the dodgers have tied the game in the ninth inning. now albert pujols is going to come up. >> tried to make a good pitch. thing about tatum, he swings hard. when he connects around the hands, if he's got enough strength to hit out there to the infielders. >> now smith at second. taylor at first. here's albert pujols on his way to the baseball hall of fame. and he has been a very valuable player for the dodgers against left-handed pitching. 1-1. pujols has hit over 300 against lefties. >> one of the hardest things to do in this sport is if our a closer and you give up a tied run and you try to get back in the game, knowing you've got to reconnect. you've got to get back on and forget about it. because you got to get the next guy out. >> the foul and it's strike two. kenley jackson getting readied in the dodger bullpen and the giants had jay jackson, the right-hander warming up in their bullpen. in is the dormg closer. at the top of their batting order coming up, the giants are. in the last of the ninth. rogers had three hits in the inni

>>> giants two, dodgers two. now, the dodgers did not get that tree runner at second base home. now, with ruf coming up, belt on deck, and the last batter for the giants was the pinch hitter, casali, who was out of the game was hare lon garcia came in to that spot. the exception to the rule of the last guy up is the guy at second in the next inning is unless it's a pitcher. so yaz becomes the runner. he's one of the giants' fastest runners. >> and one of the best instinctive runners. >> darrin ruf has been on base two times tonight. kevin phillips, the slider for ball one. >> you're goin >> phillips, the 11th pitcher used by the dodgers tonight. that one snaps in there. >> a kind of a back-up slider, hanger. >> brandon belt on deck, kris bryant would be due after him. ruf is trying to end it right here. the outfield over towards the right field side. the fastball off the inside up above the belt. 2-1. ruf, who knocked in the winning run yesterday in the eighth inning, with a double down the devin williams, the outside standing set-up man for the brewers. two balls, one strike to

and with that the giants gained a half-game on the dodgers.p the nl west with a 1950 record. the dodgers are now 2 and a half games back and the padres they have been spotter ing lately. they have totally fallen off. now 15 and a half games back followed by the rockies and arizona cardinals. despite all this. >> rather the know i'm blinking right now. someone help me brain. vegas still has the dodgers winning the division and the world series despite all this so the giants do have something to prove down the stretch they take on the cubs tomorrow. 11:20am at wrigley field. and of course, we've got to talk about football season. the forty-niners finally open their season sunday in detroit versus the lions for demeco ryans. it will be his first game as the niners defensive coordinator. >> ryan says instilled his entre meaning special work ethic and relentless mindset. he says he impressed set on the defense during the offseason and training camp. the lions will also have a familiar face to the forty-niners under center of the season in jared gof

and the giants, things starting to get tighter with the dodgers. >> the dodgers dodgers dodgers s san francisco trailed early. can the bats bring them back fo >> sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> giants put their season high nine game win streak against the padres. two and a half games up on the dodgers. this giants fans taking the nachos. it goes to the other guy instead of himself. giants trailed 5-0. long ball to get back in. tyler estrada making it 5-2 in the third. 5-3 game. they got it up to 7-3. giants kept on slugging. steven duggar, solo shot to right high. 7-4. brand-new belt. 7-5. breaches in the fair territory to make it close. bottom eight. represents the run. the nine game winning streak is over. the dodgers win. the lead drops. he really does it alhe r fake tagging himself. second base. matt olson. 35th of the season. first time over the 100 rbis mark. oakland ads on march a, the two are behind locked. oakland up 12-5. season high 18 hits. kansas city with a winning run. the a's win 12-10. two consecutive games on the east coast, the niners ar

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dodgers. but they're now dealing with the potential strike by concession workers who say they're worried about catching covid when they serve fans at games and argue they should be paid accordingly. here's "today in the bay's" thom jensen. >> reporter: as tens of thousands of giants and dodgers fans pack into oracle park for one of the greatest rivalries in baseball, right next door. >> we're opening the ballot box and put them in stacks of yeses and nos. >> the team's concession workers union unite local 2 counts strike votes and the yes piles tower over the nos. nearly 97% of voting members giving the thumb's up for a strike. >> workers are upset at the lack of respect. >> reporter: the union's president tells nbc bay area workers want hazard pay increases of $3 an hour for working in the pandemic as the delta variant spreads. they say the dangers at the ballpark are high. >> we've had 20 cases of covid among our members, these workers, this season alone. >> reporter: we asked the giants and

and the giants, things starting to get tighter with the dodgers. >> the dodgers dodgers dodgers s san early. can the bats bring them back fo we're all ready for a real vacation. one where you can sip tropical drinks with fruity garnishes, without having to get up. a vacation where you don't have to sweat the small stuff, like rummaging for room keys. and a vacation where drinks and wi-fi that's fast and reliable, are all included. because when you're on a real vacation together where you don't have to think about anything, you can finally enjoy everything. come aboard a medallionclass cruise with princess plus. visit princess.com or call 1-800-princess. >> sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> giants put their season high nine game win streak against the padres. two and a half games up on the dodgers. this giants fans taking the nachos. it goes to the other guy instead of himself. giants trailed 5-0. long ball to get back in. tyler estrada making it 5-2 in the third. 5-3 game. they got it up to 7-3. giants kept on slugging. steven duggar, solo shot to right high

but fresh off winning said series with the dodgers. orange and black are out on the road now the giants beginning a six-game road trip in colorado. we'll pick today's match-up up in the second inning. already one. nothing giants buster posey last one, the opposite way it's gone for a solo home run posey 17th of the season. >> that made the score 2 nothing giants onto the 4th strada lets it long and to it's good to get out for another solo. jack 3 nothing giants now an inning later, estrada. yanks, another one deep to left and that one is gone for 2 run homer, almost days out who looks like a plan. the same put there wasn't a huge game for the young infielder. 6. nothing giants now still on the 5th darin ruf drives one way shot to right center. it's over. the head of garrett hampson stephen jones and kevin gausmann both come into score for you don't see this often rushed into 3rd with the stand up triple 8 one giants. now the did make a little noise late. but the giants win this one easily 10 thought. the final score after the game get

dodgers. >> reporter: giants/dodgers. a heated rivalry. when it comes to the service workers, there's consensus. >> i understand where they're coming from. >> reporter: the union says 96.7% of the concession workers voted to authorize a strike. including diana. she's worked at the ball park for it would be years. 21 years. >> i'm going for a strike because i want a raise. >> reporter: union workers are crying foul. demanding better healthcare and wages. the base pay is $20.75 per hour. >> we're making less, similar to what the people are making at chipotle. >> reporter: a ball park cashier tested positive in july. >> we need a pay raise. and we need more health benefits. >> reporter: the local 2 represents about 930 workers. they're not directly employed by the giants. but by subcontractor company called bonappetit. what would a game be like without the food and the drink? >> it wouldn't be fun at all. that's the atmosphere. your popcorn, your peanuts, your hotdogs. >> it would be horrible. it would not be fun at all. >> reporter: a superv

dodgers in town for a huge weekend series.d device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. >> abc 7 sports sponsored by river red casino. sports anchor: all you have to do is say giants versus dodgers to get fans pumped up. they are tied and this is the final three times these teams will meet in the regular season, and you have the makings of a blockbuster baseball weekend. jason alvarez joining us live. sports anchor: this game just getting underway, you're right. it is jumping, fans filing in late. they might have been distracted by the hot dog stand right outside. there is an expected grant of 30,000 and near zealots over the weekend. after 134 james the giants and dodgers tied for the best record in baseball. 16 games, both teams have won big games apiece and scored 68 runs total. while everything has been even so far after this three-game series this one team will be on top of the nl west. >> we had some series earlier in the year, a

the dodgers were number one when it came to hate tweets.were right behind at number 2 in at number 3 on the list. the houston astro's jonathan, the giants also made the list. they were number 11 apparently nobody hates the athletics since they didn't even make the list. the company says it analyzed the data based on geo tags hashtags and direct key word association. but of course, giants fans know there's a good reason to not like the dodgers true, but i'm very shocked that the astros were not at the top of that cheated. hindsight. they cheated on site that's gonna wrap up kron 4 news at 6 lucy back here live in primetime at 8 o'clock. the news, though, is always on the kron. 4 dot com. let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add your own flair. so you can tell a story of your own. cacique.your auténtico awaits. california! all of our homes s

while many of us work today, the giants and dodgers were off.ne-game lead on l.a. with 12 to play. the giants in september record is 13-5, but they cannot shake the dodgers. 12-5 this month. chris bryant's thoughts. >> we have been playing great baseball. going on a whim >>> win streak with a have been matching us. that is annoying. it is annoying that both of us are playing good at the same time. >> the dodgers took 2-3 in cincinnati this weekend. reds rookie tj frito went for his run. dodgers betz made a deal with the man who caught it and gave a fan one of his new bats. i wonder if he signed it. >> our to go over there and say thank you in person, and just, you know, thank you results i said because it means so much. >> friedel has a heck of a story to tell about what happened on his first major league home run. >> that's cool. he got the ball back. >> pretty special. >> thank you. >>> oakland zoo thanking people for helping to end the tray. >> folks were encouraged to turn in exotic animal products over the weekend and got 225 items were tur

thanks to the cardinals taking care of the dodgers giants. the dodgers by 2 and a half games entering today hoping to put even more distance between the rival clubs today in chicago and it was a special day, really an emotional return to wrigley for longtime cub. kris bryant. he embraced cubs owner tom ricketts before the game. got a nice ovation from the fans who really love and that the legendary ballpark there rough day, though, for bryant at the plate. he went o for 3 with a pair of strikeouts tipping his cap. he said it was a lot to deal with all the emotions. the team, though, had his back jumping ahead to the 7th out game tied at one until evan longoria comes to the plate and jus rips it deep a 2 run shot 421 feet into the bleachers. there bleacher bums fighting over it and those were 2 longoria's 3 rubies on the day. few batters later, brandon belt. how about brandon belt? he's getting in on the fun. 366 feet. same area. the ballpark not as far but over the fence giants would go on to win this 1, 6, to one was a bullpen game. 8 giants

and because i get the last word, and the dodgers fan in my story, go giants. >> you are wearing dodger blue, i appreciate that. i see the colors. thanks, julia.

the dodgers in red are scoreless in the fourth inning. the giants will have a good idea by the first pitch tonight exactly where they stand in that race. the game can be seen right here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 6:30. reporting live at oracle part, anthony flores, nbc bay area news. >>> good clarification. all right, super exciting there. we'll have a look at the forecast for the first pitch and tracking that weekend rain. i will have the latest in about 10 minutes. >> a neighborhood watch for four legged animals. what people are keeping a look out for. >>> we are clearing the shelters, helping cats and dogs find their forever home. say hello to wolf. that's a cute dog. it could be yours. we are live on how you can fnd your forever friends. >>> when we welcome our viewers from the west, also, what's behind the severe shortage of school bus drivers in many communities? we'll have more ahead on nbc "nightly news." >>> a victim of a brutal killing in san jose. police discovered the body of the 72-year-old at his apartment downt

the giants are officially a game up on the dodgers.ber, they don't play again during the regular season. these 2 teams. so only chance for a set to gain any ground and head to head competition and just to show how much better this division is than the rest of the competition. the padres 14 games back here, but they're currently in second position in the nl wild card race. we've talked a lot this season about the giant struggles to hit with runners in scoring position. we saw that at times in this series through the first 2 games of this dodger series. they left 26 base runner stranded. now, according to team rankings, dot com there in the bottom 5 teams in the league with runners in scoring position. so it was pretty refreshing today to see the office. it happened 4 different players brandon crawford darin ruf steven tucker and curt casali in for buster posey. all drove in rb eyes with runners on base. and that's something this team is just going to have to keep up if they want to maintain any separation with the dodgers and be competi

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this is not expected to impact tonight-dodgers game at the park. tim has this story. tim: amid one of the most intense rivalries and major league baseball between the giants and the dodgers, the hometown team is facing the possibility of a doubleheader in hard-fought battles. >> i'm real concerned about it. tim: nearly 1000 food concession workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. concession workers say they want things like access to better health insurance, higher wages, and more covid safety protocols. the workers say they haven't gotten a pay raise in three years and many feel unsafe doing their jobs after 20 of their colleagues contracted covid since the start of this season. >> we feel like we are not protected, there is no shield, no nothing. >> the employees are commanding better contracts from their employer, but the union president says it is really the giants who hold most of the cards. it is up to them to provide improved working conditions. >> these workers have worked for the ballpark for decades. a responsibility to step up to the plate and sa

i'm gonna say yes tense p type atmosphere tonight giants and dodgers begin. first place an extras extras. you're not going to believe how this game ended. just like two minut boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. it's the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfortable, dually-adjustable, foot-warming, temperature-balancing, proven quality night sleep we've ever made. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, free premium delivery. ends labor day. your local toyota dealers good evening. wow biggest series of the year for the giants coming in at a tie for first place with the dodgers three games to determine who's in i've re

occurred against the dodgers this season.s coming off an ankle injury, so that's going to be problematic for the dodgers, and you know what a couple of health updates for giants as well. they will help tommy la stella available their second basements on the injured list. he'll be back in evan sernoffsky, too, will be off the injured list, so that's good for them. meanwhile the cool, calm and collected manager gave kapler who's undoubtedly going to be your national league manager of the year. describes the mindset of his team and their approach to this three game series. i think we're calm. um not not going to get to higher too low. i think we've been kind of talking about that for the better part of the season. i've never been important games, an important series and important moments throughout and we've talked about those prior to those moments, and i think with that we've we've learned that it's really important to just kind of stay even and it's kind the character and, uh, um, kind of the personality of this club. it's so

after saturday's game the dodgers moved into a tie for first place. they hadn't been in since april. mlb tweeted the accomplishment with a large picture saying first place. giants fans you were not happy. yesterday the giants reclaimed first place and the team's social media poked find at mlb with this tweet. looks familiar? the giants have won a one-game lead over the dodgers and yesterday's game the giants will face l.a. >> there are 25 games left on the schedule including the next six on the road. vern glen has more on the giants big day in denver. vern. >> you can say 24 now because how much juice did the giants have in the ballpark today. a lot. rockies fans showed they loved the day in downtown denver. look at how quick they struck. first inning. darren rough. and then buster posey. giants had two home runs in the first and then tyrone estrada gone. 3-1 giants and not done because an inning later he did it again. his first career multi home run game 6-1. kevin gausman grew up and struck out nine in seven innings and played defense on that liner.

in the meantime the dodgers flew to st. louis after st. louis' game and behind max scherzer got the mojo back. he struck out 13 cardinals in agency innings. l.a. won 5-1 and remained just one game back of the gigantics. did you know that scherzer is 5- 0 since joining the dodgers. >>> the baddest martial arts simo lou. the blockbuster chung ching and the legends of pen rings. he has scales on the big screen and at oracle park yesterday. >> you are throwing out the first pitch giants, dodgers. let's go, baby. >> i'm not going to do it close. i won't tiptoe and do a baby toss but the whole thing. >> he was not lying. no baby toss. look at that. the hanging strike. style points on the back flip. will you see familiar moves like that in the movie which opened up this past friday. >>> u.s. open take note. this is american shelby rogers that topped off ashley barder. could not build momentum against emma. look at that forehand. one it 6-2 and served here and after the return to the net, 6- 1, 6-2 and game the youngest to weech a quarter final an

dodgers separators that 2nd and 3rd will smith grounder. tiro a stranded the plate buster will run the runner back as you should. but watch him. he tags the back runner and turns his back. he could have had both runners up face. and as it turns out, that was a key player because the dodgers stay alive that would have ended the game. the giants would have won one to nothing, but instead chris taylor with a little stop served single to center that fetches the tide run, and it's 11. both teams scored a single run in the 10th inning. so the giants batter in the bottom of the 11th inning, bases loaded the slum p buster posey to write and trade turner's throw. he had all day to get the slow footed posey. his throw pulls. will smith off the bag, and after reviewing it for what seemed like 10 minutes, the umpires finally signals safe and you see dave roberts reaction their giant fans go bunkers, and why not? san francisco taking the first game of this three game series of the next two or anything like this, it's going to be haywire out there and th

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i'm gonna say yes tense playo type atmosphere tonight giants and dodgers begin. fight for first place an extras extras. you're not going to believe ge d ju your local toyota dealers good evening. wow biggest series of the year for the giants coming in at a tie for first place with the dodgers three games to determine who's in i've receipt in the final weeks of the season. hey, look my souvenir patties right here if i could just get it through the spins. all right weird move gabe kapler pinch hits for cleanup man lamont way junior in the third austin slater makes it work. rbi single scores anthony dieselfani who pitched well one nothing giants top nine will smith grounds to tyro estrada throws to buster posey. justin turner in the pickle ends up on third with corey seeger who's tagged out and if buster tag turner when he stepped off third, the game would have been over instead. two outs in the ninth and confusion here. some people were on posey on twitter critical. but anyway, chris taylor with a flare into no man's land that scores turner were tied at one dodgers

eight mass of mass of mass ofs dodgers fans.eadoff homer in the dodgers scored three in the first inning but the giants battled back. buster posey getting his bat going. it is 3-1 and fans. giants still struggling in the fourth. nine left on base, bot bot bot t two out. he strikes out. corey seager as to the dodgers lead with a homerun. we are all tied up going into the season and series finale later today. the a's try to get back on track after a tough loss in toronto. the ball goes under his glove. on fnaezoakland pitching four hn in this game. down entering the ninth but here come the green and gold. two batters later, sean murphy with a homer. oakland down two with no outs. the rally would fall short. oakland loses 10-8. they will look to avoid a sweep today. first quarter, the bears open the scoring with a drive. 7-0, golden bears. 14-0. the pack battle back. the quarterback connects, 43 yards. it is a 14-10 game. early third quarter, strong to elisha cook. nevada scored 22 unanswered to take the lead. the pass is incomplet

dodgers. it is always a heated rivalry game. when it comes to service workers, there is a consensus. >> we are in the pandemic and i understand where they are coming from. >> reporter: workers voted to authorize a strike including diana who has worked at the ballpark for 21 years. >> i will for a strike because i want to race. >> reporter: union workers are crying foul. the union is asking for a three dollar per hour hazard pay raise. it is $20.75 per hour. >> we are making less to what the people are making at chipolte. >> 20 of our members contracted covid-19 well at work. >> reporter: this ballpark cashier through the positive in july. >> we need a pay raise and we need more health benefits. >> reporter: they represent 930 workers. they are not directly employed by the giants but by a company called bon appc >> what would the game be like without the food and the drinks? it wouldn't be fun at all. popcorn, , and hot dogs. they write songs about it. you have to have that. >> the supervisor represets the area and sides with the

and because i get the last word, and the dodgers fan in my story, go giants. >> you are wearing dodger blue, i appreciate that. i see the colors. thanks, julia. >>> new questions about the covid booster shots, the new york times reports the leaders of the fda and cdc are urging the white house to rethink its rollout timeline. they think there's not enough data to recommend a thptember 2 target date. joining us live is ucsf infectious disease expert doctor monica gouty. thank you for joining us. do you think the white house is jumping ahead to fast with its booster shot rollout plan? >> they did. they jumped ahead to fast. definitely a compromise that's great, for the third shot, but, they made the announcement by september 20th that every american should get a booster, two prongs with that plan, one is that we didn't have good data that the effectiveness against severe disease was waning, it's really holding up, and second is that they were taking data from israel, which had a unique situation. they used one vaccine because they worked with a drug company to get it for free and put out

and as i mentioned dodgers had max. sure, sir. alright 49ers. we're going to have some major football to talk about as we approach opening day, and that will be very soon here, uh, just gotta fix my, uh, monitor. hopefully you can see me and, uh, the 40 niners with a nice signing josh norman, former all pro signs a one year deal with the 40 niners. maybe have a little something left. to help shore up the depth shortage in the 49ers defensive backfield. remember him? you had a great year, particularly 2015 with washington. he was all pro had also 15 career interceptions, one year deal worth about 2.5 million. alright we almost had a major upset. at the us open tonight in men's play, and it was a semi local, which just about pulled it off against novak djokovic from sacramento. it's young jensen brooke, speak just 20 years old. he won the first set tonight, 61, and then he kind of ran out of gas. djokovic then just turned it around when the final three sets 63 16 62. in search of his record, 21st major, as you see, match point go, djokovic his way

games for the dodgers and giants game tomorrow. if they vote yes, it would allow workers to walk out at any time. crime in oakland is running rampant. there have been a 7 homicides this year with 5 happening in just the last week compared to this time last year that number was 64 in addition, there have been over 400 shootings so far in 2000, 21 armed robberies. carjackings are also way up compared to last year. oakland police chief leronne armstrong is making another appeal to the community for their help to stop the violence. he wants crime victims to know the retaliation is not the answer. >> there's an opportunity that community has to actually touch them before have to come into the hands of law enforcement or before it get themselves involvement in another violent act really call in a family members and friends that if you see your loved one armed with a firearm. and if you see them involved in some confrontation that could lead to violence that you step and intervene. >> in response to all the violence. the police is set up

the dodgers would host the padres in the wildcard game.tance of san diego for the second wildcard spot. a's off day comes at a good time. a's 3.5 games back of boston for the second wildcard spot. 25 games to go into key homestand against the white sox and rangers on deck. they believe they can create a path to the postseason. >> we will play a lot of meaningful baseball down the stretch. if we get into the playoffs, we will be playing very meaningful games into the last out of the season so that will be well. >> we will get home and play our best stretch of baseball and get on a run before the season is over. we have two teams we need to beat at the end. i think our best baseball is yet to come. chris: this sports report i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take oste bi-flex to keep me moving the way i was made to, it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex, plus vitamin d for immune support. osteo bi-flex, plus vitamin d ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ sfx: bzzz bzzz bzzz ] [ sf

the giants and dodgers are tied for first place. a lot of drama will happen this weekend. first things first this afternoon at china basin. giants and brewers. and this was a much needed win. the giants snapping the four-game losing streak. the game tied 1-1. darin ruf broke the tie. a couple batters later, estrada breaks it open with a three-run homer. the joints win 5-1. here we go. the giants and dodgers tied with the best record in baseball. 28 left in the regular season. two options. either you go to the game or watch it right here on nbc bay area. the a's also fighting for the playoffs. in detroit, some a's fans on hand. mark can ha capping a four-run first inning. here it comes and there it goes. the a's bill, an 8-0 lead. a ground rule double later from chris davis. here he goes. cynic being called up from the minor leagues. this will be a great story. the a's hold on for an 8-6 win. they are two >>> okay. this is that something you see every day. drivers left, close, udderly, get it? shocked to see a herd of cows blocking the road. the concord police called there

the dodgers would host the padres in the wildcard game. reds and phillies are in striking distance of san diego for the second wildcard spot. a's off day comes at a good time. a's 3.5 games back of boston for the second wildcard spot. 25 games to go into key homestand against the white sox and rangers on deck. they believe they can create a path to the postseason. >> we will play a lot of meaningful baseball down the stretch. if we get into the playoffs, we will be playing very meaningful games into the last out of the season so that will be well. >> we will get home and play our best stretch of baseball and get on a run before the season is over. we have two teams we need to beat at the end. i think our best baseball is yet to come. chris: this sports report the nation's busiest airports. >>> and the mcdonald's employee revealing the shocking, true identity of grimace. >> that was his name. >>> also, the tragic death of michael k. williams and the response from hollywood overnight. you're watching "world news now." nks mom mother: of cour

there are 15 games left in the regular season, and the giants lead the dodgers by one game.n and win the division? >> what does our computer model think of their chances of hanging on to that lead for the rest of the season? good news if you've a giants fan. the computer model still likes the giants' chances to emerge here, a little better than 75%. 76.4% chance of the giants hanging on winning the division. why that rosy of an outlook? one thing has to do with where the teams are playing the rest of the season. >> we can say it, no one cares. he says it, we all listen. >> i love him on those graphics. he's great on election night, he's great at predicting baseball. >> 70% is the takeaway of the giants winning the division. you can watch the giants right here tomorrow night. today they lost to the padres. watch them tomorrow night when they play the braves. coverage begins at 6:30 in the evening. >> orange friday right here on nbc bay area. >>> right now at 6:00, are you ready to get back on a plane? >> there's been just pent-up demand. people haven't been seeing their relat

134 games but the giants and dodgers are tied.how even the series has been. this will be the final time that these teams match up the regular season and just like this season , all of these games before our very huge. >> we have had some very huge series with the dodgers earlier than i remember the questions being very similar to the ones we have been answering over the last couple of days. game like we approached all of the tough series that we faced during the season. recognize that there is a heightened sense of maybe excitement and it's going to be a really fun all park atmosphere. this is where i think it makes sense to just be even. >> it should be a fun weekend. the dodgers manager just announced that david price will not pitch and it will be a bullpen game for l.a.. curt casali is taking batting practice right over my shoulder and the manager says he will keep it even but the intensity for sure is going to be there. >> and i will finally start for the giants he has really struggled against the dodgers the season, a huge ga

run dodgers win, seven five instead of being three back.you could really make the case that the a's late season downfall started the day that chris bassett got hit in the face by a line drive. that was five weeks ago. amazingly bassett was back on the mountain. after undergoing surgery on the broken bones in his face bassett starting this afternoon with the a's secret handshake went three strong scoreless frames allowed one hit fan for i want to talk about giving your team a boost. the guy's face was busted up the a's looked energized early sean murphy wax a solo home around the fourth apo taco a's jump out to a 4-1 lead, but in that has been repeated far too often the bullpen fails louise torrens takes jake deakman downtown seattle jumps ahead. 6-4 they hold on to win six five. they sweep the a's their playoff hopes are basically toast at this point and fasted so frustrated later that he couldn't do more. i'm proud of this group, even though we've sucked last month. it is what it is. i mean we we haven't done done a good enough job. games,

giants beat the dodgers to regain top spot in the west.t was mindset with 25 games remaining in the regular season? hear from manager gabe kapler, stick around, sports is next. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores, back on top. first place giants win the series and season tiebreaker after beating the dodgers at oracle park. warriors star klay thompson part of the back-to-back sellout crowds this weekend. i don't know him, seems cool. brandon belt has what most of us want. >> power. >> power is right. solo home run, 21st of the season. 1-0 giants. seventh, steven duggar, called up from aaa earlier in the day, comes through with two-run triple to right. giants 3-1 lead. then in the fifth, up to four. curt casali, then the giants hang on, win it 6-4, san francisco back on top in the west by one game with 25 to go in the regular season. >> i thought our bats were good quality, got enough big hits in today's game to win. i don't think it's going to help us very much to be looking big picture at race and things like that. get ready for colorado

he stranded a couple of dodger base runners. two on for steven. he ripped one down the right field line. two run triple. giants took a 3-1 lead. here we go. here is jose out of the bullpen. so the dodgers loaded him up and will smith popped out to tend inning. he got six outs, most of any giants pitcher tonight. to the bottom of the third, brandon crawford hit a shot down right field line. heed only three inning-- he lasted only three innings. bases loaded. welcome back. little 98 mile per hour fast ball to end that threat. chris bryant throwing error opened the door for them. he made it hurt. a two run shot off of jake made it 6-4. career home run number 6. 78 for pujols. us just ten turner was up. mike made the catch up against the net. giants win it 6-4. took the season series 10-9 and went back up again in the national west with 25 to play. >> you can look at exit say this will be tough because we are running a bullpen game, we will have to go through our entire pen. there are a lot of things that will have to go right for us. so -- i think ge

a mass of dodges -- dodgers fan walking into oracle park. the first inning. but, the giants battled back. buster posey doubles in kris bryant. it is three/one. many happy giants fans. two out base hits, two off, tommy la stella pops all -- pops out. bottom seven, on four yes. two. he strikes out. corey seager as the dodgers lead with a homerun. the giants at 61. we are tied up going into the season and series finale later today. the a's. trying to get back on track after tough loss in trento. -- in toronto. mark can scores down one. bottom 7, 2 on four oscar hernandez. jake declan of ocean -- oakland pitching. seven/three blue jays. mark can the left. two batters later, sean murphy h with a two run homer to the left. just like that, oakland is down to with no outs. it is a 10/eight game but the rally would fall short. khris davis strikes out. season. damien more capping a fixed tea. 17 nothing golden bears. cal scores on their first two possessions. 14 nothing cal. carson strong, the quarterback, connects with romeo dobbs, 40 yards for the s

dodgers come to town this weekend. you can catch friday night's game, this is big, right here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 6:30. that's a big deal. >> we'll have to take off our dodger blue. jessica aguirre is here with what's coming up at 6:00. >>> racing to protect homes. crews jump into action as the caldor fire creeps closer to south lake tahoe. >> it's known its ability to be unpredictable. >> do you have your go-bag ready? our consumer team shows you what to pack and the one new thing you probably don't have in that go bag. and demanding outside experts to come in and look at this big problem. we investigate new calls for accountability for san francisco's sinking and leaning millennium tower. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us, i'm raj mathai. >> the caldor fire started august 14th. and on this final day of the month that fire is more dangerous than ever. nearly 192,000 acres gone. more valuable acres lie ahead, too, as south lake tahoe remains in the fire's c

it's a two horse race giants and dodgers end of the stretch.out a horse track, but man, that is the situation and joe fonzi ready to set up the final week of play. final six games. giants dodgers here's joe. i'm now. hey, rocky. watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat. see? nothing must leave. crystal. wrong hat. there's nothing really magic about the giants magic number of five. the beauty of being in first place by two games is the fact that no matter what the second place dodgers do if the giants win five of their six remaining games. they win the national league west. so who do the giants play in those final six games? it starts tonight with the worst team in baseball. the arizona diamondbacks are 50 and one oh, six. but nothing's automatic. terrible teams can salvage some degree of respect by playing spoiler, and just last week the diamondbacks managed to win one of three games over the dodgers. the san diego padres also have a huge role to play. the team picked by most at the beginning of the year to challenge l. a for the division title, pl

the dodgers also win. >>> at giants wind down the regular season, the 49ers are getting ready to kick theirs off. >> laura britt has a look at the busy week ahead. >> i know this will come as no surprise to you. but the 49er season is now just six days away. to help you get ready for the 49er season be sure to tune into "the choice-trey lance." and speaking of the giants, it was a big weekend at oracle park as they took two out of three from the dodgers. they began a six-game road trip starting with game one against the rockies. can you catch game two and game three over on nbc bay area sports, and as for the a's, they have the day off before beginning a six-day home stand, a three-game series. and all of those games will be on nbc sports california. jess, terry, back to you. >> thank you, laura. lots of fun baseball games. our own janelle wang was at a baseball game. >> saw her on social media, looking good. >> nice to see baseball season and the football season all colliding. coming up at 6:00, firefighters continue to make progress on the caldor fire in lake tahoe, allowing more ev

moving into the first place tie with the dodgers in the nl west in l.a.in for three starting tomorrow. meantime, the a's, they got a lot of balls in the air. they got to win games at detroit. every a's run scored with 2 outs, including the first inning, 3- run big fly. score 4 in the 1st and davis he saw it since joining the a's the fourth inning, the rbi double. davis was 2-3 today. he spotted the tigers. a playoff now and the a took 2 of 3 in a series. remain 2 games back of boston for the second wild card spot. raider nation. what is up with your team. they are getting after it in vegas gren, b, 7-9, 8-8. they open up september 13th. monday night football, hosting the ravens and the general manager has had it with this rebuilding talk. >> we are not hiding from expectations. i think john and i will both tell you that we feel like we need to be a playoff team. no doubt about that. and you guys are all going to put that in your headlines and i understand it. i think we have done the infrastructure work necessary to put us in position. we got to take care

the dodgers now a half game behind the team. good news for the a's.und in the playoff race. the a's beat the tigers 9-3. they are now one game out of wild card spot. >> this was a special night for the frymaners family. this year marks the 40th anniversary, 40 years ago was the catch and the first super bowl title. tonight at the concord pavilion, they celebrated the man who made the iconic catch. matt may dloek and laura, it was a reunion. and the former head coach george seiffert. the current tight end was inaugurated with the inaugural award given to the team member who best exemplifies the spirit of team work. >> i tried to embody those great characteristics. kind of lives forever. to be honored with them and share the moment is an absolute honor. >> dwight charge died after his battle with a.l.s. the money raised tonight goes to the golden hart fund. we're back in a moment. and there you have it— -woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow! -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just $30 bucks. sweet, but mine has 5g included. relax

dodgers and rockies today. l.a. tied it at 9th. and a blast in the 10th. dodgers win 7-5. they are now one game behind the giants with 9 more to play. >> to the athletics and mariners. chris basset taking the amount since being hit in the face by a line drive. there is the curveball. see it. one of the four strikeouts. 3 scoreless for bassett. they are all happy to have him back. a's led 4-1. mariners rallied back thanks to 3 homers. two-run shot there. m's win it 6-4. they sweep the four game series and spoil chris basset's return. >> i am proud of this group even though we sucked last month. we have not done a good enough job to win games but i am happy as hell to be part of the group. >> thursday night football, former stanford quarterback, the general, making his first career start tonight for the texans. leaving tonight's game with a hamstring injury. the second quarter, tommy tremble scores on the run. carolina wins 3-0 for the first time since 2015. hate to see him go out like that. >> all right, thank you. >>> up next, incredible discovery revealing new clues on ho

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