Major league baseball and Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals dominate the viewing schedule today. All the good stuff begins in the early evening, so go enjoy a rare low-humidity June day in DC before hankering down for scintillating sports action.
↵MLB Baseball
↵Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: The punchless Nats returned Friday night, mustering just three hits in a 4-0 loss to rookie Josh Collmenter and the NL-West leading D'backs. Livan "Lazarus" Hernandez (3-6, 3.87 ERA) takes the mound for Washington in game three of an 11 game west coast road trip. (8:10 P.M., MASN2)
↵Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles: Jose. Bautista. The Toronto outfielder is on a homer binge of Bondsian proportions, leading many to wonder what he may or may not be taking (sorry Jose, that's just the way it is these days). Bautista has actually not homered in his last five games, and a warm night at Camden Yards might be just what the doctor ordered (or shipped via FedEx). O's starter Jake Arrieta (6-3, 4.97 ERA) might be in for a long night. (7:05 P.M., MASN)
↵NHL Stanley Cup Finals
↵Boston Bruin vs. Vancouver Canucks, Game 2: After the excitement of Game 1 in this series AND the absurd comeback in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, I really would need to see Jean-Claude Van Damme in goal in overtime to be impressed. But, um, if that did happen? Color me impressed. (8:00 P.M., NBC)