. >> reporter: benintendi may only have 21 games under his belt so -- but the rookie -- benintendi was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a spreed left knee. left leg awkwardly after getting tagged out. the 22-year-old under went an m. r.i.and will be further examined by team doctors tomorrow back in boston. benintendi with a front row seat as the red sox close out an 11 game road trip in tampa. with the sox up 1-0 in the 6th. miller shoots a single the other way. longoria motors in and we're all pomeranz hung tough, a career high 11 strikeouts including dickerson to end the frame. the lefty was good but not good enough. man on first for mikey who golfs one to the gap. chris young a little slow get back to the infield. sousa comes around with the go ahead run and pomeranz gives up two earned runs in six plus innings of work, to the 9th, ortiz coming on ramirez, made sure there was no big papi magic today at the trop. sox settle for a split with the rays. garoppolo is expected to get the bulk of the snap tomorrow night but that could change with tom brady made the trip with the tea

but benintendi ?dives over the wall to catch it. the rays finally scored in the ninth, ?after price left the mound. evan longoria got a two run homer. not enough though... and boston wins 6-2. both teams at it again tonight at 7-10. the troubles keep coming for olympic swimmer "ryan lochte" ... after his gas station tussle in rio. all four of the companies that sponsor him, ?dropped him on monday... including speedo, gentle hair, and air weave. the fourth sponsor... ralph lauren... says it won't ?renew it's deal with lochte, which was only for the olympic games. speedo not only dropped lochte, its also donating lochte's 50 thousand dollar endorsement fee to the "save the children" charity... which says he respects speedo's decision. lochte and the other three swimmers he was with at the gas station -- could still face disciplinary action from the u-s olympic committee, usa swimming, and the international olympic committee. and... we now know who the "warwick north" team will be facing today... in the little league world series. it will be iowa... the ?loser of last nights

andrew benintendi over the wall to snatch a home run. would have been a two-run home but it's an out because of benintendi. and souza can believe it. he was already mid trot. >> that's unreal, man. well, it's not unreal, cause it's real. >> cause it's real. >> even the rays fans have to give him some love. the red sox won the game. >>> there were seven home runs in the yankees-mariners game. gary sanchez hit two. the fastest a yankee has ever hit eight home runs. this dude is something else. here's another catch of the night. this is sean o'malley. he's not taking away a home run. he's taking away another swing at least. look at nick vincent. that was to tyler austin. and then nelson cruz. the seventh of the seven home runs. all the runs scored were via the home run. ear muffs. so, you can tweet us, what catch you think was the best. >> except neil's not on twitter. at any rate, back to you. >> minor point. >> just a tiny detail. >>> one more note. a pro baseball player will pay the price for being a little too strong. >> it's brandon th

benintendi had to be held off the feel last night after spraining his left knee it the seventh inning. he was trying to get back to second when he hurt himself. sox manager said benintendi would undergo an mri in tampa >> let's hope it comes back. >>> coming up on wbz this morning, a close call tore a pielth. >> his ultralight helicopter crashes into a reservoir. this morning we're hearing from the pilot and the good samaritan who saved him. >> plus big changes ahead for restaurants in boston. the new inspection system just to prove -- just approved by the city. >> a a sculptor making art with sticks, where his unique work is being unveiled in massachusetts today. pamela, good morning. >> good morning. a nice dry start the humidity does creep up, though and temperatures are going to be in the 80s by 3:00 in your hour-by-hour. plenty of sun early, increasing clouds and also the potential for some rain. i'll have that hour-by-hour timing up coming up in your seven day forecast. here's a look at boston as you head out the door this urs thursday. stay with us, wbz this morning kelly ayott

now you can add andrew benintendi to that list. he was helped off the field last night after suffering a left leg sprain. it was a 3-2 game in the seventh when he went down awkwardly. ugly-looking injury. benintendi needed to be helped off the field. sprain. he will be evaluated later today. this game went into extras. and in the 11th, keith embry appeared to handle the feed from shaw on a grounder. a run comes around to score and the sox drop a heartbreaker 4-3 in 11 innings. on the same day as rob gronkowski's return to practice, the patriots trading third-year center brian stork to washington in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. stork is considering retirement rather than the patriots cut ties with 33-year-old nate washington. i'm alex corddry. that's 7sports. have a great day. >> sarah: the patriots welcoming a special guest. jon bon jovi was in foxborough yesterday to watch the team practice. he brought along his 12-year-old son romeo. bon jovi and coach bill belichick have been friends for decades. "saturda

. >> benintendi near the wall. he leaps. did he catch it? you got to be kidding me. he took one back! a spectacular play by the rookie. >> ryan: in the eighth inning, benintendi robbed the rays of what would have been a two-run homer. the sox had a 3-0 lead at the time. pitcher david price had a good time, allowing only two hits in >> ryan:ism patriots' fans are g when q.b. tom brady will be rejoining the team. brady missed the two practices. bill belichick says brady's absences are not due to injury like a sliced thumb but instead his excuseed for personal reasons. if you want to be like tom brady, maybe try snacking like the pats' qeb. brady had put together a and dairy free snacks. they come in biodegradable race paper bags. each box costs about $50. we have learned from danielle gersh, they're already sold out. >> ryan: gone already? >> sarah: she said they were sold out. maybe they'll get some more. she sounds like she really wants them. brady's teammates like their own snacks while watching mark wahlberg's ne

bases are loaded for andrew benintendi... hits the fly ball into left... mikie mahtook makes the catch... but red sox tack on another run... 2-nothing boston.very next batter... snell... walks dustin pedroia to load the bases again... and that wo pitched... struck out three... walked five... price still pitching in the 8th... steven souza junior... looks like this one is a goner... but benintendi... makes an incredible catch over the wall... to rob souza junior of a home run.... in the 9th... xander bogaerts hits a 2-run shot... 5-0 red sox... evan longoria would hit a home run of his own... but rays fall 6-2.... last week's joint practices with the jaguars worked out so well... the bucs are doing it again this week with the browns... tomorrow and wednesday morning joint practices over at one buc will be open to the public... all leading up to friday nights 3rd game of the preseason.bucs practice today... rookie vernon hargreaves was getting some work at starting cornerback... he's certainly earned the consideration after saturdays 2 interception performan

sox manager said benintendi would undergo an mri in tampa today. they lost 4-3 in 11 innings. >>> coming up on wbz this morning, massachusetts drought impacting more than just lawns. >> the town where people are being asked to cut back on showering. plus how the lack of rain could also have a positive impact. >> also head this morning, big changes ahead for restaurants in boston. the new inspection system just approved in the city. future? the country about to test it out. gricel. >>> in plus some good news if you're up and working right now. >> that's exciting. a new car recall to tell you about. jill joins us from the stock exchange with those stories and more. i can't wait for the request news -- good news, jill. >> reporter: we have some good company, that's my tease for it. good morning, chris and kate. ford is recalling more than 88,000 cars and suvs because of a fuel pump issue that could actually cause the engine to stallit the recall includes certain tour as, lincoln. model 2013 through 2015. >>> the world's self-driving taxi they're hitti

and andrew benintendi, calling him to the big club today. drafted in the first round a year ago from the university of arkansas, making the leap to the major leaguers. he was activated for tonight's game but won't play. the last guy to do that was hanley ramirez in 2005. benintendi will sit tonight's game and make his debut tomorrow night in seattle. he bats and throws left-handed and will start in left field for the red sox. other moves today to activated fernando who they picked up before the trading deadline, tommy layne and martinez were designated for assignment. big papi will not play this weekend when the red sox go in l.a. against the dodgers because there is no designated hitter. how is this for strength. that is chris davis, breaks his bat. he has a nub in his hand and singles and knocks in a run. that is power, folks, that is for the cincinnati reds, he thinks he has a shot at this foul ball. watch the fan right here. a little bit of a collision. the fan didn't directly interfere with him and he grabs his jersey. first reaction, a

a rocket down the right field line off verlander and then benintendi blasting a two-run shot. he's batting .322 in the big leagues. it's not enough. tigers win it 10-5 earning a split in the four-game series. team usa dominating the 121 total medals, china with 70 and then great britain with 67. usa basketball wins a third great medal rolling past serbia. saving their best performance in the olympics last. that's sports. >> thank you. and that will do it for us tonight. i'm nicole oliverio. >> i'm nick emmons. join 7 news beginning at 5:00 a.m. four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which

in the ninth benintendi with chance to be a hero in second big league at bat but strikes >> daniel: 87-year-old man cruel case of identity theft. he send during the corrina war. last week man came to his house in montana and said the property had been foreclosed and sold at auction. apparently someone used identity to take out new mortgage on his home and never made a payment on the loan and less than a week to resolve the problem or move out. >> you're not going down without >> daniel: joe has reached out one of montana u.s. senator for help but if forced to loaf his house he will have to move into his motor home. >> julie: boston city council will consider steep fines on restaurants if not up front for the safety ratings. mayor wants restaurants to post food safety inspection letter grade to storefront. if they don't they could face 300-dollar fine per day. restaurants and food trucks >> daniel: >> julie: local home that belonged to creator of betty crocker now on the market. she lived there in '30s and '40s and led a team of recipe and created betty crocker kitchen. she has three be

benintendi gets tagged ou double play. benintendi is down and hurt. after he gets tagged his left ankle turns out. he didn't even know he rolled it. he will be helped off the field but the team announced he has a sprained left knee. still 3-2. porcello on the mound. he not pitched to longoria. solo home run, tying the game up at 3-3. would stay that way until the a tap of the first, travis sharp, but he dropped it. comes home to try to get the runner. never catches the ball and that's your ball game. a frustrating loss. 4-3 the final. to the patriots. here's a nice sight. ron gronkowski back at work yesterday. he hasn't been on the field since last monday when he left practice early with he had no idea if he will be the starter on tomorrow night when the pats face the panthers in carolina. generally the third game is when the starters see the most action. since he is slated to start the game, he's likely to get plenty of reps. >> it will be good. it's a good test. like i said before, it's a very talented defense, you know, all the way across the board

andrew benintendi hurt on freak play last night. trying to avoid a tag and stumbles as avoid a tag. man, does that look like it hurt. he was helped off the field with trainers. he has a left knee sprain and have an mri to get better look at cannot feel the toss at first. heads home from second. runner safe and that's the game winning run. rays win four-three in 11 innings and toronto last last night and 1st place tie in the american league east. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. on 93 south right now looking at 36 minute ride from 495 in tap right now. we have things brightening up but the drive home from work it is going to be 80s, it is going to be humid. i will show you how much longer you will have to wait for rain drops. >> gene: dangerous spill threatens new england riff. next the potentially deedily chemical seeping into the water. >> sara: it is not massachusetts dealing with severe drought right now. narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why do

but the real play of the night came from rookie outfielder andrew benintendi. a pop up to left field and check out that catch. sox win, 6-2. randy: an illinois baseball player smashes a grand slam and brandon thomas knocked the ball out of the park during a playoff game sunday night and was rewarded with the smashed car. he wasn't too worried about it though. thomas says it reminds him of just how hard he hit the ball. >> ? summer days drifting away to the summer nights ? >> ? tell me more tell me more ? troopers ending their patrols at the state fair in style. their lip-synching video is going viral this morning. the trooper behind the golf cart serenade says it was a chance to show people they're not robots. mission accomplished. [laughter] randy: just a little bit of their softer side. mike: and what can go wrong with "grease?" in the 50's and 60's. if you are setting out the door this morning, you will notice how much cooler it is. high temperatures will rebound nicely. let humidity. -- low humidity. closing to 80 degrees or even 70's near the shoreline, bu

. >> and a bit of benintendi after this stumble in the game. he admits he made a mistake here. it looks like he rolls his ankle but it's the knee that was injured. he's going to have an mri at some point today. sox lost this one to the rays 4-3. emily: 6:23, time for the eyepoppers, the first one is the find. olessa: you are looking at what could be the largest pearl in the world, discovered in the philippines inside of a clam. is more than two feet long and still needs verification from gemologists but it surpasses the current record holder, weighing 14 pounds. we could make jewelry for everyone in this building. so cool. and great britain taking home a boat load of medals from the olympics in 900 identical bags. they were issued team luggage, and that was a problem. several olympians tweeted about the mess, but they seemed to have a good time with it. i would think it's harder to find your bag than needless to say. >> it does seem that way. reporter: well, and you get a new wardrobe out of it. randy: if you lost the bag, we know -- a boy found walking down a highway in new ha

and some concern for promising rookie andrew benintendi earlier in the game. he admits he made a base-running mistake here. it looks like he rolls his ankle. but really it's the knee that was injured. he'll have an mri at some point today. randy: olympic swimming phenom katie ledecky tries her hand at baseball. she handed off her five medals four of them gold, mind you to outfielder bryce harper before throwing out the first pitch at d.c. emily: two massachusetts olympians are back home this morning. judo stars kayla harrison and travis stevens arrived at logan airport yesterday to the cheers of young athletes from the wakefield center where the two medal winners train. harrison brought home a gold from rio, while stevens took silver. harrison plans to retire from judo but is thinking about a move to mixed martial arts. randy: an exciting discovery in space. researchers announced yesterdayh closest star. the planet has the same mass as earth and could possibly sustain life. the discovery could lead to finding more planets in the universe that can hold life. em

and may have lost benintendi to an injury. here it is. he had to be held off the field after sprang his left knee if the seventh inning. he will undergo an mri in tampa >>> some good news for pats fans. gran could you -- gronkowski was on the field. garoppolo is not sure if he will get to start on the road with the panthers. wbz has you covered for tomorrow's game. we'll start it off with game day at 7:00. pats and panthers kick off at 7:30. fifth quarter show is right after the game. thief who stole a helmet. >> the general manager at skip jacks -- skip jacks told us the helmet was mailed back to them with a card containing a written apology, also enough money to cover the bill that the thief skipped out on. police are still investigating this theft. it was all caught on surveillance video. but skip jacks does not want to press charges. pulls out a gun and starts firing. >> an unlikely landing. a helicopter dropped into a local reservoir. how the pilot made it out thanks to some nearby witnesses. >> i'm tracking another warm summer day h

and the real play of the night came from the outfielder, andrew benintendi. the sox win 6-2. >> it's time for your tuesday eyepoppers, and the first one, a looking out her window seeing a family of black bears, that was this weekend, climbing trees and hanging from the family rope swing, and having a good time. mom all business, checking the garbage for snacks, and they just went away. >> ok. >> well, there you go. >> sell your house and relocate. and how about this four words, fried chicken scented sunscreen? we do not know why. kfc thought it was a good idea. the full product sold outn >> why would you want to smell like fried chicken? i dug deeper, and i wanted to see what it smelled like and it said something about a baby's diaper, so enjoy your breakfast, everybody. randy: please. all right, the unpleasant way a baseball player learned just how hard he can hit a grand slam. and a common mistake could be killing your phone battery. the habit to break to make your and we are live on this beautiful morning. we are right over the weston tolls right now. unde

what we know about benintendi, he can hit. between salem and portland, he's hit .312, knocked in 107 runs this year, also stolen 26 bases. we did get a chance to talk to him a couple of weeks ago about possibly joining the big club and here's what andrew had to say. mine to make it to the big leagues and i will focus on what i can control and play hard and play defense and hit the ball well. >> we will be watching that tonight and today, perhaps some insight on exactly why rob gronkowski was not on the field with his teammates during most of the offseason workouts. gronkowski is feeling great after injuring his pec muscle this offseason. both gronk and bill belichick big this spring when gronk was not on the field, he was doing "the unquote, other things. pretty clear that rob is ok now. he has shown no ill effects during the first weeks of workouts in foxborough. one of gronkowski's teammates took the first steps in pursuit of a gold medal. nate ebner arrived in rio. he posted this picture on instagram. he will play with the

also andrew benintendi getting the start in center field tonight and sandy leon will be and as you can see here clay's status the 2016 season. nothing to write home about. coming out of the bullpen, he assailed in nicely, so tonight's's dart will be interesting to see for sure. former red sox pitcher jonathan papelbon requested he be released by the washington nationals yesterday. he had his wish granted. he had been struggling this season as the team's closer. you may reme season. papelbon has already said he would be interested in a return to the red sox. yankees honoring their world champion team from 1996 this afternoon before the team played host to the tampa bay rays. here he is, joe torre. and then, the captain, derek jeter, bernie williams, mariano john wetland throwing out the first pitch before today's game. and less than 24 hours after a-rod was cheered by yankees fans, the former third baseman no finds himself without a team. the yankees offically releasing the 41-year-old making him a , free agent and despite many reports saying he will retire that is not etched in stone j

not only that dilose to tampa but an drew benintendi is on the 15-day sox and rays, the game was scoreless to the 6th. the sox could not muster more runs. moving to the bottom of the 7th. 1-1 when this one goes into the down. but a run scores. shout out but he gets greedy. 2 out and nobody on, top of the 9th, and big papi goes down looking to end the game, couch. the reds win 2-swrn and split the 4-game series and the sox and with the loss, the sox fall half a game behind toronto in the al east and are just half a game ahead. >>> and now for beni ntendi, he is on the 15-day dl. he got hurt last night after he was tagged out at 2nd. need to be done tomorrow. >>> the patriots are gearing up for the third pre-season game tomorrow night when they take on the panthers tomorrow. wondering about tom brady? time will tell if he will play. and the sox acquired a former first-round big from cleveland. mingo was the 6th overall pick but hasn't panned the linebacker's numbers have dropped off considerably and he was a backup last season. the pats are hoping that a change of scene can revive his once-p

and some concern for promising rookie andrew benintendi earlier in the game. he admits he made a base-running mistake here. it looks like he rolls his ankle. but really it's the knee that was injured. he'll have an mri at some point today. randy: team great britain took home a boat-load of medals from the rio olympics and 900 identical bags. athletes were issued team luggage and that proved to be a several british olympians tweeted about the mess but they seemed to have a good time with it. you know, new wardrobe. [laughter] cindy: i always tire ribbon around mine. speaking of ribbons, we seeing that category here -- severe drought across the boston area, drug monitors updating every morning after 8:00 a.m. you will have an update later this morning but we do desperately need some rain. right now we are standing at the driest summer on record -- august precipitation has been under four inches which is the driest on record. there will be the chance for a few showers coming through -- thunderstorms moving through. boston getting hit is a possibility that i think

tonight cost the sox the game and a chance at larger issue this evening is the left knee of andrew benintendi who had to be helped off the field. the patriots made two moves today to pare their roster to the required 75 by next tuesday. the in jury was the knee. he will have mri tomorrow morning to find out the extend of the injury. he said it did hurt. he made a base-running mystique and had to be helped off the field. we'll know more the status tomorrow morning. him. a home run in the first inning bay david ortiz. the 30th. rbi. he had ten times. more than tediams different. only five people have ten years of 36 or more home runs and that in clues include babe ruth, hank aaron, lou gehrig, albert pujols and david ortiz. that is company. all right. evan longoria. ties i here's the game winner coming up. much watch. the one-one. on the ten field. tapped to first base. travis. the pitcher and itp dros. here comes the run. here's the throw home. he is out. oh. now he lost. i that is the ball game. >> this drives me crazy. perches should be running up the line ten feet from the line t. they teac

andrew benintendi up and he ties this one. brock holt blast this one over the bullpen. red sox go on to win 6-3. al action north of the border. carlos correa it's this one, a two-run d in half when josh donaldson it's this one. russell martin it's this three-run shot and it would hold up as the blue jays double up the astros yankees honoring 4-2. their world champion team from 1996 this afternoon before the team played host to the tampa bay rays. here, derek jeter, bernie williams, and the closer, mariano rivera. just some of the notable names who made their way onto yankee stadium. john wetteland throwing out the first pitch before the game. former red sox pitcher jonathan papelbon requested he be released by the washington nationals yesterday. his wish was granted. the nats released the 35-year-old who had been struggling this season as the team's closer. from philadelphia to washington to take over the closer role last season. papelbon has already said he would be interested in a return to the sox. for the first time since before the 1995 season there was nfl , footb

monday might benintendi with the glove. last night mookie betts with a howitzer from the chalk in right field. he guns down the runner at third. huge out in a one-run game. sox go on to get the win 2-1. red sox now 17 games over .500. blue jays for the first place in the a.l. east. that's it for sports. have a great day. >> amaka: and prepare to pay up if you want to see the patriots play at gillette this season. according to the "globe," the pats have some of the most expensive tickets on the retail market, and costs are expected to sore with brady's suspension. it will cost an average of $385 if you want to see one of the first three home games with jimmy garoppolo starting. the remaining five home games. the most expensive game of the season, $792 to see the seahawks play at foxborough on november 13th. wow. that's a lot of money. >> sarah: it is. i have yet to go to a game either. i watch on tv on my nice, comfy couch. >> amaka: still ahead, target paying up to customers. why the retail giant has to refund millions for

. >> benintendi, only 22 years old. >> that's a positive way to look at it. >> we will miss him. >>> but we are excited around here because tomorrow, the patriots are back in action. steve shouts a big affirmative, and we'll count you down to the third pre-season game, and the kickoff at 7:30 and stay show on wbz. >>> certainly in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> a teenager shot in her neighborhood and it may have happened as she tried to find safety. >>> hundreds of aftershocks rocking italy making the rescue efforts more difficult. >> and a key piece of the puzzle surrounding the birthplace of great white sharks. where researchers found the narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she sti

glass half full moment of the game, andrew benintendi follows up his first major league triple with his first home run in the 7th inning, cutting it to 10-5. and in his farewell tour of baseball, big papi with his final at bat in detroit, fans likely cheering that they'll no longer have to watch him hit home runs at comerica against their pitchers. he finishes his career with 23 a series as ever there was jose ramirez tied the game in the 9th friday gives the indians the lead in the 8th sunday 3-2. to the 9th for toronto, two on two out for russell martin, cody allen gets him to fly out to right, and that's it. indians hang on 3-2. a's and white sox in chicago. a's brett eibner drives one to center. shook going superman in the old ron kittle chisox unis check out the replay as shook lays out and robs eibner of extra bases bet you thought i couldn't resist an awwww shucks joke. you'd be right. the top 3 teams all losing in the a.l. east, so the red sox remain a half game back of the jays, orioles lose the last 3 of 4 this weekend at home against sox in a four game series beginning tomorr

an amazing catch by benintendi who robs the rays of a two-run home run. sox cruise to an he's i victory many this one beating tampa bay, 6-2. >>> now to the patriots, jimmy not at the practice field. grady also reportedly wasn't with the team on sunday, too. espn boston's mike reese tried to get some clarity on braid's situation -- brady's situation. >> brady has been excused yesterday and today. you can confirm that? >> no comment on a personal situation. >> so there you go. wbz is the place for the pats third preseason game on friday starting with parti at 7:00. pats and panthers kick off at 7:30 followed by the fifth quarter post game show all right here on wbz. >>> straight ahead, mixing it up at mix fest. >> the big names coming to the hat show for the preshow. stay with us. i found her wandering miles from home. when the phone rang at 5am, i knew it was about mom. i see how hard it's been on her at work and i want to help. for the 5 million americans living with alzheimer's, let's walk together to make an even bigger impact and end alzheimer's for g

. >>> red sox rookie andrew benintendi. giving chase, wait for it, he goes over the wall and makes ? ? hey, is this our turn? honey...our turn? yeah, we go left right here. (woman vo) great adventures are still out there. we'll find them in our subaru outback. (avo) love. subaru models during the subaru a lot to love event, one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. t rates for great rides. >>> all right. for tomorrow, we're not going to be seeing a lot of this. the monsoon taking the break, drier air moving in. expected high tomorrow of 101 what these people are doing, don't do it. >> don't do that. >> don't do it. you will flood your car. >> absolutely. nice to get the rain in, and then get the break, a chance to dry out. >> stephen is back and he comments on ryan lochte, coming up next. >> that will be fun to see. >> stephen: ryan, thank you for sitting down with me

basehit scores andrew benintendi... red sox take the 1-nothing lead.next batter... mookie betts with a chopper over brad miller... around 2nd, going to 3rd... steven souza junior attempts the throw to 3rd... goes past longoria... and we don't see this often... but david ortiz... scores from 1st base... 2-0 red sox.rays get on the board in the 5th... kevin kiermaier with the liner into right... plates 2-1 red sox... not much offense tonight... a combined 25 strikeouts between the 2 teams...rays lose, 2-1. (walter we're still four- yearaw olympic ?flame in tokyo... but the ?flag is already there. it traveled from rio de janeiro in brazil... and arrived in japan just a few hours ago. olympic fever is already in full-flush in tokyo... and a huge crowd was there to see the flag's arrival. (wally people are ?flipping-out over the final five. the gold medal olympic gymnasts are back in the u-s, and enjoying the big apple right now. yesterday, they visited the empire state building... and cameras. next up, they'll go on ?tour, with members of their predecessors, "the fierce

but the real play of the night came from rookie outfielder andrew benintendi. a pop up to left field, and check out that catch. over the wall. whoa! he him was went with it. -- he almost went over with it. an illinois baseball player smashes a grand slam and his own windshield. [laughter] randy: oh, boy. emily: brandon thomas knocked the ball out of the park during a playoff game sunday night and was rewarded with the smashed car. he wasn't too worried about it though. thomas says it reminds him of just how hard he hit the ball. [laughter] randy: nice job. emily: i feel like he is looking for the silver lining their. -- there. randy: right into my car. mike: do yoep mike: this morning, it is chilly out there. temperatures in the 50's. we are holding onto a little more heat in the overnight hours. it is a cool start up this morning, and it feels so are fresh and, much different from yesterday morning when it was so muggy out there. look at that sidelight picture -- there is not a cloud to be found anywhere else there. that is the way it will stay all day today.

a-rod on the bench and sox rookie andrew benintendi making debut at fenway. and double and yankees said a-rod will play tomorrow night. you will see his last game ever on fox25. yanks play friday night, pregame at seven. first pitch 7:30 and stick around for fox25 news at 10:30. >> julie: 95 looking good and a through norwood and 128. north of the pike seeing residual delays on 93 south and also 93 this section through medford is always heavy and heavily traveled during the weekday commute and dealing with that as well. and 128 to the tobin and 33 the leverett connector. meteorologist shiri spear day ahead, shiri. >> shiri: 15 minutes western mass and central mass now and if it holds together, we have storms going to reach boston around 10:00 this morning and if these ones end up fading look at what's behind it, another batch of storm and this is all as humid place and affected towns and cities with the first batch of heavy rain, winchendon around 7:50, strong storm gets to you, gardner 8:00, mildford, new hampshire at 8:07, so lightning, downpours attached t

andrew benintendi gets first major league hit, family loves in the game. this game was about the longball, specifically for the mariners in the seventh adam lynn will take rick porcello deep to right over and out. seattle's third solo home run of the game and mariners went to win and sox and mariners wrapped up tonight. >> controversial skit tom gisele was saying to be robbed. they called it a tremendous misses understanding and intended to show the boy asking the supermodel to take a selfie and chased away by security guards and no word what gisele will play in tomorrow night's ceremony. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. i have some good news, all three of those accidents southbound on the expressway has cleared. northbound haven't been the problem. things will finally start to improve in those southbound lanes. shiri? >> shiri: as for the beach forecast today, upper 70s in spots like denis and provincetown, 82 in plymouth and 79? in hull. nantucket has up to 72 this afternoon. more lower 80s in marblehead, salisbury and h

benintendi on bench for major league debut. solo shot two-zero nothing. wheels came off wagon in eighth inning. david price gave up four straight hits and robin kennau 3-run home up five-four and then in night benintendi with chance to be a hero and second big league at bat and gets caught looking and mariners beat the red sox last night five-four the final. 30 minute drive time for the split and exit for the pike. 9:00 this morning near 70? and show you what time we are back up to the 80s coming up. >> gene: 7:12. owner of boston cab company that's been in business for decades could go to jail. long list of illegal practices that has gotten attention of the feds. >> hundreds of dead fish wash up on cape cod beach but not sick. why experts think a predator >> elizabeth: woman was out walking her dog when she was dragged to the ground by pitbulls and looking to get more. >> jessica happened and people there at the time whole scene was absolutely horrifying and victim on the ground with neighbor holding >> elizabeth:. >> jessica: two pitbulls charged at the

smooth sailing from there, bottom of the 5th, tied at 3 mookie betts with the rbi single and andrew benintendi scores. and then it's brock holt in the 6th. he blasts this 2 run homer over the bullpen and the red sox hold on to win 6 to 3. rick porcello gets the start today at 1:35. it's another day of chasing olympic glory in rio. yesterday americans continued to pile on the medal count while we also said goodbye to perhaps the the end of an era. michael phelps cap his series with the four by 100 medley relay. this is phelps's 23rd gold medal, 28 medals overall. the most decoratedthis is athle. the four by 100 medley relay. simone manuel chasing another metal, she came in second for the silver. american connor jaeger swam to his first olympic medal. more history and fencing. woman alain thompson rocketing across the finish line claiming the gold medal. and in the final for the long jump, she bounced to a cold metal -- old metal. doug: and newton's own gevvie stone took the silver in the women's single skulls, she finished in 7th place in london 4 years ago. olympics without michael phelps. an

third bit of history rookie phenom andrew benintendi first major league hit. also sippinged to right later in the game. rick porcello deep to right and seattle's third solo home run of the game and wrap up seattle tonight. >> daniel: skit involving tom brady's wife will be cut from the summer olympics. gisele bundchen took part in skit poor child by the slums of rio. outrage instant on social media. producers called it a tremendous misses understanding. they say they intended to show the boy asking the supermodel to take a selfie with them and chased away by security guards. no role what it will play in >> julie: 25 minute ride braintree split to the exit for the pike. >> shiri: chatham up at 75?, 77 dennis in provincetown and also family mouth and 75 nantucket, 72 south shore going to be right around 80?. plymouth perhaps a little bit warmer and a little bit cooler, 81 marblehead, 84 salisbury, 77 in gloucester. hampton beach today 83? you how much hotter it gets for friday and timing out saturday showers next. >> daniel: bob villa's home hits the market and

field andrew benintendi make the catch and home run. what a great play by benintendi. red sox beat the rays last night six-two. >> julie: did you see the cut away of the guy that hit it? are you joking me? did this just happen and that's how i feel about traffic. 93 southbound looking okay. 25 minutes right now as you had from the cloverleaf down to the leverett connector. weather and great conditions out there this afternoon, upper 70s chatham and provincetown, also in falmouth, plymouth today 81, all sunshine across the board with mid-70s in gloucester, 79 marblehead and break down what kind of temperatures you will be seeing today coming up next. >> gene: how tubing trip >> sara: and they were in and out in just a few hours. how crooks made off with $250,000 in merchandise from a car dealership without taking a single car. >> >> gene: as we take a break here is what's trending right now. big story of the morning, father of five-year-old girl killed after a date with woman he met four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachuse

. >> catherine: a-rod on bench four games left before retires and andrew benintendi making debut at fenway. in the fifth launches ball to center and ruled a double and home run and then back to double. tough break but go ahead run say a-rod will start tomorrow night. tomorrow yankees play rays yankee stadium fra nht and 7:30 and stick around for the fox25 news 10:30. >> julie: obamas havee the vineyard all week and president obama and spent day with friends and motorcade brought family back chilmark and later seen eatingaw favorite. president has been hitting links as well and played 300 round of golf on vineyard this week. 128 south south of the pike and move north 93 south sluggish through medford and 35 minutes on pikeve. meteorologist shiri spear joining us with more conditions ahead. shiri? >> shiri: humidity fueling showers in place right now. so not looking all that on the map and very close eye on showers as they move toward the east. is morning, think the timeline probably a little fast because you can see we have a little hole toward boston and spots like lowell, get ready, we ha

rookie andrew benintendi is there for the catch. i think a lot of the rays fans couldn't believe it either. the red sox win 6-2. another shot at it tonight. >>> and this morning, tampa experienced a little bit of -- bit of yester yester year. >> reporter: famous tampa restaurant goody goody was closed for more than a decade and it re-opened this morning at the crack of dawn. these pictures have history written all over them. so does this snapshot of a menu showing a burger priced at a whopping 20 cents. >> two, three! >> goody goody! decades to this restaurant in color. it opened in 1925 and closed in 2005 and it was relocated and re-opened. >> i think when you come in, you will step back in time and the bite of that i-the testimony, you remember at goody goody, it's going to bring back the fond memories. >> reporter: he bought the rights and recipes to goody goody. he was anxious to get today when the burger cans special sauce and butterscotch pie were served up at the counter in hyde park village. i maker. >> reporter: tampa nativ

and the sox learned that they'll be down rookie andrew benintendi after this knee injury in wednesday night's game. he's on the 15-day disabled list, but the sox want him to get an mri up here before making a final decisi emily: we could finally see tom brady on the field today. espn reports number 12 is making the trip to carolina with the patriots for tonight's pre-season game. it's unclear how much he could play against the panthers. you'll remember, he was at gillette for the last preseason game but went home after cutting his hand on scissors. randy: today is our final free fun friday of the summer. enjoy special deals at franklin park zoo, old sturbridge african american history, the norman rockwell museum, berkshire museum, ventfort hall mansion and gilded age museum, and the cape cod museum of natural history free fun fridays have been brought to you by the highland foundation. for more information, log on to wcvb.com and click on community. emily: the last friday in august, can you believe it? cindy: i cannot believe it. since june 1 in boston, we have not even had four inche

buchholz has been mostly used also andrew benintendi getting , the start in center field tonight and sandy leon will be doing the catching behind the plate. let's take a look at clay's stats train 16. nothing to write home about. tonight's start will be interesting to see for sure. former red sox pitcher jonathan papelbon requested he be released by the washington nationals yesterday. his wish has been granted. earlier today the nats released the 35-year-old who had been team fell closer. you may remember he was traded from philly to washington to take over the closer role last season. papelbon has already said he would be interested in a return to the red sox. yankees honoring their world champion team from 1996 this afternoon before the team played host to the tampa bay rays joe -- tampa bay rays. joe jory, derek jeter, bernie williams, and mariano rivera just some of the noteable names yankee stadium field and then , john wetteland throwing out the first pitch before the game. and less than 24 hours after a-rod was cheered the yankees , win last night the former third basemen now

benintendi was helped off the field by trainers. the sox say he has sprain and will have an mri this morning to see the extent of damage. let's hope he is >>> julie: looks painful. we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. 93 southbound 24 minute ride and pretty reasonable, relatively quick drive time as you head from 495 to the zakim. shiri? >> shiri: temperatures moving way into the 70s. only got high thin clouds out there now and 5:00 p.m. drive home from work, 80 to 86? and clouds starting to thicken and humidity coming into play as well and show you when it boils down to showers in the region next. >> new warnings about the zika infected area. the research that says zika virus can still do damage even narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayott

rookie andrew benintendi had a great night at the plate. the final score, sox win it 5-3. by the way, a-rod was there. he didn't play. he is set to play his final game at fenway tonight. and what a history it has been. >> sarah: i know. >> christa: but apparently the fans were chabtsing, "we want a-rod." we're going to get him tonight. >> sarah: the most decorated olympian of all time having a bit of trouble at the pool. take a look at this, michael phelps going for gold. and company proving they are still the best in the world. we'll talk to the introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on. good is in every blue diamond almond. good is a catalyst, good is contagious. and once it gets going there is no stopping what you can do. get your good going. blue diamond almonds. es nancy. ? yeah, in the summertime ? ? livin' in a dunkin' paradise ? what are you doing? papi, i'm making sure cuppy doesn't burn. ? dunkin' iced, oh, yeah, in the summe

andrew benintendi made one of the greatest catches you'll ever see taking away a two-run homer. price he was locked in facing his former team in -- this myself old home. only gave up two walks, struck out eight. this kid was seriously wielding. then in the catch of the year. sue is a takes price into the dep field corner. what a catch! up over the wall to rob him of a home run. it was his first game at tropicana field. kept his eyes on the ball the whole time. it would have been a two-run shot. red sox go on to win it 6-2. of first team reps at the workout because tom brady was not on the practice field. he wasn't with the team on sunday too. mike reese tried to get some clarity on brady's situation from bill belichick. >> report that tom -- today and yesterday for nonjury. can you confirm that? >> i won't comment on his personal situation. >> oh he's just not going there. wbz is the place to be for pats preseason game number three on friday. starting with patriots game day at 7:00. all right here on wbz. again, let me repeat this, the sox are back in first place. that's sports

sox start a series at home against the royals tonight and before yesterday's game the sox placed benintendi on the injury release list because of this injury. he had an mri yesterday morning and john farrell says they wi >>> time for closer look at what's coming up at 7 on cbs this morning. >> let's check in with noroh o'donnell. >> ahead on -- norah o'donnell. >> ahead on cbs this morning accusation are dominating the presidential campaign. we will look at the alt-right movement. and there's a dog that could save lives by smelling the dangerous drug resistant bacteria. love dogs. see you at 7. narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still supporting trump? disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. ? ? ? awar

they coast kansas city at 7:10, and the sox learned that they benintendi after this knee injury. he's on the 15-day disabled list, but the sox want him to have an mri here. randy: we could see tom brady on the field today. espn reports number 12 is making the trip to carolina with the patriots for tonight's pre-season game. it's unclear how much he could play against the panthers. you will remember that he was at gillette for the last pre-season game but went home after randy: today is our final free fun friday. it's over, but you can enjoy deals at spots including the franklin park zoo in pistons, old sturbridge village, freedom trail foundation, the museum of african-american history, the norman rockwell museum. the free fun fridays have been brought to us by the highland foundation. for more go to wcvb.com and head tomorrow to welcome home olympic gymnast aly raisman. that party will be held at the town hall at 11:00 tomorrow morning. raisman coming back from an incredible showing at the olympics in rio. she earned a gold medal and two silvers. that will be a lot of fun. >> ri

take a 2- 1 lead and toronto lost 2 and the sox are tied for first place before yesterday's game benintendi was on the disabled list with a sprained left knee and the season be could be opened. the rookie outfielder got hurt after he was tagged t second base. an mri yesterday morning and john farrell says he will have more testing today. that's it for sports for now. >>> a blast from the past with an old-time baseball game in cambridge. >> and a young man we first introduced you to years ago was invited to play for the first time this year of the jordan is from now free of bone cancer but back in 2007 while battling the diseases he was invited to sing national act um and runt baseball with inspirations to go pro. >> i was little i was-- i could have lost my leg and life and nabbing wheel can be being in awheel-- being in a wheelchair didn't think i would be able to play baseball. i am glad i can can now though. >> last night's game benefited boston versus bully a educational program to stop bullying. >> very cool good for him. >>> still to come in the next half-hour new details about a viol