matt carpenter, andrew mccutchen, and paul goldschmidt are the scheduled hitters in the bottom of theth. gordon trying to add to a 3-0 lead. takes up and in. 2-2. on deck, the catcher, salvador perez. here it comes from grilli. and we'll do it again. grilli who was a setup man for joel hanrahan in pittsburgh now can't say enough about his setup man, really the entire crew in the bull pen for the pirates. mark melancon is a -- an all-star. not in this game yet. here's a fly ball into sent person sounded good off the bat. he'll hold it. mccutchen goes back to grab it. the inning is over. now to the bottom of the ninth inning. last chance for the national league. down 3-0 with joe nathan taking over in the ninth. ♪ [ male announcer ] we invited people from across the nation to help us taste and choose a golden amber lager. they chose the one brewed with toasted caramel malt and beechwood aged. discover the smooth and distinctive flavor chosen by the people. [ cheering ] budweiser black crown. we chip away. at advancing safety with technology, like seeing every curve, even when you don't,

franchise in period -- in america, and one main reason for the pirates is the center fielder, andrew mccutchen. one of five pirates at this year's mid-summer classic. that sounds like a typographical error. andrew mccutcheon jones us. five pirates. what's going on down the? the pen helping you snuck. >> they way they and are seeing the fans come together, i really think they are helping us out a little bit. >> you had a good first half last year and all the talk around pittsburgh and everybody is afraid -- not this year. seems like you have a complete fundamental team there. >> we do. and you learn from your experiences and that's the biggest thing for us. we learn from the past, and -- but we focus more on what we do right and we have some experience on the team and definitely is fun to see what we're doing now, and i don't think this is -- >> you led the league in hits last year. that was a trivia answer i would have missed as an al fan for one thing. what do you think of the park tomorrow night? >> this park is tremendous. and i've never seen it packed, and it's going -- didn't mean that in

. >> and andrew mccutchen. >> i'm glad you're here for that.e have a couple different stories to get to. i want your insight, mike barnicle and meacham, on snowden. we'll get to that in a moment. i'm wondering since we try to jam a lot of the big stories in the first block, is it okay if we don't mention the words harry reid, mitch mcconnell and nuclear option. >> absolutely. >> can we just -- >> that would be a thrilling start to the day, to any day. >> we'll leave it. we'll leave it. >> a trinity to avoid. >> there are a lot of layers to the george zimmerman verdict. so we'll begin there. the trial of george zimmerman came to a close saturday's not guilty verdict has renewed the nation's debate on race relations among many other things. yesterday thousands of americans expressed their disappointment in the jury's decision. protesting the acquittal of the volunteer neighborhood watchman from new york to los angeles demonstrators took to the streets at times block traffic chanting no justice, no peace. back in florida the prosecution and defens

struck out andrew mccutchen to preserve the lead.now, buster posey was the only giant to get in the game with a chance to tie it with home run in the 7th. strikes him out to end the inning. still 2 to nothing american league. jason was the only player to drive in a run with a base hit. 3 to nothing al in the 8th inning. this was the story of the night. yankees closer rivera entered in the 8th. it was the only player on the field when he warmed up in his final all star appearance, and he pitched a perfect inning to set up the american league shut out of 3 to nothing. he also got the mvp. what did he get, ken? . >> the keys to the car, corvette. >> last week we told you about our pavilion employee tony bones davis whose promising basketball career ended before it even began. >> i already had two blackball players, you know, i don't think they wanted three. >> well, davis was drafted in the 9th roupd by the knicks in the 1960s. at 79 he still has game. in fact, because of our story, bones was i think vieted to be on the high wie yan sen

andrew mccutchen, a flair to right. he is also a gold glover.ps out francisco liriano on his way to 7 shutout innings. pedro alvarez, another pittsburgh all-star at third base. 2 for 4 tonight. a couple of rbi's. single to right. 5-0. the a's with the loss coming 5-0 the final. 13 staff shutouts out pittsburgh. but it's the first time they have beaten the a's in 12 meetings in interleague play. >>> for the giants, they continue to do the baseball version of the limbo dance. you might say how low can you go? 16 losses in 19 games and the shortest start in matt cain's career. more back bending stats, as they are swept by the mets. find a place in the shade and look what happens. 1st inning, john buck. two run single to get the mets going on their way to to a three run 1st inning. bruce bochy out to yank him early, and preserve things. nothing going right. robbing buster, it's omar quintanilla with the play. zach wheeler for the mets squelches is the giants. he's the guy they traded beltran for a couple of years ago. wheeler looking good, including

andrew mccutchen, a flair to right. he is also a gold glover.s out francisco liriano on his way to 7 shutout innings. pedro alvarez, another pittsburgh all-star at third base. 2 for 4 tonight. a couple of rbi's. single to right. 5-0. the a's with the loss coming 5-0 the final. 13 staff shutouts out pittsburgh. but it's the first time they have beaten the a's in 12 meetings in interleague play. >>> for the giants, they continue to do the baseball version of the limbo dance. you might say how low can you go? 16 losses in 19 games and the shortest start in matt cain's career. more back bending stats, as they are swept by the mets. find a place in the shade and look what happens. 1st inning, john buck. two run single to get the mets going on their way to to a three run 1st inning. bruce bochy out to yank him early, and preserve things. nothing going right. robbing buster, it's omar quintanilla with the play. zach wheeler for the mets squelches is the giants. he's the guy they traded beltran for a couple of years ago. wheeler looking good, including

. >> jimmy: and finally, this last one's from pittsburgh pirates outfielder andrew mccutchen.game workout. con? >> joining your fellow all-stars for a pregame quirk out. >> jimmy: yeah. ♪ aw, yo, yo, yo. all right. [ cheers and applause ] that's all the "pros and cons." thank you to all the players -- [ cheers and applause ] love the all-star game. i love baseball. actually, i have a pretty funny story i want to tell you guys. i was actually -- this weekend, i was playing video games. >> ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha, video games, that's great, man. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what's that? >> come on. video games, "late night with jimmy fallon." i get it man, that's hilarious. i love your show, but i see where you're going with that one. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm glad you love our show, but what -- what are you talking about? what do you mean, you see where i'm going? >> c'mon. video games? video games, game boy, boy george, george costanza, stanza, bring you back to poetry, poetry slam, slam dunk, dunkaroos, kangaroos, bring you back roo to "winnie the pooh," pooh bear, polar bear, amy

started after 2 hour 53 minute rain delay bottom 3rd, 1-0 pirates andrew mccutchen singles to right offmy milone 2-0 pirates millone would be removed later in the inning millone: 2.2 ip, 7 hits, 3 runs, 2 k, 2 bb top 4th, 3-0 pirates francisco liriano gets help from his defense yoenis cespedes hits one deep to center but mccutchen makes the leaping grab to rob him of extra bases cespedes finished 0-4 liriano: 7 ip, 4 hits, 0 runs, 6 k, 1 bb bottom 5th, 5-0 piratesend on a high note sonny gray's major league debut the a's 18th overall pick in 2011 draft strikes out first hitter of his career final: 5-0 pirates notes: a's first ever loss to the pirates, 11-1 all time, finish road trip 5-2, still hold ½ game lead in al west over texas another rough day all arounbd for the giangs. matt cain makes first start since giving up 8 runs in last start top 1st, no score daniel murphy hits a single his counterpart former [ female announcer ] it's a warm sunrise e over a classic roast. it's a morning breeze smooth as black silk. with folgers gourmet selections k-cup packs you can turn any day gourmet