joe panik drew the walk. jared parker followed it up with a walk.moore drove it up the 1st baseline. the mitcher tried to make -- the pitcher tried to make a play there but that led to that bad throw there. the giants win 4-1. the same two teams go at it tonight. in regards to buster posey, i will say he got up on his own and walked away. for those who remember, joe panik got hit in the head and didn't have concussion symptoms. and his season tanked from there. not a day-to-day thing. we have to watch buster for a couple weeks now. >> was it silent in the ballpark. >> silent. you see your star player go to the ground. a fan favorite out there. it was crickets for a while. >> mike, you were one of thousands of people in the ballpark watching it all. thousands headed to at&t park for opening day. >> including our tara moriarty. she talked to the mayor about the possibility of making opening day a city-wide holiday. >> reporter: if you're a giants fan. word on the street is -- >> we're going to break that even year streak. it's going to be an odd year.

steven hits into potential inning-ending double play but tony knocks the ball loose from joe panik.nny cueto did not allow a run, striking out six over seven innings. cueto improves to 3-0. josh reddick back at the coliseum tonight. gat warm welcome from the crowd. chris davis is off it a great start. in the second he takes dallas deep. astros tied it up in the fifth. former giant connecting and also had an rbi single. and with two outs, brian mccann drills two-run double into the gap and astros beat a's

joe panik, buster posey all getting their gold gloves.ne turned back the clock by striking out six in five plus innings. he allowed one run and calmed the water. jarod parker, his job in jeopardy in left field. tonight that changed. he bangs one off the wall in center field. a triple for parker. two for three. and the giants win 6-2. have the as found something in the back end of the rotation? andrew trig in jeopardy of giving up a run in the 2nd inning, but davis lays it out there. he has not allowed a run from two starts. you can't touch this. davis strikes again, this time with the bat. run scoring double for davis. aren't you excited? as beat the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4-30. michelle griego and kenny choi will have all the start your day >> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> michelle, kenn,, father: here we go. we're gonna go out there in the rain. you're gonna get wet. alright, here we go! baby: [squealing with joy] father: oh, yeah. yes! so much fun! you're so wet. >> announcer: the fol

steven hits into potential inning-ending double play but tony knocks the ball loose from joe panik.ueto did not allow a run, striking out six over seven innings. cueto improves to 3-0. josh reddick back at the coliseum tonight. gat warm welcome from the crowd. chris davis is off it a great start. in the second he takes takes tas deep. astros tied it up in the fifth. former giant connecting and also had an rbi single. and with two outs, brian mccann drills two-run double into the gap and astros beat a's >>> coverage starts at noon with tip off at 12:30 and stick around for toyota's after the game. larry beil will be dawned by larry and carry while mike will be live at oracle. this sport report is brought to you by river rock casino. >> all right. i like it. >> thanks very much. >> abc 7 news continues on-line on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast intern

and before the game, joe panik, buster posey and brandon crawford all received their gold glove awardse, matt cain pitched a good game. giving up only 1 run in 5 innings while striking out 6. the giants offense would explode in this one. scoring 6 runs. giants win 6 to 2. now they will begin a 4 game series with the rockies. first pitch is set for 7:15 from a-t-and-t park. (mark) as for the a's... they were in kansas city taking on the royals. and this game wasn't close. the a's exploded in the 6th inning, scoring 4 runs. and that would be all they would need as kansas city only was able to score 3 for the game. oakland wins 8 to 3. they play the royals again tonight. first pitch is at 5:15. (mark) john daly showed off his talents to fans at a fundraiser in myrtle beach. the 50-year-old golfer uses a beer can as a tee. daly hit a golf ball off a beer can...and then proceeded to chug the beer. all while barefoot. barefoot. breaking news... a fire at a reported homeless emcampment east of 880 near 23rd street is causing some traffic back-ups this morning. this is video from our helicopte

joe panik, buster posey all getting their gold gloves.ane turned back the clock by striking out six in five plus innings. he allowed one run and calmed the water. jarod parker, his job in jeopardy in left field. tonight that changed. he bangs one off the wall in center field. a triple for parker. two for three. and the giants win 6-2. have the as found something in the back end of the rotation? andrew trig in jeopardy of giving up a run in the 2nd inning, but davis lays it out there. he has not allowed a run from two starts. you can't touch this. davis strikes again, this time with the bat. run scoring double for davis. aren't you excited? as beat the royals 8-3. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, live-stream your favorite sport, at the airport. binge dvr'd shows, while painting your toes. on demand laughs, during long bubble baths. tv on every screen is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. all your tv at home. the most on demand, your entire dvr, top networks, and live sports on the go. included with xfinity tv. xfinity the future of awesom

tied at 1-1 in the 11th joe panik rifles one to second.ey left 18 runners on base, but still win 2-1. >>> to the coliseum, looking a little bit different these days without the tarp. the rangers had a 2-0 lead on the as in the second, but adam rosales putts one on for a two run shot. they get andrew his third win of the season. 4-2 is the final. but here at the sap center, an electric night at the tank. and the sharks hoping they can carry some of that momentum as they go to edmonton. >> oh yeah. all right. thank you and a. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4 >> well the late show with stephen colbert is up next. our next newscast tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> they will be here for your morning. get all the news you need. start your day. >> goodnight! captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ if i knew were coming i would have baked a cake, baked a cake ♪ if i knew you were coming i'd have baked a cake ♪ had you dropped me a letter i'd of hired a band, in the land ♪ if you'd dropped me a letter i

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he hit joe panik in the head with a pitch. >> a scary moment.hey are going to take every precaution they can to make sure he is 100s%. >> reporter: bochy says team doctors responded immediately and so far posey hasn't shown any signs of a concussion of it's team and league policy to do the testing and something he said the giants take very seriously considering the potential impact of a 90-plus-mile-per-hour object hitting a human in the head snits a witness of the worst sounds you can hear in baseball. the ball hitting the helmet, it's a scary moment. >> bochy says they will continue to evaluate posey tomorrow. they will look at him again before terming his status for tomorrow night's game against the arizona diamondbacks. >> 49ers had their first off season practice today minus tramaine brock. the 49ers defensive back was arrested for domestic violence. later that day, the team released brock. today the new head coach said the team wanted to make the right decision and added, quote, that's what i thought we did. since 2012, the 49ers have had

top 9th -- melancon in -- he gets some help from joe panik he makes the diving catch to get the second out of the inning -- melancon loves the effort cory spangenberg grounds out to second putting this game away giants survive... they win 4-3 the a's down in houston. sonny gray with team... he could back in the a's starting rotation this tuesday. top 1st -- khris davis hits a 3-run bomb giving oakland a three-nothing lead (davis: 2 home runs) bottom 5th -- george springer singles to left field... bringing in the go-ahead run a's lose their fifth straight houston wins 9-4 with the first round in the books the 49ers introduces soloman thomas and reuben foster. they held a introductory press conference this afternoon at 49ers headquarters. both players talked about being very greatful for joining such a great organization. overall the gathering was very positive... foster understands that although he's a first still has a lot of work ahead of him<>reuben foster:"it's all about love and trust, man. what i learned about them, it's love and i love the 49ers. i grew up loving the 49ers from p

joe panik drives in nick hundley and the giants win 2 to 1 in 11 innings. bumgarner will try to get his first win of the season tonight. first pitch is set for 5:15. ( darya ) and in oakland... the a's put an end to their four game losing streak. taking on the texas rangers at the coliseum.. oakland gave up 2 runs in the top of the sixth but then rallied to score four runs in the bottom of the inning. the a's win by a final of 4 to 2. they have an early start today. the teams will play again at 12:35 this afternoon. (darya) coming up on the kron four morning news... starbucks is debuting a unique drink today. we'll tell you about it and how long it will be available. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. businessman 2: we've gone over the numbers several times, and... businessman 1: yea, yea, yea...you know what i'm craving right now? businessman 1: (over speaker) --guacamole and bacon. audio tech: we got a craving! go go go!!! music: crashing cravings in the crave van. jack's gonna crash your c

rockies pile two run off joe panik's field error.eto: 7.0 ip, 6 hits, allowed 2 runs, 6 strikeouts) fans pulled out their phones to cheer on brandon belt... he responds with an rbi single final: 8-2 giants ( gary ) before the game bob melvin and former athletic josh reddick gave each other a hug. a's opened the series on fire.... khris davis hits his fifth home run of the season... oakland takes the lead in the second. former giant... norichika aoki chops it to adam rosales... he can't control it... aoki reaches first and gives the astros the lead... bob melvin challenged the call at first but it was upheld. in the seventh brian mccann puts the game away with a double to right field... carlos correa and alex bergman score. final: 7-2 houston.( gary ) the sharkies didn't take advantage of power play tonight. and now we are set for a great game on easter sunday at the sharktank. the oilers knew they had to win this game to remain alive in the series. in the second... joe pavelski can't control the puck and edmonton heads the other way.

joe panik drives in nick hundley and the giants win 2 to 1 in 11 innings. madison bumgarner hits the mound for the re-match tonight at 5:15. ( james ) the a's look to put an end to their four game losing streak. and they did just that at the coliesum against the texas rangers. oakland comes back from behind to win 4 to 2. early start today, the teams will play again at 12:35 this afternoon. ( james ) still ahead. kevin durant is questionable to play for tonight's game 2 againsr portland. kron four's averi harper is live at oracle with a game preview. that's coming up on the kron four morning news at 5. and after the break. is it a pizza or is it a taco? the taco pizza craze, we'll explain.. after the break. you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) taco pizza.

a weak chopper down the 1st walker fields it but throws it away at home brandon crawford scores joe panik scores the catcher jeff mathis throws it away jerrett paker scores all the way from first ruled a fielder's choice and two errors the giants call then "runs thrown in" 3-0 giantsnice outing for matt moore with some help top 6th 3-1 giantsbrandon crawford barehands chris owings grounder and guns him out at first on a great play (moore: 8 ip, 3 hits, 1 run, 5 k's)final: 4-1 giants (3-5) game 2 of the series tomorrow tight one of the subplots to emerge from today's game is the condition of buster posey. who had to leave the game after taking that shot to the head.mark? the opening day excitement came to a screeching halt the moment posey went down.it all happened in the bottom of the first inning. posey was at the plate, takes a pitch fromright to the side of his helmet.he immediately dropped to the ground and took a few moments to get his bearings. bruce bochy and the training staff went right to him and took him out of the game.the good thing is posey walked off on his own power,

joe panik will slide in to make it 2-0 and right now the giants are in the eighth inning. players are the toughest guys around. 37-year-old joe thorten play would a torn acl. it was only two weeks after getting hurt. guys out for like a year when you tear your acl. everybody on the sharks were astounded that joe was able to play it at all. he wave the whole thing off saying it's the playoffs. what are you going to do? you got to play. sglirts just unfortunate the time of the year. you deal with something like that. hockey players are a different breed. there's probably five or six guys that to deal with different stuff but it is what it is and go from there. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. warriors going to win and may have up to a week off before the second round of the playoffs begins. >> really nice gesture by lebron james. >>> a sudden scream prompt as stranger to take action. coming up at abc 7 news at 11:00. the actions of a good samarcon. >>> the biggest controversy in town has to do with these trees. are they a hazard to humans or a hindrance to views? th

joe panik scores and jeff mathis's score back. that's your t-ball special. moore, he was sfraung. says he's fine. no symptoms. here's the skipper on why buster was taken out. >> he was hit in the head and he's a catcher. so now he's even more at risk. takeads foul tip and that puts him at even more risk. we didn't want to risk that. >> he's like i feel fine right after and checked on him a couple times throughout the game. it's definitely nice to know that he's doing well so far. >> is that the way they scored it? once i tloon bag i went into panic mode because i wasn't sure how far the ball needed to be to reach it. . i was praebably back and forth and that was fun. >> that was wild. a's and royals in kansas's home opener. one we into the regular season he's got four. caring and caring and gone off ian kennedy. and that's all the run support cotton brought. two hits, struck out six. brandon moss, one of his former victims. up against the chin closing in the ninth. moss gets struck out again and the a's win it by a score of 2-0. and the nfl is finding players that took part in an

joe panik...flare to center, lorenzo cain misses on the diving attempt. nick hundley comes home.nts currently up 2-1. a's hosting the rangers right now at the coliseum. we'll have highlights at 10. more on bruce bochy-- boch checked into a san diego hospital this morning after experiencing what's called an 'atrial flutter'-- which is an abnormal heart rate. according to a statement from the team, the surgery was a success. bochy just turned 62 on sunday... and it's worth nothing he has a history of heart issues. last august-- he was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat. in february of 2015, he had a procedure to insert two stents... he is expected to rejoin the team friday in colorado. time now to talk some warriors-- kevin durant might not be in the lineup for tomorrow's game 2 against the blazers. kd... did not practice today labeled as questionable because of a strained left calf. we first thought this could be an issue on sunday when the broadcast caught footage of him being examined by the training staff. afterwards, he said it was nothing and he'd be fine. if he doesn't

tony walters not -- from joe panik. two runs score and it's 4-2.d owe did not allow a run. he had six strikeouts over seven nipgs. now in t -- innings. >> josh reddick was back at the oakland coliseum and got a warm welcome. chris davis is off to a great start in the second. he goes deep for the fifth homer of the year. 1-0 oakland. he says i didn't think i hit it that far. the a troes tied it up in the fifth. the first of the year. a oak i had an rbi single. the astros lead the a's 5-1. >>> this sports report has been brought to you by toyota. dan? >>> a look ahead to this game on sunday. what do you think of this matchup? how do you think the warriors -- they're playing great ball. >> they they couldn't be happier. they're all healthy and on a roll. they've beaten portland four times. overconfidence, but i don't know. they're so mature. keeps him on an each keel. they don't think anything. >> thank you, rick. >>> coming up at 11:00, shock, pain, complete disbelief of the you'll hear from the family in mourning tonight in the south bay after a hol

rockies pile two run off joe panik's field error. 7.0 ip, 6 hits, allowed 2 runs, 6 strikeouts) fans pulled out their phones to cheer on brandon belt... he responds with an rbi single final: 8-2 giants before the game bob melvin and former athletic josh reddick gave each other a hug. a's opened the series on fire.... khris davis hits his fifth home run of the season... oakland takes the lead in the second. former giant... norichika aoki chops it to adam rosales... he can't control it... aoki reaches first and gives the astros the lead... bob melvin challenged the call at first but it was upheld. in the seventh brian mccann puts the game away with a double to right field... carlos correa and alex bergman score. final: 7-2 houston the sharkies didn't take advantage of power play tonight. and now we are set for a great game on easter sunday at the sharktank. the oilers knew they had to win this game to remain alive in the series. in the second... joe pavelski can't control the puck and edmonton heads the other way... zach kassian scores

joe panik...flare to center, lorenzo cain misses on the diving attempt. nick hundley comes home.s up 2-1. --and what a way to close it out. 2-on, 2-out-- mark melancon... gets raul mondesi whiffing.. giants win by one....rematch tomorrow with madison bumgarner on the hill. more on bruce bochy-- boch checked into a san diego hospital this morning after experiencing what's called an 'atrial flutter'-- which is an abnormal heart rate. according to a statement from the team, the surgery was a success. bochy just turned 62 on sunday... and it's worth nothing he has a history of heart issues. last august-- he was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat. in february of 2015, he had a procedure to insert two stents... he is expected to rejoin the team friday in colorado. the a's hosting the rangers tonight... --we go to the coliseum-- all the action in the 6th-inning. --texas scored two runs in their half, then when the a's got on....start the hit parade. adam rosales got it started....2-run bomb that lands on the steps in left field. game tied at 2. --same inning, ryon healy... puts on

a weak chopper down the 1st walker fields it but throws it away at home brandon crawford scores joe panik the catcher jeff mathis throws it away jarrett parker scores all the way from first ruled a fielder's choice and two errors the giants call then "runs thrown in" 3-0 giants barry bonds now a giants executive introduced to a big ovation from the crowdmatt moore getting some help top 6th 3-1 giantsbrandon crawford barehands chris owings grounder and guns him out at first on a great play (moore: 8 ip, 3 hits, 1 run, 5 k's)bottom 9th/ 4-1 giantsmark melancon gets the fly out to end the game and earn his 2nd save in two gamesfinal: 4-1 giants (3-5)game 2 of the series tomorrow tighthere's bruce bochy on posey's condition...(sot bochy) <>bruce bochy"he's fine right now... we'll continue to keep an eye on him... he'll be under observation tonight... we'll reevaluate him tomorrow... so... sometimes you just gotta give these things time but he's doing good... he's doing find and we'll keep an eye on him." the a's getting back to .500 in kansas citykhris davis he's just picking right up from la

scoring joe panik. and johnny cueto around from first. 7-2. hernandez had four runs batted in.iants win. the bleacher creatures in oakland hoping to see the a's go to 2-0. bottom of the 7th oakland trailing 4-3. davis shoots one past the first baseman allowing two runs to score. davis goes to third but the ball gets past the third baseman. davis comes around to score on the error there. 6-4. same score top of the ninth but then! the angels' danny espinosa connects for a three-run home run. l.a. wins 7-6. santiago casilla was not available. sharks ready to go against the canucks opening seconds of the face-off, san jose's kevin la bank scores to give the sharks 1-0 lead. then 12 seconds later, joel ward on the slapshot to make it 2-0. that was 30 seconds into the game. they win 3-1. everybody in action last night and the giants, sharks, warriors, winners only the a's on the downside. masters picks tonight at 6:00. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you this evening. >>> starting today you won't see any more political ads on muni buses or in the wait stations. we'll tell you what the sfmt

who has a "hip issue lines one into the left field corner joe panik scores and look at johnny cueto rumblingrd and coming home he scores easily 4 rbi for hernandez on the night 7-2 giantscuetosmiling in the dugout ( 5 ip, 6 hits, 4 runs, 5 k's)final: 8-4 giants giants 15 hits bullpen pitched 4 scoreless innings a's trying to get to 2-0 on the young season hosting the angelsbottom 2nd/ 3-1 angels jed lowrie solo home run off matt shoemaker to get the a's within a run 3-2 angelstop 5th mike trout pulls one just inside the bag at 3rd base kris davis who homered twice last night and had 2 rbi tonight can't handle it it's an rbi triple for trout 4-2 angelsfinal: this one just ended angels go on to win 7-6 the sharkies will be without joe thornton or logan couture for an indefinite period of time the playoffs start a week from tomorrowbut tonight they jumped on the canucks earlyjoel ward's slapshiot was the 2nd goal of the first period for the sharkies chri tierny added an insurance goal in the 3rdfinal: 3-1 sharksbut they probably won't catch anaheim who is four points up in the pacific division

top 9th -- melancon in -- he gets some help from joe panik he makes the diving catch to get the secondut of the inning -- melancon loves the effort cory spangenberg grounds out to second putting this game away giants survive... they win 4-3 the a's down in houston. sonny gray with team... he could back in the a's starting rotation this tuesday. top 1st -- khris davis hits a 3-run bomb giving oakland a three-nothing lead (davis: 2 home runs) bottom 5th -- george springer singles to left field... bringing in the go-ahead run a's lose their fifth straight houston wins 9-4 with the first round in the books the 49ers introduces soloman thomas and reuben foster. they held a introductory press conference this afternoon at 49ers headquarters. both players talked about being very greatful for joining such a great organization. overall the gathering was very positive... foster understands that although he's a first rounder he still has a lot of work ahead of him(sot: foster) <>reuben foster:"it's all about love and trust, man. what i learned about them, it's love and i love the 49ers. i grew up

joe panik, two down. tomorrow, matt moore versus tyler chatwood. it's a 105 on sunday. t antonio senzatela tomorrow. >> it will be span. and the giants even up the series with an 8-2 victory, and another win for johnny cueto. >> his third start. each start of his has followed a giants loss and his record goes to 3-0. he was stellar. and the big inning was when the giants had a 4-0 lead, a botched play, could have had a double play, could have ended it, he pitched through and got that job done. what a tremendous win for him and this team. >> and home runs for marrero and crawford. tune in the sports net central giants edition. we'll be back with you on nbc bay area and the giants television network a week from wednesday for the giants and the dodgers. from my crew, i'm john miller saying good night from at&t park, the final again, giants, 8, colorado 2. live-stream your favorite sport, at the airport. binge dvr'd shows, while painting your toes. on demand laughs, during long bubble baths. tv on every screen is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. all your tv at home.

purposes as posey reportedly was suffering from light concussion symptoms but last year they lost joe paniksion-like symtoms after he had shown no initial symtoms for days so the giants are being extra careful with poseythey have 2 games at kansas city in 7 days in which posey could d-h and not have to play in the field at all here was posey's reaction (sot: posey) <>buster posey"for the most park i felt pretty good... i mean... i wasn;t really dizy... i didn't feel out of it or anything... so it's good... we thought it was just the smart move with especially being a catcher and having the one yesterday them potenially you never know if you're gonna get some more so.. take a week and be readt to go." new a's president dave kaval continues to make positive changes around the teamtoday he announced the a's are removing the tarps off a large portion of the third deck at the coliseum for the rest of the season expanding the baseball capacity by more than 12,000.third-deck tickets will cost $15 and for the upcoming 10-game homestand that begins friday half of the proceeds from those tickets sold

scoring joe panik. and johnny cueto around from first. 7-2. hernandez had four runs batted in.nts win. the bleacher creatures in oakland hoping to see the a's go to 2-0. bottom of the 7th oakland trailing 4-3. davis shoots one past the first baseman allowing two runs to score. davis goes to third but the ball gets past the third baseman. davis comes around to score on the error there. 6-4. same score top of the ninth but then! the angels' danny espinosa connects for a three-run home run. l.a. wins 7-6. santiago casilla was not available. sharks ready to go against the canucks opening seconds of the face-off, san jose's kevin la bank scores to give the sharks 1-0 lead. then 12 seconds later, joel ward on the slapshot to make it 2-0. that was 30 seconds into the game. they win 3-1. everybody in action last night and the giants, sharks, warriors, winners only the a's on the downside. masters picks tonight at 6:00. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you this evening. tickets to the team's first-round playoff games will go on sale at ten this morning. >>> turning back to the basketball court

purposes as posey reportedly was suffering from light concussion symptoms but last year they lost joe panikncussion-like symtoms after he had shown no initial symtoms for days so the giants are being extra careful with poseythey have 2 games at kansas city in 7 days in which posey could d-h and not have to play in the here was posey's reaction (sot: posey) new a's president dave kaval continues to make positive changes around the teamtoday he announced the a's are removing the tarps off a large portion of the third deck at the coliseum for the rest of the season expanding the baseball capacity by more than 12,000.third-deck tickets will cost $15 and for the upcoming 10-game homestand that begins friday half of the proceeds from those tickets sold will go to oakland promise a program designed to fund college for students in oakland. the tarps first were introduced in 2006 for a's games and have been in place ever since the one's on the "mount davis" dec beyond will remain in place the warriors...are growing restless and ready to get to the postseason. golden state will face portland in round

lucky enough to talk to brandon crawford, joe panik and jeff samardzija to ask them how exciting it is to play in front of these fans. >> we get a sold-out crowd every day so it's almost like the same atmosphere every day. opening day definitely has a little more -- a little more to it. everyone looks forward to that. >> we come here to do our job and play hard every day and play to win. i think they know that, so i think everyone is excited to get this thing going. >> always excited to get back and playing in front of the fans. there's not another place i'd rather be, than playing in front of these fans here so, you know, it's always fun. >> reporter: so you heard it right there. the players are ready to go. they are getting for the home season opener. you're seeing fans check in, and i'm being told there will be another wave of fans coming in probably at the bottom of the hour as folks are getting off of work and we'll have another update for you when that happens and we'll send it to sam and laura in the ballpark. best seat in the house by far, right, guys? >> we're staying here as

hunter pence comes through with a two-out single to score joe panik in the 7th. it is 2-1 in the 9th inning. mark melancon runner at 2nd base, two outs. buster posey catches the dodgers justin turner napping at 2nd base. he is just a little bit pumped and the giants, they hang on after that rotten weekend in colorado. happy to get that victory in a big way. >> i mean it's terrible. obviously it is not my intentions when we set out to enjoy off plays. but you know, i realized it's different. not so much responsible, but the decisions we made. you know, it is tough being able to help us win games. and very fortunate, you know, i have played in a lot of them. they know where i'm at and everybody has been super supportive too in this organization. the guys and everything. >> that of course madison bumgarner speaking earlier about the injury he sustained from the unfortunate dirt bike accident sustained last week. but right now, giants are kind of dwelling on the victory. in the meantime it is the hall of famers of tomorrow, tipping their caps. tonight the bay area sp

a weak chopper down the 1st walker fields it but throws it away at home brandon crawford scores joe panikhe catcher jeff mathis throws it away jarrett parker scores all the way from first ruled a fielder's choice and two errors the giants call then "runs thrown in" 3-0 giantsmatt moore getting some help top 6th 3-1 giantsbrandon crawford barehands chris owings grounder and guns him out at first on a great play(moore: 8 ip, 3 hits, 1 run, 5 k's) bottom 9th/ 4-1 giantsmark melancon gets the fly out to end the game and earn his 2nd save in two gamesfinal: 4-1 giants (3-5)game 2 of the series tomorrow nighthere's bruce bochy on posey's condition...(sot bochy) <>bruce bochy"we'll reevaluate him tomorrow... so... sometimes you just gotta give these things time but he's doing good... he's doing find and we'll keep an eye on him." the a's getting back to .500 in kansas citykhris davis he's just picking right up from last year's 42 home run season hits his 4th of the season here tied for the major league lead 2-0 a'sand that's all they neededjharel cotton was great givig up no runs on two hits ove

last year the giants lost joe panik to concussion-like symtoms after he had shown no initial symtomshe g-men are being extra careful with posey they have 2 games at kansas city in 7 days in which posey could d- h for and not have to play in the field at all. ( james ) bay area basketball. the warriors are set to play their final regular season game of the year tonight against the l-a lakers. this is video from the dubs practice yesterday. golden state has a league best 66 wins right now. they won 14 games in a row before losing their last game to the jazz. steve kerr is resting both draymond green and andre iguodala tonight. he says the team has to get into playoff mode with the postseason starting this weekend. "i feel like we've kind of let our guard down a little bit. it's kind of human nature. these games right now are meaningless basically, so we are anxious to get to the playoffs."( james ) tip-off for tonight's game is 7:30. ( james ) happening tonight. the san jose sharks take on the edmonton oilers in their first game of the playoffs. logan couture and joe thorto

where the giants squared off against the d-backs at a-t-and-t park. ( mark ) and before the game, joe panikand brandon crawford all received their gold glove awards. as for the game, matt cain pitched a good game. giving up only 1 run in 5 innings while striking out 6. the giants offense would explode in this one. scoring 6 runs. giants win 6 to 2. now they will begin a 4 game series with the rockies. first pitch is set for 7:15 from a-t-and-t park. ( james ) as for the a's... they were in kansas city taking on the royals. and this game wasn't close. the a's exploded in the 6th inning, scoring 4 runs. and that would be all they would need as kansas city only was able to score 3 for the game. oakland wins 8 to 3. they play the royals again tonight. first pitch is ( mark ) now to the ice... where the sharks opened up the stanley cup playoffs in edmonton, canada and fans there were pumped up for the first playoff game in edmonton in 11 years. and the oilers got off to a fast start, jumping to a 2 nothing lead. but the sharks wouldn't go out without a fight. eventually scoring two goals of thei

today in the bay also gearing up for the giants/d-backs home opener today at at&t park, and so is joe panik. >> always exciting. always exciting to get back to playing in front of the fans. you know, not another place i would rather be. >> i'm meteorologist kari hall live on the field at at&t park. we have your game day forecast covered. and we'll talk about some cool giveaways for fans. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. to get this thing going. >> well, the shark, jeff samardzija, is ready for opening day. so are we. good morning. you're watching today in the bay. it's monday, and baseball is in the air. look at that sky as a backdrop. it is the giants home opener today. good morning, and thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. mike is here, vianey is in studio as well. kind of co-chairing some of the weather duties because kari hall out and about early this morning. she's getting ready for the giants home opener today live on the field. how is it going out there, kari? >> reporter: well, i think as of right no

purposes as posey reportedly was suffering from light concussion symptoms but last year they lost joe panikion-like symtoms after he had shown no initial symtoms for days so the giants are being extra careful with poseythey have 2 games at kansas city in 7 days in which posey could d-h and not have to play in the field at all here was posey's reaction (sot: posey) <>buster posey"for the most park i felt pretty good... i mean... i wasn;t really feel out of it or anything... so it's good... we thought it was just the smart move with especially being a catcher and having the one yesterday them potenially you never know if you're gonna get some more so.. take a week and be readt to go." new a's president dave kaval continues to make positive changes around the teamtoday he announced the a's are removing the tarps off a large portion of the third deck at the coliseum for the rest of the season expanding the baseball capacity by more than 12,000.third- deck tickets will cost $15 and for the upcoming 10-game homestand that begins friday half of the proceeds from those tickets sold will go to oakla

back on the field, the giants made their biggest surge in the 4th inning when crawford doubles and joe paniknd parker drew back to back walks. the pitcher tried to make the play at home plate but missed. that and a bad toss by the catcher allowed three runs to score. the giants won 3-1. everything else went off without a hitch. great weather. the ballpark was sold out and of course the victory. we know a number of fans skipped work or school to attend the home opener. we talked to mayor ed lee to declare opening day a national holiday. >> he wants this to be a national holiday, opening day. what do you think? >> i thought it already was. i can't find anyone at city hall. >> i have a feeling that you have school. right? >> yeah. we have school. yep. >> they have baseball fever. >> the giants are changing the mojo. instead of winning in even years, he says it is time that they capture the title in an odd year. 2017 is an odd year. they square off against the diamond backs again tonight. >>> the a's beat the royals 2- 0, spoiling kansas city's home opener. a's pitcher breezed through 7 innings

last year the giants lost joe panik to concussion-like symptoms after he had shown no initial symptoms posey posey is expected could return next week when the team is in kansas city. ( mark ) and in oakland... new a's president dave kaval continues to make positive changes around the team yesterday he announced the a's are removing the tarps off a large portion of the third deck at the coliseum and begin selling tickets for those seats for the rest of the season. the tarps first were introduced in 2006 for a's games and have been in place ever since. the one's on the "mount davis" dec beyond center field will remain in place <"mcdonald's is testing out some new technology to help bring your fast food to you even faster. it's being tested here before they roll it out across the nation. i'm tech reporter gabe slate. i'll tell you all about it coming up on kron4 news."> we're coming up on 8:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... following this controversial removal of a passenger on the united flight in chicago... san francisco supervisor jeff sheehy