granderson was just warming up. 5th inning, he does it again. look at all the met fans in baltimore. their team's on top. degrom so good, allowed just one run. e.r.a. shrinks again, left with the lead. but the bullpen almost let it slip away again. orioles have the bases loaded. ground ball, left side. the mets hang on for a 5-3 win. second place washington playing right now in colorado. >>> next nfl preseason game for the giants, saturday at home against jacksonville. they have a day off from training camp practice today. the jets were hard at work in this sweltering heat. word tonight they'll add much traveled veteran quarterback matt flynn to the roster with geno smith out, bryce petty not ready, and ryan fitzpatrick the starter. so

fifth inning granderson does it again, another solo blast, 22 of the year, 3-0 mets. the first area at camden yards, solid one run, five hits and a walk, 7-2/3 innings with five strike outs, three and chris davis. new yorkers who made the trip were very happy. nationals won but gnats remain 4 games ahead of washington for the nl east lead. earlier in baltimore, special moment on monday night, 5-year-old haley dawson threw the first pitch, she has attended developed right hand that thinks it engineers at the university of nevada las vegas she was fitted with a prosthetic device, a fraction of the cost of a typical prostatic and looks like it is working out great. house suite is that? juliet: they met kids go running around. >> mets with a couple days. juliet: there are a lot of mets fans there. robert: how about a rod hitting worried about steroids or anything else.

granderson did his best to keep the mets in the second inning. he does it again, number 19 on the season, ties the game at 4. in the fourth, the rays put a runner on third, with two outs, rubin taha ejada easy play, he clutches, double clutches. that allows the go ahead run to score. he said afterwards he knows it's a play he had to make, that's how this would end. the mets lead is now down to a game and a half. earlier at the stadium, the yanks and blue jays were scoreless in the sixth, joe girardi faces one more batter and that plan went up in smoke. a grand slam off his bat, gave the blue jays a 4-0 lead. girardi maybe should have gone to the pen. jays didn't new tulowitzki to go deep. his 16th of the year, tulle low was a bold pickup for the jays at the deadline. as was david price, going after the yanks on the mound today. he wasn't dazzling, but he was dominant. struck out 7, allowed three hits in seven innings. the second place blue jays pull within 2 1/2 games of the bombers now in the al east, that's a little too close for comfort right

john helped ron reports on the man who flew the bomber and the granderson that followed in his footstepsbrigadier general went from the cockpit of the most dangerous plan on earth to the commanders office, it is a familiar path in his uniquely nuclear family. this was the crew that flew. >> 70 years ago his grandfather, unleashed the age of nuclear weapons when he opened the bombay doors of a plane named for his mother. he dropped a payload that devastated hiroshima. >> there was down there, in what was a black boiling mes. and that cloud up above it was just tumbled and rolling you could see the energy it. >> the wisdom of that has been heavily debated be uh the younger turned commander of the united states fleet of nuclear capable stealth bombers says his grandfather never doubted it. >> if my grandpa was here today, he would look at you and say i had a job to do, i never lost one night's sleep after that mission. not one. >> and the reason is not because i am a warmonger, it was because i knew that this mission that i was ordered to do was effective in bringing this war to an end. and

. >> where the commandser the granderson of the pilot who dropped a bomb on hiroshima. hello there, and thank you for joining us. there appears to be growing tense within the afghan taliban. he rejects the new leader he is the latest member of the group to speak out against the appointment. >> the he is the cause of this unity. a close family is not happy, and they have left the taliban movement. the trial leader of normal people, especially the family, which is very respected they should have been informed about the election, he has chosen himself as a leader, elected him shows he has been appointed by a outsider, and they wanted to impose -- that is the reason for this unity. taliban commander meeting jennifer glass sent us this update from kabul. >> he is considered by afghan intelligence as a third most powerful taliban leader and it shows how deep the split is here. over the new leadership, he objections to the election as the successor, to mula omar says that he believes that it was outsiders that dictated that, and he believes the new leader should be decided fro

granderson did it with iz glove his glo glove, as well. a leaping catch at the wall. it was 5-3 in the ninth. the orioles loaded the bases. the closer gets the ground out to end it. anxious moments. the mets lead the nl east by five games. back up the truck. according to nfl network, eli manning wants to be the highest paid quarterback in the nfl. manning is set to make $17 million this year before his contract expires after the season. aaron rodgers tops off nfl quarterbacks with $22 million per year. yesterday, giants owner said he hopes to have a new deal worked out before the start of the season, but reports indicate that the two sides are far apart. don't forget, nbc 4 new york's exclusive coverage of giants preseason football continues this saturday night, as big blue hosts the jacksonville jaguars. coverage begins at 7:30. see you out there. the jets signed matt flynn. gangrene green hosts the falcons. rutgers opens their campaign on saturday, september 5th, against norfolk state. today, the scarlet knights drilled in the sizzling august heat for a practice. ru

curtis granderson hit by tying the game.ngle for the eventual winning margin with the game and a half ahead of the national zoo also one last night. golf's number one player back in action this week. rory mcilroy in the field for the pga championship. he injured his ankle playing soccer at the beginning of july. he is now 100%. >> the one thing for me was chipping and putting. so everything feels pretty good. sandra: for assuring us he is on it. we'll rent a global market action before we handed over to maria bartiromo. dow futures up 118. stay with us. sandra: a final look at your market action this morning. european markets because greece gets another bailout in china makes a surprise move to devalue its currency. the greenback is higher this morning. dow futures sinking to those at the session of 116 points. remember, this is an indication that china sees its economy weak enough to make the move with the current state. perhaps investors digested the news as they go through the morning. commodity markets come up oil prices

granderson leading off the game there. that ball is gone. home run. 3-1 after one. syndergaard did not have his best stuff tonight. the two-run shot. 3-2 now. second inning the rays are on top. granderson going to work. that's another home run. second of the game. ties this one up. sindegaard still in it in the fourth and trouble. longoria an infield season. that allows the go-ahead run to score. the mets go quietly from there. the streak is over. the nats won. their division lead is one and a half. >>> it wasn't long ago the yankees had the largest division lead in baseball. ever since the trade deadline though things have changed rather quickly thanks to the blue jays. we are making a charge and their 22 year playoff drought trying to move within two and a half games of the yanks. cowboy hat day in the bronx. nova struck out six but ran into trouble in the sixth with the bases loaded. there is justin smoak. he had never hit a grand slam in his career before. 4-0 jays. price was dealing in the first road start with toronto. struck out seven, allowing three innings.

granderson is going to work. tied up. syndergaard with trouble here. the infield go-ahead run, and the mets go quietly from there, and the division lead now at 1.5. it wasn't long ago the yankees had the largest lead in baseball, but since the trade sed line, things have changed quickly, thanks to the blue jays trying to end their 22- yard playoff drought. know -- nova and price. nova running into trouble in the 6th. justin smoak never hit a grand slam until now. 4-0, jays, and while price was dealing in his first road start as a jay, struck out 7 and allowed 7 scoreless in 3 innings. >>> troy tulowitzki doing the honors. solo jack in the 7th, and the jays are now 2.5 back. >>> the profeeble hall of fame is now eight people stronger as they took the rightful spot in canton last night, and then the final member of the eight-man class, the late junior seau. he was remembered last night knew. >> he would thank every team, teammate, fan, the community of san diego, and the chargers for a career of a lifetime. you guys are everything to him. without you, he

curtis granderson, who led the game off with his 18th bomb of the season says why not again? his second bomb in two innings, 19 on season, curtis pulls the mets each at 4. now get a lot load of this, bottom of four, evan longoria hits what should have been a routine out, but tejada had trouble getting a grip on the ball. with the runner scoring, that was your game-winning run, 5-4, rays, the final. mets win streak ends at seven, and with nationals winning tonight, the mets' lead is cut to just a game and a half. >>> all right, what do you say we now head up to the bronx where this afternoon the second place blue jays continued to keep the heat on your first place yanks. yanks were hoping to bounce back from last night's tough 2-1 loss, and through five innings nova on the hill looking pretty darn good, keeping the power-hitting jays in check allowing them just two hits in what was a scoreless game to that point. but then in the sixth after a walk, a single and another walk, loaded the bases, nova had 101 pitches, gets smoked by justin smoke. bye-bye, so long and, yes, farewel

curtis granderson smacks his second home run. mets beat the orioles, 5-3. fastball, change of, curve, whatever decision this little made, shakingdpitcher this off confidently, but may not have been a good decision because that was a homer. he shakes it off like it's nothing. a couple of high school football players thought it would be great to try this. jenkins used his teammate's head is a placeholder for the ball. kicks a 51 yard field goal. he nails it, and now he is an internet sensation. afterwards he said, "i was not worried." yeah, right. back to the fight, reports say that does bryant -- dez bryant took a punch to the face. think it is time for the season to start. leon: let's get it going. up, a little boy from ohio eight years old spent his entire life without ears. now we surgery gives him a new life. leon: jared from subway expected to plead guilty to child born. also, the fda approving the female viagra. and storms on the radar the next few days. all of that and more at wjla.com . a story that will warm your heart. --rolled eli bell from ohio e

fifth inning, granderson does it again. another solo blast. his 22nd of the year gives mets a 3-0 lead. as for pitching jacob degrom well solid one run and five hits and one walk three on that guy chris davis, mets fan who is made the trip were happy. mets win it 5-3 nationals did win. but mets remain four and a half games ahead of washington for nl east lead. on to football with geno smith expected to miss four regular season games as he recovers from jaw surgery pl looking for reenforce the for starter ryan fitzpatrick. may sign free aging quarterback matt flynn to a one-year contract. giants quarterback looking for a big eli wants to become highest fade player. 34-year-old an giants are negotiating contract extension. packers quarterback topped at $22 million a year. well very good paying job if you can get one. get that job. >> not that many good quarterbacks, though, they can command -- empg they have two super bowl wins and mvp visit. all right. >> thank you very much. have a great morning. >> mike for a check of the weather. good mornin

curtis granderson, six lead off in the season. he is batting .310. this one will tie the game at four. that is his 19th of the season. noah syndergaard struggles on the road. 0-5 away from citi field. he led up five runs including go-ahead run in the fourth inning. hopefully this is an aberration because the mets go hitless in final 14 at-bats with eight strike-outs. 5-4 final. division is down to one and a half games. david price who over his last six starts in the bronx 4-0 with 2-16era. 90 runs in 10 games. they now scored four runs in the last four games. ivan nova, worked effectively through five innings but in the sixth inning something happened. he loaded the basis and then he threw his last curve ball of the game. justin smoak, grand slam, 4-0. since the addition of troy tulowitzki, this jay squad made five and a half on the yankees. jays gets within two and a half of the league. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now,

curtis granderson knocked one out. a 12-3 win over the rockies. mets sweep the series and the first place lead up to four games. 11 games over the 500 mark for the first time in five years. >> we got a chance to be what we would determine it to be. if we play bad, we won't get it done. if we continue to play well, it will be fun the last six weeks. >> different story for the yankees knocked out of the first place. the jay's won today. yanks are in second place by a full game. all of a sudden, scoring is the yankee problem. the big hitters cooled off. playing cleveland, loss last night 2-1 out of first place for the first time since july 2nd. yanks scored 9 runs in the 7th inning against the red sox. in the seven games since they scored nine runs combined. greg byrd up from aaa tonight. >>> today bubba watson shot 72. some of the bigger names are still playing. tiger woods is in at 75. highlights tonight at 11:00. in detroit jets open the nfl lions. ryan fitzpatrick gets the keys to the offense. geno smith 0 out after a pun. jaw. practice for buffa

curtis granderson continues to mash out of the leadoff spot. that is 6 sixth lead off tying with jose reyes. he's batting .310 since the all-star break and he ties the game at four. his 19th of the season. but noah syndergaard continues to struggle on the road. he's 0-5 away from citi field. he led up five runs including the go-ahead run in the fourth inning. hopefully this was not a sign of what's to come. mets hitless at final 14 at's r.-bats. 4-4 -- at-bats. 5-4 final. dived price over his last 6 starts in the bronx was 4-0 with 216era. 90 runs. they scored four in the last four games combined. ivan nova had his good stuff, using his curved ball to work through the firs 5 innings. something happened in the sixth because he loaded the bases and threw his last curve ball of the game. justin smoak's grand slam makes it 4-0. since the addition of troy tulowitzki, blue jays made it yankees. blue jays get to win and they're within two and a half games of the division lead. jets holding green and white scrimmage and after getting booed, geno smith

daniel murphy started the rally with an rbi double in the first inning to score curtis granderson. in major league soccer nycfc visited the la galaxy. los angeles led 1-0 in the 54th minute. then a great pass to robby who chips it in for a pretty goal. galaxy on to crush nycfc 5-1 the final. in golf tiger woods failed to win at the windham championship and will not qualify for the fedex cup playoffs. and american pharaoh is headed to saratoga. it will race in the traverse stakes mid-summer derby next weekend. coming up, greg bird is here in the studio and kyle flood the head coach of rutgers football is later night. >> we'll be right back. >>> talk about being in the right place at the right time. rose was in labor and her husband was driving on the jersey shore highway to get to the hospital last night. but traffic forced him to take drastic measures. he pulled over. began honking his horn. he called 911. a nurse sent an emt who was at a nearby beach club. short time later rose bella was born and mom and baby are fine and hopeful out of traffic. >> we have some unsettled weather.

second pitch of the game here curtis granderson knocking it out of the straightaway center. the mets have already scored three runs in the first. full highlights at 11. >>> in a few more hours the pro more crowded. eight new members set to see their busts added in canton. jerome about theis, charles haley, will shields, mick tingelhoff along with others. life back in 2012. tonight he will be remembered for his dominance on the field. going down as perhaps the best defender of his era. his daughter will speak on his behalf. >>> the nfl season really gets underway tomorrow with the first game of the season. the hall of fame game between the steelers and the vikings while the rest of the league continues training camp with preseason games not too far away, which includes the giants who have been battling themselves since camp opened a week ago. this week they meet the bengals friday in their first exhibition game. >> i am going to look at it like a game. you know, guys are going to be fired up. so i look at it like it's a preseason game. >> i know that the guys are going to be

granderson had a fair of -- pair of home runs. the orioles, they play tonight, the orioles, they went into today 4-1/2 out behind the yankees. the american league east is a three-team race between the yanks, the jays and the orioles. the mets can help themselves tonight and the yankees. that would be nice. christina: let's go to the infer end infer -- never ending story, deflategate. russ: we wish it would be deflated altogether. they met both sides without brady and without goodell. they met with judge berman. he is telling them unless a deal is struck, they have to come back august 31st. both sides want a deal by -- 4th. i don't think that's realistic. christina: when is this going to end? what do you think is going to russ: i don't know. deal. in. at this point, i've got a feel on. a lot. stay with us. after the break, you'lleet silver medallist and christina: you have no choice but to follow your dreams after watching this man. felix was a silver medallist in golf at the national seniors game. felix is 93 years old. and he had

a close game becomes a not so close game thanks to curtis granderson's home run. knocked one out in the 4th. johnson hit a home run. a 12-3 win over the rockies. the mets sweep the series. nationals still playing late tonight. >>> the jets are getting ready to plate lions in their preseason opener. geno smith was having surgery to repair his broken jaw. punched tuesday by a new former teammate. ryan fitzpatrick starts with smith out. only in there for a handful of plays. brandon marshall here for a few completions. and that's the offense. nick salas scored a touchdown. jets lose 23-3. only 123 yards in offense. >>> at bills camp, enemkpali is in the league. he is the guy that punched out geno smith. >> i apologized for what happened. should have never happened. should have walked away from the situation. it was never my intention to hurt anybody. >>> major open today, pga championship, rory mcilroy nursing that bad ankle. how about that shot! 1 under par 71. jordan spieth, won two majors already this year. trying for a third this week. matched mcilroy, 71. tiger w

granderson unloads. a two-run shot. his 20th, matching his home run total for all last year. mets roll, 12-3. >> that's the atmosphere right now. everybody has a piece of it, and everybody enjoys it. each and every night, they're going to do the best they can. >> it's a deep roster. for the most part, guys know the role for the matchups. we'll be in good situations to succeed. it's been a lot of fun these last few weeks. >> took a little pressure off of me. it's nice. i gave up two runs in the first inning and the offense answers back with three. i'm able to relax and attack the strike zone. >> give syndergaard chet for cinder syndergaard credit. >>> whistling straits. johnson still in search of his first major. has the lead after the first round. this eagle on 16 helped the cause. dj, a one-shot lead over david. >>> 80th minute. watch him fend off two defenders and tally his 15th goal in brilliant fashion. that would be the game winner. that's one expensive goal. $14 million in salary between those two. good win for nycfc. big day for the mets. >> you bet. >> amazing. >> exa

granderson grounds out to end this one. the rays take two of three. 4-3 the final. the nationals also losing. so mets remain a game and a half up. >>> well, jets fans, geno smith has a bit of an earful last night. he was booed mercilessly after fumbling a couple of times. he said we wished we could have seen his face because he was smiling. the jets' qb seems to have improved composure in his -- he is certainly the face of all this tough love. he has bounced back to throw two touchdown passes to brandon marshall, both of which drew huge cheers. the jets' first preseason is game thursday night against the lions right here on cbs 2. >> the best way to answer criticism. play well. >> throw some touchdowns. >> thanks so much. at 6:30. for the entire cbs 2 news team, thanks for joining us. we will be back again tonight 11. see you then. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks [000:29:55;00]

logan logan logan plunges granderson. tied at 2. two runs come around to score as the mets take a 4-2 advantage. the crowd came alive at citi field. mets pitchers retired the final 17 batters in the game, with familia racking up his 33rd save. 4-2 victory at the moment their lead over the national it is two games. mets fans also had their eye on captain david wright, playing his first rehab game. he went 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored. wright still needs several more games in the minors, but it was a good start for the seven-time all-star. wright spoke to the media after the ball game. >> it's been a while, and for me, it's been somewhat of a long kind of tedious road. yeah, i mean, so you get butterflies a little bit. now, it's a matter of making sure my back does hold up, is heal and i can go up there and be productive. still steps for me to go but gets me pumped out ed ed up to help those guys out. >> the yankees are in cleveland tomorrow, leading the al least. down to 1 1/2 games. finally, still talking about the life and

they took on the rays, and granderson, continuing to mash out a leadoff spot, and his sixth leadoff home run of the season, tieing him with jose reyes. he's batting .310 since the all star break, and he ties it at 4 with this, his 19th of the season, but noah syndergaard continues to struggle on the field. he let up 5 runs including the go-ahead run in the 4th inning, and hopefully it's more of an aberration instead of a sign of what is to come. the mets go hitless with 8 strikeouts, and the winning streak ends at 7, and the mets lead in the division but still at 1.5 games. >>> the american league version of the mets is probably the blue jays. they help their team out a ton at the trading deadline, and they have won 7 in a row. today they ran into a buzzsaw. his name was david price, and 4- 1, 2.61 e.r.a. now just 4 run in the last 4 games, and nova had his good stuff. something happened to him in the 6th, and he loaded the bases and then threw his last curve ball of the game. justin smoke, grand slam. 4-0. since the addition of tulowitzki. he has made up 5 over the yankees. the blue jay

trailing 1-0 in the third, curtis granderson goes yard, a two run shot october right on jordan zimmerman to put them on top. the very next batter, daniel murphy, back-to-back homers, crushing it into right, 3-1 mets. two batters later, lucas catches the long ball fever, and the ninth homer in the last eight games, and the mets score five runs with the frame to send citi field into a frenzy. pitching eight strong innings as the mets sweep the nationals 5-2. 5-2 they are tied for first in the nl east. what a week. meanwhile, the yankees wrapped up their road trip against the white sox in chicago. it was jay cob jacobi who got it off to the wild start. two pitches into the game, it's deep to left center for the fourth homer this season. the yankees batted around the fourth, scoring five times, and them in the fifth, they clobber an offering hitting it halfway up the bleachers in right, fifth homer in four games. only guy hotter is lucas, the beneficiary of all of this was nova who tamed hitters striking out seven over six innings voend surrendering one run. yankees head home with a 6-4 road

juliet: lines the single into central field, curtis granderson racing home from seconded making it 1-0. next batter, we are up so far. ripping a double to no man's land sending home daniel murphy from second followed by 3-0 mets. we will go to tiffany now all. another new met paying big dividends, crushing of a pitch, three run homer, 7-0 mets, and they shut out the other team. they didn't shut him out. it is not over yet. bottom of the ninth, coming back, already six runs in the inning, tying run on base. i you kidding me? kristin willis ground it out, the final out, matt joel on to win a guidance and and they're lucky they did. >> i want to hear you assess the home run. jon stewart signed off from the daily show tonight and instead of being retired as well heading for the museum in washington d.c.. >> part of america's cultural and media history. april be announced he was leaving and began hosting the show in 1999. join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we c

that's 2-run single for the pitcher, and that's a 7-3 lead, and curtis granderson with the 2-run double off the wall, they put up the 8 spot in the 3rd inning, and they scored 28 runs in the last 2 nights, and this one is not over yet. they are still up 14-9 in the 9th. and now to jorge posada. a man with numerous big moments for the yankees, and really the one that set the tone for his career, may of 1998, catching david wells' perfect game, and he said not once did he shake off posada's sign. that's respect. posada got his chance to hear the hip hop jorge cheer one more time. he played his entire 17-year career with the yankees, going to five all star games, and his number to was retired and his likeness will live on forever at monument park. >> i can honestly tell you this is one of the happiest days of my life. having a plaque at monument park and having number 20 retired is an honor and a dream come true. in my life and career, the most comfortable place for me at yankee stadium. >> so tomorrow it's going to be mr. pettitte's day, and the yankees will come out swinging against the

ben: net 7 early start looking for a four game sweep, bottom of the fourth, curtis granderson right here, two runs shot right center, 20th of the making it 6-3. mets dominating the pinch hit, three run blast to left center. that one is out of there, 126- the final, washington lost. they have a 4 game lead. the end of the nl east. i got to tell you is not an easy division. the jets open their preseason last night in dramatic dram0 a >> he had his jaw broken by up punch. enemkpali. the lines mascot for the nice y,atchees5 yards for 73- lions, on the jets' side, ryan fitzpatrick rweelaced smith as starting quarterback, ohe ny played the first quarter completing two of three passes. brandon marshall covering saw 85 events to beat the jets 23-3. enemkpali is showingtwemorse for the locker room punch that broke quarterback geno smith's joy of >> a should have walked away it was never my intention to hurt anybody. ben: he wastweleased by thehadets my theory is pretty simple. happiness, before cleanliness. gooey. flaky. happy. toaster now with more icing. you say avocado old el paso says... zest

curtis granderson started barrage, hitting two-run homer. his 11th. give the mets 2-1 lead. almost missed it, daniel murphy, deep and gone. into the pepsi porch. just the 7th of the year right there. putting mets up 3-1. after sespadis got his first hit as a met. lucas duda. off the foul poll. mets led 5-1. they sweep the nationals, the share of first place in the nl east. wow. what a week it has been for the mets. chick, yesterday, yankees white hooks, wrapped up three-game series. red hot mark teixeira goes deep, 29th of the year. he is mvp candidate. big game from stephen drew, had a single, double, triple and drove in four. the two-run double put yanks up 9-0. taking two of three in the at monmouth park, triple cron oner american pharoah in the haskell invitational. >> a living legend, american pharoah up by three. he will could have won by 20. he easts up. >> american pharoah wins easily. american pharoah has won eight straight races. could have won this by 20 if he wanted to. congrats to the family winning in their home state of new jersey. vict

granderson, murphy come on down. the double makes it 5-0. 7-0 in the sixth. cespedes making another bid for a homer. he would settle for his third double of the night. picks up two more rbis. four total on the night. the mets get 12 runs on 15 hits. blow out the marlins, 12-1. here it is. the nationals lost to arizona tonight, 6-4, and the met rs s are alone in first place for the first time since june 19th. they haven't been in first this late in the season since 2008. there is still a lot of baseball left to be played. the first place yankees were off tonight. the last place red sox come to town tomorrow. the yankees want to watch out for toronto. david price made an impressive debut for the blue jays. striking out 11 twins over eight strong innings. gave up one run on three hits, as toronto cruised 5-1. he was something else. the charges jays won 5 of 6, and are 5 1/2 games behind the yankees. jason pierre paul avoided the giants largely after losing his index finger in a fire works accident on july 4th. it appears their star defensive end is in contact wi

curtis granderson makes it 6- 3. then juan lagares making the most of that pinch hit at bat in the 8th. the met sweep the rockies in four games 12-3 the final. they are 11 games over .500 for the first time in five years. >>> the jays also won today so the yankees trail by a full game in the a.l. east. tonight they will try to avoid losing their sixth straight. >>> and the jets quarterback situation is certainly the intriguing story line as the preseason gets under way against the lions. otis livingston will be sideline reporting for tonight's game. he now joins us. >> reporter: all right, steve. the ryan fitzpatrick era officially begins tonight. geno smith is opting to have surgery so he will be out 6 to 10 weeks so the new starting quarterback is going to make his debut with the first time offense font. also making his debut the first draft pick for the -- [ signal breakup ] [ no audio ] records -- getting the call because pro bowler sheldon richardson will be serving a four-game suspension for the failed drug tes

granderson had a home run. and the pitching -- ernie: i've got to ask, not to put a damper on it, but do you think this is a hot streak or can they go all the way? >> clearly it is a hot streak. we know that. ernie: can they go the distance? the post-season? russ: i would be surprised. you've got a ways to go, six weeks. they're going to be right front and center in the playoff race to the post-season. what happens the last week? the last week of the season, they'll play the nationals three games. but right now they lead the nationals by four games. this is a team that is completely -- the look of the team is completely different than it was three weeks ago. ernie: we've got the mets on a roll and the yankees tumbling. what's happening there? russ: they forgot how to hit. they've lost five games in a row. i was taking a look. they've lost by a score 2-1 twice, 2-nothing, 6-nothing and 5-4. listen, for a long time all the guys, a-rod, teixeira, everybody was cranking the ball out. none of them are doing that now

curtis granderson goes yard, blasting a two-run shot to right off jordan zimmerman to put them on top. the very next batter, daniel murphy, makes it back-to-back homers, crushing one into the pepsi porch in right field. 3-1 mets. after a single, lucas catches the long ball fever, and belted his ninth homer in the last eight games. the mets scored five runs in the inning, citi field was rocking. how about noah who pitched eight strong innings, ending the night with a strikeout of bryce harper, his ninth strikeout of the night, 5-2 lead, and tyler clifford closes it out in the ninth against his former team. the mets, who acquired clifford, kelly johnson, juan uribe this week, sweep the nationals this weekend, and nobody in the planet is hotter than lucas duda with 21 homers and 50 rbis on the year. for mets' fans, a look at this, this is unbelievable stuff. it must bring a smile to your face. how about this stat. it's the latest the yankees and mets have been in first place [000:29:56;00]

game delayed, and it didn't bother granderson one bit. that's a new mets' record. 1-0 in the hurry, and how about more from the grandyman. he had 20 home runs all last season, and that's 22 for this season. that gives the mets the 3-0 lead, and that's more than enough for jacob degrom, giving thanks to michael in left. that's a nice throw by the rookie, got him. degrom goes 7 2/3, and he lowers his e.r.a. to the the second best in the mlb. the bases are loaded here, and he finally gets manny to end it. the mets hang on to win it, and degrom is now 12-6 to go for the sweep of the rare 2-game series tomorrow night. >>> time for a quick break. when we come back on the other side, the jets appear to have added another quarterback to their roster, but what about their injured qb? mike is showing support for geno. hey terry stop! they have a special! so, what did you guys think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you

the next batter is granderson, goingen the other way. it's a 4-run 8th, and jon niese earned his 6th win, 5-1 the final from miami. we will check on the nationals in dc, wilson with one short to right, and zimmerman and worth both coming in 5-4 is the final, and the mets' lead in the east staying at one game. >>> an update on pineda is not good. they do not expect to return him from ankle injury until september. they are going to need it anaka to stay healthy, and tonight against boston, he did get chased after 7. that's a 1-run game, and that's 6 plus innings, 3 runs, 5 hits, and you know what? he will pick up the win because of a 9-run, bottom of the 7th, and a-rod got it going with the 9-run single. along with the rbi, here's a guy earning his cash. brian mccann. how good has he been? this guy actually leads all catchers in baseball with 18 homers, and that's the 3-run jack. it was not often you get the two 3-run home runs in the same inning, but chris young making it happen. this is his 13th homer, and the yankees had 13 runs off 13

against niese, retiring his last 11 batters, and the mets got him a w., thanks to the 3-run 7th, and granderson with an rbi the hard way taking it off the arm, bases loaded, and the next pitch, murphy lights it. the seeing-eye single off jose reyes. the mets snap their 2-game slide, and they push their lead over the nationals back to 2 games, and the nats lead the dodgers 2-0 in the 5 in the los angeles. >>> david wright continues the road back to the big squad, and he began his rehab games tonight in port st. lucy, and as the d.h. he goes 1 for 3 with a single, walk, and a run scored. he is trying to recover from his spinal stenosis. >>> steven matz will be coming back from his lap strain. the mets hope to have him on the big league man in september. they could possibly have a 6- man rotation if they want to go for that. >>> the jets, giants, and the rangers sign a big time player with baggage. i will give you the details. introducing dunkin's new fruit smoothies. perfectly blended with real fruit and low-fat yogurt. it's a delicious choice you can feel good sipping. discover the goodness of d

johnson was 3 for 4 with a homer and three rbi, leading 4-3 in the fourth, curtis granderson unloads off eddy butler. this is a two-run shot, the grandman's 20th matches his home run total from all of last year. 9-3 in the eighth. and a three-run shot to left. it was massive! chuck's impressed over here. the mets rolling 12-3. their lead over the nationals now stands at 4 full games. >> that's the atmosphere right now, everybody's got a piece of it and everybody enjoys it and each and every night, their names in the lineup and do as best as they can. >> it's a deep roster. and the guys know for the most part the roles and the matchups to succeed. sondt's been a lot of fun these last few weeks. >> it took a little bit of pressure off me. i gave up two runs in the first inning and the offense answers back, kind of relaxed a little bit and attack the strike zone. >> mets are 11 games over 500 for the first time since 2010. the yankees on the other hand try to avoid the sweep if cleveland. tonight, this one ght after falling out of first place in the al east. and the blue jay's train jus

curtis granderson, daniel murphy and lucas duda bringing the crowd to its feet. i don't think the fans sat down the rest of the night. eight games. these are the mets we're talking about. brilliant, protecting a 5-2 lead in the eighth. the big righty blew away candidate bryce harper on his 109th pitch of the night just a cool 99-mile-an-hour fastball. the mets now tied with these nats atop the nl east. >> it was awesome, just listening to the fans, get your adrenaline going. just an unbelievable night. so much fun to be a met right now, just the atmosphere we have in the clubhouse. and i mean, we're going on a tampa. fun. we've got a lot of momentum going in this next series. so a lot of fun to watch. makes. mets begin a six-game road trip tonight in miami. just keep in mind, they're 20 games over .500 at citi field, but they have been a miserable 20 games under on the road. so something they've got to get straightened out. >>> yesterday jerry reese said he still had not spoken to jason pierre-paul or his agents but today on the radio reese was singing a differen

curtis granderson leading off with a bang. that's his 18th season, his sixth leadoff homer. this year that ties him with jose reyes for the franchise lead. new york is going for their 8th straight. a win over the rays would certainly get them to ten games over .500 which would match season. right now it's 3-0 in the 1st inning still. >>> the jets hosting the green and white scrimmage tonight although coach is structuring this like a regular camp day so it's the green and white the giants continue what's been a spirited camp that's seen three fights so far. we have not heard nor seen jason pierre-paul though. he has assured the giants that he will resurface when he is healed and ready to go. it's good news though that conversation between the giants and the jpp have become more frequent. in fact, coach coughlin even had a chance to talk with him by phone. >> do i know anything more than i did before? no. do i know when he is coming? he's looking forward to coming anxious to be here but he is not going to come until he feels like he is ready to be able to play so, you know, it

rockets and 2-1 in the seventh, bases loaded and former yankee boom logan takes the amount, curtis granderson tied up, next pitch, daniel murphy left side. jose reyes, looks weird to see him there rockies uniform. mets up 4-2, that is how ends and nationals beat the dodgers last night so the mets a 1.5 games up in the nl east. yankees have a night out, they will open a three game series with the indians in cleveland scoring just one single run in this weekend, actually shut out of the last 26 innings, sticking it for toronto, also of last night so the yanks lead. days in the a.l. east. hockey news, new york rangers giving shared stroll a second chance. 01 year, $800,000 deal. back in a patrol was arrested on suspicion of having cocaine and ecstasy. mgm grand las vegas. we to misdemeanors and the cocaine charge was dropped, 32 hours of community service, also starting a program to help others understand the dangers of alcohol and controlled substances. the 33-year-old won two stanley cups for the kings. so you saw him, kings, rangers. we saw him, kings, rangers, in the stanley cup finals. well

in the first inning, daniel murphy crushes a double to center field, curtis granderson flies home for the first run of the game. the mets off and running. the story was 25-year-old pitcher logan beret, called up to start in place of matt harvey who is getting rest. he was sensational, pitching eight strong innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out eight. melts cannot do any wrong and everyone chips in. they completed the sweep with a 5-1 victory in the mile high city. in soccer, nycfc visited the l.a. galaxy. los angeles led 1-0 in the 54th minute when jiovani makes a gorgeous pass to gene who chipped it in for a pretty goal. galaxy crush nycfc 5-1 the time. in wnba action, the liberty visited the indiana fever. indiana trailed by one with two minutes to play when johnson pulls up and drains the jumper. neither team scored again, and liberty fall 80-79. indiana's now one game behind new york for the best record in the eastern conference. golf, tiger woods needed to win the wyndham championship to guarantee himself a spot in the fedex cup playoffs, beginning two shots ba

curtis granderson. bottom of the third, this was the inning the whole game. daniel murphy crushes one up there, 3-1 mets. ses pierre da singled and duda homered. three in like five minutes of realtime. that's all noah syndergaard. that's all they needed. >>> andre ethier dodgers against the angels. tied at two. ethier's solo home run off joe smith. that's really his name. padres up, 3-2. in the tenth, go home. two-run homer, his 12th of the year and dodgers, 5-3 and sweep the angels who sdro lost six straight. nine of ten and are currently four in arrears of the astros. >>> jon lester cubs battle the pirates and andrew mccutcheon, more run to watch running and doing anything else. watch espn app which jay harris invented and see bucc and i on "sportscenter." >> merry monday, everybody. >> all right, thanks fellas. >>> quite the scene over the weekend at a beach in san diego where dozens of dogs getting on their boards and, yes, they're out there surfing. >> more than 50 participated in the tenth annual dog surfing competition. the dogs competed against each o

curtis granderson with a home run in this game. looks like he has number two right here.k on it. he can't make a play, though. mets take a 3-0 lead. in the ninth, they're up 5-1 with two outs and two on. steve clevenger at the dish. ground one into the shift. lucas duda, watch this. you have to touch the bag. he's safe. the mets walk in two runs. machado up, bases loaded, he walked them off on friday but not the case today. mets, they go on to win this one by a final score of 5-3. >>> moving on to football now. robert griffin iii has been catching heat the last few days for talking maybe a bit too much. griffin said he believes he's the best quarterback in the nfl, and he doesn't have to go out and show anybody anything. as expected, the people had a field day with these comments. the memes are pretty creative on social media. today griffin wanted to explain those comments. >> i know what i meant. i think everyone in this circle knows what i mentality. and it's unfortunate that my name keeps getting used for headlines, for people to click on stories. i know what i want to

curtis granderson makes it 6-3. lagares makes the most of it. the mets sweeping the rockies 12-3. they're 11 games over .500 for the first time in 5 years. >>> dustin johnson has had his share of frustrating near-misses in majors. after round 1 of the pga championship, he once again finds himself in first place. if there was any doubt about rory mcilroy's left ankle problems, he certainly put it to rest with this shot out of the water. he parred that hole. the world's number 1 finished 1 under par. phil mickelson keeping the wisconsin crowds entertained with four birdies to go with four bogies. he just missed the eagle there. 10 years ago he won this event. he's even par through 1. 6 back of your leader dustin johnson. he's had the lead in five different rounds in majors this year but never the final round yet. just a reminder, you'll see the third and final round this weekend on cbs 2. we'll just hope that dustin johnson can maybe take it home. >> i know, right? >> you just want him to win one. >> right out of the gate. thank you. we'll be right back. i don't want to live with th

and where would they would be without curtis granderson, the 34-year-old outfielder leads the team with 22 round-trippers. he had two last night in the mets' win over the orioles. and the three-time all star did it with his glove, too, making a leaping catch against the wall to stop a baltimore rally in the eighth. yes, i know the mets have tons of pitching, but the grandee man could be the team mvp. >>> now to football, where eli manning sounded off today. the giants' quarterback refuting reports that he wants to be the highest-paid player in the nfl. >> never been said. never come out of my mouth. never -- you know, agent has never said it to my agent. so i don't know where the reports are coming from. reports are all wrong. and i don't know where they're getting their information from. so, you know, i just kind of laugh at it. >> eli and the giants continue their preseason this saturday night against the jaguars. our exclusive coverage starts at 7:30 right here on nbc 4 new york. >>> everyone wants to be the highest-paid player. but it's not his style to go that route. and today he s

three home runs, two run shot from curtis granderson followed by this, daniel murphy a home run and then duda another two run blast. syndergaard struck out nine in a solid eight innings, pair of solo home runs. the real stars of the game, though, the fans, citifield was rocking, the mets are finally giving their faithful something to cheer about as they make their push for the playoffs. >> so much fun to be a met right now, just the atmosphere around the clubhouse, we have a lot of momentum going in this next series so it will be a lot of fun to watch. >> big scope of things, this was a great home stand with the way we finished it. >> this is my first experience with a new york crowd and what it's like here and the energy they bring to the ballpark is unbelievable. >> after a season long tying 10 game road trip the yankees back in town and ready for necessary rivals. the pinstripes get back to work welcoming the last placed red sox to the stadium for a three game set starting tomorrow. and the second place team in the aa.l. -- a.l. east, the blue jays, struck out 11 in eight innings, all

they got it in, but they couldn't cool off curtis granderson, here in the 5th his second home run in game gives him a 3-0 lead. birds lose this one 5-0. birds losing means the nats really need to win tonight. >> anybody talking about matt williams' job in question at this point? >> yeah. people are questioning some of his decisions, keeping pitchers in too long, but it's not a manager's fault somebody is necessarily not hitting or injuries. so you got to take both of them as they go. >> you know how it goes. it may not be the manager's ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. i bwe invented theca. lightbulb! we built the first skyscraper and the assembly line. we were the first to fly and walk on the moon. and made the first cellphone; and dreamed up the internet. then why can't we lead on energy? clean energy! when wade le, we put america to work. that means jobs. lots of them! >>> so, top, what you got going on here? >> we got one, not one, but two yellow weather alerts tomo