today we ran into jim thome's family. his dad chuck said his son is very excited to be here for this turnaround season and think the o's are in a good spot. >> love showalter and all the guys. they got something good going. >> what do you think about tonight? eye think we will be -- >> i think we will be 1-1. >> what cluck really want -- chuck really wants is to hit the warehouse on a fly. that's only been done once before by ken griffey, jr. it's never been done in a game that mattered. in the past 15 years there hasn't been a game that mattered as much as tonight. tonight will be incredible timing if jim thome wants to hit the side of that warehouse on a fly. game time is 8:07 and more than enough o's fans are ready to file their way. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> switching gears to health alert, concerns continue over a rep cent outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis. a third case was confirmed in maryland over the weekend. rosie? >> the tainted steroids came from the new england compounding center which makes pr

>> jim thome. go get it. >> game three tonight. 7:37. we'll see you then. christian schaffer, jamie costello, abc2news.com in the bronx. >>> orioles fever sweeping the city. >> a pep rally right here in charm city let out a clear they could hear -- cheer they could hear all the way to the bronx. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake led the rally. they continue to battle the yankees in the alds. >> what today is about is sending a message up 95 to let them know that we are behind them all the way. >> look at the mayor all decked out in her orange. they proudly showed their orange and black and proudly pose with the mascot. >> and for all the orioles news go to our website. you can browse our photo gallery and read about the game. >> not bad back here close to home. we have temperatures into the 60s. take a look at remembering -- glen burnie. a nice looking shot at 61 degrees. humidity is bone dry. we're 70 degrees warmer than yesterday evening. cool hair comes in by tonight and will be with us tomorrow. forecast 7:30. the temperatures will be dropping. there is

we ran into thome's dad, brother and twin cities wandering around the yard. jim is happy to be in baltimore and what has been a memorable season. >> he loves buck showalter. >> reporter: what do you think about tonight? eye think we'll be 1-1. >> hit one on utah street. making it his third marker on utah but first as an orioles. his father said an oriole magic -- >> the warehouse. >> jamie, what do you think? do you think he can hit that warehouse on a fly tonight? >> all right. we'll check back in with them. you can go to the website to get the latest o's news. you can check out the break down, ken versus pettitte. go o's. >>> another person in maryland has been sickened by meningitis that came from a batch of steroids. several surgery and pain centers used the drug to help relieve pain. tonight roosevelt leftwich explains. >> reporter: the tainted steroids were injected in most of the infected patients. people who contracted meningitis from this came down with the disease so quickly because it was injected in an hear that acted almost like a super highway to mo

jim thome. he was asked did you seat highlights. well, my wife is on this trip. unless it's on the food network, probably didn't see it. >> he's seen this enough. >> mentally tough. hopefully we'll have good news for you at 11. >>> flu season is coming and pregnant women are especially vulnerable but is the vaccine safe for expected moms. doctors say not only is it safe but it's important for pregnant women to get a flu shot. it's the best defense against the flu. it's not just moms who benefit. >> we know that pregnant women who get vaccinated for the flu have healthier babies. they also pass on their antibodies . >> the flu shot is safe for any mom -- any state of pregnancy. >>> each year thousands of women are treated for breast cancer. doctors say it's common for them to have symptoms like pain, swelling -- >> in the past we weren't focused on aggressively rehab as we are today. >> doctors say the impairments won't go away rete away. >>> coming up we'll introduce you to a local high school football player who is, selling both on the field and in the classroom

jim thome will be playing his 70th post season game. here he is at 42 years of age. still, he managed to beat buck. buck showalter talked about that. >> the more you're around guys like him, gem mi walks through the door like his first game in little league. he's enthused, uppete, approachable. so many guys with his resume aren't approachable sometimes. >> reporter: i'll tell you what. we have fallen in love with this club and tonight they're sending miguel gonzales to the mound. many have taken the trane to get here at the bronx. abc2's don harrison was here. >> they're wearing their colors proudly and they're looking for a party. everyone is in a hurry to get to the game. yankee stadium is ready and the new yorkers showed up in their red, white and blue. the orange and black attack are here and they are pumped. >> we waited 15 years to get back into the playoffs. never came up here to a game before. >> reporter: mike ander ri -- and eric are brothers from catonsville. >> it's going to be outnumbered. >> orioles fans were in a good mood going into the game. let's ho

. >> reporter: you heard from jim thome. now he's gotten into the cage himself. 42 years old. you heard what he said. that was one of the best pitching performances he's ever seen. yet, the orioles will win. it's omazing. game time just after 7:00. if the orioles can win this one, they will guarantee themselves at least one playoff hem -- game. >> the wild card game will be friday neat at 8:37. >> the orioles have talked about their separation, figuring out who's going to play. they could be on the road for a wild card game. what they're saying all they can do is focus on it. we you look at it that way, it's the simplest way. >> thank you. so much on the line here tonight, so we want you to send us your best shot. show the orioles support. you can check out the ones that are already up on abc2news.com under featured stories right there on our home page. >> the clock is ticking. the deadline today for the americanilots to decide whether to walk off the job. if the pilots do strike, it would follow other bad news including weeks of flight delays and inflight maintenance issues.

. >> what an amazing influence it's got to be to have a i do like jim thome in the clubhouse. the guy has been around for ever. he's gotten big hits. so it's exciting. it helps going into the playoffs to have that kind of experience we'll have to see how it goes, but to hear him talk about that and the younger players. no reason they should have won that game last night. the rays pitcher pitched an unbelievable game. they managed to pull it out 1-0. live at tropicana field, christian schaffer. >> unbelievable. >> i mean, the guy's been there, done that. he's ready for the post season. the orm want to win this thing. if they do, they guarantee a place at camden yards. >> all right. christian schaffer live tonight. we'll see you after the game. >> so much to keep up with. so many possible games, so many scenarios and so little the o's fans can count on when this comes to buying the tickets. the uncertainty has spilled over to organizations planning events which may or may not compete with games. they have been planning the big block party in hopkins plaza for a year and is tryin

it's been a bunch of guys, jim thome. 20-year-old manny machado helped move the team around. it's been a different star every night and it's been spec tack cow larp and fun to -- spectacular and fun to watch. >> you can also get the latest orioles news anytime, anywhere. just head to abc2news.com/orm -- orioles. then we have a full length here of all the tweets. everybody is talking about o mazing. this woman is 38 weeks pregnant with baby number three. a lot of families sporting it. all the fans are waiting for you at orioles at abc2news.com. you'll see your friends. all right. let's get a look at our forecast for tonight. we know no rain in tampa but what about here? >>> the weather is always dry inside the dome. back here a warm humid time of the day. today is humid, warm low 80s out there and the humidity values have skyrocket ed. so it will remain humid the rest of the evening. i don't think we'll seat widespread dense fog we had last night but we'll see patchy fog and maybe a stray shower. the rest of the evening muggy. key days where we could see a game, possibly. i'll

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