alberto gonzalez taking out phillips and then the flow gets by gonzalez over at 1st base. all the way into the dugout. two runs come in, instead of one. nationals are up 3-2 here. >> johnny: in the bottom of the 8 th. wide, wide stance at the plate for dunn. catches the outside corner for a strike. >> rob: 5-5 in the pinch hitting role. that at-bat to take out second. he got sent down for a month did wondering for him. >> paid off. >> rob: yep. >> johnny: 1-2 delivery. adam dunn, zimmerman down at 1st base. >> rob: and you have got to get sent down johnny, they will say the same thing. so, that is just about going down there and working on stuff. sometimes guys need at an tuesday adjustment. but -- at anty -- attitude adjustment. but alberto shortened up his swing and he's down everything. >> johnny: grounded line-drive to left field. keeps it alive. on this day we have been covering the bases today with adam. cal ripken, sr. all stars. log on to ripkens senior college baseball.org. nationals with a 3-2 lead in the last of the 8th. and they are still alive. dukes fouls it

gonzalez and hernandez. >> rob: whatever they did to gonzalez in syracuse, he came back on fire. a pitch is up in the zone. he cranks on it. elijah and adam come in to score easily. shields can't believe it. >> bob: beautifully swung by gonzalez. 3-0 washington. josh bard swung at the first pitch first time up and hit that ball hard right at the center fielder. >> rob: the nationals have been hitting hard all day off shields. >> bob: that's seven hits now. and bard rips it to the corner. >> rob: that will be another one. >> bob: alberto will score. bard digging for two. this year he has 16 hits and 7 of them have gone for extra bases. 4-0 washington. nothing cheap about these hits. >> rob: that's a breaking ball down in the zone. it looks like a change up that hangs in the zone. the pitching coach is out trying to find out what's going on. still only one out in this inning by the way. anderson hernandez singled his first time up. four out of five base hitters here in the 4th. the rays pitching as well as anybody in major league baseball. >> rob: look at that stat. not 2.95 anymor

gonzalez swings and it is three balls and two strikes. one thing about owings, had a four-game losing streak. >> rob: he is a short-armer for a big guy. you see that running fastball right there. >> johnny: you talk about a up and down season, gonzalez fouls it off back to the right. he also had a nine-game losing streak. in 14 appearances, 10 starts, he went 0-9 and pretty good e.r.a. if you like somebody with a 8.5 e.r.a. my goodness. >> rob: he had a few crashes this year. >> johnny: let's see if the nats can add to that thrashing. nice by gonzalez and draws the walk. we will take a look at that cincinnati defense this afternoon. you find hernandez behind the plate catching, owings, hairston, gonzalez at subpoena and phillips at second. rosales at first, bruce, taveras and gomes in the reds outfield. cincinnati 31-27 coming into the ballgame today. 17-13 on the road. >> rob: play very well on the road. not playing so well at home. >> johnny: gonzalez with a lead off first and ryan zimmerman. >> rob: they should be taking advantage of g

gonzalez retiring gonzalez. >> rob: well, you put a runner in motion to tryú to keep yourself out of a double-play. no outs. y a run right here. cristian guzman easily to 2nd base. we h the mt of the order coming up withcoring position. >> johnny: ryan zimmerman up for the second time today. he is 0-1. flew out to left field to jonny gomes back in the first. on the gun, 87 that time for micah owings. >> rob: getting back to even 1990 when we won the championship, we were 5th place in '89. we weren't a very good team and that was coming off four second place finishes. when you get your lunch handed to you enoug times you get a little bitter andyou larn from it. and you say i don't like that feeling too i don't like ling. not many of these guys on the field for t nationa have at too many levels. we were just talking about adam dunn. best high school football player down in texas. these guys aren't used to losing. johnny: two balls and a strike. adam dunn is on deck. >> rob: there's not a man in there >> ray: including the coaching staff, trainers, anybody in the front office, nobody

gonzalez had two runs batted in. how about kapler, three home runs his last three games, two against the nationals. aybar, tampa bay pinch hit rbi. he got the one off the 3rd base bag. the result is a 5-4 loss as they get out of tampa, head to new york against the yankees waiting for something good to start to happen for the ball club. >> we had four runs early off of shields. four doubles. you mentioned dukes, a couple of doubles. gone shall a double. detwiler threw the ball extremely well today. he walked five. three of the five scored. in one situation, he got two quick outs, then walked gross. kapler hits a close line shot. it's part of the ball park where it's the only place you could have possibly hit it to be a home run. the wall is only four foot high. we keep looking for excuses. these things keep coming up that are unyou shall. >> it gets to become beyond belief. you sit back waiting for something to happen and it does. >> it's getting to be laughable that it's something crazy everyday happens. they squeeze

over to make the grab is alberto gonzalez. [laughter]. >> johnny: chip said he fedex the entire scrapbook. i was amazed last year. bob had taken off in arizona. one out here in the 5th inning. i didn't realize how both doug and chip had as soon as the check came, they had this kind of a coughing attack when they both had to leave the table, leave the room. and someone else got stuck with the check. >> rob: you know bob has alligator arms when it comes to the check. >> johnny: short? >> rob: yeah. i can't get to the table. >> johnny: but you love those guys. let me take care of that, after it has been paid. john lannan working in the 5th inning here. the reds have got two runs and 5 hits. the nationals only two base hits in this ballgame. and taveras up for the third time. you see what kind of support john has had this year. >> rob: maybe he has to buy a few more dinners for his teammates. zito must never really pick up the check. [laughter]. >> johnny: you can't get a better outing than john against the mets. that is the last

macdougal will face alex gonzalez to begin the 10th inning. the reds short stop -- belliard quick scoop and made the play. >> rob: that's not an easy play. it's all muddy out there. ronny belliard here. this is going towards the bag, coming in. look at the mud all over the ball. nicely done. >> johnny: the reds' catcher ryan hanigan will step in against macdougal. if you're wondering why it's so quiet, there aren't many fans here. i'm counting them now. 28, 33 -- these are die hard fans, rob, right now. >> rob: yes, they are. >> johnny: fans sticking around for two hours and 10 minutes of rain and coming back. [cheering and applause] standing down there on a cellphone -- those are new glasses aren't they? i read on your blog you were getting a new pair. >> rob: they're not new. i didn't get any. >> johnny: flanagan flew to center field his second time up. 2-2 in the top of the 10th. >> rob: big play of the game was hanigan throwing out dunn at 2 2nd. hanigan has a rocket for a right arm. >> johnny: nine guys have attempted to steal against him

gabe gross just threw out gonzalez at 3rd base. he's had a good series, 2-6, a home, 3 rbis and now an outfield assist. >> rob: why not be aggressive. you've made the point many times. i think you're right on. a better slide there by gonzalez and he's safe. he didn't go right at the bag. >> bob: no he didn't. he tried to do a hook slide. he thought the throw beat him which it did. if he had slid to the bag, he would have been safe. it's still a great play. you're challenging him. had the ball gotten by him, he scores there. great hustle by gonzalez. >> bob: we love the see the line drive base hits. four of the five batters hit the ball extremely well. the only one that didn't, corey patterton moved a runner. pitch two here in the 2nd. >> bob: hitter now stepping back in. ross has been ready for quite a while. >> rob: he looks like he's at that time gate for one of the triple crown races. a two hopper out to alberto gonzalez. >> bob: they hit the ball fairly sharp against him. he's registered four outs without a strikeout. that's ok

now alberto gonzalez is the winning run on base. he is 2-for-4-point a possible steal situation to get the winning run to second base for a line drive hitter. >> rob: watch the bay alberto gonzalez comesaround first base. he looks like he is not doing too much but this is just in case a bad throw gets away from the infielder. you run hard around that bag. very aggressive base running right there by a young player. >> bob: one bobble, you have 90 more feet. >> rob: absolutely. absolutely. that's putting pressure on the defense. >> bob: gonzalez only one steal this year in one attempt. they are playing deep. willie harris might be able to drop a base hit in front of any outfielder. >> rob: i think he if hit one in the gap, alberto gonzalez tries to score on it. two outs, you run on contact. >> bob: holding on that pitch. ball low and away. willie harris may have already saved the game with his glove. a chance to win it with his at- bat. way outside, 2-0. interesting pitch here because the nats know he's got to throw a strike. >> rob:

but what a job by gonzalez. that was a 70 miles an hour frisbee. >> johnny: dusty baker back to the mound again. the reds skipper. and daniel ray herrera has some struggles and can't get the job done. nats with golden opportunity. ú

gonzalez is out there. he was having a hard time seeing the ball up into the the opaque colored roof. it is a day game. the roof is brighter than at night. alberto did good staying with it. >> rob: alberto does a great job trying to pick up a white ball with an almost white roof. >> bob: i don't think that the person that designed this field had any clue about baseball. >> bob: gabe gross 0-2. this building has hosted ncaa final fours. they thought onlily it might be the home of the white sox or giants. >> rob: i hope that jim calhoun, the head coach of the huskies is okay. he collapsed after a bike race yesterday. >> bob: used to play hockey in here, the thunder dome for the lightning. a swing and a miss as detwiler slips buy gabe gross. bases empty, two out, 2-1 count. >> rob: it's that stare. he wants a piece of gross right there. >> bob: 3-1. can't walk this guy. the greatest hitter with the greatest hitter on deck. home run walk rbi single in his three plate appearances. they walked him. fifth walk of

gonzalez at short, gary hairston jr. at third, the air field, johnny goals at left, bruce in right. >> rob: well and ramon hernandez is plagues first base, former catcher of the baltimore orioles because johnny ba var oh is on the disabled list, you have a catcher at first, but joey ba vat oh missed in the lineup. >> johnny: looking through the record books, his name is displayed prominently. boy did he have some numbers with cincinnati. >> rob: he did, yes he did, and he is working on his sixth straight year with 40 or more home runs.  . >> johnny: let's take a  what he did 1087 games, .247 batting average, 270 homers, 646 runs driven in. and when you look for a single season home run total only ted cla swriew ski and ted foster had more in a season than adam dunn did. >> rob: didn't he hit 42 and foster hit 52. >> johnny: back in '54 for ted ecu swriew ski and 77 for george foster. but from '04, '05, '06, '07, 46, 40, 40, and 40.  i mean that's getting t done. >>

gonzalez at 1st on with the error. ryan hanigan set to step in now. tough situation for jason bergmann. >> rob: yes, it is. right here you're thinking you could possibly get the fastball in to try to make him pop it up and strike him out. >> johnny: grounded out. nice play by ryan. one down. >> rob: nope . foul ball at this particular time. -- i want to see the replay to see if it was a foul ball. it does go foul. nice call. >> johnny: gonzalez goes to 1 1st 1 1st, bruce stays at 3rd 3rd. >> rob: that's exactly the play you want. he'll try to get a ground ball here. then you'll worry about rolling a double play ball. >> johnny: jason coming back from syracuse on may 20th. grounded to 2nd. johnson, runner out at 1st on a run down. guzman back to belliard, back to guzman. there's two out on the double play. >> rob: nice play. watch the runner. >> johnny: all the time bruce can only stay at 3rd base. >> rob: that was a fabulous defensive play. >> johnny: 4, 3, 6, 4, 6. however you score that, it's fantastic. >> rob: he'll run the runner back to 1st. now

fredi gonzalez making his way to the mound. this is a shot past the shift by adam dunn. they will pinch run for adam dunn. (man) some days my 8:15 bus is just a bus, but other days, like today, it's my office. the boss just emailed me and wants the new proposal asap. no worries though, my smartphone, it's from at&t. i'm on the nation's fastest 3g network. so that proposal? delivered. (announcer) the nation's fastest 3g network. another reason why twice as many smartphone users have chosen at&t. get the blackberry bold for $199.99 after mail-in rebate. only from at&t.  >> bob: adam dunn keeps the nationals alive. right-hander leo nunez looking for his third save, and he's facing josh willingham, the nats hottest hitter. 2 for 3 tonight. tying run is at first base with alberto gonzalez. >> rob: high home e.r.a., 6.27 for nunez, road 1.2. >> bob: willingham, nine home runs, 16 rbi's this year. nick johnson singled with one out. then scampered to third on the base hit by dunn. gonzalez running for adam. an extra-base hit could tie the game. willingham foul tips i

now, edgar gonzalez will be on. >> buck: edgar gonzalez spent his entire career with the arizona diamondbacks. he was signed to a minor league deal by the oakland a's on february 9th this year. he is a guy that has started and relieved over his career prior to this season, he had 35 starts in 80 major league appearances. >> gary: so gonzalez will face matt wieters and the pitch is in there for a strike. wieters singled and struck out. a's bullpen, unsettled at best. they don't have consistency out there he said that the bullpen right now does not have roles. i'm just taking the best guy on a given day and putting him where i need him. 1-1 delivery on the way and that will be outside. 1 ball, 22 balls 1 strike count. e.r.a., pretty good, ranked 6th. that is stake r taken for a strike i thri. is no reason to establish roles until you get some guys that have pitched consistently and the other guys, i guess andrew bailey, the big young closer out of the bullpen has the most definitive role. centerfield, davis to get it. one away. >> gary: time to text in your vote. here are the candidates, starti

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perfect fast billion, right in on the hands of alberto gonzalez, who's one for three. took a little bit off. same location, same look, different pitch. strike 2. he had him reaching. foul tip caught, two outs. he's got a lot of good stuff, turning it over right here, and it dives right out of the zone of gonzalez. 97 or 95, have an 82-mile an hour change-up, will make you look like that. harris first pitch swinging, skies it to left, and adam lind is there. they lead by 4, 6-2. po >>> i just want to wish all fathers out there and my dad happy father's day. >> we move to the ninth inning. mike macdougall told me that his dad and he are very close. >> he's been great. my dad is my best friend, so he's my buddy. i call him every day, and he's just a great guy and i love being around him. >> he was also a senator's batboy and should be here at national park here next month, bob. >> senator's batboy, nice. josh willingham, get used to seeing him play right field, out there working a lot in the days to come. he realizes that his spot in the lineup probably depen

gonzalez, harris and bard coming up. ÷pñ)y . >> bob: on to the bottom o the 12th inning. scott red mopped, the starter. nationals have harris gonzalez, harris and bard. aaronharris' batting average is now at .325. he keeps producing whenever manny acta calls on him. that's going to drop into left center. 3-for-5, alberto gonzalez. let's see if willie harris can do anything on top of the amazing defense he gave us earlier. get catch by willie harris, then a double, stole third and then a sac fly by the number 8 hitter, wil nieves. that lasted five minute and then wells hit a homerun. and then the nationals came roaring back. if willie hit it down the first baseline, you have a left handed throwing first baseman in lyle overbay who can flip that thing to the shortstop. so this will not be an easy bunt if willie has that in mind. he pulls the bat back. can't bunt a pitch that up and away. that's ball 1. the switch hitter follows in josh bard. then you have the pitcher's spot and the only player availabl

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gonzalez a base hit off the glove of scott rolen first time. one ball and one strike. >> i'd like to see alberto get a gap shot here and see if austin kearns can catch adam dunn by the time he reaches home plate. >> austin can run for a big man. overbay's playing behind him. atlanta got two in the first and red sox answered with three. david ortiz, the 6th homer of the year. check on some of the other games involving our division, including the mets who now lead 2-0 over tampa bay, and gregg dobbs a homer for the phillies leading baltimore at home 1- 04th inning. marlins hosting the yankees later. gonzalez hangs tough. the sunday night game, dodgers and angels. here's our daily update, by the way, rob. american league 81, national league 72. so it's still a 9-game difference. it's been that way a couple of days. >> i like the national league keeping it close. gonzalez up the middle. a couple of crow hops by the pitcher. toronto got a little crossed up as far as who was covering second. the shortstop, scutaro and second baseman hill both got the

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. >> a fine effort by alberto gonzalez, a strong throw from one knee. you've got to know it's going to be somewhere close to johnson. don't want to put him on second. >> that was a good play because you saw his glove scraping the ground before he even got to the ball. a lot of guys will let that ball get under their glove. >> do you remember when he got sent back to the minor leagues, one of the knocks was his defense. that's steadily improved. >> that will be routine in right field off the bat of hill for austin kearns. two outs. >> look at that catch right there. laying out, talking about the trust you have to have in your defense. >> finding the bag visually as he made the exchange. nice. here's wells. his walk right after the double play gave the blue jays momentum back. >> scutaro is hustling to third. he's going to score. that ball right down the line and toronto leads 5-nothing. >> ball up in the zone right here. you know it was inside. second right for the series on base twice today, and here's scott rolen who singled after wells walked, but my

here is alberto gonzalez. the two new ball players will be here in time for the day game tomorrow. pirates are in pittsburgh and the ironic thing for joel hanrahan is the pirates are here friday. they're playing the cubs, scoreless in the second inning. so, joel hanrahan, when i talked to him this afternoon, didn't know if he was going to be leaving to go to pittsburgh or just stay here until the pirates get here. joel did tell me he's got some friends on the pittsburgh team. he got to know john grable very well duns during the wvc and he's good friends with andy la roach and nose to a certain extent his older brother. 's

fredi gonzalez said it was his fault. he made the switch and the players weren't to notice. >> jim: markakis towards the gap in left center field. cody ross over as it hangs. teps for the out. that ball looked like it had a chance to split the gap, but it hung up and cody ross got there for the out. two down. >> buck: doing a good job after he issued the leadoff walk. he got jones to fly to center and here this pitch right out over the middle of the plate and nick really didn't drive it. he didn't catch it real square on the barrel of the bat. it kind of hung up for cody ross to run underneath. >> jim: had aubrey huff will bat now still looking for his first hit in this series 0-5 last night, he's 0-2 with a walk in this game. roberts, a leadoff walk now at first with two down. it's taken low. aubrey is the orioles leader in rbi's. he has 47. nine of those this month. there's a chopper towards first. right to cantu. he'll go to the bag unassisted and that ends the inning. so, orioles can't capitalize on the leadoff walk.

. >> johnny: gonzalez leads off with a two-bagger, an r.b.i. single to right center field, driving the cincinnati run into second. he'll take the pitch, caught the outside corner for a strike. ross detwiler's longest outing this year has been six inning against baltimore back on may 23rd, only gave up one hit, one run, one earned run, walked four, struck out four, and threw 96 pitches in the six- inning, a quality start for him in that game against baltimore. tonight in the top of the fifth against cincinnati. a swing and a miss.   . >> rob: just got such great stuff. you can throw three pitches for strikes and go through the lineup three times you're gonna win a lot of ball games. ross can do it. he has that inner fire that i love about pitchers. going to start attacking these guys, the more confidence he gains, the sorier i feel for the lineups he is going to be facing. >> johnny: here is the '0-2. >> rob: watch how he elevates fastballs like that. you were sitting here talking to ray knight. he said "i know against ryan nol

down to 3rd goes gonzalez. two out here in the 2nd. >> rob: we talked about needing punch in the middle of your lineup. since he went down for the reds, they're 4-6. look at that. almost every offensive category. bruce has been struggling. a lot of guys have been struggling this year. >> johnny: if you look at the batting average, nobody is above .300. nix has the highest at .277 harang quickly falls behind. >> rob: overall they've raised their team batting average. about a month ago they were hitting .215. >> johnny: fired to 1st to johnson. gets him. we go to the bottom of the 2nd 2nd. 2-0 cincinnati. we'll be back in a moment. ú boss: so you've been ing a nice job out there on car insurance. elpiy ú gecko: aw thank you,n ing a nicesir. out there boss: but i think there are a few other things you can say about what a reliable company geico is. gecko: right. uh, well maybe how geico's the third-largest car insurance company in america? nice tidbit there. boss: exactly. and i've been thinking, looking

will harris and hernandez put together there and then gonzalez. obviously not only a big base hit but also the hard slide at 2nd base, which you know was very nice to disturb phillips a little bit. >> your bullpen continues to impress. what do you think of them? >> they continue to pitch well. they have been for a while. we have got to get our offense going again. we struggled again with runners in scoring position. we know we can do it and we are just trying to take that next step. we continue to win a ballgame and take a step back. we need to take that next step and win another ballgame and build up a little winning streak. >> alberto's slide was so key because of the fact the way zimm hit the ball, hit it on the nose but right at the guy. it winds up being a big play. just goes to show you don't quit and make something happen. >> yeah. i don't think effort has been the problem here. and these guys will go all out for nine innings. i think it would have been tough to turn a double-play. zimmerman runs pretty good. it was a little bit to the left

gonzalez, harris and nieves, 6, 7 and 8. ross detwiler showing a good demeanor tonight his mound presence has been very good. a breaking ball in the dirt. dwiet, by the way, 93 pitches, 62 strikes through 7. i love it when you can say through 7. >> rob: i think everybody else is trying to jinx the nationals. we win this ballgame, we can join the rest of the national league in the 20-win club. >> bob: off the glove of scutaro. well stroked by gonzalez. he was robbed of a hit by aaron hill last time so that's justice. here is willie harris. see, rob, why don't you throw a couple of number 13s on it. >> rob: there is al bertho gonzalez throwing the bat out there and marco scutaro could not extend far enough to get that ball. here is willie hard just who is responsible for at least two runs tonight, the run he prevented and the run he manufactured. so willie's 1-for-2 with a double, six steals on the year. >> rob: another run would be huge here. >> reporter: yes, sir. >> rob: all the insurance we can get. >> bob: rolen shallow a

alberto gonzalez had the tying run. bottom of the 10th inning. >> rob: this might be our night or our morning now after the nationals introduce their 10th pick in the amateur pick yesterday. later on earlier today at nationals park, what a day for that young man. hagerstown? he wants to get after it. get busy. >> johnny: nick masset on the mound for the reds, their fourth of the night. he is making his first appearance for the series. masset kind of stingy with runs too. last time he gave up a run was april 24th. he was on the dl 15 days for a strained muscle. this is his 17th 17th appearance this year. zimmermann brings him upswinging. >> rob: he meer from the sox. trade deadline last year, july 31, 2008. >> johnny: ownight the job done in this ballgame. average .257. one swing of the bat would finish this baby off. inside. 1-0 to adam dunn. holds so many of their records in the twin city. >> rob: masset has done some traveling. he was acquired by the whe sox a few years ago. he traveled over the cincinnati. he was min

kearns really went after aaron hill, and right after two consecutive walks, alberto gonzalez swung at the first pitch. hitters will do that. we can't figure it out sometimes, but look at kearns go after hill. i've never been all that great with my money. probably because i've never had much. 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. >>> that was a tough one to take, first pitch swinging. the 5th inning belonged to johnson. how about this? getting going with his glove, great play and great shuffle pass, then he knocked it down. sticks with it, finds martis, who had found the bag and leads off the next inning, bottom half with a double. not able to get johnson home, but nick did hess part. >> you can say one thing ab

gonzalez got it and tosses wings and the inning is over. the nationals threaten but don't score as we go to the top of the 5th, 2-0 reds lead.  owings and the inning is over. the nationals threaten but don't score as we go to the top of the 5th, 2-0 reds lead. >> johnny: our congratulationses to all of our men and women of the united states navy. the sea branch of the u.s. armed forces. it is one of the d services of the united states. today more than ever the u.s. navy remines committed to supporting our troops by deterring aggression and maintaining the freedom of our seas. >> rob: one of the big thrills i had -- >> johnny: commander joe phillips was the director of the navy band. i did a concert with them about 10 or 15 years ago. did some songs, narration of a big navy concert. and the

that second inning starts the same way the first inning did a- ground ball to gonzalez. wired wednesday tomorrow starring scott olsen. look at those two old guys sitting there, olsen and lannan. they've been around forever. ross detwiler trying to soak up some of their sage advice. here is dan uggla. second baseman hitting .223. he'll flare one to left center. he's going. out! uggla thought he would try to take an extra base against the nats. elijah dukes wasn't in the biggest hurry in the world, but he did get his major league- leading 10th outfield assist. >> rob: well, he figured that elijah dukes taking a little too much time running that ball down, but he didn't realize this guy has a rocket for an arm. i don't know. i thought he got in there. looked like he hit the bag and tagged high. >> bob: bang-bang. james hoye called him out. >> rob: you want to get that glove down in front of the bag if you're alberto gonzalez. that was throwing something like the orioles. i liked the way they were throwing the glove down on the base. that's fifth of the year. elijah dukes, r

that's not what fredi gonzalez wanted to see. time now for you to text in your vote for the at&t player of the game. here are the candidates for tonight. brian roberts, melvin mora or emilio bonifacio. text in your vote now and have your voice heard a much, b or c, 51862. roberts has two hits and a walk. melvin mora has an rbi and two hits. you what he bonifacio has done. >> buck: he's been all over the place. scored a couple of runs. scored the winning run in last night's game and had a hit. he had an infield hit to the second baseman. >> jim: adam jones now off the no. adam nice enough to join us earlier on. he's 5-19 on the road trip, .263 average, but over a longer stretch now over 12 games ear, batting just .157. >> buck: weapon we heard from him earlier in the game as jim mentioned, he talked about chasing too many bad pitches, not being patient enough, eliminate the right half of the field. that's what he was so good at earlier in the season was using the whole field. >> jim: he's taking his time. he missed it. 0-2. adam

then alberto gonzalez here in the ninth inning for the nationals. jim johnson did a very good job in the 8th because the heart of the line-up came up at the time the nationals down by two. after allowing the lead-off single to zimmerman, he did not allow a run. in the ninth inning down by three, it's the lower third of the nationals line-up. >> jim p.: i still have oh get them out. >> jim h.: fouls it back. >> jim p.: kind of an interesting article in the washington post talking about they went up to ryan zimmerman with the passing of michael jackson and he said, you know, it's kind of unamerican if you don't like michael jackson's music, and they asked ronnie belliard and he said, well, my mom bought mae red jacket just like michael jackson when i was a kid. i guess he used to wear it around. >> jim h.: popped up, center of the diamond, sherrill getting out of the way. here comes mora. to the left of the pitcher's mound he has it for the out. here's an update on the voting for the at&t player of the game. as voted on by the fans. nolan reimold with

fredi gonzalez already with a lead trying to get an add on run. leadoff double who sacrifices him to third. he's now at third base with one down. >> buck: there's the base runner at second base. rich hill comes over and fields t you can see he doesn't think about third base. he had his body position to go to first befored ball -- before the ball was in his glove. it wasn't the type of hard bunt you get a chance to get that runner from second to third on the force out. >> jim: when there's no force, you have to be certain that you're going to be able to get it there in time. he took the sure out. here is ramirez with the field in. he takes inside. hanley ramirez is the leading hitter in the national league run withers in scoring position. he comp with a man at @hird. >> buck: that average is elevated in this situation with the infield drawn in. you really limit the infield arrests range. i understand the strategies eadown by two. >> jim: there's a strike. good pitch opt hitting with runners in scoring position, you play the infield back, he'll pl

gonzalez at short. phillips at 2nd. hernandez 1st. ryan behind the plate catching. bruce in the out field. >> . the corner out fielders will cover the most ground. >> johnny: harang had good days in oakland didn't he? >> rob: yes, he did. >> johnny: came over in 03. since he's joined the reds ball club, he leads in almost every statistical category. 68 wins. >> rob: he didn't pitch an awful lot in oakland. he was one of their top process ticket if -- prospects. definitely worth the trade. that pitch there, that should be a strike, used to be a strike. now you've got to make them bring it in another six inches. >> johnny: it's tough to stand up there and take a 3-2 pitch these days. >> rob: absolutely. that was the one thing fletcher had last night. as a former pitcher, can you -- i can work with that. 3-2 if it's anywhere close, you've got to be hacking. we've been complaining about the zone all year it's been tight. it's tough to complain the opposite way when it's loose. >> johnny: fouls it out. 1-2 in the nationals 3rd baseman after a strikeout last night. >> rob

here comes gonzalez. >> rob: he challenged him with the heat. and he went. >> bob: this is interesting. if the count and strike one is important with this in mind, if the count would work in the favor of the nats, they could hit and run with this hitter he's such a great contact guy. as long as accardo stays ahead, not much they can do. tapper by the mound. that's it. we're going extra innings and extras have not been good to our boys this year. 1-1 after nine. (man) some days my 8:15 bus is just a bus, but other days, like today, it's my office. the boss just emailed me and wants the new proposal asap. no worries though, my smartphone, it's from at&t. i'm on the nation's fastest 3g network. so that proposal? delivered. (announcer) the nation's fastest 3g network. another reason why twice as many smartphone users have chosen at&t. get the blackberry bold for $199.99 after mail-in rebate. only from at&t. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) ♪ who's watching... (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel

gonzalez taking about five stems and came back. two outs. it will be up to willie harris. by the way, willie harris had dropped his bat in the on deck circle and he was running to home plate to serve as a possible traffic cop or base coach for alberto gonzalez. sew the rays will go to the left hander here. j. p. howell has been running up. a runner at third, two outs in the 8th in a tie game here at the trop. times the bills i used to. and they're getting in the way of things i'd like to do. with the money bar, i can move my money around instantly, so when there's more bills than usual, it's no problem. and i use the wish list to put any extra money aside for anything i want. being in control of my money feels good. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high-definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way. for the next minute, i'm gonna show you what it's like to have verizon fios. these are your widgets, they let you put whatever you're watching down here, while you check out local traffic, weather, even your news up there. i've got a news flash you're ou

gonzalez at first. good look at their reliever, nick masset. nowhere to put zimmerman with one away in the 8th. he jumps out in the count 0-1. nationals all-time leader in runs and hits and doubles and homers and rbis in games played. and a chance to do some serious damage with a base hit here. outfield shaded just a little to the right. here's zimmerman. outside. nick masset hasn't given up a run since april 24th. only given up one hit his last three games he has appeared in.

of course gonzalez takes advantage of it. he wants to be down in the strike zone. >> rob: at the beginning of the year, he would have been swinging for the downs, he would have miss that had pitch. now he's cut down. they do teach you a lot down in the minor leagues and adjusting the attitude to what kind of player you may become is part of it. >> bob: and really good defensively. willie harris, one for three tonight. harris bounces the double play ball. the nats are doubling themselves to death tonight. that's the third of the night. and the other two came with -- with the bases loaded. >> jim p.: i think early in the count it really comes down to, do you want to swing at a pitcher's pitch, and that's what this is. good sinker, tailor-made. andino has been an all-star dealing shortstop for the orioles since izturis has been out, he's been that good. harris chases johnson's pitch, rolls over. >> bob: all three orioles pitchers who retired a hitter have registered a double play in the ballgame. here's guzman, 2 for 3. batting

count is 2-1 to alex gonzalez the reds shortstop. lannan retired the first two batters he faces. >> rob: let's take another look at home numbers. there he is. second right now in the national

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>> jim: here is alberto gonzalez. manny acta allowing zimmerman to have a couple of innings off on the hot night. >> jim: i played with cal ripken jr. -- sr., and he said nothing like the atom ball. i'm 18 years old going what is he talking about? is he getting into physics? molecular science. the atom ball? there you go. >> rob: that was at his foot. >> jim: 0-2 the count. albers last year left the game at wrigley field interleague game, and that was when it was diagnosed that his shoulder had the issues, and he elected to go the rehab route. last spring troy patton, the pitcher of the orioles, got in the me gel tejada trade. he elected to have the surgery.

all great timing right there by alberto gonzalez. we talked about this. defense really gives you confidence as a pitcher. >> bob: i don't think we can count that as an adam ball. >> rob: that's an adam rocket. >> bob: the kid can really play some short. he replaces cristian guzman as the shortstop tonight and guzman has had all kinds of problems this year going to his left of all places. not going into the hole, but going up the middle on balls. >> jim p.: if you're manny acta, you're saying, okay, we need to have more offense so we leave guzman in. unable to come up with it. you have to hurry, but you hope that you help yourself defensively, but you still have guzman to help your offense. so, again, very tough play there. i know that he knew he had to hurry, just couldn't make the play. >> bob: it appeared that ball took a funny hop on him. >> rob: i think that's a hit. that's why he tried to rush it. i think the official scorer will know that is rookie out there at shortstop. >> bob: they have it as a base hit. >> rob: hey, i should be an official score

walks leaders in baseball, adrian gonzalez. why would you not walk him. adam dunn, mr. pujols, the prince, lance bergmann in houston and then the little guy who leads off for the blue jay, marco scutaro. >> bob: i know when we looked at the walk statistics, we are like, why are they walking marco scutaro to get to aaron hill who has 90-plus hits? atestimony dunn 0-for-2, a drive to left and a swinging swowt. he may have been guessing correctly, first pitch breaking ball, but he could not get it. >> rob: i'm thinking they are not going to give adam a lot to hit with first base open. >> bob: it is a lefty-lefty match-up so let's see how much they want to pitch. brett cecil has pitched a good

>> rob: lind bounced out to alberto gonzalez first time up. >> bob: ross detwiler, first three innings, averaging 18 pitches per. 54 pitches, 33 strikes. and his first 11 batters, he only threw first-pitch strikes to five of them. so not great numbers, but that's overanalyzing. he is getting outs. >> rob: exactly. >> bob: outs are all that matter. >> rob: i know we love the first pitch strike and all that stuff. but his job is to. >> bob: get the nats in a position to win the game. >> rob: job 1, go 6 or 7, give this team an opportunity to win this game and maybe we can get him his first major league win. a nice 1-0 pitch there. >> bob: right on the edge. that ball driven to left by adam lind. 2 on, one out. blue jays have tripled their hit total here in the 4th. >> rob: they have seen him for the second time now and they

gonzalez came into this game hitting .405 over the last three and a half weeks. i just talked to mike rizzo, mike loves the way he handles himself at shortstop. he said if he got a chance to play more he'd be a very good second baseman, even though he only spells hernandez there occasionally, he is still considered an above average second baseman for a position he very seldom plays. i think you guys all saw his arm. >> rob: before you joined us, that's what i was telling jim about that, is that this kid went down to the minor leagues for four weeks, he worked on some of his lesser things and he improved. >> bob: that was one of his bigger swings lately. you really need it these days. how come? well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that's it! aflac. we've got you under our wing. a-a-a-aflaaac!  >> bob: screech is here and so is his buddy the oriole bird for this interleague

. >> jim: now in the seventh inning, fredi gonzalez will go to his bench and here is ross gload, the veteran left-handed batter will pinch hit. so each pitcher will have pitched to a no decision in this game. it is a 1-1 game in the seventh, provided that this game remains scoreless -- i mean this inning remains scoreless because miller could still qualify for a win if the marlins scratch a run across here. here is nunez getting loose in the florida bullpen. >> buck: ross glad is the most frequently used pinch hitter. he is 7-27 as a pinch hitter. gip a nice block by matt wieters on the pitch in the dirt. >> buck: that pitch was way out in important of home plate and wieters is fortunate he is able to keep in front of him. watch where this ball hits. i mean, it hits two feet in important of home plate and he is lucky he actually blocked it with his shin guard. he never really got a glove on it. but there is no way of knowing how high that ball is going to bounce when it bounces so far in important of you. >> jim: 1-0 on ross gload. the bouncer towards the hole. there is is a base hit

. >> johnny: gonzalez a hit and the home run by bruce. that's it. both of those coming in the 2 2nd inning. this has got to be one of shairon's better efforts of the year. it will go up against the wall. bruce with a second base hit in the 2nd with a double. one down. jay bruce collects his second hit and the reds third of the night. >> rob: this is in the strike zone. bruce take this is and drives it down the line. he got a home run today. adding to it there realizing i can't get full extension to lift it out of the ball park. >> johnny: gonzalez got all of that one. elijah dukes is backing up against wall. he makes the catch. a terrific play by dukes in the field. does he cover the territory out there? >> rob: yes, he does. when he's in right, he covers the territory. get on your horse elijah and start running. he goes right in contact with the wall as he makes the grab. >> johnny: he knew exactly how close the wall was. >> rob: absolutely. watch the alertness. i've got a guy at 2nd. he throws it right in. that's not quite the pitch he was looking