they do have lyle overbay, left handed batter available. two hits, no runs, a couple of walks, couple of hits and for both teams tonight, including a very thin bullpen for toronto, 142 pitches thrown by the blue jay, 92 for strikes. 137 pitches thrown by the nationals pitchers, 89 for strikes. so pitching is not dead yet. >> bob: it's been on its last legs a few times in recent years. >> rob: i just don't think that the whole quest tack and zone evaluation is working. turn the cameras off and let the umpires win the game. >> bob: so you are routing for the umpires. >> rob: no, but with big brother watching all the time, it doesn't have the effect they wanted to. they wanted a better strike zone but it's not as consistent. >> bob: nick johnson robbed rolen of a base hit tonight. he is 2-for-4. nice pitch by colome. almost a cutting action away from the right handed batter. 96. >> rob: as i said before in the discussion i had all day today, it's not about how hard you throw but the movement and location. i liked it when i threw in the low 90s

nick johnson and his counterpart lyle overbay have become very close friends tonight visiting with each other every at-bat. lents let's end that streak right here on a 1-1 coming. beimel to overbay. big, slow breaking ball. zimmerman over to have a look. it's well up into the seats and two strikes now. this is where -- >> rob: you start clapping. come on. everybody now. ok. we're going to have to work on that. 

. >> bob: one ball, one strike to lyle overbay who has walked and reached on the anderson hernandez error. >> rob: this guy called a strike -- hasn't called a strike on the corner all night. >> bob: she agrees. >> rob: northrop grumman, let's see if they agree right through the box. >> bob: the information systems powerhouse, northrop grumman. another one close. 3-1. bullpen phone. >> rob: no, he's calling up here asking me with that pitch was. >> bob: so, what's your ring tone when steve mccatty calls? [ laughter ] >> rob: it's like the bat phone. >> bob: they call him cat. >> rob: do-do-do-do -- >> bob: that's mccatty not manny. two on, two out here in the sixth. nationals lead 1-0. quite a ballgame. nats have out hit the blue jays 5-4. bard, harris and hernandez coming up bottom of the sixth. he's had 102. it's rod barajas, the number eight hitter f somehow he extends the inning and the blue jays have not tied the game or taken the lead, cito gaston would have to make that national league decision about whether or not to bat his pitcher who is pitching very well. >> rob: do you think t

puts tonight right side of the infield pass a really good fielding lyle overbay. then, alex rios has trouble finding the handle. comes up. quickly throws it by his cutoff guy. you saw josh though. you see him running properly as bob told you many times run hard until that coach stops you. >> i wonder if cito gaston is thinking about an intentional walk here. >> rob: to bring the pitcher up. i -- >> bob: they're going to do it. in this league, you do that. so, jordan zimmermann will have a chance for his first major league rbi with the bases loaded, one out. cito gaston has in postseason play managed in a number of national league ballparks because when he was in his heyday, first time around with the blue jays, they dom nailted the american league east winning divisions in '85, '89, '91, '93. their win on the jerry walker walkoff homer the last time they've been in postseason play. it's been a lost yankees and red sox and one dose of tampa bay since then. there they are. josh bard at third. harris at second with a double. anderson hernandez at first. infield obvio

lyle overbay and rod barajas has always been a solid, major league catcher. >> rob: not a lot of original blue jays on this team. >> bob: right. up and away to ryan zimmerman who is an original nat. >> rob: richardi is a very busy manager. >> bob: he's a wheeler dealer. >> rob: he is. >> bob: one on, one out. zimmerman at .310. 2-0. interesting about ryan. this year he's hitting .335 against right-handed pitchers. so, you figure he must murder lefties. you don't see lefties that often. then, you're facing guys like this who is so -- who are so hedeceptive. rite ryan's batting average against lefties considerably lower than that .335. >> rob: especially against a good changeup lefty like this guy or johan santana. those pitchers will do better against righties than lefties because lefties take the changeup away from a left- handed pitcher. >> bob: a couple of interleague battles already significant today. the indians-cubs at wrigley are 7-7 in the 10th inning. -- inning. most of the other games just under way. milwaukee has a 3-0 lead over detroit and the braves from our division lead 1-0

lyle overbay holding him on there pretty good fastball. just missed. 2-1. >> rob: the above shot of tallet right here. you see that little slide step trying to get it to home as quick as possible to give his catcher a chance. i don't think nick is going to try to swipe second just in case. >> bob: zimmerman off the end of the bat. that will hang in the air for alex rios. two outs. do pitchers sometimes throw the ball the first -- to first just because maybe they're not ready to go home? why would he throw over there with nick? >> rob: a lot of times, and i was not a big believer in throwing and trying to keep a guy on first. i would throw over to change my grip because i had a grip i got into any mi glove and didn't like this. it was uncomfortable. i'd throw over. sometimes the coaches are looking for something. they may feel there's a hit-and- run on. there's an asornlt of reasons why you throw first. yes, you definite glee over there to get the ball back and change your grip. >> bob: adam dunn a little fly ball right-field line. long way

lyle overbay, 41 rbis with five of them today. rod barajas, the catcher, is next. the nationals have come into this game with their team e.r.a. down. let's go back two weeks ago. -- we're going to the bottom of the ninth. it's all toronto. by the way, a lovely shirt as well. >> thank you. woman over phone: no problem. you know, maybe other people are content to sit around and wait. wait for something to happen. for business to pick up. but for you, it's time to kick it in gear. time to get going. time to get tough. take control. you're not gonna run and hide. because backing down's not your style. grab your bag. it's on. ( ding ) >>> nats post game follows couple minutes. we good to the bottom of the ninth. >> under statement of the day, not a great day for nats pitching. bottom of the ninth coming up. we'll look forward to nats extra post game. a crowd of 26,610 today. the nats drew nearly 70,000 for the 3-game series here. jessie carlson will take over against the nats, face switch hitter josh bard. rally caps are out. by the way, the nationals did play anoth

lyle overbay drove in rios and lind, a big day for him who swung the bat very well, three for five with a home run and five runs batted in. >> josh bard for the nationals three tore four, a couple singles and a double. you look at the box score and you can see the nationals wind up with the shortened of the count. >> a very young man, and you look at a guy 22 years old and you figure he's going to be around a long time. >> we'll break down marcus' performance later on. back upstairs to the booth. when you talk about a guy having not only a good game at the plate, but in the field, this is a pretty good father's day, save for the loss, for nick johnson. >> amazing, seven hits and 11 at-bats. could have been seven for 10, but didn't get the last sac fly because of the miscommunication at third. an amazing run this weekend. nick johnson has been consistent all year. he's been around here a long time. >> a great season, and bob, when a guy's hiting in the two hole and setting up three, four, five guys, he's doing a great job. what we really need is ryan zimmerman. without him right before d

we'll go back up with more on overbay. >> lyle overbayed, ninth of the year. he has three rbis today. the blue jays have a 4-run lead, 6-2. manny may have to early today. they've had five base runners in two innings. you would call that a bullpen that's stirring, even though no one is throwing. >> he's going to have to maybe suck up five innings. you don't want to kill the bullpen with the red sox coming

. >> bob: front door breaking ball up and over to lyle overbay. he's 0-1 with a pair of walks.   >> rob: hitting against left-handed pitchers this year. all the power against right- handers. seven home runs against righties. one against left-handers. >> bob: that will be foul. strike two. right-handed hitting rod barajas on deck. that's why hanrahan is ready. lefty-lefty matchup here as the nats try to get a big second out.  >> bob: 2-2. >> rob: barajas i against left-handed pitchers and only .250 against righties. 28 strikeouts versus five. so, i doubt that villone will face barajas. ron villone. one of your last pitches of the night. make it a good one. >> bob: hitter and pitcher taking their sweet time here. >> rob: i talked to ron villone a lot about this. he likes to slow the tempo down f it's a very slow game, he will speed it up. he likes to control the tempo. make it his own. >> bob: 2-2. that's a fastball up and in. if you can get this out, you h

. >>> toronto, lyle overbay, a homerun off zach greinke, the first homerun that greinke has allowed. and overpay again pulls this one over the head. that made it a 6-0 game and the blue jays go on to win it by a final of 9-3. greinke suffers the loss. he goes just five innings, clearly his poorest outing of the year. rangers over 0 the red sox by a final of 5-1. elsewhere in the american league, the angels in detroit and a 2-1 final as ervin santana goes 8 2/3 to get the swing. justin verlander, 8 innings, no runs on 4 hits. the angels win it. carl pavano goes the distance on the shutout, three hitters as the indians beat the white sox 3-0. yankees rained out in new york. (announcer) you do have health insurance don't you? if you don't, now you're in luck. carefirst bluecross blueshield can cover you for as little as $75 a month. depending on the plan you choose. just call us at the number on your screen for the plan that's right for you. carefirst bluecross blueshield lets you customize coverage so you have an individual plan that suits you best. select a ppo or an hmo, add vision o

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 available is ronnie belliard. runner going. down the line but it's hooking foul. and willie harris flirting with a long ball for the second time tonight. >> rob: willie harris. >> reporter: it looked good for a while and then it had that big hook. >> rob: there is a huge whole between first and second and a great swing right here with the toronto defense and richardson. he laid a fastball down broadway. >> bob: now, he shows bunt early. a throw to first base not even on the bag. that's ball 2. 2-1, good running count. willie not showing bunt early this time. and the count's even 2-2. now with more of a possibility of the runner going, the second base umpire has shifted from the shortstop to the second base side of the

in the cleanup spot, adam lind in left, lyle overbay at first. rod barajas will be catching and brian tallet on the mound tonight for toronto. now for the nationals, how about adam dunn? we mention add few minutes ago, phil and imp talking 224 home runs the last six speans. -- and i were talking 224 home runs the last six seasons. 296 career home runs. he'll be in the cleanup spot. here is the rest of the washington lineup tonight. cristian guzman leads off at short. then comes nick johnson. ryan zimmerman down at third. adam dunn in left with a .265 average. elijah dukes in right. josh bard will be catching tonight, willie harris in center, hanley ramirez at second and jordan zimmermann on the mound for the nationals -- anderson hernandez at second and jordan zimmermann on the mound for the nationals. they've won 8-10 ballgames and a three-game winning streak. >> there are two guys that kind of jump up aaron hill and adam lind. hill has 15 home runs. this is where their power is coming. from neither one of these guys have done a whole lot in ter

then, lyle overbay walks him to second base. here is rod barajas. gets the base hit over the second baseman. a flare -- the ball was not hard hit and the run scored for the blue jays at that point which tied the game. that was it for jordan zimmermann on the evening. again, a terrific outing any way you sthries. >> five innings of relief ball for the nationals bullpen. jays get that one run in the sixth tying the ballgame at 1-1 and washington wins it in the 11th. 5 1/3 for jordan zimmermann gave up only one earned run, five hits, walked three, struck out three and did throw 106 pitches. 69 of those were strikes. the nationals take the opener of this three-game series here at nationals park against the toronto blue jays and phil and i will step out and come back and continue with more and the crowd filing out of nationals park. very, very happy. the nats winning streak is now three in a row. we'll be back in just a moment.  >>> "nats xtra" post game on masn brought to you by verizon fios over 100hd channels and