three-run shot to left and the nightmare is just beginning for barry zito. om of the 3rd orlando hudson with a three-run homer of his own. zito lasts just three and two thirds and gives up eight runs. the padres pounds the giants 11-3. >>> it is 80s weekend at the coliseum. so today's fans were treated to an old-fashioned double header. that's right. two games for the price of one. trust me, the regular version of this handshake took 20 seconds. the as had their hands full with all-star starter derek weaver. looked like they would finally get on the board in the 5th when kurt suzuki doubled off the wall, but it takes a perfect toss to wells and jesus will be out by a mile at the plate. 7th inning angels up 2-0. eric ibar makes it hundred... runners on second and makes it more. weeks had five hits in the two games and raised his average back over 300. runners on 2nd and 3rd for coco crisp. hits a shot that would have given the as the lead but ibar knocks it down and gets the out. the angels take game 14-2. >>> kurt suzuki getting a well deserved day off. would

barry zito is getting a lot of criticism, but could we be seeing the old barry zito. >> nobody ever questioned his attitude and work ethic. now because of those positive qualities zito has reinserted himself as a positive contributing member of the giants. volunteered to pitch on just three days rest and then continuing to throw after a 2.5 hour rain delay. it's just a few days but he is feeling like the barry zito of old. >> it felt good to come in and contributing. the other night was one of the biggest moments in my career given the circumstances. being able to get through those games without the team going to ross. like i said it just reminded me why i do this, the game can be a lot of fun. >>> the day seems to be approaching when tiger woods and his whereabouts are nonstory. but for now it's still a big story when he reports on he has website today that he will not be playing in the british open. get a look at the human bicycle, that's some talent on display. if for the real tight finish. as it turns out by less than a turn of a wheel it's evans who takes it as that photo shows. however s

sports coming up after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, linecum didn't pitch because of the flu, and barry zito this moring with no idea he'd be >>> it was billed as a rematch, but tim lincecum didn't pitch because of the flew and barry zito woke up this morning with no idea he would be on the hill. >> i usually shave on the day of games. >> barry zito, no time to shave today. lights him up with a three-run home run. 3-1 philadelphia. before fans had time to grab a hot dog. zito gives up his third home run the hard way. >> on the move. it's off the wall and away from everybody. utley is digging. utley is digging. they are going to send it. here's the throw home and utley is safe. >> great slide. chase utley just beat the tag. four home runs in all for the phillies, giants lose their series opener to philadelphia 7- 2. brandon mccarthy pitched his best game since may 2. are you ready for this? are you guys ready for this? the a's offense has been the best in mat i orleague since the all-star break led by that man. bat .425. 7-4 now since the all-star break. i have nfl news, the jets and texasans

you know what strikes me, barry zito is worth $126 million to the giants.two feet from the cliff. i hope he's really really good at yoga. >> about being one with the universe. he shouldn't fall. >> i think so. >> think sales just went up for females. no mistake. >> thanks for being with us. >>> for a full half hour, watch co tonight at 10:30. >> we'll be right back. >>> tonight at 11:00, buying your wedding dress online. it can save time and money unless you pick the wrong site. the wedding gown ripoffs to target brides before the big day. and the one way you should always pay online. on nbc bay area news. >>> "the office" has a new manager, sort of james spader returns as the manipulative salesman. robert in california within hours of getting a job manipulates his way to promotion of ceo of a parent company of dunder mifflin. spader recently starred in boston legal and the practice. so the position vacated by michael scott is open again. >> he will be a good addition because he's really bizarre. >>> a closer look at a new bill working its way through the s

always go down in history as the man who gave oakland their first two world championships. >>> barry zito third straight game very good. another sellout. the giants are 41-41 in sell outs. zito getting help early. if he is successful, you better play good defense. rowan making the catch at the fence. whiteside around 200. the catcher hits a home run. now, zito game up one run and worked 8 full innings. ludwig hit zito to make it 2-1 giants. that was it. 4 hits, 1 run, 7 strikeouts. third straight game since coming off of the disabled list. he does this thing. he is 3-up. the giants end up with a split with san diego there. >>> it was a great day for wilson. they had a junior giant rally there at at&t and wilson, give him credit. he bought gloves for a thousand kids. got them tickets for tonight's game from the boys and girls club. >> a kid asked me, why do you have a big beard. i don't know how to answer that. because i do. it grew. >> yeah. wilson, of course, headed to the all-star game. he's going to get a lot of attention. that beard, how colorful. if you lose, shave it. this guy is a

i just jinxed barry zito. coming off the disabled list but looked sharp until last night. first inning, guzman, he is not a home run hitter, a three-run homer is gone, second of the year. guzman had him dialed in. singles to left in the third, jason bartlett comes from around from second. orlando hudson not known for his power, he takes zito out of the yard, another 3-1 shot. padres 11, giants 3. >> it's '80s weekend and m.c. hammer. a's and angels playing their first doubleheader. gonzalez and with the goof ball handshake of the season. this is the best they can come up with? come on guys. angels leading it's a one-run game. ninth inning, bobby hits one, 4-2. a's winless in the last four games. >> bottom of the four, 2-1 angels. a two r.b.i. single that drops in right. one scores to tie it up. move to the sixth, a's leading 3-2. vernon wells on rich harden second deck, a solo shot. game is tied at 3, two on and two out. scott sizemore, game winner and in comes pennington. 4-3 to final. >> to soccer, earthquake in columbus to meet the crew. mendoza, john with the kick save

barry zito got the start for the champs today, and he was on the mound with just three days rest. bottom of the first inning, zito in a jam early. tigers on first and second. miguel cabrera hits it to tejada. that makes it a nice double play. giants get it right there to end the inning. in the third, here comes the rain. hot but raining out in detroit. the game is in a rain delay top of the third. 6-0 giants. >>> women's soccer doesn't get any bigger than this. the best teams in the world are colliding at the world cup in germany, with a victory today, the united states could qualify for the knockout round. let's get to more of the action out there. u.s.a. women taking on columbia in their second match. a sellout crowd. american troops to support the red, white and blue this morning. there's a goal 12th minute. heather o'reilly capitalizes on the misdraft. fires a shot from outside. a little bit later, early in the second half it's megan ripinol with a quick touch. buries it 2-0 usa. 57th minute, carly lloyd from way beyond the 18, catches columbia's goal keeper offguard for her fi

the return of barry zito continues. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, eurysm in his >>> hall of fame manager, dick williams who won two world series in the 1970s suffered an aneurysm. he passed away today. tragic news in arlington. a ranger fan falls over the railing, he dropped 20 feet. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> as an organization and as our team members and our staff are very heavy hearted about this and our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. >> as for the game, ray is making his second start since coming off the disabled list. he gave up five runs in five innings to his former team. the rangers beat the a's 6-0. >>> barry zito won all starts. alloyed only three runs since joining. 2-1 to split that four-game series. so kind of a rough night with dick williams and of course the tragedy of the fan who had gone to the game with his young son. so the rangers clubhouse was closed after the game. player basically was thrown a foul ball. >> during the game. >> yeah. i mean you hear too muc

barry zito getting the call, but picking up where he left off last outing.tied at 2-2, that is unil ibanez hits that homer, 4-1 phillies. in the 6th, chase utley line drive and off the wall. that ball going into no man's land, an inside-the-park home run. our jamie seer files this point. >> reporter: tim lincecum was scratched with a stomach virus, but barry zito came up six runs. >> we changed his routine today. he's coming to the ballpark prepares for tomorrow's start. but he's done such a great job in that role. >> i didn't really have everything working undid the 2nd or 3rd. sometimes that's the case. but i think the difference in the game is they didn't miss the mistakes. >> reporter: lincecum went back to the hotel to rest. he was looking pretty weak when bruce bochy saw him tuesday. the team will make the call on wednesday to see who starts game two. >> rays visiting the a's tonight at the coliseum. bottom of the 5th, one out, one out, godzilla, hideki matsui here. oakland wins 6-1. >>> andrew lock is headed for the nfl ultimately, but today stanford'

barry zito might be throwing the best pitching of his giants career right now.akland has a comeback player. not so good for the a's but zito brilliant. >> a cutter and he gets cut to the chase. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mothn the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. rangers and a's game...shannon st >>> we begin tonight's sportscast with tragic news out of arlington. in the second inning of tonight's game shannon stone, a firefighter, fell over the railing trying to catch a ball thrown to him by josh hamilton, the rangers' outfielder, the man would not survive the 20- foot drop. he was pronounced dead soon after being taken to the hospital. he was at the game with his young son. >> as an organization and as our team members and our staff, we're very heavy hearted abo

barry zito might be throwing the best pitching of his giants career right now. a comeback player. , i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. rangers and a's game...shannon ston >>> we begin tonight's sportscast with tragic news out of arlington. in the second inning of tonight's game shannon stone, a firefighter, fell over the railing trying to catch a ball thrown to him by josh hamilton, the rangers' outfielder, the man would not survive the 20- foot drop. he was pronounced dead soon after being taken to the hospital. he was at the game with his young son. >> as an organization and as our team members and our staff, we're very heavy hearted about this, our prayers go out to the family. >> the game was meaningless. rich hardin m

last night barry zito owes run came to a halt in san diego.e's collin with the morning sports. >> good morning. the padres entered last night's game against the giants having failed to hit multiple home runs in 56 straight games, the second longest streak in team history and i just jinxed barry zito. a winner of three straights since coming off the disabled list. he looked sharp until last night, that is. he's not a home run hitter, but that thing is gone. other three run homer to left. his second of the year guzman had him dialed in. two batters later, orlando hudson, another guy in the known for his power, he takes zito out of the yard and another three run shot. 8 earned runs in three plus for zito. padres is 11, giants 3. it's 80s weekend in oakland. find your old parachute pants, angels and oakland playing their first double header in the majors since 2003, regularly scheduled. and the handshake of the season. this is the best they could come up with? come on, guys. we pick up game one in the 7th. angels leading 3-1. connor jackson scores

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how about barry zito?ng on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of come to this with the a's. if the starting pitcher doesn't throe a masterpiece, they are going down. for the tenth time this year the offense completely shuts down. absolutely no come back capabilities with this offense. and josh hamilton himself provide four rbis for the texas rangers in this one. off rich hardin right there. a single and t

how about barry zito? going on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of come to this with the a's. if the starting pitcher doesn't throe a masterpiece, they are going down. for the tenth time this year the offense completely shuts down. absolutely no come back capabilities with this offense. and josh hamilton himself provide four rbis for the texas rangers in this one. off rich hardin right there. a single a

barry zito pitching at at&t tonight for the first time since april 10th.has won both outings since missing more than two months due to a right mid-foot sprain. now he gave up two runs over seven innings in a win against the cubs. follow that up with six scoreless innings saturday and a win over detroit. to get the latest on the giants, jamie has the late on the lefty and joins us from at&t park. jamie? >> reporter: well, henry, barry zito and his entire 12-year career, never been on the disabled list until now, so it was a very challenging time for him so he just did a lot of tweaking and a lot of soul-searching, and now he's being successful. >> the big thick that comes to mind is he's developed or rediscovered his love for the game. on a personal level, when he went down to the minors and stuff, just thought it was all about playing ball, not about the crowd or about the environment, it was just about doing what he does, you know, and getting that mindset back. i think it's helped him kind of enjoy the game again. >> 2-0 the last two games and shown a lo

from great pitching to great running, phillies and giants, chase utley took barry zito deep. utley was off to the races. he missed two months with a knee injury this season. he got the green light to come home and beat the throw to the plate. a home run the hard way. phillies beat the giants 7-2. >>> braves and pirates played the longest game of the season and ended in controversy. bottom of the ninth, man on third. scott proctor with a grounder. julio lugo out by a mile. wait a minute. umpire jerry neil called him safe. that's got to be the worst call of the year. naturally the pirates went ballistic. the braves won it 4-3. apparently engineer quli breakfast plans and wanted to get the game overwith. now to d.c. where something was really bugging the marlins. a little guy enjoyed part of the game on top of clay hensley's head and crawled on to the dugout rail. in the blink of an eye, he went from praying to attacking. the man 'tis turned out to be a good luck charm. he hit a homer and the marlins won it 11-2. >>> finally, you ever gone to the swimming pool and forgot your tr

barry zito stayed in the game despite the lengthy delay. of course it's easier when you have a 15-run lead. the giants pound the tigers 15- 3. zito has won both starts since coming off the disabled list. he's allowed two -- runs. also worth noting. the giants have scored 21 runs in his two starts. brian wilson wasn't the only one to blow up this weekend. john ralsh had to be held back while arguing. john fell ripped his jersey off in the process. ralph gets ejected, and it took three coaches to get their closer back to the dugout. >>> joe saunders turns into sanity koa fax when he faces the as. he's now one 12 of 18 starts in his career against the green and cold. he had not lost since 2008. must be the yellow socks. seventh inning. as down 4-no. upton bloops one to shallow left. but it's made by a diving catch. the a's finally get on the board. it's 4-2. weeks had another two- hit night. hernandez pitches a -- to end it. the d-backs beat the as, 4-2. >>> my rathe united states get a two-goal lead and then treats the crowd to her best sprin

barry zito back on the ground. facing orlando hudson in the third. he regrets this decision.with a three-run bomb. zito's line, 3 2/3, 8 earned, giants lose 11-3. a's a winner last night, today a scheduled double-header with the angels. game one, angels a 2-0 lead, aybar with a solo shot. 3-0 angels. now 4-2 l.a. in the 9th. tying run at the plate. crisp swings and pops it up, tough play before aybar on the mound, but he makes the play. game two, a's looking for a split. this game would go extra innings. scott sizemore, a chance for a hero. he delivers a two-out rbi base hit to right center and the a's walk off with a 4-3 win. they're now 4-1 at home against the halos. >> yeah, i got a good pitch to hit that first one, fouled it straight back. then got down 0-2. after that, just battle mode and he left a curveball up and i put a good swing on it. down the gap. of the claret jug. your leader is northern ireland's darren clarke. the last time he contended for a major was ten years ago. he misses by inches for eagle on 7. he's five under par heading into sunday. >> i am older, s

barry zito returned after the rain delay.m of the third, zito strikes out austin jackson to end the inning. he pitched six shutout innings, giants cruised 15-3 is your final. >> anything can happen, and a good thing to happen to our team right now. we're all together. and we don't try to run in the game. we try to outrun the other team. we know how great is our pitching. >> more baseball for you. d'backs tiking on the a's. chris young looking like an old veteran here. two-run home run. we go to the bottom of the eighth, a's down three now. hideki matsui. this man has been making contact lately. knocks in another run. 4-2 arizona at that point. the bottom of the ninth, last chance for the a's. d'backs win 4-2. >> just overall, this was not, you know a good inning -- it's not how you approach them if you want to win. it's been a long time since i lost two in a row. it just not the type of performance i expect out of myself. i'm better than a .500 pitcher. >>> let's kick it with some soccer. world cup and germany, u.s. women tak

. >> and speaking of the starting pitching, barry zito will pitch in game two of that series in philadelphiaying basically he wants to break up the right handed pitching once again. reporting live from at&t park, jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> thank you, jamie. >>> the oakland a's were pounded by the yankees in new york. today they were back at it in the bronx. an early 10:00 a.m. start pacific time. let's take you to the big apple where the a's had some fireworks going on, looking to snap their losing streak to the guys in pinstripes. top of the third, a's down 1-0. josh willingham with a shot to left center, two-run shot, 13th of the season. 2-1 a's. hideki matsui with the solo shot. his eighth of the season to make it 4-2. bottom of the ninth now, andrew bailey. runner on third, robinson cano grounds out to win the game. the green and gold gets the win 4-3 is your final. that's it for now, i'll be back here at 6:00 for a look at a very special baseball team that has overcome some amazing odds. garvin, it's a great story, believe me you don't want to miss this. >>> next at 5:00, a zoo whe

barry zito took his spot and he got torched. the fanatic fired up for a rematch. zito found out he was starting in batting practice. that's kind of what he served up in the first toy ban yes. a three-1 homer and 4-1 phillies. zito allowed six runs in seven frames. back to back bad starts for him. chat utley drives -- chase utley drives one over the head and it ricochets off the wall. it is an inside the park homer. had one of these a couple years ago, almost the same play, and he is safe. it was a good call by inches. giants lose 7-2 and timmy may go tomorrow. a's and rays and brandon mccarthy and smoke. mccarthy goes 8 and strikes out three one run allowed. a's the bats come alive. kurt suzuki brings home a pair. the a's roll 6-1. they have taken the first two games of this series with tampa bay. tennis, anyone. bank of the west classic as stanford and serena williams in her third event of the year. 6-0 and 6-0. alex smith has agreed to a 1-year deal to return to the 49ers. the question now is will he have competition? smith can't resign until friday, but it has

then in last year's spring training, barry zito through to field ner retaliation.ut -- fielder in retaliation. but everybody played nice at the all-star game last week and if the giants get back to the world series, they will have fielder to thank for home field advantage. >> 72 rbi's. at the all-star break. we didn't even score that many runs until june. >> drives one left center field. it is up and out to the wall and gone! and the national league has jumped on top 3-1. >> did i ever tell you i like three-run homers. >> yeah, don't we all? >> you get them. i don't. >> the newest giant, jeff keppinger got the first hit in the orange and black last night. a 9th inning single off the closer don ashford. after search seasons in the big leagues, keppinger is finally thrilled to be on a winning team. >> the idea of this game is to win ball games than team was doing it without me. so i don't want to come in and mess that up in any way. i just want to come in and be a part of the team and do whatever i can to help the team. >> are you looking forward to going to the whit

bottom line, barry zito started in his place tonight against the phillies.ito pitched like he had the flu. already down 5-1 in the 6th. chase utley tagged him deep center. no chance for andres torres. the ball rolls back to d.c. utley is going to try for an inside the park home run. the tag by eli whiteside safe. giants lose the series opener 7- 2. matsui's resurgence continues for the a's tonight. where was this guy in the first 70 games? 17 doubles this season, that made it 3-0. the a's are 6-1 winners tonight. nfl, a three-year deal with the san diego chargers. linebacker will be reunited with former niner, greg. they played 187 games in his 13 year career, never made the playoffs. alex smith is one-year, $5 million. that is his deal with san francisco and previewing our top five. boxing in san francisco. this happened tonight. fernandez knocked out michael fernandez. no relation between the two. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,, turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you ever considered thi

then in last year's spring training, barry zito through a field ner retaliation, but everybody playede last week at the all-star game. and if the giants get back to the world series, they will have fielder to thank for home field advantage. >> 72 rbis. we didn't even score that many runs until june. >> he drives one to left center field. it is up to the top of the wall and gone! >> the national league has jumped on top, 3-1. >> did i ever tell you i like three-run homers. >> don't we all? >> you get them. i don't. >> and jeff got his first hit in the orange and black last night. a 9th inning single off the brewers closer john ashford. after seven innings in the big league, keppinger is thrilled to finally be on a winning team. >> the idea in this game is to win ball games and this team was doing it without me so i don't want to come in and mess that up in any way. i just want to come in and be a part of the team and do whatever i can to help contribute. >> are you looking forward to going to the white house on monday? >> they're going monday. [ laughter ] >> i'm sure one more in the p

they bring in a catcher by the name of hector sanchez who got rave reviews from barry zito when he wasthere. we'll see how things are going with the nfl labor problems. they may have a settlement in the next 46 to 48 hours. that is the sporting life. >> all right. >> mark, thank you. >>> a stretch of san francisco coastline is suddenly faces a rocky future. coming up, winter storms last year forced lengthy closures for the great highway along ocean beach. it finally opened again but the city is now being told the repairs aren't good enough. find out why in 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> and at the circus of fire on ktvu.com. watch our special report on the crucibal playing this week end. you will find it all on ktvu.com right now. thanks for joining us. hi parents, it's going to be such a big school year. your kids will each take care of our class hamsters, lewis & clark. then i'll tell them the story of pluto, the sad little planet that was. i'll introduce them to some new friends, the fractions, and some cold blooded ones, the dinosaurs. [sfx: dinosaur growl] clark!

barry zito trying to improve to 3-0 since his return from the dl.ss in the bottom of the 3rd. eli whiteside, don't let the color of his hair fool you. solo home run, his third of the season. 1-0 giants. to the top of the 5th we go, runner on third. rob johnson strikes out looking. bottom of the 6th, sandoval with a base hit to left. and then opposite field, giants up 2-0. 8th inning now, 2-1. zito still dealing. he threw eight innings, seven strikeouts and just one run. >> reporter: when zito returned from the disabled list, he said he rediscovered his love and appreciation for baseball. that has been evident in his last three starts as he's given up just three runs in 21 innings. >> you work hard and bust your tail and sometimes things are better than not. i don't know how to explain things. i feel good and focus on the right things and going out there and just trying to make the best pitches i can. >> reporter: bill hall left the game after getting spiked in the leg. the cut was all the way to the bone and he had to get seven stitches. >> thank yo

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he had the flu, so barry zito was moved up on the rotation a day and things did not go so well for mr. zito. in the first-inning he retired the first two guys. raul ibanez gets philadelphia off to a start. here's the most exciting play in all of baseball, the inside the park home run. chase utley deep off the wall. it ricochets away from andre torrez and watch utley he is never in doubt as he turns third and heads toward the plate. the replay shows, he cleanly beat it inside the park home run. zito only gave up six hits but three of them left the yard. and the giants have just lost a few moments ago 7-2 in the first of a three game series against the phils. that's the sporting life at this hour. >> that's a tough one. all right, mark thank you. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. more coverage of the big fire at the plastic plant in fairfield. firefighters are making a lot of progress but it's been beening now for more than five hours. we'll have that and much more in a few minutes on tv 36. >> our coverage continues online. our viewers have been posting pictures of the s

barry zito the pitcher with the 6-0 lead. >>> the as tonight hosting arizona once again. we'll have it all tonight at 10:00 on sports wrap. see you then. >> thank you. >>> well, coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, it was certainly hot today. but is it expected to sizzle tomorrow? the advisory you need to know about and restrictions in place for the bay area. that story plus of course your forecast coming up tonight at 10. >>> that is our report. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. thanks so much for joining us. our next newscast is the ten o'clock news. we'll see you then. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

barry zito is all that stands between the giants and the series sweep.iants general manager is not stopping in acquiring additional offense for this team. could brother a was hitting 24 had with 4 homers and 38 rbi's. he is in his 15th season. joining his 19th since 2004. giants gave up mine league outfielder, on the disabled list in fresno. >> >> justin upton and the diamond backs chasing the giants. arizona trailing 4-1. upton had the big blow. this drive to the gap in right center. by the time they get the ball back to the infield, 3 runs scored. five run inning for arizona, which goes on to win 6-4 diamond backs pick up a game on the giants, trailing by 3. >> >> oakland a's have been putting runs on the board as late. guierl o, 3-2 lead before they erupted for 4 in the, nick blackburn. the gambia, it goes for an infield hit,matsui comes home in the with the bases loaded. the ball rolls, josh willingham, sweeney, cliff pennington head to the plate. the play on pennington close. a's go on to win 8-3 to end a losing streak to the twins at 3. >> >> 2 mor

and a great night for the giants and barry zito. >>> you watched the giants circle the bases.you do with him now? asked to start a day ahead of schedule because tim lincecum has the flu. zito not up to task. they come unglued for four runs. big blow, raul ibanez three run shot. 4-1 phillies after one. and chase utley, the inside the park homer shot to center ricochets away from troy. utley is thinking home run and he is not to be denied. the replay showed he was safe at the plate with a head first dive and two other homers from the phillies and the rookie vance wurley a complete game. three hitters, he had help. that man ibanez again in left field with a beautiful catch in left to help make it a 7-2 philly final. >>> you think back to spring training, nobody picked the a's to sleepwalk through this entire season. and we're starting to see some signs of life. they are really a lot better than they've shown. which means nothing. one of the big reasons for a little turn around this guy matsui is begining to hit the ball. shot to straight right. he has himself a rbi double and the

and a great night for the giants and barry zito. >>> you watched the giants circle the bases.do you do with him now? asked to start a day ahead of schedule because tim lincecum has the flu. zito not up to task. they come unglued for four runs. big blow, raul ibanez three run shot. 4-1 phillies after one. and chase utley, the inside the park homer shot to center ricochets away from troy. utley is thinking home run and he is not to be denied. the replay showed he was safe at the plate with a head first dive and two other homers from the phillies and the rookie vance wurley a complete game. three hitters, he had help. that man ibanez again in left field with a beautiful catch in left to help make it a 7-2 philly final. >>> you think back to spring training, nobody picked the a's to sleepwalk through this entire season. and we're starting to see some signs of life. they are really a lot better than they've shown. which means nothing. one of the big reasons for a little turn around this guy matsui is begining to hit the ball. shot to straight right. he has himself a rbi double and

meaning barry zito had to replace him and he got shelfed. philly fanatic. trouble.he offering to give the phils a lead, and zito roughed up in the last start gave up six runs in seven rin innings. and over the head of torres. off the wall. by the time giants run this down, he's thinking inside of the park he'll run, rounding third. relay, play at the plate. and dive, eluding the tag. and that is a good call, he was safe. inside the park, and phillies by a score of 7-2. we'll see if lincecum can go tomorrow. >> and that is this edition of abc 7 news. and remember, you can stay connected 24-7 on abc 7 news.com. here is a look on stories you'll find there. from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigra

barry zito working on three days' rest and san francisco scored one run in the 3rd when rain halted theo hours, 36 minutes. when play resumed, villareal was on the hill for the tigers and gave up the grand slam to tejada. giants scored a season-high 15 runs on 16 hits and no doubt wishing to puck up that offense in the final two in chicago. they win their ninth game, 15-3 and earning zito win no. 2 since coming off the dl. tonight trying to put more distance between themselves and second place arizona. oakland trailing 1-0 in the 3rd this. would be a big night for arizona's chris young kelly johnson who had walked, running hard from 911. johnson comes all the way around to scorement the diamondbacks up their lead, 2- 0. 4-0 in the 5th and again, young doing the damage with upton on in front of him. young a and deep to left, that is no. 16 on the year for young with three hits and drove in all four of arizona's runs. not only did the young man make a nice backhand grab, but he also saved a young woman who was going to watch it hit her in the mug. 4-2 and diamondbacks say three games bask

. >>> barry zito will make his second start today since coming off the d.l., after a wild game yesterday against the tigers. giants up 1-0 in the 8th. two outs. brian wilson gives up the single blow in the save for the second straight game. madison gets the no-decision. but the giants quickly bounce back. top 9, pablo sandoval to deep left center. one run scores, and after a couple bases loaded walks, the giants go up 4-1. game not over on the bottom half, brian wilson gets yanked from the game after giving up a run. he takes it out on the grade raid cooler. but then the game ends on a double play. he steps on second. giants win, 4-3. >>> in the standings, the giants got some help from the a's taking on the diamondbacks in arizona. rich harding making his season debut after injury. he pitched 6 strong innings, strike out 6. matsui helped him with a two-run double. that gave the a's a 4-run lead in the 5th. the d-backs mace it cloak is but andrew bailey strikes out willie mow pina to end the game. a's win. and a couple minutes ago update you on the wimbeldon championship in the women's, p

he wasn't even on the team opening day but since getting the ball and filling in for barry zito, 6-1a. and joe fonzi recently asked him was it a dream come true to make the all star team? >> i never dreamed of an all-star game ever. i never had numbers or been anywhere close to being able to experience something like this, and yeah, you know, in triple a i wasn't even in -- in fresno my thoughts weren't even to get to a major league roster, just have a good season. >> one of the great stories, ryan vogelsong, as deserving as any. he's been a remarkable story for the giants and for baseball to be able to come back and do what he's done, not just as well as on his own you -- pitch on his own but dominate. >> you know what's funny, i was telling somebody today that i don't really think it has set in yet. it has but it hasn't and when i walk into the clubhouse and see all those guys, it will set in then. >>> what a day at the tour de france. nobody got busted for for doping, no accidents along the road and great weather as you can see as well. andray greipel by germany by the slimmest of

because of the numbers we didn't have a spot for him and whether barry zito goes down, he comes up and shot in the arm for us. i think he is very deserving and my question would be why not? >> it will be an all-pitching representation for the giants in the all-star game. bochy folk vogelsong, tim lincecum and matt cain. wellon was voted to the team by his fellow players. >>> after a dominating performance at wimbledon novak djokovic established himself as no. 1 tennis player in the world. djokovic had won 43 straight matches before losing to roger federer in the french open. nadal comes to the net with a nice touch, bouncing back to win the third. five-time wimbledon winner bjorn borg on hand to see a temporary passion of the baton. nadal committed uncharacteristic unforced errors. then at match point, djokovic was a winner when nadal was long again. djokovic wins the fourth set 6- 3 and now has a career grand slam with his first wimbledon championship. his 8th major gets him into the conversation as one of the greatest ever and certainry at 48-1 this year, no. 1 in the world. >>> stil

. >> reporter: in other giants news they confirmed today they will skip barry zito next turn in the rotation. he will make his next start in philadelphia and will be available out of the bull pen in the meantime. i'm jamie ziar for nbc bay area. >>> the a's visiting the tigers, bottom of the fifth, one on and two out. the a's lead 3-2. the blast to left and the two-run shot and his 20th on the season. the tigers lead 4-3. now 5-3, detroit's carlos guillen, no question about this. homering to right center, or maybe there's a question hitting the top of the fence. the play is reviewed later on. right now the a's lose 8-3 in the eighth. >>> out to football and the nfl's label dispute. still on target to be settled later this week. this despite a holdup in the antitrust lawsuit filed by several players. 49ers ownship is part of the upcoming league meetings in atlanta, but -- >> i am not sure what to expect. we're going to be briefed on where the talks are. there are nine owners who are directly involved with those talks, and we're not. we're on other committees. and so we've been briefed a littl

. >> reporter: one of her proudest moments came in 2005 when she worked with barry zito. >> told him come out and see for himself. he ran me through the mill but two hours later he hired me. >> reporter: she made such a connection that zito reconnected with her while he was on the dl this year. has gone 3-1 since coming off the disabled list. >> he got him. >> yeah. i would say that i contributed in a big way opening his eyes to something that was simple that he said right away when he did it he said okay, oh,. >> reporter: angel hopes to be on the payroll for a major league team one day but in the meantime she is perfectly happy where she is. >> when i'm out here on a saturday i got pitchers coming over left and right hugging me. instead of angels in the out field they say angel on the mound. so... >> angel has correctly predicted many injuries just based on watching pitchers on tv. ace closer andrew bailey was one of her predictions this year. >>> scary moment in detroit. as first baseman scott sizemore was hit near the lef collarbone. he left the game. x-rays were negative. at las

. >>> barry zito's two-month stint on the disabled list appears to have done wonders for more than justained foot. the former cy young winner has return to the giants roster with a vengeance and starts tonight against san diego. two starts is coming off the disabled list. zito has just two runs allowed in 13 innings. it's been a humbling time for zito who was left off the play- off roster last year. the giants won the world series. his time in the minors could be just what the doctor ordered. >> you know, i just embraced t, you know, you can't be depressed every day. it was a good experience. you get down there with the guys who love the game. you kind of remember how it was. you know when you came up through the lower levels and you're just in these small towns not doing much and coming to the field every day was the best part of the day. so that's how it should be ideally. >> broadcasting legend al michaels will return to the giants booth tomorrow night. michaels was the play-by-play man in san francisco from 1974 to 1976. since then he has made the most famous call in hockey. and the

barry zito will take the mound today in a game that starts at 10:00 this morning. >>> the giants couldneed to make the playoffs with one acquisition. veteran nflinfielder orlando cabrera. in exchange they send thomas neil to cleveland. the giants will be cabrera's ninth team since 2004. >>> meanwhile, the oakland a's re looking to start a winningc: streak. with the a's trailing, weeks gives oakland the lead for good with a triple. the a's add more in the fifth inning as oakland wins 8-3 over the minnesota twins. much better today. today's game starts this afternoon at 1:00 and we know they're going to win it. >>> the oakland raiders first-year head coach is doing things a little differently at training camp. hugh jackson started the first full pad practice of the year with hard-hitting drills. comcast sports area kate has the details. >> reporter: it was the first day of practice in full pads and it certainly lived up to the hype as they engaged in a hard-hitting workout modelled after high energy new head coach hugh jackson. >> that's the name of the game. we're going to be a team bui

barry zito had to move up a day. it wasn't a good outing for him.tched seven innings but damage was already done. phillies won that one 7-2. as for the a's another nice win over tampa bay last night. hottest hitter since all-star break on a row. on the mound pitched eight straight innings to beat the rays 6-1. year is morning marks onecc1: until the 2012 olympics in london. exactly one year from today. the opening ceremony of the 2012 summer games will be held. it will become the first city to host the event for a third time. officials say most of the venues are completed and nearly all tickets for the 300 medal events are sold out. the 17-day games will feature athletes from 200 countries competing in 26 sports within 32 venues. we'll have a live report from london coming up for you in just about an hour. >>> it's 5:50 right now. major traffic warning for drivers this morning. what you need to know before you head out the door from work. i guess head out from work to home tonight. mike will explain. >> i'll explain what it's like if you're heading

. >> barry zito with no time to shave today.didn't find out he was starting until a couple of hours before the game. already 1-1 in the 1st. too late. ibanez lights up veto with a three-run jack to right. phillies with four in the first, 4-1. 5-1 in the 6th. zito in there to face -- chase utley. >> off the wall and it caroms away from everybody. utley is digging. utley is dig! they are going to send him! here's the throw home... and utley is... safe! >> that was a great call. even dana made it. he was safe. >> hey, even. >> take a look. there you go. good directing, wayne. he just beat the tag. bruce bochy comes out to argue to no avail. zito not good tonight. he hung more than i have in my closet. the giants lose the series opener 7-2. the next few days in the nfl will be mind numbing. the free agency frenzy players cut, players signed and the first man to capitalize is charles johnson. the defensive end will stay in carolina with the new six-year, $72 million contract. it reportedly includes a $30 million signing bonus. he had

giants won 2-1 thanks to pitching by barry zito. 6:48. check the forecast with rob in for christina. >> good to see you as well. happy friday morning. our weather, speaking ever san francisco we have low clouds to the west, comfortable. the sea breeze not too strong. as we speed things up you can see the low clouds moving across the tip of the peninsula. you will find the fog this morning. making for a slow drive of it temperatures, 50s right now so kind of sweatshirt weather for maybe an hour or so. as the sea breeze picks up along the coast, then the rest of the bay area will start to cool down. good news for air quality. that's starting to improve. temperatures drop, we should see air quality looking fine for the weekend. the mets in town, you'll want your giants sweatshirt as we see probably patchy low clouds across the bay as we go through the game. west coast view shows you some of the moisture firing up thundershowers off to our east that should stay further to the east now as the winds aloft start to push in a stronger sea breeze.

hector sanchez is familiar with one of the pitchers, barry zito. for him when he was rehabbing a few weeks ago. we could see hector in the starting lineup as early as tomorrow. that's when zito takes the hill. that's going to do it here from petco park. we continue our coverage, the game a short while from now, but for now back to the bay area and we bring in jim from the comcast sports newsroom. >> raj, thank you. you sound familiar with that gas lamp district. giants, after last night's thriller of a win the g-men look to add to the win streak when they send tim lincecum to the hill against the last place padres. timmy, 4-2 with a 1.80 e.r.a., lifetime in san diego. let's continue on with the giants. enters the game 7-7 and some wonder if there is something wrong with the two-time cy youn winner. he has been a victim of a lack of run sport. over five starts the giants scored fiv total runs but he loves pitching in san diego. >> we continue on. hoping to help with some of the run support, pablo sandoval who extended his hitting streak hits the se

that meant barry zito had to move up the day. wasn't a good outing for him.runs in the first, certainly settled down after that and pitched seven innings but the damage was already done. giants lost that one 7-2. but it's not anything like a trip to the world series was on the line this time. as for the a's a nice winner with tampa bay last night. pennington had three hits, the hottest hitter since the all-star break. on the mound brandon mccarthy pitching eight solid innings to help a's bit the rays 6-1. one baseball ended before 2:00 a.m. in atlanta last night but many fans think it should have continued at least a little longer. atlanta braves and pittsburgh pirates played into the bottom of the 19th inning. yeah, then this play happened at the plate. catchers makes the tag but the umpire called him safe. yeah, they debated that one. game over. pirates manager was so angry he followed the umpires off the field while the braves celebrated. take a look for yourself, what do you think? the ump admitted later he might have blown the call. nineteen innings. >>>

since returning to the giants starting line up following 10 week injury absence barry zito bringsingst 2 earned runs allowed and keeping going tonight. would rest with wilson. closer handing out 1,000 junior giants kids brand new baseball gloves. pre-game. bottom 3. zito takes it to left. solo shot. third of the year. 1 nothing giants. zito deechlingt down goes in the fourth. giants out of the lead in the sixth. my fell scores. 2 nothing giants. only mistake that mud wick guy in the searchth but this is monster mash. 2-1 again. gives way to wilson in the 9th. double play ball is his friend and this will end it. 2-1 the final. giants able to split the 4 game series. zito the win. now to the sad news. dick williams who was manager of the a's led the franchise in the bay area first professional championship has passed away at the age of 82. williams managed in the major for 21 seasons with 6 different clubs but he will be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973. leading the a's back-to-back world series titl title. hall of famer. williams died at his home in las vegas. >> from