. >> mindy bach has the story of this unique connection. >> that one is hit high and deep and you can about it. >> reporter: chris davis' 37th home run of the season did more than travel 438 feet. it carried with it an important message. >> will is not a better feeling than hitting a home run. and if he got some excitement and joy from watching that, i hope he saw it. >> reporter: anthony slocum certainly did. >> i was really happy. if you go on like the as game and look at all the crowd, you will see me cheering. >> reporter: that is anthony's autograph on the back of davis' jersey. the boy met his favorite player before the game as part of the group from the make-a-wish foundation. he asked davis to sign his jersey. davis asked anthony to do the same. >> my cheeks were really red. i was happy but really nervous because everyone will see i have bad handwriting. >> reporter: anthony will now be able to look at his 10-year-old autograph whenever he wants. chris davis and the as decided to give him the game worn jersey and they had another idea. >> in weekend we're going to auction off

abc 7's mindi bach has the story. >> that one is hit high indeed and you can absolutely forget aboutkhris davis' 37th home run of the season did more than travel 448 feet. it carried with it an important message. >> there's not a better feeling than hitting a home run. if he got some excitement and joy from watching that, i hope he saw it. >> reporter: anthony slocum certainly did. >> i was like really happy. if you watch like -- if you go on the a's game and look at all the crowds, you'll see me cheering with my hands up. >> the boy met his favorite player before the game as part of a group from the make-a-wish foundation. he asked davis to sign his jersey. davis asked him to do the same. >> my cheeks were really red. everybody will see my bad handwriting. >> reporter: anthony will now be able to look at his 10-year-old autograph whenever he wants. khris davis and the a's gave him the game-worn engineersjersey. >> we'll auction off another jersey to raise money for make a wish. >> reporter: the special experience comes at a good time for anthony. he started sixth grade at a new midd

here is abc 7 sports anchor mindi bach.ot the highlights in this morning's sports. >>> good morning, everyone. running back alfred morrison and defensive back richard sherman made their 49ers debut in san francisco's third preseason game. both started at exhibition including this long for 11, he had a 17-yard carry called back due to penalties. penalties and dropped passes hurt the offense. jimmy garoppolo, a would be touchdown. whoops. andrew luck connected 15 yards for luck's first touchdown pass since 2016. bedford had a great show to dante pettis but pettis can't hang on in the eet their lone t with four minutes left in the game on the kquarterback keeper. colts win. kyle shanahan was happy with his running back. >> it looked like he got some good looks, it looked like he always got a little bit more than what they blocked for. he ran hard, and i was pleased with him. >> carried the ball well. i have only been here about a week or so, and i thought the line blocked great too. those guys barely got touched today. it make

mindi bach >>> this amazing video of a mountain lion mom and her cubs inside their den is giving newrvival in sonoma county. researchers are trying to teach bay area residents how to live safely with lions in their midst. abc 7 news is the first to share these rare images with the public. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has more. >> reporter: these mountain lion kittens are 11 days old, snuggled in a cave in the glen ellyn area. their mother is wearing a gps collar to track her movements. now for the first time, the lead scientist managed to hide a video camera inside her den. quentin martins is an expert lion tracker. he waited until the gps showed the mother was off hunting, then went looking for the lion cave. >> crawling into holes, under roots and trees, and finally i found this cave with the two little kittens. it was just amazing. >> reporter: quintin runs living with lions for audubon ranch. they've put gps collars on nine mountain lions in sonoma county. the project had a major setback last fall when the nuns fire burned their office and thousands of dollars of high tech equip

abc 7 sports anchor mindy bach has the story. >> that someone hit high and deep. forget about it. >> reporter: khris davis's 37th home run of the season traveled more than 438 feet. it carried with it an important message. >> there's no better feeling than hitting a home run. >> anthony slocum did. >> i was really happy. if you watch -- like if you go on the as game and look at all of it, you'll see me can cheering with my hands up. >> that's anthony's autograph on the back of davis's jersey. he net player and asked davis to sign the jersey. davis asked anthony to do the same thing. >> my cheeks were really red. i was happy but nervous. everyone will see my bad handwriting. >> reporter: khris davis and the as decided to give him the game worn jersey. >> we're going to auction off another jersey from the players weekend to raise money for make a wish. >> it comes at a good time for anthony. he started sixth great at a new middle school. >> i really have nice teachers. >> after ep do you remembering surgery and a year of chemotherapy he's cancer free. kids often ask

mindi bach in spore sports.ving a team saying please come watch us play. >> are you watching the a's? you watching the a's? >> sure. >> they have been really good. so if you're not watching, the players have an invitation for you that we're going to share. and the effects of this collision could linger. the giants need to find out for how long. >>> now sports from abc 7 news. >> they're 23 games over .500, having one of their best seasons in the last 26 years, and have dynamic players at the plate and in the field. and they're doing all of this in front of a lot of empty seats. they would like to change that before tonight's game, the a's filled the stands for team photos, and they're hoping thousands of fans will do the same for the remainder of the season. only more than 10,000 fans showed up for a critical game last night against division rival seattle. the players made a plea for people to come out and be part of their postseason push. >> i just want to use this time also to encourage people in oakland to co

. >> reporter: in oakland, mindi bach, abc 7 sports. >> he's such a cutie. >> so amazing. >> i love he was worried everyone was going to see his bad handwriting. i can relate. i have terrible hand writing too. >> but it's his handwriting. >> i know. he's so precious. i love that story. >> so great they gave him the jersey. he can hang it on the wall. >> you know, that -- i talked to a lot of as fans. and they're still upset about the trade. but that was a couple years ago. don't hold it against this team. this tea tm ism is. >> yeah, giving back. >> so let's get behind them and start supporting them once again. they're in first place. >> they're really good for no other reason. >> in the community and on the diamond. all right. let's talk about weather. i'll have that forecast coming up in less than seven minutes. today they go for a sweep of the rangers. here's a look at the exploratorium. you can see the sales force tower. we couldn't see that yesterday. that gives you an idea the marine layer is not as stout. a little drier. that means you'll need the sunglasses faster today. more a

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mindy bach with sports. >> kevin is good, one of the best of all times, why the hall of famer says he greatest to play the game. he was a presence on the court and in the locker room and ev >>> now sports from abc7 news. >> after back to back championships and 15 years in the league, david west is calling it a career. west shared his decision on twitter. he joined the warriors in 2016 after stops in new san antonio. he played less than 14 minutes for golden state state. in a statement released by the team he said quote the leadership he provided to the team was critical to our success. west knew what it took to get through a long season and long career he told me moments after winning his second title. >> it's great. this was a tougher year for us and stuck together and guys hung in and did what we had to do to get a win. >> reporter: everyone talks about that toughest year. what was the toughest part. >> nba is a marathon. the core of this group has been doing this a long time, this constant grind into late june. it takes a toll. we had to depend on different guys to get through this

min mindy bach has the highlights in this morning's sports. >>> good morning, everyone. morris and richard sherman made their debut in the 49ers third preseason game. both started in exhibition at lucas oil stadium. morris is making a strong case for a roster spot. he had 17 carries for 84 yards, including this long for 11. he had a 17-yard carry that was negated because of penalties. penalties and dropped passes hurt the offense. jimmy garoppolo, a would-be touchdown pass, but oops, garoppolo 9 of 19 for 135 yards. andrew luck and eric ibram conn an lucs first touchdown pass since 2016. c.j. bethard had a great pass to pettis, but pettis can't hang on in the end zone. 49ers get their lone touchdown with four minutes remaining in the game on the quarterback keeper. the colts win 23-17. kyle shanahan is pleased with his new running back. >> i was happy from what i saw. looked like he got good rooks. and it looked like he always got more than what they blocked for. he ran hard. i was pleased with him. >> carried the ball well. i've only been here a week or so. i thought th

mindi bach is handling sports. i know you have a lot of baseball.to see more about the throw. >> it's incredible there are big matchups tonight. we'll talk about that again and the catch as well. but the bay area baseball teams, we're talking bumgarner, kershaw, and the a's, red bulls, they don't need no stinking red bull. they've got the play-offs ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> now sports from abc 7 news. >> the a's have rolled through the a.l. west since the start of july. they're 9-2 against astros, rangers and angels. the next test starts tonight against the marin. >> and sate big one. the a's leading the m's by 1 1/2 games for the second wild card as the teams open a three-game series at the coliseum. oakland did not farewell in their first two series against seattle, dropping both. and the mariners come to the coliseum on a roll of their own. they had a four-game road sweep in the

mindi bach is handling sports. >> it was a tough day.a special day as family and friends say their final goodbyes to a 49ers legend with a moving celebration of dwight clark's life. and the a's are back to their swinging ways. the >>> now sports from abc 7 news. >> finally, the a's aren the play-off picture. oakland has posted the best record in the majors since june 10th. but today's win over toronto put them in a tie with seattle for the second wild card in the american league. sean manaea was solid. in the first he gets oscar hernandez swinging. and then he ends the second with another whiff by brandon drury. five ks for man aeaeae two-run single. and then a one-run double in the fourth. then in the sixth, another rbi single. if you lost counts that's four runs driven in by the a's catcher. franklin barreto, he had three hits including this solo shot in the eighth. the a's win 8-3 and sweep the seven-game season series against toronto. as feared, johnny cueto will undergo tommy john surgery. he'll have the procedure done tomorrow in l