pablo sandoval extends his hit streak to 20 games with the double. s later, aubrey huff. pablo scores, that makes it 2-1 giants. timmy the freak lincecum finding his groove, top of the fourth, jason bay and lucas duda, and to the fifth inning we go, he tells daniel murphy to have a seat. sixth inning, rubin tejada goes down swinging. one earned run, giants win 3-1. >> reporter: it was six innings of struggling without number three for the giants ace this evening. but even with 114 pitches, tim lincecum was able to keep his composure and limited the mets to just one run and heads to this year's mid summer classic with a more reputable 7-7 record. >> i wish the innings where i got two outs. i wish i could have been better about that. when you come out on top of the win, i think that's ultimately the best part of the game and we did it. that was good for us. >> pablo sandoval extended his hitting streak to 20 games, he's just six shy of jack clark's modern franchise record. from at&t park, amy gutierrez, for nbc bay area. >> thank you, amy. >>> a's and r

starter was gone by the 8th when pablo sandoval belts one out to the deepest part of the park. two runs score to tie the game at five. so there is plenty of run support. brian wilson with runners at corners. robbing him of a hit. saved a run. they are tied at 5. the game is in the 11th inning. ichiro and mariners going for the sweep against the as. first inning scott sizemore hammering an offering into the bleachers. 1-0 as. sizemore's third of the season. he leads the team. seven innings of scoreless baseball. struck out five. his e.r.a. down to 2.16. >>> solo. shutout streak of 796 minutes ends on a penalty kick for sweden. they win 2-1. so u.s. now playing brazil. winner go home. >>> much smaller thing. earthquakes. a 2-0 victory. quakes are 5, 6 and 6 this season. >>> hockey update. we will try to get a giants final for you by our late show at 11 p.m. >> thriller out there. >> awesome. see you at 11 p.m. on cbs5. >> every game is sold out. 40 straight this season. >> is that right? >> how about that. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncol

in the seventh, pablo sandoval, only at bat in the game and makes it count.e field ground rule double. first giant with an allstar game r.b.i since bonds in 2002. heath bell entering in the eighth. w45 an entrance. a full on sprint and then slide. not recommended when you are 240 pounds. a 5-1 game and geo's only batter and strikes him outlooking. bring on wilson and the beard for the save. inhairnts -- inherits two runners and gets konerko to fly out. that ends it. 5-1 the final. the national league will have home field advantage in the world series for the second straight year. >> it really is beneficial to have the first two home games in front of your home crowd to really get going in the series. >> like i said, third allstar game, and does it get old? >> no. and i must say have you immaculate hair. let's get a shot of that. >> he does have nice hair, actually. as we mentioned, lincecum, cain were all spectators. bochy using roy halladay. cliff lee for one and two-thirds this. was his explanation post game. >> you look at their records or how they have do

pablo sandoval slicing one just like you've seen him do so many times for the giants.e to left for a 5- 1 lead. and then more theatrics from the closer. he slides into the mound. we've never seen that. the a's lefty gio gonzalez faces one batter and struck him out. nice job as he gets bruce of the reds. and then we go to the ninth, there was one out-two on when bryan wilson comes in and retires the final two batters. here's the last with no problems. the national league winning for the second straight time and bruce bochy talks it up with regards of using his own closer to get it done in the ninth. >> now we're in a closing situation, we had bryan ready. he comes out and gets the job. he's a great at-bat with conerco and good battle there. i was glad to get the game over with to tell you the truth because they had good batters coming up. >> you have immaculate hair right now. >> like i said, pretty camera shy and as long as he's getting the saves and getting opposing batters out, it's all fun and games. >>> meantime the brewers prince fielder with that three run homer

pablo sandoval slicing one just like you've seen him do so many times for the giants.for a 5- 1 lead. and then more theatrics from the closer. he slides into the mound. we've never seen that. the a's lefty gio gonzalez faces one batter and struck him out. nice job as he gets bruce of the reds. and then we go to the ninth, there was one out-two on when bryan wilson comes in and retires the final two batters. here's the last with no problems. the national league winning for the second straight time and bruce bochy talks it up with regards of using his own closer to get it done in the ninth. >> now we're in a closing situation, we had bryan ready. he comes out and gets the job. he's a great at-bat with conerco and good battle there. i was glad to get the game over with to tell you the truth because they had good batters coming up. >> you have immaculate hair right now. >> like i said, pretty camera shy and as long as he's getting the saves and getting opposing batters out, it's all fun and games. >>> meantime the brewers prince fielder with that three run homer was named

in the ninth pablo sandoval was at the plate, he hit it back away, not gone, but a ground- rule doubleh to score a run. the giants scored three in the frame. they led 4-1. now the tigers ninth, and brandon inge gets through. he's yanked and he responded. >> there gos the cooler, take out wood. got good wood on it. for good measure how about the wall. then the cooler. bases loaded 4-3. jeremy affeldt gets a liner to crawford. >> snares it. that's a double play to end it. brian wilson and the giants feel better after winning 4-3. >>> double dip of one-run wins for the bay area clubs. a's against the diamondbacks. richard own after the -- harden, how about his offense with the 3-1. matsui a double down the right field line. the a's score four in the 4th inning and crack it open. 5-1 in the sixth. parrott, hits it keep the center. coco crisp. let me get it. coco crisp a nice defensive play in support of harden, sixth inning, six strikeouts the a's win it 5-4. >>> remember mark ellis traded to the rockies, this was his debut. 5th inning, ellis hits the top of the 10, it's a two-run homer. f

gary has details and pablo sandoval and the giants making foot work of the dodgers tonight. gary has highlights and all the sports coming up next. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. . >>> all right. good evening, everybody. the giants continue to dominate within their question. joe montana and his wife on camera. also in attendance, benjamin bratt. you know him? ryan vogual the earned run leader in the major league. ends up an all star. tejada suffering a abdominal strain. he leaves the game. scoreless till sandoval hits one out. everybody says the giants need to get one more big hitter. they have one in this guy. last year, no, this year an all star. 1-0 giants. cody ross opened the game, wide open. giants win 5-0. the giant- dodger rivalry, quiet now. dodgers filed for bankruptcy, 13 back. giants are 15 games over .500. americans turned out to watch the world cup. the highest rated telecast of a soc

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pablo sandoval scores. it's 3-1. to the seventh, it's 3-2. this should end the inning, but sandoval can't scoop it out of the dirt and they stay alive. one run scores to tie it. aaron rowand's throw is not in time. rowands line drives and it has extra base hits all over it. but he doesn't get the message. rayburn catches it and giants lose 6-3. >>> gio gonzalez will be the only one making the trip to arizona for the green and gold. after today's start, gio has third lowest e.r.a. in the american league. he kept all the diamondbacks off balance all afternoon. gio strikes out seven and allows one run in seven innings. the last couple games he's allowed one run or less. then, de jesus lines one into the gap. finally some life shown out of de jesus. then in the sixth, the as pour it on. conor jackson burns his former team. only the second for jackson. now, scott sizemore joins the party and hits a blast off ian kennedy. the swinging as count out ten hits and beat the diamondbacks 7-2 and take the series. a big day for gonzalez. >> i was sleeping

andres torres played good center field, he had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and the 1 downer, pablo sandoval his hitting streak ends at 22 games. the giants won 6-7. they lead the national west by 4 1/2. their ballpark will be used for soccer tomorrow night, 5:00, it's going to be manchester city getting ready to go versus club america, and it's funny today justin a great running back with seattle jumped out to get in action. they are expecting 40,000 fans. >>> the a's open with 18,000,4470. it was -- 18,470. 3 hits for willingham. dan her an gave up 10 hits. brandon mccarthy a jam, he got cooking with bullpen help. 5-3 is a's now trying have a better second half. the a's will have mv hammer -- mc hammer bobblehead day. he was a batboy in his youth and was a stooge for charlie finley. ham ever would call him up and say this is what's going on. someone is spending too much here, too much there. before hits showbiz career he was a member of the a's. we're quietly at the halfway mark of the british open, tom watson, this is the one event where he's fantastic. five british open championship and

pablo sandoval scores. to the seventh. it's a groundball to miguel tejada.val can't scoop it out of the dirt, and the air on tejada keeps the inning alive. ordonez singles back up the middle. one run to tie it. rowand is not in time. detroit leads. giants get two on in the eight. extra bases are written all over -- ryan rayburn apparently didn't get the memo. the full extensive dive to get the inning and preserve the lead. luckily he didn't bite his tongue. giants lose 6-3. geo gonzalez, he will be the only member of the green and gold making the trip to arizona. he now has the third lowest e.r.a. in the american league. he kept the diamondbacking off balance all afternoon. he allows one run in seven innings. bottom of the fourth, arizona up 1-0. jesus lines a two-run double into the gap. finally signs of life from de jesus who's hitting just under .300 on the homestand. then in the sixth, the as pour it on. connor jackson burns his old team. it's now 5-1, as when scott sizemore joins the party. he hits a blast off ian kennedy. the swinging as pound out -- h

pablo sandoval. solo shot at the top of the 13th to give chicago the lead. chicago's giovanni stepped up and belted one in the bottom of the 13th. two games, two walk-offs for the cubs. they won it 5-2. phils have a great pitching staff, but they took a hit against the red sox. a line drive took off his glove and bruised his right hand. jason varitek had to leave the yard twice. a pair of hummers. boston finally got a win if in filly 5-2. >>> if you have a 3d tv, this is for you. get your glove ready. a foul ball right into your living room. sabathia struck out 13 for his 11th win of the year. mark hit a milestone. home run number 300. yanks beat the brewers 5-0. >>> shut down the red hot mess. new york has scored 52 runs. they couldn't stop verlander. tigers won it 5-2. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui land. they can't win, and their fans need a dictionary. that's your early look at sports on "early t

the dodgers, though, have the lead, it's 3-3 when pablo sandoval coming up with some defense here.nuing to play well, look at that, but he would lead the game with a quad injury. no word on how serious. 3-3 in the 7th and belt again, the rookie who was sent down to the minors after not delivering, he opened the season as a starter but he tame through there, the giants had enough and the happy ending continues. they send out from the broadcast booth a ball for that young man and there he is, giants do it again, 5-3 over the dodgers, they lead the national west by four and a half games and help was on the way, starting tomorrow at 2nd base for san francisco. it will be jeff ceppinger, formerly of the houston astros. giants need a little help up the middle. tejada goes up the disabled list and he's hitting .307 with four home runs, 20 rbis, he goes to houston for a pair of minor league pitchers. so the giants not resting on their laurels are making deals, not big ones, but just to show they're right in it. >>> the as on the road already in a play for next year, carlos guillen, whistli

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could the champs stand the heat, let's get some highlights, giants and tigers, top of the first, pablo sandoval. early on, swinging for the fences and this will clear the fence with no problem. his 7th of the year, later in the inning, two on for brandon crawford. this rookie says give me more playing time. he's looking sharp, it's now 6-0, it's in the third inning in a rain delay. we hope to have complete highlights for you tonight. over to more giants baseball. what about tim lincecum. his appearance is complete. 5'11" slender build and noticeably long hair. you may expect the top pitcher for the san francisco giants to get looks everywhere he goes 37 but some are having a very hard time identifying the most popular athlete in the bay area. >> here on the streets of san francisco one never knows just who they might run into. for example, two-time cy young award winner tim lincecum. really? >> who is that guy? >> tim lincecum. >> tim lincecum. >> ironically, twin lincecum's real name is luis linns. he's a pretty popular guy. he gets approached for pictures and hand shakes over and over and ove

on the strength of his 20-game hitting streak and the help of his manager, bruce bochy, pablo sandoval to the summer classic overall. he is added as an injury replacement giving the giants five all-stars in tuesday's game. >>> they fried an egg on cement, ball park in arlington was 98 degrees at game time, trevor kay highly his 8 into lifetime against the rangers. struck out josh hamilton, that ended the threat in the third inning. scoreless game in the sixth. josh willingham, matt harpring eye son caught him looking, one of seven strikeouts, lefty. scott sizemore who promptly bounces out to second base. the a's fail to score. harrison goes 7 2/3 scoreless inning. home half of the sixth inning. adrian beltre one to left center off cahill. it just gets over the wall. two-run home run, texas sweeps the a's 2-0. oakland is 39-53 heading into the break, 12 games behind texas in the division. >>> he que i don't think seo had plenty to smile about. seo got herself back to par with a 68 this morning in the third round. she took a 1-stroke lead. currently on the 18th hole but some of the field

. >>> y dodgers vieron frente a gigant gigantes, y actuales campeón, y aquí pablo sandoval se volabamasda, más?. >>> en dejar el auto en estaciones del bar será aumenta estacionarse. >>> el dos por estacionarse en estos sitios cambia en funo de las demanda cuando se inauguraron en el 2003 costaba dos dólares por día y luego se redujo a un dólar y luego se dejó de cobrar y en el 2009 fue un de dólar y ahora costará dos dólares por diía cada dos meses habrá variaci

. >> giants infielder pablo sandoval was honored by the fbi partnering with american football coaches association, fbi and national child id program to provide 50,000 fingerprinting kits to kids in san francisco. and this includes a ficker print, id card and dna swab meant to be stored at the child's home. >> my daughters pay attention to things when you don't know. i love this program. >> for more information about how to protect your kids and be prepared for a sort of crisis, visit abc 7 news.com. just click on see it on tv. >> you probably have seen some of the got milk bill board ads. some of the controversial ones are coming down after a week of criticism. california milk processors board trying to promote the idea mim being can reduce the affects of pms, featuring men as victims of temper mental women, trying to calm them with milk. experts are questioning claims about milk reducing symptoms and a lot of women felt ads were just offensive. the bill boards, including some in san francisco will be changed out next week. >>> a sacramento county man broke into a facebook accounts of

. >>> pablo sandoval did. he decided put it together to beat the phils 4-1. no beltran.o problem for the mets. they swept the reds for their fourth straight win in cincinnati. jason bay scored three with a base-clearing double in the fifth. you can't tell that they don't have a playoff spot by the way they're playing. to detroit, where frustration boiled over for the tigers chad penny. he got into it with victor martinez. i don't think they're discussing dinner plans. petty unhappy about the way martinez was playing the game. they both were wrong. tigers lost 12-7. >>> time for the red sox-royals game. josh beckett handed the ball to a young fan, and he was overcome with emotion. moments like these make going to the ballpark a unique experience. we all know krs there craig in baseball, but we'll let this one fly. slide. that was truly a special scene in boston. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> can an all-star cast pull in all-star numbers at the box office? your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> p

pablo sandoval getting the scoring started in the first with the a two-run homer. seventh of the season for the panda. later, crawford belt as 3-run shot. the rookie shortstop had his first career three-hit game. mother nature was the only thing that could slow down the giants. they had to sit through a 2.5 hour rain delay. when they returned, the bats picked up where they left off. miguel tejada hits a grand slam to give the giants a 10-0 lead in the third inning. every starter had a hit tonight. barry zito stayed in the game despite the lengthy delay. of course it's easier when you have a 15-run lead. the giants pound the tigers 15- 3. zito has won both starts since coming off the disabled list. he's allowed two -- runs. also worth noting. the giants have scored 21 runs in his two starts. brian wilson wasn't the only one to blow up this weekend. john ralsh had to be held back while arguing. john fell ripped his jersey off in the process. ralph gets ejected, and it took three coaches to get their closer back to the dugout. >>> joe saunders turns into sanity koa fa

pablo sandoval. solo shot at the top of the 13th to give san francisco the lead. giovany soto stepped up and belted one in the bottom of the 13th. two games, two walk-offs for the cubs. they won it 5-2. phils have a great pitching staff, but they took a hit against the red sox. cole hamels day-to-day after a line drive took off his glove bruising his right hand. he had to leave the game. jason varitek had to leave the yard twice. a pair of homers. boston finally got a win in philly. if you have 3-d tv, this is for you. a foul ball right in your living room. something tells me he remembers a few things against his former teammates. struck out 13 for his 11th win of the year. justin verlander joined sabathia, picked up an 11th win. shut down the red hot mess. they couldn't stop verlander. tigers won it 5-2. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui land.bç]s the as kand win and their fans need a dictionary in oakland.

pablo sandoval puts one in the bleachers out there. giants lead it 2-1. but for the second time in the game a blown save. bottom of the 13th it comes down to this. ramon ramirez and it's darwin farney. in comes the tieing run now 2- 2. soto with the walk off shot down the left line. and the giants end up on the short end. in heartbreaking fashion to the chicago cubs. the longest tenure player in the oakland a's ellis is now a colorado rocky. after 10 years with the a's he was traded today for a minor league pitcher. before the game there was mark holding up to his commitments scooping up ice cream. the story julie told you about the root beer float stuff. the game didn't go so well for the a's. off a's trevor caihill. he has himself a two run double. and the a's do make a late bid to get back into the ball game. suzuki with a shot that will leave the yard. they cut it to 5-4 but that is the way it ended and that's the first time get this in over a month that the marlins have been struggling badly have won so much as two games in a row. they did it at the

the three fans were sitting along the dugout by first base last night when sluggers pablo sandoval, apparently we don't have that tape either, some sort of trouble, bat bounces off the dugout, hits three people, two men and a wochl the man was hit in the eyebrow, another man in the shin. the woman taken to the hospital in a wheelchair to get checked out of the two men were treated at the stadium. >>> nearly four days and still no sign of professional cyclist who left his bike ride in the east bay and never came back. no one has heard from 29-year-old anthony michael martin since saturday evening. the only trace of him, his cell phone, found on the road. his girlfriend said he had been fasting, hadn't eaten solid food in three days before he disappeared. >> he's of the athlete mentality. he's been able to do these things in the past, go on 150 mile bike rides in one day. >> police say he was riding a fluorescent bike, wearing a blue and white helmet and street clothes when he left for his ride. >>> today state lawmakers would vote on a bill that would let california crack down on health insurer

. >> pablo sandoval rushed over after tonight's giants game to host the event. it was organized by talent buyers international which is dedicated to producing live concerts and contributing a portion of proceeds to a good social cause. >>> 100 bucks for putting trash cans out too early or not putting them away in imtoo, that could soon be a reality for people in santa rosa. the city council will talk about limiting the hours trash containers can be left at the curb. 12 hours before or after at the curb, anything more and you'll have to pay. offenders could be charged $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second and $500 for any time after that. >>> next at 11:00, the survivors of the massacre in norway talk about what it was like when the shooter opened fire. plus new reaction to the sudden death of singer amy winehouse. >>> and we're watching low clouds spilling back into the bay. you could call it the fog machine turning on once again as we see from the time lapse from oakland. we'll wake up to low clouds and maybe drizzle for your sunday morning. but what

. >>> on the strength of his 20- game hitting streak it helps when the manager is bochy, pablo sandovalded to the all-star roster as a injury replacement. >>> hot day in texas. they literally fried and egg on the cement. trevor cahill, his 8-2 lifetime against the rangers, good early, strikes out josh hamilton with a runner at second base. scoreless in the sixth. matt harpring eye son catches him looking, one of 7 strikeouts for the rangers, lefty, next man up, scott sizemore who promptly bounces out to second. the a's fail to score again. hair iswent 7 2/3 scoreless innings. in the home half of the sixth with a runner on adrian beltre plugs one to left center off cahill. it just gets over the wall, two- run home run, his third of the series, check the sweeps, the a's 2-0, oakland is 29-53, 12 games behind texas in the division. >>> okung so had much to smile about. she was 10 strokes back. so got herself back to even par with a 68 and birdied 4 of her first 10 holes in the final round to take the lead. but for the fourth straight day play would be suspended by rain. they are going to h

bottom of the 7th, 4-1, pablo sandoval, panda has been red hot.over the fence for the double and it's 5-1 national league. bottom of the 8th, the a's, gonzalez gets his turn, strikes out jay bruce. top of the 9th, fear the beard, baby. brian wilson gets konerko to ground into the game-ending play. 5-1 is your final. our jamie wraps it up live from phoenix. >> reporter: henry, last year when the giants won the world series, they talked about how important it was to have games one and two at at&t park. if they're lucky tough to get back there this season, homefield advantage will once again belong to the giants. >> that's what everybody in this locker room should be talking and, their team having homefield advantage, provided they can make the postseason. >> it really benefits you. so that was part of the message, how important it was for us and how important the game was to do it again for the national league champion. they played well, we pitched well. >> that's what we come here for, just for that reason. and guys put themselves in a position to

pablo sandoval. solo shot at the top of the 13th to give chicago the lead. chicago's giovanni soto stepped up and belted one in the bottom of the 13th. two games, two walk-offs for the cubs. they won it 5-2. phils have a great pitching staff, but they took a hit against the red sox. coal hamels took a line drive off his glove and bruised his right hand. jason varitek had to leave the yard twice. a pair of homers. boston finally got a win if in filly 5-2. >>> if you have a 3d tv, this is for you. get your glove ready. a foul ball right into your living room. sabathia was only a brewer for a few months, but something tells me he remembers something about his former team. sabathia struck out 13 for his 11th win of the year. mark hit a milestone. home run number 300. yanks beat the brewers 5-0. >> new york tried to shut down verlander. but they couldn't, tigers won it 5-2. finally, nothing going right on or off the field for the as. they lost to the rockies 5-4, and you know you're having a rough year when your fans have trouble spelling. that should say matsui

. >>> pablo sandoval solo shot. he decided put it together to beat the phils 4-1. no beltran.y scored three with a base-clearing double in the fifth. you can't tell that they don't have a playoff spot by the way they're playing. frustration boiled over for the tigers brad penny. he got into it with victor martinez. i don't think they're discussing dinner plans. petty unhappy about the way martinez was calling the game. they both were wrong. tigers lost 5-7. >>> time for the red sox-royals game. josh beckett handed the ball to a young fan, and he was overcome with emotion. moments like these make going to the ballpark a unique experience. we all know there is no crying in baseball, but we'll let this one fly. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather, here's bill karins. >> yeah, we love the friday weekend forecast time. it's almost here and we have to get through a rather wet and soggy and hot day today. just depends where you are. you'll have one or the other. this morning we had some heavy rain move through new york city, still showers right now. that will be

after missing 40 games, pablo sandoval is just getting healthy.d ryan vogelsong believe the team is poised to be better in the second half. >> we want to keep doing the things we do in the first half. that's what we need to do, play relaxed, play hard. >> for me, i'm not going to try and change too much. i've been having pretty good success with the approach i've had right now. so i'm just going to try and stick with that, game to game, pitch to pitch and keep this role going. >> and game two of the four-game series in san diego will be right here on nbc bay area friday night at 7:00. and the a's get an extra day of rest after the all-star break. they don't begin until friday where they host the angels and that is a three-game set. raj and jessica, i will bring the burgers to the barbecue. you can bring the beverages. >> thanks, mindy thanks, mindy. back in a moment. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates,

pablo sandoval riding a 16 game hit streak. coming in to make it 17. torres scores.d behind him. ties the game at five in the 8th. see you. game winner! his first career walkoff homer. first career two-run home game. had two rbi. g-men win it. that is what you call a full plate of torture. >>> a's and mariners. big day for scott sizemore. jason, vis thir his third of t. geguillermo perhaps the best ge of h his career. 7 shutout innings, 5 ks. seattle hitters baffled all afternoon. comes through again. base hit to center. scores pennington. high heat to end the 7th and fired up. combines with joey devine and andrew bailey to shut out seattle. 2-0 your final. >>> women's world cup soccer action today. usa versus sweden. the loser gets the always dangerous brazil in the quarters. face painters out in force. 35th minute. sweden, lead, 1-0. sweden in front 2-0. bad luck for usa. usa makes it a game in the 67th minute. corner kick from lauren cheney. abbey sholders it in and a golden opportunity in the 86th minute but that is kelly o'hara. just misses. sweden beats uvmentd

pablo sandoval provided one of the bright spots for the giants with a 450-foot shot.h homer this season was part of a four-hit night for pab pab. carlos beltran's struggles continues goes 0-5 and is now just 1-13 since joining the giants. the reds win 7-2 and will go for the sweep tomorrow. >>> after the game the giants acquired orlando cabrera from the indians in exchange for neil. he will be the 19th. he has played second base this season but is expected to be the everyday shortstop in favor of rookie brandon crawford. >>> colorado has agreed to trade a player to the indians in exchange for four prospects. menez won 19 games and started the all-star game last season but he was just 6-9 with an e.r.a. over 4 this year. orioles starter face being 10 batters tonight and only got one out. yes, he is arrested for 12 runs in the 1st inning and pounded the orioles 17-3 to sweep a double header. yankees combine for 35 hits and 25 runs in the two games. >>> the 49ers reportedly hosted wide receiver plaxico burress on a free agent visit today. the former super bowl m.v.p. mis

pablo sandoval gets his sixth homer of the year, gives the giants a 2-1 lead. but bottom of the 13th, soto with a three-run shot. cubs win in walkoff fashion again, 5-2 is your final. >> two outs, 0-2, you know, you have two strikes there twice and could. close it out. it's just one of those games, i guess it wasn't meant to be because we squandered so many opportunities. we've got to do a better job to get the runs in. just no margin of error. >> that will do it for sports. giants and tigers. raj and jessica will be back .s, [ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders on my skin, imagine what it could do for my business. now, i just had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called john, my citibank small business expert. [ john ] kate, how are you? [ kate ] he got me a line of credit and together we made it happen. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> it's thursday night. >>

. ♪ the mets' jose reyes withdrew from the allstar game, so bruce bochy dialed pablo sandoval.is the panda's first allstar nod. a national tv audience tonight against the mets. the bottom of three and the new allstar coming through and a fast ball into the gap into left center. it was a 1-0 lead and it extends the hit streak to 21 games. another guy playing like an allstar singles in sandoval. matt cain goes six score less innings and the offense provides breathing room. it is 4-0 and brian wilson gave up a run in the 9th to make it interesting and it is 4-2. he closes the door on carlos beltran to end it. giants head into the break with a three-game lead in the nl west. it was so hot in texas you could fry an egg, and they did. rangers going your a four-game sweep of the a's. he made one big mistake to beltre. it was a two-run shot, the only runs of the game. the as had no answer for harris. harris and two relievers combine. it is the 11th time the a es's were -- the a's were shut out. 55 minutes minus a player? how the united states could overcome a major disadvantage at the

pablo sandoval no problem getting comfortable in the cleanup spot. kyle kendrick.is 10th home run of the year. tim lincecum tossed six shutout innings after being sick with the flu the last few days. 4-1. they beat the phillies. >>> five runs in the 1st inning. it wasn't enough. thanks to a seven-run 7th inning by the rays evan longoria's 14th home run rays win 10-8 avoiding the sweep. >>> serena williams advancing to the quarterfinals. she will take on maria sharapova tomorrow night. a battle of two former number 1 players. 11 p.m. roberta gonzales is going to do her loud scream that maria sharapova does that frustrates everybody. that's at 11 p.m. you'll want to stick around for that. >> when did eva longoria start playing baseball? >> well, he/she sure can hit that ball a long way. >> good night. >> captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything.

pablo sandoval's career high hitting streak extended to 17 games.e sends this one to right center and in the process torres and crawford come home. that ties it up at 5-5. in the 12th inning, the giants with a runner on third, but cody ross strikes out and pat burrell pops out to end the inning. this game goes to 14 innings. nate schierholtz scores his first career walkoff home run, and the giants' 10th walk off of the season, as they win it 6-5. >>> a's trying to avoid the sweep by the mariners. bottom of the first, sizemore takes things into his own hands and plants jason vargas' first pitch over the wall in left and would connect for a single in the 5th. just two hits in seven innings of baseball. the a's win 2-0. >>> women's world cup, usa taking on the world's number one team, sweden in group play. sweden goes up 1-0 on a penalty kick. in the 35th kick, fisher scores on the free kick, putting sweden up 2-0. they would win 2-1. usa faces brazil sunday in the quarterfinals. >>> the winter olympics will be held in south korea in 2018. they earned

pablo sandoval, a two-run shot. and panda extends his hitting streak to 15 games.e ninth, padres get some insurance. marin county's venable takes guillermo. giants just 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position. >> i don't know, things weren't going right. i don't -- i used this all the time as an excuse. i didn't feel like i had a good rhythm, good energy. so i just felt like i was battling through every pitch, instead of just cruising. >> a's hosting the mariners, brandon mccarthy making his first start since may 18th for the athletics, he got some early help from kurt suzuki. bottom of the second his two-out single scores. the a's lead it by a score of 1-0. move to the top of the 7th, we're tied at 1. and justin smoke doubles, right field corner. brendan ryan comes in to score all the way to first. a's manage just three hits and fall 2-1. >> don't change anything about the way i throw. 15-1 or 1-0. it's simply executing pitches, if i throw a shutout, we have a better shot. i don't think about the offense, what's going to happen. that's just too much to be thinkin

the freak gets maybin swinging pablo sandoval, hitless, giants win their fourth in a row, fifth straightthe padres. >> i went today early to try to get my hands separated and going. i feel today good we worked hard we got it going today, tonight. >> pretty impressive. so hard to score runs in this ballpark but you score six runs. team wise you all banged the ball tonight. >> we try to get on base, try to bring guys you know like me, i been struggle, today i work hard on that. we just playing hard and playing good baseball. >> now what could be cuter than a baby at a ballpark? how about a dog in a pink bow. bark at the park bottom of the third, josh willingham hitting in the third spot two-run jack upper deck bomb. burt reynolds sylvester sta loan ronald reagan all pumped up for this. hideki matsui in the clean-up spot willingham scores a's extend the lead 5-3. bailey strikes out the first two he faces, then gets kendrick to fly out to right. bailey earns his ninth save a's win 9-3. >> reporter: well the a's had just one goal coming into tonight's game that was to start off the second hal

pablo sandoval's hit streak ends at 22.nd angels and that's burt reynolds, sly stallone and ronald reagan. mr. president. weeks up the middle against heron. 1-0a's. two outs and josh welling ham and he has clout. deep to left and gone. his 12th of the year. the angels cut the lead to 4-3. matsui with a little insurance. a base hit to bring in ryan sweeney as the a's snap a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory. tom watson had a hole in one, and there is a huge log jam at the halfway mark at the british open. the enduring memory just like the miguel angel jimenez. he has a stretching routine that is priceless. oh my. maybe it would have been a better idea to do that in the clubhouse. calf flexibility is the key. breathe, breathe while you stretch. not that easy with a cigar in your mouth. jimenez by the way, this has helped him just one shot off the lead. tom watson is the five-time british open champ. 167 yards and slam dunk and hole in one. darrin clark and he is the top of a very crowded leader board. a 90-footer for eagle. c

giants slugger pablo sandoval lost the bat in the 1st inning last night which sailed towards the fans above the padre's dugout. one man hit in the eye brown, another in the shin. a woman was taken to the hospital. >>> some shaking south of the bay area last night. a 3.8 earthquake struck south of hollister at 12:18 this morning. within five minutes there were two more quakes, 2.7 and a 2.4. they were felt in the central coast area but no damage is reported. >>> let get a quick check of traffic and weather this morning at 4:37. lawrence? >> hey, guys. things cooling down a pit around the bay area. it will stay hot inland but i think we're done with those triple digits for now. you will notice more low clouds and fog gathered along the coastline, the sea breeze beginning to pick up. some patchy fog compressed near the surface so it's dense at the coastline once again. temperatures out at the beaches into the 50s right now. you get inland still very, very mild. 67 degrees in livermore right now, 56 in concord so warmer today than yesterday this morning. but by the afternoon it won't be h

first time all-stars like ryan vogelsong and pablo sandoval just soaking it all in. >> i'm just goingo have fun. enjoy the moment. especially when your name is going to be in the lineup. >> don't ever give up. i mean, that's as easy as it is. i came into this game and people told me that i played with, you don't stop playing until they kick you out and take the uniform from you. that's what i was going to do. here i am. here i sit. >> and meanwhile, three time all-star brian wilson told me that he plans to unveil a new set of cleats on tuesday during the all-star game. remember, he had the bright orange nikes last year, it will be interesting to see what he comes up with this time. for the a's point of view, we go to kate long worth. >> reporter: although he's a pitcher, the aides lone representative, he needs an ice pack not for his shoulder, but for his face, it hurts from all the smiling he's doing. i think daze safe to say he's enjoying his first all-star experience. >> it's been nonstop great teammates, great guys. good familiar faces. especially all over tv. it hit me when my fa

pablo sandoval thought he hit it out but it's a two run double instead. he'll take it. 17 game hit streak working. it's 5-5, one of the few guys carrying his weight although less of it these days with the bat. in the ninth he saves it in the glove. two on for the padres. is that a great play or what. they would have won it right there. right now the giants are batting in the 13th with two on and two out. the a's didn't send the excitement needle into the red in a bland game with the mariners. another huge fine on the pitching mound. throws seven shutout innings and gets ichiro with an 07-4 and he's provided all of the offense he needs by one scott sizemore trying to win the third base job. solo shot. again later it's sizemore with a base hit that fetches cliff pennington. wins his third with seven shutout innings. >>> a defeat in group play and it comes at the hands of sweden. it was already 1-0 sweden. neila fisher gets hit, an american woman, a 2-0 lead and it's too much for the u.s.a. team to leave but they're still alive now and will face brazil. >> tour de france,

pablo sandoval thought he hit it out but it's a two run double instead. he'll take it. got a 17 game hit streak working. it's 5-5, one of the few guys carrying his weight although less of it these days with the bat. in the ninth he saves it in the glove. two on for the padres. is that a great play or what. they would have won it right there. right now the giants are batting in the 13th with two on and two out. the a's didn't send the excitement needle into the red in a bland game with the mariners. another huge fine on the pitching mound. throws seven shutout innings and gets ichiro with an 07-4 and he's provided all of the offense he needs by one scott sizemore trying to win the third base job. solo shot. again later it's sizemore with a base hit that fetches cliff pennington. wins his third with seven shutout innings. >>> a defeat in group play and it comes at the hands of sweden. it was already 1-0 sweden. neila fisher gets hit, an american woman, a 2-0 lead and it's too much for the u.s.a. team to leave but they're still alive now and will face brazil. >> tour de fr

pablo sandoval got san francisco on the board yesterday with a two run shot off max scherzer.ing, crawford hitting a through three run dinger. the giants were up 5-0 when the rains started to come down. the giants went on to win 15-3. barry zito got the win, pitching on short rest and staying in the game after that rain delay. today is the rubber march between the a's and diamondbacks. chris young scored a run, and hit an rbi double in the 3rd inning. in the 5th inning, a two run shot. young was a triple shy of the cycle yesterday. a fan in the stands made a great catch on that home run. the a's would come back with two home runs, but could not get any closer. >>> women's soccer fans can watch the world cub matches outside on a big screen. san francisco's recreation and park department will set up a big screen in the civic center plaza for the quarterfinals and finals matches. >>> a warning this 4th of july holiday weekend, the area that travelers are being urge today avoid. >>> plus, the jury in the casey anthony murder trial could start deliberating in a matter of hours. we'

we have a 1-1 game going into the 4th inning. 2-1 forcing a run and then pablo sandoval with a two run, shoreholtz follows with an out. we will keep you posted. >>> another day of rest turns into another day for the a's to fret as one of their outstanding young pitchers undergoes tommy john's surgery. another lefty in a completely different frame of mind was among the a's working out today at the coliseum. that would be gio gonzalez who struck out the only batter he faced in the all star game. he was still buzzing about that experience this afternoon. >> i had my family in town, it just kind of got really emotional. i was running so fast that i'm glad the tears tears evaporated when they came out. it was just all in all one of those great experiences i will never forget. >>> meantime put the honey dew's on hold. if you have someone at home that likes to watch golf likes golf, good luck peeling him off the tube. and par three of course you cannot do it any better than that. the ace the rest of his round an even par 70. phil mickelson also a 70 day but missing a gimme for par at 11. he's

we have a 1-1 game going into the 4th inning. 2-1 forcing a run and then pablo sandoval with a two runnate, shoreholtz follows with an out. we will keep you posted. >>> another day of rest turns into another day for the a's to fret as one of their outstanding young pitchers undergoes tommy john's surgery. another lefty in a completely different frame of mind was among the a's working out today at the coliseum. that would be gio gonzalez who struck out the only batter he faced in the all star game. he was still buzzing about that experience this afternoon. >> i had my family in town, it just kind of got really emotional. i was running so fast that i'm glad the tears tears evaporated when they came out. it was just all in all one of those great experiences i will never forget. >>> meantime put the honey dew's on hold. if you have someone at home that likes to watch golf likes golf, good luck peeling him off the tube. and par three of course you cannot do it any better than that. the ace the rest of his round an even par 70. phil mickelson also a 70 day but missing a gimme for par at 11.

pablo sandoval, see ya! 3450 feet. 11th of the year, hoping that madison can limit the damage.got out of control. he gives up six runs in four innings. here backing up the play. they loses their second straight 7-2 the final. >>> believe it or not a's have the league's top batting average highest on base percentage and fewest strikeouts. they continued the trend against the twins. and michael throwing the other way. one scores, he is not so lucky and gunned down at second. 1-0 twins. now to the second 2-2. and he sends one into the gap. goes around to the third, one of 12 hits on the night. bottom of the fifth, twins intentionally walking the bases and he he makes them pay. everyone comes home on the double and a's win big, 8-3 the final. >> raiders, no one got hurt. they had a mini camp, they in football shape so it's a crap shoot hoping you don't lose too many players. edwards has long time with bills and jaguars. >>> he has terrific things for a quarterback. he was what i was looking for. he is a big, strong, physical guy who can throw the ball and very intelligent. loves fo

before the game, pablo sandoval found out he will be making his all star debut.ocked in the first giant run with this drive off -- andres torrez comes around to score. 21 consecutive games, panda- monium once again has taken over the park. cain won't pitch but he will be at the all star game. giants had a 4-0 lead. all star bryan wilson gave up a shot to the wall by justin turner. wilson worked the ninth but gave up a run in getting the final three out. he also struck out the side. he got carlos beltran to end it. beltran the subject of rumors of where he could be headed postall star game. he will ride on a plane with the giants after san francisco's 42 win. that puts the giants 12 games over 400 at the break. >>> happy times for sandoval who earlier this week spent some time on the field with his daughter and niece who made their way here from venezuela. his hitting streak at 33 games. he became one of the replacement players named by bruce bochy. when bochy called to notify sandoval he made it a call to remember. >> i said have you ever played at second base. h