he tweeted a's fans, matt chapman has a message for you. he posted the interview on twitter. adding yeah, what he said. and he tweeted oakland, we can't do this without you. come and watch the kids play, you won't regret it. tonight the president of the a's. what would you like to see in is important everyone who comes has a great experience and tells their friends. >> i was noticing all the empty seats. they are playing good and no one is watching so i feel bad for them. >> reporter: tonight more people did come out. attendance was at 17,000 with 4,000 fans walking up to buy tickets after matt chapman's comments. fans are hopeful this is just the beginning. christin ayers, kpix 5. >> we will have the highlights from tonight's game coming up in sports. >>> a bay ary >> a thulyba city boasting -- unlikely bay area city boasting million homes. and now the water is flowing i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to e

matt chapman was just on point. 19th home run of the season. chapman hit safely in ten year games. lowry extended his hitting streak. this one not quite there but good enough for a two run double. chapman would lead off the seventh and like the first pitch he saw. second of the game, 20th of the year. that p man was three for five with two rbi. lowry up next and this time he got all of that one. it's out. he was also three for five but had three rbi. a's take three of four from minnesota and pick up the 6-2 win. >> giants fans brought their pets to the park today. the giants had nine first run in this series. three hits, one run, four strike outs, improved to 7-8 on the season. tied at one at the bottom of the fourth and steven dug gar picks the best time for his first career triple. that would bring in two runs and that is the difference maker. giants win 3-1. >> i want to continue with what we have been doing this whole year, continue this same game plan and go from there. obviously a win is great, go against my former teammates and those guys. it is a little better. but it's bet

and then matt chapman on third, commits to home on the wild pitch, and slides in head first. he is safe. 5-3. so the a's still have a little bit of life. four parties later, trevor simeon little flair, it drops, and look at olson, who is out at the plate. bell melvin wants another look. wants a review, but -- bill melvin wants another look. wants a review, but the call stands. 6-4 your final. gun half back of houston now, but still four up in the wildcard race. >>> two of the best pitchers in the game squared off in new york. madison bumgarner versus the mets and jacob degrom. key sequence, gegrom throws what looks like strike three. would have been inning over, but the home plate umpire calls

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top first...no score....matt chapman says good bye!curve ball...that's a solo home run...oakland strikes first. one to nothing a's. top 4th...and here come the twins... tyler austin nails one off of chris bassitt...that is a homerun. it went 433 feet...tie game.. top 5th...and the a's not done... jed lowrie doubles to deep right... nick martini and matt champan score...3-1 oakland. bottom 6th....and minnesota not going down without a fight...tyler austin homers again...this time to right field...the twins are knocking on the door.4-2 oakland. top 7th...and the a's show their muscles. they've got big ones...matt chapman back at it again another homerun... that would make the score 5-2 athletics. chapman's 20th homer of the season. still in the 7th... and jed lowrie puts this one away...he homers to right center field...and oakland gets the big win in minnesota. 6 to 2. and the san francisco giants were at home this afternoon...playing host to the texas rangers. his jersey says "last name" but pitcher derrek holland's name has been in th

top first...no score....matt chapman says good bye! belts the hanging curve ball...that's a solo home run...oakland strikes first. one to nothing a's. top 4th...and here come the twins... tyler austin nails one off of chris bassitt...that is a homerun. it went 433 feet...tie game.. top 5th...and the a's not done... jed lowrie doubles to deep right... nick martini and matt champan score...3-1 oakland. bottom 6th....and minnesota not going down without a fight...tyler austin homers again...this time to right field...the twins are knocking on the door.4-2 oakland. top 7th...and the a's show their muscles. they've got big ones...matt chapman back at it again another homerun... that would make the score 5-2 athletics. chapman's 20th homer of the season. still in the 7th... and jed lowrie puts this one away...he homers to right center field...and oakland gets the big win in minnesota. and the san francisco giants were at home this afternoon...playing host to the texas rangers. derek holland on the mound for the giants.and let's not forget to

matt chapman pops it up. mitch hanniger can't hang on to t. he has the ugliest slide ever.'s go ahead. bottom of the sixth, chapman with yet another double. this is his third of the night. brings home chad hinder and jonathan luke roy. a sz go up 6-1 at this point. up comes jed lowrie. he'll pick up his second double of the night and fourth rbbi. 74 rbis. the mariners made it interesting. hanniger's two-run single made it a one-run game. who's up next for the ms. the slugger, nelson cruz. decides to go with a $98-mile-an-hour fastball and the as hang on to win and lead the mariners by 2 1/2 games. in his post game interview matt chapman made a plea to the fans. >> i want to use this time to encourage people, come out, man. all the fans and support we could get, we could appreciate it. i wish we could get people out here, man. it would be more fun to watch. we want our fans to be supporting us. >> they love the baumgartner/kershaw match-up. the l.a. left gentlemen's 1.60 career e6789 r..r.a. is the bes against any opponent. all eyes on the star. strike out baumgartner agains

of the third, matt chapman is a gold glover but the arm, not working tonight. d throw, two more runs score, the a's were down 5-0, chapman says my bad right there, but they are still 4 1/2 up over the mariners in that wild-card chase. so it's not all bad. the preseason is , but john gruden, for all he was worth tonight, it was like an afc championship game, always pumped up, and a couple of jobs might be decided tonight. the past two jana caskey in a seahawks uniform, that will take a while to get used to, but quarterback cj manual, he might be the number two quarterback, hatcher present the presence of mind to stay afloat right here. his knees never touch, he's got to get this, he had eight catches for three touchdowns, and the second your player out of arkansas, 30-19 when, like i said, midseason form with the celebration, and the raiders finished 3-1 in the preseason. what you might call a very sparse crowd tonight, shanahan had other things on his mind, battling back up in the soon to be unemployed 49ers take a 7-6 leigh, one of the backup quarterbacks, nick

the third best in the majors but matt chapman's interview struck a cord with the fans. >> come out. all the fans and support we could get, we would really appreciate it. >> when matt chapman came out, we wanted to come down anyway, but that was a good push. we live all the way in forest hill, two-and-a-half hours away. >> reporter: on monday, the as brought in a mere 10,400 into the coliseum. after the plea, more than 17,000 showed up on tuesday and wednesday. that jumped to 23,000 plus in the series opener against the astros and today, a significant jump. at 32,204. >> we want to support them. we want to keep the as right here. i mean, the more they win, the more fans will come out and see them play. >> reporter: a huge difference from earlier in the season when attendance totals hovered around 7,000. they hope to see fewer empty seats as the as look to make a run deep into the playoffs. so, as of today, the oakland as are tied for first place in the al west. but that could change tomorrow. with a win, they could take over sole possession of first place. andrea nakano, kpix5. >> ve

matt chapman with a beautiful play. this was nip and tuck throughout.m the outside -- outset. maldonado adding to the lead. 1run in, 2 out. matt chapman to right. reddick almost making a great play. we have 2-2. the astros come back in the top of the 6th inning and it's the former a, reddick a slicer to left. and houston taking a 3-2 lead to the bottom of the 9th inning. nick roping 1 to right. look at liriano, all the way from first. he's out at the plate, or is he? we're in the age of instant replay and you judge for yourself. that is by an eye lash and the people in new york see it as safe. tie ball game. korea can't -- correia can't believe it. >>> over and out. his first career walk off. you know what's coming. 22,000 see it and the a's pull it out. they are within 1 game of the astrosment you know what that means. if they win the next 2 games they takeover first place. as for the giants it was another wsn, wet, soggy newspaper. that's what it looks like they are trying to hit the baseball with. night after night the team can't hit. great american

justin verlander and matt chapman took this off the center field wall.son. the a's go up 2-0. verlander lasted five and a third. he gave up four runs. that was a three-run variety. well, the a's get it back in the bottom half of the inning. it's davis yet again. number 36 on the season for him ties it up at four. in the top of the fourth, gattis puts the astros ahead with a solo shot. he gave up two today. oakland had a chance to do damage in the sixth. they road in the bases but with two out, he struck out against brad peacock. that would end the inning. astros would hit three more home runs off emilio pagan. he was a single away from the cycle. astros win 9-4 and re-take first place in the al west. >> you know, at this point we played well enough to take, you know, the series from two good teams. and it is a positive. >> today sucks. we lost. no team is perfect. we believed in ourselves since spring training, even when not a lot of people thought we should. so put this one in the past and keep going. >> the dodgers wrapped up the mariners in seattle to

a's up two matt chapman, well, he's about to do it again. another solo bomb for chapman. second of the game and 20th of the season, a's win the third straight by 6-2. >> yeah, that definitely feels good. i didn't even really think about it but of course, that's definitely an accomplishment i'm proud of and, you know, there is a lot of firsts so to have some success is awesome but i'm more concerned about the number of wins we're getting. >> to at&t park, giants and rangers bottom first. evan longoria rips it to right center and the reason why they call it a triple valley. he is going to leg it out. flies safety into third. now later in the inning, there is a pass ballatcher and longoria is going to scoot on home and score giants up 1-0. bottom fourth now. tied 1-1. two men on base, two out, that is steven duggar also hitting the triple valley there. two runs are going to score here. giants up two and will win 3-1. >> well, i wish i had that speed. that goes through my mind but huge hit, wasn't it? i mean, good athlete, he can fly. you know, it's a gift and he's a gifted d

. >> former giant and a's third base coach matt williams talks about what makes matt chapman a star in this league for years to come. we'll be right back. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus 24-month financing on all beds. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. >>> we are live at the coliseum where the oakland a's are supposed to get started with a three game set against the texas rangers tonight. it's another chance for this team to gain some ground in the american league west. the a's took two of three from the astros over the weekend. the a's are a game back in the standings from houston and 3 1/2 back on seattle in the wildcard. this is how you capitalize on success. a's pitcher sean

matt chapman... another liner into the right field corner...r and jonathan lucroy score.. 6-1 a's... chapamn had 3 doubles top 9th... mariners close it to 7-6 after familia walked three batters... but after giving up a couple of singles... blake trienan settles down and strikes out nelson cruz to end the game and get his 31st save final... 7-6 a's... they are now 2 1/2 games up in the wild card... and only 2 games back of the astros in the a-l west 49ers starting running back jerrick mckinnon's injury he suffered in practice yesterday luckily does not look serious.. just a calf strain... but the nirs are still picking up more running back help... they are bringing in veteran alfred morris to provide depth while they deal with injuries at the position. morris... who played for the cowboys last season... was a sixth-round draft pick of washington in 2012 when shanahan was the offensive coordinator.... but his biggest claim top fame was biggest claim top fame was when he was all-pro in 2013... he was still driving a 1991 mazda because he said he w

bottom of the fifth, matt chapman hits a line drive to right field and ties the game. crowd is loving it. but they would love this even more. in the tenth, matt olsen hit a home run. his first career walkoff homer. he gets mopped at home plate as the a's get the 4-3 win. the astros only one game ahead of the a's for first place in the a.l. west. >>> there were more than 23,000 fans out at the coliseum last night. about 6,000 more than usual. "today in the bay"'s sergio quintana was there for the growing excitement. >> reporter: inside the stadium, the beers were flowing and the a's were taking on the world champs and have a chance at taking over first place in the division this weekend. a's are the third lowest attended team in the league so seeing fans respond to the winning record is welcome news. >> it's great to see people. that's what we want. yeah. the energy. >> reporter: third baseman matt chapman took it upon himself to ask fans for support in an interview earlier this week. >> i wish we could get more people out here. we're fun to watch and want our fans to su

matt chapman scores. rbi number 100 for crush. 2-0 as. they call him crush for a reason. this is opposite field power. his 38th of the year. two-run blast. the mvp chapters filling the dleem. they stayed tied for firsts with houston thousand be 76 victories. buster posey needs hip surgery. he's been laboring in pain. just a matter of time before that operation and he starts prepping for 2019. they say he's going to go tomorrow. i don't know why. kuk and kuip replicas were there. third, steven mats with a pitcher. check out hunter pence, ala willie maze, basket catch over the shoulder. 1954 was the year willie did it. this ties it at two apiece. bottom eighth, busted open. michael conforto, the giants end up losing 6-3. rain washld out the little league games in williamsport. but the kids kept themselves entertained. most people went down in their shorts. kevin in his fancy suit. dan ashley would do that in a hekd. that is excellent tv. >> so is marshawn pinch. he now has his own beast mode pack of skid it is. only 2400 packs will be made available on line. new browns quar

matt chapman robs yuli gurriel. that's how you play the high corner. astros load the bases.t 3-3. that's it for edwin jackson. same in the eighth, bregman up the middle, george springer tries to go first to third, laureano with a laser. out at third. nick martini, ground-rule double, game winning run. a's beat the astros, 1 1/2 games behind houston for first place in a.l. west. going for series win o wednesday. >>> bases loaded in the sixth. longoria goes home. still no score. sam dyson facing david peralta, nick ahmed tries to score. out at plate. giants fans getting most out of that. $20 beer, waste of liquid there. gorkys hernandez to left. giants win in walk-off fashion, 1-0, won four in a row. still alive. >>> 49ers pulled off trade of the season last year getting jimmy garoppolo from the patriots. before making the deal, john lynch was interested about another quarterback on the pats roster. >> quickly rebuffed, what the heck, got to take your shot. had to summon up the courage. bill laughed at me. >> doesn't hurt to ask. okay. didn't get tom brady, worked out well for

bottom seven, matt chapman sneaks this one inside the pole for his second straight game with a homer. makes it 4-0 a's. and matt olson decides to join the party. a two-run blast of his own. the a's win 6-0 remain two up on the mariners in the wild card race. >>> buster posey was back in the lineup for the giants lineup. he did not play yesterday after leaving friday's game in the third inning after being hit in the mask by a foul tip. take the picture and then split, get it? bottom two, sosa jr. gives the d backs the early lead. top three, giants tie up with a two out rally, evan longoria knocks in andrew mccut chen. tied in the eighth, longoria crushes this one to the deep part of the yard gives the giants a 3-2 lead. will smith on to close it. he gets it done, giants win 3-2, have their first winning road trip of the year. back home to face the astros in interleague play starting on monday. >>> it was back to the work for the 49ers after taking saturday off. richard sherman is out this week and will miss the first h a hamstring, it's not a major concern the team says. kye doe is put

mike grounds it to matt chapman. he had plenty of time but chatman's throw hits the dirt.ext batter speedy gordon, another and chatman is safe on this one. five runs in the first for seattle. mariners win 7-1 and now four behind the a's for the second wild card. late in the fourth running back jeremy nickels giving the 49ers a lead with a six rushing td. they eke out a 26 yard field goal. 23-21 chargers win. making his case backup derek carter in the regular season, and hatcher actually rolled over the dfrder and never touched the ground. that's a 45-yard score. marshawn lynch comes running off the side lines. yeah, you can't do that. that's a penalty. the san jose spartans kicked it off against uc davis. crazy george was there. love crazy george. ran for 82 yards and two scores, but later he was carted off after taking a hit in the fourth quarter. this is very tense moment for all involve, but he was able to give a thumbs up on his way out. we are certainly sending him our best. uc davis won this one he was called the pros pro, he was well respected and a leader on the co

matt chapman deep to left. it will sneak over the wall for the solo home run.r one in the 7th. in the 6th, stephen piscotty takes matt mcgill for a ride, his 18th homerun of the season as the a's hit four homeruns and beat the twins 6-2 for the second straight day. they take the series 3-1. they are five up in the wildcard. as for the giants, it was bring your dog to at&t park. evan longoria had tripled. he braces in to score as the giants get on the board. and the 4th they were tied at 1. nick hundley races all the way around from first base as dugger ends up on third with the first triple of his career. derek holland pitched well in the 7th. the giants win champion was crowned at the little league world series today. south williamsport, pennsylvani south korea. they had not allowed a run in the tournament until the bottom of the first mac. hawaii was off to an early lead. the final batter of the game and he strikes out. hawaii wins 3-0. they are your little league world series champions. it is their first title since 2008. the hawaii little league world serie

matt chapman takes zimmerman deep, his 14th home run of the season, tying the game up crus davis' turnis 30th home run of the year. a's beat the tigers 2-1 the final. they are 20 games over .500. >>> over at arizona, it's the giants/diamondbacks in what turned out to be a bad loss. the d'backs up 3-0 in the first. kendall marte launches a two-1 shot. arizona wins 9-3, and that's two losses in a row for the giants. >>> in the nfl, it was hall of fame enshrinement day. terrell owens one of the players who be immortalized in the pro basketball hall of fame on saturday. instead of enjoying the confesstiveties in canton, owens held his own ceremony at his alma mater, the university of tennessee at chattanooga. he showed up sporting a custom suit patterned with hall of fame emblems, and of course he ceived his golck that will do it for sports. cham beach in pacifica today. >>> this right here is probably our most favorite story of the day. >> yes. >> the world dog surfing championships took over the beach in pacifica today. thousands of people came out t watch these guys, yes, surf. and they

matt chapman, boom, gave the as an early lead with a solo homerun. he was just getting started.ncreased to 3-1. lowrie, a little greedy...out at off the right field wall, scored nick martini and chapman and the lead increased to 3-1. larry a little greedy will get thrown out at third. that's fine. next inning, steven biscotti 18th for the year for the pleasantville native. it made it 4-1. bottom of the inning, sliding catch to max kepler. as up 4-2. and the next bat chapman with another homerun. why not? lowry and dr. long ball making a house call. as won it 6-2. three of fou the as, they took three of four in the series. what does it all mean, vern? i'll tell you. oakland stayed one and a half games behind houston after the astros beat the yankees today. the astros start a three-run series in houston tomorrow. in the wild card race, oakland increased their lead to five games over the mariners. and the dog days of summer hit att park. rangers and the giants. first batter of the game, andrew mccutchen. robbed by carlos dochi. s.. 1-0 giants. 1-1 in the 4th inning...steve a sign l

matt chapman facing a full count, parks this over the centerfield wall.hris davis two batters later, his 35th home run of the season. verlander lasted five and a third, gave up four home runs. sean manaea gave up six runs, four of them coming in the third inning. yuli gurriel with a three-run home run. a's get it back in the bottom half thanks to khris davis again. this game is tied and well within reach but evan gattis joining the home run derby. oh,land had a chance to do dang in the sixth, bases loaded for melker karlsson. but brad peacock strikes him out to end it. the astros hit three more home runs off emilio astros win 9-4 and retake first place in the al west. >> to this point we played well enough to take the series from two good teams and, you know, that's a positive. >> today sucks we lost. obviously nobody wants to lose but we're not going to win every game. no team is perfect. we believed in ourselves in spring training even when not a lot of people thought we should. so put this in the past and keep going. >> giants closed out a three games

matt chapman is ready. his 19th home run of the season.ten career games against the twins. jed lowrie he extended his hitting streak to six games. nearly gone, but off the top of the wall, a two-run double. chapman leading off, wastes no time, first pitch, his second of the game, 20th of the season. he was 3 for 5 with two rbi. lowery, this time he gets it out. also three for five with three rbi. a's take three of four from minnesota with a 6-2 win. oakland on its way to minute maid park where the astros were delayed after a water line main break. but the game gets going. a bases loaded base hit makes it 2-0 astros. next batter, gonzalegonzalez, h going to make it one more. the astros sweep the series. dog day at at&t. i think you need those shades eric. andrew mccutchen in the bottom of the first. watch carlos, a great diving catch. two outs, throw, gets away from the catcher so evan longoria comes home. tied at one in the bottom of the fourth, the perfect time for steven dugger to get his first career triple. two come home and giants win

matt chapman hates three-run homer. the a's can crush the ball. here's chapman.wearing those fun uniforms this weekend. a's bet the twins 7-1. they remain a game and a half behind the astros for the division lead. >>> a live look at the coliseum where a lot of fans came to watch the raiders and packers. jon gruden, thes $100 million man. cooper at the 49-yard connection. leads to a field goal. defensively the raiders look pretty sharp. a lot of sacks in this game by the raiders defense, among them, rookies key and hearse combine for this sack. aaron rogers did not play. raiders win 13-6. 49ers preseason game tomorrow in indianapolis. are you ready for football? >> aim reasome football. >> selective here. tough to watch. that's going to do it. we made it to the weekend. thank you for joining us on this friday. >> see you tomorro [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jamie foxx and taron egerton,

matt chapman said to team up with a solo home run in the fifth. jed lowrie brought in two runs on a hit. he tried to leg it up to a triple what was out at third. base hit four homeruns on the afternoon cruising to a 6 - 2 when. they now have a five- game lead for the final wild- card spot. >>> the giants host the arizona diamondbacks tonight after taking that we can series from the texas rangers. brandon crawford is a bad boy. another great defensive play ending that ending. steve dugger rips this one to the gap . knocking in two runs. the giants went on to win 3 - 1. buster posey is having season ending hip surgery today. his hip problem has been bothering him all season. with a trip to the playoffs looking like a long shot the giants front office said buster should have that surgery. the recovery time could take up to eight months, meaning buster could possibly miss spring training next year. however, the giants are optimistic that buster will be ready for the 2019 season. >>> i want to check back in with self for a look at the traffic. >> so fa

matt chapman down the left field line, his 15th of the year. 4-0 as. matt olsen opposite field.that's his 22nd of the year. this is fun stuff to watch. oakland wins 6-0. they sweep the tigers. they have won six in a row. stay two and a half games ahead of the mariners in the wild card race. the as acquired shawn kelly from the nationals. he was designated for assignment by washington on wednesday after throwing a tantrum on the mound after giving a homerun when the nationals were up 25-2. going kelly has a 3.34 earned run average in the season with 35 appearances. longoria and the giants going for the banana split in arizona. top 3rd... evan longoria... hit 'em where they ain t... beats the shift with the single to right... andrew top of the third, longoria and mchutch enscore. top of the 8th, tied at two. going out... a three-hit day for longoria... he's now since retu longoria again. 97 going in. 104 going out. three-hit day for longoria. he's been hitting 357 since returning from the dl. road trip of the season marte flies out to left field. the giants beat the d-backs 3-2 to

matt chapman makes it 4-0 with his 21st home run of the season.has three homeruns the last two games. the astros respond in the bottom of the third. george springer gets it going with a double to left and it is 4 to 1. alex bregman with another double to left. next better, josi altuve, another double to left. and then tyler wade with an rbi single. the astros are up 5-4. 10 batters go to the plate as he was in -- as houston bats around. bregman goes deep with a three- run blast. that brexit open for the astros. they had another three run homer . they now lead the a's by 2 1/2 games in the west. the giants, had a little bit of good news. this diamondback fan does not look like he is enjoying it that much. all the scoring comes right here. bottom of the second, stephen dugger with his second career homer. this one into the arcade off patrick corbin. this was stratt's brandon crawford, while! -- wow what!. a very sweet play by crawford. stratton goes eight innings with five hits and no runs allowed. the giants win 2-0. he's going to go down as one of

. >>> matt chapman asked the fans to come, they did, 29,000 at the coliseum today to see the a's battle for the al west lead. there are definitely a lot of offense to keep them entertained. highligh at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> neither rain nor sleet nor snow is supposed to delay or stop your postal service delivery, right, but a family in kansas just learned snakes are a different story. >> oh, yeah. check it out. this boa constrictor forced one man to skip delivering to a family in overland park, kansas. the reptile wrapped itself all around the mailbox, an animal control officer needed help from two police officers to remove the snake. a local reptile bre

matt chapman had already homered in the 1st. this was not the best day for sean minaya.the 3rd. nick martini was on. davis rides one the other way. 36 for davis. this would be a day when the ball was jumping out of the coliseum. martini runs out of room in left and the the astros win 9-4 town with one game in front of the second-place a's. giants fans are hoping for the surge that will keep the team in the hunt in september. they will have to wait until next year. a nice reunion today in cincinnati with casey kelly visiting with his dad pat. this is a game which the giants took a lead in. the reds teed off on andrew suarez. the reds are just getting started. andrew suarez up next. he lost one to straightaway center. the reds go on to score 7 in the inning. the giants get swept out of town. norway's victor hoglund was in trouble on the fourth hole of the day. he goes from trouble to a birdie after this fine shot. he would beat ucla devon blank in the 36 hole match. he becomes the first norwegian to win the u.s. amateur championship. pebble beach is the site of next year's

t matt chapman unloading his three-run homer here, 18th of the year. as win 7-1, a game and a half behind the astros, who also won. the giants roughing up drew hutchinson. andrew mccutchen, nicknamed zoom. that's a good nickname. i wish i had a nickname like that. >> or any nickname. >> we can't say them. joe panik made an error and this is in the ninth with two outs and rougned odor splashes down off will smith. the jiemts were an out away from wink. sam dyson throws a four walk to robinson chirinos and the final was 7-6 texas. >> that's like the giants season in a micro cost m right there. >> right. >> back in a home. abc 7 news continues now online and twitter and facebook, all your mobile devices. ahoy! gotcha! nooooo... noooooo... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent. bounty, the quicker picker upper. . >> . >>> all right. friday's in the books. we appreciate your time. >> who's excited? larry is. stick a reese witherspoon tonight dare to dream big. on friday, sept 7th, join stand up to cancer fo

already 2-0, mike zunino go- rounds 12 matt chapman, should have been the third out but chapman's throwe dirt, allowing two runs to score, seattle scored five in the first and won 7-1 and now trail oakland by 4 1/2 in the wild card race. but the preseason is over, 49ers will open the season in minnesota. against kirk cousins and the vikings. at about -- in about 10 days from now. reporting live from levi's stadium, dennis o'donnell, back to the warm confines of san francisco. >> i think you are pretty comfortable, i don't feel too bad for you. >> a little chilly. tomorrow morning at 4-30. michelle griego and kenny choi will have all the news you need.. to start your day. good night. it's treasure. but >>> "the late show with stephen colbert" is next, our next newscast is tomorrow at 4:30. >> see you then, have a great night. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ ( speaking german ) ( laughter ) ( laughter ) ( speaking german )

there was a bump in attendance last night, though, after third baseman matt chapman made a plea for fanso fillmore seat at the coliseum. he had this to say after monday night's game drew a little more than 10,000 fans. >> i just wish we could get some more people out here, man. we are fun to watch and we want our fans to come out and support us. >> they deserve it that's for sure. last night's crowd was announced at more than 17,000. but it's unclear how much chapman's request -- how much effect chapman's request had on the fans. other players echoed his comments. the a's beat the mariners in the first two games of the series, which is crucial to the play-off race. the third and final game of the series is at 12:30 today at the coliseum. >>> speaking of battles, one between burgers and brew. in-n-out has sent a "cease and desist" order to a san francisco brewery over a new beer. as kpix 5's andria borba reports, the serious threats came with a few laughs. >>> reporter: in san francisco's bayview drift sits seven stills distillery and brewery. an instagram post advertised seven stills' ne

next inning, it's matt chapman's turn. the a's take a 4-0 lead. boy, they are fired up. but things would turn quickly. the astros took a 5-4 lead, and they pile it on. alex bregman with a three-run shot. 8-4 astros. strike a pose. tyler has trouble with his contact lens. he gets the issue taken care of. the club a three-run home run the next pitch. just not the a's' night. coring 11 unanswered runs. they win it 11-4. they're two and a half games ahead of the a's in the a.l. west. >>> bust er poeer posey had hip surgery. he is resting comfortably after a procedure to repair his hip joint and a torn labrum. he is expected to be out of action for six to eight months. welcoming to diamondbacks to the bay. no score in the second. steven duggar could x off patrick corbin. it just misses a splash plan landing. check out brandon crawford. what a play at short. great stop and nice throw to get the out. chris stratton was dealing. he struck out six in eight shut-out innings. he finishes his night by striking outescobar. the giants shut out arizona. >>> two weeks to go before the r

matt chapman had already homed -- homered in the first and chris davis hit home run 35 on the her torly. the astros got six runs off the athletic starter sean minaya. oakland hosts the texas rangers tonight at the coliseum. >>> how about those giants? they were blown out by the reds 11 months four in cincinnati. -- 11 - 4 in cincinnati. the reds jumped out to a big lead in the third with a triple followed by a two run homer. cincinnati kept scoring on the way to a blowout. there it goes. are now seven and they have games out of the final wild-card spot. they will play the mets in new york tonight. >>> i'm going to check back in with sal. what you watching? >>> the faraway commutes and that would be the tracy commute. we are going to start there and look at 580 and 205. already have some slow traffic and some of the speeds are down. that's not unusual. especially this week as a lot of people are back to school and work. traffic will be busy and slow during the commute. from livermore to pleasanton looks good. still some roadwork on the way. at the macarthur maze the traffic is doing w

matt chapman has been the twins nemesis in this series, his first at bat against jose barrios, he tagsis 19th home run of the season. chapman has hit safely in ten clear games against minnesota. jed lowry, also very good, hitting streak to six games. this one nearly gone, off the top of the wall, two-run double, not too shabby. chapman leads you have, first pitch he sees, he likes, second home run of the game. lowry followed him up with a solo shot of his own, lowry, three for five, with three rbi in this one. a's take three of four from minnesota with a 6-2 within. today the astros and angels game was delayed after a water line broke behind the mound. but finally on their way, and carlos carrera makes up for lost time, gets a base hit to bring two in. and marin gonzalez, knocking in one more. astros sweep the angels 3-1. dog day at at&t, the giants close out their series against the rangers, sitting in style. andrew mccutchen looks like he's getting a good one right here. watch carlos tochi, the great diving catch. two outs in the inning now. the throw gets loose, evan longoria is goi

look at matt chapman laying out over the tarp. give that man ee sacar all ason. the a's win just one game behind in the a.l. west. they're classing justin verlander and the astros. arenado and the rockies slowing them down. 30th home run of the season put the rockies ahead and colorado never looked back. trevor story connected off a's brader fo peacock. the rockies win, 5-1. the astros have now lost nine straight at home. >>> anders last five starts have not been good. tonight he fixed what ailed him. six shutout innings fhe tp a no decision. two nuns and tommy lasorda walk into agiants b ualpl in the sev. puig appears frustrated with himself. i don't know what upset hundley. puig shoved and the benched cleared. puig and hundley ejected. manny machado singled. so the dodgers tie thione up. alan hansen came up big in the ninth driving in the giants first run and here the second. belt comes all the way around to score. the ball gets away. slater would be out. will smith in for the save gets max muncy swinging. the giants with their third game in a row big ninth inn

. >> reporter: third baseman matt chapman took it upon himself to ask fans for their support in an interviewweek. >> i just wish we could get more people out here. we want our fans to come out and support us. >> reporter: this family heard the call and came to the coliseum. they're fans who usually watch from home. tonight's turnout was strong, but still the stadium wasn't packed. >> surprising a lot of people don't come out, especially when they're in the race for this. >> reporter: fans want a winning team and dedicated fans want the a's organization to lock in some of the strong players on this team. >> we can buy their jerseys because we know they're going to be around and they're not just going to get good with the a's and we see them shipped off to another major league team. >> yea, go a's. doing great. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff. tomorrow is going to be hot, the whole weekend. >> it's going to stay up there, especially for the inland valleys. we'll reach the triple digit mark. let's take you into the microclimate. in san francisco we don't have much in the way of fog. tha

bottom of the second matt chapman one of the three doubles on the night.g stars for athletics. he said after the game he pleaded for a's fans to come out and support this team. the a's take 7-1 win. and they hang on. a's are just two games behind the first place astros. >> okay. do you want to have this? we'll make it easy for you when we come back. telemundo 48 are wg together... to clear the shelters. it )s our annual event... helpig >> see, all this week nbc bay area are working together to clear the shelters. it's our annual event helping pets find forever homes. one of the participating shelters is sew know na county animal services. staff went into over drive when the north bay fires broke out. they helped hundreds of displaced pets. if you want to provide a pet a forever home, you can help us clear the shelters, happening this saturday, to find a list, go to nbc bay area.com. most shelters are reducing those adoption fees. and jeff you and i will be at ours in walnut creek. >> yeah, it's so much fun we love animals so fun time. >> on saturday you'll

in the top of the 8th, still 2-1 oakland until matt chapman busts it open with a three-run home run..kland. chapman's 18th home run of the year. the next inning, stephen piscotty smacks a no- doubter, his 17th of the year, to make it 6-1. the a's would go on to score another run. final score:7-1 oakland.... the a's improve to 77-52 on the year. they would make the play-off's if the season ended today. thanks grant. let's take a live look outside... here's the golden gate bridge. ♪ you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah. that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. (sighs) yes... oh, yeah. get your yes for less at the newest ross store in south santa rosa. (lydia)(take router)welcome back... here's a look at hurricane lane which is now actually a átropical storm. over 30 inches of rain has fallen over the big island. (lydia) annie has your forecast... (anny hong): a mainly dry weather pattern mainly dry (anny hong): a (ann

matt chapman at the plate. this is a grown man shot deep center. tied the game. bottom of the third. we got chris davis. it's a back to back number. third straight, 30 homer season. the as won the game 2-1. seattle lost, they lead the wild card by two-and-a-half. meantime, in the desert, giants andrew suarez roughed up in arizona. didn't go well. first inning, marte, a monster home run. giants gave up five runs in the first frame for the second straight game. top of the third. giants looking for a little spark. andrew mccutchen did something about it. backed away and gone. got the giants on the board to the bottom of the fifth. a two run shot. giants lost another one. final of 9-3. >>> tennis, well, that's the san jose silicon valley semis. burns would rally. and won in three sets. 4-6-6-3, and 6-1. maria sacari facing daniel collins from the university of virginia. sacari finished. a little back hand number there. she will face mahala tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. hold on there, i'm not done, we do all the heavy lifting and deliver the sports content to you. ahead, a sh

matt chapman breaks the game open with a three-run shot into the second deck.ead five-1 in the 9th. steven -- 5-1 in the 9th. stephen piscotty homers and oakland wins 7-1 to snap their two game losing streak. >>> so the astros and mariners win tonight. that means the standings stay the same. the a's are a game and a half behind the astros in the a.l. west and lead by four games in the wildcard race. >>> the ending of the giants game was so painful even lucille couldn't watch. top of the 9th will smith one out away from nailing down the 6-41. joe panik bobble's the grounder allowing the game to continue. on the very next pitch there's one down the right field line. texas was down 6-0, comes back to tie the game and in the 10th sam dyson walks in chirinos to score the go ahead run and rangers rally to win 7-6. that was really painful. >> that was painful. i don't blame lucille for that one. >> no. even i had my blind folds on. >> almost as bad as the uniforms. >> the throwbacks? yeah. >> there's always tomorrow. >> that's right. bounce back. >> we'll be back. thi

. --1st inning, a's already up 1-zip off a matt chapman homer. davis...wants in...doing what he does best... he bombs this one to deep left... for another solo homer for oakland. all of a sudden it's 2- nothing for the athletics. . --next inning-- 2 on for yuli gurriel...and he sends everyone home. sends this one into the left seats... 3-run jack.....400-feet back. astros lead 4-2. manaea wouldn't last long...9-hits, 6- runs through 4. --bottom 3rd..khrush davis not done... destroys a 2 run home run opposite field to right...for homer of the day. game knotted at 4. he'd finish the day with 3-hits. --top 7th...houston would start flexing. martin maldanado...all by himself...gets every part of a solo homer. that left him a single shy of the cycle. houston would score 2 home runs in the frame... and go on to win 9-4 to take back 1st place for themselves. regardless, bob melvin...liking where his team is at. (sot) <>'yeah you want to be greedy after you get two, but you look at the start. these are two teams having to fight at this point and we take

bottom seven, matt chapman sneaks this inside the pole for his second straight game with a homer. makes it 4-0 a's. and matt olson decides to make the party. he's got 22 on the year. the a's sweep the tigers. they remain two and a half up in a race for the wildcat. >> showing up every day and not taking, you know, everything for granted for going about our business. >> we know the guys could score. it helps us out. gives us confidence to go out there. we haveffense if we make a mist. >> the giants and diamondbacks started with a selfie and it got better from there. >> wh outs and two strikes, knocks a sharp single. longoria goes long, crushes this to the deep part of the park, gives the giants a 3-2 lead. batting .357 in two games. will smith on to close it. he gets it done. they have their first winning road trip of the year. they are back on to face the astros in interleague play on monday. >> big league mascots. intermediate from the host team and south korea. south korea has been dominant throughout the tournament. they were up 8-0 after five. justne hit in the loss. final of