>>> a tough night for the orioles, sports director mark viviano joins us with the latest on the o's games afternoon in houston. hi mark. >> the birds woke up in houston, eager to erase what happened the night before. it was a rheophilous to the astroings but a -- it was a rough loss to the astros, came up fired up, not pleased. they gave up eleven runs. miguel gonzalez starts today. he silenced the lineup, that hit 6 home runs last night, and gonzalez 6 home runs today, tied the season high with 7 strike outs. the game was tied in the top of the 4th. adam jones on base for jj hardy. hardy with four hits, that allows jones with the go ahead run. o's up 2-1 and bud norris loses control. nice bounce back for the o's after they lost last night. they take two of three in houston. tampa bay is the next step on the o's road trip, you can see the weekend games right here on wjz. o and rays saturday and sunday afternoon, masn. football, the ravens go from the white house in washington d.c. to the practice field. another voluntary minicamp for the super bowl champs. we're going to hear from ray ri

denise coke, vic carter, kai jackson, and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with mark viviano's wjz, maryland news station. ,,,,,, thumbs. they help kids thrive indoors, but my husband and i were certain that they had a greater purpose than... this. so, we reintroduced them to their natural habitat, and the purpose of those thumbs became quite clear. ♪ it's truly awe-inspiring to watch them do what they were designed to do. ♪ we may live in houses. but we are born for busch gardens. >> the first warning weather forecast coming up. in southern california, a motorcycle rider leads police on a wild pursuit. witnesses say he was hitting cars with his helmet as he flew by them at speeds nearly 90 miles per hour. after about 30 minutes, the chase ended as the track went to a construction zone. >>> television news crews attacked in providence well woman transfer dogs loose on a reporter. >> the dogs are seen chasing the reported on the street and into an alley. the station says she was treated for a bite on her forearm. the dog owner was arrested on felony assault charges. the crew w

sports director mark viviano joins us with the latest. the ballpark that most of the orioles have never seen. it's been 10 years since the o's played in houston. but they appeared quite comfortable in the quirky dimensions of minute maid park. the place is uniquely configured with the places with power outage. but there in center field. long way to the fence. and there's a hill on the field with the for thest reaches. adam jones was up to the task. not once but twice, racing back. to make running catches and help the orioles win the series opener, 4-1. the orioles pitched well and appreciative of the good glove work by guys like jones. >> not that we liked giving out those long outs on the field. but it's fun to watch them play. and i think we have a lot of confidence in our defense. and i think we pitch accordingly. i think we try to get the ball on the ground. >> we've got some good defenders on our team. ask they really put an emphasis on that around here. that if you can't defend, you're having to have trouble seeing the field. it's im

and sports director mark viviano has a look at what is ahead for them. mark?how are you doing, mary? the houston astros might be one of the teams, on pace to be the worst. but they're certainly suddenly surging. the o's were expected to be good. and they're living up to that again in another play-off race. but the birds, their ability to steal bases. o's are one of the top base- stealing teams in the majors. just last year, they had the fewest stolen bases. now, they insist, there has been no added emphasis on stealing. the o's say nay don't gamble. they don't gamble. >> if you're going to steal bases but get thrown out 30 to 35% of the time, it's kind of pointless. especially with -- why am i going to get thrown out when i have manny and nick and all of these guys coming up behind me? so i'm not going to go every time i get on. but if i feel like i'm in a high percentage situation, i'm going to take it. >> i like that more than we're going to push the envelope. that math ain't very good. you're giving away a lot of outs. >> well, the o's have an 85% success r

mark viviano joins us with more on all this excitement for both our great teams. >> reporter: hey. coming up, wayning weekend at cm den yards against the visiting boston red sox. the o's continue to show that they're success of last season was no fluke. they're looking like a playoff contender again. >> the orioles win it by a score of 6-3 and take 3 out of 4 from boston. >> beating boston is a big deal in baltimore. for more than a decade it rarely happened. over the past two seasons the o's have turned up the heat and have made beating the red sox a new routine. >> what's happening is used to be the red sox would come here or the yankees would come here and be better than us. it's no longer the case. >> it's huge when a division rival comes in and you get a chance to gain ground. >> chris davis has played a key role in the orioles resur januarys. he has the most homeruns in the major league, the most votes among fans for all star 1st baseman. those fans are coming out the camden yards in big numbers. with our wjz fan cam we asked if you're surprised by the success this season? >>

bubala, and first warning weather with bob turk, and meteorologist tim williams and sports with mark viviano. it's wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's mostly cloudy and 71 degrees in central maryland, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming uh- huh. >>> three e people are dead after a tractor-trailer smashes into an ambulance. the ambulance had the lights and sirens operating when the semitruck jackknifed into its path, two medic and the patient on board were killed. investigators say charges are possible against the truck driver. >>> a canyon sized controversy is brewing in arizona over access to the grand canyon sky walk. mike reports, a rancher started charging tourists to drive through his land to reach the famous landmark. >> we came to visit the grand canyon and they say that we cannot get in. >> reporter: carlos garcia and five friends from columbia, among many disappointed tourists today stopped by apped guards at -- armed guards a at a check point on their way to the world renowned sky walk hanging over the grand canyon. >> i'm disappointed in it. i w

here is sports director mark viviano with the latest. >> good morning. it's an investigation that's beg on since january. now the man who allegedly distributed the performance enhancing drugs says he's willing to cooperate with investigators. >> anthony bosch ran the miami clinic called biogenesis. the clinic offered anti-ageing services. cbs news learned bosch has an agreement with mlb to be interviewed about allegations they supplied performance enhancing drugs to the biggest stars. he will name up to 25 players, including alex rodriguez and brewers slugger ryan brawn, the national league most valuable player 2 years ago. this was brown tuesday night. >> i'm not answering any further questions regarding the whole situation. you know, i've dealt with it for a long time over the last year and a half. aside from that, i don't have anything further to say. >> rodriguez who has yet to play because of an injury admitted doping from 2001 to 2003 but denied using performance enhancing drugs since. a baseball executive tells cbs bosch's list will include, quote