orioles starter jason hamel could not get past the japanese rookie. hamels we did a picture of himself and a note of thanks to orioles fans and all of their efforts. we back when, it would be hard to imagine him as an all-star, but the newburgh talented 26- year-old pitched well. -- but the super talented 26- year-old pitched well. he would often starts to gain great and inexplicably fall apart. they need that third quality arm. it is a challenge tonight against the angels. derrek richards up for the angels. the first pitch at 10 05 o'clock. sirena has put that start well in the rearview mirror. she looks for her fifth wimbledon title. she is not one of the fastest players in the world, but fast enough. the second set, ms. williams. 23 aces in third round. set up a match point. appropriately, and returnable. -- not returnable. the final, 7-6. tiger woods made his greenbriar debut. would have little feel with the putter. -- tiger woods had littlefield with the putter. -- little feel with the putter. do you know what helps with putting? great chipping. d

in for jason hamel rookie pitcher steve johnson, son of dan johnson.g changed the top of the 9th. that's when miguel caberra hit a homerun and the oriels fall 4-0. the tigers take the series two games to one. >> all right. >> go steve, go. >> that's right. that's going to be one of the great local feel good stories of the year. we've had a bunch of them, haven't we? >> yes. sgltsz you -- >> you know, basketball, lacrosse, baseball. we've had a great local year. >> we have. >> it will be fun to do the year end review. >> yeah. >> just around the corner in december here. >> we got to olympics coming up in between. >> that's not a local feel good story. >> sure it is. >> was that not the stupidist thing? >> just ask debby phelps. >> i think we got a couple of others. >> there are. we will be following them closely the best we can. >> that is right. that's very cool. >> we're counting down the days to that. >> isn't that truth. the 16th of july right now. >>> it's going to be a summer like day, that's for sure. one of the biggest vacation weeks of the year

jason hamels, a one-hit shutout in atlanta.ame that crystallize how good a trade was made in sending guthrie to colorado. adam jones walks and often the 12th inning. baltimore's 9-2 record in extra innings is a gigantic reason it is in second place. we saved the best for last. may 6 in boston. chris davis went 0-8 at the plate and may have given the best pitching performance of the year. adam jones crushed mcdonnell for a three-run shot. davis got mcdonald's to ground a double play to end the game. the best moment of a great first half for the orioles. i cannot wait to see what we've got in the second half. jessica long continues to put her stamp on the record books. she won her second female handicap of the athletes of the year award. five more world record set in the u.s. trials this year. a slight knee injury helped put him on a plane back to los angeles. griffin just signed a $95 million contract extension so i am sure he is excited and hopeful about playing for the united states. stay with us for >> city officials say a pr

jason hamels will miss his next court after aggravating a knee injury in the last game.e results have not been made public from the mri. this is the same right knee that has been giving him problems since may. the birds are also making a number moves today. a designated picture been in eden. they are activating catcher keller teagarden. the third-place yankees in action against the angels this afternoon. the angels are getting to free garcia are early in the first. mike trout and eric eibar score. in the bottom of the inning, robinson cano takes into the yard. in the bottom of the third, the yankees planning long ball again could this time, it's curtis grander center and it is his 24th home run. the yankees go on to win 5-3. in toronto, the jays and the indians, both teams erupting with the bats. coming up, a-bomb to laugh. toronto pouring it on with ximenes. adam lynch its it up the middle. two runs scored. they led 10-2. the tribe would rally in the eighth. travis delivers a base hit. cabrera scores and cut the lead by two. the blue jays hold on for the 11-9 victory. a

jason hamel facing jaret weaver. mark will bat second and play right field. it is his first game since wrist surgery on june 1. at fenway park, yankees and sox. this is in the first. going deep over the monster. yankees are up 3-0. jones is going yard as well. the first of two homers for him. it is 4-0 yankees. they played great defense. gonzales with a shock. jones is back in left. ortiz went too far. the yankees will get him at first for the double play. yankees when 6-1. crawford suffered a setback in his rehab. he has not played a game this season. zack was facing rodriguez. you think some orioles scouts were up this game. he spiked the ball. he is rejected -- ejected from the game. the orioles did not want to see that happen. it has gotten worse for the brewers. the trail in the sixth. rodriguez is looking good for houston. the nationals are trying to keep their winning ways going against their winning ways going against the [ wife ] your dad's really giving him the business... the designated hitter's the best thing to happen to baseball! but it's not th

the bases are loaded and jason hamels sees the nights get away. casper wells.is going to catch that one. the mariners got one to beat the orioles 6-3. the orioles have lost 10 of the last 12. publix hernandez goes for the mariners tonight. probably not a guy that they want to see with their struggling offense. hernandez has not given up a run with the last 15 consecutive. and commissioner roger goodell did not budge on the penalties for players. anthony hargrove, will smith, and scott bucci baqubah in delivering his decision, the decision,fujita, , he decided they would not escape punishment. the union does not have a strong case against the process, since the players' union agreed to the appeals process as part of the collective bargaining agreement. the new 12-year agreement for harpole means the champion will play in the orange bowl for january 1, unless that team has a new spot in the playoff system. you also serve as one of the host of the semifinal game in a new national playoff system on a rotating basis. he will get bumped into another bowl if he does n

jason hamels, who's basically been there ace may need surgery on his right knee.could be out until saturday. bottom two, tied at one, robert and dino, takes max scherzer deep to left. the o's had a 4-1 lead in theh. jim johnson's been the best closer in baseball much just one blown save all year. until today, two out in the ninth, quinton barry slaps one to the left. brandon bosh to the plate, tied at 4. o's down 5-4, adam jones. already his three walkoff winners in extra innings this year. scores nick markakis, who had three doubles in the game. o's tied at 5. bottom 13 after j.j. hardy hit a home run tied at 6th. taylor tea garden. with a man on, it's a tea garden party. his first career walkoff home run and the triple pie in the face. nice job for taylor. great day all around for o's fans, before the game, cal rich kin, eddie murray and brooks robinson on hand. great to see brooks at the ballpark again. they unveil the jim palmer statue with the high leg kick, joining frank robinson and early weaver at their garden of greats. summer league and it was only one g

on june 16, another pitching gem, jason hamels.ame crystalize just how good a trade they made in sending jeremy guthrie to colorado. a mixed crowd of orange and red, adam jones walked off in the 12th inning. the orioles hit five games over 500. we saved the best for last. may 6 in boston. chris. 0-8 at the plate and then maybe gave his best performance of the year, all things considered. adam jones crushed mcdonald. davis bob mcdonnell to ground it in a double play to end the game. a game unlike any other in orioles history. >> yes, that was fun. a couple of weeks out from the olympics, the men's basketball team begins its warmup. they did not lead him tonight against the dominican republic. opening moments of the game, carmelo anthony. about 15 seconds into the game. the biggest numbers in the first half, kevin grant. an opening salvo as expected. 113-59, they are getting ready. he scored the first seven points of the game. >> stay with us for a look at the seven-day forecast. >> breaking news out of jfk international airport, law

the new orioles robert has a shoulder sprain and jason hamel had knee surgery.e is out four weeks. the first of four games in minnesota. a different game tonight. that is how things are going. adam jones, a great catch. 3-0. and going and going and going. bases loaded, yes. off the wall it goes. 7-0. despite having a decent start, tumbled right now. it is 19-5, minnesota. kevin anderson, supposedly a quiet time, but not when it was reported he was working to become an employee at stanford. he would return to the school at one she wants lead fund- raising. after fielding dozens of calls said i am not in discussions nor have they been with stanford regarding their open position as i am committed to being the director of athletics at university of maryland. it seems clear he will not leave any time soon. team usa with exhibitions against brazil. president obama caught on a kiss cam. lebron james, the leader for teen usa, a steel and the finish that is better than most. 37-32. typical for an exhibition. third quarter, kevin durant, 11 in the game. a late fourth, the

last night jason hamel and o's fell 6-3 to the mariners.lew a 3-1 lead late and falls 6 games behind in the al east. yankees game 2 is tonight. >>> maryland new state superintendent of schools is on the second day on the job. and lillian lowery began work on monday formerly the secretary of education in delaware. she signed a four-year contract and succeeds bernard sandusky who watts interim superintendent when nancy grasmick retired after 20 years on the job. >>> a world war ii ship will be out live -- will outlive the rest of its days under water. so we will show you where the uss mohawk been buried and the treasures that went down with it. and also ahead, your morning cup of coffee maybe give you more than boost of energy. what doctors discovered about the benefits of the caffeine. >> good morning. we are watching some impressive heat toward the west. who do you know in parts of iowas in the 80s and on its way to 100. we will show you that in the forecast coming up. now a look at your money from new york city. >> reporter: good morning.

. >>> jason hamel had surgery on his knee he aggravated what was a persistent injury. to lose his start. >>> father's day came one month late for former oriole pitcher dave johnson on the late at camden yards yesterday to see the major debut of his son steve. a graduate called up from the minor leagues, pitching against the tigers in his first big league game. steve lost his first two batters but avoided further trouble. i spoke with steve on masn after his emotional debut. >> finally just got the hang of it. and you know i had a little bit amped up the first two batters. i was a little all over the place but settled down. >> that feeling to have that opportunity. >> can't describe it. you know getting chills walking off the field in the 8th inning. will probably remember that for a long time. >> reporter: detroit slugger cabrera slammed this home run in the 8th inning. i spoke with his dad dave johnson. you talk about beaming. his feet were barely touching the ground. great story. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, why is the sleep number store such a g

jim johnson for the first time and jason hamel needs your online vote to beat two other pitchers.0 in kansas city. >> it's representing baltimore, i think it's a tremendous accomplishment for us. >> two to three, four guys in there it makes it even more fun. >> you can have a core group of guys and build from that. you know, obviously share something special with your teammates. >> make it everyone more special. vote for hamel. that's sports at five. coming up at 6:00, michael phelps adjusting his commands. and tiger wins wins in bethesda. >>> and michael johnson's son in jail. police say it took several officers to put him in handcuffs he has since been released. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> after the storm, trees are down and power is out to thousands of people around the state. i'm mike hellgren, i'll have the latest efforts to get that , >>> coming up right now on wjz news. summer storm slams maryland hundreds of thousands of people without power, growing frustrations with the situation. >>> clean up from friday's storms could take weeks. i'm adam may

but pitcher jason hamel, he falls short in the bonus fan. it goes to pitcher hugh darvish. making-- despite not making the all-star team in his first season, hamel marks what it is. it is the pitching. o's are in play-off contention at the all-star break. hamel sent out a twitter message, thanking all of the fans who did vote for him. >>> roughed up in baltimore last week. garrett richards. they beat the o's. first tich. 10:05. exactly midway through the season. and in the play-off hunt, despite injuries to regulars nick markakis, nolan reimolds, they're all on the disabled list. that has forced replacements into action. like rookie xavier avery. and chris davis. among the fill-ins for right field. markakis. showalter looking forward to the all-star break. >> you know, regroup is trying to get people healthy more than anything else. >> marmarkakis. that's all real encouraging. so the regroup part of it is trying to hold the fort as strong as we can. and see how we want to start the second half with the rotation. >> reporter: chris tillman had an outstanding start in seattle

jason hamels, he already had a bum lead. he left the game.l be too bad for tomorrow. cabrera hit that 1 454 feet. and the orioles hit home runs not quite 454 feet. the orioles did get a run in the ninth. a final a 7-2. a little bit down after the game. >> i cannot say for sure that it did not bother me at all. one of our better pitchers had to leave early on. >> it was a friday the 13th kind of moment there for hamels. the royals got their deal done with the first-round draft pick. >> i am just happy that we got this done. i am happy to starting soon. with a great young organization that is up and coming. i think this is a perfect time for me to get started in this organization. >> later today, we will talk about a picture that is a little bit older. he will have his statue unveiled at camden yards. we will have these stories with pictures for you coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m. until then, have a great day. >> 73 degrees, a look ahead at weather on saturday morning. >> a deadly police-involved shooting in an attempted murder case. >> it is a

first starting pitcher jason hamel had a short night on the mound after tweaking his knee. with hamel gone the tigers start lighting up the score board. the oriels get blown out 7-2. three games against the tigers, the second one today. you can see the last game tomorrow right here on wjz. it's m asn on wjz this sunday, tomorrow, first pitch at 1:30. today they're playing at 4:05. tlm could be forsee by a rain delay -- there could be forsee by a rain delay. >>> we'll look at temperatures just around 85, our high is 87. about 85. cloudy, thunderstorm possible, game time temperature in the 80s and then it should be pretty consistent and stop dropping as we lose the heat of the day. first pitch at 4:05. >> all right . i'm ready. >> just dress for the weather. >>> take a look at first warning live doppler radar. we'll give you an idea of what's going on around the area. we talked about these chances of thunderstorms. we see one just north of the state line moving past york. we have another one down around the dc suburbs. that one is moving in our general direction. it's been go

jason hamill falls short in the bonus fan to the final player. the nod instead goes to texas player, hugh darvish. >> despite not making the all- star team in his first season, hamels who is -- what is most important in this team, it is the pitching. hamel and chin have been the best starters. a big reason why the o's are in play-off contention here at the all-star break. but it has not been easy for manager buck showalter, because of injuries. regulars, nolan reimolds, brian roberts, on the disabled list. that has placed rookie in left field. and chris davis among the fill- ins for markakis. showalter looks forward to the all-star break. >> you know, regrouping, trying to get some people healthy, more than anything else. markakis is looking great. he's going to be an option with no sets backs that's all encouraging. so the regroup part of it is, we're trying to hold the fort here and finish as strong as we can. and you know, see how we want to start the second half with the rotation. >> speaking of those pitchers, chris tillman had an outstanding start in seattle. he could be a big addition to the starting rotation in the second half of the season. zach briton is