jacob degrom gave up three runs. the mets are on top. 11 home runs for him since the trade. extra innings tied at 5. miami's martin prodo. christian motors around and that's the ball game. mets lose 6-5. nationals win. the lead down to five games. >>> the yankees put mark teixeira on the disabled list with the shin bruise. the team admits it has no idea when he'll be back. the yanks have to figure out a way to replace his power. alex rodriguez deep to left. then brian mccann. he reaches the bleachers. first base. greg byrd into the second deck. only four hits in the game. you just saw three of them. yanks win 5-2. the blue jays lose and yanks now just down by half a game. earlier today at the u.s. open venus williams reached the fourth round with a dominating win. if they keep winning venus will meet serena. williams couldn't catch up. trouble with her foot work. so aggressive in the first set. madox won it 6-3 and she was pumped. williams dropped the opening set eight times and come back to win every time including tonight. found exactly what she needed in the second set to

but that would be too easy. 1st inning, jacob degrom faces harper, and harper wins the battle. top 2nd, travis d'arnaud, his own solo shot. again the mets would tie the game. kelly johnson, pinch hitter, top 8, knotted at 2. what's what did cespedes do tonight? no way. 36 games since the trade, 36 rbi. they did it again. mets win 5-3, up 7 with 23 to play. the magic number 17. >> well, i mean, this has been the biggest three games i've had in my career. >> there you go. the yankees now a game and a half behind the blue jays who fly into town tomorrow, but first a bird of a different color, the orioles. c.c. sabathia shaking up the sore knee, off the disabled list. 1st inning, trouble with what should have been a double play, but then the offense dries up. 5th inning the o's have the bases loaded. chase headley's throw should have been better, but drew should have made that play. jays are here tomorrow. >>> women's quarterfinal winners today at the u.s. open. serena williams plays tomorrow. men's quarterfinals under the lights. federer never faced a break point. it's on to his 3

the amazins have jacob degrom on the hill. this is a delicate balance, trying to protect his arm a year removed from tommy john surgery and have him in position to pitch in the playoffs. the team will stick to its plan to limit innings down the regular season stretch for harvey. his agent scott boras is lobby lobbying for a script strict cap. >>> final cuts in the nfl due saturday. today we learned an early surprise. steve weatherford is now a former new york giant. big blue released their punter who had battled injuries. he was the voice of the team in the locker room. they traded for punter brad wing from the steelers. it will be tough to replace weatherford. weatherford pinned the patriots inside the pen three times. he was so good, some thought he was the mvp that night the giants won the title. this was a tough cut for tom coughlin. giants' head coach calls him an exceptional human being. >> in terms of his not only what he's contributed to the new york giants on the football field, but what he's done in the community, wh

jacob degrom gave up 10 hits in five innings. the marlins' 1st four batters combined for the hits. the mets lose 9-3. the nationals win tonight so the magic number holds at 10. before the game today, some of the players stopped by at the ny rescue company in woodside. every year the mets visit a fire house sometime around september 11th, show their support. talking possibly clinching a playoff spot on this home stand. >> hopefully it happens but our main concern is continuing to play good baseball and get in to october. >>> the yankees trying to get their own magic started on the road, two in a row, trying to get back to 1st place since july 1st. 18-9 road record. see what they can do against the rays. alex rodriguez knocked his knee on the slide. didn't hurt him here in the 1st inning. home run number 32 this year. yanks have a lead. rays would rally and take the lead. two-run home run and the yankees are back on top in the 4th. asdrubel cabrera leaves with a knee sprain. yankees lose 6-3. the jays lose tonight as well so the yankees stay three games back. >>> espn report today su

jacob degrom faces stephen strasburg tonight. >>> two wins that were unbelievable. far. >> thank you, bruce. >>> coming up next on "nbc nightly news," we're going to hear from the hero captain of that plane that burst into flames just before takeoff. how his quick actions likely saved the lives of those on board. us. we'll see you back here at 11:00. good night. >>> tonight, fireball on the runway. an engine bursts into flames just before takeoff, leaving passengers just seconds to escape. tonight we hear from the captain whose actions saved lives as fire consumed part of that plane. >>> moving targets. terror on the freeway as bullets pierce through cars. a possible tenth shooting just today sparking fears of a serial sniper. >>> world outrage. the camerawoman caught kicking and tripping families of migrants running for freedom. now she's paying a price. >>> and two massacre survivors from the church in charleston. for the first time describing the moment shots rang out. the shooters' chilling words before he fled and a grandmother's act of love that saved a little girl's life. "nigh

jacob degrom pitches. nobody in the game is hotter than -- than anybody in the bigs since september 1st. here are the numbers just with the mets, came over to trade at the deadline 41 games, 175 at bats, 17 homers, 42 rbis, .309. among the team leaders already. ses panus leads the game again tonight. every year they visit a firehouse sometime around september 11th. today some of the players stopped by, had lunch at fdny rescue company 4 in woodside, six members of this company killed in the attacks 14 years ago. >> you don't see that every day. you don't see people willing to trade their lives to help other people's lives. >> you know, for us to be able to come show our respects several years later, it's -- the smallest things we can do. >> then a chance to put on a different uniform and talk baseball. this team knows how special this ride is for the fans because it's special to the team as well. >> my first year up to be in a team that's winning like this, it's a lot of fun, the fans are into it and that'

jacob degrom struck out nine and allowed one run. he was also a force at the plate. 2 for 3 on the day. this single here scored a pair. that made it 5-0. they weren't done yet. in the 6th, so long baseball. solo home run. the mets lead up to 8. the mets get the win and the good times keep on rolling for the mets who had their annual rookie dress up day for the trip from cincinnati to philly. the first year guys getting the opportunity to support their underruse set. all in good fun and they all look so fun. for the yankees a division title isn't probably in the cards but the playoffs, they're inching closer. with a win today they could move to 3 games. they were trying to take the series from the white sox. struck out two and tossed six looked like a low scoring affair until the 6th. a solo homer and 2-0 at that point. the white sox get themselves on the board in the 7th. garcia the pinch hit home run and that'll make it a three run lead. 6-1 the yanks get the win. now for the understatement of the year. it's a pretty good time to be

i don't think it mattered for jacob degrom. he only gave up one run and drove in two from the plate. mets win by a final of 8-1. later in sports update we've got damon amendolara in studio who gives us his take on the jets and giants. and pete rose is in the news once again. is this the year, his final chance to get in to the hall of fame? we'll discuss that later in sports update. meeting in manhattan. >> what was it like to meet pope francis? >> absolutely amazing. >> a teenager in a wheelchair gets blessed by the pope. why she never thought she'd make it to st. patrick's let alone meet him. >> later, swings, slides, and cash? a boy gets rewarded for turning in thousands of dollars >>> a disabled westchester tv is sharing her experience after getting a surprise blessing from pope francis during his time here in new york. cbs 2's ilana gold has this incredible story. >> what was it like to meet pope francis? >> absolutely amazing. >> reporter: stephanie gabaud still in shock over this surprise encounter with pope francis caugh