have they got a chris alvarez cutout?ly should. >> larry beal one is here and a whole section with 100 larry beals and no chris alvarezes, very odd. you know, what seeing it here in person i think it's pretty school instead of seeing 50,000 seats empty and they have different ads and signs so in an odd way there feels like there's a game here. >> we'll let you sit in the beal section but just for an exhibition game. >> thank you. >> spencer, what do you think of the cutout idea? >> you know, i really like it now that you've given me more details about how it works. how it gets hit by any ball. you get to get the ball in it. it's kind of a good idea and next best thing to being there, right. >> it beats being at the ballpark and getting hit on the hand, bare hand with a foul ball and guess who didn't end up with the ball after that? >> kristen zse. >> oh, really. >> that's unfortunate. >> bring your glove! >> i didn't have my glove. now to the meat of the future. fast food chain tfc has partnered with a russian company to

. >>> now coming up in sports, chris alvarez will have all the highlights from tonight's earthquakes game. >>> politics are now spilling into your kitchen. a growing number of people are now calling for a boycott of goya products after the company's ceo praised president trump at a white house event. the president hasn't weighed in much other than a tweet saying he loves goya. reporter leticia juarez with our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> reporter: goya foods is the latest target of a boycott after the company's ceo praised president trump during a white house visit. >> we're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like president trump who is a builder. >> reporter: robert unumue drawing criticism with the #boy cat goya. at the market in whittier, this hand made no goya sign was left for shoppers. >> i'm not going to be supporting a company that is supporting a guy that he is not supporting us. >> reporter: those calling on the boy cat of goya products cited president trump's policies towards the hispanic community. >> i think we'll stand together on. th

as for the game and how it turned out, abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez will have the highlights a little later. >> i don't need law enforcement in oakland. i need testing. i need personal protective equipment. >> strong words from oakland's mayor tonight following president trump's threat to send federal forces to her city. it follows fierce clashes in portland between federal officers and protesters. >> part of our efforts to build a better bay area include focusing on issues of race and social justice. abc7 news reporter laura martinez is live in the newsroom with more. lauren. >> ama and larry, earlier today president trump suggested he'll send federal agents into cities like new york, chicago and oakland in response to protests across the country. he referred to the protesters in portland as anarchists. >> oakland is a mess. we're not going to let this happen in our country. >> reporter: oakland was among a list of cities president trump said would soon see more federal law enforcement following the recent unrest and deployment in portland. >> more federal law enforcement, t

as for the game and how it turned out, abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez will have the highlights a little later. >> i don't need law enforcement in oakland. i need testing. i need personal protective equipment. >> strong words from oakland's mayor tonight following president trump's threat to send federal forces to her city. it follows fierce clashes in portland between federal officers and protesters. >> part of our efforts to build a better bay area include focusing on issues of race and social justice. abc7 news reporter laura martinez is live in the newsroom with more. lauren. >> ama and larry, earlier today president trump suggested he'll send federal agents into cities like new york, chicago and oakland in response to protests across the country. he referred to the protesters in portland as anarchists. >> oakland is a mess. we're not going to let this happen in our country. >> reporter: oakland was among a list of cities president trump said would soon see more federal law enforcement following the recent unrest and deployment in portland. >> more federal law enforcement, t

. >>> now coming up in sports, chris alvarez will have all the highlights from tonight's earthquakes game. >>> politics are now spilling into your kitchen. a growing number of people are now calling for a boycott of goya products after the company's ceo praised president trump at a white house event. the president hasn't weighed in much other than a tweet saying he loves goya. reporter leticia juarez with our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> reporter: goya foods is the latest target of a boycott after the company's ceo praised president trump during a white house visit. >> we're all truly blessed at the same time to have a leader like president trump who is a builder. >> reporter: robert unumue drawing criticism with the #boy cat goya. at the market in whittier, this hand made no goya sign was left for shoppers. >> i'm not going to be supporting a company that is supporting a guy that he is not supporting us. >> reporter: those calling on the boy cat of goya products cited president trump's policies towards the hispanic community. >> i think we'll stand together on. th

>> yeah, and chris alvarez covering it all for us. >> coming up in sports both the a's and giants inaction. oakland looking to carry the momentum from opening night win, and the giants looking for their first win of the season. there was no lack of drama in l.a. highlights, reaction. hey, sports is back. it's on deck. >>> it has been a rough go for the giants in the early going. san francisco has been outscored by the dodgers 17-2 in their first two games but third time's the charm, right? top three giants up 2-1. flores bashing one out to those fans, the fake 3-1. two on, two out for donovan, knocks to the left center wall and both runners score and it's 5-1 giants. how about some defense? show some love for the glove. corey seager, austin slater for the wall. what a catch that was, looking into the sun, hangs with it. that had to hurt but he would be okay. will smith crushes one and nearly takes out one of those cardboard cut outs heads off. that was dangerous. dodgers then won but got the score. gabe capler his first giants win as skipper. >> it's great to win, no question about t

. >> let's turn it over to chris alvarez, where chris, sports intersects coronavirus news once againtball's biggest stars tests positive for covid-19. and play ball. one week from today, the bay bri bridge series will renew. details ahead. >>> the bay bridge series returns one week from today. oakland will host monday night's game next week and if giants and a's will play on tuesday at oracle park. we're getting ready for baseball. both will be exhibition games to get ready for the regular season. not that far away, after much speculation whether these two teams would play. the announcement was made official today. dlt6:40 the first pitch. san francisco's tuesday, july 21st is asee as a final tuneup for both teams. >> looking forward to those exhibition games with both teams. yeah, i think that's exciting. it reminds us that it's time to go, time to prepare. and so you can't see this, but just to my right, i have a board up with lineups for several days into the season that i'm beginning to toy with. i think the lineups that you'll see in those exhibition games won't necessarily be r

time for a check on sports now with chris alvarez. >> coming up in sports. with opening day lwes away. plus, no play offs for the warriors. but hear why steph curry says that m >>> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> it is one of the most fun golf events of the year at lake tahoe. ve, no fans this year but they were on some boats in the lake. take you to the scene. a perfect picture tahoe. it's a two-man race at this point. former buffalo bill kyle williams led after round one. he is now in second with 52 points. former tennis player marty fish is your leader. 37 points in the day. after a bogey on one, he has 55 points heading into sunday's final round. pga tour. third day of the charity open. up and down day. had a three-shot league coming in after a bogey on 17, birdie on 18. he is in third place 13 under. th of justin thomas who was at 6 under on the day. heading into sunday's final round. steph curry, of course, enjoying the weekend on the links. here is a reminder. pretty good at his job, basketball. five of those finals ending in the finals. ther

let's get a check now with chris alvarez. >> coming up in sports, a former cal bear working overtimepga tour for a victory. plus let's jump in the lake. the stars show up for a final round of the celebrity and sure, some renovations can require a bit of compromise. but, there's no settling here. at floor and decor, she gets to fulfill her vision while i get in-stock products at budget-friendly prices. all in one trip. plus, we get the installation materials we need to get it done right and right on time. it's a win-win. now that's shopping like a pro. explore floor and decor, now open for safe in-store shopping and curbside pickup. >> announcer: now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> sports continues to make its comeback. there is one noticeable thing missing, the fans. there were some in tahoe, but only on boats. not on the golf course. let's go to the beautiful scene that is lake tahoe. 62,000 people last year, just 251 total this year. curry jumping into contention. four birdies on the front nine. just missing on number 11. oh, so close. on 16, this for birdie. you talk about grea

register now at aidswalk.net >>> now abc sports with chris alvarez. >> baseball fans get ready. monday, tomorrow is supposed to be the scheduled release according to multiple reports now on those reports giants at dodgers july 23rd. one other national game that day and the rest of the schedule set to be played the next day july 24th. day three of summer camp at oracle park for the giants. masks and physical distancing once again the focus for san francisco. the team participating in staggered group workouts. brandon belt echoing sentiments of buster posey on concerns of playing during this pandemic but belton and gabe kapler say following health guidelines and adjusting to the new normal gives them hope a full regular season will be played. >> optimistic we can get this season in. you know, hopefully we won't have any problems. there's just a different way of living right now especially on the baseball field. i think if we follow these protocols and listen to instructions and follow directions we should be good. >> we'll be judged on how well we can adhere to the health and safe

chris alvarez joining us, nice to see you at the ballpark yesterday. >> yeah, i was like a kid at summer camp. that's where these guys r buster posey talks about playing during a pandemic and his concerns. the boys are back in town, the guys on the east side of the >>> the 4th of july and baseball, that is a tradition, but with regards to everything these days, iffen kac t bay this afternoon. getting ready for the 2020 season, plenty of reason to be excited about this team. they won 97 games in back to back seasons with wild card appearances and is now trying to get back to normal. >> baseball's a very routine-oriented business, and the quicker we can find routines i think the easier it will be for us to deal with it. >> we are perennially a slow-starting team, but our record in august and september has been exceptional. so it's just whichever side you want to get. our biggest thing now is getting through the next couple weeks and making sure everyone stays healthy. >> day two of giants summer camp workouts. regular season game still about three weeks away. with the ever-changing nature

chris alvarez explains. >> well, usually on the fourth of july plenty of baseball games across majorbaseball but not this year, but summer camp is here and both bay area teams in action on saturday. we'll start on the east side of the bay with the a's, taking the field at the coliseum for their first summer camp workout, plenty of reasons to be excited about this team. they've won 97 games in back-to-back years with wild card game appearances. now it's trying to get back to the new normal. >> baseball is a routine oriented business and the quicker we can find routines, i think the easier it will be for to us deal with it. >> we are perennially slow starting team but our record in august and september has been exceptional. so it's just whichever side you want to get. our biggest thing now is getting through the next couple of weeks and making sure that everyone stays healthy. >> all right, day two of giants summer camp workouts with regular season games still about three weeks away and the ever-changing nature of this virus, buster posey talked about his concerns playing during the pa

. >>> chris alvarez talking sports. and the giants we love the hate. >> giants going for a split against that blue team in l.a., the dodgers. five rubs in the first, was it enough to hold want restand schools?pen? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. >>> after saturday's loss, a's manager bob melvin was one hit away from getting back in the i game. a's back. matt olson brings in a run. 1-0 oakland right away. mark can nah, base hit into right field. it's 3-0, oakland. a's are going to pour it on in the first inning. robbie gloss grosman at the plate. ground ball gets through to the right side into right field. 4-0, oakland and that ends otani's day before he can even record an out. two on for mike trout and the three-time mvp says see you later. three-run shot to left. just like that, it's a 5-3 ball game. but the a'

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. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> it's been a rough go for san francisco so far. giants outscored by the dodgers 17-2. to fill up those empty seats in the outfield at dodgers stadium. that was quick. wilmer florez bashes his first homer right into the computer generated fans. giants up 3-1, that is. bash bros at third. solano knocking one to the left center field wall. it's 5-1 giants. got to feel good about that but it is the dodgers. trevor closed down the ninth. will smith nearly takes one of those cardboard cutoff's heads out. gabe kapler gets his first win as giants skipper. >> there's no question about that. i think guys are going to relax and let themselves enjoy this win. and i think that's an important part of the process. and we'll start preparing for tomorrow's game. that's the beauty of the major league baseball season, there's one every day. this -- this is a good day and we'll prepare for tomorrow. >> in l.a. tomorrow, giants' homeopener tuesday. playing first extra inning game of the season. matt olson made sure it was memorable. walkoff grand slam

. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> fourth of july in baseball, usually a tradition.ut, as with everything these days, a little bit different here on the fourth of july. but baseball. sides of the bay. we'll start with the as. they took the field for the first summer camp workout. plenty of reason to be excited about this team. they won 97 games in back-to-back years with wild card appearances. and now, it's about trying to get back to normal. >> baseball's a very routine-oriented business. and the quicker we can find routines, i think, the easier it will be for us to deal with it. >> we're a slow-starting team but our record in august and september has been exceptional. so it's just whichever side you throug the nextfng now week aha everne alth twoasonrut d theeev virus, catcher buster y talked about his concernsor playing during this pandemic. >> i wouldn't be surprised by anything, at this point. you know, i mean, i wouldn't be surprised if we played 60 games, with no hiccup. and i wouldn't be surprised if we didn't play a game at all. or i wouldn't be surprised if

chris alvarez is at oakland coliseum, including surprising optimism from bob melvin. >> yeah, you know, we spoke with manager bob melvin before the game. about an hour before 11:00 in the morning. do you think they're going to play a game? at the moment he said yes. he did say there was optimism that this happened so early, maybe it forces major league baseball to tighten some protocols up and realize this is a serious thing. dave martinez of the nationals, he has a heart condition. the nationals will be place miami at some point this season. they talk about their concerns today. >> i'm scared. i really am. i go from here, home, back here every day, that's all i do. i wash my hands, i went from 47 times a day to probably 99 times a day. >> i don't wan to say it's scary to everybody, but maybe a little, and, you know, this is the thing you were hoping wasn't going to happen, that you first, just from a human standpoint, but it worries you. >> after seeing what's going on with the marlins, that's unfortunate. everything we've been doing over here, we're doing it on top of staying on top

for spencer christian, chris alvarez, all of us here, have a good night.pe to see you again tonight at 11:00. hello, everyone, and welcome. by now you should be familiar with our annual routine. each summer, "jeopardy!" takes a 6-week hiatus and i start growing facial hair. but i'm hoping i won't have this for very long because i'm looking forward to starting a brand-new season of original programming. in the meantime, however, we have some very special treats for all of you. as you know, we've been on the air for 36 years, and many of you have never seen some of those early programs. well, for the next few weeks we're going to rectify that problem by going into our vault and highlighting some of those shows starting today with show number one that aired in september of 1984. it looks different-- i look different-- and there is a signaling glitch that you're gonna pick up on that we corrected in year two. as you know, now, contestants are free to ring in only after i have read the clue in its entirety. but in spite of that little glitch, some of those show

. >> now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> baseball's regular season now just days away. as manager bob melvin announced his starter. he is going to give frankie montas the ball friday night. melvin announcing his first five starts of the year. mike fires. chris bassett. montas striking out 103 in 96 innings. he could sense this was coming. >> he can count. so i think he knew that he was going to start, anyway. but confirming it yesterday, you know, it's always source of pride to be able to start the first game. a lot of things going on this year that are a little bit different. being able to pitch opening day is a special day, regardless of the circumstance. and he got a big smile on his face, and he's ready to go. he is excited about it. >> the blue jays will not play their home games in toronto this seen. canadian government deeming it unsafe to travel in and out of the country due to the virus. jays are looking at florida or buffalo. nfl network reports training camp is officially on as scheduled. rookies from the chiefs and texans can report as early as monday. all o

. >>> now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. >> it has been a rough go for san francisco so far. giants have been outscored by the dodgers 17-2 in their first two games, but third time's a charm. on the broadcast, how about adding computer-generated fans to fill up those empty seats in dodgers stadium. either you like it or you don't. wilmer going towards those fans. 3-1, giants, in a fake bash bros at third. no touching allowed. top four, two on, two out. knocking one to the left center field wall. both runners will score and 5-1 giant. things looking good, feeling good. trevor got on to close in the ninth. will smith with one out. almost take a fan cutout's head off. got and the giants escape 5-4. kapler, his first win as skipper. the as made history in the season opener with a runner starting on second, matt olson made sure it was a walk off grand slam gave the as a win over the angels last night. could they bash their way to another win? we find out. shaun on the hill. top four were scoreless. justin upton, deep and gone. angels up 1-0 at the coliseum in the fourth inning. to

. >>> now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> one of the most entertaining golf tournaments of the year continues this weekend in tahoe. of course no fans on the course but they were on their boats in the lake. let's show you the pictures. those boats in a picture perfect setting in tahoe. steph curry in 11th place. dad del is tied for fourth. it is a two man race to the --. former buffalo bill kyle williams is now in second. former tennis player marty fish is your leader. 37 points on the day after a boeing on 1, he drained ten birds including five straight to end the round. he has 55 points heading into sunday's final round. >>> pga tour. third round. workday charity open. up and down indicate for mo morika morikawa. third place, 13 under. three back of leader, justin thomas who was 6 under on the day. he's at 16 under heading into sunday's final round. a's and giants continue their summer camp workouts as they get ready for opening day a couple weeks away. inner squads going on right now both sides of the bay. the a's open the season on july 24th: an abbreviated schedule means no tim

. >>> we're going to go with some sports because i think the returning is getting closer, chris alvarez>> yeah, a lot of sports are getting close. would you believe it, football season is around the corner. when you can expect teams to hit the nfl training camp fields. >>> and baseball season just days we know these are challenging times. rest assured, you are not alone. we've all had to adapt. and with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. together, we can save energy and money. try closing your shades during the day... setting your ac to 78° or higher... or cooling off with a fan when you can. united we are always stronger. stay well, california, and keep it golden. >>> oakland a's manager bob melvin making news today. he has named his opening day starter. that will be frankie montas. melvin also announced his first five starters to open the season. montas struck out 103 in 96 innings for oakland last year. he could sense this was coming. >> he can count, so i think he knew that he was going to start anyway, but confirming it yesterday. it's always a sou

t s mls' >>> now, abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> the san jose earthquakes took the field tonightith a simple goal, win and advance to the knockout win. the quakes taking out chicago fc in the mls's back tournament. another brutally hot evening in orlando. 86% miaerfectpass. and core withis left. 1-0, san jose just two minutes later, chicago looking to answer. but daniel vega is there to deny robert barich the goal. chris, his 161st career major league soccer goal. san jose wins their group and the game 2-0. they'll play next in the round of 16. well, eight weeks from today marks the first full nfl sunday. but can we get qn as apected t . players took to twitter today with the hashtag we want to play. they cited their league's lack n for players' safety and health protocols. a's and giants will play two exhibition games for the bay bridge series. one in oakland, one in san francisco. that gets started tomro a theoliseu good final two before the games count for real. >> it's important that we do get to play a couple of games against another team that'll feel like a real game as opp

chris alvarez has been at oracle park all day long. the new normal is not normal for anybody just yet. >> reporter: it's really not. i knew it would be historic today. masks required before i even got in the ballpark, several health checks. i got temperature checked and then of course, keep your social distance at all times. here we go. from oracle park, a perfect day for baseball here in the city. the giants took field. they were wearing masks. got to get used to this. it has to be happening at all times. physical distancing. we were only permitted to go to several areas of the ballpark designated by the giants. the ballpark was empty outside. it has been thought that games would be played without fans this season. jeff samardzija said not so fast. >> i think we've seen with these owners, they're not scared to put anyone at risk if they get the opportunity to. especially if it makes them money. so there will be people in the stands, socially distanced rows apart. >> reporter: what we do know, it is a 60-game regular season meaning the

field to coach a major league game last night and she'll be out there this evening as we bring in chris alvarezve at oracle park. hi, chris. >> hi, as you mentioned, we're live outside because the game just started. gabe kapler told before the game, he made some news. alyssa will start the game. he had nothing but great things to say when i asked him pregame. after last night's game, hunter pence took twitter to congratulate her on making history. he also gave credit to the first base coach who has been working with her. he read about her work base runners and really has seen her growth in the last six months. she's been with the giants organization cynic 2014 shelf started as an intern. in janel she was hired as the first female coach full time at the major league level. >> to see the work she's put in and see her develop over the last six months, it's really encouraging. >> it's great. it was history making. we all noticed it. everything would suggest that she's a heck of a coach and i was out there announcing the workouts. and she's really involved. and it looks like she gets the almost of t

chris alvarez joins us live now with reaction from the a's, who just wrapped up a series with the angels, and some surprising optimism from bob melvin, chris. >> reporter: jay, as you meiohe pregame for bob melvin, are they going to play? and there is surprising optimism. he thinks this could be a good thing getting this out early and maybe tighten things up in major league baseball. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: baseball made its long awaited return this weekend. but with the covid-19 outbreak in the miami organization, baseball postponed two games on monday. the marlins/orioles game, as well as the yankees/philadelphia game where the marlins played yesterday. >> there's heightened awareness, because what everybody was hoping wouldn't happen did, and hopefully we can control that. >> we know it can happen to any team. we're taking the safety rules, we'rengthing owing the we. >> and h hi >> reporter: the a's and angels played the first mlb game of the day on monday, with safety weighing heavily on the minds of everyone involved. >> what we've gone through the last four months, we have to take

francisco giants are hitting the field in a few hours the take on the tnorm, o cutouts.s cardboard and chris alvarezc7 sports anchor joining us live, lonely, lonely in the ballpark at this point. baseball wrestling with the pandemic on the east coast at the same time, chris. >> reporter: you're exactly right. i'm among a bunch of my cardboard cutout friends. this is up like anything we've ever seam in major league baseball. the 20th anniversary of baseball at oracle pa m have noticed the paxes on the uniforms. unlike any in the game. some familiar sights and sounds like the crack of the bat, players playing catch. bunting all around the ballpark but fans are replaced by cardboard cutouts. the news of the marlins outbreak and the postponement of the games for the rest of the week as well as the schedules for the marlins, phillies, and -- >> i know the players in our clubhouse have sensitivities and concerns that max those around baseball in our country right now. that's it. i think they're pretty focused on and excited about opening day. >> we expected we would have positives at some point in time. >

chris alvarez is joining usnow. >> he sounded really excited to be part of history. san jose was the first team to arrive in that bubble. their first game, a week from tomorrow. field.st happy to be back on >> after a mere four-month hiatus, soccer returns inside the bubble. >> the quarantine period was very difficult. >> that's probably the longest we've ever gone without playing pro soccer. we don't that offitus freat to k the field.refront with consiste testing for covid-19. >> the testing central that is set up is really well done. we haven't had any issues waiting in line. i haven't seen any other teams in there while we've been in this. i think major league soccer has done a really good job. i'm still really optimistic. >> they begin tournament play with a max in seattle on july 10th. >> this is history here in orlando. this is the professional sports world's response. i think the league did a great job creating an environment for that. to me so far, it seals lying a great solution to a very complicated problem. i'm happy to be here. i can't wait for our first

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chris alvarez rejoins us from the coliseum.opefully it is a little quieter and optimism is high. >> reporter: now it is club coloracom coliseum. this team has everything it takes to make the postseason. you have a pandemic hit four months later and here we tan on the verge of opening day in late july. all right. the a's have won 97 games in back to back seasons. they lost the two years. this season, a 60-game sprint. and oakland has an even better chance of returning to the postseason this okay. >> if there is a year to do it, with so few of games to add on postseason games, is great. >> for me, this is step one to our goal of winning the world series. to accomplishing our goals. it didn't happen the way we thought it would happen. only 40% of the normal season. >> we have depth up the wazoo. i think everybody has confident. >> back here at the coliseum, we've seen every oakland a's player wearing a black shirt. emhe'll port whatever guys do whether they assistant or kneel. 7:10 first pitch. of course, the highlights at 11:00 a

chris alvarez live outside the ballpark as we count down to game time. chris?er: hey, larry. i sense the excitement in your voice. i'm right there with you. i took a cardboard cutout selfie with ricky henderson. when i was at spring training in february before all this hit, we know weighed good team. this team was loaded. and then training was stop, the pandemic, and now, 97 wins back to back seasons for the a's. they reached a wild card game. unfortunately, lost out to the 60-game sprint. oakland has a better chance of returning to the postseason this october. >> if ever there's a year to do it, with so few games to be able to add on postseason games, it's great. >> for me, our goal of winning a world series, to accomplishing our goals. it's only 40% of the season. we've been looking all right. >> we have depth up the wazoo. the stuff we're putting out there. just got to continue with a we've been doing. >> so the a season starts in mere months. we'll have the highlights at 11:00. we didn't talk about this but casey pratt, our co-host on the with authority sai

and his father dell, they're a few points away from each other, we'll have that and more with chris alvarezmost fun golf events of the year at lake tahoe. of course no fans this year. but they were on some boats in the lake. those boats in a picture-perfect setting in tahoe. steph curry in 11th place with 30 points does have a slim chance at winning. dad dell a better chance, tied for fourth. kyle williams led after round 1, he's now in second with 52 points. marty fish is your leader, 37 points on the day after a bogey on 1. he drained ten birdies to end his round. he has 55 points. >>> pga tour, third round of the charity open, up and down day for kalamara. the birdie on 18. he is in third place. 13-under, that's three back of justin thomas who was six under on the day, heading into sunday's final round. >>> steph curry of course enjoying the weekend on the links. here is a reminder. pretty good at his day job which is of course basketball. the warriors are coming off a run of seven straight playoff appearances with five of those finals ending in the finals. there's a lot of basketball fo

here's chris alvarez with the highlights in today in sports. >>> it's been a rough morning for the dodgersve been outscored 7-2 in their first two games, but the third game is the charm, right? they're all there all of a sudden. top three, giants up 2-1. wilmer flores bashing one out to those fans, the fake ones, 3-1. top four, two on, two off for selano. knocks it to the left center field wall. both runners scored. it's 5-1 giants. how about somedeshow se l gl austin slater round and round. into the wall, what a catch that was. looking into the sun, hangs with it. it had to hurt but he would be okay. the pitcher appreciating the effort. trevor got on in the close of the night. he crushes one and nearly takes one of the cutout's heads off. gabe kaplan wins his first game. >> it is nice to win the first game. the guys will enjoy this win, and i think that's an important part of the process. then we'll start preparing for tomorrow's game. that's the beauty of major baseball, there's a game every day. this is a good day and we'll prepare for tomorrow. >> the a's made history in the season ope

abc 7 news sports anchor chris alvarez explains. >> usually on the fourth of july, plenty of baseball across major league baseball. but not this year. summer camp is here, and we'll start on the east side of the bay with the a's taking the field at the coliseum. they're getting ready for the 2020 season. plenty of reasons to be excited about this team, they've won 97 games in back to back years with wild card game appearances. now trying to get back to the new normal. >> baseball is a very routine-oriented business. the quicker we can find routines, the easier it will be for us to deal with it. >> we're a perennially slow-starting team. our record in august and september was exceptional. it's whichever side you want to get. our biggest thing now is getting through these next couple of weeks and making sure everyone stays healthy. >>> day two of giants summer camp workouts. buster posy talked about his concerns playing during the pandemic. >> i wouldn't be surprised by anything at this point. you know, i mean, i wouldn't be surprised if we played 60 games with no hiccup and i wouldn't

chris alvarez with the details this morning. >> earlier this summer camp giants catcher buster posey made headlines when he said he was thinking about opting out of season. posey made that official decision to opt out, putting his family first. he and his wife have adopted twin baby girls who were born premature. both health but will have weakened immune systems the next several months. posey thanked the organization for their unwavering support and with all the unknowns due to covid and condition of his children, playing baseball is gonna have to wait. >> this ultimately wasn't that difficult a decision for me. from a baseball standpoint it was a tough decision. from a family standpoint and feel like i'm making a decision to protect children, our children, i think it was re eas>> i a and safety while lg travel the pac 12 has decided to play conference only schedules this fall. that affects football, men'snd womescer and won's volleyball. the pac 12 joins the big ten as the second power five conference to make the decision, eliminating all non conference games. the conference also re

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here is chris alvarez with more in this morning's sports. >> well the a's welcome the angels friday julyason opener. and welcoming jesus lazardo back to camp. the 22-year-old missed all of the summer camp so far in quarantine in south florida. he was surprise he tested positive because he debate have any symptoms. now he says he's just happy to be back. >> it was amazing. probably the best day of 2020 by far. i was going crazy, looked up in a room. being able to get back out here. back around the guys it have it was a lot fun. >> the sound of the game is music to everybody's ears everywhere. the giants and -- how to figure the sounds and music implement in the stadium when play begins next week. >> i'm laughing because i never thought i wld ever be asked questions about crowd noise. you want to be a manager, answer questions about crowd noise pumped into your statement. i never expected that. >> the pod cast available everywhere on our streaming platforms and he talked about broadcasting with no fans in the stands. here is what he had to say. >> i was such a fan they bought a table top b

chris alvarez has been there all day long. this is so different for everybody involved. players, staff and media. >> reporter: you're exactly right. what a different day coming into the ballpark. you have to have your mask on. social distancing. fill out a health questionnaire, a temperature check. and then when you get there, all kinds of signs reminding you, keep your distance, wear your mask. it was a persian day for baseball in the city. usually july 3rd, you have baseball games across the country. the giants were wearing they were ensuring safety and physical distancing. take a light workout day for the giants. it's baseball. just different. >> being out there with masks on is definitely different. i've gotten used to it. being able to take it off when we're playing catch is kind of nice. there are ways to protect ourselves and everyone needs to stay in hotels at night. not to go to dinner or the bars. as hard as that is. sacrifice is the word. >> reporter: it is a big word for this year. hopefully next week, july 23 or 24 will be opening day. just a different feeli

here is chris alvarez with more in this morning's sports. >> well another sign that baseball is nearingurn. the a's naming their opening day starter bob melvin tapping franky montas to take the ball friday night. melvin announced his first five starters, montas, fires, basset and puck will round out the rotation. montas will be against andrew hainey. he could sense this was coming. >> can he count so i think he knew that he was going to start anyway, but confirming it yesterday and you know, it's always a source of pride to be able to start the first game. there are a lot of things going on this year that are a little bit different, being able to pitch opening day is a special day regardless of the circumstance and you got a big smile on his face and he's ready to g ex go. he's excited about .capleroh thursd.gainst tn l.a. countering with clayton kershaw. san francisco opens against their rival who won the division seventh straight seasons. i asked gabe capler when the team turns their attention to the blue crew. >> there is a point a long time ago that we turned our attention towards t

here's chris alvarez with details in this morning's sports. >> it is one of the most fun golf eventsans this year, but they were on some boats in the lake. take to you the scene, here are the boats in a picture perfect setting up in tahoe. steph curry in 11th place with 30 points but has a slim chance at winning. dad del a better chance tied for fourth. two-man race, former buffalo bill kyle williams is now in second with 52 points. mardy fish former tennis player is your leader. ten birdies, five final to end his round, headed into sunday's final round. >>> t.j. tour third round of the workday charity open up and down day for morikaawa, 13 under, three back of justin thomas, 6 under on the day at 16 under headed into sunday's final round. steph curry enjoying the weekend on the links. pretty good at his day job, which is of course basketball. the warriors are coming off seven straight playoff appearances with five finals ending in the finals. there's a lot of basketball for the dubs corps but not being in the nba bubble this time around could be good for the future. >> it could be a

here's chris alvarez from the coliseum. >> reporter: an eerie day around oure inague baseball with thedl. >> i'm scared. i'm goinging to honest, i really am. i go from here, home, back here every day. i wash my hands, i wash them 47 times a day to 99 times a day. >> i don't want to say it scared everybody, but maybe a little. and this is kind of the thing that you were hoping wasn't going to happen, that you first just from a human standpoint, but it worries you. >> after seeing what's going on with the marlins, that's unfortunate. but everything that we've been doing over here, we've been making sure we're wearing our masks, our team is doing our part because we don't want to be one of those teams like the marlins that screws it up for everybody. >> reporter: the a's play two more home games right here in oakland before the first road trip in seattle over the weekend. larry, back to you. >> thank you, chris. so with all that hanging over their heads, the a's and angels played on. 1-0 in the third inning. and matt chapman, i think he's out of the slurp. a double here to center. chappy,

here's chris alvarez with the details in this morning's sports. >> reporter: earlier in this summer campter posy made headlines when he said he was thinking about opting out of the season. posy made that decision to opt out putting his family first. they adopted twin baby girls born premature now. posy thanked the entire organization for their unwavering support and with all the unknown due to covid and the condition of his children playing baseball is going to have to wait. >> this ultimately wasn't that difficult a decision for me. from a baseball standpoint it was a tough decision. from a family standpoint and feeling like i'm making a decision to protect children, our children i think it was relatively easy. >> in an effort to maintain health and safety while eliminating travel the pac-12 has decided to play conference only this fall. the pac-12 now joins the big 10 as the second power five conference. the conference also released the news that commissioner larry scott has tested positive for covid-19. he's under self-quarantine and will be able to work remotely. >> for the first tim

here is abc 7 news sports anchor chris alvarez with the highlights. >> a rough go for the giants.francisco has been outscored by the dodgers 17-2 in their first two games but third time's a charm. add computer generated fans to fill up the empty seats, there they are all of a sudden. wilmer flores bashing one out to those fans. the fake ones. 3-1. top four, two on, two out for donovan solano. knocks it to the left center field wall. both runners score. it's 5-1 giants. how about some defense? show some love for the glove. bottom six, coryanunth wwall,t catch that was. looking into the sun, hanks with it. that had to hurt but he would be okay. the pitcher appreciating the effort. pitchers always love that. will smith crushes one and nearly takes out one of those cardboard cutout's heads. the giants escaped by four. gabe kapler's first win as giants skipper. >> it's good to win the first game, no question about that. and i do think guys are going to relax and let themselves enjoy this win. i think that's an important part of the process. we'll start preparing for tomorrow's game, th

chris alvarez was all set for a double-header. a's and giants. but one workout.> if you want to tak positive as you mentioned, i couldn't even let's go to fran. this is video from earlier in summer camp. they didn't practice today. they were skilled to begin at 2:00 west g workts we suspended as they await test results from the weekend. the manager gabe kapler said he was confident they would get test results later in the day. he said he doesn't believe this will hurt the preparation for opening day still scheduled july 23rd. >> i feel as confidentodayi und hickory-ups along the way. our players and staff do as well. i have confidence for sure. >> meanwhile the a's did have summer camp today. you remember the a's, the position players were unable to work out due to tests not arriving in time. it affected position players on sunday. they shifted plans from day to night. this featured plenty of workouts. i was thinking the last time before today was the raiders' final game ever in oakland. now it's masks and gloves and no one can get in. so a tale of two stories at

here's chris alvarez with more in this morning's sports. >> the a's welcome the angels friday, july 24thson opener. we're getting so close. the a's also welcoming jesus lozardo back to camp. the 22-year-old had missed all the summer camp so far spending quarantine in south florida. he was surprised he tested positive because he didn't have any symptoms. now he says he's happy to be back. >> it was amazing. it was probably the best day of 2020 for me by far, just i was going crazy locked up in a room, so being able to get back out here be back in a colosseum, be around thea of fun. >> the sound of the game returning is music to baseball fans everywhere. the giants are just trying to figure out these now sounds and music will be implemented in the stadium when play begins for real next week. >> i'm laughing because i never thought i would ever be asked -- answering questions about crowd noise. you want to be a manager, like answer a question about crowd noise being pumped into a stadium, i never expected that. >> well, the voice of the giants john miller joined the with authority podcast a

here is sports anchor chris alvarez with that and more in this morning's sports. >> it is one of theost fun golf events of the year, at lake tahoe. no fans this year, but they were on some boats in the lake. take to you the scene, here are the boats in a picture perfect setting up in tahoe. steph curry in 11th place with 30 points but has a slim chance at winning. dad del a better chance tied for fourth. two-man race, former buffalo bill kyle williams is now in second with 52 points. former tennis player mardyi fish is your leader, 37 points on the day. he drained ten birdies including five final to end his round, 55 points headed into sunday's final round. pga tour third round of the workday charity open up and down day for colin morikawa, the birdie on 18, he is third place, 13 under, three back of justin thomas, 6 under on the day at 16 under headed into sunday's final round. steph curry enjoying the weekend on the links. here is a reminder. pretty good at his day job, which is of course basketball. the warriors are coming off a run of seven straight playoff appearances with five

they meet again tuesday night at oracle park.bc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez with this morning's sports sign that baseball is naerg nearing the a's naming their opening day starter bob melvin tapping franky montas to take the ball friday night. melvin announced his first five starters, montas, fires, basset and puck will round out the rotation. montas will be against andrew hainey. angels on opening day. he went 9-2 striking out for oakland last year. he could sense this was coming. >> he can count so i think he knew that he was going to start anyway, but confirming it yesterday and you know, it's always a source of pride to be able to start the first game. there are a lot of things going on this year that are a little bit different, being able to pitch opening da day regardless of the circumstance and you got a big smile on his face and he's ready to go. he's excited about it. >> gabe capler named johnny cuedo against the dodgers on thursday. l.a. countering with clayton kershaw. san francisc their rival who won the division seventh straight seasons. with now just a few days left in ca

here is chris alvarez with more in this morning's sports. >> well another sign that baseball is nearingts return. the a's naming their opening day starter bob melvin tapping franky montas to take the ball friday night. melvin announced his first five starters, montas, fires, basset and puck will round out the rotation. montas will be against andrew hainey. he went 9-2 with a 2.63 e.r.a. striking out 193 in 96 innings for oakland last year. he could sense this was coming. >> he can count so i think he knew that he was going to start anyway, but confirming it yesterday and you know, it's always a source of pride to be able to start the first game. there are a lot of things going on this year that are a little bit different, being able to pitch opening day is a special too.is facand 'sdy he's excited about it. >> gabe kapler named johnny cuedo against the dodgers on thursday. l.a. countering with clayton kershaw. san francisco opens against their rival who won the division seventh straight seasons. with a few days left in camp, i asked gabe kapler when the team turns their attention to the

here's chris alvarez with more in this morning's sports. >> the a's welcome the angels friday, july 24thhe a's also welcoming jesus loswrardo back to camp. the left-handed pitcher had missed all of the summer camp so far spending quarantine in south florida. he was surprised he tested positive because he didn't have any symptoms. now he says he's just happy to be back. >> it was amazing. it was probably the best day of 2020 for me by far, just i was going crazy locked up in a room, so being able to get back out hre be back in a colosseum, be around the guys was a lot of fun. >> the giants are just trying to figure out how these new sounds and music women will be implemented in the stadium when play begins next week. >> i'm laughing because i never thought i'd be answering questions about crowd noise. do you want to be a manager? like being asked a question about crowd noise being pumped into a stadium i never expected that. >> the voice john miller joined our with authority podcast and he talked about broadcasting with no fans in the stands. here's what he had to say. >> i was such a fan

abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez explains. >> well, usually on the fourth of july plenty of baseballoss major league baseball but not this year, but summer camp is here and both bay area teams in action on saturday. we'll start on the east side of the bay with the a's, taking the field at the coliseum for their first summer camp workout, they're getting ready for the 2020 season. plenty of reasons to be excited about this team. they've won 97 games in back-to-back years with wild card game appearances. now it's trying to get back to the new normal. >> baseball is a routine oriented business and the quicker we can find routines, i think the easier it will be for us to deal with it. >> we are a perennially slow starting team but our record in august and september has been exceptional. so it's just whichever side you want to get. our biggest thing now is getting through the next couple of weeks and making sure that everyone stays healthy. >>> all right, day two of giants summer camp workouts with regular season games still about three weeks away and the ever-changing nature of this viru