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then the cardinal bullpen is a good group.s a group shot something on fox, which will air maybe tomorrow night. 3-2 pitch. foul tip. got sanchez. he has had a long night behind the plate. >> tim: you don't mind a foul tip like that coming in close game. but an 8-1 game, catchers feel like there is no justice. hitting on the top of the right foot. that is an interesting point, because both of these, there are no villains on either of the teams. they both have great personalities as groups and as individuals. >> joe: sanchez really hurt. >> tim: yeah. that ballgame down. there was no rushing blow. came down, right on top of the right foot. i believe it missed that part of his shin guard. yeah, it did. it went right, those are not hard-toed shoes. if those were hard-toed shoes, a catcher couldn't squat. they fiddle with those things in the '60s but they couldn't get the flexibility in the toes that the catchers need to go down and squat. that ball avoided the flap unfortunately for a catcher. >> joe: 3-2, the count on carpenter.

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louis cardinals.game plays out and ends where it is now, cardinals take game three, they could talk about matt carpenter being the hero. 19 of 25 men on the cardinals' regular season roster were drafted and developed by the cardinals. a testament to what they do in st. louis. >> harold: it is. you build an organization from the ground up. john mozeliak has done a great job through the trades and everything else to get guys debuting as cardinals. i means a lot if they're going through this and coming up together with guys. hey, man, this is our thing to do. >> eric: a feel-good story and reflection on the organization. for me it's kyle lohse. that is the guy. he absolutely pitched out of trouble. all game long. kept the giants at bay. i think that is why they are where they are at. they got a great starting performance. >> a.j.: that is what the cardinals do. they win games no matter who they stick in there. beltran goes out, carpenter comes ins, robinson comes in. minor league guys or kyle lohse who i

so one run scored for the cardinals the final three games in '96.f they are shutout here tonight, it will be one run scored in the final three games to blow that three-games-to-one advantage here in 2012. jay lays off that pitch in the dirt. 2-2. that was tony la russa's game back in '96. jay holds up. 2-2. >> tim: tony la russa that year replacing joe torre. joe torre, 1996, everybody knows the manager of the new york yankees and they go on to win a world championship. >> joe: here's the 3-2. jay takes a two-out walk and that didn't miss by much. it will bring in the switch-hitting beltran with two out. >> tim: one thing about the cardinals, joe, in their long history, they have always been in it. they finished last since 1918, they finished last one time. since 1990, whitey herzog's last year, joe torre took over the next year. >> joe: crawford hangs on, gets the out at second, and we are through 6 1/2 on a beautiful night in san francisco. carlos have left eight and been shutout through seven. we will take you back to the all-star game in kansas

miller is warming for the cardinals. >> joe: here's the 1-2 to huff.to descalso. two out. a big weekend, it looks like, coming up on fox. college football returns tomorrow, double-header action, stanford and cal, followed by k-state and west virginia. then on fox nfl sunday, most will see the redskins and giants or other regional action, and it's looking moreland -- more and more like on sunday evening, ground 6 of the nlcs. don't need to leave your couch all month long. foxtoberfest is here. two out and the top of the ninth inning. pagan has struck out twice, grounded out and popped up. he's been a consistent performer for the giants this season. but a hitless game five as he lines out to descalso, sending us into the bottom of the ninth inning. the cardinals last chance here at home. romo getting loose. 5-0, giants. powertrain warranty is 40,000 miles more than ford. and this workhorse gives you the power of a v8 with the highway fuel economy of a v6. incredible! right? an amazing test drive. i agree. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now du

mitchell boggs gets loose for the cardinals.oth teams have shown the ability this post season alone. but they don't go easily. they don't quit. that almost got a piece of allen craig. 2-0. >> tim: i will tell you, joe, with the way the bullpen are designed this past fall, inside -- but the way the bullpens are designed particularly in the post season, it's a lot tougher to hit with the different matchups. they throw numbers at you. "they" being the managers. >> joe: good 94-mile-per-hour fastball. does anybody throw under 90 anymore? >> no. no. >> joe: 2-1. >> tim: i mean it may be simplistic, but a guy who is out there pitching one inning. can unload both barrels. he has nothing whatsoever to save anything for. >> joe: that's ball three. >> joe: craig tonight 1,-2. 3-1. good pitch. strike two. full count. >> joe: 3-2 pitch. foul off the bat of craig to keep it alive. allen ended up in the regular season, sixth best average in the national league. 22 home runs. 92 rbis. he lights up when there are runners in scoring position. he

so one run scored for the cardinals the final three games in '96.f they are shutout here tonight, it will be one run scored in the final three games to blow that three-games-to-one advantage here in 2012. jay lays off that pitch in the dirt. 2-2. that was tony la russa's game back in '96. jay holds up. 2-2. >> tim: tony la russa that year replacing joe torre. joe torre, 1996, everybody knows the manager of the new york yankees and they go on to win a world championship. >> joe: here's the 3-2. jay takes a two-out walk and that didn't miss by much. it will bring in the switch-hitting beltran with two out. >> tim: one thing about the cardinals, joe, in their long history, they have always been in it. they finished last since 1918, they finished last one time. since 1990, whitey herzog's last year, joe torre took over the next year. >> joe: crawford hangs on, gets the out at second, and we are through 6 1/2 on a beautiful night in san francisco. carlos have left eight and been shutout through seven. we will take you back to the all-star game in kansas

miller is warming for the cardinals. >> joe: here's the 1-2 to huff.to descalso. two out. a big weekend, it looks like, coming up on fox. college football returns tomorrow, double-header action, stanford and cal, followed by k-state and west virginia. then on fox nfl sunday, most will see the redskins and giants or other regional action, and it's looking moreland -- more and more like on sunday evening, ground 6 of the nlcs. don't need to leave your couch all month long. foxtoberfest is here. two out and the top of the ninth inning. pagan has struck out twice, grounded out and popped up. he's been a consistent performer for the giants this season. but a hitless game five as he lines out to descalso, sending us into the bottom of the ninth inning. the cardinals last chance here at home. romo getting loose. 5-0, giants. powertrain warranty is 40,000 miles more than ford. and this workhorse gives you the power of a v8 with the highway fuel economy of a v6. incredible! right? an amazing test drive. i agree. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now du

mitchell boggs gets loose for the cardinals.oth teams have shown the ability this post season alone. but they don't go easily. they don't quit. that almost got a piece of allen craig. 2-0. >> tim: i will tell you, joe, with the way the bullpen are designed this past fall, inside -- but the way the bullpens are designed particularly in the post season, it's a lot tougher to hit with the different matchups. they throw numbers at you. "they" being the managers. >> joe: good 94-mile-per-hour fastball. does anybody throw under 90 anymore? >> no. no. >> joe: 2-1. >> tim: i mean it may be simplistic, but a guy who is out there pitching one inning. can unload both barrels. he has nothing whatsoever to save anything for. >> joe: that's ball three. >> joe: craig tonight 1,-2. 3-1. good pitch. strike two. full count. >> joe: 3-2 pitch. foul off the bat of craig to keep it alive. ason, sixth best average inar the national league. 22 home runs. 92 rbis. he lights up when there are runners in scoring position. here he is leading off the eight

cardinal fans are getting used to seeing that.somed into one of the game's best center fielder, as aubrey huff will come off to bat for affeldt, who threw a perfect eighth. >> tim: not only a fine play by jon jay, but a play on which some outfielders have been hurt jamming that thumb into the ground. that backhand catch right against the ground, very, very difficult for any athlete or outfielder to make. a dangerous play for an outfielder. >> joe: didn't even catch it cleanly. just held it in the edge of his glove and then got that wrist out of the way at then of the dive. >> tim: joe, from that it looked like he had half a hand in his glove and not all the way in. >> joe: we saw him lose his glove on the ball hit by vogelsong in the sixth, and he did not keep that glove on his hand. >> one on, one out. blanco had the big lead. >> tim: there you see right there. you see his wall -- his palm. wearing is halfway on your hand, it gives you a little extra chance on balls like that. popped up. down the left-field line. a long run for f

louis cardinals and the national league championship series starting tomorrow. both teams had a chance to practice at at&t park today. we're live at the ballpark. there was a scary moment for one of the giants coaches. >> reporter: kind of a freak accident here. it was at batting practice. it had just gotten started when first base coast roberto kelly was hit in the back of the head with a ball. our camera was on buster posey when he hit that ball. it came off of his bad. you can see his reaction. it was a moment after that. layers, crutches and -- coaches and trainers rushed out to roberto kelly. he had to be helped off the field but he was conscious. >> the ball came over and a line drive hit him. >> the team said kelly was taken to a hospital to be checked out for a concussion. meanwhile, the players continued preparing to take on st. louis tomorrow. both the teams one nailbiter is in the respective game five just to get here. in fact, many of the giants watched the end of the cardinals and the nationals game on the plane sitting in cincinnati am awaiting to

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the cardinals up 3-1. sixth inning, john jay drives one all the way down to the wall in the right center field gap. two runs come around to score and the cardinals start to pull away, 6-1. seventh inning, cardinals starter adam wainwright still on the mound gets hector sanchez swinging. one of five strikeouts over seven innings for wainwright. they are one win away from meeting the tigers in a rematch of the 2006 world series. >> that will also be a rematch of the first world series i ever remember, 1968, tigers and cardinals. what is it about the cardinals, seriously? this team always -- >> you don't bet against them in the post season. >> they trade their best player, the best player in all of baseball. i swear to god, it must be the uniform. >> mika has the beltran uniform. she got that a long time ago. >> i know. she saw this coming. >> yes. >> seriously, i don't know how you picked the cardinals back in march at the sleepover. >> yes, at the sleepover she call her bookie and put the early bet on. good

cardinals fall to 4-3.rew luck and the colts hosting the browns, luck did the real damage scoring two touchdowns with his feet. colts win 17-1. -- 17-13. >> drew brees stays on his feet, then flips 0 defender and dives into the end zone. are you kidding me? brees with four touchdowns on the day. >> saints up seven, five seconds left. here's mike william. back of the end zone, but williams stepped out-of-bounds and came back in before he caught the ball. that's illegal. saints win 35-28. >> giants and the cardinals, game underway right now. matt holliday is out with back problems. 4-0 giants bottom of the inning. >> move on to nascar, kansas speedway. five races remaining in the chase for the cup. matt kenseth, took the checkered flag. brad keselowski leads the standings by seven points over jimmie johnson. >> the tour taking to the streets of san francisco. it was worth seeing reynolds and harrison duke it out. look at this incredible move. been a great weekend for extreme sports enthusiasts with the tour i

cardinal fans are getting used to seeing that.e of the game's best center fielder, as aubrey huff will come off to bat for affeldt, who threw a perfect eighth. >> tim: not only a fine play by jon jay, but a play on which some outfielders have been hurt jamming that thumb into the ground. that backhand catch right against the ground, very, very difficult for any athlete or outfielder to make. a dangerous play for an outfielder. >> joe: didn't even catch it cleanly. just held it in the edge of his glove and then got that wrist out of the way at then of the dive. >> tim: joe, from that it looked like he had half a hand in his glove and not all the way in. >> joe: we saw him lose his glove on the ball hit by vogelsong in the sixth, and he did not keep that glove on his hand. >> one on, one out. blanco had the big lead. >> tim: there you see right there. you see his wall -- his palm. wearing is halfway on your hand, it gives you a little extra chance on balls like that. popped up. down the left-field line. a long run for freese. that's

louis cardinals starts at 5:15 today. if you have a ticket in your hand for today's playoff game, hold onto it tight. fans who stopped by at&t park yesterday to buy tickets were disappointed the box office was closed. they had better luck going online. stub hub has been selling standing room only tickets for $120 each. if you would like to sit down to watch the game, prices range from $140 to $1,000. now, for some fans though, money is no object. >> we got tickets for the 49ers game in the morning and we didn't get tickets yet for the baseball game but we're pretty sure we're getting them. >> giants fever also means big money for businesses near the ballpark. one bar manager says he expects tens of thousands of dollars in extra revenue. now, today's giants game is affecting plans for music lovers. shuttle bus pickup for treasure island music festival has been moved from at&t park. the new location is by the bill graham is civic auditorium. organizers said they had to move because of tonight's baseball game. you can park f

jason motte, the closer for the cardinals, gets ready in the bullpen. allen craig and yadier molina will follow. still 0-2. here is the 0-2 pitch from santiago casilla. it misses outside. the cardinals have not lost three straight since september 10th through the 12th and they are in danger of doing that and blowing a three-games-to-one series advantage, and the giants have shut down the cardinal offense almost entirely. a high hopper. tough play. arias got him? nope, safe! belt came off the bag and tried to influence the call by the first base umpire, who gave a quick safe call. that was gione. it looked like holliday beat it. arias did all he could, and he was safe. >> tim: good call. >> joe: it's a base hit. an infield base hit for holliday. and arias couldn't have done much more with it. he looks in for the sign. craig now three out of his last twenty-seven. he's 0 for 3 in this game. he lined out his last time up. hit a shot into the gap in left center in the third that was caught by blanco. popped up. ended the inning with a strike. here is the 0-

and cardinals fans had a lot to cheer about. giants are back at it on monday. >>> one of the real highlights of the night, tony bennett graced the > he is best known for i left my heart in san franciscoful hessian in the--san francisco. he sang in the zip inning. >>> well, some beautiful weather ex-petted. beach weather returning. today was nice, tomorrow is better. but tonight here is some fog and a live look outside. the fog is working inland through tonight and--cabinets into tomorrow. so, going out the door tomorrow morning, be careful because there say--systems lot of fog occupant there. highway 1 is going to have lower visibility. warmer to hot pictures by-the middle of the week and yes, we are talking ants beachwet around 90 in .o but that also elevated the fire danger. by 6:00 tomorrow morning, you can see we have widespread fog down into the south bay. it is really not until the 10:00 hour tomorrow morning that we start to s

the cardinals if you hadn't notice ready the ones staving off elimination.me of the early highlights. you could tell off the bat that ryan vogelsong had it going. he comes out and strikes out the side in the very first inning to squelch any idea that the cardinals might have of getting off to a quick start atch and vogelsong went on to a career-high 9 strike-outs. pablo sandoval with a shot to deep centerfield wound up with a 2-base hit and the giants because marco scutaro walked ahead of him were in good shape. runners at 2nd and 3rd. buster posey hits a grounder to 3rd and they challenge it. the grounder to freese winds up with a play and giants take the 1-0 lead. in the 2nd, they continue offensively. vogelsong with the fake bunt hit the ground and they can't come up with. the giants have another you run. 12-0. marco scutaro. how many times can this guy come through? clutch hit again down the left- field line. two runs score and that includes ryan vogelsong motoring from 1st base to make it 4-0. if that wasn't good enough, pablo sandoval just out of reach

louis cardinals. there was a rain delay for a couple of offers. it just wrapped up. j.r. stone. there are some die-hard fans. j.r.? >> you had to wait for a lot of the 3-1 loss for the cardinals a long day for the giants and the fans. they have cleared out from this walnut creek from thismccuvey s... >> it is been that type of day for giants fans. (explicites) >> we are going to the world series, baby. >> we will see. >> folks that showed up at the cubbies not only cheered but the use every and any excuse to watch at mccuvies. e own seat in the interiors. we are having a business meeting law. we have our own business. cv interiors.... we are having a business meeting. >> you have had a full hip replacement? >> yes. >> how long? less than two weeks ago. it is not bed rest in this benchrest. >> the seventh inning delay showing that some have been waiting by giving the a history lesson. am i saw that first pitch. and i saw that first pitch at shea stadium when the giants came out here. all the wonderful

the cardinals roughed up the giants. gave them a 3-1 lead in the national championship league series. gary zito takes the mound -- barry zito takes the mound tomorrow. if any team can make a comeback, it's the giants! it will take a 3-game sweep to do it now. san francisco has one more game tomorrow in st. louis. if they lose, they're done. if they win, the national league championship series comes back to at&t park. >> definitely disappointed. i felt this way in the previous series. but this season has been a season when our backs are up against the wall, this is when we've come out to shine. it was great to see pablo in the 9th hit a home run. so i think we're absolutely going to have to step it up. i'm a believer! i know the city of san francisco is a believer. >>> gary will have more on sports later on. what do you think? do the giants have a chance to come back? go to our facebook fan page and join in the discussion. >>> a possible sign of an improving economy. several south bay cities now have some of the highest r

the cardinal -- stand. the cardinal would lose and under 300 yards and no touchdowns. >>> san jose state hosting utah state. not a good homecoming for the spartans defense. the aggies connect for their fourth touchdown of the day. spartans down 28-3 from there san jose state put up 17 unanswered points. david's pass to gregsby. 28-20 at the half. but the aggies were too much in the second half. the spartans' defense gave up over 500 yards on the day. the quarterback on the keeper 28 yards san jose state falls to 4-2 and loses 49-27. >>> where were you the last time the raiders won in the eastern time zone? tom cable was the head coach and the kid from pittsburgh lived out his childhood dream. >> it's like a game in your backyard. flag football game. a pickup game. you just -- got to play. >> it's unbelievable. it's special. it's special. >> the great gronkowski stunned the steelers back in 2009. since then the raiders lost six straight in the eastern time zone. tomorrow they'll look to hand the falcons the

cardinals won these last six elimination games. cardinals scored one run in their last 28 innings. the rain just poured down in the 9th. that's it. 9-0 is your final giants win three straight games to win the national league championship for the second time in three years. this is the first game seven victory in giants history. they'll host game one on wednesday and game tuesday on thursday. >> it was a good trade. where you're gonna live, your family all this stuff you have to pack and then, you know, a couple days, i kind of think that i had a really good chance to be in the playoffs with this team. we have a great team and we just started playing good and here we are. i was just happy. get everybody out here! >> we had a lot of momentum going our way. our guys were relaxed and able to jump out early. they didn't stop there, and that's huge on a pitcher's standpoint to be able to go out there and have a lead and go out there and work with that. >> tonight's game wasn't quite as exciting as the giants and cardinals game. chicago bares scored just -- chicago bears scored just one t

louis cardinals. mike pelton is live at mccuvey's it is very popular for giants fans. >> good morning, marty. ibm @ walnut creek and they are ready to go. you can see i am in walnut creek -- they are about one hour away from opening. the seating is in the shape of a small at&t park. the giants return home tonight as they face a must victory the no. 6. the cardinals, advance to the world series with the wind tonight. if san francisco has a victory? they will have a game again tomorrow. hal however, global safogel sor will be on to the pitcher's mound tonight. you can expect plenty of giants fans at the at&t park tonight. perhaps the home court advantage they will play in front of that amazing crowd. i am going to go out on a limb and there are four to probably some giants fans at bars and kerstin restaurants. >> there are probably going to be spirited fans -- and also other area restaurants. >> correct thank you. the cal bears were defeated 21-3 yesterday. yesterday was the 115 chapter. stanford ran 25

cardinals won these last six elimination games. cardinals scored one run in their last 28 innings. the rain just poured down in the 9th. that's it. 9-0 is your final giants win three straight games to win the national league championship for the second time in three years. this is the first game seven victory in giants history. they'll host game one on wednesday and game tuesday on thursday. >> it was a good trade. where you're gonna live, your family all this stuff you have to pack and then, you know, a couple days, i kind of think that i had a really good chance to be in the playoffs with this team. we have a great team and we just started playing good and here we are. i was just happy. get everybody out here! >> we had a lot of momentum going our way. our guys were relaxed and able to jump out early. they didn't stop there, and that's huge on a pitcher's standpoint to be able to go out there and have a lead and go out there and work with that. >> tonight's game wasn't quite as exciting as the giants and cardinals game. chicago bares scored just -- chicago bears scored just one t

i have a lot of new respect for cardinals fans. >> reporter: around downtown, support for the cardinals is everywhere, including these fountains flowing red although i thought they looked a little orange actually. as for the weather, so dicey with the storm and the rain delay. you can see clouds over the gateway arch. and it's chilly and windy. but thankfully all dry along the banks of the mississippi. there's water near the ballpark but not like san francisco. not with the at&t and the bay. not water that's reachable by a home run. we got to batting practice and we'll have a little bit of that later. live in st. louis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> giants fans are filling the inbox. this is of bobble hood cooper. look at those blue eyes. and angelina e-mailed us of six week old max. he's been to two giants games. keep sending the photos. e-mail them to photos at www.ktvu.com or post them to our facebook page. >> priceless stuff. >>> it was a fire ball as big as a car streaking across the sky and a lot of people saw it. our health and sciences expert tells us what it was. >> reporter: almost

and the cardinals have themselves a 6-0 lead. half of that 4th inning the giants fight back a two run rally. it was brandon belt with. and then blanco with a shot to right center with two men on and that made it a 6-3 ball game. they cut the deficit to 6-4 but the cardinal bullpen 5-1/3 scoreless inning of relief work. mark comes in to get scutero for the last out and there you have it. the giants never mounted a rally after that big bottom of of the 4th inning and they do fall short. tough right hander for the cardinals in an effort to even this series up before they have to go back to st. louis. a crucial game tomorrow night. same time 5:00 here on ktvu. in the meantime, from at&t park, wish we had better news but that's not the case. giant's down 1-0 in the series back to you. >>> all right, thank you mark. giant fans they showed up in large numbers tonight to support the team for their first game and they remained faithful until that very last out. our team coverage continues with debra villalon she is also outside at&t park.

louis cardinals, on sunday. we are also keeping a close eye baltimore orioles, who are playing right now. there is a lot of excitement over playoff fever. >> there is reason to be the orioles will continue playing. worse, we know the nationals playing. -- of course, we know the nationals will be playing. the fans know this will be a of baseball. this could be a tense table. corey smith is a big national scale. >> it is an awesome time to be a baseball fan. >> lawyer is a cardinals fan. they are rooting together tonight, but they will choose a different sides when the team -- takee the field thursday. >> i consider the nationals my but i will be for the cardinals. do you watch the redskins or nationals? >> the nationals. >> did you say something before that? scott hopes to be watching well into october. >> we have been waiting since 1997. there is nothing better. >> with the orioles playing for their postseason lives, they are in on places, like this yankee fanatic. >> you are an oriole fan? >> of course. they ar

we have cardinal nation. you don't let go of your fan base.i were the nationals i would do everything to keep your fan base. >> go and support your team, every day. it doesn't matter what their record is, go and support your team. >> there you've got it from the ladies right here in st. louis. back to you guys. >> all right, jason. good advice there. i'm sure a lot of national fans already taking them up on that advice. dave will bring us the players reaction to game two loss a little later in sports. plus we look ahead to the first- ever playoff game in nationals park history. derek? >>> a little more sports news tonight, encouraging news about redskins quarterback rg3. coach mike shanahan is optimistic that griffin will play on sunday against minnesota despite that concussion he got yesterday. as everybody knows by now, griffin took a hit that shook the whole redskins nation. he was knocked out of the game in the third quarter as the team was losing to atlanta. diagnosis, mild concussion. griffin has been undergoing tests and doctors will mo

cardinals, no one. the umps called an in-field fly rule. they threw bottle as and cans on the field. bottom line, last chance, ends the game. cardinals pick up the win. but the best team in baseball awaits. here's the schedule so far. the first two games are at bush stadium. both day games. the first one should tipoff right in the middle of the redskins sfirs quarter. nats finally back home on wednesday. home game start times are still to be determine. >> j.j.hardy lines passed second baseman. coming onto squoer, orioles have 1-0. it is 2-1. 2-1 os, nate mccloud, again. mccloud slices it to left. and, right now, the orioles are leading 3-1. maryland head coach randy etzel taking in second quarter, good council up 7-3. and looking for more, barrelling up the middle, 16 yards, 13-13, fall ccons at the half. 42 yards. 13-10. late fourth quarter, the chance to tie but the snap is botched. the falcons hang onto win, 13-10 >>> we leave you tonight with an incredible rescue up in new york. there's surveillance video that shows a 77-year-old driver

louis cardinals in game six of the national league championship series. but as cornell bernard reports, fans are already talking about another world series. >> the giants rolled back into san francisco at 3:00 this morning, fresh from their victory over st. louis, but the team knows there's little time to rest. >> boys are tired. late night. getting some rest, a light workout tomorrow. game six means prep work at at&t. power wash the seat, order more hole dogs, and beer trucks making deliveries. door this is counseling on her team to win. >> we have been down before, won 2-1 games. we have just struggled to the last inning. we can do this. reporter: at pedro's cantina, ohio state fans are cheering for their team. sunday will be another story. >> there are no other sports right now other than baseball in the playoffs, and the giants and cardinals. >> this bar is bracing for a rush of fans. the macer says it's all hands on deck. >> the amount of beer we go through on a game day is unbelievable. >> define unbelievable. >> we'll go through at least, i'd say,

>>> and the cardinals head to their seventh nlcs since 2000! >> nat-itude turns to solitude as the nationals get knocked out of the playoffs. >> this morning reaction from the team and fans after holding out so much hope. good morning everybody. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. welcome to news 4 today saturday, october 13th, 2012. >> national fans are waking up this morning hoping it was all a bad dream. >> the nats lose a heart breaker in game five falling 9-7 to the stlouis cardinals ending the team's exciting postseason. >> news 4's dan hellie has a recap of the depressing game five loss. >> good morning, guys. it couldn't have started any better or ended any worse for the washington nationals last night. they've had sparse, offensive production the entire postseason but they exploded, three runs in the first inning and then three runs in the third. bryce harper's home run highlighted the inning. they jumped to a 6-0 lead. the cardinals would slowly chip away, but the nationals entered the ninth inning with a 7-5 lead and their closer

how many nine-inning games -- the cardinals hope it's a nine inning game.nine-inning games feature four outfielders in one position? this one has. >> joe: chambers, the latest. it start with beltran. for more on beltran, let's go to ken rosenthal. >> ken: joe, he left the game with a left knee strain. i'm told the injury is not that serious. he could play tomorrow. i'll add the disclaimer, we won't know more until tomorrow when he reports. >> joe: thank you, kenny. so, mike matheny, at least it's not in the category of something that puts him on the shelf without a doubt. they're not too concerned about it. mijares lost his footing. and he planted that front foot. now digs in the area in front of the pitching rubber, his landing spot. cardinals end up going to matt carpenter. he delivered. in the ninth inning. the giants will have the top of their line-up. pagan, scutaro, sandoval. as chambers takes a two-out walk. that should be it for mijare mijares. kontos is ready to go. molina is coming up. pitching change here in the bottom of the eighth. in game thre

louis cardinals in game six of the national league championship series. but as cornell bernard reports, fans are already talking about another world series. >> the giants rolled back into san francisco at 3:00 this morning, fresh from their victory over st. louis, but the team knows there's little time to rest. >> boys are tired. late night. getting some rest, a light workout tomorrow. x six means prep work at at&t. power wash the seat, order more hole dogs, and beer trucks making deliveries. door this is counseling on her team to win. >> we have been down before, won 2-1 games. we have just struggled to the last inning. we can do this. reporter: at pedro's cantina, ohio state fans are cheering for their team. sunday will be another story. >> there are no other sports right now other than baseball in the playoffs, and the giants and cardinals. >> this bar is bracing for a rush of fans. the macer says it's all hands on deck. >> the amount of beer we go through on a game day is unbelievable. >> define unbelievable. >> we'll go through at least, i'd say, 25

the cardinals took control. now the pressure falls on ross detwiler, making his post ever postseason appearance this afternoon. >> i have no worries. he's been great for us all year long. >> we are not out of this by along shocked -- a long shot. >> this is a pretty good wall. dinnertime ac4:07 is game time. >> some fans of the nationals will turn things around with a win today. >> next time. >> i am still happy with what they've done so far this year. >> today's game is a little later than yesterday's. first pitch at today will be just after 4:00 p.m. today's game will be on television on tbs. >> a sobering report on food safety. >> we will look at that and an early look at trading with linda bell in new york. >> let's begin with a recall. kellogg's is recalling frosted and unfrosted miniwheats. it may contain pieces of metal. fda inspections of industry facilities are rare. food companies often hire their own inspectors a. it's more problematic for imported fruioods. there were unsanitary conditions for some f

first, a big rain delay, and then they lost to the cardinals. 5 sports director dennis o'donnell shows us how the giants just couldn't catch a break. >>> thank you, dana. it was a long day in st. louis. it ended in disappointment for giants fans. san francisco looked to catch a break when slugger carlos beltran injured his knee. he was removed and replaced by matt carpenter, who had five postseason at-bats prior to today. in the third inning, carpenter hit a rocket off matt cain into the bleachers, to give the cardinals a 2-1 lead. st. louis added a run. then the storm came which delayed the game for 3 hours 28 minutes. when they returned, jason motte got a 6-out to preserve the win. st. louis takes a 2-1 series lead. coming up in sports, we'll have reaction from the giants' clubhouse and we'll tell you who will start game 4 tomorrow here in st. louis. >>> a reservoir in contra costa has dug up more than just dirt. they've been finding native american remains, dozens of them. a compromise had once been reached about how to deal with this, do the

right now the nationals are taking on the cardinal. it is game five. >> it is the bottom of the 6th inning. the score is 6-3 nats. this is do or die. one team is going to advance, the other one is going home. and let's face it, this has been tuch fun for it to end right -- too much fun for it to end right now. let's go out to ken right now. are the fans feeling the flavor for victory? [ laughing ] . >> reporter: they have been feeling it all night. they continue to feel it. this game isn't even in t 7th inning stretch yet as you mentioned. bottom of the 6th. it's 6-3. i don't want to jinx it, but it's looking really good for the nationals. you know, we've seen three big bombs hit today. bryce harper, ryan zimmerman and mike morris hit incredible homeruns. this place erupted. it's a sold out crowd. everybody was waving their rally towels. everybody was going nuts. history is being made right now in dc. take a listen to what some people say. >> this is the best game to take out the cardinals after they won last year and all of the excite

and we'll deliver that and a win against the cardinals. sorry, cardinals fans. we'll be bouncing back and have your forecast for the game and a look at the weekend in a couple of minutes. will. >> thank you, sue. >>> and if you have a story idea, call the fox 5 tip line. this is the number: 202-895- 3,000 better yet, layiate -- lay it all out in an e mail and we'll check things out. send your tips to fox5tips@wttg.com. ps@wttg.com. [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. . >>> five-story parking garage collapses trapping several workers in the rubble. the garage is under construction at the miami-dade community college campus

cardinals are in town for the nlcs. it was hammer time. they scored six runs off madison bumgardner. let's go to the second inning and one man on and that's out of here. off madison bumgardner. the fourth inning and carlos beltran and the former giant comes back to haunt him. another two-run shot. part of a four-run inning. he gets yanked and the giants answer with a four-run fourth of their own. starting out with the single and then the triple to come home. crawford doubles in a run. the first time in championship history both pitchers failed to get past four innings. they were in relief and gets him to ground into the double play. st. louis didn't have a hit until after the fourth. run other first and they have a chance. grounds it to craig and he bobbles it and gets the final out. cardinals take game one 6-4 your final. >> we have been in the hole before. it is nothing new to us. we still have a lot of determination and a lot of confidence that we can come back and win the ballgame. >> you can't feel sorry for yourself. you have to keep

cardinals are in town for the nlcs. it was hammer time.hey scored six runs off madison bumgardner. let's go to the second inning and one man on and that's out of here. off madison bumgardner. the fourth inning and carlos beltran and the former giant comes back to haunt him. another two-run shot. part of a four-run inning. he gets yanked and the giants answer with a four-run fourth of their own. starting out with the single and then the triple to come home. crawford doubles in a run. the first time in championship history both pitchers failed to get past four innings. they were in relief and gets him to ground into the double play. st. louis didn't have a hit until after the fourth. run other first and they have a chance. grounds it to craig and he bobbles it and gets the final out. cardinals take game one 6-4 your final. >> we have been in the hole before. it is nothing new to us. we still have a lot of determination and a lot of confidence that we can come back and win the ballgame. >> you can't feel sorry for yourself. you have to keep f

cardinals will take game one, 6-4 your final. of course, game two is tomorrow night in san francisco. it starts just after 5:00. we'll have all the highlights right here. >> terry: stabbing outside the niners game. a fight started between two groups of people. one pulled out a knife and stabbed another person in the other group. that person is expected to live. all of them say they are 49ers fans. >> they are searching for a murderer tonight. two people were shot. one man as killed. a woman was taken to the hospital. investigators hope to talk with her because they have no other witnesses right now. >>> bart trains are running again between san francisco and oakland. trains stopped running when a man started walking from the tube about 6:30 tonight. things were delayed between san francisco and oakland for about an hour. >> sonoma state university student falls from the third floor of the apartment building and he is recovering at a santa rosa hospital. sergio quintana has the details. >> reporter: this quiet silence was broken w

they host the cardinals in the best of seven series. great pitching match up, in game one. 16-game winner, goes for the g-men. 1-game winner, lance lin for the red bird. look at the giants. had to wait until the cardinals came back last night before they could fly home. returned early this morning. and the ballpark right now. working out. although baumgartner struggled against the red. the manager still has confidence in him. >> he has done such a great job all year for us. in the previous post season. and his first start. he had a good first inning. and then he, he just got out of sync. and it happened. and, but, you know, that's -- that's a start. and that's how we look at it. and the guys will have a hiccup now and then. still have all the confidence in the world. and madison to go out there and pitch like he has been pitching all year. >> i felt good last time. things didn't get in the way. the way the game is. you know, just got to go up there and, got to, be focussed. be at the top of your game. and make pitches. and -- you know,

and he replaced jaime garcia, the left-handed starter for the cardinals on the active roster when garriucci -- garcia hurt himself in game one of the division series. >> tim: we ran into jaime garcia before the game in the clubhouse, and asked him if he's going for another opinion. and he's going to dr. james andrews on wednesday for a fourth opinion and expects to have that left shoulder have surgery. >> joe: runners at first and second, one out. a breaking ball into left center. a base hit. that will load the bases, as blood pressure did not get a good -- as blanco did not get a good start from second. the second hit of the inning for the giants. >> tim: i think blanco went for the safe play. watch jon jay put the glove up as though he were going to make the catch. blanco did not have a good read. that frees him right there and could only go to third. >> joe: so the bases are loaded with theriot, the right-handed hitter, coming up. rzepczysnki is in the bullpen. right at the top of the hour here in san francisco, a beautiful night, 62 degrees. that's us, joe, tim, kenny and erin at&t park

cardinal's game.with an increasing clouds for the evening. your kron 4 7 day around the bay warmer weather. and a slight warming for the rest of the week. thursday and will be back into the 90s by then. as we go towards next week will cool it down and back to mild temperatures in the 80s. >> it is nearly half round two for pat riley and president barack obama as they prepare for their second debate. they are getting ready for mitt romney and barack obama. >> the next presidential debate is just a few days away and the candidates are in croatia in the mode. they spent saturday at a hotel and ohio they are-- officially and for a full version mode. >> this plan is quite different. if there is no question in my mind that you will see higher taxes. and to the voice president as saying that the texans are going up--the tax is a going to be increasing and coal up on the middle taxes and the middle class and on small businesses but i make this promise that i will not raise taxes. >> he took off to the auto in

run for the cardinals. they will be ahem combing for him who was born in redwood city and graduated from st. francis. in the untiles the he had two home runs and six rbi. >> when i got to hit the tie it. you know i was -- i was on first base you know all fired up. but i looked in the dugout and the guys were going crazy and that fired me up even more out there. when pete got the big knock to put us ahead. it was chaos in there. that was an awesome feeling. >> he's somebody that has -- that has the respect of our entire clubhouse. a group of guys who've had a lot of accomplishments really understand and appreciate the style of baseball player that daniel descalso is. and i think he's showing the world what he has and he's just a ballplayer. >>> andrew luck is gone but certainly not forgotten down at stanford. without herman cain the offense -- him the offense has yet to score a touchdown on the road this season. second quarter in south bend, stanford down 3-0. the irish backed up in their own zone and ben ga

the cardinals would have their turn.ird and goal, stepfan taylor is stopped by the notre dame defense. on fourth down? try it again. unfortunately, same results. the officials would review the play on the second effort. he is stopped initially. his body never touches the ground, but the call on the field would stand. it was 20-13. the cardinals are still looking for their first offensive road td since the luck era. >>> hosting utah state. 17 unanswered points. that was not a good homecoming for the spartan defense. they gave up over 500 yards in the day. chucky on the keeper. san jose loses 49-27. >>> and just a reminder, you can see the raiders and falcons right here on cbs 5. stay tuned after the game. i know you're taking the raiders to break that eastern time zone loss streak of six games. you say they're gonna get it done tomorrow. >> yes, you're right. you got me. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, ,, ,,,, measures... measure up. money to our schools. "misleading." out here. it. but there's hope. straight to our schools..