including greg byrd who is part of this incredible rivalry for the first time. >> greg, how exciting is this first subway series for you. >> first subway series. i didn't take the subway today. >> how about a meaning game in september? >> it's going to be a lot of fun. it's going to be a packed house and we're looking forward to it. >> obviously yankees-mets in itself is exciting, fun time. but obviously playoff implications for both teams. >> no different than any other series we would be playing against anybody else. everybody's focus is to win the series. we've got to try to do that against the yankees. game. the yankees are going to try to be doing the same thing. probability is 98.6%. the mets playoff probability is 98.8%. but tonight it's not about the numbers, it's about getting a win at citi field. live in flushing, i'm bruce beck, news4 new york. chuck and sibila, this should be a wild three-game series. >> brynn gingrass is at citi field outside. i'm guessing the fans are excited? >> reporter: it's getting wild out here. we're two hours still away from there game. but peopl

greg byrd homered drove in two runs in a 3-1 win. today is the last scheduled day off in the regular season for the yanks. back at it tomorrow gets the mets. >>> the islanders showed off alternate uniforms and resigned brock nelson to a three-year deal. today a six-player trade with the leaves. four kids coming to the islses. the islanders would be his sixth nfl team. third leg of the fedex cup play- offs. the marquee group playing together. one, two and three. day has round one league. fowler' aps approach on 16. spieth was on the green. you couldn't do that again if you tried. but, don't feel bad for mr. spieth. they played the back nine. 196 yards. who needs the other two shots. suspended because of rain. >>> finally from us, a youth football festival in kentucky that included a special touchdown. st. edward against jefferson town. the water boy loves football. his team loves kendall. he is 11 years old with down's syndrome. never played in a game until this game. a special play called den call wright. nice kids from jay town knew

second inning, greg byrd right field gone. next batter jon ryan murphy over the green monster. back to back home runs, yankees well on their way. later in the same inning, carlos beltran. 7 hits and 8 runs in the second inning for the yankees. the babe would be so proud. yankees on top 7th inning 12-3. >>> matt vary very against erin knoll lanes -- knoll lynn. bad results for jon niese and worse for bobby purnell. the first game since mid-august walked the ten pitches then he threw a ball for an error on a bunt that brought in a run. mets are concerned. mets fans are concerned but the six 1/2 division lead makes them feel better. day three at quick second round winner didn't lose a round yet. then serena williams took over. round 2. ten double faults. 24 unforced errors. not a dominating matchment down in the first set, down in the tie break but won 7-6. then went 6/-3 in the second set. alive. williams on to the third round. giants and jets have games tomorrow. josh brown is out. the giant kicker is hurt. no ruling in the deflategate case. tom brady did attend a carter functio

greg byrd into the second deck. only four hits in the game. you just saw three of them. yanks win 5-2. the blue jays lose and yanks now just down by half a game. earlier today at the u.s. open venus williams reached the fourth round with a dominating win. if they keep winning venus will meet serena. williams couldn't catch up. trouble with her foot work. so aggressive in the first set. madox won it 6-3 and she was pumped. williams dropped the opening set eight times and come back to win every time including tonight. found exactly what she needed in the second set to take that 7-5. third set, williams takes control. what she didn't have early, man did she have late. incredible point there and then the match. 6-love in the third. the comeback, the win. the grand slam hopes still alive. that was something. both the giants and jets start playing for keeps a week from sunday. steve weatherford was released. popular popular set to earn over $3 million this year. they swing a trade for the steelers for brad wing. tom brady reacts to his deflate gate court victory. while i'm ple

greg byrd, insurance. drove in two runs. yanks win 3-1. but they can't make up any ground on they won as well. the yanks are still three games back. game week in the nfl. giants get the falcons at home on sunday. starting today, nothing matters. but the next game. we are encouraging where it need be and we talk nothing but improvement in other areas, but again, let's get back on the practice field and get going. >> the jets wait for monday night and a trip to indianapolis. beat the browns in week one. the colts lost to the bills. but records won't mean much. they'll worry about themselves and let the chips fall. >> our challenge is to ourselves to get better. not worried about where we are playing at. we just have to take care of ourselves. we start with the east leaders. the red bulls would fall behind in this one early, but mike brings them right back and the 6th minute. this ties the game at one. both teams came in red hot, but it's the revs that get the golden ticket. in the 65th minute. 2-1 red bulls win. new england is now the east l

new york rookie greg byrd at the plate with men on first and second. >> that one is drilled to rightback over his head over the wall. see ya! a big three run homer. >> byrd lifts the yanks with a three-run homer out in right field. they hang on to win it 6-4 cutting the jays' lead in the a.l. least down to 2 1/2 games. and now a quick check on weather. bill karins is standing by. >> good morning. >> how's it looking? >> okay. beautiful weather. we just officially started fall a little over an hour ago. bad weather in the middle of the country overnight. nebraska, there are some rain out there. the storms as far as the southeast goes not nice beach weather. very windy conditions. a lot of rough seas along the coastal areas. the storm itself is just offshore. and that's good and it looks like it's going to remain there for a good portion of today. tomorrow and into friday it looks like some of that rain will move into the carolinas. but it should stay south of d.c. and philly and new york of course, that's where the pope will be doing all his activities and visitations. 93 in dallas. 8

pete, and if you don't though the name greg byrd, get to know it. this kid has a beautiful swing. >> greg who? >> greg byrd. beautiful swing. slump-proof. well, as far as baseball goes. he's going to be -- slump-proof means, basically, you're not going to, your swing is mechanically sound. >> e follow you, duke, i've been around. >> he's going to be a huge star. evan long gore ya pops one up, brian mccann makes a great diving catch. the yankees played with a ton of energy, they really did. same score in the sixth. this is chaseheadly, that's going to -- chase headily, and that the throw to the plate. same score in the ninth, it's the rookie, byrd, crushes one right. that is a slow low -- >> this is the guy who's slump-proof. that's what you said. >> look, baseball, you're going to go through slumps. as far as -- >> how old is he? >> early 20s. he's a young guy. >> good for hum. >> yanks win it 3-1. so yanks and the mets this weekend, they're both off today, wig subway -- big subway series out at citi field. >> oh, fun. thanks duke. >> let's go outsid

bottom of the inning, brian mattis out of the pen facing rookie greg byrd, two on against the oriolesyork wins, 8-6. o's lost 15 of the last 18 games. don't forget, you guys cheery up, virginia tech take october defending champs, ohio statement to >> all right, thank you, carol. >> wow. >> coming up next, nightly news. what a challenge. >> see you at 11:00. what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. >>> tonight, labor day blitz. 2016 candidates campaigning on overdrive this holiday as joe biden hears cheers of "run, joe, run" and hillary clinton gets some of her worst polling news yet. >>> opening the gates. a number of countries committing to giving refuge to tens of thousands in search of freedom. as the masses keep coming, flooding the borders. >>> breaking his silence. an ame

deep the tie the game. 2 on for greg byrd. he takes this deal. his third home run in three days. win it 6-4. they trail the blue joaos two-and-a-half games with 12 to go. >>> the brewers squaring off. kris bryant going to get ahold of this one. this will be his 26th home run of the season the most ever by a cub's rookie. that's all jake ariata would need. he's the first pitcher to get to 20 wins this season with an e.r.a. under 2. he's the front runner to win the cy young award t. cubs are closing in on their post-season birth since 28. >>> it's not often we get german soccer highlights, byayern munich, he scores not one, not two, not three, not four, but five goals, he did it in under nine minutes t. fastest anyone has scored five goals in bundesliga history. check out the manager there. he could not believe it. guys, there are some teams in europe that haven't scored five goals in entire season. he did that in under nine minutes. how do you think those teams are feeling? >> how is he feeling right now? >> great highlights. >> thanks. >>> 25 minutes past the hour. pope francis w