tied for the last playoff spot, and good news, the giants manager is saying that outfielder mike yastrzemski is close to returning from a calf injury, and boy do they need him on the field. meanwhile alex dickerson was back last night, he homered and finished a triple shy, he was away from the team most of the weekend but was watching from the delivery room as his wife gave birth to their first son on sunday. >> he was born at 1:47 right as he homered. the second he came out he had a home run. that was pretty cool. >> did you have the tv on in there? >> oh yeah, tv, sound and everything. >> and while the giants are chasing the final playoff spot, the a's got one last night, division champs since the first time in 2013. they clinched on their off days that thanks to houston losing in seattle leslie. but thanks to social ciatthla t looked nothing like how they celebrated in the clubhouse some seven years ago. >> everyone was congratulating each other through text. i think you could hear some yells down the hallway when it happened. >> john gruden wore a mask last night but not long enough acco

mike yastrzemski out for over a week, he picked up where he left off. yes, it got wet. one of three giants homeruns of the game, he almost gave it up when they want it 5-4. the giants, the road teaming game to. two on in the sixth, wilmer flores came in with a three run blast and the giants led 5-3. that happened in the seventh with two on. transgression with a walk up three run home run. padres win the game 6-5 and the giant still locked in the eighth. they have to win on saturday and sunday to control his desk and see destiny but can they? and jimmy garoppolo tied with george kittle come out for that game with the giants. the dallas stars, and tampa, ny. the second goal of the game, sent into org overtime, kevin shattenkirk here, he ended it. a man advantage call and tampa, a 3-1 lead, he could win the whole thing saturday night. he and the miami heat couldn't hold the celtics and jaylen brown from here. knocking down to big threes to seal game five miami leads 3-2, game number six is on sunday. ronald acuna jr. hit the longest home run tonight, 495 feet for the atlan

orange friday, now orange wednesday, bottom 3, mike yastrzemski, 93 miles an hour coming in, 100 for. his ninth of the year, giants up 3-0, and they blew it open in the middle. then bart with an rbi base hit, one of five giants with the multi-hit game, they beat the mariners 10-1 for their fifth straight win. and then the is looking to put the orange crush on the astros. bottom of the seventh, up 2-0, tucker comes on, empty on the slide and catch, would have been the third out, instead two runs. at the bottom of nine, ramon laureano, payback, dries in the winning run, days when 3-2, they are now 5 1/2 games up over houston. and the 49ers certainly have their sights on our return trip to the super bowl. today a practice it looked a little more like the orange bowl. >> i feel like i'm in the book of eli. it's like an apocalyptic state out there. but surprisingly the air quality doesn't seem as bad as it looks.>> how about the great news, linebacker fred warner is back after nine days on the covid list. he was cleared to play against arizona. and the raptors tried to avoid being knocked

mike yastrzemski with a three-run homer. giants win it 10-1. they won 15 of the last 20 games.gin in three weeks. a hazy oakland coliseum, a's and astros and we had drama. bottom of the ninth, ramon laureano is the hero. the game-winning rbi double. a's win 3-2. currently the second seed in the american league. >> today the 49ers delivered on a promise giving away $1 million to local nonprofits. one of nine organizations. part of the 49ers recent social justice grant initiative. >> i was able to be a part of a group that heard the pitches from these organizations and was able to hear about what they do and the different services that they offer to the community and to try to combat things from criminal justice reform, inequity in our community. >> nfl season opener less than 24 hours away. tomorrow night the super bowl champs, the chiefs and the texans here on nbc bay area. we are back with more. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, sta

mike yastrzemski back from a calf injury. splashed down into the cove. to-run homer.e season. the giants took the split. they lead the race for the final wild card by one game with two to play and they don't hold the tibebreake tiebreaker. chris bassett, final audition for the first play-off series. they have locked it up right here. strikes out jose swinging, and the big curveball. oh, nothing like it. seven scoreless for bassett. a's down 1-0 in the tenth. the last out. ramon lo next batter, mark khanna, good night, game over. drive home safely. a's win 3-1 in 10. >>> 470 days after tearing his acl, klay thompson back practicing, taking part in the warriors bubble minicamp. moved fine. didn't see a knee brace on him. positive signs for next season. >>> heat and celtics game five. miami a big lead early. celts go on a 25-run in the third. jayson tatum, celts by 11 in the fourth. jaylen brown with back-to-back threes. he had 28 as the celtics force game six, 121-108 is your final score. >>> to the ice we go. stanley cup final game for dallas. tampa bay overtime. kevin

mike yastrzemski, the young diaz with a great catch rate there. beautiful playwright there.ething arena to help the cause. the giants are making a surprise run toward a playoff, but that something else to show you. yes, vegas trying to close up. vegas weaving his way for the goal, vancouver didn't come back to when it 2-1. vegas leads the series 3-2. hey. that staycation beard's really taking shape, dad. (chuckles) it's starting to trap food. it's gone from itchin' to bitchin'. and you're still rocking the sweats. every day this week. same underwear? what underwear? (telephone ringing) hold that thought. do i have to? mayor's office. city of phila-dunphy-a. i'm sorry. i just got done. my computer crashed, and we got four pallets of hinges from taiwan with faulty riveting. at least your story's riveting. it's clever. i'll tell you later. hey, why is the minivan in the driveway? you parked me in this morning. i was running late for a meeting, so i just took haley's corolla. fun. would be if it didn't smell like the inside of bob marley's laundry hamper. anyway, i've got a bunc

mike yastrzemski back from a calf injury. splashed down into the cove. to-run homer.th of the season. the giants took the split. they lead the race for the final wild card by one game with two to play and they don't hold the tibebreake tiebreaker. chris bassett, final audition for the first play-off series. they have locked it up right here. strikes out jose swinging, and the big curveball. oh, nothing like it. seven scoreless for bassett. a's down 1-0 in the tenth. the last out. ramon lo next batter, mark khanna, good night, game over. drive home safely. a's win 3-1 in 10. >>> 470 days after tearing his acl, klay thompson back practicing, taking part in the warriors bubble minicamp. moved fine. didn't see a knee brace on him. positive signs for next season. >>> heat and celtics game five. miami a big lead early. celts go on a 25-run in the third. jayson tatum, celts by 11 in the fourth. jaylen brown with back-to-back threes. he had 28 as the celtics force game six, 121-108 is your final score. >>> to the ice we go. stanley cup final game for dallas. tampa bay overtim

mike yastrzemski. 93 miles per hour coming in. 104 going out. three run jack. into the arcade. his ninth home run of the year. giants out inning joey bart on the pace hit. one of the five giants with multihit games. they win 10-1 for the fifth straight win for the giants. >>> over the coliseum. a's were looking to put the orange crush on the astros. bottom 7th houston up 2-0. la stella down the left field line and kyle tucker comes up on the sliding chasm. would have been the third out and instead, two runs score. bottom 9. ramone laureano suspended earlier this year with the fight with the astros, payback time. drives in the winning run and a's win3-2. now five and a half games up on houston in the american league west. >>> the 49ers have their sightest set on the return to the super bowl but yesterday it looked more like the orange bowl. >> i feel like i'm in the book of eli. but it's like an apocalyptic state thrisingly the air qualit isn't as bad as it looks. >> linebacker fred warner is back after nine days on the covid-19 list. he's cleared to play in sunday's opener. >>>

series finale today, mike yastrzemski, second batter of the game and gone. aloha. so hot, they may be made of molten lava. alex dickerson drove in six last night. rbi single. voila. a 4-0 lead now it's your classic coors collapse. kevin pillar gives the sox a six-run lead. tylergersth rockies score five the seventh and win it 9-6. >>> baseball lost a legend today, tom terrific, tom seiver paed away. born in fresno, started for the mets and won 301 games and a hall of fame career. opened a popular winery in napa. battling dementia and covid. tom seiver was 75 years old. >>> to the nba tonight, thunder and rockets, game seven. undrafted agent lou dort unreal. never even heard of this dude. he scored 30. the bubble would burst. okc with seconds left. james harden shot poorly, win it is with his "d." the blocked shot. here is your newest nba meme moment. the rockets win in seven. 102-104. if you're a warriors fan hoping giannis is frustrated. nutty finish. heat by four with 15 seconds left. jimmy butler is trapped and throws a hail mary to no one. brooks lopez says tha

mike yastrzemski, three-run blast into the now darkened night sky. ninth of the year. 3-0 giants early and they just kept scoring and scoring and scoring. evan longoria, a really nice at-bat here. two-run single to extend the lead to 6-30. 8-0 in the sixth. wilmer flores doubles to left. 10-1. their fifth straight victory. not so much orange -- where the 49ers are prepping for their season opening sunday against arizona at levi stadium. >> it's orange out here, too. i feel like in the book of eli, it's in an apocalyptic state out there. >> ash falling all over the place. it's diffe x,inanss. tont btling to stay alive. double overtime. norman powell the steal and the tough layup, plus the foul. 121-117, raptors. kyle lowry, are you serious? he buries the jumper falling down. raptors 125-122. temper temper. little drawl heading into game hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all

mike yastrzemski, three-run blast into the now darkened night sky.inth of the year. 3-0 giants early and they just kept scoring and scoring and -bat here. sgle 8-0 in the sixth. wilmer flores doubles to left. 10-1. their fifth straight victory. not so much orange -- where the 49ers are prepping for their season opening sunday against arizona at levi stadium. >> it's orange out here, too. i feel like in the book of eli, it's in an apocalyptic state out there. >> ash falling all over the place. it's different. >> that's for sure. games six, raptors/celtics, instant classic. toronto battling to stay alive. double overtime. norman powell the steal and the tough layup, plus the foul. 121-117, raptors. kyle lowry, are you serious? he buries the jumper falling down. raptors 125-122. temper temper. little drawl heading into game ♪ ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring. because they're always on. another life-chang

series finale today, mike yastrzemski, second batter of the game and gone. aloha.o hot, they may be made of molten lava. alex dickerson drove in six last night. rbi single. voila. a 4- ld n it's your classic coors collapse. kevin pillar gives the sox a six-run lead. two-run triple and sam hill yard connects for a two-run shot off tyler rogers. the rockies score five runs in the seventh and win it 9-6. >>> baseball lost a legend today, tom terrific, tom seiver passed away. born in fresno, started for the mets and won 301 games and a hall of fame career. opened a popular winery in napa. battling dementia and covid. tom seiver was 75 years old. >>> to the nba tonight, thunder and rockets, game seven. undrafted agent lou dort unreal. never even heard of this dude. he scored 30. the bubble would burst. okc with seconds left. james harden shot poorly, win it is with his "d." the blocked shot. here is your newest nba meme moment. the rockets win in seven. 102-104. if you're a warriors fan hoping giannis is frustrated. nutty finish. heat by four with 15 seconds left. jimmy

and help is here with the help of mike yastrzemski. brandon crawford, oh, he got ahold of. one.. the giants tied up with one swing of the bat. the padres lead off triple. but tyler anderson gets out of a jam. the giants turn two to end the threat. wow! back from a calf injury. now he can jog around the bases. to the cove! splash down. yaz's tenth of the season. the giants hang on late. the padres threaten in the seven-inning game. 5-4 and they're on to game two with jeff samardzija. the budding rivalry between the a's and the astros might reach another level. they're couragely the two most likely opponents in the first round of the playoffs. the closer liam helen districts said he doesn't really care who they may. but he wants a piece of houston. >> for us, it doesn't really matter who we play. as a vindictive thing, we want to take out the astros. that's our biggest goal. i don't care anything as long as we can get through that one and head out to l.a. or san diego or wherever we're heading, no matter what. >> i love that. usually athletes won't tell you who they want to play.

mike yastrzemski, high, deep, aloha. the giants still scoring. the eighth of the season. a flash.ix runs, staying hot, driving in another were unthe rbi single. the giants built ap they're rolling again. a two-run triple off tyler rogers. sam hilliard, that's kind of a cheapy coors home run. but it counts. five in the seventh. as for the a's, on hold. they haven't played since saturday because of a positive covid-19 test in houston. they're working out in small groups. last time we saw them was in houston. >> no one went out and did something that broke what the cdc or mlb considered protocol.. we'll try to ramp up. it has been a mental battle as well. you look and see the standings. you see how teams are doing. there is a lot more behind the scenes that plays into it. >> sad to report on the death of hall of fame that i haver tom severe who was born in fresno. he rose to fame with the new york mets. he won 311 games over a 20-year career. tom terrific he was. he's been up in napa. opened a popular windory there. he was battling dementia and covid-19. he was 75 years old. >>> the

how about baseball saturday night, mike yastrzemski wins the billy mack award.traight up, zach davis says someone else take it, nobody does. base hit but the giants failed to score. scoreless into the fourth, johnny cuedo hangs one up to fernando tatis jr. and big fly to left center, some pretty skies at oracle park on saturday night, part of a three-run inning. later cuedo picks up the strikeout here. watch the catcher throw it back to him. cuedo watch out, looks like his hair got clipped, not injured. giants lose 6-2, they need a win on sunday and help to clinch a playoff spot. >>> a's and mariners at the coliseum. oakland the two seed in the a.l. playoffs. mike minor field your position, what a play, between the legs off of kyle seeger, five innings, four hits, seattle up 3-1, seager a two-run blast to right, ma riners take the game 5-1. >>> game two, a's were the visiting team, got on the board early, grossman with a homer going to get over the right field wall and 1-0 oakland. grossman added another solo blast later in the game. a's starter paul blackburn f

how about baseball saturday night, mike yastrzemski wince the billy mack award., zach davis says someone else take it, nobody does. base hit but the giants failed to score. scoreless into the fourth, johnny cuedo hangs one up to fernando tatis jr. and big fly to left center, some pretty skies at oracle park on saturday night, part of a three-run inning. later cuedo picks strikeout here. cuedo watch out, looks like his hair got clipped, not injured. giants lose 6-1, they need a win on sunday and help to clinch a playoff spot. >>> a's and mariners at the coliseum. oakland the two seed in the a.l. playoffs. mike minor field your position, between the legs off of kyle seager, five earnings, four hits, seattle up 3-1, seager a two-run blast to right, ma enradioers take the game 5-1. >>> game two, a's were the visiting team, got on the board early, grossman with a homer going to get over the right field wall and 1-0 oakland. grossman added another solo blast later in the game. a's started paul blackburn fell apart in the third, wild pitch here that, will bring in the g

two on for mike yastrzemski in the third. ticket to ride, that's a three run shot and a quick lead.s year. the giants had so much trouble in the early part of the season with the defense. not now, mauricio dupo with a nice catch to help ted anderson who in six innings of shutout. depaul eventually gets the win in the giants continue to get the clutch hits. here is evan longoria with two outs, bases-loaded, shot to right centerfield. got himself a clean signal, couple rbis. like i said, no need for come back. they were two games over 500. >>> on the other side of the bay the a's revert to the walkoff homer. the major leagues has done it more often than the oakland a's and they too were dealing with some strange looking skies in the east bay at the coliseum. erie, but no damper on the mood of matt chapman and matt olson as they collect their gold gloves. as usual she clayton 2- 0. two runs are going to score, that the big-time planets tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning. ralph lorianna hammers it into the gap of fran presley. that is the fifth walkoff win from lorianna there. a

but we cannot leave out the contribution by mike yastrzemski tonight.'ve got to check this out, from the mile high city. by the way, yastrzemski did contrite in this game. this is a sensational catch. this guy seems like he does something every night to contribute to the giants, who are making a surprise bid to get into the playoffs. you see yastrzemski going all out there. [ laughter ] is kind of funny. the brewers brent sutter in the bullpen tonight, a little bit bored. he was in the marching ban at one time or another [ laughter ] . what are you going to do? and that i love this. this is the coach of the new york giants, joe judge. he gets right in there with the players . how to recover a fumble in inclement weather. the players love it. that is the sporting life at this hour. i'm still getting over that giants game. >> that's incredible! 23 runs, wow! >> that's fantastic, pretty cool. >>> coming up next here at 11:00- >> when it comes to labor day think small, think remote, think outside. >>> a warning about the upcoming holiday weekend. doctors ur

how about baseball saturday night, mike yastrzemski wins the billy mack award. straight up, zach davis says someone else take it, nobody does. base hit but the giants failed to score. scoreless into the fourth, johnny cuedo hangs one up to fernando tatis jr. and big fly to left center, some pretty skies at oracle park on saturday night, part of a three-run inning. later cuedo picks up the strikeout here. cuedo watch out, looks like his hair got clipped, not injured. giants lose 6-1, they need a win on sunday and help to clinch a playoff spot. if they lose, they're out. >>> a's and mariners at the coliseum. oakland the two seed in the a.l. playoffs. mike minor field your position, between the legs off of kyle seager, five earnings, four hits, seattle up 3-1, seager a two-run blast to the right. mariners take the game 5-1. >>> game two, a's were the visiting team, got on the board early, grossman with a homer going to get over the right field wall and 1-0 oakland. grossman added another solo blast later in the game. a's started paul blackburn fell apart in the thi