johnny gomes lifted the a's to a 6-3 victory. johnny gomes had a grand slam in the fourth. do it for now. you look at a guy like this and that's the reason why i eat at midnight. an extra snack will not hurt my feet at all. >> not at all. >> thanks so much, henry. we'll be right back. >> have a good weekend. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> giants fans can find their home team heroes at one place. check out the san francisco giants instagram page with your favorite players with shots of the perfect game and all-star game mvp cabrera. at&t park is the most instagramed ballpark in the major leagues with more than 38,000 followers. >> i like the special effects on instagram. >> i am just doing it right now. >> i want you to put up cool weather

it is johnnie gomes and struck out twice. strike one. it is a baseball in a hurry. it is a hitter. it is to the right and heading back to third. and that is weeks . it is throwing and never know what can happen. it was not deep enough. you can score on that ball. here is carter. and fast ball and strike. one. we talked about carter's. that is for chris carter and down in the minors. over the last eight seasons. the a's ran two in the eighth. still have doubts about taking aspirin for tough pain? listen to what mvp justin verlander thinks about it. i would say the source of most of my muscle pain would be in my shoulder. my trainer kevin rand recommended it to me. i was kind of skeptical at first, but i tested it out, and bayer advanced aspirin relieved my pain fast. feeling 100% every start, every fifth day, i think definitely gives me a little bit of an edge. but don't take his word for it. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com ♪ baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and chevrolet ♪ ♪ baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and... ♪ [ background sound of s

couple of home runs runs and six rbis and johnny gomes, bounced around a bit, brought his hair cut backthe bay area. doing very well. winner of the heart and hustle awards. one player from each team is honored with the award, voted on by alumni players. tiger woods is no longer america's highest paid athlete. guess who number one is? floyd meriweather. had a couple of big fights. he is in jail for another month but he is still number one. $85million. all right? and that is without endorsement. phil mickelson jumped up. the rest of the guys have big enforcement dollars. phil mickelson and kobe bryant is third. kobe bryant and lebron james is right there. everybody said nobody is going a let him represent their company, kobe bryant's money comes from endorsement. he is the mls player of the week. 17 goals in 20 matches. on pace to break the record of 27 set in 1996. the earthquake in first place. bad olympic news concerning bus driving. the bus driving, the olympians in london road around for four hours as their bus driver was lost. all right? one of the athletes said few of them had to g

last night johnny gomes got an autograph from rod carew.pedes double off the wall and reddick scores from first. after moss got hit by a pitch, chris carter gets his fourth home run of the season. a three-run blow. now in the fourth inning, oakland leads 6-1. >>> the "associated press" is reporting the raiders and safety ty vonn branch agreed to a four year deal worth $26.6 million. 17 million guaranteed. a fourth round pick in 2008, he has been one of the few reliable players in the secondary. he started every game the last three seasons and led the raiders in tackles the pastor years. >>> new 49ers quarterback and oakland tech product, josh johnson, held a football clinic as part of his fan first family charity weekend. self of his football buddies including marchand lynch hosted 600 kids. lynch went to tech. the kid learned about teamwork and sportsmanship. check out that catch. johnson is happy to give back to the community. >> i'm fortunate to do something that i love for a career. i feel i'm very blessed. very blessful, and also allow

johnny gomes, two-run shot in the second.wo batters later, cespedes, and then chris carter with the bomb to center. three home runs in the frame. first time the a's have done that since 2008. it had been 11 years since oakland smacked four homers in back-to-back games. seth smith with the second long ball in as many days. oakland now three games before the .500 mark. they're home to take on texas on tuesday. an amazing three week stretch for serena williams. she had the second straight win at the bank of the west. her opponent playing in her first wta final. the experience was key. serena as all of it in command throughout. serving. vandeweghe returns with the left hand. the drop shot, and then ven deway into the net. championship point. serena, another forehand winner. williams with back-to-back bank of the west titles. >> zach johnson needed good canadaie at individual at the first playoff hole today. the problem was his usual caddie was not at his side. he was playing at the u.s. senior open and finished 17th. johnson thou

just getting started, johnny gomes, an r.b.i single and 3-0. welcome to ricky romero's nightmare on the hill. they bat around. norris is up and knocks in chris carter. 9-0a's. now for the defensive play of the night and travis snider and a drive to right. he climbs the wall and holds on and makes the grab. yes, i am part spider. aj griffin, that's my man, climbing the wall. cocoa crisp made it 11-0. crisp had three hits. griffin with smoke or encarnacion. griffin now 3 and 0. the caper in the night, moss drives in hicks. a's 16 and bluejays dazed and confused. a's have won seven straight. giants and padres and santa with a summertime cameo. hi, santa. timlin saw um c trying to build -- tim lincecum strikes out vennible. so far, so good and then chase headily. that's not so good. a bomb to left center. and that is gone. 1-0 padres. and it it got worse. that's like a batting practice fast ball. timmy grooved it and guzman whacked it. two homers and lincicum gave up five runs and he is now 4 and 11. giants almost pull it out. a blooper and scores

johnny gomes of the a's is one of the vip judges. >> we're pretty lucky with the weather we have in northern california year round. obviously there's a couple of seasons where it gets a little wet outside. coming from here, you know, you grow up on the grill and by the camp fire, absolutely. >> reporter: along with gomes, many others who know bay area barbecue like chef holland and a portion of the proceeds will benefit alternative family services a nonprofit helping support foster youth since the late '70s. >> to get people out and to raise some money, i think a barbecue cook-off is a good way to do that. get everybody's attention. >> reporter: as for what johnny makes for good barbecue. >> not burned and meat. >> reporter: with a look at what to see, taste and experience around the bay area this weekend, i'm loren scott. >>> horse races resumed at the alameda county fair in pleasanton following the death of a jockey yesterday. jorge her rer ra suffered head trauma after being thrown from his horse. the 33-year-old was taken to a local hospital where he died. this afternoon a moment of sile

just getting started, johnny gomes, an r.b.i single and 3-0.o ricky romero's nightmare on the hill. they bat around. norris is up and knocks in chris carter. 9-0a's. now for the defensive play of the night and travis snider and a drive to right. he climbs the wall and holds on and makes the grab. yes, i am part spider. aj griffin, that's my man, climbing the wall. cocoa crisp made it 11-0. crisp had three hits. griffin with smoke or encarnacion. griffin now 3 and 0. the caper in the night, moss drives in hicks. a's 16 and bluejays dazed and confused. a's have won seven straight. giants and padres and santa with a summertime cameo. hi, santa. timlin saw um c trying to build -- tim lincecum strikes out vennible. so far, so good and then chase headily. that's not so good. a bomb to left center. and that is gone. 1-0 padres. and it it got worse. that's like a batting practice fast ball. timmy grooved it and guzman whacked it. two homers and lincicum gave up five runs and he is now 4 and 11. giants almost pull it out. a blooper and scores white side

just getting started, johnny gomes, an r.b.i single and 3-0.cky romero's nightmare on the hill. they bat around. norris is up and knocks in chris carter. 9-0a's. now for the defensive play of the night and travis snider and a drive to right. he climbs the wall and holds on and makes the grab. yes, i am part spider. aj griffin, that's my man, climbing the wall. cocoa crisp made it 11-0. crisp had three hits. griffin with smoke or encarnacion. griffin now 3 and 0. the caper in the night, moss drives in hicks. a's 16 and bluejays dazed and confused. a's have won seven straight. giants and padres and santa with a summertime cameo. hi, santa. timlin saw um c trying to build -- tim lincecum strikes out vennible. so far, so good and then chase headily. that's not so good. a bomb to left center. and that is gone. 1-0 padres. and it it got worse. that's like a batting practice fast ball. timmy grooved it and guzman whacked it. two homers and lincicum gave up five runs and he is now 4 and 11. giants almost pull it out. a blooper and scores white side. ho

then johnny gomes, rbi single. there is a driving in chris carter. and on the mound aj griffin getting help from spiderman. josh redic is climbing the fence. that is second homer of the night. 19-0 a's and phillies throwing a brinks truck at this six year, $144 million extension for the former world series mvp. there is all earning over $20 million a year, nhra drag racing this weekend this, sport with big engines and horse power and big testosterone. it does not intimidate. this month, he became the first woman ever to win an nhra race in chicago. the man she beat was last year's winner greg anderson. the win sweeps in more ways than one. >> in six attempts it wasus yum to get it done again. anderson made it clear he didn't want to be in the history books for the wrong reasons and i was happy against him. >> victory is sweet. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> and you can wake up to the sound of the alarm clock app. it's free at i tunes app store. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. >> good night, everyone. c

johnny gomes got one. number 10 for him. 4-1 oakland. he rides one to center.umber 11 on the year for him. it is 5-1. the next batter up was chris carter. he shows his power with his fifth of the year. three home runs in the inning for the a's who led 6-1. but the booing begins. smith came to the plate in the 6 6th. his 10th of the year. the a's get four in the game like yesterday and dominate the twins in minnesota. the a's sweep with a 9-4 win. they won 9-11. and in the middle of the race for the second wide card. >> today's finals in stanford. she took on serena williams but she did have support from her mother. >> take more time and decide what you will do. you are a phenomenal athletes and you are gifted. >> she has been taking time. >> mom's advice worked for a while. she jumped ahead in the first set. she was two points away from taking the set but serena rallied. she was serving but couldn't finish the deal. she wins 7-5. then dominated the second set. she wraps it up 6-3. she wins with her 43 win. tize her sister for the -- ties her sister for the lead

how about the oakland a's in minnesota, looking for a sweep of their own, johnny gomes, in the secondun. yoenis cespedes to dead center, the solo shot, 11th of the year, chris carter, off the facade of the second, a's hit four home runs in the game, they win, 9-4, just a half back in the wild card standings. how about the championship with serena williams, she actually trailed 5-3 in the first set, wins the set break, championship point in the second set. and serena, a nasty serve and a nasty return. she wins the second consecutive bank of the west classic, 7-5, 6-3, giants a game and a half up in the nfl west. they get tomorrow off and travel to atlanta where they begin a set with the braves, diane? >> a very nice week with the giants and a's, thank you. >>> coming up, a bear in southern california that just ke keeps heading back to town, rather than hanging out in the woods. we'll show you why the neighbors call him meat ball, they know him so well. >>> and what happened to jason kidd, what landed him in jail after he so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious

to start the game, bottom of the second, john willingham, a former a, 1-0 twins, johnny gomes grand slamird grand slam of the season that is for the as. the as were leading at that point 4-1, and right now it's a close one, 4-3 as we'll have the complete highlights coming up tonight at 11:00. >> and for a full half hour of sports coverage you can watch sports net comcast bay area. and whitney will follow the game at 11:00. the giants are next on nbc bay area. have a great night. >> good night. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

. >> the orange gatorade and then the water bath from johnny gomes and josh finishing it off as if thatcream pie and the a's celebrate tonight. the yankees in town to start a four game-set tomorrow. >>> all kinds of twists around turns for the giants this evening. they had the braves beaten and gave it away and then the giants came back to beat them in extras. rain delay of over an hour in atlanta. where is everybody? ryan vogelsong on the mound. a fastball out over the middle of the plate. francisco deep and gone. 1-0 braves. cabrera. number nine on the year and ties it at one apiece. go to extra innings tied at one. justin christian with a chopper. chipper jones bare hands on the run. what was that. air mailed it to the plate. 2-1 giants. leading 3-1, bottom 10. santiago another blown save for the giants closer increasingly shaky. brian mccan a game time two-run homer to left. durbin hangs a slider and crawford crushes this baby. way out. just his second homer of the year. blanco followed with another three-run blast for the giants as they go on to win 9-4 in 11. huge, huge victory fo

johnny gomes. -0. lining up romero. brandon inge. 7-0. up again. drives in cris carter.nd inning for a 9-0 lead. on the mound, griffin cruising and gets help from the new spiderman in toronto, josh retig climbing the wall. is pretty nice. reaction, yep, that is my man. cocoa crisp again. his second homer of the game makes it 11-0. back to griffin. ninth strikeout victim in the sixth. griffin 3-0. the capper in the ninth. want some more runs. why not. moss drives in brandon hicks. final score, a's 6. a season high in runs. blue jays just watching. the a's have won 7 straight. giants decide on friday white truffle pablo sandoval needs to go on the disabled list. he strained h his hamstring. him lincecum two steps forward and one step back today against the padres. santa claus and the mrs. a july appearance at the park. lincecum first batter looks good. logan forsyth, gets him. the third batter problematic. deep to left center and gone. -0 san diego. the long ball again timmy's nemesis. bases loaded for venable. not quite going to get there. two runs score. in the fifth, fa

call him johnny be good last night. gomes knocked in cespedes. 6-3 oakland.ust one and a half games out of a wildcard spot. a stunner angela stanford ford. mark, the eighth overall pick of the pittsburgh pirates in the draft. and spurns, a $4 million signing bonus. he says he wants to return to get his degree. >> and how good can top pick harrison barns be? if this is any indication, very, very good. garrett jackson to david lee in los angeles. barns and company taking on the lakers last night. basketball iq here. follow your miss, kid. barns attacking the rim. fouls on the dunk attempt. 23 in the game on 8 of 13 shooting. as good as he looked, clay thompson looked better. three point barrage in the third quarter. 6 of 8 beyond the arc in the game. he finished with 24. warriors hammer l.a., 91-50. bank of the west at stanford. serena williams. and shippers. and she takes the step 6-4. that goes wide. match point. 6-4, 6-4. that's a look at sports. have a great day, everyone. >> coming up next, a record low for voter turnout in june's state primary. and palo a