kate longworth is on the field with how the team's destiny is in the hand offense a rookie. >> kim, the team might be down 1-0. fans are still optimistic. >> reporter: thanes are very optimist optimistic. the fans are ready to cheer the team on right to the world series. let's show you what's going on. the gate here for season ticketholders was just opened. fans are now being let inside to that sold out game. the first pitch is expected right after 6:00. the parking lot started filling up at noon today with tailgaters. 48,000 fans are expected here tonight to cheer on the a's as they face the detroit tigers. the same team that took them out of postseason last year. they say they were a little bummed about last night's lost in first post-season but they have faith the team will come back tonight. >> we're going to win this one. >> we're going all the way. one game is fnot bringing us down. >> we're just praying for them. >> very exciting. our grand children got us the tickets. >> reporter: fans say they are so excited. they have home field advantage and hope the team capitalizes on it in

. >>> our kate longworth in detroit and she was in the locker room and has more on the a's game four ss. kate? >> that was key. i mean, we have bases loaded. nobody out. couldn't push anything across. you know, he makes good change-ups to the hitters and callaspo hit a bullet to the right of jackson and got a jump to get that ball. >> nobody out, scherzer, you know, missed good pitches, swung at ball four. and you can't help a guy like that out. we just didn't capitalize next guy on. then callaspo, only one who puts good wood on the baseball. didn't work out for him. >> we lost. it's over with. we have to come back out, practice, have fun with each other and have another game to go out there and focus on. >> we feel real good about playing in our home ballpark and taking care of the homefield advantage. so, you know, we use the flight and the day off and everything to kind of press reset and kind of do what we've been doing all year, taking one game at a time. >> reporter: so the drama, the controversy, the suspense continues in this series. we'll see how it all plays out come thursda

and as kate longworth reports, this is a more experienced a's team than last season. >> well, on paper, it may look like deja vu all over again in the five-day division series between the tigers and the athletics. >> there are notable differences between the 2012 athletics and the 2013 squud. last year's team needed all 162 games to make it to the playoffs. this year, a's have been all about consistency, posting a whenning record every month of season. >> we didn't know what to expect. the majority of us didn't. thissee, the main thing, we just had experience. that's one thing you can't teach the guys going into the playoffs, experience. definitely helps going into the postseason, even though it's just one year. it's experience. we know what to expect and we know the pressure that the playoffs can bring and i think we know how to handle it better. >> new faces in here who, you know they have not been the players that anybody thought we had. guys like jed mossy and donaldson have picked us up. guys like myself. we didn't have the -- just the pitching staff doing what they've done all ye

in oakland, i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >> kate, thanks for that. >>> priority number one for th a's is bringing back coco crisp. the 2014 option for $7.5 million. the 33-year-old hit .261 this past season with 22 homers for the a's out in center field. >>> let's switch gears to basketball. warriors are heading out on a very long road trip to china. it's all part of the nba's global games in promoting the league's brand. executive board member jerry west says it's so much more than the actual contest, itself. >> these people know everything about our players in the nba, and particularly with the young up and coming team like the warriors have, there's no question. there's no question in my mind that the most important thing is to show these people respect. go over there and play as hard as you can and show them what we're trying to accomplish here with the warriors. i do believe it's a unique opportunity for our players to two there and establish identity, put themselves up over other players who have been there before. >>> we leave you with football news. kp kansas city c

i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >>> sharks and canucks. the sharks' first road game. it's 2-0 sharks. late in the second, edler hits hertl in the head number penalty called. the sharks win 4-1. >>> and that's a look at sports. i'm dave feldman, raj and jess are back with more news. don't go away. when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> we continue to now our developing story regarding the b.a.r.t negotiations. cheryl hurd joins us live. 30 minutes remaining. essentially everyone wants to know if there will be a strike tomorrow morning. >> reporter: everyone here is on pins and needles but we just heard that there is some movement on the 13th and 15th floors. the chief negotiator has gone to the 15th floor to talk to

for nbc bay area news, in oakland, i'm kate longworth. >>> the coyotes and the stars were in a battlee game. the rook where i, 19 years old, gets the first goal of his nhl career. it would not be his last. he would add another as the sharks win 4-1. you heard kate say the raiders play on sunday. the 49ers do as well. they're prime time. they host the houston texans at 5:30. we'll have all the highlights tomorrow. we'll be back with more news right after the break. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. your club card gets you deals you can't find anywhere else. this week, folgers is $6.88 for the large size. that's a lot of coffee. skip the warehouse. charmin is $13.99 for 24 double rolls. and lean cuisine entrees

reporting live i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >>> the sharks and the rangers tonight. it's 7-2 sharks. the 19-year-old rookie goes through his legs and up top. four goals in a game for him. the sharks win 9-2. that does it for sports. we're back with more of the news right after this. >>> crime fighters moonlighting as crime fighters. spider-man and batman visiting the kids at packard children's hospital at stanford. they scale the hospital to wash the windows. they are window washers from delta window cleaning in santa clara. and the kids loved it. >> moonlighting. >> thanks for joining us tonight. stay warm tomorrow morning. >> see you tomorrow. bye-bye. so what can i get you? we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ ♪ if you wanna go and fly with me ♪ ♪ it's buzz the bee on your tv ♪ ♪ oh how did i get this way? ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ [ male announcer ] more room i

kate longworth with more from the game. >> the athletic tigers is familiar with their opponent. detroit has relied on star power to propel its way into the playoffs, the athletics used a whole team approach. >> we have a diverse roster that, you know, will handle accordingly over the course of a game. whether it's guest left-handed starter or right-handed starter and our end game moves. they know just because they don't start that potentially they could have the most important at bat of the game. >> we have a well balanced lineup. i think we got guys who get on base. we have guys who have a potential to hit the ball out at any time. we have guys that have potential at bats every time. >> and for both the teams to be successful, they're going to be relying on some key players. jim leyland says miguel cabrera is not 100% but he expects cabrera to come out here and begin to play tomorrow. meanwhile, they're testing out that shoulder and bob mill vin hopes to have him start in left field. at the coliseum, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kate. crowd noise already getting in the head

at comerica park, kate longworth, nbc bay area news. >>> to football we go. raiders win on sunday night. their quarterback. the backup, matt flynn, has been released by the raiders. a $6.5 million experiment that went terribly wrong. terrelle pryor taking away some of the sting. the raiders traded a 2014 fifth-round pick and conditional selection to seattle for flynn and his career with the raiders is over. >> i don't know exactly what the reason was, you know, why it didn't work, but, you know, i -- it just, it didn't work, and terrelle came in and took over the job and he's earned the position that he's in. and so we just felt like it was probably best to go ahead and move on from that. >>> to the 49ers. they crushed the houston texans 34-3 on sunday night football. you saw it here on nbc bay area. and what stood out most to head coach jim harbaugh was the four turnovers forced by san francisco's defense which he compared to a jar of olives. >> well, you open it up and brand new can of olives and turn it over and no olives come out. they're packed in there