jake peavy and matt cain both injured and now brandon belt. on his quest, jack ventured far and wide. through dust, fog and rain. until he smelled something legendary. garlic herb butter. jack knew what to do. take the cowboy with him. and that's how the buttery jack came to be. our juiciest, butteriest craviest burgers ever. the new buttery jack burgers from jack in the box. >>> well the giants' injury list is growing. two games in and matt cain was placed on the dl. he was scratched from his start with a bad bag. vogelsong was out of the bull pen. the first inand see ya. a two-run blast. 2-0 giants and buster three for three in his first homerun of the year. a bogey in trouble in the third. two men on and they go up 4-2. bruce bochy is thinking, wow only two games in and what else can happen? how about another injury? brandon belt turns to chase a pop up and comes out lame. a strained right groin. he will leave the game and fourth full game in the fifth. miss location on the vogel song changing up. 7-4 lead. they get a brandon crawford homer

big news for matt cain and the giants. hopefully it's a little better for him and he gets healthy in the situation. thanks geraud. >> okay. >> you can watch "sportsnet central" on comcast sportsnet at 10:30. >>> aside from that it is baseball, happy new year for a lot of people. regardless of the weather. >> the good news for the a's home opener we have wind and clouds. but the showers staying offshore for now. but marin county north, have a few lingering showers maybe into the evening before the main event comes in. and you can see it right there west at ukiah, embedded thundershowers in that. that's going slide to the south. at 5:00 and 6:00 the winds have increased. rain likely. more so after midnight tonight through 4:00 a.m. that's when the cold front is going to swing through behind it. cool air aloft is going to drop snow levels and set the stage for thunderstorms with some small hail. snow levels as low as 3500 feet to 4,000 feet. if you head to monterey county to our south, winter weather advisory above 4,000 feet

jake peavy and matt cain both injured and now brandon belt.nis legend serena williams, fencing champion tim morehouse and the rockettes years to master their craft. but only moments to master paying bills at chase.com. depositing checks at the atm and transferring funds on the mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> well the giants' injury list is growing. two games in and matt cain was placed on the dl. he was scratched from his start with a bad bag. vogelsong was out of the bull pen. the first inand see ya. a two-run blast. 2-0 giants and buster three for three in his first homerun of the year. a bogey in trouble in the third. two men on and they go up 4-2. bruce bochy is thinking, wow only two games in and what else can happen? how about another injury? brandon belt turns to chase a pop up and comes out lame. a strained right groin. he will leave the game and fourth full game in the fifth. miss location on the vogel song changing up. 7-4 lead. they get a brandon crawford homer. a's and rangers

buster posey, matt cain, dressing to impress. >> slick. good portion of the 2014 world series winning roster is still intact but they are still some new faces. >> among them is justin maxwell, power hitting outfielder who earned a spot on the roster right after hunter pence went down in spring training. his biggest moment as a giant came on thursday when he knocked in what proved to be the game winning rbi in the 12th inning against the padres. a fun fact here. maxwell's first career hit came as pinch hitter for the nationals. that hit turned out to be a walkoff grand slam back in 2009. so he is clutch. >> there you go. even with the new faces on the roster the giants are pushing for a fourth world series title. pundits don't think this is their year. >> did they think that was the case for three years. >> we can do it. they say the dodgers are touting serious talent while the padres have made off season moves that have some analysts calling san diego favorite. larry baer is saying a lot more than just player personnel to win it all. >> pe

jake peavy and matt cain both injured and now brandon belt. injuries updates >>> well the giants' injury list is growing. two games in and matt cain was placed on the dl. he was scratched from his start with a bad bag. vogelsong was out of the bull pen. the first inand see ya. a two-run blast. 2-0 giants and buster three for three in his first homerun of the year. a bogey in trouble in the third. two men on and they go up 4-2. bruce bochy is thinking, wow only two games in and what else can happen? how about another injury? brandon belt turns to chase a pop up and comes out lame. a strained right groin. he will leave the game and fourth full game in the fifth. miss location on the vogel song changing up. 7-4 lead. they get a brandon crawford homer. a's and rangers and hot on the hill. three strikeouts and game two of the pour-game set. prince fielder with a fifth inning single to right. pair of runs come in. now 3-1 in the seventh and bases loaded and the kid from cal is unable to capitalize and ending in the double play. that was the a's best

batter buster posey 3-run home run to straight-away center his first homer of the spring 3-0 giants matt cainpretty good strikes out marcus semian final: 4-0 giants giants: 12-21 a's: 22-10 the giants keeping things intact. they extended the contracts of bruce bochy and brian sabean through the 2019 season both were previously signed through the 2016 season. bochy has managed the team to three world series titles in five years and is a likely hall of famer after he is done. the bigger news surrounded sabean the longest-tenured general manager in the majors who was also promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations assistant g.m. bobby evans was promoted to general manager but sabean will still be calling the shots for the most part this is the same structure other teams such as the yankees have moved to sabean said it will enable him to have more freedom to scout and do other things away from the day-to-day baseball operations and for more on the upcoming season for the a's and giants as well as a preview of the mens ncaa basketball championsip and the womens final four tune int

but matt cain is the one looming. thinking it may be a pre- cursor.orearm strain is a pre- cursor for tommy john surgery. that could be serious. >> thank you. >>> tonight at 10:00 p.m. a building that has been a problem for neighbors and owned by the city of san francisco, why squatters and vandals are allowed to come and go. that is at 10:00 p.m. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com see you later. honey, what is all this? hey! hey, mom? i'm trying to write this stupid college essay question, and i really don't even know where to start. okay, what's the question? tell me. "what's the biggest overcome?" didn't my third grade teacher say i had, like, a.d.d. or something? oh, no, honey. she said you couldn't a-d-d, and she put it that way because she also knew you couldn't s-p-e-l-l. wait, slow down... ohh! sweetheart? what's this? we talked about this last week. i said i'm building luke a tree house. you said "fine." you know, sometimes i think you just tune me out. i never told her. she just would have said "no." i don't remember agreeing to t

. >>> coming up the news not so good for giants star matt cain.s, can they top what they did last night? we are live at the coliseum. geraud moncure joins us next. >>> geraud moncure joins us in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. why aren't you out at the coliseum? that would have been fun, the a's. >> it would have been fun. other things i had to take care of here in the newsroom. so i'm going to present all this good stuff to you from the comcast sportsnet newsroom today. when billy beane went mad scientist with the a's in the off-season, question marks on his thought process were flying all around the bay area. tonight one of his pickups, jesse hahn takes the mound in his oakland debut. our mindi bach has more. >> reporter: jesse hahn picked up this spring right where he left off at the end of the 2014 season. as a rookie with san diego, he had a 2.96 e.r.a. in 12 starts with the padres. in his last two starts with oakland this spring he only aloud one run. and his coaches say he has a solid four-pitch repertoire. >> we saw a really good pitcher i

. >> reporter: a guy that got a spot start because matt cain couldn't go in arizona. pitched well, got the win there. from candlestick park -- i mean, at&t -- [ laughter ] [ talking at the same time ] >> all right. thank you. >> we will have more later. >> thank you. >>> now to ktvu's john sasaki who is outside at&t park and you have been talking to fans. you talked to one man who said the game has deeper meaning for him. >> reporter: it feels like candlestick park out here. very, very windy. opening day is a huge event in san francisco and today was bigger with the world series championship. >> the sounds of opening day filled the air outside at&t park. spring here and so is baseball. >> spring time. and baseball. hot dogs. the american flag. u.s.a. life begins on opening day. >> reporter: we met a man for whom this day has a deeper meaning. he has colon cancer that spread to his liver. >> just being here is making me feel better already. if they win, they win. if they lose, they lose. it will be a tough year. i have a feeling. being here opening day, making it for a

after losing hunter pence ashs and the thought of matt cain going down for the year would have been demoralizing, but there is no ligament damage in cain's elbow, and however, the right-hander is going on the dl with the flexor tendon sprain. he is expected to be out two week, and this is going to open up the door for chris heston who makes the second big league start tomorrow gainsagainst the d'backs. >>> game two at the series of chase field, top of the first, and now greeting the newcomer rudy dela rosa, and the first hit hof the season and the giants lead. and then the ugly demon rears his head again, and brandon belt will get an mri tomorrow, and that is a no-doubter to right, and that is off of ryan vogelberg. the a's lose 7-6. >>> and now, picking up prince fielder to right and look at this past gentry and elvis andres coming home and the bases loaded, now, on this one, and the 6-3 double play, and oakland loses 3-1. >>> off of the field, the a's are adding depth to the outfield missing coco kriscrisp, and josh reddick. they say they will sign veteran cody ross who was released over the w

. >>> having a healthy matt cain back in the rotation would be a boost for the giants.eason because of elbow surgery. let's go to at&t park where cain got the start against oakland. he looked sharp in the first. he gets souard swinging. billy butler is called out on strikes. cain allowed three hits over four innings. buster posey takes him deep with two on. his first homerun of the spring gave the giants a 3-0 lead. they blank the a's 4-0. well, when you win three world titles in five years you deserve a reward and that's what happened to the giants' manager bruce bochy and his general manager. they both had their contracts extended to 2019 and i'm sure you can assume they received nice raises. a two-time national league manager of the year bochy is likely headed for the hall of fame. >> excited about knowing i am here for five years counting this year. i couldn't have a better situation. who i work for the players i have, the staff, the ballpark, the fans the city, i love it here. >> they will likely miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade, but they are not de

vogelsong will pitch because peavy has a lower back injury and matt cain will not start tomorrow because of tightness in his right arm. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. - [voiceover] in the approach to 2050 cops and robbers isn't what it used to be. - with technology, there's no dark. there's cameras everywhere. - [voiceover] new gadgets have given police extrasensory perception. - we wanted to bring 2050 into the year 2015. - [voiceover] and true or false? can your brain show when you're lying? - [voiceover] will these brain scans be used by governments to simply solve all crime? - [voiceover] the future of crime fighting on this edition of "xploration earth 2050." (fierce techno music) - hi, i'm joe pena, and welcome to "earth 2050." this week we're gonna take a look at how technology is being used to fight something that's just about as old as human existence: crime. as we get closer to 2050 police and entrepreneurs are coming together to create some high-tech devices th

and matt cain has a forum issue. may miss the first two week of the season. i'm worried about the rotation. know more tomorrow but might go on the 15 day. >> who thought the duke would win. >> one local

and now, matt cain on the hill and he tossed three strikeouts in four scoreless innings of work.hen he strikes out norrie aoki. >> i felt strong even through the end of it. and you know, that was good and with a lot of pitches in a short amount of time and everything everything kept feeling good which is a good thing for me, so i have to keep the pitch count down and get deeper in the game, and i got into some long at-bats with these guy, and sometimes that is the way it is. >>> and to the shark tank, with the narrow inging playoff pursuit, less than a minute logan couture puts one in and then later, patrick marleau knows just where pavel ski is in front of the net, and finds him. pavel ski finds the back of the net, and he get ss the 37th of the season, and the sharks go on to win it 3-1. in sac town his are tri is on thoeld, the 6'7" -- history is put on hold as 6'7" failed to get any playing time in the loss. and tens of thousands around the world were interest ed ined in the debut which makes coach george karl unpopular at the moment especially in new delhi. >> and tiger wood

with matt cain on the disabled list bruce bochy had to turn for a 26-year-old to make a victory.made the second career start and the first of 2015. bottom of the fifth, and a dirty breaking ball to chris owen s tos to end the inning. and bottom of the sixth, jhonny peralta was fooled badly. he gave up six hits and two unearned runs with five strikeouts. and top of the ninth, 3-2 game giants and kaycasey mcgehee adding the insurance, two-run bomb to left, and the first home run as a giant and the g-men win, 5-2, victory. >>> brandon belt receiving good news from the mri, it is a mild strain and he is listed day-to-day. and the update of jake peavy is solid. he tossed a solid bull pen today with no pain in the back and he could make the first start sunday at san diego. >>> rubber game for the rangers and the a's at the coliseum, and fresh faces in the oakland lineup. man aboard and tyler landendorf in the first at bat, and then marcus simeon goes to first with the rbi triple. and now, cal product mark hannah with the first at-bat goes to deep right center and it is clearing the bas

starting in place of matt cain, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow injury. >> that pitching staff has taken some hits early here. brandon belt may also be out tonight. belt strained his groin during the fourth inning last night. he's set to get an mri today to determine just how serious that injury is. >> and jake peavy is not on the dl, but he could end up there. peavy is questionable for his start on sunday. he tried to pitch yesterday, but his back spasm did not loosen up. >> it's like last man standing. the a's also dealing with injuries of their own. so the team might be making a move. the a's reportedly talking to veteran cody ross to add depth to their outfield. coco crisp and josh reddick both out with injuries. giants fans are familiar with mr. ross. he was the mvp disturb the nlcs. >> i remember that. the a's are back in action tonight, hoping to get the bats going against the rangers. oakland fell 3-1 last night. the two teams play again tonight, 7:05, o.co. >>> and the play of the day not happening on the field, but rather in the stands. check this out.

. >>> having a healthy matt cain back in the rotation would be a boost for the giants.d half of last season because of elbow surgery. let's go to at&t park where cain got the start against oakland. he looked sharp in the first. he gets souard swinging. billy butler is called out on strikes. cain allowed three hits over four innings. buster posey takes him deep with two on. his first homerun of the spring gave the giants a 3-0 lead. they blank the a's 4-0. well, when you win three world titles in five years you deserve a reward and that's what happened to the giants' manager bruce bochy and his general manager. they both had their contracts extended to 2019 and i'm sure you can assume they received nice raises. a two-time national league manager of the year bochy is likely headed for the hall of fame. >> excited about knowing i am here for five years counting this year. i couldn't have a better situation. who i work for the players i have, the staff, the ballpark, the fans the city, i love it here. >> they will likely miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade, but

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and matt cain has a forum issue. may miss the first two week of the season. 15 day. >> who thought the duke would win. >> one local director is not in a good mood. watch the game about for which is condition sin. >> go to any of these sites. >> we'll be right mmmm, they made french toast out of banana bread, then topped it with candied pecans and bananas? it's like a match made in heaven. like bacon & eggs... ...oh look, bacon & eggs. the new banana bread french toast slam. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >> would he appreciate your time. >> jimmy kimmel next. s to deliver the first brat to miller park. >> those sausages may have wanted to keep going. skipping the game altogether. the brewers lost 10-0 to colorado. >> the "the mix" coming your way. are you smarter than a sixth grader? maybe, maybe not when it comes to the march brackets. >>> could there be a destiny's child reunion the latest hints from beyonce and a concert tour that's all the buzz. >>> legal action against "rolling stone" magazine and university students who say an apology is not enoug

. >> after the game pitcher matt cain does not have ligament damage and that cian's injury he underwent an mri. >>> the a's are strong in their home opener. fin initiated with eight scoreless innings. the two teams play again 7:05 this evening. heads-up if you're going, there's a fleetwood mac concert at oracle arena right next door. so you get there early. >>> 100 years old, still going strong. >> take a look at this niko nykoda, the first centenarian who finished the world record swim in just under 1 hour and 15 minutes. she only started swimming in her 80s. she training four days a week and takes private lessons. >> she's not as fast as michael phelps but -- >> she's in the water, that's all that matters. >>> up next at 11:00, a troubled bay area football player found asleep in his running car. new surveillance video shows how the arrest went down. >>> well it's been a downward spiral for kwame harris. after his nfl career ended with the 49ers and raiders, he's had troubling years with the law. >> three years ago he was arrested for assaulting his then boyfriend and this weekend for

. >> and matt cain had a spectacular evening.urned the round table, not the round table pizza kid. he's enjoying himself. the first for posey. posey's first of the exhibition season. 3-run shot. the biggest story may be cain's performance. nice play by joe panic as the a's get a couple of men on. then the giants adding to their lead. joaquin arias a little bouncer with a couple of men on. get back there. safe he is. and maybe the giant's tightest game of the spring. they win it over the a's 4-0. >>> the embattled coach had no stronger supporter than steph curry. warriors star defended his coach to the hills. yesterday jackson was asked who he thought the mvp of the nba was this coming season. and he said houston's james harden. today it was obvious curry was bothered when asked about jackson's comments. >> it's surprising. it didn't really hurt my feelings. it's not like he was casting a vote. but, you know officially, but just very surprising. i was defending him last season when things were rumbling outside of our locker room -

matt cain won't start tomorrow. he has tightness in his right arm. the giants say this son-in-law a minor set -- this is only a minor set back. >>> a former nfl player in trouble with the law. the charges he's facing after a series of crimes in san francisco. but first. >> oh no it's a bee. it's okay guys. >> the bees causing pandemonium at the white house easter egg roll. >> it's been a truck that has been slowing the commute but it's slow all over the place. northbound 680 though is a mess with this jackknifed rig. we'll tell you what it's doing to southbound traffic coming up. >> the buzz for this morning is rain. but for this afternoon it could be thunderstorms. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the chp still investigating a major crash on the upper deck of the bay bridge that killed a motorcyclist and caused major delays. it happened last night just after 8:00 on the san francisco side of the bridge. the chp says a motorcyclist crashed and as many as five other vehicles may have been involved. emergency workers closed four of the five lanes. al

the injury to matt cain. we had some nice answers tonight.e 2nd inning, d'backs were up 1-0. nori aoki, he was 3 for 4 tonight. had himself an rbi double. brandon crawford scoring. the giants even things up. very next pitch, matt duffy getting the start. slicer down the right field line. he had a couple of heights. the giants take the lead. they're up 2-1. 14 hits for san francisco. one of them left the yard off the bat of pablo's replacement. that's casey mcgee. that kind of locked things up. 5-2. the youngster getting the start tonight. went 6 innings, allowed no earned runs. his first career victory. >>> the a's not only lay the texas rangers to waste, but make history too. first time two rookies on the same team making their debut drive in two or more runs. meet your 2015 a's. here's how it works. here's how they took the texans to task. this is young tyler leydendorf with a gaper. happens to be an rbi triple. 1-0 a's. same inning. newcomer, cody ross. giants fans know him well from 2010. his a's debut, an rbi single. here's another kid.

matt cain says it's how they enter the regular season that really counts. >> everybody feels good. and it's always a little skewed in spring training. but guys have been playing good at the end, which means they come in and start getting it going. getting ready for the season. >> reporter: barry zito got 9 standi sta the standing o there the crowd. he was back in green and gold. zito for now is headed to aaa nashville. both games start just after 7:00 tonight. of course the as at home and viewing party here at home, as well, could be pretty windy and of course rain may be on the way. christina loren will have details throughout the new cast this morning. stephanie chuang, today in the bay. >> we'll go to christina right now. >> good morning. yeah, hopefully you had a great weekend, easter sunday. i was up late watching the bible right here on nbc bay area last night. you pay have the same story to tell this morning. if you're a little groggy out there, good news is this morning not expecting weather to impact your drive all that much. tomorrow morning completely different scenario.

. >>> matt cain is dealing with a strained ligament in his elbow.ll miss the start tomorrow and was placed on the 15-day dl today. cody ross was set to sign with the a's. ross was cut by diamondbacks over the weekend. he will add some outfield depth with the a's. >>> speaking of a's, sonny gray gave quite a show last might in oakland. took a no-hitter into the 8th inning against texas. nearly became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter on opening day since 1940. a's ended a 10-day losing streak on opening day. while gray was going he did little to avoid the no, no jinx in between innings. >> he is not the type that sits over in the corner. he is walking up to me in between and talking about walkup songs and i'm get away from me. nobody wants to talk to you right now. >> he was joking around with everybody the whole game. it's not like he is the guy you always see the tv shot of the pitcher where no one is around him? no, sonny is looking for somebody to talk to. so yeah, when i got through the homer tunnel he is there to give me a chest bump. that

let's go to at&t park where matt cain got the start. he's trying to come back from elbow surgery.billy butler called out on strikes. cain allowed three hits over 4 shutout innings. and in the bottom half, posey, his first home run gave the giants the 3-0 lead. they go on to blank oakland 4-0. before leaving the giants, three world titles in five seasons manager bruce bochy and general manager brian sabean were rewarded. both had their contracts extend through 2019. you can be sure they both received nice raises. bochy is likely headed to the hall of fame. >> excited that i'm here for five years counting this year. i couldn't have a better situation. i mean, with who i work for, you know, the players i have, the staff. the ballpark, the fans, the city. i just love it here. >>> the odds of the sharks making the playoffs are not good but at least they are going down fighting. let's take a look at the highlights. this blackhawk fan must have lost his way. the sharks jumped out to an early lead to arizona. and this is his 27th of the season. four minutes later marleau fines pavelski. 3

brandon belt, jake peavy, matt cain all out and the giants are in the next man up category already.ed up a rookie pitcher last night threw him in the line of fire. chris heston started one game last season for san francisco but last night struck out five diamondbacks in six innings allowed two runs, both unearned. one run lead in the fifth. here comes casey mcgehee. they call him hits mcgehee. that's his first home run as a giant. they won 5-2. they only a four- game series later today in san diego. >>> oh, cody ross former giants star played right field last night for the a's! second at bat of the night against the rangers, he brings home a run here with this shot. rangers roughed up for 8 runs. huge night for bellarmine high and grand slam right off the top of the wall. a bases-clearing double. the first big league hit. scott casmir on fire! struck out 10 in seven innings picked up where he left year, where he won 15 games. a's won 10-0. a little matinee game later on today. that's it for sports at this hour. have a good one. see you around. >>> play of the day, this is priceless.

that's all matt cain needed last night for the win. here'som some a's defense. they got a new infield. that's marcus simeon getting bosey the great throw. he's a bay area native. bottom 6, it's the old fielder's choice, brandon bell would score and then sergio romo, like he always did last season said i got this, giants won it a final of 4-0. series tied 1-1, game three later on today in oakland. have a little popcorn, that's cool. sharks and phoenix coyotes and on the attack is lature, right between the pipes. he score twice in the first five minutes. 2-0, 2nd, tough to see in realtime. they gave the goal to mark arkabellow of phoenix, but look at that, off the skate of ferny. that's his own goal. for the last five minutes it was matt saying let's get outta here. sharks 4-1 in the last five games, four points out of a playoff spot with four games left. math mattically they are still in the hunt. the sharks, boy, they need some help and they gotta keep this win streak going to the finish. speaking of finish, i'm finished right now. i'll see you later on. >> okay

let's go out to at&t park where matt cain got the start.s. cain allowed three hits over four shutout innings. in the bottom half, buster posey takes it deep with two on. his first home run of the spring gave the giants the 3-0 lead. they go on to blank oakland, 4-0. for ladying the giants to three world series, bruce botch qui and bochy and brian sabean had their contracts extended through 2019. terms were not released. you can be sure they received nice raises. in addition sabean has been promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations. a two-time national league manager of the year, bochy is likely headed to the hall of fame. >> excited about knowing i'm here for years counting this year. i couldn't have a better situation. i mean with who i work for the players i have the staff the ballpark, the fans, the city. i just love it here. >> the odds of the sharks making the playoffs are not good but at least they are going down fighting. let's take a look at the highlights. this blackhawks fan must have lost his way. the sharks jum

let's go to at&t park where matt cain got the start. he's trying to come back from elbow surgery. and in the bottom half posey his first home run gave the giants the 3-0 lead. they go on to blank oakland 4-0. before leaving the giants three world title necessary five seasons, the general manager and were rewarded. they both receive contracts extended and nice raises. they have been promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations. a you too-time national league manager of the year, bochy is likely headed to the hall of fame. >> excited knowing that, you know i'm here for five years counting this year. i couldn't have a better situation. i mean with who i work for, you know the player i have the staff. the ballpark, the fans, the city. i just love it here. >> the odds of the sharks making the playoffs are not good but at least they are going down fighting. let's take a look at the highlights. this fan must have lost his way the sharks jumped out to an early lead to arizona. and this is his 27th of the season. later marleau fines pavelski. 3-1 was the final. even if the s

. >>> and matt cain has a tendon strain. >> time right now 6:26. the opening bell just a few minutes away. we're going to check the markets coming up next with scott mcgraw. >>> and up in flames. how firefighters managed to save people trapped inside this burning high-rise. >>> a live look this morning from the san bruno mountains. a little bit of cloud out there, but conditions are warming up. christina has your full forecast. anthony watching the roadways. we'll be back with that and more local news right after this break. i am an electric crew foreman out of the cupertino service center. i was born and raised in the cupertino area. it's a fantastic area to work. the new technology that we are installing out in the field is important for the customers because system reliability i believe is number one. pg&e is always trying to plan for the future and we are always trying to build something stronger and bigger and more reliable. i love living here and i love the community i serve. nobody wants to be without power. i don't want my family to be with

. >> so, starting on the mound tonight, chris heston starting in place of matt cain, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow injury. >> and that's not it either. brandon belt may also have to sit out tonight. he strained his groin during the fourth inning last night. belt set to get an mri today to determine just how serious that injury is. >>> and jake peavy is not on the dl, but he could end up there. peavy questionable for his start on sunday. he trayed to pitch yesterday, but his back spasms did not loosen up. i think some of us can sympathize. >> yes, we can. and the a's dealing with some injuries of their own. the team might have to make a move. the a's reportedly talking to veteran cody ross to add some depth to their outfield. coco crisp and josh reddick are both out with injuries right now. giants fans familiar with that name cody ross. he was the mvp during the nlcs in the team's 2010 championship season. >> might be nice to see him in green and gold. >>> the a's are back in action tonight, hoping to get the bats going against the rangers. oakland falling 3-1

. >> meantime, pitching matt cain on the dl right now with an arm strain to start the season.s return. as far as we know, he's yet to pick up a baseball. >> and the giants are hoping to get hunter pence back in may. that will depend on how his full arm is healing. you may recall he broke it during spring training. we wish him well. >> heart and soul of the team right there. >>> we are out here on the field obviously. it's a little chilly. a little windy to start your day. >> i would say just a little bit. we'll see where that takes the ball later this afternoon. hoping pitch, 1:35. right now christina has a look at the forecast for us. >> i sure do. we have some very excited giants fans out here as well. we have jacob, will, and lookal all of these gamer babes in the middle. you guys excited about today's game? >> yeah! >> how long have you been out here this morning? >> 4:30. >> 4:30. >> 4:30. so as long as we have, since "today in the bay" started. and you guys have some serious gear here. you have the banner with you. i'm noticing this necklace with all of these pieces. how

. >>> after the game, giants' skipper bruce bochy said pitcher matt cain does not have ligament damage and his injury is most likely a two-week thing. he underwent an mri after feeling tightness in his forearm. he will miss tomorrow's scheduled start. no word on who will replace him. the a's, not so shabby themselves. >> won 8-0. great start to both bay area teams. >>> this morning, soggy conditions outside. anthony watching your roadways and christina tracking the conditions. good morning. >> good morning to you. we're really excited about that home opener next monday, at&t park. of course, we are the proud broadcast home of your san francisco giants. right now over at&t park, that's where we're starting to see the rain let up a little bit. meanwhile, we've got heavy pockets still rolling through the peninsula, especially the south end and moving all the way into the south bay. san jose into morgan hill, please travel cautiously. we'll track your wind speed, plus tell you how much longer this will last as we head throughout the next ten minutes. right now, back to you, sam and chris.

the rookie in for matt caine, out injured, pitched six innings, allowing no earned runs and strikingout five. the giants beat the diamondbacks 5-2. they're in san jose today and taking on the padres. first pitch at petco 3:40 this afternoon. >>> pran done belto could take batting practice after an mri showed a mild sprain. jake peavy is in line to make his scheduled start on sunday. he threw a bull pen session and felt no pain in his back. >>> the nfl breaking new ground hiring the first ever female referee for pro football. >> yes, so when the season starts sarah thomas will be on the field. the 41-year-old will be the first full time officer -- official i should say in nfl history. thomas tells the "today" show in the past her gender has not been an issue. >> well when they hear my voice and see i'm wearing my gear they go that's a girl. that's about it. they really don't care. what i have been in front of, they just want you to do the job and be consistent and good at it. >> thomas is the first full time female referee in the nfl, she is not the first female referee, that honor go

>reporter:giants-diamondbacks just underway in phoenix.chris heston on the mound for the injured matt cainut tonight but they hope to have come back some of the news the picture is dealing with the store back he wants to pitch on sunday in time to lobby bruce baluchi to let him pitch on sunday that is good news. meantime the a's have signed former giants outfielder cody ross who hasn't done much over the past few years.and is a d-h at best at this point in his career san francisco. >>reporter: this 500,000 of his tenement in dollar contract the diamondbacks will pick up the rest of that is how bad they wanted him off roster. they're all remember him from a 2010 season and was it with the national league championship most libel fair and open the giants won the first world series in san francisco and is not good a major bathroom issue off-season renovation left many bathroom's use the true cause of from on monday against includes the lines were so long for the working bathroom's some fans could not wait to go so you saw what they did that try to rectify the problem and to the bathroom is 6 i

sure if giants matt will make the roster, saturday we should have a better idea, we're back with matt cainnday it begins on the road in arizona. it's the same day against the texas rangers and the giants homeowner will happen monday, april 13, the rockies and giants world championship ceremony will happen april 18th against arizona. this is something that i've got my eye on. if you pan over to the left, this is a scarf, i have a world series scarf, but this has all the times we've won on it. i have to add that to the christmas or birthday wish list, you need to have it ted wayman, don't leave without it, i just got to have it. >> all right tara thank you. >>> the time is 8:41, still ahead, a big blunder on the price is right. how one contestant got a free car without even winning it, but first. >> the house just went down. [ laughter ] >> oh, yeah it's called a miracle a man from oakland survived after a house collapsed on him. after the break yes thinks he's still alive. >> and are you prepared for a mandatory water restrictions, you can cut back 25%? after the break some ideas on how to