they put together a team that on paper -- now it's up to us to do our part. >> dive, matt duffy.d glove quality play. >> the fact that we're going into 1'16, an even year, i thin it would be great if this magic happens again. >> ultimately that's our goal to win as many games as possible and have a shot in the playoffs. >> if we can avoid injuries, this guy's the limit for us. >>> from the broadcast home of the san francisco giants, nbc bay area presents "giants clubhouse."

this is a solo blast by matt duffy. he was 3 for 4 with a pair of runs driven in.dzija went six innings and struck out four, allowing two runs on six hits. the giants beat chicago 5-2. >>> the a's' chris bassett had a shaky start against k.c. the first two runs came off bases loaded walks. but carson blair strikes out to end the contest. the a's lose 5-2. >>> and jordan spieth lost his match and with it the world's number one ranking. in the afternoon, cabrera got by ryan moore. cabrera's approach here on 15 nearly goes in. rory mcilroy advanced to the semifinals. that putt on 16 climpnched the match. he'll face jason day tomorrow. so day reclaims the world's number one ranking. and andre ward scored a 12-round decision, improving his record to 29-0. highlights on our late news over on abc 7. >> steph curry was there too. >>> a lot of easter excitement in the south bay. see the unique celebration with eggs, the easter bunny and a hot air balloon when we continue. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, raising the minimum wage. a reported deal could give california the hig

san francisco's scored two in the first and one more in the third on this solo shot by matt duffy off lackey. smardzija went six innings, struck out four while allowing two runs. the giants beat the cubs 5-2. >>> the a's took on kc. the royals' first two runs came off bases-loaded walk. down 5 or in the ninth. oakland rallied for a bier put a carson blair strikes out. the a's lose. >>> at the del match play in austin, texas, local favorite, jordan spieth, was eliminate by lieu -- lieu louis louis oosthuizen in the afternoon, cabrera got by ryan moore. cabrera's great approach on 15 nearly goes in here. he went ton win the hole and the match two and one. he faces oswalt another. rory mac -- mcilroy advances will now face jason day tomorrow. he beat kepka. at the ncaa tournament, lahoma's buddy hield scored 37 as the southeasterns beat oregon, 80-68. so they'll play at the win over kansas and villanova in final four. i you're asking me if buddy is his name? it's not. out jivano but his mom was a big fan of "married with children" and the south he looked like bud bundy, but there was a b

coast conference johnny cueto gave up 5 runs in only 1 1/3 innings in his spring training debut matt duffy his first hit of the spring an rbi ground-rule double final: 8-6 rockies bob melvin and the a's facing the white sox's sonny gray had his spring training debut gray pitched for 3 innings he struck out four. allowing a run gray was also names the opening night starter for the 3rd straight season >> pam :as kron-4 news continues. work on medical marijuana in an unlikely place on earth. they say denny's 7-pepper spicy skillet is crazy spicy, but how crazy could it be... denny's new crazy spicy skillet. denny's. welcome to america's diner. >> pam :tax-filing season is turning into a nightmare for thousands of employees whose companies have been duped by email fraudsters. a major phishing scheme has tricked several big companies - among them, the messaging service snapchat and disk-drive maker seagate technology. the tax scam email fools company computers into relinquishing tax documents that expose their workers' incomes, addresses and social security numbers. how the middle east is getti

matt duffy drives one deep to center. great diving catch. but it scored a run.won final 6-2. >>> as for the a's, here's a ninth inning two-hour swung on gone number off the bat of josh begley against the brewers. the a's catcher tied the game at 8 with that blast. that's how this spring training game ended. >>> and to golf. a new par 3 course in houston, texas designed by tiger woods, 11-year-old taylor crozier on the first hole open play at the course with everyone watching. look what happens, hole in one! it deserved a tiger woods hug and applause from the gallery. >> whoo. >> what a shot. what a moment for that kid. >> you can't write that any better. >> you can't. >> the producers are probably goingings if he would only make a hole in one and boom, there you go. >> i have something to ask you. out of left field. is there an athlete you can think of that retired that you say to yourself, you know what? he could come back tomorrow and he could play pro ball? >> i guy that retired you? mean like michael jordan? he retired, played baseball, came back, played? >>

matt duffy drives one to center. wow. the incredible catch. the junior -- 2-0 giants. top nine giants up 3-2. one through the right side. two-run score. like that it's 5-2 giants. kept it rolling. bottom nine. bases loaded for cleveland. fly out to end the game. the giants roll on to win 6-2. >>> a's/brewers. first look at veteran hill. top one, flies out to right. josh reddick with the nice play doubles off. right there. later in the first, bases loaded. middle brook strikes out looking to end the inning. 1 1/3 innings pitched. bottom four. two on, two out. billy butler delivers. singles up the middle. two runs will score. a's and brewers end the game in tie. 8-8 the final. >>> exactly one week ago the sharks picked up james reimer to be their backup goalie. tonight he'll make his first start for san jose at 7:00. in 32 games with toronto this season, reimer had a 2.49 goals against average. >>> now one final note, the 25th ranked cal men's basketball team currently in progress right now facing arizona state. terry and peggy, the bears need to win tonight to secure a

fifth inning against houston matt duffy with the rocket to left clears the tiki bar and heads right outnothing astro. then in the ninth the phillies trying to rally carlos ruiz with a single to center. that will score had a herrara. the phillies lose three-two to houston but they beat the yankees 13-four. tiger woods opening the playgrounds at blue jack national in texas a course for kids 11-year-old taylor crozer takes the first shot. first swing. showing everyone how it's done. a hole in one. can you even imagine? tiger woods open impressed by that shot. very nice way to open a golf course there. >> opening up a course. crowds, cameras, tiger and, bang! >> perfect timing. >> that's great. >> when we come back the city that's hauling in snow b no matter where you look, you won't find another small commercial van that can fit more, ♪ carry more weight, ♪ and yet go farther on a tank of gas ♪ than the ram promaster city. ♪ hurry in to your ram dealer for details on all current incentives. ♪ >> warm weather forced a creative solution for the start of the i did it rod dog sled race in alas

fifth inning against houston matt duffy with the rocket to left clears the tiki bar and heads right outm. three to nothing astro. then in the ninth the phillies trying to rally carlos ruiz with a single to center. that will score had a herrara. the phillies lose three-two to houston but they beat the yankees 13-four. tiger woods opening the playgrounds at blue jack national in texas a course for kids 11-year-old taylor crozer takes the first shot. first swing. showing everyone how it's done. a hole in one. can you even imagine? tiger woods open impressed by that shot. very nice way to open a golf course there. >> opening up a course. crowds, cameras, tiger and, bang! >> perfect timing. >> that's great. >> when we come back the city that's hauling in snow b >> warm weather forced a creative solution for the start of the i did it rod dog sled race in alaska. >> those are train cars full of snow. now making their way to anchorage where the race will start on saturday. that snow will be laid down on streets and trails in anchorage for the ceremonial route of the race much it's normally 11 m

the giants scored three times in the first three innings and matt duffy was the big hitter and went 3-4 with this home run and three runs scored and another development that had to make the manager happy. jeff samardzija retired the first 11 batters he fired. >>> and -- faced. >>> and tune in right of this newscast for our preseason special on the oakland a's. "diamonds in the rough." the a's today lost to kansas city 5-2. >> great thanks joe. >> thank you for watching tonight. look forward to the special coming up. >> coming up and always here for you online at ktvu.com and facebook and twitter all the ktvu apps. have a happy easter and we'll see you tomorrow night. >> good night everybody. how's it going everybody. welcome to oakland athletics 2016 diamonds in the rough. and it's been a rocky last couple years for the a's. on the precipice of a world series two years ago to 94 losses and last place in 2015. the man who calls the shots, billy bean doesn't really like talking to the media very much. but he did sit down with us in arizona to discuss the plate of this year's oakland a's

. -- johhny queto >> gary: matt duffy, his first hit of the spring making everyone smile. an rbi grounder world doubles final 8-6 rockies. >> gary: but the melvin and the a's facing the white sox saw the gray had his spring training debut. great pitch for three innings and struck out four and only allowed a run creek the 2015 all-star pitcher will be the starting pitcher for the a's for the third straight year. taught second and josh reddick hit a 21 triple derrick radnich oakland goes on to win 12-3. >> gary: i try not to worry about too much of anything. >> gary: the audience remark about the plan should we have. >> pam: yes. and israel and it is true. --it's real and true (laughter) >> pam: coming up he was known as the hot felon. now the stock and it is thought is still at what he plans to do next. when account lead craig wilson books at laquinta.com. he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can settle in and practice his big pitch. and when craig gets his pitch down pat, do you know what he becomes? great proposal! let's

san francisco's scored two in the first and one more in the third on this solo shot by matt duffy off lackey. smardzija went six innings, struck out four while allowing two runs. the giants beat the cubs 5-2. >>> the a's took on kc. the royals' first two runs came off bases-loaded walk. down 5 or in the ninth. oakland rallied for a bier put a carson blair strikes out. the a's lose. >>> at the del match play in austin, texas, local favorite, jordan spieth, was eliminate by lieu -- lieu louis louis oosthuizen in the afternoon, cabrera got by ryan moore. cabrera's great approach on 15 nearly goes in here. he went ton win the hole and the match two and one. he faces oswalt another. rory mac -- mcilroy advances will now face jason day tomorrow. he beat kepka. at the ncaa tournament, oklahoma's buddy hield scored 37 as the southeasterns beat oregon, 80-68. so they'll play at the win over kansas and villanova in final four. i you're asking me if buddy is his name? it's not. out jivano but his mom was a big fan of "married with children" and the south he looked like bud bundy, but there was a

things not going as planned for the indians top of the third matt duffy hits one way out there in center field. tyler nathan makes a nice catch. a 2-0 lead after three innings. bottom of the fifth still knox. carlos santana doubles on a ground ball and beats the tag. indians add another run in the fifth not to gain up at 2. top of the 8th arias scores and giants go on to win 6-2. indians taking on the brewers later today at about 3: 00. sports. >> all right lauren thank you. happening today the official start of the competitive portion of the iditarod. they held the ceremonial start the 85 mushers competing for the title will start their 1,000-mile trek later today. they had a problem this year because there wasn't enough snow to start the race. this february was the fourth warmest on record for anchorage bringing less than two inches of snow. >>> coming up a crime spree on a cleveland campus and two of the suspects are still on the loose. plus you could make thousands of dollars by renting out your home or apartment during the week. we've got tips for those of you considering making som

the only giant highlight, matt duffy for the distance, solo shot, the final score, 10-3.on for the cal bears men's basketball program as they draw the highest seed in the tournament ever. but instead of basking in all of that, the schools goes into damage control mode having to fire one of their assistant coaches by the name of yann hufnagel. for violating the university's sexual harassment policy. this story is the last thing coach cuonzo martin wanted to deal with right now. but he does a smooth the job of downplaying a very important issue. >> i never worry about it to be honest with you. we talk about that every day. it's a lifestyle. this is the real world. things happen. you have to deal with it. you have to push forward. we lost a piece of our program. it's unfortunate. so we talked to our guys about life situations all the time. >>> also it is the men's basketball program at stanford but really they been treading water for a long time. true big picture progress undetectable so a change is made, johnny dawkins dismissed as head basketball coach there. eight seasons