Looking for a reason to stay inside on this hot, humid August day? How about cranking the air conditioner watching some baseball and tennis in the mid-afternoon?
↵Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies: Washington takes the field a day after getting pummeled 15-7 by Colorado, with John Lannan taking the mound for Davey Johnson's ballclub. The lefty is 3-0 with a 2.32 ERA in his last five road starts, but 0-2 with a 7.56 ERA in five overall starts against the Rockies. If he were to win his ninth ballgame Sunday, he would set a career high. (MASN2, 3:10 P.M.)
↵2011 Legg Mason Classic Final: Top seeded Gael Monfils, coming off a victory over American John Isner in the semifinals, will face Radek Stepanek with the 2011 Classic championship on the line. The 32-year-old Stepanek defeated up-and-coming 22-year-old American Donald Young in the other semifinal to set up his eighth career meeting with Monfils. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, 3:00 P.M.)
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