bottom 3, bryce harper hits one into the gap in right field. jayson werth scores all the way from first. bryce get his sixth triple that year. nationals have a 3-0 lead. next batter, ryan zimmerman hits it into left, bryce harper scores, nats now leading 4-0. bottom 5 harper again, this time he gets all of it, a solo shot, no. 12 on the year. nats win 5-2 taking the series from the mets. they are five games up on the braves. >> good bounce back game for us, just couldn't get the bats going yesterday, but today everything went good and that's how this team has been all year. we've kept our heads down and seemed to get the wins we need to. >>> the nationals franchise has not reached the postseason since 1981. d.c. itself has not experienced a playoff team since 1933 and that's when the washington senators made the postseason. this year's nats on the verge of ending that long drought. adam laroche is one of the few players on the roster with playoff experience. he has some advice for his young teammates. >> it's a small thing, but it can turn into

you can meet bryce harper and go out there and just play the camp. it's pretty cool. >> it's pretty incredible he can look up to a major leaguer who is just five years older than him. how often does that happen? the work ethic he demonstrates as a player, i couldn't be happier to be out there running down every play with every ounce of energy he has. >> after about an hour of practice, the big moment came. >> that's the one thing. >> it's huge for kids to see that we're just like normal people playing the game we love to play. i want them to know that. we love being out, playing baseball. that's them. they have a dream of playing major league baseball. i was that age at one time, too. >> another great piece of advice bryce harper gave a kid, to have fun. every single time you're out there, remember to have some fun. in fairfax county. megan mcgrath, news 4. >> good advice. that's all for "news4 this week." i'm barbara harrison. thank you for joining us. have a terrific week.

we can meet bryce harper and like go out there and just play the camp and meet bryce harper. i think it's going to be pretty cool. >> it's pretty incredible that he can look up to a major leaguer who's just five years older than him. how often does that happen? the work ethic he demonstrates, as a parent, i couldn't be happier to see a player out there running every play down with every ounce of energy he has. >> bryce harper! >> reporter: after about an hour of practice, the big moment came. bryce harper, just home from wednesday's game in san francisco, took to the field and gave the kids some insider's advice. >> just work as hard as you can. hustle, that's the biggest thing. that's one thing you can control, and that's hustling. >> reporter: and another great piece of advice that bryce harper gave the kids is to remember to have fun. every time you're out there, yes, you should hustle, but the most important thing is to also remember to just take a moment and have a good time. reporting live from fairfax high school, megan mcgrath, news 4. barbara, back to you. >> thank y

bryce harper pops out to center. a final chance for the nats. adam laroche chops it to first and the nationals are shut out for the first time since july 21. they have a four-game lead over atlanta in the nl east. here is johnson. >> he had a good slider and curve ball. he had -- his best pitch was his moving fastball. it was throwing hard, and it was a better sinker than i've seen all yearlong. i mean, the good left-handed hitters, contact hitters were swinging right over it. >> that was davey on edwin jackson. meanwhile, the orioles taking on the tigers. bottom 1st, bases full of tigers. ground into the 6-4-3 double play. just like the nationals did for defensive battle. two on for the tigers. the orioles are still scoreless in the 6th. let's go to the top of the 7th. thank goodness for chris davis. he finally gets something going. davis goes to left field. that's a three-run home run. the orioles would hold on. they win 3-1. >> more baseball tonight. the red sox in new york to take on their rival, the new york yankees. top of the 1st, adrian

>> i want to learn how to play hard like bryce harper? >> i think he's pretty cool, and they -- they go there, and just -- >> it's pretty incredible he can look up to a major leaguer who's just five years older than him. how often does that happen? the work ethic he demonstrates, i couldn't be happier to see a player just running every play down with every ounce of energy he has. >> bryce harper! >> reporter: after about an hour of practice, the big moment came, bryce harper just home from wednesday's game in san francisco, took to the field and gave the kids some insider's advice. >> hu physical, snazz the one thing you can control. that's hustling. i think it's huge for kids to see we're just normal people playing the game we love to play. i want them to know that. we love playing baseball. that's them. they have a dream of playing major league baseball. i was at that age one time, too. >> reporter: another great piece of advice he gave the kids -- have fun. >>> here's what's trending today, after michael j. fox's is eyeing a return to

bryce harper was teaching kids baseball today. 220 athletes. all of them pretty excited to be standing next to an all star like bryce harper. he also donated $3,500 to the washington area urban league. now, orioles looking to sweep the red sox tonight at camden yards. we pick this up at the top of the 6th. a bouncer to third base. matato not good. can't keep a hold on it. we can't seen too many errors from him yet. but they take the lead on that one. they beat the birds 6-3 and avoid the sweep. the redskins also wrapped things up before heading to the windy city for their second pre-season game. we'll get to see much more of the starters on saturday against the bears rgiii expected to play well into the second quarter. and it's another chance for mike shanahan to determine who he eventually wants on that final 53-man roster. of course, these games don't mean anything for the skin's overall record, but for the players a win means a boost in team confidence. >> we want to win. we want to win at all cost no matter what it is. pre-season, regular s

bryce harper and michael morse tonight were very attractive. desmond went 0 for 4 at the plate but they didn't need his bat tonight. michael morse in the bottom of the fourth, first grand slam by a nationals player this year. third career grand slam for morse. bryce harper at the dish, man on. he has been struggling. no longer. that is being as sexy as you can. two-run shot. nats go up 6-2. harper's third homer in 165 at-bats. tyler clippard gets the fly out and the nats win 6-4. >>> drama, guys. bottom of the fifth. peralta grounds to third. the throw, mark reynolds. is he out? take look look. ball in glove toes on the bag. out. ump says he's safe. mark reynolds gets thrown out. buck gets thrown out. fielder in the bottom of the eighth. two-run shot. tigers win 5-3 over the orioles. four of those runs coming off prince fielder. >>> first cut down for nfl teams to get from 90 to 75 is on monday the 27th. you got to think that team shanahan has made up their mind about a couple of folks. now if you're looking for something good from your franchi

bryce harper trying to help the nationals take one of the two games. the top of the fourth, following a jason worth single and harper to right. a two-run shot made it 2-0 nats and he adds another homer in the fifth, making it 14 total in the season. the marlins coming back in the 8th with a tieing run on second and two outs. drew story comes in and gets justin ruggiano to ground out and ends the threat. the nationals hang on for the eight-4 win and ends the five- game skid. >> on to come back here and turn it around and kind of pull it into the flooding game home stand with momentum. and working in our direction that we need and we're going to face the cardinals. >> huge, you know, especially coming against st. louis now, a good team and for another playoff run. we needed that one and when we saw the braves get through and we have to get there to make a run for this. >> reporter: bryce harper, we talked about him. he had two home runs and did not end as well as it began. in the 9th inning, he grounds into a double play and threw his helmet in frustrati

advice from bryce harper. that's not even a clown question or statement from him. >> what a treat for them. the grownups, i saw them watching too. >> up close and personal. >> it hasn't been that long since he was a little leaguer. >> exactly. >>> coming up, the masterpiece hiding in the storage area for half a century? >>> and for all your news, physicals >>> a fisherman set up this surveillance camera. sure enough, video shows a guy using a shovel to remove the prawns. he was arrested this week and charged. if you're wondering what's the big deal. 100 pounds of shrimp is worth about $300. >>> plus we've got a warn about a disturbing encounter on metro, and another shark sighting in a popular vacation destination. those stories plus breaking news as it happens tonight at 11. >>> final check on the weather, doug? >> real name. >> reporter: my name is doug kammerer. >> your name is mr. hot dog. >> reporter: my name is now steve. i have to tell you, just a beautiful day. thank you to katrina. thank you very much

in the top of the fourth, bryce harper at the plate with one homer in the game already. let's make that two. a monster shot. 425 feet. this lands in the upper deck. harper's 14th home run of the season. i think he might get to 20 as a 19-year-old. top of the ninth. grounds out to first for a double play. but he thinks he beats the throw, tosses his helmet, he is tossed. davey argues to no avail. harper tossed but the nats win 8-4, snapping the losing streak. >>> and d.c. united ties the new york red bulls 2-2. still trying to clinch a playoff spot in mls soccer. the redskins finish up the pre-season on a high note but it is just the preseason. >> when do they start? >> the regular season? >> yeah. >> they start the regular season the exact date i think is september 9th in new orleans, ironically. the superdome not supposed to be damaged. maybe doug kammerer can roll by to check things out there.

today bryce harper held a clinic kids 6-14 years old in himself to the community. theuring himself to community. things i wantt of to accomplish. that havearound me a long the game for time. around us that do, if it can make this be great. >> let's go to the orioles. -5 including this one. he tries to get to third and nailed trying to advance. the red sox avoid the sweep. as nfl training camps close this week, rookie hazing continues. first they posted this message. got them, heie his car which had been saran wrap. after he finally got in it to full oft was shipping popcorn. 6 foot 3 inch freshman isrterback harry hill running the first team out of f maryland.ity o you like to see the future of terrapins, there is a .crimmage open to the public >> wait until you see your car saran wrap. >> we will see. you keep hearing amazing things about verizon fios. blazing fast internet. the best tv picture quality. but you're still sitting on the fence. so they're making it as easy as possible. noww, you can switch to fios without an annual contract. they'll even set up your

. >> bryce harper sit down with some area children to teach them the basics of the game and give them an unusual piece of advice. >> hundreds of dogs-- jobs are up for grabs. >>somebody in this area has won $1 million in powerball. [ male announcncer ] do you support wo for w wfare? barack obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare. "i was not a wild, huge supporter of the federal plan that was signed in 1996." [ male announcer ] on july 12th obama quietly ended work requirements for welfare. you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. mitt romney strongly bebeliev work must bmue part of welfare. the romney plan for a stronger middle class: it'll put work back in welfare. [ romney i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> who won last night's power ball jackpot? cox only one winning ticket was sold in the entire country. it was bought in michigan. so far nobody has come forward to claim the prize which is the third largest and power ball history. >> somebody and northern virginia also won a $1 million ticket. it was sold at the 7-eleven in falls chu

. >>> rookie bryce harper spent his off day yesterday at the bryce harper baseball pro-camp in fairfax. it was for little leaguers between the ages of 6 and 14. some of them not much younger than 19-year-old harper. he says he's happy to give back and build the nationals' young fan base. >> when i was back home, i loved going out and seeing little leaguers play. being around and really doing things for the community. i think, you know, coming into d.c. and really trying to do things for this town, this city, for the kids and stuff like that, i think, you know, it's always a lot of fun and i have a blast out here with everybody. >> harper and the nationals will take on the new york mets tonight in washington. yay, nationals. >>> e-bay says it is getting out of the black magic business as part of a new policy. the online auction site says it will no longer offer psychic readings and healing sessions. and the same goes for magic potions, spells, prayers, and hexes. e. may says if t is trying to -- e-bay says it is trying to build trust in the marketplace. >>> the president and the first l

bryce harper, young, 19 and airmails that throw to home, ouch. got talked to by davey johnson after the game. don't miss the cutoff man. top of the 2nd, ross detwiler and look at ryan zimmerman, a heck of a throw and gets the out. everything changes in the bottom of the 4th, still 2 -0. michael morse beast mode, op field, grand salami, yeah, his third of his career, 12th home run of the year, 4-2 nats at this point and then bryce harper will make amends for airmailing that throw with his home run right here. he had been 3 for 32 on the last road trip, not any longer, two-run shot, 11th of the year. nats return home, defeat the mets 6-4 and morse continues to earn the respect of his teammates. >> just trying to make the team, comes out a huge year last year, get hurt, comes back right where he left off. it's been a pretty good story for him so far. hopefully we can keep it going. >> sometimes the celebration hurts as you can see there. >>> the o's in detroit against the tigers, bottom 5, johnny perreault arks the grounder. look at manny machado. i

bryce harper not starting the game. third game in nine days bryce has been given the day off hitting pretty well, at least last night. but not at-of-as well as michael morse. a fun game to watch if you're a nationals fan. good to see ian desmond back. 0 for 4 at plate, bat wasn't needed. bottom four. 2-0 mets. going bismo. first grand slam for the nationals. puts the nationals up 4-2. morse coming out for a curtain call. bottom five now. bryce harper at the plate. man on first and he's been struggling, but not anymore. gets ahold of this one a two-run shot and nationals are up 6-2. bottom nine now. tyler in a bit of trouble. two on, two out. gets ruben at a flyout to left. picks up his 26th save of the year, and the nationals win it 6-4. they've now won 11 out of their last 13 games, and, jim, i've been thinking about this for a while. if it happens, covering playoff baseball in redskins season -- hasn't happened in 60, 70 years. can you even fathom that? >> i can't fathom it, because you're going to need a clone. >> ve

bryce harper and the washington nationals. the kid tossed out of the game, but not before smashing two home runs. two of the best teams in baseball and neither of them named the new york yankees. >>> hurricane isaac continues its slow crawl. an update when "way too early" comes back to the elephant bar in tampa at the republican national convention. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural energy with a new starbucks refreshers™, in three ways. natural energy from green coffee extra

bryce harper's bat wasn't the only thing making highlights though. we'll show you why he got ejected. coming up next. bryce! >>> in sports, the nats look to end a five-game skid in miami. bryce harper hit a two-run blast to the right to get on the scoreboard first. he would go at it again with a solo hem run in the fifth but the rookie ended up getting tossed from the game when he slammed his helmet in frustration in the ninth. the nats still go on to win 8- 4. >> he is not very happy. >> you might have caught a movie or two over the summer but the fall is promising real blockbusters too. >> adam housley gives us a sneak peek. >> reporter: the summer movie season is winding down but fall promises more blockbuster releases. >> welcome to the new mi6. >> james bond is back in the franchise's 23rd film. stolen stars nicholas cage as a former thief. dread 3-d is about few if you are crime fighters. lian neeson is on the run in taken 2. tyler perry is alex cross playing a grief stricken detective out for revenge. paranormal activity take on the unknown an

bryce harper tracks home to make it 4-1. in the 9th now the nationals lead the astros 4-3. >>> the orioles hosting the mariners bottom of the 2nd, mark reynolds with a shot this one to the wall. the mariners struck the relay. the birds lead 1 -0. two batters later nick markakis hits one into left, his 11th of the year. the o's beat the m's 3-1 and baltimore trails first place by 5 1/2 games. >>> college football, maryland begins its season september 1st hosting william & mary and the stadium now features a new state of the art field which boasts being the coolest fedex turf field in the nation. 15 total starters returned on offense and defense. the terps hope to rebound from last year's 2-10 record under first year head coach randy edsall. >> biggest thing is i think everybody is just ready to move on and we're going out swinging. last year is a new year. we started that in the spring. everybody is ready to go and kind. itching and just ready to -- the thing is that there's no secrets really and just go out and work as hard

bryce harper with a blast to right field, a two-run shot. the nats have a 2-0 lead. >> reporter: but young bryce far from done, up again and again. he goes deep right field his second home run on the night, 14th of the year. nats are cruising at this point up 5 -0. >> reporter: sometimes when you have so much good, there has to be a little bad. in the 8th harper would lose his control, grounds to first. they turn the double play and harper slams his helmet and gets ejected by the first base umpire. the nationals hold on to win, 8- 4 the fine pall. the orioles lose 8-1 -- final. the orioles lose 8-1 to the white sox. >>> in new york in soccer duane delsario gets the goal. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of shareable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. i'm barack now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obam

. >> tonight, the nats look for win number 71 in arizona tonight and with that 19-year- old bryce harper was not in the starting lineup. he did -- and struck out. the top of the 5th, the nats down by 3 and they rally. zimmerman is there. and here comes espinosa and that is gone and tied up at 4 and the next batter is michael morse and where's off there and into that play. and so, michael morris is into that mode. the next pitch, base hit and trots on in. the nine-game hitting streak and the nats with 5 in the fifth and led 6-4 at that point and they're in the ninth, claiming to a 6-5 lead. >>> and it was pouring in baltimore. a lot of people on hand because it was eddie murray night. they're all there to honor the former oriole great and with that play. deep to left and just like that, 1-0 and in to the second. homers for the second straight night and with 3-0 at that point. >>> and the nets, they did hold on to win 6-5 in arizona. >>> coming up, tiger woods out of the beach and on to the green s. he still in contention at the pga? stick around to find out. find . >>> welcome back to the

bryce harper has struggled a bit in the last couple of months, but tonight not so much. might be changing. in the fourth, bryce harper with a shot to rate, a two-run home run gives the nats the lead 2-0 over marlins. but what is better than one home run? how about a pair. harper becomes the 10th youngest with a multi-homer game since 191. nats win ending their skid. >>> orioles, joe saunders making his debut. saunders allows four runs in the 1-1 loss by the oh after the accident, but they are still in one of the two wildcard spots. >>> the nationals open up a home series against the cardinals tomorrow. and, like i said, nfl preseason for the redskins is over. live at fedexfield, kristen berset. >> the clock is ticking on the beginning of the regular season. what is it, 10 days and cowngt? >> ten days. >> we're ready. we'll be right back.

bryce harper has a wild inning. reaches first on a ball up the middle and as he takes the turn, he collides with the umpire. harper is safe at first. then moments later he gets picked off and end up on the ground, as he slips in the mud. bottom of the inning, harper chases after a ball hit by chris young and makes a beautiful diving grab, saving at least a double. bottom 3 we go, diamondbacks have one run on and piles it on. arizona wins 7-4 ending the nats' win streak. >> there's no giving up on this ball club. they're going to keep battling. also an opportunity to get guys off the bench and into the game. they did very well. but, you know, they weren't planning on using their closure. anything can happen at that point. >>> the orioles at home looking to split a four-game series against the royals. man chat o continues to dazzle in the bigs. the umpires look at it and rule it a homerun. third round-tripper in four games. birds up 2-0. bottom 6, game is tied. reynolds singles to left, jones score. they are now 9 gam

bryce harper knows there's more to be done but he likes this young team's potential for the future. >> it has a lot of things -- there's a lot of things i want to accomplish. but the biggest thing is we're in first place and that helps out a lot. having a team i'm in that's in first place that's going well, that has a lot of guys that play the game right, play it hard and well, it's just a lot of fun. >> the redskins wrapped things up in ashburn yesterday before heading to the windy city for their second preseason game on saturday. it's another chance for mike shanahan to determine who he eventually wants on his final 53-man roster. of course the games don't mean anything for the skins overall record. a win on saturday means a boost in team confidence. >> the preseason, regular season, we know -- [indiscernible] we haven't won a lot of games over the last couple of years. we want to start building those habits. what better way to do it than the preseason. >> that's a quick look at sports this morning. the ravens in action tonight. we'll have that now. i'm kristen berset. have a great

cliff lee, the pitcher, over the head of bryce harper. 1-0. gets worse. next drive, jimmy rollins, taking zimmerman way out. two-run shot. wild play here in the top of the 5th, or 7th, rather. watch adam laroche. this is gone, right? oh, off the top of that fence, and bouncing back into fair play. werth stops at 3rd. laroche is caught in a rundown. we got all kinds of issues here. do you believe this? should have been a homerun, maybe at least a double, and a run scored. instead, nobody scores and out for laroche and nats lose 4-1. >> i mean, this is a game you never take anything for granted. my two veteran players took it for granted the ball was out. i asked laroche, what are you thinking? said i was going for three. i said, you weren't going very fast. but, you know, that's kind of a mental mistake. you can always review it. never put yourself in a position with the ball still in the field, you know, and two veteran players messed that up. >> davey johnson's honesty. >>> orioles and bluejays rained out today. will be made up september 24th, double hea

. >>> and in sports next, dan sits down for a one-on-one interview with nats rookie bryce harper. >>> stick around for news 4 at 6:00, it's chuck brown day. we are finally getting a look at the special park that will be dedicated to the godfather of de[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> he's on a roll, his team's on a roll and you just sat down with bryce harper. >> yeah. the kid is just trying to fit in and be a part of the team. >> i think he's fitting in pretty well. >> i think he's doing really well. the nationals in rare fied air these days. if they can sweep the braves tonight they'll have an eight-game lead in their division for the first time in franchi

aquí en washington, bryce harper bateó su tercer cuadrangular en dos juegos, jason werth puso la bola del otro lado de la cerca por primera vez desde mayo, y edwin jackson ponchó a 10 bateadores para que los nacionales afirmen su liderazgo en la división este de la liga nacional al vencer por 8-1 a los cardenales de san luis. los nacionales iniciaron una permanencia en casa de 11 juegos con una actuación sobresaliente contra un contendiente por el boleto de comodín a la postemporada que no pudo conseguir una carrera limpia por tercer juego consecutivo. la victoria movió a los nacionales cinco juegos y medio arriba de los bravos de atlanta. en el candem yard, zach britton ponchó a 10 bateadores, récord en su carrera, en ocho entradas, mientras que taylor teagarden y adam jones conectaron cuadrangulares para que los orioles de baltimore vencieran 5-3 a los medias blancas, para conseguir su octava victoria en 11 partidos. baltimore se llevó tres de cuatro de los medias blancas, líderes de la división central de la liga americana, para completar una permanencia en casa con marca

harper out there for defense. he makes the tough catch. bottom of the 2nd, two on for stephen strasburg, opposite field single to right. jayson werth scores followed by danny espinosa. the nats lead 2-0. four batters later bases loaded two out for adam laroche who also delivers in the clutch with a base hit to center. that brings home strasburg and steve lombardozzi. laroche has 71 r.b.i.s. 4-0. strasburg allowed six earned runs in his last outing. today the strasburg and we know and love, six innings, three hits, six strikeouts. nats win 4-1 and afterwards the skipper on strasburg, the pitcher and .343 hitter. >> with any pitcher, especially a young pitcher, it's the early innings and he got through the first two or three innings and then he was comfortable with what he was going to do. i don't know if it was drilling to some extent. when we shut him down, can we keep his bat, use him as a pinch hitter? highly unlikely. >> moor good news for the nats. last year's closer drew storen activated july 19th after under

. >>> coming up in sports, why bryce harper was sent home early after a couple home runs. zach britain and some oriole magic against the white sox, and the redskins ready for du president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> police are investigating the brutal beating of a college student outside her car in northeast d.c. it happened in the brookland neighborhood monday night. >> reporter: this happened in the brookland section of northeast. it's a college town. folks live there, this short block is a microco. of the city.

bryce harper says he is not feeling the pressure of the pennant run. he says this organization is built for the long haul. >> i think it will be a lot of fun for the next 10 years. having the team and organization we have, we have a team that can produce for the next few years. going in every day trying to win a ballgame having the pitching staff that we do and having everyone around us that we do, i think it helps us be great. >> let me take you to anaheim california. tory hunter tries to get him. look at this. nailed. the cleat came up and knocked him flat. stunned and woozy. he eventually had to leave the game. this is not the first time he has been hit. here in april in washington he was hit by a fastball in the growing area by stephen strasburg. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i think mitt romney's really out of touch with the average w woman's health issues... this is not the 1950s. contraception is so important to women... it's aut a woman being able to make decisions... i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll

bryce harper and gio gonzalez double trouble for the mets today and kurt cousins cool, calm and collected last night. is he giving rex grossman a run for his money as backup quarterback, plus a mystics overtime game. >> sounds good. that does it for us tonight. fox 5 news is always on on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it right here. sports xtra is two minutes away. 

iniciamos aca en el parque de los nacionales donde bryce harper bateó un cuadrangular y un triple, y danny espinosa también conectó de vuelta entera para ayudar a los nacionales de washington a derrotar por 5-2 a los mets de nueva york. gio gonzález lanzó hasta la sexta entrada, permitiendo una carrera y siete imparables. washington tiene la mejor marca en grandes ligas y una ventaja de cinco juegos en la división este de la liga nacional sobre los bravos de atlanta, que perdieron 5-0 ante los dodgers. nacionales reciben a los bravos a partir de hoy para una serie de tres enfrentamientos. en detroit, nate mclouth conectó un triple remolcador de dos carreras que le dio la ventaja a los orioles de baltimore rumbo a una victoria ayer por 7-5 ante los tigres. baltimore remontó tras verse en desventaja 5-0 tras la primera entrada. los orioles, tienen una ventaja a detroit por dos juegos en la lucha por el segundo boleto de wild card en la liga americana. hoy los orioles inician otra serie contra los rangers de texas. por la mls dc united empato de local 1-1 con el union de filadelf

. >> bottom of the third, this guy need any pereira's bryce harper is going all the way to the wall. harper timee fifth, again. . hefnerlater, jerem of the year. run the nationals when 5-2. just one of five players who has at least 12 home age 19. he is looking for a word to seen the parade tomorrow night. i think the braves series lot of fun. and will be a good baseball week. i hope we will play some good baseball and play a good team and extend that lead. .> tigers hosting the orioles they would do extremely well. qaeda's -- bucj go ones -- they would winning 7-5. the mri came back negative today. be ready shoulder will for the season opener. and just when you are ready to n banks of thedo opener, the 5 ft. 7 inches man does something you not see. off 97 yards for the touchdown. it was a turning point in the game. the wide receiver group is a crowded.t where banks needs to be. otherrybody knows, the has an opportunity to show at wide receiver. it is my time to learn from what in buffalo the week before. trying to get better. i am just here to make it on the roster. it should have b

en miami, bryce harper conectó dos cuadrangulares por primera vez en su carrera y los nacionales de washington, líderes de la división este de la liga nacional, rompieron una mala racha de cinco derrotas para derrotar a los marlins. harper pegó un jonrón de dos carreras en el cuarto inning y agregó un batazo solitario en el quinto, con lo que el novato llegó a 14 esta temporada. en el candem yarad, el novato de los medias blancas dylan axelrod lanzó pelota de tres hits hasta el octavo inning y chicago estropeó el debut de joe saunders con baltimore al anotarle siete carreras al zurdo rumbo a una victoria por 8-1 ante los orioles y hasta aqui los deportes, mas esta noche solo a las once. unos mensajes.. y al regresar les mostraremos el aspavientos que armo un murcierlago durante un noticiero de television... y les recuerdo que se aproxima el esperado festival salvadoreÑisimo, asi que univision washington le invita a enviar la palabra "tenchis" mediante un mensaje de texto al numero 90900 para que obtenga un descuento inmediato de cinco dolares en su entrada y tambien participe por dos

. >>> bryce harper back in the lineup. >> one of our interns came up -- bryce yourself. had him not start for two games. he came in to pinch hit and played the outfield yesterday. kind of a break. been struggling since the all- star break. nationals were streaking. 8straight. hoping to continue and tie their longest win streak in franchise history of 10 games. diamondbacks trying to avoid their first home sweep since 2004. bryce harper, a wild first inning. reaches first up the middle and he runs into the umpire. he's safe. moments later he gets picked off. ends up in a pile of dirt on the ground. not his day. bottom of the 3rd, 1-0. they pile it on. two runs come in to score. diamondbacks win 7-4 and the winning streak is now over. >>> the orioles at home looking to split a four-game series against the orioles. bottom of the 2nd. ball to deep right center. appears to be out. wait a minute, the umpire says let me look it over. they review it, rule it a homerun. starts his mlb career with six hits in his first 13 at bats, five for extra bases. bottom 6th, tie game, reynol

. >> can you have manny machado or bryce harper, who do you take? >> based on those numbers and the small sample versus the bryce harper bigger sample and based on the numbers, he has been around longer. this is a small sample. based on this sample, i'm going to go with many machado. jure taking him after 13 at- bats. >> baseball is just based on the numbers. >> very interesting. >> i'm not mad at either one of them. >> let's get to golf. >> my favorite sport. >> right now, you got tiger woods, 14 major championships and you got a young kid named rory mcelroy. if you could have one guy. yesterday, with saw tiger do what tiger does now on sundays which is not win wearing his red and nothing happening. or you could have the young gun rory mcelroy, who do you take? >> based on the numbers -- no. you know what? >> that used to go in for tiger. >> i am seeing a lot of this on tiger which means it is mental. >> he already has two major championships. has won his two faster than tiger won his. tiger does have 14. this kid also broke jack nicholas' record i

we're ikea, the life improvement store. >>> turned out to be bryce harper night in miami. he hit a two high pressure run homer to get on the scoreboard first. he would go at it again with a solo home run in the fisk inning. bryce ended up getting tossed from the game when he slam his helmet in frustration in the ninth. nats go on to win 8-4. >> glad they won. >> no kidding. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is leading a bush to get more families into more energy efficient homes. >> he says the cost of savings over time complements when the initiative does for the environment bob barnard shows us how. >> reporter: they are building a community of new homes near downtown frederick priced from the mid 200s built as smart green home where they say it almost pays to go green y we got our first bill. it was 50 cents for the electric. we are expecting that eventually, they will be paying us. >> reporter: maryland governor marten o'malley toured the community and praised the builder's work. >> we all know we live in changing times. question is what we are going to make of thes

. >> bryce harper is hosting a free baseball camp for young people today. it being held at fairfax high school. more than 200 children ages 6 through 14 are tending. he will make a donation to the greater washington urban league. 4:44, 67 degrees outside. >> where d.c. fire officials >> checking our top stories learn more about the suspected gunman behind an attack at the family research council headquarters yesterday morning in chinatown. the fbi says floyd corkins ii volunteered for a local gay and lesbian organization. he acted as the lone wolf. he opened fire inside the lobby and hit a security guard in the arm. a ticket holder in michigan is waking up a powerball jackpot winner. a ticket matched five members including one sold in virginia. they will collect a million dollar prize. the jackpot reached an estimated $337 million, the third largest ever. president obama is taking a break from the campaign. he will meet with vice president joe biden at the white house. as for the mitt romney and paul write-in campaign, the republican candidates will make mo

bryce harper sends one into the gap in right center. jayson werth will score all the way from first base. bryce gets his sixth triple this year. nationals lead 3-0. bottom 5, harper, but this time he gets all of it, a solo shot, 12 of the year. nats win 5-2 taking the series from the mets. they are five games up on the braves. >>> last night the bears provided a whole new set of challenges for robert griffin, iii. unlike last week against the bills the rookie quarterback was pressured from the start. third play from scrimmage he's able to say, but should have thrown the ball away earlier. instead he meets julius peppers. later in the 2nd quarter griffin scrambles 14 yards and sets up a neil rackers field goal, but there were only five 1st downs generated. the rookie admits there is one thing he need to learn. >> when pep pushed me down, i probably should have got rid of the ball earlier, but those are things you figure out through the course of the game and season. it's not that i've never been in those situations before. sometimes you

. >>> coming up on 6:19 now, next in sports, we're going to catch up on rookie bryce harper. >> right now time for another check of our question of the morning. a new survey finds women are more likely to give men their phone number if they are approached in which of these places. is it a, a bakery, b, the dry cleaners or c, the car wash? >> our facebook friend keith is weighing in for the guys on this one. i think a, the bakery because fresh donuts make people weak. >> keep those guesses coming. we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:54. [ male announcer ] on one corner, one pharmacist started it all: charles walgreen had a mission to help people be happy and healthy. from inventing the first chocolate malt... to creating a nonprofit pharmacy for our troops... to the first child safety caps. walgreens has been innovating for over a hundred years. and we're just getting started. with more and more ways to be well every day. here at the corner of happy and healthy. thanks to new jif chocolate flavored hazelnut spread. ♪ now anytime of the day can be delicious time. ♪ choosy moms choo

here is your kid bryce harper shopping at the gap. that is what sarah likes to do. you know when he gets one in the gap, he is going for three. he does not know what a stop sign is. they are hitting on all cylinders right now. i agree with you. they will shut down strasbourg. >> that is an issue. >> i know people are going to say how this k. they win it without strasbourg. if all these guys keep hitting like that, maybe you don't have to have that ace. >> that is a whole lot to put on the bats. >> i was out there before i went to chicago and you didn't call. i was out there with adam laroche on friday. they all decided to do this. you think this team is tense. they are very loose. >> i see that. that shows an overall lack of respect for you. >> that's right. >> alike of report. though won't be calling when they're on the road and i'm not calling you on the road either. >> they are not calling new chicago. >> i hope they all get fined for that. >> you cannot run through a live shot. >> that is inappropriate. did you get their names. >> i wrote down all that you are n

bryce harper add another accomplishment to his impressive rookie resume. two homers last night against the marlins. the nationals stack a five-game win. with all the offensive fire power with the dodgers you wouldn't expect a.j. to drive in four runs. first career grand slam. dodgers beat the rockies, 10-89. >>> it's official. the nfl will open the season with replacement officials. they're at a standstill with the league and the association. of course, the regular season kicks off next wednesday with the cowboys and giants on nbc. >>> and, finally, less than a week after he said he would not argue trumping charges against him lance armstrong felt the need to reintroduce himself. >> my name is lance armstrong, a survivor of can sore, a father of five, and, yes, i won the tour de france seven times. >> of course, the u.s. antidoping agency has stripped armstrong of those seven titles but armstrong says he knows in his heart he won them all and they can't be taken away. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> why lindsay lohan was b

. >> nats star bryce harper gives back to the local community by going back to school. >>> but we begin with the man accused in that shooting at the family research council's office appearing in court for the first time. hello, everyone. i'm laura evans. >> i'm brian bolter. today's hearing shed new light on what happened and the suspect's past. meantime the victim's family is speaking out. fox 5's bob barnard has our story tonight. >> floyd corkins is facing assault and firearms charged. the 28-year-old from herndon told the court he had only $300 to his name but said nothing about yesterday's violence. in the moment before allegedly opening fire on security guard leo johnson inside the lobby of the christian conservative family research council's chinatown headquarters at eighth and g streets with a 9- millimeter pistol wednesday morning suspect floyd lee corkins, ii is reported to have said something to the effect of, "i don't like your politics." the frc is a vocal proponent of traditional marriage and the fbi says corkins' parents told them their son has strong opinions with respec

bryce harper going at the fence. he leaps, he would take a tumble. one run comes in to score. rollins, he is going to score on the inside the park home run. giving up six home runs. here's the skipper on strasburg's rough night. >> he is fighting himself, just you know, just young pitcher. lost his little voice. part of growing up. >> the orioles against the yankees. second inning, it's 5-3 and chris davis barrels up. he launches one into deep left center. gives baltimore the lead for good. the birds score 11 unanswered runs. dominate 11-5. >> marty fish serving on the left side of the screen, facing germany. the second highest ranked america dropped the first set 6- 4, but the 30-year-old took the final two steps. he advances to the round of 16. that's all for sports. the news edge will be right back. >> the verison lge sports desk. brought to you by verison. rent. add a smartphone like the samsung galaxy siii, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. in the

bryce harper has no chance. the ball goes away. he never breaks stride and he has his fourth inside the park homer of his career. i asked about being in a tight pennant race. >> we want to take it day by day first. go out there and try to win our division or make a wild card. try to get there first. once we get there is a battle to win the whole thing. i have never been in the playoffs are anything like that. >> he is in a pretty tight race with the braves. atlanta has won 13 of its last 18. with plays like this -- look at that sensational catch. that is our catch of the day. how about this? rgiii's nfl jersey is selling faster than any other jersey in the nfc east. the top-selling jersey is peyton manning and rgiii, followed by tim two. -- tim tebow. ♪ ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraceptption. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outl

bryce harper, who has been working his way back, he makes a statement right there. hanging curveball gets tagged. jayson werth will score. nats up 3-0. in the bottom of the fifth, the kid was not done yet. up at the plate, and he smokes one. look how far this goes. off the upper deck facade. his 12th homer of the year an the nats taking a series and braves come into town tomorrow. that's a big series. just a quick update. mer looks like they're ready to go. >> that's good news. thanks. >> it is. >>> that is the news for now. we'll be back here after the game with news 4 at 11:00. until then, have a good night. try and stay dry. see you later.

now tonight versus the mets, bryce harper got the day off. and the nats have taken 11 of 14 against the mets. edwin jackson, he was on the hill tonight for the mets and this game was a defensive affair. top of the 7th, scoreless game until ike davis takes jackson deep to left. that's his 22nd home run of the year and the mets have a 2-0 lead. that was the one mistake who strikes out andres torres. he finishes with 11 strikeouts in seven innings of work. bottom of the 8th, bryce harper comes in as a pinch hitter. and then a last chance for the nats in the 9th inning. adam laroche. he would chop it to first and the nats are shut out for the first time since july 31. 2-0 was the final, but they have a four-game lead over atlanta in the nl east because atlanta lost. here is davey johnson on his pitcher, edwin jackson. >> he had a good slider. he had a good curve ball. he had, best pitch was moving fastball. it was throwing hard and it was, i mean, it was better sinker than i've seen. i mean, the good left-handed hitters were swinging right over i

. >> bryce harper was scratched from the starting lineup for the second time in three games. he is only hitting 250. even in his slump in the nationals are surging. top of the first is scoreless until brian zimmerman finds one down the right-field line. it is 1-0 nationals. jason worth lines 1 to right center. 4-2. later in the fifth is a man with a base hit to left field. we are tied at 4. the next battle are its one into the gap in right-center. -- the next batter hits one into the gap in right-center. for everyone concerned about the redskins' offensive line, there are quite a few of you, tastes like a sigh of relief. trent williams has a bruised bone and is day-to-day. williams did an excellent job blocking for the rookie quarterback rgiii and buffalo helping the screen pass touchdown happened. he was 4-64 70 yards. he only had 14 snaps. -- 4-6 for 70 yards. >> i thought he did what he had to do. are hoping a quarterback does play that way in the first game. sometimes it does not happen that way especially in game situations. >> we move the ball downfield. we got first do