jake mcgee comes in to try to make it hold up. the dodgers with the third place betts, clean-up dustin turner and quorrey seger due up against him. >> taking on the heart of the beast. mcgee, 59th time he's coming in. 29 saves on the year. and always seems that it just has to be that way. when you're a closer, so often in the bottom of the ninth inning or in the ninth inning, always seems to feature the heart of the beast. he's going to take on three guys with power. >> so mcgee against mookie betts. betts is 0-3. fouled out to first, flied out to right center and flied out to left center. here we go. he pitched in yesterday afternoon's game, 16 pitches, after not having pitched in eight days. quickly a called strike on the inside. it's 0-1. it's a little bit low, just barely, at 96 miles an hour. >> the straight-away defense the giants are putting on to defend against mookie betts. see yastrzemski in right field. but everybody else pretty straight-away. everybody else pretty straight. >> sharply to bryant. off the bag and belt go

closer jake mcgee goes on the il with a strained oblique as one of the other pitchers returns.he hill. the dodgers started a nine-game road trip in cincinnati. bottom fifth, tucker barnhart glazes one into center. cincinnati is up in the seventh inning. and second round of the fortinet championship at silverado. maverick mcneely from the bunker on seven, and he thinks it. part of 4 straight birdies. three of golf's four major winners are in the field. phil mickelson nearly spins it in for an eagle. he shot at 69, 7 off of the lead. cardinal football plays at vanderbilt tomorrow. and while vanderbilt has been dubbed the harvard on the south. there's only one stanford. >> we are the best academic institution in that group. we are number six, and we are still not happy about it, but we have been the highest ranked academic program playing college football since as long as i can remember. >> fighting words. i just want to know who was in that press conference asking questions about academics. >> probably a trojan. >> getting their coach fired, you gotta love it. >> probably somebod

and that sinker pitcher jake, mcgee who sigh of relief for him in a straw to taking over the department of defense with this great diving stop of a grounder pops up throws in the first and that is the final out of the game. what an afternoon for him. wind 5 to one. they move into a tie with idle dodgers for first in the nl west rivals play a three-game series against each other. oracle park starting tomorrow. and with the wind san francisco snaps a four-game skid. it. >> i think there's a much needed victory for us. this could boost confidence going into the next series. but obviously, you know, all of our attention and focus. i was on today's game it was important because we every bit of it. every of mental energy. >> the a's in detroit taking on the tigers and their rubber match top of the first. no score 2 on for jed lowry. he sends this one into left center. it's carrying well, and so long. nicely hit strike. first on that 3 run blast very next batter mark hanna. drives wonder right. victor reyes going back at wall that one's gone. the a's go back to back oakland leads by 4 top of t

man and the kayak, the giants are up. 42 giants up fortitude still in the ninth, but with pitcher jake mcgee on the injured list, tyler rogers is in to close it out. and he can't get it done. oh, no. a three run blast to travis d'arnaud. and just like that the braves are up around 5 to 4. but this is the giants. the 2021. giants two out bottom. 92 strikes to donovan solano, who is fresh off the coronavirus covid-19 list. he's been out for a while, but he comes back and hits the 16th pinch hit home run of the year. for the giants ties the game and then look who's at the plate in the 11th. they're going to look to starting pitcher kevin gausman for the game winner. it's a sac fly, but it's just deep enough to score. brandon crawford sliding in safely and that's how the game ends. everybody giants when it's 6 to 5, and they are now two up on the dodgers. like i said, with 14 games to go eight down in anaheim, taking on the angels. no luck from those rally monkeys tonight. get out of here. bottom 3rd, 43, angels and louise ring crow stop dribbling too short look at matt chapman. even when he's f

jake mcgee got his 31st save of the giants went 65. yes. dodgers won again today, which keeps the giants 2.5 games in front of second place l. a. games in the 2021 baseball season, running out in the eighties, playoff hopes can continue to fade the is taking on the last place rangers and jake dieteman, wearing his football loyalties on his head before the game again, the eighth just didn't have an answer for texas. isaiah keiner felisha goes up and sends james kaprielian pitch the opposite way in the right. one run scores. here comes john. here now is mark canha with the strong throw, but hernandez just got his hand in two game. there's one guy who stayed hot all year. we're oakland down 4 to 1 in the six, but matt olsen makes it a one run game with a two run homer number. 34 on the year for olson is 4 to 3 the ayes down to the last out in the ninth. joe barlow gets canada hitting chopper to third. hernandez hurries and makes the play the rangers hang on 4 to 3. the bad news is the a's are now tied with the mariners 6.5 games out of first p

tweener two rooms are gonna score negative seven for jake mcgee thirty is save the giants. racked up their ninetieth where. dodgers even. so the jacket of the- eight game lead. in the western. the oakland a.'s. got to get hot that's about as simple as you could put it. and it started tonight maybe against the white sox and- that youngsters. first ever. and he brings good luck cutie pie frankie mods house went seven strong and break it up with scoreless game is matt chapman. ticket to ride is twenty fifth that came out of dallas michael what nothing is a four thirty and little more offense something they sorely need yeah i'm goans a nice stroke the center marcado of the slide needs. to nothing chad pinder always a good contributor in spot situations. all down the right field line into the corner he's got himself three bases and yonago catcher will all turn around to get home from first space it's for one it ended five one l. the sanders added. an rbi single in the eighties and the four game skid visit say they gotta get hot a up world cup qualifier team usa is a winner over

now cubs with the tying run at 3rd on the jake mcgee gets to ground out to flores and that will do it swept the giants. hang on to win 65 to state to sweep the cubs and they win their 7th game in a row and the first week of the cubbies at wrigley field. i might add, since 1995. it's a long time after the game. gabe kepler talked about flores is big day after like you said, coming strsight off the isle. >> you can tell both in his face and his body that he is feeling better. i think he was grinding for a really long time. i'm just not feeling healthy. all that often. he looks sturdy. your looks physically start. you're like you got a little bit of a break in at a chance to recover and you can see in his eyes that he is feeling much better. and i think at least in part is what led to success today. yeah. so great out >> you know, they're having issues. i pretty close to a 100%. but the main thing for me is i cannot take my time there. you know, some of team. >> also a great homecoming for kris bryant. earlier in the series had a nice tribute to him. now let's look at the standings in th

jake, mcgee pitch. that is a 2 run bomb to left center.ants lead cut to 6, 4, by the way, to 678. purple holes. well, now mookie betts up. the potential tying run the he gets the called strike. that's doesn't like the call. it's a tough one. that's 2 outs next. batter justin turner still up in the tying run that him to pop one down the right-field line and mike yastremski right up against the netting makes a fantastic catch to end the game. the dodgers did challenge it was a health is the dog didn't hit the net before. yes. >> made the cats great catch. but yes, the giants. when 6, 4, it was the first time they've even beaten buehler. hard to believe. >> on the other side, san francisco used 9 pitchers to get the win after the game belt duggar and gabe kepler talked about the huge win. >> it really, you know, so like a playoff atmosphere out there. and you know, obviously we've had some games like that before. but you know, it's crunch time and we we came in. >> to this series tied for the lead this might be the first time that we've ever

top of the ninth, two run game, jake mcgee gets justin turner to fly out to right.zemski along the netting makes the catch. he's out. the play was reviewed and upheld. giants win, 6-4. the giants retake the lead by one game. >> that felt like a playoff atmosphere out there. we've had games like that before, but it's crunch time. we came into this series tied for the lead. it was just a cool atmosphere, and there's no doubt that the energy that the fans brought today really helped us pick it up. >> obviously taking two of three from a really good team in los angeles, i don't think it's going to help us very much to be kind of looking big picture, the race and things like that right now. get ready for colorado is the mindset. chris: cool shot of the skydome, a's looking to avoid the sweep in toronto. sometimes it might not be your day. starling marte lines one to right center. randall great chick, will apply. -- randal grich -- what a play. pinder hit the at full speed, shaken up, but stated -- did stay in the game. bottom three, marcus semien absolutely crushes this

jake, mcgee pitched. that's a 2 run bomb to left center.e giants lead is cut to 6 for 600 70th career homer for pool halls. by the way. meanwhile, justin turner at the plate as the potential tying run. gets into pop one down the right-field line and you see my kids from ski right up against the netting reaches up makes just a great catch to end the game. the doctors to challenge that one. but it was upheld as the baltic not hit the net before. yes, made the catch, though, the giants win. 64 they take 2 of 3 from the dodgers. in first place. get. a star marcus semien and chris davis reminiscing on the field today. oakland trying to avoid the sweep in toronto second inning. lourdes gurriel junior drives one, the opposite way. chad pender ouch bounces off the wall trying to make the play. it's a 2 run double for 2. nothing can chase her. it's going on to bottom of the 3rd cole one to alejandro kirk smokes one and that is god. also homered in the game. just can't seem to get rid of him. can we final nothing blue jays the red sox yankees and ast

one out away from the win but jake mcgee gives one up. buster posey scores to tie 2-2. bottom of the 11th, bases loaded, buster posey with grounder to second. throw off the mark, called safe but umps review it. after the review you can see the throw pulls the first baseman's foot off the bag, posey is safe and winning run scores. giants beat the dodgers 3-2 in 11 innings, back in first place by a full game over l.a. in the national league west division. over 34,000 fans today and could hear the chant, "beat l.a., beat l.a.," and tomorrow expecting even bigger crowd. game two, i don't know it can top game one but should be exciting. anthony flores, nbc bay area news. >> how electric was it? we haven't seen a crowd like that all season. >> there was orange and black and dodger blue going back and forth throughout entire game. rally towels waving and chant "beat l.a. beat l.a." all game long. >> fun to see. anthony flores reporting. we're the official giants station, back on nbc bay area in two weeks. >>> the a's are having problems. if they don't make the playoffs, tonigh

albert pujols did what he had done, 677 previous times number. 6 78 got the dodgers within two, but jake mcgeeuped with justin turner representing the tying run at the plate. mcgee got turner to hit a high fouled on the right field line. jastremski negotiates the net out there makes the catch before making contact with the net. they reviewed the play. it was determined that the ball was firmly in your strips. keys glove before he made contact with the net, said. before the final is, the giants had a major league best 87 50 or back up one full game over l a well, the fast fade for the a's continued today as they are not only tumbling out of the american league west race but also the wildcard last year. at this time, these guys were teammates, the a's chris davis and the blue jays. marcus simeon. here's an indication of the kind of day it would be for the asian toronto charlene marty. it's a shot through the gap in right center, random. which it runs the ball down and somehow makes a catch. with the slide on the warning track, even market has to concede that that was a great place cole urban got

everybodyt underway against atlanta and they will be without their closer jake mcgee mcgee was just placed list with an oblique strain. and that's a pretty big deal, considering there are only 15 games left in the season, and the giants are in and extremely tight pennant race with the dodgers in case you didn't notice manager gabe kapler says he hopes mcgee, who has 31 saves this season, can return before the end of the season. meantime it looks like tyler rogers is going to be the guy for at least the next week or so. so how about some better news the dodgers with walker buehler on the mound there, ace one of the races. they have just lost to the cincinnati reds, and here's how it went down. tucker barnhart breaks the scoreless tie in the fifth. solid single to center incomes, kyle farmer, and it is one nothing cincinnati but the story of this game was red starter luis castillo completely dominated dodger hitters today because still takes care of. max muncy here one of his 10 strikeouts. he's six and a third innings without allowing a run and some insurance for the reds. they would need i

head into a crucial series with the nle east leading braves at oracle park, but without closer jake mcgee of three in atlanta during a long road trip. that was a couple of weeks ago. they're 15 games left in the regular season giants have already qualified for the playoffs, but they don't want the wild card. they want the division title. so this weekend series is huge. it's crazy how you play so many games throughout the year, but you know, it always always seems to kind of come down to last, you know a couple weeks when you're kind of fatigued as a team, you know, and that's when you need to be at your best everybody on our team knew that you know, the last two weeks the season now, we're gonna be playing the padres a bunch and some other good teams as well. and so, you know, i think early on the season we all kind of knew. hey september's gonna be a grind. the picture not quite as rosy for the a's three games out of the second wild card spot with three teams to jump. they got 16 games left and all of their remaining games are against al west teams. that could be really good or really ba

jake mcgee gets his 31st saves the giants hang on 65 their seventh straight win and first sweep in chicagoer wind just about automatic these days when max scherzer is on the mound when shares her fan, the padres eric hosmer in the fifth inning, he had become the 19th player in major league history. tree with. 3000 strikeouts. 37 year old shirts are struck out nine and all. he took a perfect game into the eighth inning that was broken up by hosmer hit a double, but the dodgers were eight winners as they stay 2.5 games behind the division leading giants games in the 2021 baseball season running out and the a's playoff hopes continue to fade. the is taking on the last place rangers and jake higman wearing his football loyalties on his head in the age just did not have an answer for texas. isaiah keiner khalifa goes up and sends james kaprielian pitch the opposite way in the right. one run scores. here comes johnny hernandez. mark can is throw right on the money, but hernandez just gets his hand in two game. here's the guy who stayed hot all year. oakland down 4 to 1 in the sixth, but matt ols