now, zito game up one run and worked 8 full innings. ludwig hit zito to make it 2-1 giants.s it. 4 hits, 1 run, 7 strikeouts. third straight game since coming off of the disabled list. he does this thing. he is 3-up. the giants end up with a split with san diego there. >>> it was a great day for wilson. they had a junior giant rally there at at&t and wilson, give him credit. he bought gloves for a thousand kids. got them tickets for tonight's game from the boys and girls club. >> a kid asked me, why do you have a big beard. i don't know how to answer that. because i do. it grew. >> yeah. wilson, of course, headed to the all-star game. he's going to get a lot of attention. that beard, how colorful. if you lose, shave it. this guy is a big deal right now. >>> levy, day 6, the tour defrance. going down against the guardrail. he is 1:23 back of the leader. now, maybe you're not a tour de france fan, but you check to see out where he is. he is in 31st place. >>> we had a cell phone go off today at the tennis open. [ laughter ] yeah. her cell phone went off and -- hey, i'm going t

barry zito has his worst start since coming off the dl?and angels playing two at the coliseum. >>> may not have his 500th homer but he did hit the leather. sports is next. ,,,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. starts and giving up just three runs, in 21- innings... >>> barry zito has looked like the million dollar man after giving up just three runs in 21 innings. in his last start against the padres nine days ago barry zito allowed one run in eight innings, struck out seven and didn't walk anybody but it was a different story tonight. he issues a fair of free passes in the 1st setting the table for guzman and he makes zito pay. three-run shot to left and the nightmare is just beginning for bar

zito white side takes it to left. solo shot. third of the year. 1 nothing giants. l zito.udwig in the fourth. the giants add to the lead in the sixth. single to right. miguel scores 2 nothing giants. zito only mistake and it was a big one. to that ludwig guy in the seventh. wow! halfway that left field bleachers 2-1 game. zito gives way to brian wilson in the 9th. double play ball. this will end it. 2-1 another 1 run win for the giants. they are able to split the 4 game series. okay. to some sad news dick williams as manager of the a's led the first professional championship passed away at the age of yoochlt williams managed in the major for 21 seasons with 6 different clubs. but he will be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973. leading the a's back-to-back world series titles. hall of famer williams died at his home in las vegas. >> from somber to tragic. earlier tonight in the a's rangers game a fan fell to his death. it happened in the 2nd inning. rangers outfielder josh hamilton retrieved ands to add foul ball to the stands. he caught the ball plummet 20 fee

zito gives up his third home run the hard way. >> on the move.f the wall and away from everybody. utley is digging. utley is digging. they are going to send it. here's the throw home and utley is safe. >> great slide. chase utley just beat the tag. four home runs in all for the phillies, giants lose their series opener to philadelphia 7- 2. brandon mccarthy pitched his best game since may 2. are you ready for this? are you guys ready for this? the a's offense has been the best in mat i orleague since the all-star break led by that man. bat .425. 7-4 now since the all-star break. i have nfl news, the jets and texasans are knocking on the door of rangers quarterback. the raiders report to camp in napa tomorrow. former linebacker for the 49ers agreed to a three-year deal with the san diego chargers where he will be reunited with former niner defensive coordinator. he played 137 games and has never made the playoffs. wow. and alex smith reached a one year, $5 million deal with the niners. the team is interested in sea hawk free agent quarterback, mat

barry zito is getting a lot of criticism, but could we be seeing the old barry zito. >> nobody ever questioned his attitude and work ethic. now because of those positive qualities zito has reinserted himself as a positive contributing member of the giants. volunteered to pitch on just three days rest and then continuing to throw after a 2.5 hour rain delay. it's just a few days but he is feeling like the barry zito of old. >> it felt good to come in and contributing. the other night was one of the biggest moments in my career given the circumstances. being able to get through those games without the team going to ross. like i said it just reminded me why i do this, the game can be a lot of fun. >>> the day seems to be approaching when tiger woods and his whereabouts are nonstory. but for now it's still a big story when he reports on he has website today that he will not be playing in the british open. get a look at the human bicycle, that's some talent on display. if for the real tight finish. as it turns out by less than a turn of a wheel it's evans who takes it as that photo shows. however s

bottom of the first inning, zito in a jam early. tigers on first and second. miguel cabrera hits it to tejada. that makes it a nice double play. giants get it right there to end the inning. in the third, here comes the rain. hot but raining out in detroit. the game is in a rain delay top of the third. 6-0 giants. >>> women's soccer doesn't get any bigger than this. the best teams in the world are colliding at the world cup in germany, with a victory today, the united states could qualify for the knockout round. let's get to more of the action out there. u.s.a. women taking on columbia in their second match. a sellout crowd. american troops to support the red, white and blue this morning. there's a goal 12th minute. heather o'reilly capitalizes on the misdraft. fires a shot from outside. a little bit later, early in the second half it's megan ripinol with a quick touch. buries it 2-0 usa. 57th minute, carly lloyd from way beyond the 18, catches columbia's goal keeper offguard for her first world cup goal. >>> more highlights from the women, we have reached the

but let's get back to zito.e goes 8 innings, gives up four hits, 1 run, strikes out 7, for the first time in 49 starts, you ready for this, he did not walk a batter. the giants beat the padres 2-1 so they split that four-game series. good for sweet some. >> it's a really awesome game. >> your dad has got a pretty one going. what do you think of him? >> it's not better than brian wilson's. >> hours before he picked up his 25th save brian wilson handed out new gloves to over a thousand littleliers from the junior giants program. as you can expect the kids were fascinated by the beard. to >> why do you have a big beard? >> i don't know how to answer that. just cuz. it grew. >> really. number 4 the home run derby isn't monday, until monday, but the red sox had their own tonight. 6 home runs. they went back to back to back, in the seventh they pound the o's 10 to 4. the nationals blue an 8-0 lead to the umbrellas but on the bright side roger bernadina made the top 5 depend. he is a regular now. >>> at number 2 yankee

zito found out he was starting in batting practice. that's kind of what he served up in the first toy ban yes. a three-1 homer and 4-1 phillies. zito allowed six runs in seven frames. back to back bad starts for him. chat utley drives -- chase utley drives one over the head and it ricochets off the wall. it is an inside the park homer. had one of these a couple years ago, almost the same play, and he is safe. it was a good call by inches. giants lose 7-2 and timmy may go tomorrow. a's and rays and brandon mccarthy and smoke. mccarthy goes 8 and strikes out three one run allowed. a's the bats come alive. kurt suzuki brings home a pair. the a's roll 6-1. they have taken the first two games of this series with tampa bay. tennis, anyone. bank of the west classic as stanford and serena williams in her third event of the year. 6-0 and 6-0. alex smith has agreed to a 1-year deal to return to the 49ers. the question now is will he have competition? smith can't resign until friday, but it has reported that the former number one pick has agreed

you know what strikes me, barry zito is worth $126 million to the giants.two feet from the cliff. i hope he's really really good at yoga. >> about being one with the universe. he shouldn't fall. >> i think so. >> think sales just went up for females. no mistake. >> thanks for being with us. >>> for a full half hour, watch co tonight at 10:30. >> we'll be right back. >>> tonight at 11:00, buying your wedding dress online. it can save time and money unless you pick the wrong site. the wedding gown ripoffs to target brides before the big day. and the one way you should always pay online. on nbc bay area news. >>> "the office" has a new manager, sort of james spader returns as the manipulative salesman. robert in california within hours of getting a job manipulates his way to promotion of ceo of a parent company of dunder mifflin. spader recently starred in boston legal and the practice. so the position vacated by michael scott is open again. >> he will be a good addition because he's really bizarre. >>> a closer look at a new bill working its way through the s

zito still dealing.w eight innings, seven strikeouts and just one run. >> reporter: when zito returned from the disabled list, he said he rediscovered his love and appreciation for baseball. that has been evident in his last three starts as he's given up just three runs in 21 innings. >> you work hard and bust your tail and sometimes things are better than not. i don't know how to explain things. i feel good and focus on the right things and going out there and just trying to make the best pitches i can. >> reporter: bill hall left the game after getting spiked in the leg. the cut was all the way to the bone and he had to get seven stitches. >> thank you, jamie. over to the a's and rangers. on condolences go out to the family of the fan who died while attempts to catch a ball. rich hardin making his second start in 100 degree heat. one on, one out, josh hamilton singles to right. 2-0 texas. derek holland, man, was he on his game today. top of the 9th, two outs, bases loaded, jackson flies out to right, g

last night barry zito owes run came to a halt in san diego.e's collin with the morning sports. >> good morning. the padres entered last night's game against the giants having failed to hit multiple home runs in 56 straight games, the second longest streak in team history and i just jinxed barry zito. a winner of three straights since coming off the disabled list. he looked sharp until last night, that is. he's not a home run hitter, but that thing is gone. other three run homer to left. his second of the year guzman had him dialed in. two batters later, orlando hudson, another guy in the known for his power, he takes zito out of the yard and another three run shot. 8 earned runs in three plus for zito. padres is 11, giants 3. it's 80s weekend in oakland. find your old parachute pants, angels and oakland playing their first double header in the majors since 2003, regularly scheduled. and the handshake of the season. this is the best they could come up with? come on, guys. we pick up game one in the 7th. angels leading 3-1. connor jackson scores

zito. in the first-inning he retired the first two guys. raul ibanez gets philadelphia off to a start. here's the most exciting play in all of baseball, the inside the park home run. chase utley deep off the wall. it ricochets away from andre torrez and watch utley he is never in doubt as he turns third and heads toward the plate. the replay shows, he cleanly beat it inside the park home run. zito only gave up six hits but three of them left the yard. and the giants have just lost a few moments ago 7-2 in the first of a three game series against the phils. that's the sporting life at this hour. >> that's a tough one. all right, mark thank you. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. more coverage of the big fire at the plastic plant in fairfield. firefighters are making a lot of progress but it's been beening now for more than five hours. we'll have that and much more in a few minutes on tv 36. >> our coverage continues online. our viewers have been posting pictures of the smoke and flames. log on to see them, you can also share yo

orlando hudson not known for his power, he takes zito out of the yard, another 3-1 shot. padres 11, giants 3. >> it's '80s weekend and m.c. hammer. a's and angels playing their first doubleheader. gonzalez and with the goof ball handshake of the season. this is the best they can come up with? come on guys. angels leading it's a one-run game. ninth inning, bobby hits one, 4-2. a's winless in the last four games. >> bottom of the four, 2-1 angels. a two r.b.i. single that drops in right. one scores to tie it up. move to the sixth, a's leading 3-2. vernon wells on rich harden second deck, a solo shot. game is tied at 3, two on and two out. scott sizemore, game winner and in comes pennington. 4-3 to final. >> to soccer, earthquake in columbus to meet the crew. mendoza, john with the kick save but second straight game. earthquakes involving in a scoreless draw. >> at&t park converted from a field to a pitch, mexico's club of america facing manchester city in a world challenge. here is a beautiful strike from outside the box. and 2-0 win in front of 11,000 last night. >> remind

four walks, eight hits, seven runs allowed by zito in two and two-thirds.was far too little, far too late. the giants go down 11-3. san diego end a losing streak at seven games. same two teams tomorrow to wrap up the four-game series. >>> the a's went back to an old marketing concept today, two games for the price of one. their first regularly scheduled double-header since 1997. better than 27,000 showed up at the coliseum to see the a's and angels. we'll start with the nightcap, which went oakland's way. angels with the 2-0 lead in the 4th down, before the a's struck for two. powell with a base hit to score willingham andf. a's went in front with a run in the 5th, but the angels pulled even. you can say vernon wells gets that pitch. homer no. 14 on the year for wells. then, with rich thompson pitching for the angels, a's with runners at 1ád and 2 at go out, sizemore gets credit for an rbi single as cliff penningtion scores easily. trevor cahill was down 2-0 whether the angels added to their lead. aybar pulls one over the right field fence for his seven hom

and another three run shot, 8 earned runs in three plus for zito. padres 11, giants 3.t's 80s weekend in oakland. the bobblehead weekend is today. find your 80s pants, people. playing the first regular schedule doubleheader in the majors since 2003. this is the handshake of the season. this is the best they could come up with? 1 come on, guys. we pick up game one in the seventh. angels leading 3-1. the single and connor jackson scores. the one-run game. a's get no closer. ninth inning bobby abreu, his second rbi single of the game. angels take the opener, 4-2. trevor take hill takes the loss. he's 8-8. a's winless in their last four double-dip. could they not make it five? the two-out rbi single that dropped in right. josh will ham scores to tie it up. move to the sixth. a's leading 3-2. vernon wells deep to left on rich harden. second deck. solo shot. game tied at 3. extra innings we go. two on, two out. scott sizemore, game winner. in comes cliff pennington and a's finally get a double-header win, 4-3, the final. to soccer. the earth quakes in columbus to meet the cre

he had zito dialed in. single to left. in the third, jason bartlett from second.will score. 4-0 pads. two batters later, orlando hudson not known for his power. takes zito out of the yard. 8 earned runs in three plus for barry. paydays is 1, giants 3. a's hosting the angels today. the first scheduled double-header since 2003. m.c. hammer bobble head day is tomorrow. you are look at him right there. find your old parachute pants, people and put them on. the handshake of the season. this is the best they could come up with? wow. angels leading 3-1. weeks singles. jackson scores. a one run game. they get no closer. 9th inning bobby abreu with his second rbi single of the game. angles take the opener 4-2. cahill takes the loss. now, 8-8. the a's winless in the last four double dips. could they avoid making it five? >> two out rebound single that drops in right. josh willingham scores to tie it up. a's leading 3-2. wells. deep to left. it is gone, second deck. solo shot. we are tied at three. two on and two out in the 10th. scott sizemore. drop, baby. it does. game win

zito the win. now to the sad news.anager of the a's led the franchise in the bay area first professional championship has passed away at the age of 82. williams managed in the major for 21 seasons with 6 different clubs but he will be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973. leading the a's back-to-back world series titl title. hall of famer. williams died at his home in las vegas. >> from somber to tragic. earlier tonight a's rangers game a fan fell to his death. it happened in the 2nd inning rangers outfielder josh hamilton retrieved then tossed the foul ball towards the stands. this fan caught the ball and plummeted and fell. the fan who is not identified was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> i mention josh hamilton the player who threw the ball into the stands. one can only immanuel how he feels tonight. hamilton starts highlight of the game which continued on. he had a 4 rbi night. single in the third brings home andrews for 2 nothing texas lead. 4 nothing rangers. young a solo ho

zito's line, 3 2/3, 8 earned, giants lose 11-3.inner last night, today a scheduled double-header with the angels. game one, angels a 2-0 lead, aybar with a solo shot. 3-0 angels. now 4-2 l.a. in the 9th. tying run at the plate. crisp swings and pops it up, tough play before aybar on the mound, but he makes the play. game two, a's looking for a split. this game would go extra innings. scott sizemore, a chance for a hero. he delivers a two-out rbi base hit to right center and the a's walk off with a 4-3 win. they're now 4-1 at home against the halos. >> yeah, i got a good pitch to hit that first one, fouled it straight back. then got down 0-2. after that, just battle mode and he left a curveball up and i put a good swing on it. down the gap. of the claret jug. your leader is northern ireland's darren clarke. the last time he contended for a major was ten years ago. he misses by inches for eagle on 7. he's five under par heading into sunday. >> i am older, so i'm supposed to be wiser. i've been very, very patient and that's the way yo

barry zito returned after the rain delay.m of the third, zito strikes out austin jackson to end the inning. he pitched six shutout innings, giants cruised 15-3 is your final. >> anything can happen, and a good thing to happen to our team right now. we're all together. and we don't try to run in the game. we try to outrun the other team. we know how great is our pitching. >> more baseball for you. d'backs tiking on the a's. chris young looking like an old veteran here. two-run home run. we go to the bottom of the eighth, a's down three now. hideki matsui. this man has been making contact lately. knocks in another run. 4-2 arizona at that point. the bottom of the ninth, last chance for the a's. d'backs win 4-2. >> just overall, this was not, you know a good inning -- it's not how you approach them if you want to win. it's been a long time since i lost two in a row. it just not the type of performance i expect out of myself. i'm better than a .500 pitcher. >>> let's kick it with some soccer. world cup and germany, u.s. women tak

they lead the first, down 4-1, give zito credit, though. seven innings, utley lines one, not going to be caught here. before you know it, it's a philadelphia rout. a close play at the plate but this is just for show. here comes utley, here comes utley, inside the park, home run. and the phillies win game 1 of the series 7-2. arizona a winner tonight. as had a little two-game streak going at home. i don't care how old you are, you get to text. cliff pennington bringing home scotty sizemore, pennington, 3- 3, hitting .355 since the all- star break. kurt suzuki, a.k.a., we throw in these nicknames, he's named hawaiian punch, and there he goes. did you know that, jackie? >> i did not. >> i didn't, either. and pam didn't care. i didn't care, how are you going to care? 7-4 since the all-star break. the 49ers have opened training characteristic. we'll show you what went down. they opened the door at 7:00 a.m. this morning. the best player on the team, patrick willis showed up. now, the main deal here, though, is players are going on thursday to ha

barry zito stayed in the game despite the lengthy delay. of course it's easier when you have a 15-run lead. the giants pound the tigers 15- 3. zito has won both starts since coming off the disabled list. he's allowed two -- runs. also worth noting. the giants have scored 21 runs in his two starts. brian wilson wasn't the only one to blow up this weekend. john ralsh had to be held back while arguing. john fell ripped his jersey off in the process. ralph gets ejected, and it took three coaches to get their closer back to the dugout. >>> joe saunders turns into sanity koa fax when he faces the as. he's now one 12 of 18 starts in his career against the green and cold. he had not lost since 2008. must be the yellow socks. seventh inning. as down 4-no. upton bloops one to shallow left. but it's made by a diving catch. the a's finally get on the board. it's 4-2. weeks had another two- hit night. hernandez pitches a -- to end it. the d-backs beat the as, 4-2. >>> my rathe united states get a two-goal lead and then treats the crowd to her best sprin

how about barry zito?ng on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of come to this with the a's. if the starting pitcher doesn't throe a masterpiece, they are going down. for the tenth time this year the offense completely shuts down. absolutely no come back capabilities with this offense. and josh hamilton himself provide four rbis for the texas rangers in this one. off rich hardin right there. a single and t

the return of barry zito continues. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, eurysm in his >>> hall of fame manager, dick williams who won two world series in the 1970s suffered an aneurysm. he passed away today. tragic news in arlington. a ranger fan falls over the railing, he dropped 20 feet. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> as an organization and as our team members and our staff are very heavy hearted about this and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. >> as for the game, ray is making his second start since coming off the disabled list. he gave up five runs in five innings to his former team. the rangers beat the a's 6-0. >>> barry zito won all starts. alloyed only three runs since joining. 2-1 to split that four-game series. so kind of a rough night with dick williams and of course the tragedy of the fan who had gone to the game with his young son. so the rangers clubhouse was closed after the game. player basically was thrown a foul ball. >> during the game. >> yeah. i mean you hear too muc

bottom line, barry zito started in his place tonight against the phillies.ito pitched like he had the flu. already down 5-1 in the 6th. chase utley tagged him deep center. no chance for andres torres. the ball rolls back to d.c. utley is going to try for an inside the park home run. the tag by eli whiteside safe. giants lose the series opener 7- 2. matsui's resurgence continues for the a's tonight. where was this guy in the first 70 games? 17 doubles this season, that made it 3-0. the a's are 6-1 winners tonight. nfl, a three-year deal with the san diego chargers. linebacker will be reunited with former niner, greg. they played 187 games in his 13 year career, never made the playoffs. alex smith is one-year, $5 million. that is his deal with san francisco and previewing our top five. boxing in san francisco. this happened tonight. fernandez knocked out michael fernandez. no relation between the two. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,, turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you ever considered thi

barry zito getting the call, but picking up where he left off last outing.tied at 2-2, that is unil ibanez hits that homer, 4-1 phillies. in the 6th, chase utley line drive and off the wall. that ball going into no man's land, an inside-the-park home run. our jamie seer files this point. >> reporter: tim lincecum was scratched with a stomach virus, but barry zito came up six runs. >> we changed his routine today. he's coming to the ballpark prepares for tomorrow's start. but he's done such a great job in that role. >> i didn't really have everything working undid the 2nd or 3rd. sometimes that's the case. but i think the difference in the game is they didn't miss the mistakes. >> reporter: lincecum went back to the hotel to rest. he was looking pretty weak when bruce bochy saw him tuesday. the team will make the call on wednesday to see who starts game two. >> rays visiting the a's tonight at the coliseum. bottom of the 5th, one out, one out, godzilla, hideki matsui here. oakland wins 6-1. >>> andrew lock is headed for the nfl ultimately, but today stanford'

how about barry zito? going on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of come to this with the a's. if the starting pitcher doesn't throe a masterpiece, they are going down. for the tenth time this year the offense completely shuts down. absolutely no come back capabilities with this offense. and josh hamilton himself provide four rbis for the texas rangers in this one. off rich hardin right there. a single a

zito has just two runs allowed in 13 innings.en a humbling time for zito who was left off the play- off roster last year. the giants won the world series. his time in the minors could be just what the doctor ordered. >> you know, i just embraced t, you know, you can't be depressed every day. it was a good experience. you get down there with the guys who love the game. you kind of remember how it was. you know when you came up through the lower levels and you're just in these small towns not doing much and coming to the field every day was the best part of the day. so that's how it should be ideally. >> broadcasting legend al michaels will return to the giants booth tomorrow night. michaels was the play-by-play man in san francisco from 1974 to 1976. since then he has made the most famous call in hockey. and the earthquakes series you may recall between the as and the giants in 1989. he is just happy not at candlestick park anymore. >> what i remember about those years is i lived in menlo park and i would get into my car at about

. >> barry zito with no time to shave today.didn't find out he was starting until a couple of hours before the game. already 1-1 in the 1st. too late. ibanez lights up veto with a three-run jack to right. phillies with four in the first, 4-1. 5-1 in the 6th. zito in there to face -- chase utley. >> off the wall and it caroms away from everybody. utley is digging. utley is dig! they are going to send him! here's the throw home... and utley is... safe! >> that was a great call. even dana made it. he was safe. >> hey, even. >> take a look. there you go. good directing, wayne. he just beat the tag. bruce bochy comes out to argue to no avail. zito not good tonight. he hung more than i have in my closet. the giants lose the series opener 7-2. the next few days in the nfl will be mind numbing. the free agency frenzy players cut, players signed and the first man to capitalize is charles johnson. the defensive end will stay in carolina with the new six-year, $72 million contract. it reportedly includes a $30 million signing bonus. he had

barry zito pitching at at&t tonight for the first time since april 10th.has won both outings since missing more than two months due to a right mid-foot sprain. now he gave up two runs over seven innings in a win against the cubs. follow that up with six scoreless innings saturday and a win over detroit. to get the latest on the giants, jamie has the late on the lefty and joins us from at&t park. jamie? >> reporter: well, henry, barry zito and his entire 12-year career, never been on the disabled list until now, so it was a very challenging time for him so he just did a lot of tweaking and a lot of soul-searching, and now he's being successful. >> the big thick that comes to mind is he's developed or rediscovered his love for the game. on a personal level, when he went down to the minors and stuff, just thought it was all about playing ball, not about the crowd or about the environment, it was just about doing what he does, you know, and getting that mindset back. i think it's helped him kind of enjoy the game again. >> 2-0 the last two games and shown a lo

the padres got to barry zito early, and big. guzman takes one to left for a shot. orlando hudson with yet another three run home run. zito was yanked after giving up 8 runs on 7 hits. the padres went on to win 11-3. >>> the angels and a's played baseball's first scheduled double header in eight years. the a's tried to mount a comeback after a run scored on a sac fly. weeks singled into right center and plated another run. the a's late rally fell short, as bobby abreu gave the insurance run in the 9th inning. they take game 1, 4-2. game 2, that was a bit of a closer one. the a's, had a one run lead in the 6th inning, vernon wells changed that with a solo shot to tie the game. scott sizemore put the pitch into center field for the walk off single. the a's win in 10, 4-3. >>> the u.s. hopes she's wrong. nelly boots her trunks of soccer balls into the net with nation's flag. she has predicted japan will beat the united states. if you want to see if nelly is spot on, the game begins at 11:45 this morning. >> we hope she's wrong. >>>

zito not up to task. they come unglued for four runs., raul ibanez three run shot. 4-1 phillies after one. and chase utley, the inside the park homer shot to center ricochets away from troy. utley is thinking home run and he is not to be denied. the replay showed he was safe at the plate with a head first dive and two other homers from the phillies and the rookie vance wurley a complete game. three hitters, he had help. that man ibanez again in left field with a beautiful catch in left to help make it a 7-2 philly final. >>> you think back to spring training, nobody picked the a's to sleepwalk through this entire season. and we're starting to see some signs of life. they are really a lot better than they've shown. which means nothing. one of the big reasons for a little turn around this guy matsui is begining to hit the ball. shot to straight right. he has himself a rbi double and the a's are leading 3-0 over the rays. cliff pentington another guy starting to swing it. he was 3-3 a shot to left center. he has himself a double and the a's

zito not up to task. they come unglued for four runs.low, raul ibanez three run shot. 4-1 phillies after one. and chase utley, the inside the park homer shot to center ricochets away from troy. utley is thinking home run and he is not to be denied. the replay showed he was safe at the plate with a head first dive and two other homers from the phillies and the rookie vance wurley a complete game. three hitters, he had help. that man ibanez again in left field with a beautiful catch in left to help make it a 7-2 philly final. >>> you think back to spring training, nobody picked the a's to sleepwalk through this entire season. and we're starting to see some signs of life. they are really a lot better than they've shown. which means nothing. one of the big reasons for a little turn around this guy matsui is begining to hit the ball. shot to straight right. he has himself a rbi double and the a's are leading 3-0 over the rays. cliff pentington another guy starting to swing it. he was 3-3 a shot to left center. he has himself a double and the

meaning barry zito had to replace him and he got shelfed. philly fanatic. trouble.he offering to give the phils a lead, and zito roughed up in the last start gave up six runs in seven rin innings. and over the head of torres. off the wall. by the time giants run this down, he's thinking inside of the park he'll run, rounding third. relay, play at the plate. and dive, eluding the tag. and that is a good call, he was safe. inside the park, and phillies by a score of 7-2. we'll see if lincecum can go tomorrow. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. and remember, you can stay connected 24-7 on abc 7 news.com. here is a look on stories you'll find there. from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigra

they win their ninth game, 15-3 and earning zito win no. 2 since coming off the dl.ing to put more distance between themselves and second place arizona. oakland trailing 1-0 in the 3rd this. would be a big night for arizona's chris young kelly johnson who had walked, running hard from 911. johnson comes all the way around to scorement the diamondbacks up their lead, 2- 0. 4-0 in the 5th and again, young doing the damage with upton on in front of him. young a and deep to left, that is no. 16 on the year for young with three hits and drove in all four of arizona's runs. not only did the young man make a nice backhand grab, but he also saved a young woman who was going to watch it hit her in the mug. 4-2 and diamondbacks say three games basket giants in the nl west. toronto, the philly's roy halladay returned to the city he played for four seasons and the city showed their gratitude. corey patterson, davis and then aaron hill. jon rauch on the mound for the jays in the 9thial shane victorino with the base hit.clase utley gets to 2nd ahead by the tag of arencibiaed. here

. >> reporter: one of her proudest moments came in 2005 when she worked with barry zito. >> told him come out and see for himself. he ran me through the mill but two hours later he hired me. >> reporter: she made such a connection that zito reconnected with her while he was on the dl this year. has gone 3-1 since coming off the disabled list. >> he got him. >> yeah. i would say that i contributed in a big way opening his eyes to something that was simple that he said right away when he did it he said okay, oh,. >> reporter: angel hopes to be on the payroll for a major league team one day but in the meantime she is perfectly happy where she is. >> when i'm out here on a saturday i got pitchers coming over left and right hugging me. instead of angels in the out field they say angel on the mound. so... >> angel has correctly predicted many injuries just based on watching pitchers on tv. ace closer andrew bailey was one of her predictions this year. >>> scary moment in detroit. as first baseman scott sizemore was hit near the lef collarbone. he left the game. x-rays were negative. at las

from great pitching to great running, phillies and giants, chase utley took barry zito deep. utley was off to the races. he missed two months with a knee injury this season. he got the green light to come home and beat the throw to the plate. a home run the hard way. phillies beat the giants 7-2. >>> braves and pirates played the longest game of the season and ended in controversy. bottom of the ninth, man on third. scott proctor with a grounder. julio lugo out by a mile. wait a minute. umpire jerry neil called him safe. that's got to be the worst call of the year. naturally the pirates went ballistic. the braves won it 4-3. apparently engineer quli breakfast plans and wanted to get the game overwith. now to d.c. where something was really bugging the marlins. a little guy enjoyed part of the game on top of clay hensley's head and crawled on to the dugout rail. in the blink of an eye, he went from praying to attacking. the man 'tis turned out to be a good luck charm. he hit a homer and the marlins won it 11-2. >>> finally, you ever gone to the swimming pool and forgot your tr

hector sanchez is familiar with one of the pitchers, barry zito. for him when he was rehabbing a few weeks ago. we could see hector in the starting lineup as early as tomorrow. that's when zito takes the hill. that's going to do it here from petco park. we continue our coverage, the game a short while from now, but for now back to the bay area and we bring in jim from the comcast sports newsroom. >> raj, thank you. you sound familiar with that gas lamp district. giants, after last night's thriller of a win the g-men look to add to the win streak when they send tim lincecum to the hill against the last place padres. timmy, 4-2 with a 1.80 e.r.a., lifetime in san diego. let's continue on with the giants. enters the game 7-7 and some wonder if there is something wrong with the two-time cy youn winner. he has been a victim of a lack of run sport. over five starts the giants scored fiv total runs but he loves pitching in san diego. >> we continue on. hoping to help with some of the run support, pablo sandoval who extended his hitting streak hits the se

zito coming off a bad start and things did not get off to a good start to him tonight.ottom of the first, two on, two out, game tied 1-1 before raul ibanez hit this. bottom of the fourth, john mayberry jr., solo shot to left center. 5-1, phils opening this up. bottom of the sixth, no outs, chase utley, line drive off center field wall. andres torres going to make a great effort but it's going to cost him. bouncing off the wall and into no man's land. the inside-the-park home run for utley. 6-1, phillies. utley's third career inside the parker. philadelphia goes on to win 7-2 over the giants. >>> training camp for the 49ers does not officially begin until friday but early this morning the lockout locks came off for good as players returned to work at team headquarters in santa clara. you can only imagine how hard the front office is working to secure free agents but as for the players, they are literally stoked about the first day of school. >> i was so excited that we could come back today, so i just got up here and tried to get the playbook in my hand and talk to the c

. >> and speaking of the starting pitching, barry zito will pitch in game two of that series in philadelphiaying basically he wants to break up the right handed pitching once again. reporting live from at&t park, jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> thank you, jamie. >>> the oakland a's were pounded by the yankees in new york. today they were back at it in the bronx. an early 10:00 a.m. start pacific time. let's take you to the big apple where the a's had some fireworks going on, looking to snap their losing streak to the guys in pinstripes. top of the third, a's down 1-0. josh willingham with a shot to left center, two-run shot, 13th of the season. 2-1 a's. hideki matsui with the solo shot. his eighth of the season to make it 4-2. bottom of the ninth now, andrew bailey. runner on third, robinson cano grounds out to win the game. the green and gold gets the win 4-3 is your final. that's it for now, i'll be back here at 6:00 for a look at a very special baseball team that has overcome some amazing odds. garvin, it's a great story, believe me you don't want to miss this. >>> next at 5:00, a zoo whe

then in last year's spring training, barry zito through to field ner retaliation.ut -- fielder in retaliation. but everybody played nice at the all-star game last week and if the giants get back to the world series, they will have fielder to thank for home field advantage. >> 72 rbi's. at the all-star break. we didn't even score that many runs until june. >> drives one left center field. it is up and out to the wall and gone! and the national league has jumped on top 3-1. >> did i ever tell you i like three-run homers. >> yeah, don't we all? >> you get them. i don't. >> the newest giant, jeff keppinger got the first hit in the orange and black last night. a 9th inning single off the closer don ashford. after search seasons in the big leagues, keppinger is finally thrilled to be on a winning team. >> the idea of this game is to win ball games than team was doing it without me. so i don't want to come in and mess that up in any way. i just want to come in and be a part of the team and do whatever i can to help the team. >> are you looking forward to going to the whit

then in last year's spring training, barry zito through a field ner retaliation, but everybody playede last week at the all-star game. and if the giants get back to the world series, they will have fielder to thank for home field advantage. >> 72 rbis. we didn't even score that many runs until june. >> he drives one to left center field. it is up to the top of the wall and gone! >> the national league has jumped on top, 3-1. >> did i ever tell you i like three-run homers. >> don't we all? >> you get them. i don't. >> and jeff got his first hit in the orange and black last night. a 9th inning single off the brewers closer john ashford. after seven innings in the big league, keppinger is thrilled to finally be on a winning team. >> the idea in this game is to win ball games and this team was doing it without me so i don't want to come in and mess that up in any way. i just want to come in and be a part of the team and do whatever i can to help contribute. >> are you looking forward to going to the white house on monday? >> they're going monday. [ laughter ] >> i'm sure one more in the p

they bring in a catcher by the name of hector sanchez who got rave reviews from barry zito when he wasthere. we'll see how things are going with the nfl labor problems. they may have a settlement in the next 46 to 48 hours. that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> mark, thank you. >>> a stretch of san francisco coastline is suddenly faces a rocky future. coming up, winter storms last year forced lengthy closures for the great highway along ocean beach. it finally opened again but the city is now being told the repairs aren't good enough. find out why in 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> and at the circus of fire on ktvu.com. watch our special report on the crucibal playing this week end. you will find it all on ktvu.com right now. thanks for joining us. hi parents, it's going to be such a big school year. your kids will each take care of our class hamsters, lewis & clark. then i'll tell them the story of pluto, the sad little planet that was. i'll introduce them to some new friends, the fractions, and some cold blooded ones, the dinosaurs. [sfx: dinosaur growl] clark!

the giants score 15 runs and that was plenty for bary zito.tosses six shutout inning despite the long delay and wins his second straight start. they win 15-3. a's and diamondbacks turns into the a's versus chris young. he hits a two-run homer and drives in all four arizona runs. >>> women's final at wimbledon, kvitova wins garns against sharapova. u.s. women will play sweden in the quarter finals on wednesday. >>> sprint cup race, 163rd start. >> kim needs more time for sports. give it to her at 11. see you there. good night. ved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it.

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the giants gave him a chance when zito went down with an injury and look at him now.e is an allstar. they will have four players for the next game. lincecum, cain, wilson and vogelsong who got the start today against destroyed. the tiger cubs were hoping to avoid a sweep. san francisco took a 3-1 lead in the fifth when this chopper gets past santiago. the giants committed three errors and then more costly than this one by tahada in the seventh. instead of being the third out his bad throw to first left the bases loaded. ordonez made them pay by coming through with a clutch two-run single. it is 4-3 tigers. they nearly retook lead and rowan sends this one to the gap. rayburn makes a great diving catch to end the inning. he goes on to win it 6-3. here is the allstar lineup. mccann is the catcher and the brewers have three starters including ricky weeks. paw plan co is at third and reyes at short. geo gonzalez is the only athletic going to the allstar game. today against arizona he showed why he was chosen. he struck out seven while allowing just one run over seven innin

barry zito the pitcher with the 6-0 lead. >>> the as tonight hosting arizona once again. we'll have it all tonight at 10:00 on sports wrap. see you then. >> thank you. >>> well, coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, it was certainly hot today. but is it expected to sizzle tomorrow? the advisory you need to know about and restrictions in place for the bay area. that story plus of course your forecast coming up tonight at 10. >>> that is our report. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. thanks so much for joining us. our next newscast is the ten o'clock news. we'll see you then. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com