whatever you're looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get

burnette and cc sabathia and teixeira and that's still not enough. >> bob: by the way, last year was the first winning season in the history of this ball club. the only time they had not finished last was in 2004 when they won 70 games and finished fourth. stammen gets a strike to start his 2nd inning. >> rob: you look at the new york yankees, they have not beaten the red sox this year. >> bob: yes, 7-0. >> rob: it does not really matter in this division. american league east is the toughest division in baseball. rays had to win 97 games last year. amazing transition. now everybody is waking up to the fact that they are good. >> bob:icanderson hernandez has to range to his left, and nick johnson stayed on the bag. and joe matdon is not happy. great range by anderson hernandez, hit off the mound. a great strong throw to first. nick is on the bag. he is an excellent first baseman. maybe that's the area play but what are you going to do? we had so many go against us. >> bob: he was on there for a split second and joe maddon is none too happy about it. i always have to laugh when i see g