reporter: mookie betts made the spectacular play. andrew:p the one thing about soccer that i like the most is when i put my uniform on, the age just leaves me. the ages leave all of us. we simply become kids again. r i think all of us play for that very reason. t it makes us the child we once were. p the years just glide away, and i'm back to where i was. p you are that little andy guy who used to be down in me, and i get to be that person all over again. my name is andrew, and bluecross blueshield has me. >> you' re watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. heather: a lowell man who doused a store clerk with gasoline in january will spend up to six years in prison. surveillance images captured 30-year-old john soiles, in a mask, at jerry' s food store. prosecutors say he threw gas on the clerk and threatened to set the man on fire with a lighter, before running off with hundreds in cash. fortunately, the clerk was not hurt. ed: boston police arrest three people during a planned protest of a new natural gas pipeline in west roxbury. the new fiv

celt innings hit 8 of 21 and cruise to a 124-91 win and mookie best is going to the world series. of bowling. the red sox out fielder is entering the p.b.a.'s biggest event this december out in renault, nevada. that is sports. >> keeping busy. >> thank you, joe. >> 7 news at 6:00 will be >> ahead on nbc nightly news, despite sunshine, things are perilous in south carolina, swollen rivers and our team is on the ground. we'll have the scandal rocking the world of fantasy sport. a man convicted in a notorious new york murder learns why he is going free because why he told me he was innocent. >> thank you for joining us, i'm ryan schulteis in for adam williams. >> i'm kim khazei. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company leadership isn't given.

mookie betts was not nominated. this streak is made up of so many tangibles as well as but proud town. when you live in watertown, you are family. celebrations cross gender and age groups. so it was when the field hockey team brokeecords on october 21. it was a reason for a large family to share the joyous occasion together. the 2015 team is another squad in an assembly line of champions. >> it means a lot that all you guys were here. >> this record-breaking event united generations of players from yesterday, today, and >> i think that' s what this is all about today, the community and the passion around the sport in watertown. grexit is unbelievable to see everybody supporting us. we are so thankful. >> per gold around the town are young girls with dreams, parents and -- sprinkled around the town parents, well-wishers. >> they did it themselves, to want to be a part of this special moment tells you they are right there. they started the tradition early on. i' m very proud of them. >> it' s unreal. maybe that could

having some fun with don orsillo messing it that we will all miss him and donny will miss watching mookie betts in center or right field. the indians do put four on the board. top of the fourth ortiz that's a majestic shot his 37th of the season. it's 106, 107th r.b.i.. 4-29 sox were trailing sox get pounded 9-2. the bruins apply in their final pre-season game before it gets real the opener on thursday at the garden versus winnipeg. tonight alex owe very much ken and -- alex ovechkin. coming out with the bruins. adam mcquade gets lit up clearly mcquade unhappy. he let's out his aggression on his face. some nice upper cuts. manny paki ow eat your heart out. we know how the bs are in shoot youths they're not very good. bruins would lose in overtime. week four melrose and watertown with melrose losing out nearly last week but thankfully this week the school rocked vote giving fox 25 and myself our condolences. no doubt the red raiders in watertown that community all with heavy hearts. melrose of course playing like a team posed. on the ground specifically mike padirni. watertown has its own

. >>> the red sox outfielder mookie is heading to the world series of bowling, and in this competition he is looking to rack up the strikes. betts who just finished his first full season with the red sox was an accomplished bowler way back in high school. plays in leagues with his family and proceed well. >> don't hurt yourself, but can you in bowling? >> you probably could, but he won't. >>> we have seen released leg room on planes and smaller seats. >> and with the latest proposal other. >> but he is really, really nicement and tom hanks' efforts lost student i.d. >>> and then what happens when a little girl sees her dad for the first time after they have been separated for months. >>> and just another gorgeous fall evening across the area. we're out at wilson farms, a trip out to lexington. what a fall scene out here. i'll let you know how long the beautiful blue sky also continue. >>> two rows of reclining seats. the passengers on the second level would have to clip up to their seats. and in the paper work, airbus said the design could help take advantage of, quote, unused space, w

mookie betts with a cannon here as he nails [inaudible] at the plate. david ortiz gets that back for boston with one swing of his bat. 4-2 indians at that point. the fifth inning, sands comes up with the rbi double. the final record of the season is 4-4. red sox lose this one by 8-2. hockey, the bruins playing. 1-nothing boston but they can't hold on. we go into scoreless ot and a shootout. jeremy smith here, the bruins lose 2-1 and open up their regular season next thursday. . >>> celtics held their final practice today before they took off for their preseason opener next week in italy. they'll play two games over seas, a total of seven preseason games before opening october 28th against philly at the garden. a little rest and relaxation for the patriots this weekend as bye week comes here. pats will next play a week from sunday in dallas against cowboys who visit the saint this is sunday night. even though it's a bye, we've got plenty of action for you sunday. it starts bright and early. that's not a misprint, 9:00 a.m., jets and dolphins from london.

mookie betts hitting an rbi single, devin herrera crosses the plate. the sox at it again, playing the indians tonight in cleveland. the first pitch at 7:10. randy: we're all excited about the weekend. erika: looks like a little more rain. randy: doesn't look awful, though. cindy: no. i think sunday is the better day overall. hurricane joaquin has winds up to 140 miles per hour and has been for the last 24 hours. barely moving over the bahamas. it will start to pull away from the bahamas over this weekend. there's been a big model shift eastward the past 24 hours. most of our models were taking us towards the carolinas or the mid-atlantic states. now most of them shifting us far enough offshore, it's not expected to make u.s. landfall. we have to watch this very carefully because it's a very powerful storm sitting here and spinning over the bahamas. the official forecast track taking this from the hurricane center away from land areas and away from us here. looks like limited impacts, if any, from joaquin as we work through the weekend. in the meantime,

sox pummelled the yankees bull pen, scoring four runs in the inning, capped by a two-run shot d.off mookie bets, his second homer of the game. the yankees' postseason plans araye on hold for another night. 9-5 the final. they have lost three straight. >>> the giants won't be seeing a sals dance any time soon victor cruz's return to the football field ill have to wait even longer. cruise reaggravated his calf injury today in practice, the giants,wide receiver went through individual dril this afternoon before feeling the calf again, according to head coach again. he was hoping to make it through a full practice for the first tisme since august 17. cr juuz is unlikely to make his season debut in buffalo on sunday. after today's workout. >> i just keep telling him and telling myself it's a long season, and we'll know when we get him back, there is going to be great things to see. >> what does it mean to the football team? what does it mean to the offense? >> it definitely hurts. you feel bad for someone who has en trying to come back for so long and maybe has a setback. but he is a fighter. h

how about mookie betts. he accepted an invitation for the world series of bowling in reno in december. he already has two perfect games to his credit. he was a third place in the tennessee high school championship in 2010. it' s obviously -- it' s obvious he has talent. but can he do this? this is 12-year-old maddie. through the lads come off the glass and in the hoop. from about 75-100 feet away. way to go, maddie. all she needs is a first name. maddie. her reaction was priceless. mom this is hugely important. is there anywhere in your house i can get a good signal? anyway, you were saying. it's a tragic love story. i love tragedy. what is that noise? what? i'm on set. what movie? i'm shooting a movie about laundry. leave slow internet behind. a movie about laundry? yeah the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest wi-fi available when you need it the most.

in the 7th, mookie bets tried to give the sox a lead but the yankees win 4-1 and clinch a wildcard.spot. >>> two pieces of good news for red sox manager john farrell. the skipper finished his final chemotherapy thaement chemotherapy treatment. he was diagnosed with film foam ma and has bane way from the team. cop cast.net say the red sox plans to bring farrell back next season if he is healthy enough to manage. >>> a check of your forecast at 4:47. plenty of green which is a good sign if you are an early bird hitting the roads. north of the city, 93, looking fine at this hour and slightly west, the pike also moving okay. we wanted to go a little bit south here. you can see the expressway, medium speed and a couple of those pockets there, but by and large, you are doing just fine. looking at the zakim bridge, everybody moving fine and no company on the leverett connector. minutes. a little slow from the braintree split to the pike, nine minutes. on 95 to 495 and the leverett connector, 19 minutes there. and we know shiri, you have been keeping a close eye on what has been going on today

mookie best in the first inning nailed francisco lindor at the plate. red sox trailed 4-0 in the david ortiz gets it back with one swing of his big bat, 503 of his career. indians led at that point 4-3. owens going to 4 and a third innings last night giving up seven runs on ten hits. his final 8-2 was the final. >>> the bruins playing the preseason finale last night against the caps. louie erickson in the first. final minute of the game, still 1-0bs but they can't hold on. the overtime. bruins lose, 2-1. they open the regular season thursday at the garden. >>> celtics held their final practice in waltham before taking off for the preseason opener next week in italy. the cs play a total of seven preseason games overseas before opening up the season october garden. >>> a little rest and relaxation as the bye week is for the pats. now. even though it is a bye week, we have plenty of action. starting at 9:00 a.m. with the jets and dolphins in london england. then nfl at noon followed by the chiefs and bengal as 1:00. >>> how about women's college hockey las

mookie betts hitting an rbi single. the sox back at it again playing the indians tonight in cleveland, first pitch at 7:10. randy: just when you think you've heard or seen it all, some men are opting for beard transplants. these guys didn't need any help on growing their beards, but some men can't achieve the look on their own. men who say they want to look more mature are opting for the hair transplant on their face. one doctor performs about three facial hair transplants a week up from just a few a year. erika: those men could be donors. they have plenty to spare. randy: i don't think i'm going to go for it. cindy: we've got rain out there this morning, and it is going to be heaviest today over southeastern massachusetts, but the rain itself getting out of here as we go through the weekend. showers early saturday, and then they taper off. good news from joaquin. the official track from the hurricane center has shifted eastward. winds still 130 miles per hour. this is a strong category 4 hurricane. notice the official

then in the 7th, mookie bets tries to give the red sox a lead but the ball only makes it to the warning track. yankees win and with the run they clinch a wildcard spot. >>> 5:47 and a check of the roads. a couple incidents popping up. this one on the pike going eastbound. a stalled vehicle there near 128 a stalled vehicle there near 128. that is in the newton area of the pike there. no delays as of yet, but i want to move a little farther west. 290 going in the worcester area. there is a rolled over truck that happened overnight at route 12 near hope ave. because of that, that road will be closed at least for now. we will keep an eye on that too. show you the expressway. a sluggish pocket over the last dwup 1998 downpour only 25 miles per hour as you go through quincy and head up toward the city and you are sluggish going through dorchester as well. one of our cameras traffic as it moves past the gas tanks on the expressway and a look at drive times too. on the pike 8 minutes from the weston tolls toed ted williams. on 93, 14 minutes. i want to send it over to am shiri. you have the lat