or your money back. ♪ >>> how would you like to be the astros? lose two straight in san francisco, and then you get to see the guy that threw a perfect game against you last time out, and that would be matt cain looking to maintain astro o ownage, and he is delivering opposite field, and make it 1-0 giants. the giants get two in that first inning. and top four, it's a 2-1 game. and here comes the astros. chris johnson, and we are tied at 2 a piece. but matt cain would settle down, and posey would continue to deliver. and that knock there brings home sandoval. and it was the right decision, and the panda is in and it's 3-2, and back to cain in the sixth, and moore gets less, and martinez. one of the runs there for cain was earned. and then a strikeout and a groundout, and giants win it 3-2, and they finish off the sweep of houston. >>> how about those a's looking to sweep the twins in minnesota, and they continue to play long ball with reckless abandon. gomes, the pride of petaluma. and it's 5-1 a's, and the next batter, yeah, carter did it again.

he invited the deputy to search the astro van.id and found two sets of wooden drumsticks between the two front seats. they were a natural wood color and they closely resembled his own skin color said the report. the deputy reinterviewed the woman and asked if it was possible that she confused his drumming for a sex act. she was adamant she had a clear view of his penis. she stated it was not possible she mistook the drumstick for his penipenis. she said she wanted to pursue criminal charges. she completed a sworn written statement detailing what she saw. >> now rush's last few sentences in which he got to say the word pea us in repeatedly on the radio, they're actually taken word for word from the newspaper account right through the last sentence he just spoke. that was the last sentence of the article. but rush wasn't finished. he was all caught up in his excitement about drumsticks and wrapped up this particular lesson in advances conservative studies as he so often does by telling us much more about himself than he eve realized

plus, the giants trying to sweep the astros right out of town. they had the perfect guy on the hill to help them get there. the highlights coming up. >>> remember, the giants limped into the break losing five out of six. and nothing like a little home cooking and the astros to cure what ails you. matt cain and company looking for the sweep in san francisco. remember, the astros were the perfect game victim. he wasn't perfect today but he was awfully good. some help from buster posey who goes out to the field to drive home gregor blanco and make it 1-0 giants. the giants would get two in that first inning. 2-1 in the fourth. and here come chris johnson. mind the gap. brian bogusevic. all the way around to tie the game. 2-2. like i said, cain was very good, not perfect, but his battery made posey really picked him up. another rbi up the middle. pablo sandoval hustling around to score the go-ahead run. 3-2 giants. back to cain. dealing in the sixth inning getting jose altuve and martinez, six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. two run and only one was ear

today, reports that have talked to the astros about wandy rodriguez. the birds in anaheim, facing and the time. weaver on the mound, dealing. adam jones at the plate. down goes jones. the orioles countering with their best pitcher this season, hammel. pjuols tied up. weaver gets j.j. hardy fishing. hardy is frustrated. right now in the fourth inning, the angels' lead 1-0. nick markakis played his first rehab game tonight for aa bowie. this was his first rehab game since wrist surgery june 1. fenway park, day two of the day/night doubleheader. yankees-red sox. texeria, the deepest part of the ballpark. bottom of the second, the yankee showing off their defense. look at the catch by andruw jones. that is a great catch. upt in the sixth. sox add 4 more in the seventh. boston wins, 9-5, splitting the double header. the brewers taking on the astros. greinke on the mound. in the first, the runner is called safe. greinke spike the ball in disgust, he is ejected from the game. the orioles did not get to see much. the astros beat the brewers, 6- 3. the national

the giants and the astros are about to start a three-game series.ight back into the heat and humidity. atlanta their next road trip, so they're applying a team in the second addition, the astros, madison baumgardner on the mound, these seem to be big games. >> they are big games. it's all about building momentum as you get into the second half of the season, they obviously have some pretty good pump coming from last tuesday's game in kansas city. four all-stars are on this team. madison baumgardner is going to be on the hill tonight. >> the giants for a while seemed like they were almost single handedly pummeling the -- >> if you look at what the three guys, posy, cabrera and sandoval has done, that's good production, but you have to have the table setters. you have to have guys get on base, because when you face those three, you want them to have that pitcher, that opposing pitcher pitching out of the stretch. that will be the big key to pitching out of the season. >> it's the giants and the astros beginning the second half of the season. >> the gi

bumgarner faces astros.the team held workout first pitch tonight 7:15. >> let's get your friday the 13th, forecast. >> nothing scary on live doppler, dry conditions throughout the morning. as far as temperatures, 50s right now, unmostly cloudy conditions, as we head into the lunch temperatures hang around mid 70s inland upper 60s around the bay and mid 50s at the coast. in the afternoon hoursue not as taxing as it was yesterday, 80 inland, near 70 bay, mid 50s coast. enjoy your day. >>> backed up at the bay bridge toll to the 880 overcrossing slow ride for a friday morning heading to the metering lights. issue slow spots, on the peninsula a little friday light even grumpy traffic spotter reporting moderate through 101 san mateo and saying 280 is looking good. >> thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >>> don't forget just like abc7 news on facebook and you will make a difference to bay area foster kids for every new like one dollar goes to the sleep train >>> good morning, america. developing o

the giants will be hosting the astros in a few moments.ig start for tim lincecum who has been getting roughed up, but re'll be facing the astros with the worst record in baseball. >> alan: the question is, will timmy find his mole -- mojo. >> we are hoping he'll get his confidence back tonight. >> ama: recently divorced woman is just a little bit bitter. >> alan: not hiding it, either. how she hopes to profit from heir misfortune. next. lan coming up at 6:00, the fight against foie gras heats up as some bay area restaurants try new tactics to get around the state ban. employee perks are well g.o.p. in the tech industry. now one company is taking it a step further with an unusual offering tonight at 6:00. >> ama: speaking of unusual, one oregon woman whose husband cheated on her is taking a unique approach. >> she posted a for sale sign that reads, husband left us for a 22-year-old. house for sale by scorned-slightly bitter newly single owner. >> she says her ex-husband even helped her design the sign, and they hope if people understand why

the astros tied the game up.ohnson with a shot that finds ithe gap. -- finds the gap. >> the throw is late. >> the giants made matt cain a winner. buster posey gets his second hit and rbi of the day. pablo sandoval from second. he slides in. buster posey had three hits before it was over and matt cain had his 10th win. giants win. and they are off tomorrow before going to atlanta tuesday. dodger stadium. the dodgers hurt themselves against the padres. hairston makes the stop and throws it away. two runs come home. the dodgers open the door and the padres win 7-2. the giants lead is back to a game and a half. >> today's game was one that had to make the hitting coach proud. six runs in the first two innings. one to right. that scores one for the first run. 2-0 after a half inning. in the second, the power display. johnny gomes got one. number 10 for him. 4-1 oakland. he rides one to center. number 11 on the year for him. it is 5-1. the next batter up was chris carter. he shows his power with his fifth of the year.

astros are in town. tonight cloudy with temperatures cool in the 50s and even drizzle possible along the coast. let's jump ahead to sunday morning, 9:00, golden gate park, the aids walk is taking place. clouds will be very stubborn. you may see some sunshine late in the afternoon. southwest winds will pick up around 10-20 miles an hour and temperature will be warming up to around 59. if you are standing in the sunshine you will feel a little warmer than that. sierra thunderstorms in tahoe but near 80 with clouds on saturday and sunday. highs near 90 in yosemite and thunderstorms around l.a. and san diego. temperatures around l.a. will be low 80s and san diego low 70s. seven-day forecast, tomorrow the coolest day of the week as we drop around 4 degrees. look how much cooler it's going to be. low 70s around the bay and low 80s inland. we gave you the forecast now here is what you need to know. aids walk is two days away. it is july 15 at golden gate park. there is still time to register to call or go to th

the giants beat the astros 521 baumgartner and said his 11th win of the year. >>> it was important weot back on track and play good ball. we did that. it was a long way offense baumgartner came out and pitched well. it bounced back in the game and that's what the club did today. donegal is in the a's kicking off the second half of minnesota josh william continues to haunt his former team tumors tonight giving him four in four games against oakland and francisco larry on as a career high with 15 strikeouts. poems but the a's on top of the grand salon main five rbis for crumbs the days between six to three pretended said his first career win. tennis really a speech annuls cheaper is tonight to advance to the semifinals at the bank of the west classic the nba summer league and mark jackson saw some good things a loss vegas. quoting his own team in the first-round pick paris in barns attacking him as two of his 23 second half with a more clear thompson goes coast-to-coast. he buries -6324 for thompson the ws beat the lakers in 91 to 50. true breeze got paid. he and the same to agree on a

astros are in town.onight cloudy with temperatures cool in the 50s and even drizzle possible along the coast. let's jump ahead to sunday morning, 9:00, golden gate park, the aids walk is taking place. clouds will be very stubborn. you may see some sunshine late in the afternoon. southwest winds will pick up around 10-20 miles an hour and temperature will be warming up to around 59. if you are standing in the sunshine you will feel a little warmer than that. sierra thunderstorms in tahoe but near 80 with clouds on saturday and sunday. highs near 90 in yosemite and thunderstorms around l.a. and san diego. temperatures around l.a. will be low 80s and san diego low 70s. seven-day forecast, tomorrow the coolest day of the week as we drop around 4 degrees. look how much cooler it's going to be. low 70s around the bay and low 80s inland. we gave you the forecast now here is what you need to know. aids walk is two days away. it is july 15 at golden gate park. there is still time to register to call or go to thei

. >>> pirates, astros. runner on for garrett jones. two-run shot for jones.ates take a 7-6 lead. top nine. sim score. runner on for the astros. jason castro, double to right off of all-star closer joel hanrahan. that scores a run. we're tied at 7-7. bottom nine, one out. drew sutton with a chance to be a hero. first career walkoff hit. pirates, now tied for first in the n.l. central. >>> rangers/white sox, "wednesday night baseball." a fourth of july spectacular. 7:00 eastern on espn, espn3, also live on watch espn p. >>> all right. some awfully cute video on this morning. check out these young pandas on a slide, coming to us from the chinese breeding and research base where the giants pandas are being raised. >> the little ones need a little coaching to go up the steps and down the slide. they started getting a kick out of it. doing it again and again. look at that. >> who doesn't love the slide? come on. enjoy it, guys. >>> coming up next, "the pulse" this morning. the headlines have not been kind to tom cruise this week. but he has one big reason to be ver

. >> justine: the giants caught with quick start against the astros.y scored twice the giants won three to two and the sweat to the astros and now are in first place. the a's are also pretty hot. this included a sweep of the minnesota twins, the team hit four home runs on their way to victory. the a's won nine to four. the two teams face off in oakland this week. we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news on this monday morning. we will talk about the planned protest to shut down muni and what this could mean for your morning commute. [music] >> mark: the heat and light is coming you may want to add some extra time to your day--muni writers, you may want to add some extra time to your commute this morning. there is scheduled--and there is a protest keppel >> darya: first let us take a look at traffic and weather. >> james: it should not be too bad today although will be cooler. >> erica: traffic is looking well and there is a smooth and easy ride on 101 south bound. >> mark: supporters of kenneth harding said it when to shut down you need to mar

astros and giants tomorrow night on nbc bay area. first pitch set for 7:15. try to break that record. >> 430 yards. thanks. >> we'll be right back. >>> nbc held koptner downtown los angeles, streets have been dloezed and occu closed. right now it's relatively peaceful, but we will monitor this throughout the night. >> finally tonight, every fisherman has a tall tale about the huge catch that got away. this might be that ultimate story. >> it's a shark! >> it's a shark! we had to bleep out the contents, but what made this most surprising is it happened in fresh water in south carolina. bull sharks are the only kind that can survive in fresh water and get there by following the states of the ocean. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea how good you have it. that's not working. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ]

giants versus astros. friday at the ballpark, you'll want an orange friday sweatshirt. chilly, mostly cloudy, breezy, maybe even some mist at times around part os tf the peninsula. 50s and 60s right now, strong sea breeze reaching into fairfield and livermore, west-southwest winds up to 24. no trouble now. that marine layer spilling inland. you can see it from san francisco, santa cruz. a little clearing on the coast. you'll get a little sunshine in santa cruz, but that's probably the only place you'll see sun on the coastline. into the evening, the fog punches back in towards hayward, almost towards livermore. by about 8:00 tonight. the low clouds spilling in tonight. our temperatures today nowhere near the ninety, mainly 70s, and your 80-degree temperatures inland. 7:00, that punch of marine air coming back in. mild temperatures today. it is a sneak preview of your weekend forecast. we'll be a little warmer on sunday then cooling back down once again monday into tuesday. cooler weather sticking around for your seven-day forecast. back to you. >> okay. thank you very m

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he's scheduled to pitch on saturday against the astros. manager bruce bochy says if lincecum struggles this weekend the giants will consider skipping his next start. >> we seed him. then you have a couple of enough starts on the ruse. >> he added he is confident that lincecum can get back on track during the second half of the season. the right-hander has a 6.42 earned run average, the highest of any starting pitcher in the league. >> it has been rough. >> the giants series against the astros starts tonight here on nbc bay area. 7:00. going to be at at&t park. you can catch all of the action on air. good night for baseball. >> tim lost a lot of weight so maybe that has something to do with it. >> the family of joe paterno reacting to the scathing report on the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. >> reporter: and the line continues to grow. it's now wrapped around the block, these people waiting in line for a chance to get a free school back pack. the story coming up. >> plus, a scandal over a bagel. we'll look at that coming up. >> taking a

the astros is the worst team in baseball.hey have the worst record, just 33 victories pch tim lincecum is scheduled to start on saturday. drew bochy, who we just talked to, said if tim lincecum struggles saturday, the team is considering skipping his following start. of course the follow-up question is, what does that mean? send him to triple a? >> bruce bochy says he doesn't want to get into that conversation right now, but if lincecum struggles on saturday be with the team is definitely considering skipping his next start to find out what is going wrong with tim lincecum. much more on that story tonight at 11:00. >>> let's talk about the g man who lost seven of the last ten games. we talked it madisonbumgarner today and he said the problems are behind us and he clearly stated this is an race between the giants and dodgers, it is a three-race team. count the arizona diamondbacks in the mix. with the entire squad back together, madison bumgarner says they are ready to take the division. >> if we didn't think so, that would be

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timmy had his fast ball work but the astros have the worst record in the majors.rew eight shutout innings, striking out a season-high 11. sanchez, doubles over the head of martinez. in comes pagan. with two ought in the ninth, castilla gives up an rbi double to justin maxwell. moore makes it 2-1. the next batter should be the final out but the ball gets away from sanchez. the throw to first is wide. a hustling maxwell slide home. the game is tied. it stayed that it way until the 12th. with two on, sanchez gets his fourth hit of the contest. pablo sandoval rounds third. the throw is high. san francisco wins 3-2. before the a's took on the twins, gomes got an autograph from rod carew. kris -- carter made it 3-0, and then cespedes drills it to right and it's gone. span puts down a great bunt. suzuki throws the ball down the right-field line but brandon moss throws a bullet to second and span is out. in the fifth, seth smith with a monster blast into the second deck. oakland pounds minnesota, 9-3. the a's have won eight of their last nine. >> it's now official. the ra

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the orioles have contacted the astros about rodriguez. the asking price figures to be less than for the other player. last night, gonzales making his first major-league start. he was wearing the glove of a late teammate in the minors. this is a three-run blast that gave the orioles a 3-1 lead. he serves up the homer to the rookie sensation like trout -- mike trout. is -- jim johnson closes the door getting the angels won, 2, 3. the birds when 3-2, giving gonzales his first major-league win. two teams going at it tonight in anaheim. what a pitching matchup. jason hamel facing jaret weaver. mark will bat second and play right field. it is his first game since wrist surgery on june 1. at fenway park, yankees and sox. this is in the first. going deep over the monster. yankees are up 3-0. jones is going yard as well. the first of two homers for him. it is 4-0 yankees. they played great defense. gonzales with a shock. jones is back in left. ortiz went too far. the yankees will get him at first for the double play. yankees when 6-1. crawford suf

timmy had his fast ball work but the astros have the worst record in the majors. threw eight shutout innings, striking out a season-high 11. sanchez, doubles over the head of martinez. in comes pagan. with two ought in the ninth, castilla gives up an rbi double to justin maxwell. moore makes it 2-1. the next batter should be the final out but the ball gets away from sanchez. the throw to first is wide. a hustling maxwell slide home. the game is tied. it stayed that it way until the 12th. with two on, sanchez gets his fourth hit of the contest. pablo sandoval rounds third. the throw is high. san francisco wins 3-2. before the a's took on the twins, gomes got an autograph from rod carew. kris -- carter made it 3-0, and then cespedes drills it to right and it's gone. span puts down a great bunt. suzuki throws the ball down the right-field line but brandon moss throws a bullet to second and span is out. in the fifth, seth smith with a monster blast into the second deck. oakland pounds minnesota, 9-3. the a's have won eight of their last nine. >> it's now official. the

the cubs trying to clip the astros again at wrigley. a big day for anthony rizzo.ate. the cubs got on the board. starlin castro gets a base hit there and luis valbuena races around third to score to make it 2-1. setting -- setting the stage for the big play of the game. rizzo at the plate. deep to right. two-run homer. 3-2 cubs lead and that was the final. the cubs make it two in a row over the astros. >> like i said, it's good to come into a new clubhouse and produce like that and help the team win. it's a lot of fun when you do that and it's just good to win. we shut them down again. >> get that guy out of the limelight a little bit. he's young. he's doing his thing. let him enjoy it. you know, you only get to debut as cub one time. he's doing a great job producing and doing what he does. let the guy enjoy it. >> the cubs sign cuban defector solar. he's described as having mickey mantle power. he'll start in the outfield in the minor league organization for the cubs. larry fitzgerald among the celebrities on hand to help raise money for the research for the cure

they lost five of six, and now it is a sweep of the astros. the giants extend their lead on top of the al west, and there is a nice story in oakland. the a's are in in the middle of playoff contention. >> don't forget like abc7 news on facebook and you will make a difference for bay area foster kids. for every new like $1 goes to the sleep t >>> welcome back. no deja vu against the astros today. fortunately he doesn't have to be the way he was june 13th. married yesterday and honeymoon at at&t park. big afternoon for buster posey. a bases loaded walk and the canes perfection lasted just two innings today. the third inning and the but came and a run scores on the error. a man on to chris johnson. he ties the game at two. bottom of five and a three-hit day. pablo sandoval scores and that's the go ahead run. cain strikes out five in the 6th. 49 and 40 with a three game sweep. >> i think they are stuck in that rut. i think we are trying to win every series. i don't try to go into every situation and say we need to win that series. >> i think that

tim lincecum starts for the giants against the astros.be pitching to keep his spot in rotation, last night madison bumgarner was spectacular. colin rush has the highlights. >> houston astros are a bad baseball team, giants are ten games above .500. with every intention to sweep the series. they honored, melky cabrera donning a milkman hat. fastball, gone. 11th of the season a 2-1 shot. seven innings, strikes out five and one run on two hits allowed. angel pagan, tagging him and no part of the panda coming down the line. 5-1 giants. that is the final. tim lincecum will be pitching on the hill tonight. >> a great game yesterday. injured closer brian wilson in full leather suit handing out baseball gloves to the junior giants. >> i like it because i am in a position to do that. something i want to do. it brings me a good spirited and makes them laugh or happy i'm doing my job. >> a's in minneapolis to start a series. twins pitcher with the game 6 his life. he fanned 15, struck out the side in the third. he made one huge mistake, bases loaded

nationally the giants have trouble beating good baseball teams case in point the houston astros. melky cabrera not in the lineup because his wife have been one of these. buster posey rifles one. giants scored two in the frame. the last time when cain faced houston he threw a perfect game it doubles in the breck's and scores cutting the lead in half. later in the fourth kris johnson rubs one to the gap is course of away from first to tie the game. cain pages six innings and struck out six. the giants get back buster posey up the middle. here comes the throne he beats and giants take a 3-2 lead. cain was pulled in the seventh. he pops up to the screen a huge plate. the bullpen holds the lead the giants complete this week is 3-2 the final. the lead the dodgers by one game and after that. serena williams arrives just three days after winning wimbledon for the bank of the west classic coco vandeweghe unqualified after other players withdrew from the field. >>> when it counts take more going to do your a phenomenal athlete you're gifted >>> that is hmong giving her a pat tot vandeweghe

pirates beat the astros, 11-2. and that's your slook at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> more trouble for mel gibson. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, many ways have been attempted to show the danger of fireworks, but in fork state they've come up with a new one. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back. let me take you through your holiday forecast. first off, very hot conditions, even dangerous up through chicago, kansas city, st. louis, that's where we have a few heat advisories and warnings in ee fechlkt eastern seaboard still very warm. a few pop-up storms in the southeast, near 98 once again in atlanta. here's your fourth of july forecast. mother nature left some fireworks. the front is going to be pushing into new england and the mid-atlantic. that's going to be sparking afternoon thunderstorms. hopefully we'll get the fireworks display in there, the big macy's fireworks display. >>> if you're watching us on whda news in massachusetts, check out stunning images of polar bear behave your patte

they lost five of six, and now it is a sweep of the astros.he giants extend their lead on top of the al west, and there is a nice story in oakland. the a's are in in the middle of playoff contention. >> don't forget like abc7 news on facebook and you will make a difference for bay area foster kids. for every new like $1 goes to the sleep t >>> welcome back. no deja vu against the astros today. fortunately he doesn't have to be the way he was june 13th. married yesterday and honeymoon at at&t park. big afternoon for buster posey. a bases loaded walk and the canes perfection lasted just two innings today. the third inning and the but came and a run scores on the error. a man on to chris johnson. he ties the game at two. bottom of five and a three-hit day. pablo sandoval scores and that's the go ahead run. cain strikes out five in the 6th. 49 and 40 with a three game sweep. >> i think they are stuck in that rut. i think we are trying to win every series. i don't try to go into every situation and say we need to win that series. >> i think that wa

after the astros tied it in the ninth the pirates drew sudden win in the bottom of the inning.irst homer of the year, pirates walk off with a 9-8 win. >>> casper wells spoiled everything with a bomb to left. all was not lost. orioles held on to beat the mariners. >>> and finally as the nation celebrates independence day, serena was in england launching a barrage of fireworks, serving up 13 aces, she advances to the semis at wimbledon with a straight set win. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> which movie does r. kelly claim broke up his marriage? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus preparations are under way for a fourth of july tradition as patriotic flags, parades and fireworks. you're watching "early today." >>> well, happy fourth of july to everyone out there. record heat today. very hot. actually dangerous heat with humidity too. many areas of the plains through the lower great lakes and the ohio valley. we'll have a chance of thunderstorms in the east, but most of those will be this morning in new england.

it is expected to boost astro science to the top.y least it will bring the long tradition of stargazing to a new level. >> david kruiper takes his children out into the desert when he can. here in the quiet night, the octogenarian has time to pass on to the children and old tales of the bushmen. stories about the creation of the world, the stars and the universe. >> look, once there were no stars. it was very, very dark. then, in the dark coming to you see what is rising up there? at that time, somebody came up with a flat -- with a plan. now look what happens. look what i do. the sparks rise up and the stars are fixed in the sky. >> the next morning. a semi-arid region in south africa. bushman once lived here. today, giant antennas sweep the skies. south temperate is part of the world's biggest radio astronomy project. the square kilometre array is a global initiative involving more than 20 nations. maik wlleben is a german member of the international scientific team probing the early universe. >> our idea of the origins of the univ

sandoval's scores posey was 3/4 in the game the giants with the astros. a's and twins a solo shot his first career four hit game. the a's went 9-4. serena williams pete coco vandeweghe in the bank of the west classic at stanford. final round of john deere classic is that johnson delivers the knockout blow. he taps in for birdie to pick up his second win of the year. almost a gimme. nascar the monster ma in new hampshire to any hammond lead for half their raise but casey cain wins his second race of the year. coming up on game day tonight. >>> see you at 11 on cbs 5 good night.

by which tim shows up on the mound in a few moments against the astros allport eyes on the two-time cy young award winner who was become the worst picture in the first half of the season. he is just 3-10 this season the giants of 14 of his 18 starts. the giants are saying the right things about him. >>> i want to put added pressure on him sometimes you have to do what is right >>> timmy will bounce back, and have a better second half when medium. it looks like he turned the corner. hopefully he'll go out there and throw the ball the way he can. will have to keep an eye on them. >>> the a's lead the twins 7-1 in the fifth. serena williams just two wins from defending her title at the bank of the west classic shall be an action tonight at stanford. this afternoon semifinals but koko vanna white lost a qualifier she gets in a big serve, she wins the first set 6- 2, to the third set here's the 20 year-old the biggest match of her career, less go to match point, the niece of former nba player and kiki vanna white place for her first title tomorrow. >>> david lee keeping an eye on his young

the astros made it interesting. and that allowed a run to score for houston to tie the game in the ninth inning. in the extra innings sanchez it drove home pablo sandoval to get the giants a 3-2 win. the dodgers lost to the padre's the giving the giants sole possession of first place in the nl west. the oakland a's exploded in minnesota. it was cris carter and says it is with home runs and driving in three runs each. that was enough to power these past the minnesota twins by a score of 9-3. third >> still to come, a man is reunited with a car he lost more than 40 years ago. >> we want to take a live look outside in the south bay where traffic is moving pretty smoothly. the forecast and more news coming out. vehicle that was stolen from in philadelphia bacchanal a a a a a a an interest least because the lease at the scene in online at for the car furious when he bought the vehicle was worth $3,000. it is now valued at 23,000. he got back into the internet. >>marty: for years the u.s. army name has been seen at nascar

. >> well, in sports tonight tim lincecum starts for the giants against the astros and may be pitchingo keep his spot in the rotation. the giants say they may skip timmy's next start if he has another rocky outing. last night madison bumgarner was spectacular in the team's return from the all-star break. here's the highlights. >> good morning. >> let's not sugar coat it. the houston astros are a bad baseball team. 25 games under five hundred on the road and the giants ten games above .500 at home. they had every intention of sweeping this series. the giants all-stars honored pregame last night. and melky cabrera, donning the melkman hat. a good look. first inning, the fastball, gone. buster posey's 11th of the season. two-run shot. madison bumgarner had a 4th of july to forget. left that in the rear-view mirror. seven innings, strikes out five. one run on two hits allowed. giants leading 4-1 in the eighth. pablo sandoval tagging. 5-1, giants. no part of the panda coming down the line. ball pops lose. that's the final. two teams back at it tonight. 6:05 first pitch. tim lincecum on the

this afternoon matt cain starts for the giants, going for the sweep over the astros. same team he pitched a perfect game against last month. last night the giants moved into first place after a dramatic walk-off victory. rick kwan has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. after two rough outings all eyes were on tim lincecum last night as he took the mound against huston. calm baby! timmy had his fastball working but keep in mine the astros have the worst record in the majors. lincecum threw 8 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out a season-high 11. the giants made it 2-zip in the sixth. a double and in comes angel pegan. but with two out, casilla gives up the double and scott moore makes it 2-1. next batter, chris snyder, should be the final out but the ball gets away from sanchez. his throw to first is wide and meanwhile a hustling maxwell slides home and just like that the game is tied. it stayed that way until the twelfth. with two on sanchez gets his fourth hit of the game. pablo sandoval rounds third and the throw is high. san fran

. >> well, in sports tonight tim lincecum starts for the giants against the astros and maybe pitchingo keep his spot in the rotation. the giants say they may skip timmy's next start if he has another rocky outing. last night madison bumgarner was spectacular in the team's return railroad from the all-star break. here's the highlights in starts into. >>. >> good morning. the houston astros are a bad baseball team. 25 games under five hundred on the road and the giants ten games above .500 at home. they had every intention of steeping this series. and melky cabrera, donning the mel being manhattan. a good look. first inning, the fastball, gone. his 11th of the season a two-run shot. madison bumgarner had a 4th of july to forget. left that in the rear-view mirror. giants leading 4-1 in the eighth. pablo sandoval tagging. 5-1, giants. that's the final. two teams back at it tonight. a 6:01 first pitch. tim lincecum on the hill. >>> a great game pregame yesterday. we found injured closer brian in full leather suit handing out baseball to kids. >> it's something i want to do. brings me in go

giants working out tonight, they play the astros at at&t friday. golf.om, a record on the front 9 of the seniors u.s. open, shot a 28. 5 under 65. tied for the lead. on to the john dear classic. steve striker won it three straight years. watch him on the par 4, 14. that is an eagle. 6 under 65. four back of the leader and that is the sporting life at this hour. lots of golf this weekend and baseball is back this weekend. >>> a shake up at the judge's table. right now on www.ktvu.com, you can find out why steven tyler says he is leaving andreae -- leaving american idol after two years. that story is much more tonight at 10:00. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day, you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty second, for crying out loud! we know how long a minute

the giants opening up their second half against the astros in the bottom of the first. well. 2-0, giants. the seventh inning, chris johnson starts out. the bottom of the eighth, pap low sandoval. the big fella has to run hard. come on, number 48. you got one. you got two. no way he can get three, right? how about a hit for a slide. the big panda in there safely. hits it to the out field. no way he is tagging on. look out. panda has a giants win and we have more. >> baumgartner unstoppable in his last 18 starts at home. the giants won 16 of the starts. more of the same on friday as he helped the giants start the second half of the season on a high note. >> here is always pitching and a nice cool night. he has thrown so well here. that gets him going and keeps him pumped up. this kid for 22 years old is pretty incredible. >> yesterday and today, pretty good. >> baumgartner said after the game he is making adjust ams to his curveball. reporting for at&t park for nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jamie. one final note. johnny gomes lifted the a's to a 6-3 victory. johnny gom