many people critical of matt williams' bull pen selection heading down the stretch. what do you think of the choices he made? >> i thought it was a mishandling of the bull pen in the 7th inning, get a chance to talk to him in the press conference about it. that was really a situation where if you're in an elimination game, your best pitcher should be in in aaron barrett, a guy, the situation was just too big for him, that was on matt williams. the fact that the 7th inning came apart that was mismanagement with the bull pen. >> reporter: matt williams can't take all the blame especially for the entire series. the nats offense was nonexistent. >> absolutely not. give him the credit for calling ramos to get the bunt down but this, this was the heart of the order, laroche, werth and at the top of the order, span, this 4-54, some number like that, where the guys that were getting on base all season long just didn't come through and the offense fizzled out. the only guy that was hitting was bryce harper and rendon was hitting as well but you can't count on only a couple gu

toget a big strikeout and get a big out. >> so matt williams goes back to the drawing board. the arizona -- the redskins are headed to arizona this weekend to play the cardinals. they have been watching the rehab of rg iii. he continues to heal quickly. staying positive and with a dislocated ankle, to do that in just four weeks is amazing to me. but the focus is on quarterback kirk cousins. he bounced back strongly from monday night football and has to continue to act like the starter as he leads this team going forward. >> i'm doing every bit of what i would regardless of the circumstances. i'm doing all i can. it has not shown up in the win column yet, but i will keep working and preparing and learning and getting better. we have better days ahead coming soon. >> that's a positive attitude. >> now this for the washington wizards, who were suspended in their altercation the other night against the bulls. several players will have to sit out the regular season opener on october 29. one player right in the middle of that thing escape the punishment. it is good to have him on t

i think that's on matt williams. the fact that the 7th inning came apart, that was mismanagement with the bullpen. >> reporter: might be able to put some of the blame on matt williams for that regard, but he can't take all the blame, especially for the entire series. the nats ofnse was pretty much nonexistent. >> reporter: absolutely not. we have to give credit tom for that call in game three getting ram moss to -- ramos to play that bunt down. that was spectacular but laroche, werth, really the top of the order, four from 54, some number like that where the guys that were getting on base all season long just didn't come through and the offense fizzled out. the only guy that was hitting was bryce harper and. you can't allow two guys to carry you. >> reporter: you have the young guys stepping up in the big situations, rendone and harper. >> reporter: brings harper has the post-season under his belt. it will be tough to take a lot of positives out for a couple of days. you know that. >> reporter: it's always tough for

matt williams won 96 games in his rookie season as the nats' skipper.ngton finished 17 games ahead. >> for soccer fan, league play d.c. united in panama. first half lewis neil. he sends it up and then it ping-pongs off the defender and off united's player. 1-0, washington. joe was sensational. he made several fingertip saves to preserve the shutout and the win. 1-0, d.c. united the winner in this one. >> the terps held their annual media day and after all the doom and gloom, there is genuine excitement the belief that this team can be special. they have a highly ranked recruiting class coming in. mark turgen was asked about his transfers. >> maybe things happen the way they happen. love my team. i have 11 guys on scholarship that are all really good players, want to be here. so we expect to be here. >> a very confident mark turgent. >> ernie grunfeld signed john lucas. sound familiar? john lucas' son. the second john lucas to play for the wizards. there are you go. all righty. >> let's talk about the holiday. it's a legacy. that's good. >> if you don't

we talked with matt williams a few moments ago. he said he's satisfied his team is up to the challenge. >> there is no need to have a team meeting. everybody understands where we're at and what's at stake. and, you know, for today's game, i encourage them to go out and let her fly like we always do. and, you know, and do things we do that got us here. there's no need to try to change things now. >> the places we played well at this year have been the places that come out and try to get all over us and it's our opportunity to step up. >> well, they may like it out here in san francisco, but you can see this crowd is ready and you can see that some of them have the brooms out looking for a sweep. that of course is the last thing that the nats need. reporting live at at&t park in san francisco, horace holmes, abc sports. back to you. >> all right. horace. if he pitches like he did against the pirates the other night it could be a long afternoon and evening for the nationals. he has really been sharp. when he said just let her fly that

matt williams heads out to take out his pitcher, jordan zimmerman. six strike-outs.mes the closer, drew. he is able to single bust irposey. this time a hit to pablo sandoval. watch the hustle here by bryce harper. the relay throw by ian desmond. this is going to be a game-saving run right there. nice relay throw. nice tag by the catcher. wilson ramos saved a run. we're tied 1-1. this one went to extra innings. had the extras. bottom of the tenth. cabrera not happy about that call. thinks he is heading to first, but strike two. this strike three. cabrera, spikes his helmet. vick's face. he gets tossing the game. so does his manager, matt williams. he gets tossed. game still going on. 1-1 in the 17th inning. the game started at 5:37 this afternoon. all right. game three between the nationals and giants is monday out in san francisco. moving to college football. maryland hosted their first ranked opponent this season at college park. the ohio state buckeyes, they've been the class of the big ten conference for a very long time. today they showed the terps why. maryland

he went 7 1/3. 9th inning big play, matt williams after his starter walked tannic with two outs.t's all he did. in comes two runs after opposing singles, slide down the -- sliced down the leftfield line. buster posey chugs to the plate. ramos tags him out apparently. they appeal to the giants. you be the judge. it is upheld. he's out and that forced the score at 1-1 and that same umpire the nats were so happy withdraws their ire here as cabrera is ejected after a pitch he thought was a ball was called a strike. matt williams, the former giant is also ejected and we are in the 17th inning tied 1-1 and just in case you're wondering, 18 innings back in 2005 between the houston astros and the atlanta braves, that was the record for a national league postseason playoff game, so, you know, they are approaching a record and it's a record the giants don't want to hit because they'd like to end it, wrap it up quick and come back here leading 2-0. >> yeah. >> it's an amazing game. >> stretching on. >> quite a game. >> a gut wrench. >> get out there and get back to watching it. thank you, m

they'll come back. >> what is your fond memories of matt williams? maybe not so fond what he did yesterday. >> yeah. he's gone. he's history. hat pretty much -- yeah. >> you're a baseball fan? >> i am. >> what do you think of the series? >> kind of historic. i thought it was a joke when i walked down the street and looked in the window and saw it was 15. then later 18. i couldn't believe it. >> finally we had to come all the way to this cool neighborhood to find, well, a nationals fan. you're from d.c.? >> i am from d.c. >> you were at the historic game. >> such a disappointment when we lost. it was really exciting when we bounced back. >> last question. this beard thing going on with the nationals. are you into the beards? do you like guys with beards? >> how did you know? that obvious? >> just having fun with the locals and our d.c. girl here in san francisco. back to you. >> and now a 5:00 shadow. john and the rest of the crew will be in san francisco covering tonight's game and hopefully will be coming home tomorrow to cover game five. suzanne ke

bad call by matt williams because he walked posey to get on base. pablo sandoval with an opposite field hit. buster posey singled. first called out. they review it. you look for yourself. the call holds up. it's a 1-1 game. extra innings. the 18th. you just saw it. here it is again. ticket to ride the giants back home with a 2-0 lead. interestingly enough, brandon belt who went to the university of texas played in the longest ncaa collegiate game 25 innings when he went to the university of texas. meanwhile, it is after 1:00 a.m. back in washington, dc. the giants are loading up heading on the plane back to the bay with the 2-0 lead over the favored nationals who had the best record in the national league. joe on the road with the team and in the clubhouse after the game. i would imagine those guys will be in a great mood for that flight back home, joe. >> it will be a happy plane ride home. you are right. it is already sunday morning here in washington. plenty of heroes to go around for the giants as we all experienced history tonight. you could st

bryce harper was in the middle of that matt williams says he loves the way harper is playing. but in the last six weeks he's given us really good pitching performances. his numbers the last four starts were fantastic. ushas been really good for and using all of his pitches for strikes when he wants to. >> everybody just raving about bryce harper's play last night. it's going to come down to gonzalez on the mound for the washington nationals will kick it off and about or hours here in san francisco. seriesing a five-game after losing the first two is not easy. it's only happened five times in the last 44 series. according to espn, just 14 of those teams lost the first two games at home but the nationals have already made history with the longest postseason game in history this series. stay with us as the national swing for the series. we will be live outside the stadium tonight at 11:00 and have a complete wrapup of the game starting tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> we could see some rain around here this evening. doug hill is in the weather center with the details. at dopplerme we

here is matt williams. hey, let's go down to the ballpark. what are they saying? mayhem nothing but faith in stephen strasburg. he was limited to 160 innings so he was not able to pitch against the cardinals. tomorrow, there is no limit to what he can do on the mound. here is bryce harper on strasburg. >> he is going to go in there and do what he needs to do to help us win ball games. [indiscernible] i know it has been eating at him for two years. last year, not making the playoffs, he realized how hard it is to get in. of doug'se bit forecast. hopefully, this does not go into 15 innings and the whole thing will and in the ninth inning. >> thank you. again, orioles are tied at two in the second. the redskins continue to prepare morehe seahawks with questions than answers. the skins are banged up and beaten down. all eyes will be firmly focused on the quarterback to see which kirk cousins actually shows up. he is still trying to shake off a performance against the giants. it seems like in every game there are new pronouncements about who he is and what his future w

matt williams, former great, with the giants is now the manager of the nationals. we have the ubiquitous scott reese with us. he was in kansas city last night, and tonight in pittsburgh, with a little different kind of a story, and probably a few more smiles from the home team. >> reporter: yeah, mark, it's lights out for the pirates, and now for the rest of us, as the lights literally just went out here at pnc. but we will persevere. this is the tried, and true giants formula. clutch hitting from an unlikely source, and rising to the occasion in a postseason elimination game, which they have now done 7 straight times. >> we thrive in those situations. we just keep fighting. no matter what the circumstance is. i think it just says a lot about our character as a team. >> reporter: i mentioned brandon crawford as an unlikely offensive hero, he hist just .213 in the regular season against right hand pitching. he becomes the first shortstop in major league baseball history to hit a grand slam in a playoff game. scott reese, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now. th

matt williams looked stoic. bottom of the second facing vogelsong. based loaded. next batter.blanco walks in the first runs. topj! of the fifth harper crush down the line. desmond coming in from second and he scores easy an rbi double for harper. s he wouldn't be done but he hit a monster home run. so right now it's tied at 2 in the seventh inning. way to go nats keep it up. >>> redskins, not all bad, plenty of time to right the ship. if that sounds sugar coated, it's because it is. but we do have good news, jackson starting to look at the play maker they expect him do be. caught five passes. 157 yards. 51% of the skins total offense last night. first touchdown bomb, 60 yard score. kirk cousins hoping it is just the beginning of a beautiful thing. >> i'm still learning whatuyjeu like to play like a guy like deshawn. he's in a category all his own and takes time to learn how talented he really is. he's so good at tracking it in the air. i'm still learning how to best work with him but it's just a matter of every week finding ways to get him the football because when the ball is

now, matt williams, he would go back for the night and the washington closers, they were shaky again,up two hits to start that inning. after the hunter pence double, you're thinking about that again. but that there would not be any october magic here today as they would need to bounce back to retort next rebounders, that they would win 4-1 to snap their ten-game post winning games. and all the talk for them after the game that it was about that decision. and to throw that ball to third base. >> shouldn't have done it. regardless if they threw it over there or not, you can't throw the ball up there or not. >> and you called it down, what were you thinking? >> yes. i told them about it. just the way it was shown out that they might have a chance with dozens of fast runners for you. and i actually needed to take them out at first. >> reporter: they grew up with the giants fan. and today with the seventh shutout inning to keep them alive to see another day. >> we had our backs against the wall as we would come out swinging here tonight as guys, they will be playing together, communicating

for the other side, matt williams in his first year managing the nationals. >> nice to have the trump card. >> it was nice to see. stayed up late a little bit. you know why, though? >> because we watched. >> and we're the official giants station. we'll have live reports from washington, d.c. starting today during all of our evening newscasts. >> very, very exciting stuff equally exciting, christina, is the fact that we have the massive heat wave. >> i want to say crawford, a local boy, we've had a chance to watch him grow up. really great to see him coming so far. 52 degrees in half moon bay, 10 degrees warmer this morning. in san francisco, you might be wondering why, all the pavement and concrete and buildings, in the city by the bay, they absorb the heat so it's radiating back out. your sun will come up at 7:05. that will be the coolest point of the day. expect rapid warming in the 80s and the 90s with abundant sun, even at the coast. outdoor dining, something you'd like to do at a thursday night, maybe a thursday date night. temperatures look good all across the board for the firs

matt williams got tossed. top of the 11th. sandoval caught swinging. game goes to the 18th inning.nd in the 18th, brandon belt leading off, backed away and gone, a second deck number. the game-winning home run. the giants take care of business, 2-0 series lead, winning 2-1, the longest playoff game in mlb history. >> i knew everybody had battled their butt off, the pitching staff did an amazing job. i wanted to do what i could to help the team win at that point. thankfully it went over. >> we never give up, we fight up and down we're fighting, no matter what we are. we try to do the best. try the best we can. >> it's a great ball game to be part of. you are helping someone gets ahold of one and belt did. you know, that's a game i will remember, it was a great battle between the two teams. >>> dodgers stadium, game two between l.a. and st. louis, that's my vin scully. matt kemp, maybe the blast of his career, the game winner, the dodgers win it 3-2. that series is 1 game apiece. >>> i got more, i got college football, a bay area interest. don't move. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> feel

we have matt williams dropping back. going to feel the pressure. and we have a touchdown.s pretty cool. elijah robinson running for 330 yards and five touchdowns. trying to get back in it. deep for the 46-yard touchdown. but not enough. we have reached the final time now. up next, we're going to pick up the beat and get it going. >> we're a lot closer this year than we usually are. >> meet the musicians who are banding together to create a powerful sound. that is next as high school blitz marches on. >>> one more reminder, you can go for the next game of the week. cher key on the road. go to nbc10.com or our facebook page. or call or text your once a day vote. >> and check out our high school blitz page on nbc10.com. send us an e-mail about what is happening at your school on the air. and wednesday at 4:00 in the afternoon on comcast sports net. >> or watch us any time with xfinity on demand. it can be accessed for the next two weeks. scroll the get local folder and go to the sports folder. now every successful team needs to build chemistry like jillian and i. takes a whil

baseball has shown a lot of class and i love matt williams but a lot of questions going on about a lotthe questions. >> you have been on "meet the press" 69 times. this is your first time on our show. how many times will you be on "meet the press." ? >> when i run for re-election in 2002, it will be at that number by 2002 or maybe running for president. >> or you may be a substitute host on this show? >> knowing you two guys, we are going to need a replacement soon. >> senator john mccain of arizona joining us from phoenix. home of the best pizza plays in all of the united states. pizza bianca. >> prohibitive favorite to be the next democratic nominee as she steps out. anita, i'm talking about hillary clinton and starting to get around and show a little leg. you know her strengths and weaknesses. what are you likely to see as hillary clinton hits the stump? >> i'm interested to see her relating to a whole new generation of women as the baby boomers have aged and it is a special kind of communication. i think you know this and chatted about it before, she was one of the best candidates

matt williams, you know your lineup better than any pundit.orter: let's take a look at game four. game three is behind them. they're moving on to game four. let's take a look at the pitching matchup. ryan vogelsong being opposed by the nats gio gonzalez. we'll see if gio can continue his strong performance. what is the key for a victory? >> reporter: the key is that offensive jolt you got from the air, pick it up and get on vogelsong. you've beaten him two times this year. score early. score often and put this thing away. get this series back to d.c. >> reporter: they always talk about getting the momentum and keep it going. we'll see if they can do that tonight here at at&t park. nats fans would like to see the series come back. >> reporter: so would i. >> reporter: for holden kushner, i'm kristen berset here at at&t park in san francisco. back to the studio. >> mike could continue playing with his lego people here. >> we have the little nats. we have to draw little beards on them. there's a harper and this little guy is laroche. i'm going to

matt williams didn't do that. what do you think about that decision? >> i think it's a brilliant decision. of course, what do i know? it's matt williams decision. keeping bryce harper nor right field. that's what needs to be done. you have do be able to save runs in this ballpark. it is so big and bryce harper did just that. that fourth insurance run, they are up 3-0. they had some runners on in the bottom of the 9th inning. i said it sure is nice to give that insurance run. but it paid off. >> especially when we started to see drew struggle again in the closing position. we were all getting nervous up in the press box as i'm sure the nats fans were. how big was that? >> you know, it's funny. i was talking to one of his teammates. i said, i'm fighting, i have gray hair. he said listen, it's a little bit nerve racking for us, too. we have the utmost confidence in him. that was big. and we talked to him after the game yesterday. the fact he could come up there in a big spot after game five in 2012, after losing -- really just giving up the lead in @ last

we want to show you a live wheree from that spark manager matt williams is speaking with the media. you can watch the press conference right now live on news channel 8. today is a workout day. game one is tomorrow. first pitch at 3:07. as part of the playoff excitement, the nats are taking fans on a little bit of a scavenger hunt. 100 of these jayson werth gnomes .re hidden around the area we found this one hidden outside of our studio. six of these are autographed and the fans who find the ones that are autographed will win tickets to saturday's game. .hree have already been claimed there are still plenty more out there. good luck to you. we are giving you the chance to win the gnome we found today. "good morning washington" tomorrow to find out how to enter the contest. good morning washington begins at 4:30. the sure to watch our nats special airing this saturday night. we will take a closer look around all the excitement surrounding the team as well as the fans. "washington's road to the championship" airs on saturday night at 7:00 on abc 7." hostaltimore orioles will the detroi

and matt williams comes out. d matt's pretty upset that he pulled his pitcher a couple minutes earlier, he gets ejected as well. so i can tell you, we are still in the 17th inning, and the giants are at-bat, but we are still tied at one. almost two games. going to the bottom of the 17th now, and it's still tied. wow. what emotion out there at nats park tonight. let's move on to football. last week i sat here, indiana hoosier meet. well, ohio state buck ice eyes -- buckeyes are not hoosier. get those puppies in. how about that? he's the nephew of johnson, by the way. it's in the bloodline. maryland trying to hang in. west brown, bangs it in from two yards out. only 60 yards rushing, that made it 24-10. buckeyes receivers were too big, too fast and too strong. devon smith, 30 yards. but the talk was about a quarterback switc . >> we needed to be able to throw the football a little more in the second half if we were going to have an opportunity to win. cj is our quarterback, but i felt we just needed to do that. and

>> i think it was you know matt williams and mike rizzo. they -- they ran the team beautifully. that is great group of . guys they really are a team. and no one guy. and you know they worked right through it and every team has injuries specific team has down times during the season. but they fought through them and you know they have a goal. and they're working hard towards it. >> reporter: you know ryan zimmerman made the comment not too long ago that basically in 2012 you know the guys kind of went in blind and five guys that had playoff experience going in. but to now be back here two years later, how much more prepared do you feel like the unit is? >> i think they're money more prepared. i think maturity level is there. you know that little bit of experience goes a long way. and we can get off to a good start you know today and i think things will start rolling for them but i think the first game everybody is a little more nervous than that it will calm down. but this group is ready to go. >> reporter: yourself included with the nerves right? >> oh, yeah. i've been crazy ner

many will point to rookie manager matt williams' pitching decisions as the reason the team didn't get out of last night's game with a within. williams came from arizona last -- a win. williams came from arizona last season. many say being a first time manager may have been a reason why they did not bring in cruise dowen, tyler clippard -- bruce doren, tyler clippard. >> we had two lefties the top of the inning and if we got to the righties, we were going to go with barrett, that's what he's done for us all year long. >> meanwhile up the road the orioles are preparing for their alcs against the royals. the o's have the best record of those remaining in the postseason. the nats and the angels get the boot. baltimore will host kansas city at camden yards friday night at 8:00. >>> the redskins got back to work today after monday night's loss to the seahawks. most of the talk was not about their improved performance, but about what happened after the game. several reports contend team leaders and players were laughing and joking minutes after the loss. a washington post report specifically

manager matt williams talked about this depete. >> we played the way wented to play. we did a lot of things right. it's tender. it's bitter. all of those things. but i'm proud of them. i'm proud of the way they went about it. >> the giants go on to play the st. louis cardinals for our area. the orioles are still in it. they play the royals at 8:07 friday night. good run for the nats. what a great season. after the game, the nats voiced their appreciation for the the fans. they sent this tweet, to our fans, thanks for coming along this ride. it wouldn't have been the same without your support. and for that we are eternally grateful. >> classic tweet for them to send out. the reality is we would have liked to have gone to the worrell series. but they gave us a great season. >> we had the best record in the n.l. division. so is it's tough to see this loss. still a young team. >> let's turn to tom kierein and get you up to speed on the forecast if you're just waking up. >> good morning. we have had our sky clear up. temperatures beginning to drop. down into the 50s our no

this baltimore team has really shown a lot of class i love matt williams but there's a lot of questionsabout a couple of decisions that were made. >> you have been on "meet the press" 69 times. tell me the year by which you think you will pass "meet the press" in terms of appearances on "with all due respect"? >> when i run for reelection in 2022 a think maybe about that time -- it will probably be at that number by 2022 when i'm running for election or maybe even running for president. >> at that point you might be one of the substitute hosts of this program. not impossible. >> knowing you two guys, we are going to need a replacement soon. >> senator john mccain of arizona joining us from phoenix. senator, thank you. we appreciate it. >> thanks, guys. ♪ >> anita dunn has been [indiscernible] for some presidential candidates. we asked ron to talk about the prohibitive favorite. anita, and talking about hillary clinton. she is starting to show a little leg. you know her strengths and weaknesses as well as anyone. what are you looking to see as hillary clinton looks to hit the stump? >> i

matt williams had his thoughts on the game. stephen strasburg pitched okay, it just wasn't enough. you were there. set the scene for us because the district has been longing for playoff baseball so long. we got it a couple years ago. just what was it like in the arena today? >> let's face it. it was very raucous before the game started, but the nats offense couldn't muster anything against peavey earlier in the game and it was very subdued, a quiet crowd until the 7th inning and then when ryan zimmerman came off the bench the crowd went bananas. the crowd got into it 7th inning on, but the team just didn't perform early. there's some good things to take out of this game headed into game no. 2, especially with zimmermann on the mound. >> holden kushner, appriate your work. i know you're heading into the club house. it will be interesting to see how the guys respond tomorr in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that th

i talked to matt williams the manager of the nats. he said zimmerman get could a start in game three but we'll see when that gets there. zim is coming off the bench. then there's strasburg. this time's on mound. -- he has on the unmod. he has been absolutely sensational down the stretch. he and his team know he's the right man for the game one assignment. >> you know, it's a tremendous opportunity. and you know, i think i'm just excited for you know, getting a chance to pitch in the postseason. it doesn't really matter who i'm facing. >> strasburg has been great all year long for us and you no he's our horse. he's going to go in there and do what he needs to do to help us win ball games. >> he's proven that over the last four to six weeks that he feels good. his location has been good. he's -- healthy and strong. and he's looking forward to this opportunity. so all of those things combined contributed to the decision. >> reporter: so it is stephen strasburg to take -- actually strasburg grew up in san diego when peeve was the ace -- p

one of the interesting twists is the giants facing matt williams. >> opportunity to play in playoffsthing new to them for sure. you can tell by their world championships with regard to playing giants it's a nice feeling. >> game one of the alds, good looking crowd. bottom of the first, nelson cruz, a two run blast. 2-0, o's. jj hardy, orioles crushing tigers at 12-3. 9ers will be facing the man they drafted first in 2005. third touchdown from playoffs against kalts last year. smith knows his return is the big story line here coming in. but doesn't want to get caught up in the hype. >> i know going back there and that is a difference place. in some respects, it's different. >> today nfl promoting the stadium series. >> and be able to bring over 70,000 people to watch sharks take on the kings, i'm very excited. where to better welcome our fans than levis stadium? the newest stadium in north america. >> golf and bill murray? look over there. so good and get it to go. looks like a 12 degrees there. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> there is just a strange, neat id

facing a washington team with the best record in the national league under first year manager matt williams who had a little adversity along the way. >> so i would caution everybody in this room, the minute you think you can read my freaking mind, you're sorely mistaken. okay? it pisss me off. >> that was williams then you go he mellowed out. he has drawn rave reviews in d.c. but will his moods work against the team he broke into the major leagues with in 1987? >> it's a nice feeling, um, but, um, we will try to beat 'em. and, um, and see what we can do to accomplish that goal. um, they have a good club, they do things right. >>> baseball and football seasons have merged and the kansas city chiefs might have a little bit more inspiration when they take the field sunday against the 49ers because of the royals play-off run. >> monday night, we had the most energetic crowd and i couldn't help but think it was the royals had just clinched and that energy kind of flowed over into our game. and then the energy of us just whooping up on the patriots, just kind of flowed over into last night becaus

then it's matt williams with fantastic pump look at this. right in your living room. nice catch 21.s rhett schweizer wide op open. saint marks 28-21. st. joseph at atlantic city. cj with a short run. st. joseph's won 42-zero. >>> boyertown at perkiomen valley. steven finds wilson and wilson almost pays for slowing down at the end zone perkiomen valley won it 33-seven. methacton at owen j. roberts. the queen is crowned. all hail the queen. owen j roberts going back to pass. it's going to be a tip drill folks. watch this. dante thomas is the man on the scene with the interception. somebody get better dante. dante is bow legged they're always fast. get him! they got him. methacton won the game 32-sick. all right. after the timeout it's the game you've been waiting for. the game of the week as voted on by you the fans. highlights from saint augustine and absegami after this timeout. >> all right time now for the game of the week you voted on our aid yo road show app for sane augustine and absegami. let's go inside absegami locker room and see if they're ready to take on one of new jerse

one of the interesting twists is the giants facing matt williams. >> opportunity to play in playoffsnothing new to them for sure. you can tell by their world championships with regard to playing giants it's a nice feeling. >> game one of the alds, good looking crowd. bottom of the first, nelson cruz, a two run blast. 2-0, o's. jj hardy, orioles crushing tigers at 12-3. 9ers will be facing the man they drafted first in 2005. third touchdown from playoffs against kalts last year. smith knows his return is the big story line here coming in. but doesn't want to get caught up in the hype. >> i know going back there and that is a difference place. in some respects, it's different. >> today nfl promoting the stadium series. >> and be able to bring over 70,000 people to watch sharks take on the kings, i'm very excited. where to better welcome our fans than levis stadium? the newest stadium in north america. >> golf and bill look over there. so good and get it to go. looks like a 12 degrees there. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> there is just a strange, neat idea. >>

manager matt williams is saying he has worked all season long pit he believes in the system. now is not the time for change. >> we have gotten here by doing things a certain way. is onege things up option. we trust our guys and have faith in our guys. it hasn't happened the first two games but that doesn't mean it can't happen today. >> what about ryan zimmerman? he is not in the starting lineup tonight. he says he does not hit well against baumgardner. williams says he will be looking for a spot during the game to get his bat into the lineup. horace holmes, abc seven, sending it back to you. >> think you very much horace. that is a very important fact baumgardner is a left-hander. you think ryan zimmerman would be perfect for this. they have to have the bats come alive arian -- come alive. i would put zimmerman first and try to lighten the load a little bit. >> don't start talking like that. >> i'm with you. >> be back in a little bit. >> there is also some football action we have to keep our eye on. about three hours from kickoff there. >> let's take a look at what to expec

matt williams was making mistakes, especially with the pitching. i know hindsight is 2020, but the nats lost three games. zimmerman got lifted throughout the night. he was pitching a gem. young aaron barrett was over his head last night, rookie. that's not the way you win a season game was a bit senate -- in ais not how you do season game. this is an elimination game. the defense broke down. they lost three games, and now the season is over. but it sure was a great ride through the regular season. >> losing to the giant step hurts. -- to the giants definitely hurts. i'm sure we will try to get going again and hopefully get back to where we were. >> he had a great series, to fulfill legal and 21 years old. for the second time in three years, the nats one the national league and then quickly exited the playoffs. while the window was not close on its roster of players, there will be some eye-opening off-season transactions. that to the bank. >> for sure. >> we know the nationals season is over. the redskins, not going so well. lost, d.c. fans. because

manager matt williams yanked him, for drew storen, one out away from victory.iants took advantage. lined double, posey coming home for the go-ahead run. and he will be gunned down at the plate, and they review it and it's still out. crushes tanner rourke, giants win the lostest game in postseason history. coming home with a 2-0 series lead. >> i know everyone had battled their butt off. the pitching staff does away mazing job, i wanted to do what i could to help the team win, thankfully it went over. >> all right, stanford and notre dame squared off in south bend. rain in south bend, first bad weather game of the season. makes it tough. luckily kevin hogan can trun the ball. the irish answer in the second. and golson, short pass to chris brown. 7-7 game at the half. three minutes left in the game. and 11 yards. back on top. notre dame, needs a touchdown to win. fourth and 11. golson for 23, to the end zone. and wide open, 17-14, irish. >> it was a factor for both teams. but, once again, it was even. all right, popcorn is ready. third quarter. corn holiday, hits

matt williams was just named sporting news national league manager of the year. said, game one of the world series will be played tonight in kansas city between the giants and the royals. there is a local thai to this fall classic. who is green and gold and royal blue all over? bill brown is. he is a longtime coach at george mason university and he is royally excited about this world series. >> i don't think anybody could have envisioned that. for brownmbers played at mason. jj assistant manager, piccolo, director of scouting lonnie goldberg, and regional scout ken muÑoz. if the chemistry is fantastic. they were such great leaders. >> from fairfax to kansas city, all the way to the world series, the fall classic, the former patriots have made around one proud royals follower. >> i don't think i will be getting world series tickets. i will be happy to just watch from afar. this is their time. this truly is their time, and that's the way it should be. there is enough on my plate right now without having -- enough on their plate right now. >> here they are with the

former star third baseman matt williams is in. >> wnbc bare. >> so the giants are hot. >> oh, yeah. >d they've got the temperatures to match. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> that was a great game. let's go giants. temperatures are mostly in the 50s. good morning to you, happy thursday. you made it to the end of the week. it's going to be hot today, hotter tomorrow and we will start to cool you off getting into your all-american weekend. temperatures rival. >> you should be running about 15, 20 degrees cooler in most cities. it's completely clear out there this morning. as we get into your afternoon in san francisco, this is what we're expecting. temperatures are going to climb pretty rapidly. at lunchtime, you're at 82 degrees. by 3:00 p.m., you're up to 89 degrees. because of that heat island effect in san francisco overnight, temperatures will be in the 70s. so even baumier tonight. it lab hot one friday night in the city. 95 degrees in the south bay, where we had 77 earlier this week. that 93 today, hotter for tomorrow and cooling for the weekend. i'm scholl y

matt williams still stood by his decisions afterwards. >> we play the way we wanted to play. there were a lot of things right , it bitter and all of those things, but i am proud of them. >> [indiscernible] >> they almost one 100 games ring the season but lost three out of four in the playoffs. it was a tremendous season, they just failed layoffs and that is something a young team has to learn -- how to win and post these him, when it all on the line. >> thank you. >> ben gnats may be done but the orioles are still playing. are you going to shift your allegiance and cheer for the orioles? we will share some of your comments a little later in the newscast. >> hopefully some solace on the way for washington sports fans because the caps start their season tomorrow night will stop hope lay that team will give us something to cheer about all season long. >> it's one of the hottest tickets and coming up, find out how you can get your hands on one to get you into this year's national tree lighting. >> good news for all of us when it comes to our longevity. atand cutting back -- a loo

matt williams does not want them to think about that playoff atmosphere. he wants it to be same old stuff, just a different day. >> tomorrow, we will go out and play, see if we can beat them. if we do, we do. if we don't, we don't. we have another one the next day. the game is the same as it is in the regular season. it is execution. it is throwing the ball where you need to throw it, making phase, taking advantage of plays, takingking advantage of mistakes, getting guys in scoring position, the same formula you use in the regular season. the lights are a little bit brighter. that's about it. >> stephen strasburg will get the start tomorrow. he might have a chance to go up against one his childhood idols, jake peavy. leon harris going up against tim brant. >> so, who will be the hero? that's the question. there are great story lines going into this series. we will talk about them in sports at 5:00 and 6:00 and leading right up to game time. >> 24 hours to go, but who is counting? >> absolutely. >> some people were lucky today. they got tickets courtesy of

manager matt williams tried to be positive after that defeat. >> we played the way we wanted to play. we did a lot of things right. so it's -- you know, it's tender. it's bitter. all of those things. but i'm proud of them. proud of the way they went about it. >> as are we. the giants go on to play the cardinals. the orioles still in it. they play at 8:07 friday night. >> after the game, the nationals voiced their appreciation. they sent this tweet early this morning. to our fans, thanks for coming along on this ride. it wouldn't have been the same without your support. and for that we are eternally grateful. what a terrific season. we are grateful we had great baseball this season. thank you to the nats. >>> not the show-and-tell they had in mind. what she brought that landed her mother behind bars. >>> take a look. we are waiting for the lunar eclipse in the coming minutes you will see the blood moon high in the sky. chuck bell is live outside with your child's forecast at 5:11. >>> a new feature of the iphone. >>> a new feature of the iphone. why >>> in fairfax countythe iphone. why

matt williams national manager of the year by sporting news. this is like the golden globes before the oscars. the skipper led his club to 96 wins and they ran away with their second title in the last three seasons. before being sent home by the now national league champion giants. in the nlds. >>> the orioles' buck showalter finished second by sporting news. college basketball starts in three weeks. the university of maryland had an off season and as every terps fan wants to forget. they want to put it in the past. >> the thing i like the best is they're low maintenance and go to class on time, do what i ask. and that's great. with that said, pretty good basketball players on top. >> does a great job of pushing us every day, challenging us, and you have to know he wants the best for us. >> all right. maryland opens up their season on november 14th. >> almost time. thank you. "nbc nightly news" is next. >> see you at ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hug

the giants facing former giant matt williams who manages the national.played 10 years in san francisco. he knows just how dangerous the giants can be. >> opportunity to play in the play offs is nothing new to them for sure. you can tell by the world championship with regard to playing the giants. it's a nice feeling. but we will try to beat them and see what we can do to accomplish the goal. >> game one of the alds. orioles and tiger. good lacking group. bottom of the first. into the gale. when do you this. blast off max. haunted the a's last year. gave up 5 runs and 7 and a third. couple homers. jj first career post season home run. or yells add 8 runs in the eighth and crushed the tigers 12-3. royals and angels in extra as we speak. when the 49ers take the field on sunday they face the man they drafted first over all back in 2005. smith now leading the kansas city chiefs. smith has excelled with the new team throwing for 30 td. 19 games. at 4 touch down in the play off against the colts last year but the team lost the gameth. smith has returned this we

matt williams started his career here. and i mean, what an incredible ballpark to play in. >> it's the best modern ball park. you have beautiful weather. you have tremendous food. those garlic fries. we talk about homecomings, too. it's a homecoming for adam laroche, who has never lived here, but no visiting ballplayer has hit more home runs than adam laroche. >> lose and they go home. what are some of the keys for the nats to win tonight? >> it's simple. you have to get another great starting pitching performance from doug. obviously the offense has to get going. ryan zimmerman not in the starting lineup, so bryce harper will have to contribute and ultimately, the bullpen. whoever will close this game, whoever it is, it comes in. they have to get that effort tonight. >> you were in the clubhouse saturday night after that 18 inning loss, it was a very quiet ride to the airport. but what was their mental state did you take from being inside that clubhouse? >> i have seen quieter locker rooms. game five was a lot worse. ther

. >> well, there's a good chance nationals' manager matt williams will be the nl coach of the year andlayers are getting some prestigious recognition. denard span and adam laroche both finalists for the 2014 gold glove awards. one of the better defensive teams in baseball thanks to those guys. span has yet to win a gold glove in his career but makes plays like this look so routine. he says it be acknowledgment of the hard work he has put in day in and day out. laroche won his first in 2012, making picks at first base and catching near the stands. just makes it look so easy. winners will be announced on november 4th. >>> over to georgetown hoops. their basketball program getting ready for their new season and you'll want to remember the name, devonte smith, big east preseason player of the year yesterday. he averaged over 17 points a game as a sophomore last season. now with the departure of starks, smith will be counted upon to do even mor and he is certainly up for the challenge. >> definitely, you know, putting, you know, a lot of emphasis on, you know, me taking the next step within

manager of matt williams knows, though, his group is ready to go for game three. >> do you play extra innings, play 18 innings and have to fly across country, there's not much you can do about it. we had a good workout yesterday. everybody is ready. it's a tough pitcher and tough team. that's the plan. that's why we're here. >> the nationals will rely on starting pitcher doug fister. he will take the mound against the giants tonight. also the orioles won their series in the alds against the detroit tigers. they advance and will take on kansas city this friday in the american league championship series. >> still to come, hear from kirk cousins and jay gruden and why they're going to use this as a measuring stick to figure out where they are now. live at fedexfield. back to you guys. >> all right. guys, see you at 5:00. >> is the rain going to hold off for the game? >> i really think it is. there is now a greater chance it's going to hold off than the fact that we might see a shower or two. i say about a 90% chance the showers hold off throughout most of the game. you can see now storm

now, it is matt williams now with a fantastic pump fake hits the runner off the side line.n the end zone, saint mark's won it 28-21, st. joes' atlantic city, gola with short td run there. st. joe won it 42 to nothing. boyertown at perkioman valley, steven strom will find wilson anti-ear almost pace for little showboating in the end. look out. perk valley won it. met axe innings at owen j. roberts, queen is crowned. old hail the queen. owen j. roberts, here we go. going to be tipster. you know the tip. remember this? we used to practice this stuff. one guy backs it up. got to be quick. boom. got it. dante thomas is the man on spot. somebody better get him. get him. oh, that's a nice step. oh, they got him. >>> all right, it is time for the game of the week. up voted on our audio road show app saint augustine. so let's go inside the lockerroom, and see if they're ready red to take on one of the best teams in new jersey (cheers) >> that's right, day-by-day, day-by-day, saint augustine getting on the board first, avis with short td run on opening scoring. and he went over 3,000

matt milk williams end it for wood.oodies catholic league champion, on this one to nothing victory. they are still running around there. >> thanks ducis. >>> drexel students with the holiday meal classic tonight, end home less necessary. a "action news" went inside the kitchen of the free library where drexel culinary students teamed up with former project home residents to can homemade cranberry sauce for market. fundraiser creates jobs and food happened letter training opportunities for people, battling poverty. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest nicole kidman, dylan mcdermott and music from blood orange. "action news" continues at 4:30 with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> "action news" is sponsored in part by elkins chevrolet, south injuries ace premiere chevy dealership featuring 2014 silverado. visit elkins on route 73

. >> reporter: at the time, matt asked williams if he could cope with the sudden fame. >> are you emotionallyeady to accept this second chance, to do the right things with this second chance? >> this time around, matt, i have god. >> reporter: a $300,000 book deal and offers for voiceover work poured in. >> and you know you love it. one day i'm homeless with not two pennies to rub together. and then the next day i'm in hollywood. >> reporter: and it was too much too quick. there was depression, williams says, along with bad business deals and failed attempts at rehab. clean and sober for 22 months, he says, and finding fulfillment through working with the homeless. he's lost his car and condo, and knows his past may never be behind him. >> i would lay my bed and my pillow and everything right in there. >> reporter: williams has a new manager and says this time around will be different. >> still that second chance. but this time a better shot at it. >> reporter: he's back in the studio, relying on a few voiceover contracts for income. >> now that cloud is slowly moving away. >> reporter: slowl