out with a two-run single and scored. >> there is a base hit. come on come on read it. all right. here he comes. now alex will be held at third. youkilis scores and the sox lead it 7-6. yes! >> a big run for a.j., really struggling, a closing role. now holding one our offense. >> he does indeed give up the lead. you didn't read it right away by the time he did. he scored easily.

>> don't stop now boys. he scored a run back in the second. halfway at short and second. a breaking ball, no chance. >> and now he's in the big hole, 0-2.

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>> crisp, joems, and reddick. crisp gomes and reddick. fouls it back. >> 2-4. with two runs scored. a single and a run scored in the third. a double and a run scored in the fourth that single in the third started off that five-run inning. >> straight up spread out and deep and the counseled is 0-2, reminder after the games stay tuned for the news, weather anything and everything that you want to know about the world of sports.

>> nice pitch. put him in a defensive count. got a defensive swing, and tyler drops the ball. wow! that's his first error of the season. season. >> that shrill slider followed him straight inside and popped it straight up. >> and right off the glove. looked like tyler put his glove over his eyes. when that happens you have to trust that it's going to stick in the glove because you're not really seeing it all that well. >> the reason we're in first place is because we catch the ball better than anybody. but the last 10 days to two weeks we've been a little -- >> it's not been good. >> there has been some slippage.

>> so a big break right there for the a's. >> this is a bad man to give a second life to. >> yes, he did. yes he did. no, he didn't says welke. that was close. it could have gone either way. went crisp's way. >> nice pick right there by adam on a tough hot. glove down kept it down, so he could come up and that's exactly what happened. >> adam continues to impress defensively at first base.

>> he went to his right and that was a hard hit baseball. he stayed right with it and made the play. >> he popped up to left in the fourth an struck out in the sixth. >> this game is tied at 7-7. >> 13th of the year for gomes. his 33rd driven in.

>> that was a breaking ball that didn't do a whole lot and gomes with a short stroke took it out of the park. . >> here's reddick, that breaking ball hit deep in the right field but we've got a man there. two down. >> thank goodness for that beautiful play by adam dunn. man! >> reddick didn't miss that one by much.

>> here's cespedes. >> ate him up. >> and can't get him. >> he had to give up some ground because he couldn't get the short hop and cespedes can just fly. it's a base hit. and justifiably so. couldn't come get it. he had to wait back and he fired it across. but not in time. cespedes for 210 pounder really can get down the line. >> so here's carter. a double in the second, two-run single in the third. he's two for four.

>> 7-0 for them. 7-10-1 for us. for our guys in the bottom of the eighth inning, the lower third of the order viciedo, flowers and beckham. >> myers loosening up in the bullpen. >> after five down in texas, still tied 1-1 with the tigers.

>> good job by flowers. flowers. >> tyler has had a big night. 3-3 three rbis, a single a double, and a homer. >> that's popped up and it's going to be trouble. so he's had two absolutely squib hits in this ball game. that double he had in the second inning. right off the end of the bat, just over to the first base bag, and that

duck snort. meanwhile, it counts. >> didn't get much of it but he's got three of them tonight. robin is probably going to go get matt thornton. >> probably the one mistake he made and it might have cost him a run, there is no reason at all to slow down. there are two outs in the inning, if he catches it you're out of the inning. if he doesn't by slowing down he took a big turn and couldn't score so bret myers comes in. matt thornton leaves and we'll be back after these messages. esher, a shandy is beer with a little something extra. summer shandy adds a little natural lemonade flavor to our leinie's goodness. [ guy 1 ] it's crisp. [ guy 2 ] it's super refreshing. [ guy 3 ] it's my favorite beer. [ jake ] america's friendliest craft brewer is bringing in the season. i'm jake. i'm dick. i'm john. [

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>> bret myers comes in at 1-1, an e.r.a., doesn't have any. on for the 11th time as a member of the sox and he's been absolutely brilliant. >> take a look at the numbers. opponents hitting a paltry .111. he's got to retire brandon inge.

>> two walks and two strikeouts. runners at the corners. carter, skipped foul. >> the a's lead it 8-7. >> inge with his first hit of the night, it had been a no contact night, two strikeouts and two walks until he dumped this one just inside the line. >> we've had two like that. three-run double by norris back in the third inning the same thing. just inside the line down the left field line and that one down the right field line. >> it will retire the side but the damage is done.

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>> the count is 1-1. 8-12-0 for them. 7-10-1 for us. >> 1-2. one for three with an rbi and a run scored. that's out number one. >> he just threw it right by him at 94 miles per hour.

>> here's tyler. this tied up the ball game. takes a strike. came back from 6-2 down. now we've got to fight one more time. >> shanks that one over the open dugout. >> that breaking ball just hung inside to tyler. >> almost like a back-up slider. >> each and every at-bat. >> he needs a triple for the cycle.

>> i'm not sure about that one. >> watch out. that hit him. he didn't want to do that. >> that will bring um beckham. >> 0-2 pitch and he puts the tying run on. >> bullpen for oakland active with a righty and a lefty. lefty. >> that one is 95. popped out to short. fouled out to first and walked. >> balfour and blevins. blevins, the tall thin left-hander, and balfour probably will be

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>> there you look at injury blevins, e.r.a. 2.45679 he's a situational left-hander, opponents hitting just .212 against him. and he's a left-handed specialist. >> so i would assume if he doesn't get de aza we're probably going to see balfour in to place youkilis. >> so here's daze

aza 0-3 hit on a pitch and came around to score on that home run by youkilis. breaking ball pops it up. one pitch. makes the catch and we're into the ninth. it is 8-7 oakland.

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0-2. >> we scored two in the second they scored one in the fourth. we scored two in the fifth one in the sixth one in the seventh inning to take the lead and then they scored two in the top of the eighth inning. >> pitchers of record are earthquake and thornton. -- pitchers of record are cook and thornton. >> played nicely by alex. >> here's weeks. >> 0-3 with a walk and stolen base. 15 stolen bases in 20 attempts.

takes that pitch low and away. >> for our guys in the bottom it will be youkilis dunn and rios with a.j. batting fourth. >> chopper a hopper, and two outs. >> here comes coco crisp for the sixth time in the game. he's 2-5. >> alex no. go back a step, could not recover. so crisp now will pull in second. with a double.

>> this one right off the end of the bat. probably looked a little bit firmer than it actually was. a big swing. but didn't get there for alex who couldn't knock it down, once he couldn't catch it. and it goes for a two-base hit. >> and here's gomes. >> he's one for four but it was a big one. a home run last inning. now with 13 on the season and 131 in his career. >> and that's trouble. >> so it's a 9-7 ball game.

>> done a lot of two-out hitting. >> not hard. but they have been falling. they have caught every break you can catch tonight. >> and gomes drives in his second of the night. >> and 34th of the year. >> and that extends the lead. >> he's one for five with an rbi. >> two outs and no one on. >> that little flare double. into right and a little jam job into left. >> 0-2 the count.

>> turns and burns on a breaking ball. >> high pop up left side. alexei makes the catch,ta that will retire the side. that makes it tough. trail by two into the ninth.

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>> balfour comes into the game and the oddity of this one is it was opened by an australian and they are trying to close with it an australian. balfour, 2-2, e.r.a. 2.72 on for the 53rd time seven out of nine in save separations. given away as far as a closer is concerned to cook and cook fell on hard times and they just swapped roles. cook is a guy that stands in line to win this one if balfour can nail down the save but before that he has to go through heart of the order.

pretty good fastball. we remember him from his tampa bay days. >> given up four home runs in 53 innings of work. youkilis dunn, rios hopefully a.j. pierzynski, maybe ramirez and viciedo to face him. >> yeah that's a great concept.

>> here we go. balfour. 34-year-old right-hander, out of sidney. blackley was out of melbourne. he resides in clear water. >> here's you can kill list 2-4 a homer, a single and a run scored. so he's 2-4, two knocked in and two scored. scored. >> well, the count

2-0. don't help him out. >> right over. >> and the count is 2-2. >> watch out that hit him! >> he did not want to do that. >> we've had a lot of our guys hit

right off the wrists, hands. >> and again it goes back to it's not that they are hitting our guys our guys are hitting themselves. >> when you turn into it like that,. >> now, a.j. was drilled last night on purpose by mccarthy outside of that, our guys have just hit themselves. >> brings the tying run to the plate. and the big man. >> you can see the

discoloration from here. here. >> let's keep it going. get it right now. >> adams takes it right there. 0-3 tonight. a walk and a couple of strikeouts and a ground out to second.

>> a ball and a strike. no one out, one on. >> he takes another strike. >> had a modified shift on outfield deep and

straightaway for the most part. >> if it's over cespedes's head it out of here. if it's over reddick's head it out of here. >> they are almost on the warning track all the way around. >> that's into left field. >> and that's out number one. >> played him perfectly. had to move in two steps. handed right to him. >> they are in the top of the nathan texas still tied 1-1, with the tigers. ver lanner had 102 pitches through six innings.

>> here's rios one for four, inge made a terrific play to keep it from being a double and possibly an rbi. 0-1 the count to rios. >> lays off that one good check by alex.

alex. >> they have one home run, that was but gomes. in the eighth inning off thornton. we have two home runs. two run shot by you can -- youkilis in the fifth. a solo blast in the sixth. >> they have been shading rios over for the right center all night. no exception here. >> playing behind yuk.

>> >> good rip. kept it alive on a nice slider away. in fact this entire at-bat balfour has stayed well away from rios each and every pitch. >> got him. two down.

>> just wept with the heat after setting up the slider. just blew the fastball right by him. >> here's a.j. pierzynski, 2-4 with an rbi and a run scored. >> a.j. 0-4 off balfour. >> make your plans to be with us here

tomorrow. there is a little soft fly ball caught and this ball game is over so the sox, well we had the lead and our bullpen gave up three runs and we lose it 9-7. >> battling back 6-2 was a good sign and taking the lead. unfortunately, one of the few bullpen letdowns we've had, so now with the series tied we'll see if we can win the series and the home stand tomorrow. >> and we'll be back. >> coming up on news, the republican presidential ticket appears to be complete. wisconsin congressman paul ryan is named romnis's running mate. the rival, president obama is back in his hometown. we'll tell where you he is and summarize his weekend plans. plus a big chicago tradition hits the streets on this beautiful saturday. the parade highlights. the news is next. the ones who haven't called you by your real name in years. who know the story behind a broken

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>> let's check out our miller lite play of the game. this coming in the eighth inning. jonny gomes got a breaking ball did not miss it his 13th homer of the year and that's our miller lite play of the game and the totals for game two as the a's scared up in a game a piece. 9-14-0 for them. 7-10-1 for us. cook, 5-2 thornton takes the loss 4-8 balfour with his eighth save. our next telecast will be tuesday night from the rogers center. our broadcast begins at 6:00 p.m. over wciu-tv. wgn america, tune in one week from tonight when we battle the kansas city royals. 6:00 right here on wg wg wgn-tv. so from my partner and our director

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>> who will be the next vice president of the united states? >> mitt romney ends weeks of speculation by choosing paul ryan to build a ticket. good evening, everyone. >> our top story tonight, reaction is pouring in from both republicans and democrats about romney's choice but the two men are wasting no time hitting the campaign trail. >> it happened in norfolk, virginia, at the start of a four day four-state bus tour. republican presidential candidate mitt romney announced his pick for vice president running mate but it didn't go off without a hitch. joining me by welcoming the next president of the united states. but it didn't go off without a hitch. >> joining me is -- paul ryan

will be the next vice president of the united states. >> virginia governor bob mcdonald who was once considered a possible running mate was on hand to introduce him. also in attendance ryan's family, who listened to the candidate's words. >> america is on the wrong track but mitt romney and i will take the right steps in the right time to get us back on the right track. >> we can turn this thing around. >> president obama's re-election campaign issued a statement saying -- >> there are a lot of people in the other party who might disagree with paul ryan. i don't know of anyone who doesn't respect his character and judgment. >> next up for romney's bus tour are battleground states

virginia, north carolina florida and ohio. >> christina reporting. >> ryan will return to wisconsin tomorrow for a campaign event with romney. it will be their first appearance together in ryan's home state. they plan a homecoming rally at the county expo center tomorrow night. >> so who is paul ryan? >> he's a 42-year-old congressman from jamesville wisconsin who served on capitol hill for 14 years. he's a father of three young children, who is married to a tax attorney. he's the youngest of four from a catholic family and at the age of 16 ryan found his father dead from a heart attack. since then he's been a fitness buff. ryan currently chairs the house budget committee and has police department a prominent role in drafting and promoting the g.o.p.'s budget proposals. >> with the v.p. announcement the spotlight turns to jamesville, wilson ryan's hometown and congressional

district the first district covers a large part of the wisconsin-illinois border and reaches from lake michigan west to jamesville. ashley sears has the story of how people in ryan's hometown are reacting to the big news. >> it's a place now thrust in the spotlight after its golden son paul ryan takes center stage. >> i think it's great for wisconsin. i think it's great for jamesville. i think it's great for the country. >> ryan's office sits at the center of downtown now surrounded by media and some campaigners. it's the talk of the jamesville farmers market. >> his idea are solid. we have a deficit problem that needs to be solved. >> if it would mean that paul ryan wouldn't be a representative of the first district i would be happy. >> his controversial economic plan that curbs entitlements and changes medicaid to a voucher like system has people in jamesville riled up. >> we have to be more responsible then solve our own problems instead of looking for

the government to solve our problems. >> he's all about saving money, saving money for the rich but not for the people who might need a safety net. >> at ryan's former high school big fans hoping his pick inspires students here. >> it's very inspirational for him that anybody can do anything, if they work hard and dedicate themselves to it. >> to these parents paul ryan is a familiar face. that could bring change to the country. >> knowing paul he'll be very much to his word and he'll stay on task. >> a task that everyone in this town will be watching. >> in jamesville ashley sears. >> president obama hasn't spoken publicly about the romney announcement today but he did fly home to chicago today to raise some cash for his campaign war chest. wgn's reporter joins us life. dan? >> yeah fairly low key saturday for president obama. his motorcade arrived just after

8:30. he made several stops throughout chicago visiting with friends. he even dined at a popular italian restaurant before coming home to the kenwood neighborhood where the president lives. the president also met with his staff at campaign headquarters at the prudential building. the motorcade, as i mentioned before, also stopped at a popular italian restaurant on north clark street. the motorcade headed south to hyde park where the secret service has now taken control of the neighborhood. the president will be home for the rest of the night getting a full night's rest for a full day of fundraising tomorrow. >> air force one landed at o'hare just after 2:00 this afternoon. by 2:30 the president's helicopter flew him downtown where he went directly to his campaign headquarters to meet with his staff. >> at the top of today's agenda planning the strategy and response to mitt romney's selection for vice president, wisconsin congressman paul ryan. president oba