the giants get their second division title in three years. we have team coverage for tonight's big win. we want to begin with henry wolford, with more on the sports. >> reporter: hello, diane, you know the countdown is complete, the number to clinch the national league west is down to ze zero. and it is a night to celebrate at china basin, fantastic night, padres, giants, madison bumgarner, singles to center. giants take a 3-1 lead. bottom of the 4th, two on, two out for the red hot. marco scutoro, giants lead, 5-1, top of the ninth, two outs, fly out to center. yes, they are the national league west division champs. giants win, 8-4. >> we have had a lot of fun from the beginning of it. and whatever has happened during the season you will have little bumps here and there. and luckily we have been actually pretty healthy this year, we have had other hiccups, guys took it in stride and didn't worry about it. >> i just tried to show up every day, and ready to play. you know, just contribute. and try to just help the team win. >> it is a great fe

>> very excited. >> giants! >> to be here. >> go giants. >> when i'm 69 today. and that's all i wanted was to clinch. >> it was probably the best thing -- best game ever. >> best game ever for the fans and players. hunter pence brought all the love back to the loyal giant fans. >> incredibly special. we're all giants, all of us in this together, it really pushes you, really builds you up, and they're positive energy. their excitement. >> the best part of the game was the last three outs. it's been two long years and we're so happy. >> ama: the excitement is not over yet two weeks from today the giants play in the national league divisional series, and the excitement of 2010, you can easily say the excitement of 2010 all over again. of course, we'll have the exact highlights in sports. live at at&t park. abc-7 news. >> ama: here's a perspective of the game from the fans. you can see them running along the edge of the field, with the high fives. >> alan: right a after the win the giants tweeted this photo with the caption, mark it down, kim 22, 2012, the official

padres versus giants. bottom of the second, giants lead 2-1. a single to center. the giants are up 3-1. then at the bottom of the fourth, we have two on two out. lined to center. the giants lead 5-1. and at the top of the ninth, two outs, a fly out to center. giants win 8-4 and win the national league west division championship. >> we've had a lot of fun from the beginning of it. whatever happened during the season, you'll have bumps here and there. we've been healthy this year. we've had other hiccups. guys really took it in stride and didn't worry about it. >> i just show up every day ready to play. try to help win. >> it's a great feeling. you put in so much work in the off-season. spring training. throughout the course of the year. this is what you work for. it's step one and we got to finish strong the last ten games of the regular season and go into the postseason with some momentum. >> i love that he had his goggles ready to go. inside at&t park, all 32,400 fans were on their feet at the top of the ninth waiting for that big celebration and when the win cam

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the giants win the west 8-4 final. rough loss for the a's, a 9-5 lead in extra innings, is played by brendan moss allows the yankees to win 10-9 in 18 innings. cal and u.s. c u.s. c takes care of cal 27-9. the giants season-high six straight wins and counting >>> only they can up rude college football. as we say goodnight one more look we cannot get enough of the giants winning the n. l. west that is it for eyewitness news you can catches at cbs s f dot com vern has more sports at 11. goodnight. ,,,,

>> because i'm a huge giant's fan. >> reporter: and what is next for the giants? >> winning the world series! >> i hope to go all the way to the world series andwen a repeat of 2010. >> reporter: fans were enthusiastic about the giant's chances tonight, several hours before the game even started. >> the game is over gunfire game over, chick meat. checkmate. >> reporter: they are season-ticket holders and already have their playoff tickets ordered. >> they are a little more expensive, you know? than the regular-season games. worth the price? >> that is a tough one. >> that is a special time if you are able to make it to the postseason, it's a very special thing. >> reporter: here is your first look at the national league west championship t-shirts just put out after the final out. giants will play their first game on october 6-7 and still have ten regular-season games to get through, but obviously the fans tonight are focusing on the playoffs. reporting live in san francisco, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lot of fun off the field and knew turning to fred

the a's swept the giants. the last time both made the playoffs was in tween 2003 and this is celebration from last night. >>> and still ahead at a 11:00, they ventured out to sea on a fishing expedition. and when they returned they brought back quite the catch. we'll show you. >>> right now we are still seeing some temperatures inland hajji hanging on to the mid-60s. look at the satellite-radar view. our first system tossing showers east of sierra. that will impact our weather as we start the workweek. we will tell you about that coming up. >>> video just in to our newsroom. take a look at this. a wildfire raging in southern california today that's already destroyed homes. tonight we'll bring you the latest. >>> also -- >> i will fight like the dickens to do that for every american. >> reporter: after few days of fund-raising in california, mitt romney is now taking his campaign back to the bat ground states. we will show you what issues they are focusing on now. >>> happening right now, firefighters in southe

>> very excited. >> giants! >> to be here. >> go giants. >> when i'm 69 today. and that's all i wanted was to clinch. >> it was probably the best thing -- best game ever. >> best game ever for the fans and players. hunter pence brought all the love back to the loyal giant fans. >> incredibly special. we're all giants, all of us in this together, it really pushes you, really builds you up, and they're positive energy. their excitement. >> the best part of the game was the last three outs. it's been two long years and we're so happy. >> ama: the excitement is not over yet two weeks from today the giants play in the national league divisional series, and the excitement of 2010, you can easily say the excitement of 2010 all over again. of course, we'll have the exact highlights in sports. live at at&t park. abc-7 news. >> ama: here's a perspective of the game from the fans. you can see them running along the edge of the field, with the high fives. >> alan: right a after the win the giants tweeted this photo with the caption, mark it down, kim 22, 2012, the official

you are a huge part of the san francisco giants. you have not arrived until you have your own bobblehead. [laughter] last year, we created a created abobblehea -- a tony bennett bobblehead for tony bennett night. it has a voice chip, and when you push the head, it sings "i left my heart in san francisco." tony painted a heart, part of the heroes with hart's program, and it is permanently on display at union square. next time you are at union square, check it out. it is really quite beautiful. it is only fitting that on this 50th anniversary, we create a permanent place in honor of tony at our ball park. we are going to rename suite 1, the most majestic in the park, sweeping views of the day and the city -- it is now going to be the tony bennett suite. come by for a visit. [applause] we love you, tony. [applause] >> thank you, larry. i have to find a way to make it down to that sweet this season -- suite this season. i think we know the most popular place to watch a giant game is going to be this city. our city is blessed with many w

the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants.e goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he fini average. best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. cabrera is saying the award would be tainted if he wanted. but he is also, let's face it, positioning himself with a job for a team the next season. the a's got a great effort from jarrod parker. this game decided in extras. as he once said, i will show you the bronks. he grounds back to parker and the ball and somehow ends up in his jersey. parker went eight innings and allowed one run. his family is laughing. sabathia slumping lately, but smokin

a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant the finish line is in sight.ics, can they get there with the playoff spot? the a's are opening a three-game series with the mariners, and great to see brandon mccarthy back. he accepteed the nomination for the alberto claw mentee award. and it is nice to see cocoa crisp back out with eye problems. conjunctivitis to be exact. steven drew tied deep and aloha and means goodbye. josh donaldson with the bases loaded and two runs in. sprinkle in a little d. the line to left and have no fear. a diving catch and a's win it 8-2. they stay one game behind the orioles for the top wild card spot, and they are two up on the angels with a second wild card position with just five games to play. giants and padres in san diego. the giants -- how did they get into my closet? how did that happen? pablo sandoval doubles deep to left center and scoring vogelsong for a 3-0 lead. a solid outing by vogelsong who has been shaky. he allowed one run and struck out 4 and gets the w in a 3-1 giant win. buster posey had two hits. history made

. >>> celebration 94 san francisco giants fan fans the big plays that helped them clinch a playoff berth how the party spilled over from at&t park into the street. 2010 about tortured this year about perseverance for the san francisco giants. >>> the sec the national league west title for the giants in three years they did it at home in front of a sellout crowd of 42,000 fans, it did not tape players long to bring the fans into the celebration the old steamer ran around the field getting high 5 to fans' and then the players took the celebration fit into the locker room. >>> how did they do it vern glenn is here. >>> in 2010 a bunch of misfits thrown together and they got hot, this year they all say we are a bunch of fighters, ya have to believe that in 2010 it took 160 games to get it done in tonight they do it with 10 games to spare, which cannot say at another u.s. c these images for days, baumgartner on the mound looking to punch the playoff ticket against the padres, pablos sandoval is hustling, sandoval's up and over baumgartner gets an rbi, he was the man and three rbis three runs

any combination of giant wins and donor losses mean the giants are champ.winning the world series. good times. madison went 6 innings. gave up one run. send it to the gap in right center and run scores. so bottom 5 now angel in a 1-1 game. base hit to left. crew ford test the arm of andrew brown. mistake. crawford gunned down. still tied at 1. hunter pence single to it roo. sandoval green light. mcbride comes up. cut off. sandoval scores. giants on top. sergio slams the door strike out jason. former athletic end it giants win 2-1 magic number at 8. dodgers had the night off. so did the a's. 49ers look scary good. this might be a special season kind of good. ounceing in all phases of beating detroit last night. how is this for leadership. smith 2 26 yards 2 touch downs. both davis smith in total control of the offense an defense and defining the phrase showing up and showing up angry in a 27-19 win. that's our sports slogan. niners visit the vikings on sunday and harbaugh likes what he sees. >> go back to the way our guys played. the toughness. the finish. t

join green giant on facebook.♪ green giant work, errands, a greasy bag of deep-fried easy. ♪ fortunately with hamburger helper's 40 varieties a home-cooked meal is never out of reach. hamburger helper. help is on the way. i pledge because i want to be the world's fastest swimmer! [ female announcer ] take one giant pledge with your family to eat one more veggie a day. together we can make healthy fun. join green giant on facebook. ho ho ho giants are making progress day by day and closing in on the nl west title. giants and rockies high fiveing the petaluma little leaguers. thisy were honored pre game. matt cane on the hill and dealing. carlos gonzalez and you will get nothing and like it. sandoval somehow hit that pitch and down the line and off the foul pole. a three-run shot. the first homer since july 8th. the first in 162 at bats. and the ladies have a message for sandoval. they will be naming their babies panda apparently. cane in the fifth and just a bit outside. a wild pitch loaded the bases with two down

the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants.go trying to tie in the 6th. he goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he finishes with the best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. cabrera is saying the award would be tainted if he wanted. but he is also, let's face it, positioning himself with a job for a team the next season. the a's got a great effort from jarrod parker. this game decided in extras. as he once said, i will show you the bronks. he grounds back to parker and the ball and somehow ends up in his jersey. parker went eight innings and allowed one run. his family is laughing. sa

any combination of giant wins and donor losses mean the giants are champ.om valley all star monitored for winning the world series. good times. madison went 6 innings. gave up one run. send it to the gap in right center and run scores. so bottom 5 now angel in a 1-1 game. base hit to left. crew ford test the arm of andrew brown. mistake. crawford gunned down. still tied at 1. hunter pence single to it roo. sandoval green light. mcbride comes up. cut off. sandoval scores. giants on top. sergio slams the door strike out jason. former athletic end it giants win 2-1 magic number at 8. dodgers had the night off. so did the a's. 49ers look scary good. this might be a special season kind of good. ounceing in all phases of beating detroit last night. how is this for

giants roll.ay but is andre brown made the mess of the tuchbility he rumbled for 113 yards pair of touch dow pair ofn and eli manning was on target. defending champ many to be a victory. >> according to greg norman tiger woods is intimidated by rory but she wasn't playing scared today at the championship in atlanta. neither was justin road who owns a share of what road. looks to be all blind but make a hard right turn and goes in for the birdie. right you tie with rose they are for under par. 7 sports by river rock casino. >> all right thank you. >> all right night come in nex next. thank for joining us

>> giants are going to win! giants are going to win! yay! >> we drove three hours to be here for the game. we are so excited that the giants won! way to go, giants! >> and i'm 69 today! and that's all i wanted was to clinch! >> she got her wish. the giants will try to sweep the padres this afternoon. first pitch is at 1:05. now to the race for the white house. with just six weeks to go, the candidates hit the campaign trail this weekend. mitt romney wrapping up a tour that began here in the bay area. but yesterday the vice presidential candidates carried much of the load. abc news reporter karen traverse reports. >> what was once seen as solidly in president obama's corner, but with just six weeks in election day, the badger state may be up for grabs. the president made his first stop in wisconsin since february. mitt romney has been there 17 times since then. in 2008 mr. obama won wisconsin by 14 points but knee policy show a tight race. romney was fundraising in california with his running mate who stumped in battleground florida. >> the p

join green giant on facebook. ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> i heard a big crash. no brakes. nothing.ust a big crash. >> a developing story after a driver lost control of his suv. hit a woman on the sidewalk and then crashed into a restaurant. good evening. >> it is a community event that plays out across the bay area on thursday nights. tonight the farm he's market in san rafael came to an abrupt halt. we go right to kimberly teri who joins us with this story. >> reporter: fourth street in san rafael just reopened about an hour ago. they were able to get that suv that was involved in the accident from the building it crashed into. you can see they're shoring up that building right now. police say just after 5:00 p.m. interesting driver of an suv crashed into a restaurant. during that know, the suv also pushed a 78-year-old woman into the building, pinning her underneath that vehicle for about ten minutes until police say firefighters could finally get her out. she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >> and apparently what happened is the driver drove around the police ca

giants got a jump on the cubs. angel pagan picks of dirt at home plate and three-zero giants. in the fifth inning alfonzo soriano but the cubs in the lead. matt cain lasted $5 innings. the giants come back, brandon bell will take third. he will support and ties it up on a wild pitch. tied at 5 in the ninth. angel pagan clutch hit. the giants take his 7-5 lead into bottom of the night. runner on first he gets the double play to end the game during the giants win 7-5. giants worked two outs away from being five up in the west. the jobless as one to the wall, dodgers win 5-four and walked off fashion. there remained foreign halfback in national league west. andy roddick announced he will retire after the u.s. open and became the biggest story in the tournament. taking on the third round match. roddick up two sets to none. an impressive rally. check out the shot. through the legs but roddick gets it. roddick serving in the fourth set he it's in to the net products career still kicking and wins in four sets. third round fedex cup at deutsche bank championships tiger woods near the

>> giants are going to win. giants are going to win! >> we drove three hours to be here for the game. we are excited! way to go, giants! >> and i'm 69 today! and that's all i wanted was to clinch! >> quite the birthday present there. the celebration continued in the locker room, as well. mike shumann will have reaction from the players plus game highlights coming up in sports. lisa argen is here with a preview of the accuweather forecast. another game today. how will the weather be? >> nice and sunny out there. temperatures will be comfortable. right now high definition emeryville camera, a little fog. we will call it partly cloudy, 56 in oakland right any. the numbers are going to cool in some parts of the bay today. and the week ahead, not bad. i'll have the forecast next. >> thank you, lisa. next, as we said, on orange october with the giants clinching their second n.l. west title in the last three yea >> welcome news for anyone who relies on san francisco's great highways to get around town. the management project that's closed the

[ cheers ] >> reporter: the giants won last night's game, 89-4, sending the giants into the playoffs.here in the china basin area say they are excited to see the crush of fans returning to their neighborhood for the playoffs. fans were out early this morning, buying keepsake copies of the big win. >> i saw the game last night, season ticketholder. always nice to see it in print. >> if we can come on back out to our live picture, you can see that already, giants getting ready for today's big game. the giant also start their playoff series october 6th but they will still have 10 regular season games to go including the game today against the padres. crews are here getting ready for the game. a lot of excitement. you can expect a lot of excitement in october here in san francisco. for now we're live, christien kafton, husband kut -- christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information on the b.a.r.t. bayfair station. maintenance has not been completed so trains serving the route cannot leave the station. there's no update when the maintenance work will be finished. >>> new

a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >> good evening.he only time in history that we ever see this but the real refs they got standing ovation standing t in baltimore. rock stars. rese nfl. look out ended last nigh night. tonight actual officials who know the rules worked the browns ravens game. here's the first call from an actual professional referee. >> holding. offense. number 74. penalty is declined. fourth down. >> i will have you gene. all right now to the highlights. josh didn't love that. crushed by and ravens recover. looked bad there he suffered concussion but he is okay. will be all right. rookie quarterback make rookie mistak mistake. intercepted by williams. many 63 yards. the ravens win it 23-16. thursday night football. 8 rank stanford at washington. stanford defense rises to the occasion. big trent murphy hands up. pick off price. off to the races. 40 yard touch down stanford up 13-3 but the c. bishop sank up the middle. and aloha. 61 yards. stanford lead trim to 13-10. praise to williams. juggle down the side line touch

the giants are not commenting. this team has held onto a territorial claim the san clara county since the early '90s. now sensei's play hardball. even threatening to raise the rent at many stadium with the giants' minor league club plays. battled to a loss. >>> the nfl season kickoff for real tonight and we'll have an update on the a's [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. pitcher bryn mccarthy is being held in a local hospital tonight for observation and he will not be traveling with the a's to seattle. mccarthy and the a's tried to avoid this week to the angels' fourth inning li

giants lead. live in san francisco, kimberly terry, "nbc bay area news." >> fingers crossed. >>> from the giants to the niners, we have an update on the construction of the new statement in santa clara. the installation is now 25% complete. they say the entire project is about 16% complete. there's about 400 workers on site daily to make sure the stadium is ready to open for the 2014 nfl season. officials say about 70% of the club suites and luxury seats have been sold. how much is a luxury suite? anywhere from $150,000 to half a million. >>> the in the east bay firefighters were feeling the heat on this first day of fall. this afternoon a brush fire started near brentwood. a strong reminder this time of year is typically the highest fire danger of the year. nbc bay area is near antioch tonight with more for us. >> reporter: we're a couple of miles away from where the fire took place, but the hillside is the same kind of terrain. crews kept this fire contained to one side of the hill, and they wer

the giants held today at the reds. a solo shot right field the reds lead one nothing, along with offensive power and defense supplied by the reds and blunders by the dodgers, factored in a six nothing reds when they clinch the central that reduced the giants magic number to one. five hours and 43 minutes for the a's in the bronx, it's the yankees. the a's jump on them early. yoenis cespedis brings home said the smith. this is yankees stadium. the bottom of the second they strike back. here comes the run. we go extras. tied at 5 all around. to the 11th josh roddick a 2 shot snagged, the play on. collision time in the 12, derek norris he is out of wonder norris was not knocked out. you can tell he is based. to the 13th, runner on first jonnie gomes back away and gone, if you thought that impressive the next batter yoenis cespedis, that goes yard. the a's hit three homers and go up 9-5. they give it up. a two run shot here, they play on, 14 innings tied at 9, brandon moss cannot handle this one that scores the winning run

the giants are off to a great start. the padre's struck first first thanks to an error on madison baumgartner who might be working on a set out. this is every time a run has soared, the crowd erupted. >> teamwork. >> the giants worked together. there the definition of what team means. carla, the overall perform. >> my girlfriend is a huge and and she brought me into it for years ago. >> the atmosphere is great. we are having a good time. it is lively. >> it is looking great for the san francisco giants. the giants on the have to survive a few more innings. >>vicki: we cannot forget the 2010 world series. >> the giants are on the brink of winning the division. they certainly have the magic this season is >>vicki: before to stick around. our sports producer will be here later. a very frustrating being denied the oakland a's. >> a developing story in san francisco, police are keeping an eye on the mission district after two consecutive nights of protesters smashing and vandalizing private property. >> glass was still being

giants win 7-5. giants at 18 games over 500. adrian gonzales make sure he sends one to the wall, the dodgers win 5-4 in what of fashion remain 4 1/2 games back in the west. u.s. open tennis tournament turns into andy roddick garden party. if he loses the party is over and so his career. third said roddick up two sets to none. roddick loss one over his head through the legs but roddick gets it and wins the point. he won the third set roddick serving in the fourth, products career still kicking he wins in four sets. his next match in the fourth round during third round fedex cut to which a bank championships tiger woods near the top of the leader board par- 3 16th, tea shot rose just a few feet from the cup and temps in for birdie. he shot 3 under 68. bustiers and on fire. he is still not done. second shot from the fair way stops a foot from the cup his seventh straight birdie, he shot and eight under 63 and leads rory mcelroy by three shots. this week warriors' head coach don nelson enshrined in basketball hall of fame the nba's

the giants are tied in the fourth and the fifth. buster posey, mvp! mvp! 2-1 giants. san diego trying to tie in the 6th. he goes down the line and hedley tries to score from first. that is bold. that is ambitious. that is a mistake. to crawford who throws out posey for the easy out and then bottom of six and whatever pablo sandoval is eating right now, i want some. giants win it 5-1. the dodgers are also victorious. the giants can clinch the west tomorrow. he will not accept the league batting title even if he finishes with the best average. cabrera at 3:46 and that is tops in the national league. he is also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. cabrera is saying the award would be tainted if he wanted. but he is also, let's face it, positioning himself with a job for a team the next season. the a's got a great effort from jarrod parker. this game decided in extras. as he once said, i will show you the bronks. he grounds back to parker and the ball and somehow ends up in his jersey. parker went eight innings and allowed one run. his family is laug

we are at the at&t park, home of the san francisco giants.ing your song after every win of the giants, so we have been sitting here a lot. you were here in 2011 for the opening, and you sang your song, and guess what? we won the world series. so, tony, we want you back. [applause] >> tony bennett has said his song "i left my heart in san francisco" changed his whole life. well, it has affected our lives as well. from the first time tony sang this beautiful love song to every time we hear it sweet sounds after a winning giants game, it deepens our love for our home town and for tony bennett. >> ♪ above the blue >> here we are above the blue and windy city been -- sea in your city by the bay. remember 25 years ago, you were to come here and sing with the san francisco symphony for the 50th anniversary of the golden gate bridge -- you were before me at the theater, and you may remember that this place was really filled with people, thousands and thousands of people that came to celebrate. and you could not get through the crowd. so i said, casse

the giants won 8-4. the giants celebrated on the field.bers of the giants acknowledged fans including pablo sandoval. >> this asset exciting! >> in the clubhouse, champagne showers and hugs. that is still a long journey to go. " to upper case on >> this was one of many sites of vandalism in the wake of an officer involved shooting on thursday evening. the police station was the focus of the crowd tran suffering shattered windows and pay. small businesses sustained damages as well. >> this actually happened as four-five months ago, the same type of scenario the. a group of people came by throwing rocks. they hit our building because we're right across from >> da lin spoke with police about what they're planning to do. >>da: police are stepping up their presence in the mission district. vandals have been targeting the mission police stations. that is why offices are guarding the front entrance. cops have also been instructed to have right here ready and respond to this area. police say they've noticed suspicious the bookie 6 1/5 6 1 offices

giants. hunter pence. grand slam. third of the season. giants. 5-0. 6-2 in the ninth.o closes out with the strikeout. giants, 6-2. and more from chase field. >> the coach gave sandoval a couple days off. three hits and a diving stop. potentially saved the game. [ inaudible ] >> arizona diamondbacks the only nl west team, the giants have a losing record against. saying after the game it would be big for the giants to come out on top this weekend. reporting from chasefield, in arizona, for nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, jamie. in oakland, as players got a welcome surprise. prepared for the series opener against the orioles. the pitcher, brandon mccarthy underwent brain surgery last wednesday, greeted his teammates in the clubhouse. that energized the team. 1-0. baltimore. top of the fourth. and just left the building. two-run home run. 19th. third in four games. gives oakland the lead. rbi sing m. and throwing. that is the ball game. as win, 3-2. they now have a two-game cushion over the yankees and orioles. the top wild card spot. in the american league. what about t

and tempers flared between the giants and the diamondbacks. >>> giants once again hit a little bump inthe road. 41,035, and 7:40 to be exact. look at the rainbow, and trevor cahill, once upon time he was an oakland a. and beane said go to arizona! and he got some support from his defense. cahill did not allow a hit through 6 innings, and then in the 7th, the giants did break through, but it was too late. aaron hill delivering off bumgarner. pablo sandoval objects to being run into by john mcdonald. then they did back and forth. i've said this for 27.5 years, millionaires do not want to fight! the only time you want to fight is if you're angry, hungry. >> he looks like he was angry. >> but no, anybody -- if you're really angry, you wait outside, have a few friends jump him. >> oh, don't say that! just the heat of the game. >> exactly. when i was ever mad at somebody, i don't fight on the air >> we fight afterwards. >> oh! and then we get down. [ laughter ] >> every once in a while. i'm from san jose . i can't fight. i grew up on a farm. [ laughter ] >> and pam grew up with otis you will

to see if the giants are manipulating the process. legal argument being if the people for stand for san jose are city taxpayers who don't want the a's in their backyard, fine, but if their backers include business competitors, in other words the san francisco giants, then stand for san jose should have no legal standing and not be allowed to sue the city over this proposed ballpark. the giants had no comment on this latest legal maneuver, though the paper reports the team is no longer a supporter of stand for san jose. in court papers, stand for san jose called this move on behalf of the city a violation of their free speech rights. it is ultimately up to major league baseball to resolve this territorial dispute between the giants and the a's. something that has been going on as i mentioned for three years now. when commissioner bud selig will announce a decision, that part not clear. jon, laura? >> bob redell, thank you very much. >>n't way to check in with christina loren. she's tracking some precipitation over the bay area this mor

when he pitches the giants win. last 9 times he started a game. >> what a turn around. >> thank you. >>> the weather will play a big role in the space shuttle endeavor's fly over the bay area tomorrow and bill is tracking the conditions, he will have the latest at 10:00 p.m. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news and the latest on the situation in san rafael where a suv went into a building. one person injured. details tonight at 10:00 p.m. i'll get a build your own burger with something cheesy... but not just cheese - mac and cheese. then i wanna add some oomph. and... top it off with a little kick. and... napkins. it's build your own burger. now at denny's.

and the san francisco giants hold onto win 9-8. dodgers lose to arizona, so the giants are 6 games up in the national league west. and get ready. get your playoff ticket s now for the giants. >> i can't wait. i am there. >> i'll get you a tv. he'll sit right here . [ laughter ] >> you know what's funny? you're from west palm beach , and pam, oh, my hometown. to you, the world is your oyster, right? >> i root for the great teams. >> see? now the -- i'm not rooting against oakland. >> i know you're not. >> i'm saying their road skill has a couple of ifs, where's the giants are pretty well set >> just checking! >> have a parade for pam in oakland. [ laughter ] >>> hopefully this is the last day the media will try and drag that handshake between harbaugh and this guy out. schwartz went after him, nobody died, but everybody was pressing him today. how about the big game sunday? >> people will choose to use that to promote this game or any other game, but they're really missing the point. the game is so much bigger. i have too much respe

it's one box with hundreds of possibilities. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant. green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> i'm dave benz at the xfinity sports desk. stanford set themselves up for a showdown against oregon. apparently washington had different plans. let's take you up to seattle. stanford visiting the huskies, 13-10 stanford, the fourth quarter. williams and he's gone. 35 yards on the touchdown. the huskies take the lead. stanford one last chance late in this one. josh noon is trying to rally the troops. on fourth and 4, he just throws it up for grabs. can't come down with it, desmond's true punt does. washington wins 17-13. >> i thought that was not his best effort. i think he can play much better. i think can he can all do a much better job. >> any chance you'll change quarterback this week? >> no. it only took a minute and a half to get to that. >> we didn't make the throws we need to make. we didn't make the catches we need to make. we didn't sustain our running back as long as we should have. >> to baseball, it's now official, as first reported

the giants.> huge college football. the cardinals are hosting second ranked palo alto. stanford just won the game 21-14. upsetting the u.s. sea. that is a big game the defeat of usc. and take a look at the cal bears in columbus. that is the only person sleeping in the entire stadium. the third quarter, look out for brendan bigelow. one of the best runs all year. 81 yds later. to not call him deuce bigelow. 20-14 final score and the bears are thinking that just four different but 160 yds. two different touchdowns. and his second touchdown of the game tied it at . the band got into it at ohio state scored a late touchdown. where is the california defense? to give the bears defense they almost upset the buckeyes. 35-28 = final score at ohio state. >> this is a huge day and a huge night for stanford college football team. both against national powers and one of them just pulled it off with this late breaking news. also, the a's have a huge chance for the world series with the baltimore orioles. surpr

giants and the padres tonight. very first giants game. sparky where you been?th inning chase look out. going deep off ryan who has struggled down the stretch. almost a splash down hit. 29th of the year for him. 1 nothing padres. giants tie it up in the fourth and fifth and buster base hit. scores marco. giants up 2-1. tied in the sixth. down the line on left. try to score from first. but not wise. greg with cut off to crawford then posey for the easy out. bottom of the sixth. pablo. what has gotten into the panda lately. third straight game in which he's homered. rate now it's 5-1 giants. they are in the eight eighth. dodgers in cincinnati tonight. extra innings. tied in the tenth. here it comes. and there goes a little bloop to writ field. matt drives in a pair with bases loaded singl single. dodgers win 3-1. magic number is still 3 right now but as soon as the giants game goes final assuming they win it's down to 2. removing himself from what would have been an embarrassing situation giants outfielder ka pwrir a has taken his name out of consideration for the

join green giant on facebook.een giant giants are making progress day by day and closing in on the nl west title. giants and rockies high fiveing the petaluma little leaguers. thisy were honored pre game. matt cane on the hill and dealing. carlos gonzalez and you will get nothing and like it. sandoval somehow hit that pitch and down the line and off the foul pole. a three-run shot. the first homer since july 8th. the first in 162 at bats. and the ladies have a message for sandoval. they will be naming their babies panda apparently. cane in the fifth and just a bit outside. a wild pitch loaded the bases with two down and then gets gonzalez on the routine grounder. improves to 15 and 5 and career best 15 wins. giants cruising and buster posey, mvp, mvp. he scores pagan. their magic number is now down to five. >> dodgers and nationals played a pair today. washington game one. that's thanks to matt kemp with a solo homer in the 9th. 7-6 the final. but they were delaying the inevitable. bad news for brett anderson. bot

giants use 10 pitchers, and there it is again.e will keep you updated here on kron. >>> the a's are home to lose back to back to the angels. watching mike trout, comes through one more time. only a rookie, but there's no stopping this guy. brandon moss put the a's on the board with a home run. then iibar, 6-1 angels lead. they are right there in the the -- the angels tied atop that chase with tampa bay. >>> randy moss the start sunday against green bay. it'll be randy mos, it will be michael crabtree, mario manningham, newly acquired from the giants, and kyle williams listed as the backup. going to get a chance from the outset to see how much he has left >>> big story of the u.s. tennis open, andy roddick announcing his retirement at tournament's end. a 4:00 west coast start against dell potro. serena's been so dominant , it's hard to lose your mind as a fan. but when roddick is playing, right now is 6-six. they resume tomorrow. >>> preparing for chad dawson. this'll be the biggest fight of his career. after a number of years on s

a move that is opposed by the san francisco giants. the giants argue that silicon valley is part of their major league baseball territory. there is even a community group called stand for san jose that has sued to stop the city from building a new a's ballpark because of environmental concerns. well, now the city of san jose has gone to court asking a judge for permission to delve into the background of stand for san jose. the mercury news reports the city wants to see if that organization has any ties to the san francisco giants. to see if the giants are manipulating this process. now, the legal argument being if the people for stand for san jose are city taxpayers who don't want the a's in their backyard, fine, but if the backers are a business competitor, include a business competitor, in other words the san francisco giants, then stand for san jose should have no legal standing and therefore not be allowed to sue the city over this proposed ballpark. the giants had no comment for the paper on this latest legal maneuver, though the

it has that feeling. >> reporter: the feeling of 2010 when the giants won the world series. already fans are talking about tickets for the playoffs, which begin october 6th. >> are you going to try to get tickets to the playoffs? >> you bet. you bet. >> to be a giants fan, you have to be here to see it and feel it. >> reporter: ball fans anxiously wait to buy tickets to postseason play. at the dugout store, championship shirts and giants apparel are flying off the racks. >> it's crazy. they need to expand this store. there's way too many people and it's not like they don't own the place, you know what i mean? break down some walls, make some more aisles, sell some more stuff. >> reporter: restaurants and bars around at&t park are also reaping the benefits of the big win and happily preparing for the playoffs. >> i think a lot of people come down just because they want to be part of the energy, you know, the excitement of what's going on and stuff like that. and then they look for a place to watch the game. they know they can't get tickets or they're not going to spend that k

giants win 6-3. magic number down to 7. here comes tim lincecum !a sudden, he's finding his game. >>> tough start to the a's important 10-game road trip. no. 1 in detroit, and they send aj griffin off to a 6-0 start, best start ever by an a's starting pitcher, and miguel cabrera's big night is rolling! and this is the 3rd inning. 39th home run, 3-1 tigers. griffin, 4 and 2/3, 8 runs, 5 runs. and here is the man one more time. his manager says is the american league's mvp. cabrera, a grand slam. he has 40 home runs, 6 rbis on the game, 12-2 tigers. right now the a's stay 1 game up on baltimore. the orioles in the 13th inning as we speak, tied up in seattle. >>> his dad was the found and he carried on the historic torch for nfl films. steve sabol passed away today. he was 69 years of age. his father, ed, in 1964 founded some of the great highlights. he said with my little camera, i can make the game look real special. and his steve followed in his dad's footsteps. and any time you watch espn, any of the broadcast, all the slow-mo stuff, all taken from

or the giants are battling it out against the dodgers.houghts >> just 25 games left of the sentences could giants and it is exciting. fans are excited. >> is a battle between good and evil, the giants vs. the dodgers. >> fans are fired up. bans showed up nine hours early for the tilt the party. our warned beating all, is all about >> if are in charge of its lead the state down the middle and cut the water off. >> in northern california, on this friday night of tailgating, it appears to be a new giants that. " >> you get a question about these things a lot? >> is reluctant. that all parties to the order? >> those leases are so bright. >> not all of the fans are for the giants. >> with lincecum pitching, we got this one! >> did not tell that to this woman. >> i look upon it as being the excesses' of america all in one spot. it is like a post world war two america at its worst. >> after some of those comments, this lady riding her bicycle had some words for her friend. >> this is sentences it. san francisco has always been cooler than los an

last friday night, the giants war in our game against the a's -- the giants wore some of the anniversary patches, and we won the game. [laughter] [applause] in the eighth inning, and this is some of you have seen, as we go to the bottom of the eighth inning, we play one of two songs. both in journey songs. one isli the oneghts." we play that it we are had -- one is "lights, to which we play for your head. the other one if we are behind is "don't stop believing." with those presentations, there are themes of san francisco, but there is always one theme that pops up, and it is a picture of the bridge. and that theme always gets a roaring applause. i think it is very special that we have so many wonderful icons in the city and so much going on but the bridge stands apart. next time you're at a game, noticed in the bottom of the eighth presentation, before the bottom of the it's, you will see that bridge pop and people go crazy. it is very special. a year-and-a-half ago, two years ago, we took to deciding on a way to commemorate the world series, a ring to commemorate the world series win. t

does it get any bigger than the giant giants-dodgers, we'll head out to att park for a live report. > all the special events that the giants host at the ballpark, one in particular is very important to bullpen coach mark gardner, donate life day which raises awareness for organ donation and is also a tribute to garner's wife lori who passed away in 2003. my wife dorothy was diagnosed with liver cancer. because of somebody who took the time to check the box, that i am a donor, did help us out a lot, helped us stay a family for another six years. >> in days like these, offer time for reelection, who through -- >> it's important to check that box and tell somebody you love that you want to be a donor, help another family prolong a life. >> from the home of the giants, i'm lawrence scott. >> learn more about nbc bay area job opportunities by logging on to www.nbcunicareers.com." >> the bay area's wine industry is about to -- nbc bay area -- a different type of ride of the wine making experience. >> livermore's wine industry draws plenty of wine tasters. >> a vineyard shouldn't just be see

giant's fans ecstatic. slapping down cash to buy anything orange and black. >> but what are you going to do? enjoy the afterglow. >> they are still glowing from last night's win. the game that quenched a national. >> would have been nice to be been here when they clinched it. we're happy they are in there. >> go giants. let's go. >> it might be a party for fans but still no set dates. no set place and many have no idea how or if they'll get tickets. >> we probably spent about $500 for two tickets. >> how much are you willing to pay? >> $1,000. >> really? >> the giants win the world series again. >> reporter: online, you can tickets like stub hub for $100 to,000s for premium seats. >> the demand is there. people will make the money. that's how it is. >> that's the whole reason we bought season tickets. we were tired of it. it's sad. you shouldn't be able to up the prices on tickets. >> reporter: there is a drawing tomorrow for a chance to get playoff tickets for fans who registered a few weeks ago. for the r