that would be carlos beltran and shortstop, orlando cabrera picked up in trades and the giants with that two game leading taking on arizona for three and the new comers spoke about arriving in san francisco with the new team. >> iget to know them on the plane, on that ride, like i said, i am happy to be here, happy to be part of the team. i believe we have a chance and we need to keep going. >> the situation -- some of the guys thought -- all the people trying to, you know, develop guys so we didn't know. i was hoping they were trying to trade me. too old to get developed. [ laughter ] >> hopefully he has something left in the tank. randy moss had enough. he is retiring after 13 years in the nfl. he said he had a few offers from nfl teams but he had enough. randy moss caught 954 passes for 14,858 yards, and 153 touchdowns touchdowns. the raiders with a big deal today as they have reuped and extended the contract of linebacker kamerion wimbley. 5 years, $48 million. >> thank you. >>> we are monitoring the seven alarm fire, the latest coming up at 7:00 on tv 36. thanks for joining us.

recently acquired orlando cabrera starting with the g-men, the giants love his defense, smash and grab against hernandez. that was as good as it got. zito on the hill, not good. jumps on the curveball, first home run. gives up five runs. they had no answer for johnny plato. complete shutout. reds sweep the giants 9-0 the final. >> serena williams is back in the winner's circle. after foot surgery and a blood clot. her return at stanford. playing in her first final since 2010. facing mary bartoli. she was up 3-1 but overcame the break two-breaks and wins the set. she dominates the second. srena goes on to win it and first win since her return. >> anything can happen literally. i don't think about that anymore. i just really enjoy myself. i'm so happy to be on tour again. after everything i've been through, i thorly enjoy each moment. >> the newest superstar in the lpga, her fifth of the career, youngest ever at 22 years old. shot a 69 and caps it off with a birdie winning by four strokes. >> 7 footer for birdie for first pga tour win, he curls it in, made six birdies on a $1 million che

giants grabbing the lead an inning later in the fifth on an orlando cabrera sac fly.n the sixth, giants tack on another with this score from third. keppinger was 4-3. scary time in the eighth. chase utley's bat hits tim lincecum. he left two batters later. said he is okay. brian wilson watches his hero close the door. giants, losers of eight of their last nine, score a 3-1 victory. lips thumb natches a win. >> actually -- something to build upon. just winning one here and there isn't the way to get to a winning streak. >> mer buzz from friday's fight. bruce bochy ripping a philadelphia radio host. the giants manager referring to a tweet bybrook -- bruno as racist. he referred to ramirez as a quote, illegal alien pitcher. bruno has apologized for that tweet. >> the oakland's are not exactly road warrior. no team in either league has last more games away from home than the a's. facing the rays. they get a help from hideki matsui, ties it up and extends his hitting streak to 15. the a's took the lead 4-3, only to have the rays tie it up on a seventh inning blast by long

orlando cabrera, first pitch swinging, grounds out to short.ole hamels throws a complete game as the giants lose 2-1. jamie sire has more. >> in the first three games against the phillies, the giants have been outscored 14-3, becoming complete game victims by two of the phillies starters. >> we had faced some really good pitching here recently. but if you think you're good, which we do. you don't win the world series unless you beat good pitching, which we have shown we can do. granted it's not happening right now, and we're all frustrated. >> we have been able to face good pitchers. offensively, we're not -- we end up getting anything going. so we just have to continue to fight every day, and find a way. >> when your team's in a rut and not scoring runs, you have to go out there and keep doing what you're doing. wee have to good out there and keep pitching good games. >> reporter: before the game, andrew bochy held a meeting with the position players. this is the time the team needs to stick together. i'm jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> nice j

orlando cabrera nuked down, two run score. 5-1dbacks. aubrey huff fell, but it was solo.giants lose. knocked around for five runs in the 2nd. three-run score, it's call add triple. the mariners beat the a's 8-4. >> 49ers signed madu williams who spent the last three seasons with minnesota vikings. the safety. that could signal the end. randy moss is retiring. he leaves the game. moss was a free agent. he considered it, but decided to retire. keep your eye on moss, he may not be done yet. he has producttitivety, but it has to have the right fit as you well know. >> in other words, it has to be about him. >> pretty much. >> that's so harsh. we are coming back at 11:00. see you then. >> all right. good night. ,,,, turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you considered this by motorola ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. get the latest smartphones like the more powerful than ever droid x2 by motorola.

orlando cabrera, base hit. giants came back to tie the game at 5, but they are now trailing 7-5 in the 9th inning. and to keep an eye on the dbacks. in the nation's capital. 7th inning, that's his first big league since 2005. arizona wins 2-0. that losing streak is over. a's and yankees in the bronx. brandon allen was brought over in the trade that sent brad zeigler. the 8th inning give the a's a 6- 0 lead. they held on for dear life 6-5. legendary women's birthday coach has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. won more games than any college coach. she noticed a series of lapses oaf the past year, including when she was in the hall trying to diagram plays and unfortunately, alzheimer's early on set is becoming more and more. >> yeah. all right dennis, thank you. >>> we're coming back at 11:00. >> we'll see you then. premiering the revolution by lg. the newest release with verizon 4g lte. the first phone pre-loaded with access to netflix's massive movie library. powered by verizon 4g lte for an unparalleled streami

they acquired carlos beltran from the melts, then orlando cabrera. but they needed to start winning some games. to cincinnati, giants trying to avoid the sweep. i'll tell you the playoff chase no laughing matter, orlando. neither is the reds' first inning. two on for joey vaught toe. he singles to ride. stubbs scores, 1-0 reds. bottom of the second, hernandez at the plate. little shot up the middle. bottom of the fourth, frazier, : his first big league home run puts the reds up 4-0 and the brooms come out for the sweep? cinci. bottom of the seventh, two runners on and vato sends it to dead center. his 17th of the year. 8-0 reds. john johnny ket toe going for the game. two games up on arizona in the nl west. >> they're tough. they're resilient. they've been through this before, and we know this isn't going to be easeasy. we're going to hit bumps in the road. this is a serious one. we knew coming in this was going to be a tough trip, to take two out of three to start it off was obviously a good thing for us, especially after getting swept here. >> giant

giants pitcher barry zito got roughed up for his third start in a row, and carlos beltran and orlando cabrera not help their new teammate. the giants wrapped up their road trip with their worst loss of the season, a 9-0 loss to the cincinnati reds that completed a three-game sweep. the asbeat the minnesota twins 7-3. the pitcher struck out nine in six innings for oakland. >>> do you ever take a towel or robe from a hotel? coming up, watch out for linen tracker. we'll show you how the hotels are fighting back. yÑsÑkékékióç]s]s turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you ever considered this ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. buy one droid 3 by motorola, the thinnest full qwerty smartphone ever for $199.99, and get another one free. >>> time now for tech talk with gabe slate. >> a miami tech company named linen tracker has developed tiny washable chips that can be sewn into linen. >> reporter: these chips use radio waves to wirelessly send data. they can

next batter, orlando cabrera, this is not what the giants needed. first pitch swinging grounds out to short. cole hamels throws a complete game as the giants lose to the one. more baseball for you, when jonathan johnston decided to attend the naval academy, he didn't realize how tough following his baseball dream would be. the catcher was an all patriot league honoree during the senior season. the path to the big leagues had twists at every turn. >> i was ready for both. i was ready to play professional baseball, and i was ready to go be an officer on board a ship. >> he knew what he was getting into, he also knew that this would be a challenge. >> nearly two years away from baseball awaited lieutenant johnston after graduation. but when he returned to sevilcin life, the catcher caught on with the a's organization. >> when i went to king county, spring training. situation, he whole cc1: and they were always very supportive of me. they knew i had no control over what was going on. and, you know, they just stood behind me. >> but a short time after re

orlando cabrera, two-run score. 5-1dbacks. >> i can't wait to feel better at the plate and everything will come. >> headed into tonight's game, and ground into a killer double play. he did have two hits with a triple. the giants lose 5-2. it's not coming together. fourth loss in a row. their lead is cut to one game in the west. trever cahill's misfortunes continue. ryan sweeney coming up, trying to make the catch and doesn't happen. thinking line drive, goes to the wall. it's ruled a triple. mariners have the worst offense in the league, but they win 8- 4. cahill's record drops to 9 and 10. >> a one-year deal. williams had been let go by minnesota because he was due over $5 million. it could mend p mean the end. shot back on twitter saying i'm not sure what that mean was for. i guess to scare me, well it didn't boric, try again. >> in recent internet workout video, 49ers pro bowl willis says his potential has not been released. a reason he is prime to improve on the field. competition for the team's best body is between willess and vernon davis. a linebacker on game day. >> how does y

orlando cabrera is out with a strained groin. and eli whiteside was placed on the dl with a concussion. it has gotten so bad that tonight's starting lineup had one guy hitting above .250 and they looked worse against wandy rodriguez. he strikes out 8 in 8 shutout innings and the astros didn't look like the team in the worst record in baseball. j.b. shuck hit the two-run double down the right field line. 2-0 astros. got even worse in the 6th. carlos corporan hits one too hot it handle for aubrey huff. two more runs come around to score. the astros win 6-0 as the giants get shut out for the second night in a row and the 12th time this season. the diamondbacks in atlanta. brian mccann hits a two-run shot. they beat the dbacks 4-2 and for the giants, arizona has now lost three straight. so the giants remain 2 1/2 games back in the west, but maybe their only shot at the playoffs is they are now seven games behind the braves for the wild card. a's and j's, toronto had the bases loaded. but they couldn't cash in against rich. he strikes

but the pats woke up. 4th inning orlando cabrera's r.b.i. single and the giants score four runs in the inning leading 5-1. matt cain giving up an unearned run in the 1st then lights out striking out nine in eight innings. giants ahead 7-1. the braves got the tying run to the plate but jeremy affeldt strikes out brian mccann to end the game. giants hang on and beat the braves 7-5. arizona had a seven- game win streak snapped. so the giants are now 2.5 games in the west. five behind the braves for the wild card. the ship sailed weeks ago on the as and os hopes. >> thought you were going to give me the edmond fitzgerald. >> he is out at the plate. the as hang on to win 6-5 over the orioles. >>> the 49ers sign former raider quarterback today. 32 years old. giving san francisco a little bit more experience behind alex smith. this saturday's battle at the bay will be a reunion for 49er cornerback rogers and raiders quarterback jason campbell drafted in the same year by the redskins. >> there is a guy on the 49ers who cannot wait to thank you. >> t

orlando cabrera grounds out to end the game.amels goes the distance as the phillies beat the giants 2-1 for the ninth straight win. >>> the phillies pitching staff made it look easy against the league's worst offense. for the series, the giants have only scored three runs in 27 innings. and simply can't get the big hits. they're 0-17 with runners in scoring positions. >>> the giants have lost eight out of nine. and if the diamondbacks beat the dodgers tonight, the giants fall to second place in the west. for the first time since may 10. >>> red sox and yankees separated by just one game. cc sabathia leads the majors with 16 wins. but he is 0-4 against boston this season. ja coby elsburg drove in six run, three on the 19th homer of the jeer. the sox win 10-4. and now tied with the yankees in the east. >>> a scary moment last night in colorado. rockies pitcher juan nacsaio was hit in the side of the head by a line drive. he underwent neck surgery today to stabilize a fractured vertebra. the steam said in a statement that he remain

orlando cabrera grounds out to end the game.es. >> you have to wonder if the bats are going to get hot. they scored three runs in the series and are 0-17 with runners in scoring position. lou is checking out his former team, the reyes. alex cob, he has a young arm. he rips his solo shot to right. his sixth of the season. coco crisp stole four bases and now leaves the american league with nothing -- the team had six steels. their most in a game since 1999. he is now 4-1 since returning from the disabled list. then in the 9th, it's dejesus with another solo shot to right. two home runs in one game. the a's pound the ray's 8-0. was a scary moment last night in colorado. rockies pitcher was hit in the side of a head by a line drive. he'll miss the rest of the surgery after undergoing treatment. >>> the hall of fame game may have been canceled. but over 13,000 fans showed up to see the latest class get enshrined into the hall of fame. >> i like him, but something is missing. deon sanders was the name. prime time. arguably the best co

orlando cabrera grounds out to end the game.amels goes the distance as the phillies beat the giants 2-1 for the ninth straight win. the giants have lost eight out of nine and the offense continues to struggle. they only scored three runs in the series. and are 0--17 with runners in scoring position. >>> lou piniella checking out the former team, the rays. abosom -- alex cobb, the youngest arm developed by tampa bay. this is a solo hit to right. and the a's lead the rays 7-0 in the 9th. >>> red sox and yankees. separated by just one game. cc sabathia leads the majors with 16 wins. but he is 0-4 against boston this season. jacobi elsebury drove in six runs, three on the 19th homer of the year. the sox win 10-4 and tied with the yankees in the east. >>> scary moment last night in colorado, rockies pitcher juan nicasio was hit in the side of the head by a line drive. he will miss the rest of the season. after undergoing neck surgery today to stabilize a fractured vertebra. he is expected to remain hospitalized into next week. >>> la

. >> aquí están, orlando cabrera, y carlos beltrán. >> el estar aquí para mí es una decisión urbana porquentado que el equipo necesitaba tener poder, necesita un poquito de ayuda la defensa, entonces carlos beltrán representa eso, no el poder sólo a la vez que cocinó también el lado derecho del plato. >> es un párrafo son los gigantes? >> claro porque viene de un mercado que es bastante difícil como los mets de nueva york, estuvo con kansas city, pasó a houston cuando houston también estaba en busca de arrasar a los playoffs, >> es otros refuerzos llegan en el preciso momento cuando algunos jugadores están en la lista de deshabitados, eso quiere decir que ellos no pueden jugar, sin embargo hoy que inician serie contra los de arizona, todo parece indicar que beltrán, y también cabrera verán acción, y a su equipo se encuentra acá el de beltrán, y también el de cabrera. >> cabrera dice que está impresionado con el equipo de los jugadores san francisco. >> o sea que cada persona tiene su estilo, yo creo que siempre hemos impulsado la química que es lo más importante. >> los gigantes en el prim

orlando cabrera lining a single to left. aaron rowan scores and the giants tie it at 5-5. gonzalez with the single to second and hundley scores. the padres win 7-5. after the contest, bruce bochy was still optimistic. >> they found a way to battle back. we've been missing that, and we did come back to tie the game. just couldn't hold them there in 9th. they fought hard and we couldn't quite finish the deal there, but we had some big hits there late. >> brandon allen, hot since joining oakland. there is his first home run with the a's, look where that thing landed. way up there, top deck status. a's with a 1-0 lead. top of the 8th, 5-0, and once again, deep to right. the a's hang on to win 6-5. >> it's not easy. you know, you can break it down as many ways as you can, but simplified, just get the foot down, get ready and get a good pitch to hit. i'm thankful and blessed with those two home runs. a great victory for us, too. >> some nascar news. kyle busch still competing but now forbidden to drive on the same streets as you and i. his license revoked 45 days after doing 128

. >> among those concerned about the lack of offense, orlando cabrera.the new short stop said he was getting kind of worried until this afternoon that is. -dad, why e you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are the great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a perhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ in the giants needed something positive. they needed to end the losing streak, which they did, against arizona. a nice day to build your own boat and hit the cove. he rebuilt his career six innings. he won his 6th straight decision. he had his best game as a giant and three hits and scored twice and drove in a run with a base hit off marquis. 2-0 giants. cabrera admitted he is getting worried. nobody was hitting. cabrera doubles home two runs in the fifth. he had three

orlando cabrera feeling good in the orange and black, but the reds first wasn't feeling good for the g-men. joe y votto singles. ramon hernandez at the plate and a hard shot up the middle. that's cabrera, flashed the leather. he throws out hernandez, nice play. bottom of the fourth 3-0 reds. todd frazier, his first big fly major league career puts the reds up 4-0 and those river city crazies got the brooms out. p bottom of the seventh, a three-run home run. 8-0 reds. so let's get to the top of the inth and johnny cueto, he'scc1: going for the complete game and gets it. reds win 9-0.cc1: with the loss giants now just two games up on arizona in the west. >>> the giants open their longest home stand of the season on monday when they host arizona. the diamondbacks in second in the west and they'll have another arm in the bullpen. the a's traded today right-hander brad ziegler. while ziegler immediately gets thrown into the playoff race, that doesn't make being dealt any easier. >> it's tough to leave here. i've been with the a's since 2004, so it's all i've really known in pro ball other

giants had five hits and here is a diving catch with orlando cabrera. giants lose 1-nil.or cahill struggling this year. kobe has clout and he got it. 4-0 blue jays. this come back from jose bafista goes off the glove and allen drops it. next batter, base hit scores eric. cahill, seven runs allowed. 7-0 and cahill is 9-12 on the year. >> and fill, nailed in the forehead. a ball hit, he bounced right back up and that left a mark. he ended up leaving the game but he is okay. >>> on to football, raiders are getting set for the battle of the bay. square off the 49ers in pre-season action in candlestick. raiders are dealing with a bunch of injuries. quarterback johnson had surgery and so is mcfadden. he acknowledges the raiders are banged up but will never use that as an excuse. >> they need to look around the league. i think everyone is having similar issues. the differences ours have been with some of our top line players. that is going to happen. i would rather it happen now than happen later. >> we know this about stanford quarterback andrew luft looked the cardinals and de

orlando cabrera the clutch hit. we have 5-5 going to the top of the fifth. diego with two against ramon ramirez it's alberto gonzalez with a shot back up the middle making it 6-5 padres. there's your final 7-5. giants now two back as they get no help against the d-backs tonight in washington. arizona puts an end to their six game losing streak. one swing taking care of the business. sean bureaus a two run shot. it held up in a 2-0 win. the ball was also flying out of yankee stadium tonight and that's usually something the a's don't want any part of it. but they get the best of it. watching the ball game bacara. brandon allen his first yankee stadium at-bat for the a's. that is a tape measure shot into the third deck. he hit two tonight. and the a's filled a 6-0 lead but here come the yankees. nick swisher the former a with a 3-run shot of their own. they close to within 6-5, and swisher flew to the center field wall with the bases loaded in the middle of 9th inning. meantime you have baseball managers always looking for the heads up play out there. guys prob

orlando cabrera the clutch hit. we have 5-5 going to the top of the fifth. diego with two against ramon ramirez it's alberto gonzalez with a shot back up the middle making it 6-5 padres. there's your final 7-5. giants now two back as they get no help against the d-backs tonight in washington. arizona puts an end to their six game losing streak. one swing taking care of the business. sean bureaus a two run shot. it held up in a 2-0 win. the ball was also flying out of yankee stadium tonight and that's usually something the a's don't want any part of it. but they get the best of it. watching the ball game bacara. brandon allen his first yankee stadium at-bat for the a's. that is a tape measure shot into the third deck. he hit two tonight. and the a's filled a 6-0 lead but here come the yankees. nick swisher the former a with a 3-run shot of their own. they close to within 6-5, and swisher flew to the center field wall with the bases loaded in the middle of 9th inning. meantime you have baseball managers always looking for the heads up play out there. guys prob

later in a 4 run 5th, orlando cabrera with a shot in the left hand corner. two runs are going to score. cabrera has the giants out to a 6-0 lead, and it gets better. cody ross drove in a run with a grounder. that will also fetch a pair. 8-0 lead. 8-1 the final. ryan vogelsong went 6 strong. he talked about that season high home output of 8 runs. >> we've been hitting some balls hard. even cincinnati, and here, it seems like we've got to be leading the league in diving plays against us. it's got to see the balls are falling in. hopefully this gets our guys going a little bit. >>> meantime, all the warm and fuzzies the a's were working on, looking like yesterday's lint after they were swept out of seattle by the last place mariners. not a good three day stint up north. jesse bard with a shot off geo gonzalez. now 9-9. the only bright spot for the a's, one swing of the bat by josh willingham late. a three run shot. that is his team leading 16th of the year. >>> meantime, the 49ers. their motto has been so far, don't spend a buck and maybe next year, you'll get

later in a 4 run 5th, orlando cabrera with a shot in the left hand corner.e going to score. cabrera has the giants out to a 6-0 lead, and it gets better. cody ross drove in a run with a grounder. that will also fetch a pair. 8-0 lead. 8-1 the final. ryan vogelsong went 6 strong. he talked about that season high home output of 8 runs. >> we've been hitting some balls hard. even cincinnati, and here, it seems like we've got to be leading the league in diving plays against us. it's got to see the balls are falling in. hopefully this gets our guys going a little bit. >>> meantime, all the warm and fuzzies the a's were working on, looking like yesterday's lint after they were swept out of seattle by the last place mariners. not a good three day stint up north. jesse bard with a shot off geo gonzalez. now 9-9. the only bright spot for the a's, one swing of the bat by josh willingham late. a three run shot. that is his team leading 16th of the year. >>> meantime, the 49ers. their motto has been so far, don't spend a buck and maybe next year, you'll get andrew luck.

so to strengthen their positions they traded for carlos beltran and orlando cabrera, veterans with trackthe post-season. >> as a ballplayer you always have pressure. but it's a good pressure. it's a pleasure of doing well. when you feel good at the plate you will be able to do that. i can't wait to start feeling better at the plate and i know everything will come. >> i find a great deal of happiness in winning. so winning to me is almost everything. >> reporter: few predicted the diamondbacks would be the giants' closest competitors. but they are going for it picking up pitchers jason marquis and former as reliever brad ziegler for the stretch run. marquis is a dependable starter who always seems to stymie the giants. he gives up two runs less per game against them than the rest of the league. and ziegler shores up arizona's inexperienced bullpen. he had a short trip to his new club once he learned of the trade from oakland. >> found out on twitter on the internet. i got texting or tweets and got, hey, looks like it's done. i'm like, you know, oakland hasn't called me, nothing b45 minute

orlando cabrera. line drive base hit. laser scores aubrey huff. 2-1 giants.inds left field. in somes sherholz to make it 3-1. check four the slider. jeremy in the ninth and that is when it gets crazy. prado over the head of cody ross. two runs and now 7-5. a little tension. brian mccann, tying run at the plate. gets them to end it, 7-5 the final. giants gain a game in the west. because of what happened in philly. the phillies up for 8 runs after trailing arizona 2-1. funny sequence. hunter pence thought he got the get down sign from the third base coach. he quickly figured that was a go sign. tied the game at two. laughing about it. 7th inning. the phillies blow it up. wilson valdez with a double to dead center. three 7th. four in the 8th for philly. giants now two and a half back of arizona in the west. a's and o's. this might have been the best a's game of the season. kurt suzuki solo in the second. recently acquired brandon allen. this kid has been fun to watch since he was acquired in the zeigler trade. a triple and an error. kind of a little league homer

the other new giants on the board, orlando cabrera doubles down the left field line.eltran score. cabrera with three rbis today. ross doubled to the gap off former athletic brad zeigler. suddenly the giants offense has arrived and. >> the time. a-- the giants avoidsweep and the sweep. >> geogonzalez, bottom two gets josh ward looking. fanned nine but gave up six runs in six and a third. bard with revenge with a business hit up the middle to score a pair. two the fifth. the a's on the board. sizemore. yanks one down the left field line. conor jackson in and lead is cut in half at 2-1. bottom five. 3-1 ms. wells singles through theeld. dustin catabaly scores. two rbis. the a's swept in seattle, 7-4. on to football. the 49ers have got a lot of adjustments. new playbook. new teammates. most of all a new head coach and as his stanford players learned jim harbaugh is pure energy. the reality is the lockout hurt the niners more than most teams. harbaugh only met the player 20s guys ago. essentially a crash course in getting to know you. >> i love them, man. i could. i love h

the newest giant orlando cabrera showed off what he could do in the field.of the giants showed off what they could do at the plate. they lost it 9-0. >> the a's travel to seattle today, their game against the mariners starts at 7:10. they are going to try to add to their winning streak. ryan sweetly helped take out the twins with two rbi double. a's win 7-3. >> 49er frank gore is ending his short contract hold-out. gore skipped out on the first four days of training camp but a team spokesperson says gore spoke to new coach jim harbaugh and agreed to practice while he tries to work out the contract extension. he could be forced to pay $90,000 in fines just for holding out. the raiders re-sign free safety michael huff. they came to terms on a deal. the raiders drafted huff in 2006, he was a free agent. he says the team called but he didn't answer because he knew he was coming back to the silver and black. it's 6:46 now. time to check the forecast now with meteorologist rob mayeda. a mild start to august. >> so far. we have low clouds. because after strong sea

black optimists would say the giants took 2-3 with a little help from new guy carlos beltran or orlando cabrera are happening for the giants, and jamie joins us live from at&t park. jamie. >> damon, after yesterday's win over the diamondbacks, bruce bochy called it the biggest game of the season so far. that makes every game after that even bigger, and that starts with tonight's game against the phillies. >> i believe it's august, and so i think the phillies are a team we need to beat to win games. arizona caught us to us a couple games in the series, so we need to beat them because we need to win every game we can and separate ourselves from the pack. >> it's a good match-up. yesterday we got off to a great start. hopefully we keep the hitting going and the pitching was great yesterday. hopefully we get big wins. >> we play our game, we can win. it will take great pitching on our side to beat this club. we know it, but sure, you know, you get that going for you, you've done it. it's not like we haven't had some success against, you know, their pitching. >> reporter: and the giants have reinsta

bases loaded for orlando cabrera who has liftoff. that's good enough to play to run.ubrey huff comes in on the sacrifice. braves lead cut to one. next batter. eli white side. hits one on the right side. that's a sacrifice fly to center. one tags and scores. giants tie the game at two. top of the sixth, nate doing it with the lumber. leading off the inning and that's not coming back. solo shot to right. gives the giants a 3-2 leet. his ninth of the season. 4-2 san francisco right now. but atlanta has the tying run at first. >>> sticking with the defending champs, news out of atlanta on carlos belan. they said they would wait to decide whether to place the right fielder on the disabled list tomorrow. beltran missed the last six games with a right hand injury. >>> nascar sprint cup series from watkins glenn new york. straight to the final lap. into the back of david rag an. rag an shoots across the track and slams into david route i man. both cars were absolutely destroyed. it's going to cost them an insurance deductible. marcus ambrose is the winner. holding off kyle bu

orlando cabrera is day >>> another day another injury for the giants. >> i'm surprised they haven't called yet. it could be coming. we begin with the daily injury updates for the giants. oral cabrera is day to day with a strained groin. pablo sandoval scratched due to inflammation in the shoulder and eli whiteside was placed on the seven-day dl with a concussion he suffered wednesday night in atlanta. hector sanchez is recalled from fresno to replace whiteside. >>> it's gotten so bad that tonight's starting line-up only had one guy hitting above .250. houston has the worst record in baseball but it took the lead in the third. he hit a two-run double down the right field line. astros lead 5-0 in the top of the 7th. the d-backs are in atlanta this weekend. brian hits a two-run shot to right his 20th of the season. the braves are up 4-2 in the 7th so if they hang on the giants would remain 2.5 games behind arizona. >>> college hoops news. randy bennett will remain in moraga for the next decade after agreeing to a new 10-year deal with st. mary's. bennett is the winningest coach in gales histo

pablo sandoval out with a strained shoulder, orlando, cabrera a strained groin, eli whiteside concussionptoms. zero offense again last night in houston. we are in deep mustache envy, folks. the astros, worst team in baseball going nowhere, but it doesn't matter. if you can't score, you can't win. second inning, mike fontenot, base hit. aubrey huff trying to score at second. out at the plate. ryan vogelsong did go seven innings. gave up two earned runs and three unearned. bottom of three, jbshuck down the line. the giants made two errors in the sixth and that opened for the pitcher, wandy rodriguez to cash in with a two-run single. he also tossed 8 shutout innings. giants shutout for the second straight game, 6-0. they stay 2 1/2 back because arizona lost. a's and jays in oakland. hungry for runs and they got some. josh willingham, that almost lands right by the wiling hams. a's on top, 2-zip. rich harden had a no-hitter through far. the great diving stop to get edwin encarnacion. 11 strikeouts, a career high. goes seven innings and gets the win. a's victorious, 2-0. nobody really cares a

ninth inning and the tumbling catch on orlando cabrera. kimbal had 37 saves. giants lose 1-0.s typifies cahill's season off of his glove and allen drops it. next batter you know you are going to pay. base hit. cahill gives up five runs and 7-0 the final. this is scary in chicago tonight. look out. white sox pitcher nailed in the forehead on a ball hit. he bounced right back up. he ended up leaving the game but good news is he is okay. indians beat the white sox 4-2. >> one of the things everybody expected after the long walkout was a slew of injuries and that is exactly what the raiders are dealing with. 49ers at candlestick without injured started like chris johnson lewis murphy and darren mcfadden. they say the injuries are a problem but the back-ups have to step up and be ready. >> that is the time of the year it's going to happen. if you look around the league everybody is having similar issues. others have been with our top line players. that is going to happen. i would rather it happen now than later. >>> college football stanford they have not gotten this much attention

top of the fourth, two on for orlando cabrera. he will single to right.ubrey huff willog and tap home plate to make it 2-1. eli whiteside singles to left. that will make it 3-1. right now the giants are up 7-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning. speaking of the giants, their closer brian wilson, the bearded man, is expected to miss two to three games. he has inflammation in his right elbow. doctors say ndlswion's arm does not have any major structural damage. he allowed three runs and a blown save against the braves last monday. time for the gridiron, get ready for some hard hitting action, raiders visit the niners this saturday. week two of the preseason, we have in depth coverage of both teams beginning with jamie, are they ready for the raiders saturday? >> i think so, henry, i think more than anything they're ready to improve upon that very first preseason game where the offensive line was one of the big concerns and both head coach jim harbaugh and greg roman say guys like adam snyder have been playing both center and guard during practice. >> i've go