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bob melvin fired up as the a's are looking for their fourth straight win.ent to the showers early. matt olson gets it started early. 36 homer of the season. right field bleachers. check out the smile rounding first base. chad pinder, the two run double. mark running all the way. he will around third. he will beat the throw home. taking the opportunity to advance. still in the first. matt chapman with hard contact down the baseline. empty-handed. scores, a's take the 3-0 lead. trying to close it out with bases-loaded. josh harrison. unbelievable. they call it a snow cone. a game saving catch. they hang on to win 3-1. david shah, the first time they played an sec team on the road. tied at seven. nathaniel p finds an opening. takes a 21 yards. all the way in for the touchdown. 14-7 cardinals. stanford with the ball in the second. throw the fade. austin jones denied. vandy will take it 98 yards on 14 plays. seals the drive with a 14 yard touchdown. tied at 14. after a stanford field goal makes it 17-14, he's picked off. great field position for the cardinals. t

bob melvin frustrated. he is out of here. a lot of frustration for the a's.le seeger takes cole irvin. 1-0. a's kind of circling the drain right now. that is gone. seattle would build a 3-0 lead. a's with only one run all night. in front of about 4000 fans. max chapman with his 27th. junior drove 750 miles to see him. the a's falling. the sharks open training camp tomorrow. evander kane will not be there. he was just cleared on gambling accusations made by his estranged wife. the league is looking into domestic abuse allegations, so he will not take part in training camp. joe lake is just got signed 50 -- find $50,000 for saying he did not want to trade for ben simmons. he did not even mention him by name, but the league considered it tampering. tampering with agents and gm's behind closed doors. he wants out of philly, but not a good fit on the warriors. abc7 >> that is going to do it for tonight. thank you for watching. >> for all of us, we appreciate your time. julianne moore on jimmy kimmel. >> oh, yeah. >> i will be buying a ticket there. >> the whole th

bob melvin was happy to have it back. the a's let it, but the mariners rallied back. they win this one 6-4. they sweep the series and spoil chris bassett's return. >> i'm proud to be an oakland a. i'm proud of this group, even though we sucked last month. we haven't done a good enough job to win games, but i'm still happy to be a part of this group. >> the dolphins starting quarterback is out for sunday's game against the raiders. jacoby brissett will start in his place. las vegas is off to a 2-0 start. jon gruden is actually enjoying himself. >> i'm at a point now where i like to feed the birds and go fishing and have a good time. i'm going to have a good time coaching. i like these players, and i don't give a darn about negativity. there's enough of it in politics, in our social world right now, and we are here to try to create a positive las vegas vibe and have some fun, and that is what we are doing. >> it would be pretty good if they went to 3-0 in this asian. they haven't done that since 2002. the raiders and often can be cut right here on kpix 5 sunday at 1:00

bob melvin frustrated. he is out of here. a lot of frustration for the a's. top up for kyle seeger takes cole irvin. 1-0. a's kind of circling the drain right now. that is gone. seattle would build a 3-0 lead. a's with only one run all night. in front of about 4000 fans. max chapman with his 27th. junior drove 750 miles to see him. the a's falling. the sharks open training camp tomorrow. evander kane will not be there. he was just cleared on gambling accusations made by his estranged wife. the league is looking into domestic abuse allegations, so he will not take part in training camp. joe lake is just got signed 50 -- find $50,000 for saying he did not want to trade for ben h b name, but the league considered it tampering. tampering with agents and gm's behind closed doors. he wants out of philly, but not a good fit on the warriors. abc7 working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned comp

a's bob melvin said the magic words and got tossed. visiting mariners held the a's down again. one run in his homecoming. oakland had four hits and while a's bats were silent, mariners found holes. a's lost again 4-1. that's three straight. they have fallen three and a half behind in the wild card playoff race with ten gaming remains. nfl and 49ers, game plan day was set in yesterday in santa clara. what wrinkles is aaron rodgers not seeing in his career? remember when packer quarterback requested trade, 49ers were one of the teams that called about the cal bear's availability. shanahan said yesterday it was brief. >> i thought it would be a quick no which it was what i thought it would be. it didn't seem worth the call but i know how we would have felt if it was going to happen and we hadn't called. so you call and move on. >> what was your initial offer going to be for aaron rodgers? >> [ laughter ] you. >> aaron rodgers is from chico, played at cal, thought he might be drafted by 49ers in 2005 but packers got him and you know the rest. that's enough. we'll see you later. >>>

. >> baseball up top, and a's manager bob melvin told us a couple of nights ago their best days are ahead, after four straight losses, he is it wrong. to the oakland coliseum, give this man a contract. he caught this foul ball with his fanny pack. nice souvenir, sir, hold it up. we see it. a's against the white sox with the baserunning of starling marte in the third, very headers and like, third inning steel of second called out but different story, then when the ball got away, what did he do? running to the bases until he scored, that's how the ace ticket 2-1 lead and an , mashable today, had command, seven innings, nine strikeouts, only allowed one run, a's win 3- 1, the three-game series over the a.l. central leaders, 2 1/2 games out of a wild-card playoff spot with 22 games left. melvin brown on that performance. >> coming down the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him, the last two times out he's been as good as he's been all year. >> after 16 straight days and 16 games, the giants were off today. they begin a weekend series of the cubs tomorrow, even idle today, t

he also struck out 9 after the game manager, bob melvin talked about how following a rough stretch thehing his at the best time of the season. >> this time of year, you tend to be a little bit tired. last 2 starts has been anything but for him. so i think the the anomaly was probably gone through a tough month with what he's accomplished throughout the entire the entire season. and now coming down. the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him in the last 2 times out. he's been as good as he's been on here. >> the a's are out of it yet. we'll keep you posted. while the giants enjoy the day off in chicago ahead of their series against the cubs. the dodgers were in action today in st. louis tyler o'neill broke the 1 one tie. with that banker you just saw the left field. a solo shot gave the cards the lead in the bottom of the 5th. 2 to one was the score that point and they would take it from there holding off the dodgers. 2 to one st. louis. the final the dodgers and cardinals split that four-game series. and with that the giants gained a half-game on the dodgers. they sit

despite being swept manager bob melvin still has a lot of confidence in his team >> i think we'll get home, play our best stretch of baseball, and we're going to get on a run before the season is over. then we have two teams we need to beat at the end. i think our best baseball is yet to come. >> all right. one week from today the 49ers will kick off the nfl season in detroit. head coach kyle shanahan has not officially named jimmy garoppolo as starting quarterback but he has hinted that number 10 is qb number 1 for now. the team will be back on the practice field tomorrow morning. all eyes of course will be on number 5 trey lance more like his right index finger. he chipped a bone in his finger during last sunday's preseason game against the raiders. the team said he needed about a week to get healthy. he wasn't able to take snaps or throw the football during practice last week. barring a major setback trey's injuries shouldn't change the game plan for week one against the lions. >> probably put in some things on monday just to give them a head start. but in the past we've done some

bob melvin said i'm getting a lot of gray hairs these last couple of weeks.y're still alive in the play-off hunt, just barely. seventh inning khris davis, starling marte comes around to it was a slugfest. the a's remain 3 1/2 games >>> all this week we here at nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are working to clear the shelters, helping forever homes. for one kitten, it's been quite the journey. we're going to introduce you to gwyneth. back in june she was found on a ledge below a freeway sign at sfo. see the shot there? someone heard her cries for help, and workers from the peninsula humane society used the net to scoop her up. but she didn't last long at the shelter. a local family quickly adopted her. >> she was skittish for probably the first week she was here. but after that, i think she thinks she runs the house now. a 3-year-old cat, she chases around the house, and she keeps the dog in line. so she thinks she's the master of the house now. >> she is the boss. there is no doubt gwyneth is a perfect match for that family. maybe your family would benefit from

they scored 18 runs while being swept by toronto and manager bob melvin seems really optimistic. >> i the best part of our season yet to come. plus, i really do. the fact that the offense is coming around and swinging about a lot better as one of the reasons i'm encouraged about it. and our pitching has been consistent the entire season last for a little stretched right now. we're going to flare best stretch of baseball. it's and we're going to get get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at the end. i think our best baseball your area. >> the a's host the chicago white sox for 3 games at the coliseum starting tonight. we are 5 days out from the start of 49 or football. in the meantime, and the red and gold are going to be traveling to detroit to take on the lions and their new-look offense. it is the start of the jared goff era and his receiving corps as widely young and untested so should be an interesting matchup for that. 49 er defense this week. lions head coach dan campbell talked about what makes the 49 ers a challenge for his club. >

bob melvin said i'm getting a lot of gray hairs these last couple of weeks. they're still alive in the play-off hunt, just barely. seventh inning khris davis, starling marte comes around to score. the a's beat the royals 12-10. it was a slugfest. the a's remain 3 1/2 games out of that final wild card spot. ♪ ♪ have you seen those small bowl---? oh! careful with the... (dishes break) sorry, mrs. c! excuse me, could we-- ♪ ♪ excuse me, i was wondering could we-- ? bedroom! finding the right person for the job isn't always easy... ...but when you have an insurance question, you can always count on your local geico agent. they can give you personalized advice and could help you save hundreds. who wants some dress shirts!? for expert help with all your insurance needs, get to know your local geico agent today. let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add your own fla

. >>> at the coliseum, we're never going to lose hope in bob melvin and these guys but things are looking and they scored late. ninth inning, jp crawford with the solo home run. mariners win, again, 5-2. the a's drop three games out of that final wildcard spot with 11 games remaining. we are back in a moment. >>> finally tonight, the nation s oldest living park ranger turning 100 years old tomorrow. they're tour guide at the rosy the riveter park in richmond. she was also active in the civil rights movement. her 100th birthday party starts tomorrow 9:30 in the morning. the school's name will officially be changed to betty reid soskin middle school. so congratulations, we are honored. >> we are. >> ms. soskin, happy birthday. we will see you tomorrow. >> bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fall

. >>> at the coliseum, we're never going to lose hope in bob melvin and these guys but things are lookingak for the a's. seattle scored early and they scored late. ninth inning, jp crawford with the solo home run. mariners win, again, 5-2. the a's drop three games out of that final wildcard spot with 11 games remaining. >>> finally tonight, the nation s oldest living park ranger turning 100 years old tomorrow. they're tour guide at the rosy the riveter park in richmond. she was also active in the civil rights movement. her 100th birthday party starts tomorrow 9:30 in the morning. the school's name will officially be changed to betty reid soskin middle school. so congratulations, we are honored. >> we are. >> ms. soskin, happy birthday. we will >>> tonight, the promising news from johnson & johnson on covid booster shots. the company announcing a second shot of its vaccine dramatically boosted immune response it comes ahead of an fda decision expected this week on boosters for pfizer's vaccine but confusion mounting who is eligible for boosters and when? >>> breaking news, the autopsy resu

bob melvin, feeling pretty good as the a's build up a huge lead 8 to 2 to toronto, a six run eight. the bullpen gives it up the #### merrill petite touch for a grand slam off the bed of lord is gourriel that made it 88 melvin can't believe it. we go to the top of the night like they pull it out. mark can it just breaks one over the wall and let with a man on the a's again take a lead 10 8 going to the bottom of the ninth inning, but the bullpen folds again this time sergio romo gives it up for that man, the oakland native st mary's high school in berkeley leaves the yard, three run, walk up the a's with the heartbreaking lost bullpen meltdown. 11 to tend the final. wow, you know what it is friday night and let's get to what signifies friday night for this young lady at flushing meadow, us open back by popular demand. andre and heather mhm. she can pick it up and lay it down right there, and she put that beer down pretty well. but you know what she's not done, um, talking to her boyfriend tries to distract him snags his beer and, uh, she could, uh, put it down and i think that pretty

despite losing three in a row, bob melvin has a lot of confidence in team. >> we're going to get homeay our best stretch of baseball, get on run before the season is over and we have two teams to beat at the end. i think our best is yet to come. >>> from tray area to trey watch, all eyes on trey lance in practice as the team returns after three-day break. rookie quarterback chipped a bone in preseason game against the raiders. team said needed about a week to get healthy. wasn't able to take snaps or throw last week. barring a major setback, shouldn't change the game plan for week one. >> probably put in things monday to give him a head start, but in the past we've done things on monday we scrap by wednesday. it gets real on wednesday for the game plan, always feel you need three days to teach it and rep it. >> 49ers kick off the season next sunday at detroit. last sunday without an nfl football game until february. february because i'm predicting the 49ers go deep. >> just gained my respect. thanks a lot. >>> up next, pandemic shutdowns tough for many of us, but a group of teenagers

it six two the a's built it eight two cushion, and that's when things went terribly wrong after bob melvinawn mania toronto with a six spot on the 8th lourdes. gorio jr. grand slam. we're tired today bullmail. stoic really top nine mark hanna this one blastne blastne blastnt let's bash but bottom nine former ray marcus simeon a three-run cloud officer sergio romo. walk off three-run jack. good night game over drive home safely. maybe the worst loss of the for the a's 11-10 jays. defending us open championship naomi osaka in trouble tonight against 18 year old layla fernandez third round action here second set tiebreak frustration for osaka who slammed a rock racket down not once but twice another smash there triple match point osaka hits wide fernandez with the upset five seven six seven six four osaka clearly was not right after the match said she was not sure when she would play. and check out the scene in blacksburg, virginia, virginia tech took the field against north carolina tonight. 66,000 body to body forget about masks social distancing. the hokies are playing and they won an upse

it six two the a's built it eight two cushion, and that's when things went terribly wrong after bob melvin pulled shawn mania toronto with a six spot on the 8th lourdes. gorio jr. grand slam. we're tired today bullmail. stoic really top nine mark hanna this one blastne blastne blastnt let's bash but bottom nine former ray marcus simeon a three-run cloud officer sergio romo. walk off three-run jack. good night game over drive homer the a's 11-10 jays. defending us open championship naomi osaka in trouble tonight against 18 year old layla fernandez third round action here second set tiebreak frustration for osaka who slammed a rock racket down not once but twice another smash there triple match point osaka hits wide fernandez with the upset five seven six seven six four osaka clearly was not right after the match said she was not sure when she would play. and check out the scene in blacksburg, virginia, virginia tech took the field against north carolina tonight. 66,000 body to body forget about masks social distancing. the hokies are playing and they won an upset 1710. hope everybody's safe

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but after the game that happened, bob melvin said, hey, don't give up on us yet. >> i think we've gotave a short memory on that one. you know, we've been a swing the as a group really putting up a lot of runs. and you know, we just haven't been able to find a way to win some of these ball games. you know, we're still in the high. obviously we've been on a skit lee and that's that's not good. bye. i think that there's some positives we can take away. we've been swinging the bats. well, playing good defense. the pitching. i know. pitching has been something that's been solid for us all season. so, you know, we we're a team. we win as a team. we lose as a team. and i know we're going to be able to tighten everything up and, you know, we're going to play a lot of meaningful baseball down the stretch. you know what i think are the best part of our season yet to come. i really do. i think we're going to we're going to get home. we're going to play or best stretch of baseball. >> and we're going to get get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at th

he could propel the a's toward the playoffs, but bob melvin's remaining patient. >> this is not somethingng to hold him back a little bit because he is pretty aggressive and what he wants to do and how quickly he wants to get back. we will take each outing and evaluate what we think is next for him. >> we have been hearing this name a lot lately. the san jose earthquakes midfielder with another classic performance. he was named the mls player of the week after scoring another two goals. he also had an incredible hat trick last weekend with 10 career goals. he only needs 158 more to catch his teammates total. the green bay packers are trailing 17-14 to the lions, which is crazy because they were huge favorites. sports on abc 7. dan: they had a tough game last week. >> they got blown out last week. next up for them, the san francisco 49ers on sunday night football right here. dan: we hope they have a tough game that game. ama: be sure to stick with us tonight because coming up on abc 7 at 8:00, it is dancing with the stars. we showed you all the new people who are going to be in this season

bob melvin. three back in the second wild card 16 to go. he got just one hit early.to take the lead. kurt suzuki is still plain. -- playing. another night, another matt chapman platinum glove play on this grounder. the a's fought back. it is a passed ball that allows him to score. that's the winning run. 5-4. round two of the championship in napa. even though it is this is september, actually the opening event of their new season. the rookie of the year was born in san francisco. he gets to -9. the stanford man with an eight under 64. he has to head heading into the weekend. >> the 49ers lose, i will shave my eyebrows off. what say you? what say you? what say you? larry you heard that right. : bart scott said he would shave one eyebrow if the niners lose to the eagles sunday. 49ers favored by three on the road. that is a wrap on a morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. amanda: flower pno is back in san francisco. how you can take part in one of the most unique and creative events dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me. but i never invited you in. i

bob melvin still confident his team can get it done. >> you know what?e best part of our season is yet to come. i really do. i think we're going to get home, play our best stretch of baseball, get on a run before the season's over, i think our best baseball's yet to come. chris: abc 7 sports sponsored by your local toyota dealer. dion: much more to come at 11:00. from pack sporting events to festivals, the new fears from this labor day weekend making our current covid-19 surge even worse. and now the jury selection has finished, opening arguments can get underway in the trial. ♪ ♪ have you seen those small bowl---? oh! careful with the... (dishes break) sorry, mrs. c! excuse me, could we-- ♪ ♪ excuse me, i was wondering could we-- ? bedroom! finding the right person for the job isn't always easy... ...but when you have an insurance question, you can always count on your local geico agent. they can give you personalized advice and could help you save hundreds. who wants some dress shirts!? for expert help with all your insurance needs, get to know your lo

up tonight at 605 time -- 6:05. 80's would build an 8-2 cushion and then things went wrong after bob melvins pitching well. toronto with a six spot in the eighth. grill junior with the grand slam that tied it at eight. stoic. top nine. two run homer. this is my house. 10-8, athletics. autumn nine. former a, marcus semien, three run the bomb off of sergio romo. walk-off. good night. game over. drive home safely. maybe the worst loss of the year for the athletics, 11-10, jays. tennis? naomi osaka in trouble against leylah fernandez. frustration for osaka, who could have put them actually in the tiebreak. instead, she came apart at the seams. a couple of points, smashing her racket. triple matchpoint coming up and osaka hits wide. fernandez the upset, and osaka said after the match, she is not sure when she is going to play tennis again. tears in her eyes. check out the scene in blacksburg, virginia. virginia tech took the field against north -- look at this crowd. 66,000 body to body. forget about masks and social distancing because their hoagies were playing. 17-10. a lot of people bunched t

up 7 runs in the end, the blue jays beat the a's with a final score of 8 to nothing a's manager bob melvin and they had better play better down the stretch. >> you know what i think are the best part of our season is yet to come. i really do. i think we're going to we're going to get home. we're going to play or best stretch of baseball. >> and we're going to get get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at the end. i think our best baseball, you have to come. >> in other words, that's manager speed. they had better play better or else they might. now you say i make it to the playoffs. they hope to bounce back tomorrow there at the coliseum in a game against the chicago in 6 days from now. the forty-niners they will wake up in detroit as they start their season to take on the detroit lions jimmy g for now. he is scheduled to start as rookie quarterback trey lance back some up and try learn a little bit more about the offense and trying to pick up the speed of the nfl lance could get some special plays installed for the game, but we won't know yet

bob melvin has seen enough. andrew chafin on the mount in relief of romo gives up a go-ahead homer.nd is two games back of the second wild-card spot. 49ers and lions later today. back to you. amanda: and we wouldn't show this video if it didn't have a good outcome. a cat somehow wound up dangling from the upper deck at hard rock stadium. the catch struggles to hang on for several seconds as the crowd looks on. some try to reach down and grab it. the cat then falls, but is caught by fans below holding onto an american flag. good news, happy ending. always happy to see it. hopefully, there is happy news in the weather. let's check in with lisa. give us some good news. lisa: i think that looked like a stunt if you ask me. good morning, everybody. low clouds and fog all the way up and down the coast. looks like a typical like a typk here for september. it is. nice and bright, 57 downtown. 64, san jose. looking at the scattered cloud that year, upper 60's already by the delta. southwest wind at 15. more warming to come today. in fact, we will get to the p key on tuesday. there is a look

meanwhile, bob melvin and 8 on the road in kansas city. second, any josh harrison.with the pitch to right center field. it is in for hit tony kemp and sean murphy score. it's 5. nothing a's. they would eventually take a 6. nothing lead and we're all up in the newsroom. cheering. finally going to get a win. spoke to fast. the wheels came right on off salvador, perez take this one deep to left that the three-run shot. the royals come all the way back and they go on to win 10 to 7 to a fall to 3 and a half games back for the second wild card spot. it's been a rough couple weeks for them. yesterday. i got up here insist on the set and said the niners injuries after sunday's game. we're a worst-case scenario. well, i want to apologize to you all because i was wrong today. it got even worse where he most or who was originally thought to be only sidelined for 8 weeks announced today that he will be getting season ending surgery on that ship knee cartilage, tough blow. but you can't blame him as he said, is the best decision for him. long term. luckily the niners have a few

. >> and the a's win final score. 3 to one manager bob melvin had nothing but praise for a >> this timeof year, you tend to be a little bit tired. last 2 starts has been anything but for him. so i think the the anomaly was probably gone through a tough month with what he's accomplished throughout the entire the entire season in now coming down. the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him in the last 2 times out. he's been as good as he's been all year. >> yeah, they need to step up. now. so good news on that front. going to be hosting the texas rangers at the coliseum next with first pitch at 6.40. but right now, yeah, with that when the a's now 2 and a half games back in the wild card spot can hopefully closing the speaking have >> the dodgers are 2 and a half back of the giants giants taking on the chicago cubs today. last time 2 teams played. it was june and the giants won the series. but take a look at this. the giants are now 2 and a half games ahead of the dodgers in the nl west because the dodgers loss to the cardinals yesterday. i sell ice. and because they >> w

here's bob melvin after the game on matt chat. >> it looks great you're driving the ball in defensively with some of the ball as he's getting to know. so, i mean. for me it was probably just getting comfortable with the have been. i'm not thinking about any who work in his mechanics, right. just playing. the giants. >> they're hosting the brewers for the second game of a four-game series right now. they leave milwaukee 61 into 6, an a. thank god for our producers. i was looking up the score myself big. they beat me to it. the forty-niners on the other hand, they trimmed their roster down to 53 and there weren't too many surprises. but the 2 notable ones, jordan matthews and ha ha clinton-dix. >> matthews had been trying to make the transition from wide receiver to tight end. says the former first-round pick out out of alabama. interception on sunday. meanwhile, the raiders released alameda native keelan doss. we would love to see him make the team. but players cut today do have an opportunity to be signed by their teams. respective practice squad. so if no one claims them all waivers, y

he also struck out 9 after the game manager bob melvin talked about how the lefty is pitching his best at the best time of the season. also the yankees lost today. so the a's move up to 2 and a half games out of the wild card spot. while the giants enjoy the day off in chicago ahead of their series against the cubs. the dodgers were in action today in louis tyler o'neill breaks the 1 one tie. with that anger you just saw the left field. the solo shot gives the cards the lead in the bottom of the 5th and they would hold on from there. they would hold the dodgers off 2, 1 st. louis. the final with the dodgers lost the giants now have a 2 and a half game lead at the top of the national league west well, nfl football is back. tom brady and the defending super bowl champion bucs in action hosting the cowboys. 24 seconds fox down one we already know it's going to happen. beautiful back shoulder throw to chris godwin, 24 yards to the cowboys 18 yard line. and that sets up ryan up from 35 yards outs kick right between the posts brady does it again. he and dak prescott combined for almost 800 y

the nothing a's manager bob melvin, though, thinks the team can play better down the stretch towards. you know what i think are the best part of our season yet to come. >> i really do. i think we're going to we're going to get home. we're going to play or best stretch of baseball. >> and we're going to get our get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at the end. i think our best baseball yet to come. >> all right. stand positive. the a's have the day off to rest up and then hope to bounce back tomorrow night at the coliseum in a game against the chicago white sox. >> we'll take a break. some 52 time. we'll be right back. >> and we're back at 7.55 forty-niners open up their season next sunday on the road. they're headed to detroit to take on the lions. jimmy g is the presumed starter as a rookie quarterback. trey lance backs him up and learns more of the offense and speed of the game. lance could get some special plays installed for the game, but we won't know until game time meantime, the defense is getting back some of its stars after a str

he also struck out 9 after the after the game rather manager bob melvin talked about how the left these pitching his best as the best time of the season. also the yankees lost today. so the a's move up to just 2 and a half games out of the wild card spots. and while the giants enjoy the day off in chicago ahead of their series against the cubs the dodgers were in action today in louis tyler o'neill breaks the 1 one cie with that finger to last 1000 goes down hard this solo shock of the cars to leave the bottom of the 5th and they would hold on to that lead to the one st. louis, the final with that dodgers loss. the giants now have a 2 and a half game lead at the top of the national league the forty-niners finally open their season sunday in detroit versus the lions for demeco ryans. it will be his first game as the niners defensive coordinator. ryan's has instilled his entre, meaning special work ethic and relentless mindset. he says he impressed on the defense during the offseason and training camp. the lions will have a fully familiar face to the forty-niners under center this season

is when final 3 to one manager, bob melvin had nothing but good things to say as they head into the finaletch >> this time of year. you tend to be a little bit tired. last 2 starts has been anything but for him. so i think the the anomaly was probably gone through a tough month with what he's accomplished throughout the entire the entire season in now coming down. the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him in the last 2 times out. he's been as good as he's been all year. >> it will be back in action was watch it again. gosh, i know you don't know. you don't buy and then the arm out of the socket coal have play again the a's are 2 and a half games out of the wild-card spot. 2 and a half games is the number that the giants are leading the dodgers by now he says with a smile. yeah. because the dodgers a lot. the giants are going to be playing facing off against the cubs today. last time they played. here's some video first pitch today. llevan 20 giants are now like i said, to have games. >> ahead of the dodgers in the nl west. high lead has >> hey, the nfl started last nigh

a's manager bob melvin says better days are ahead. >> you know what i think are the best part of ourson yet to come. i really do. i think we're going to we're going to get home. we're going to play or best stretch of baseball. >> and we're going to get get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at the end. i think our best baseball yet to come. >> have a day off to rest up. they will hope to bounce back tomorrow night at the coliseum in a game against the chicago white sox. we'll be the x-rays from your urgent care visit look good. just stay off that leg, okay? what about my rec team? i'm all they got. next season. thanks doc. wow, he already scheduled my pt. i love doctors who work with athletes. does he know you tripped over a basketball? that's a sports injury. at kaiser permanente, we make getting care easy so you can get back on the court quicker. >> 6 days away from the forty-niners first game of the season as they are on the road. they are heading to detroit to take on the lions for now. jimmy g they haven't locked it in. but it looks

one run over 7 innings worth of work striking out 9 batters a's win final 3 to one and manager bob melvin'sise the picture for plant. a pretty good baseball at the right time. >> this time of year you tend to be a little bit tired. last 2 starts has been anything but for him. so i think the the anomaly was probably gone through a tough month with what he's accomplished throughout the entire the entire season in now coming down. the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him in the last 2 times out. he's been as good as he's been on here. >> and so the a's are back in action tonight. they'll be hosting the texas rangers out of the coliseum with first pitch at 6.40 as of right now, the a's are 2 and a half games out of the wild card spot. we'll see if they can close the gap '02 and a half has ring to it. dodgers and the giants and the difference between the giants fan on top. >> and they're on the road today facing the cubs. the last time the 2 teams played each other in june. the giants won that series. first pitch today is 1120 in the morning. and again, we're sitting 2 and a

he also struck out 9 after the game manager, bob melvin talked about how the lefty is pitching his besttime of the season. and by the way, the yankees lost today. so the a's move up to 2 and a half games out of the wild card spots. >> this time of year. you tend to be a little bit tired. last 2 starts has been anything but for him. so i think the the anomaly was probably gone through a tough month with what he's accomplished throughout the entire the entire season. and now coming down. the stretch is when you expect big things from guys like him in the last 2 times out. he's been as good as he's been on here. >> well, the giants enjoy the day off in chicago ahead of their series against the cubs the dodgers were in action today in louis tyler o'neill breaks the 1 one tie with a bang or you just saw the last. souza goes down hard the solo shot gives the cards the lead in the bottom of the 5th and they would manage to hold off the dodgers from their 2 to one st. louis, the final the dodgers loss now after the dodgers lost, the giants have a 2 and a half game lead at the top of the nationa

here's bob melvin after the game on his stood. matt chapman. >> it looks great.driving the ball in defensively to it's just just notice will defensively with some of the ball as he's getting to know. so, i mean. for me it was probably just getting comfortable with the have been. i'm not thinking about any who work in his mechanics, just playing. >> all righty. a quick update on the giants. they're down 6 to one in the top of the 9th inning. the giants took chose a bad time to go on a losing streak. this would be their 3rd straight loss. if unless something miraculous happens. so got to get together the dodgers are coming into town in the brewers are right on the heels to, you know, the giants want home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and get that one seed. but a bad series so far against milwaukee. the football field, the forty-niners trim their roster down to 53 in. there weren't too many surprises, but 2 notable ones were jordan, matthews and ha ha clinton-dix matthew had been trying to make the transition from wide receiver to tight end. do it good eno

a's manager bob melvin, though, says, you know what, he thinks the team still got a lot in it. >> youhe best part of our season yet to come. i really do. i think we're going to we're going to get home. we're going to play or best stretch of baseball. >> and we're going to get our get on a run for the season's over and then we have 2 teams that we need to be there at the end. i think our best baseball yet to come. >> there you have it. a's have a day off to rest for a bit, then they'll hope to bounce back tomorrow night at the coliseum against the chicago white sox. nothing will be right back. [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] lisa looks like you've... [ sfx: pop pop pop pop ] lisa, you might be on mute. [ sfx: pop ping bloop ] [ phone buzzing ] the day can wait... enter the golden state with real california dairy. the x-rays from your urgent care visit look good. just stay off that leg, okay? what about my rec team? i'm all they got. next season. thanks doc. wow, he already scheduled my pt. i love doctors who work with athletes. does he know you tripped over a basketball? that'