it's 8-1. >> tim: pete kozma, only 24 years old. minor league cities. including johnson city, tennessee. springfield. cardinal triple-a affiliate memphis. wainwright should smile. >> joe: shane robinson batting for wainwright. seven innings, one run, four hits. strike one. no walks, five strike-outs. adam wainwright possessed a great curveball, that was on display all night. it was evident in the first inning he had his good stuff. a good bounce back start for wainwright after the rough game five division series start in washington. 0-2 on robinson. 0-4 with an rbi so far this post season is robinson. two runs scoring against mota. he went around. strike-out ends the inning, but not before the cardinals score two runs for the third consecutive inning. lead by seven. what a night for adam wainwright. he got the ball, the start in game four. on his way to a victory. hands it over to the bullpen. up by seven, through seven. so, explain this. how can something get bigger.. and smaller? there's more of it.. and less of it? well, i guess

aubrey huff had to wave at second base on that line drive because it was close to being caught by pete kozma. he waved him home anyway and david freese cut the ball off. but you can see huff delaying and the throw by holliday was just off-line and cut off by david freese. >> joe: shelby miller knocked out in his second inning of work. rzepczysnki coming in. sands coming up. they are having fun in san francisco,ding by 6. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu. ♪ refined comfort to get you in a malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets yhare data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trus

new bayer migraine formula. >> joe: that ball just out of the reach of pete kozma.' dugout. theriot, who delivered, and this crowd went crazy. rzepczysnki takes over. two on, one out. the batter is sandoval, who flies it to right. beltran back to his left. the runners tag, advancing to third is pagan. >> tim: that was really a gritty at-bat by ryan theriot. six pitches, and on the sixth he lined one to left center field. but there was not a ball thrown in that sequence. six straight strikes. >> joe: by the way, i want to clean something up that i said earlier. in the match-up in game three, the yankees and tigers, i read sabathia, but it's going to be phil hughes. the climb for the yankees, down two games to nothing, starts the middle part of that series in detroit with houston, not sabathia, on short rest against verlander. the raining cy young and mvp award winner, 17-game winner, a guy who clinched game five of the division series. but he did it the day before the yankees and sabathia took care of baltimore. he gets the ball in game three against houston on tbs t

, chris carpenter, el veterano de 37 aÑos lanzÓ una blanqueda hasta la sexta entrada, el novato pete kozmantes de la serie mundial superaron ampliamente 8-0 a los nacionales de washington para sacar una ventaja 2-1 en la serie divisional de la liga nacional. los cardenales estroperon la fiesta en el nationals durante la semana hemos hablado de julio cesar charvez jrs. por lo que hace, dice o deja de hacer. pues les cuento que la comisio Ón atlÉtica del estado de nevada ordenÓ anoche la suspensiÓn provisional de julio cÉsar chÁvez jr., luego que el destronado campeo Ón mediano dio positivo en un control por consumo de drogas. el ejecutivo de la comisiÓn, keith kizer, dijo que chÁvez deberÁ presentarse a una audiencia disciplanaria en los prÓximos dos meses. chÁvez podrÍa recibir una suspensio Ón mÁs larga o una reduccio Ón significativa de la bolsa de 3 millones de dÓlares que recibiÓ tras la pelea. hasta aqui los deporte, en nuestra segunda entrega de las once tendremos mas. y les recuerdo que queda poco tiempo para participar por un par de entradas para el concierto de gilberto santa rosa

it's 8-1. >> tim: pete kozma, only 24 years old. minor league cities. including johnson city, tennessee. springfield. cardinal triple-a affiliate memphis. wainwright should smile. >> joe: shane robinson batting for wainwright. seven innings, one run, four hits. strike one. no walks, five strike-outs. adam wainwright possessed a great curveball, that was on display all night. it was evident in the first inning he had his good stuff. a good bounce back start for wainwright after the rough game five division series start in washington. 0-2 on robinson. 0-4 with an rbi so far this post season is robinson. two runs scoring against mota. he went around. strike-out ends the inning, but not before the cardinals score two runs for the third consecutive inning. lead by seven. what a night for adam wainwright. he got the ball, the start in game four. on his way to a victory. hands it over to the bullpen. up by seven, through seven. so, explain this. how can something get bigger.. and smaller? there's more of it.. and less of it? well, i guess

, chris carpenter, el veterano de 37 aÑos lanzÓ una blanqueda hasta la sexta entrada, el novato pete kozmaie mundial superaron ampliamente 8-0 a los nacionales de washington para sacar una ventaja 2-1 en la serie divisional de la liga nacional. los cardenales estroperon la fiesta en el nationals park, repleto con una cifra rÉcord de 45.017 aficionados para presenciar el primer juego de postemporada en la capital estadounidense en 79 aÑos. maÑana sera el cuarto partido de la serie, mientras que en nueva york, los orioles corrieron con mejor suerte y les cuento en el futbol hay malas noticias en el campamento de estados unidos. resulta que el mÁximo goleador en la historia de la selecciÓn, landon donovan, se perderÁ por una lesiÓn en la rodilla izquierda los dos prÓximos partidos del equipo en las eliminatorias del prÓximo mundial, donovan, que se incorporÓ el lunes a los entrenamientos de la selecciÓn en miami, no superÓ las pruebas mÉdicas y quedÓ al margen del grupo, que dÍas antes quedÓ reducido a veintidÓs por la baja del centrocampista brek shea. el equipo de las barras y las estrellas

kozma. 1 ball, 1 strike. pete tonight 0 for 3. committed an error defensively. s postseason for the shortstop filling in for rafael furcal. now the count 1-2. 2-2. kozma leading off the ninth. takes ball 3. crew chief gary darling not giving in on that pitch. just up and away. the rain picks up a bit. here's the 3-2. a leadoff walk. remember that rule that baseball put in, that you have to play a full nine innings. as the rain picks up here. there was forecast for rain all day. for the most part, sergio romo will get loose. the rain has stayed away. this is as hard as it's rained all night. one on, nobody out. a ball up and in to schumaker. his first at-bat. taking over at second base in the bottom of the eighth. another lefty, jay, on deck. 2-0. >> tim: lopez appears to have no problems because of the wet weather. all of a sudden he's inside to left-handers, outside to right-handers. >> joe: there's the 2-0. there's a strike. 2-1. jammed is schumaker. it's a foul ball. two balls, two strikes. the 2-2 pitch. to the second baseman, scutaro, and the only out at sec

he strikes out pete kozma. he had four strikeouts in the game. romo strikes out kozma, to end it. the giants win 7-1, their first victory at home in the play- offs. the series is now tied at one. there were different opinions in the clubhouse after the game about that fly. >> once i got going, i wish i wouldn't have landed on him. >> we teach our guys to play hard, we play hard, not trying to hurt anybody. >> i think they got hurt with that illegal slide there. he really didn't hit dirt until he was passed the bag. marco was behind the bag and got smoke. >> there's a reason why it's a double and then holliday boots the ball from the same guy he hit. >> after the third inning, for sure, and like i said, it just -- one thing clicked, you know, in the middle of that third inning and i was just able to sustain it and run with it. >> we needed that momentum for the starting pitchers. i get an off day tomorrow, so no doubt that was big. no telling what would have happened tonight. >> he gave us what we needed. we've been looking for a quality start, a great start. really helped out the

. >>> on to washington now, where cardinals rookie pete kozma hit a three-run homer in the second. chris carpenter pitched scoreless ball into the sixth. and a trio of relievers finished the 8-0 shutout for the cards. >>> well, to sad news now, former nfl player and actor alex karras died yesterday at age 77. he was a four-time pro bowl defensive tackle for the detroit lions. and after football, the man known as the mad duck is remembered for his role on the 1980 sitcom "webster" and in movies, of course, most notably for the role of mongo in "blazing saddles." >>> well, the u.s. anti-doping agency revealed to lance armstrong the names of 26 people who accused him of doping, 11 of which were former teammates. the report accuses armstrong of blood doping for most of his career and is expecting teammates to do the same. armstrong did not fight the usda's charges but insists he never cheated. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by new just for men autostop. gray is over. >>> well, criminals target a teen heartthrob. and 2012's most influential man. entertainment headl

top of the 2nd pete kozma a three-run blast off edwin jackson put the cards up 4-0. same score in the 5th with the nats having a chance to get back in it. two out for michael morse. the nationals strand 11 baserunners today. top of the 7th, garcia on relief adding insult to injury and walks in a run as the nats are crushed and shut out by the cardinals in game three 8-0. >> i take nothing for granted. we're not out of this by a long shot. you have to get a few key hits in the ballgame tomorrow. we're right back in it. >> we've been a really good team all year. we've got one game to may tomorrow, one game to win. you can't look at it any different way. >> we've got a good group of guys here. there's no doubt we believe in ourselves. it's about coming out and doing the job tomorrow. >> reporter: the cardinals chris carpenter pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings allowing seven hits and bryce harper falls to 1-15 battingwise in the playoffs. >>> the baltimore orioles in the bronx tonight for game three against the yankees. miguel gonzalez on the mound for the birds. they're h

pete kozma with a single. in this opportunity. >> harold: kozma is doing it. >> matt: shane robinson with a ground ball to second. scutaro goes the short way. the run across the plate. that's where the game stands as we speak. they are in a rain delay at busch. 3-1 lead for home standing cardinals. when the cardinals get to a game three at home tied one apiece in a seven-game series, they are 7-0. what about the resumption of your this game? check in at the fox weather center. storm surge der is that what we call rick? >> storm scout. >> rick dickert. what is going on in st. louis? how long is the delay? >> here it is. this cold front, the classic midwestern cold front pushing through st. louis right now. we have an hour to hour and 15 minutes of this rain. there are some embedded thunderstorms. some could be severe. st. louis is under severe thunderstorm watch until 6:15 central time. that means large hail. damaging winds. even some isolated tornadoes. we have an hour, hour and 15 minutes. as you can see on t

three of them were off this blast by pete kozma in the top of the 2nd, but the big problem for the nats was at the plate. they couldn't do enough of anything leaving 11 runners on bases, morse 0-4, harper 0-5, not numbers to move on. the nats bullpen couldn't keep the cardinals in check either. they surrendered four runs as the nats dropped game three to the cardinals 8 -0. >> it's going to be tough to score if you don't hit, but i believe in this team and in knees guys. we've been here all year, over 1 -- these guys. we've been here all year, over 160 game season, still the best in baseball. >> we didn't score. they got a nice pitcher out there. he's pitched in some big games. we didn't get it done, but we got five games in the series and one big one to play tomorrow. >> i've had my back to worse walls than this, but i like my ballclub and i think we'll come out, play the game tomorrow. >> reporter: here's a look at the final numbers. the cardinals chris carpenter gets the win, pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings. bryce harper falls to 1-15 at the plate in the playoffs. you heard davey joh

pete kozma was struck out to end the seventh. zito struck out six and walked just one. afterwards, zito reflected. >> i tried twitter a couple years ago and it was a pretty devastating experience for me. i learned to not check the in- box. and so i got off twitter. but, you know, i'm excited that the fans are fired up and, you know, they're going to bring all that momentum into the stadium these next two games here. >> reporter: barry zito was referring to having to quit twitter because he was so vilified. and tonight he is a hero on twitter. so barry zito is the star. we'll have reaction, more reaction coming up later in sports. >> all right, dennis o'donnell, get home! we got a game 6 on sunday. >> reporter: i'm ready. >> we'll see you then. >>> something else exciting. get ready for the kind of weather we haven't seen since last spring. meteorologist paul deanno is in the weather center with a timetable for some significant rain. >> it is going to be significant. every six hours we get new computer model information. i just looked at the latest stuff and it says, yes

pete kozma, two on, a three-run blast, cards take a 4-0 lead. edwin jackson after five innings, eight hits, four runs allowed. bottom of the 2nd, runner on for danny etch most. david freese bare -- espinosa. david freese bare hands it. espinosa should have been called safe at first and a thing kept alive. bottom of the 5th still 4 -0. michael morse, bases loaded, two out, a chance to tie it up. nats shut out 8-0, now trail the series 2-1. >> we didn't score runs, just missing pitches. that's the thing right now. we had some pitches that hit and me and a couple other guys are missing pitches just by a hair. it's just baseball. >> put ourselves in the spot, not something we had planned on, but if is what it is. so we need to -- it is what it is. so we need to go out from the first pitch and be aggressive. >> come out tomorrow and hopefully put a couple early runs up and give our pitchers some leeway and go out and attack our guys and don't have so much pressure to make perfect pitches all the time. >> all in all we've done a great job all year. we

base hit past shortstop pete kozma. one giant scores and pablo sandoval motors home. jay with an error allows buster posey to clear the bases making it 5-0 giants. right now take a look at pence's hit here. the ball breaks the bat. and then the ball hits the bat. two more times and then the follow through. amazing. top of the 9th now. 9-0. and pouring matt holliday with two on, flies attestor scutaro who was named the series mvp. the giants blank the cards to advance to the world series. the manager bruce bochy knows the team has magic on his side. >> we're a little number right now to be -- number right now to be honest you know with our backs to the walls as long as they've been. and to do this. this is a special group. they -- they never say die attitude. they didn't want to go home. and they found a way the get it done. -- to get it done. >>> giants had actually the youest homers in the -- fewest homers in the league last year. now in the world series. first team to do that in 20 years. >>> miami finished last in the nl east and canned their manager. >>> one last

pete kozma, you can't hit what you can't see. go have a seat. later, jon jay grounds out to end the seventh. vogelsong, seven innings pitched, four hits, earned run and four strikeouts. giants win 7-1. >> all nine innings vogelsong really, really, you know, just incredible outing for you. and, you know, that sets the tone. you know, great at-bats up and down. pagan, blanco, belt. feels like everyone got involved. >> it's a great team win. this has kind of been the style of our play all season long. you know, we're going to -- we're not necessarily known for the long ball or having explosive innings but get hits together and can put up the big innings. today was a good example of everybody trying to pitch in, everybody trying to do their part. >> so the series is tied at one game a piece. game three is wednesday. the giants will send matt cain to the hill against chico native kyle lohse. first pitch is at 1:00. hey, raj and jessica, we'll be right back after the break. how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these green fi

pete kozma first up against lopez, who finished the eighth. ball 1. the ceremony will be outside we are told at this point, unless the rain picks up. kozma. 1 ball, 1 strike. pete tonight 0 for 3. committed an error defensively. three errors this postseason for the shortstop filling in for rafael furcal. now the count 1-2. 2-2.

he lasted five innings giving up four runs early, three off this blast by pete kozma in the top of the 2nd. the big problem was at the plate. the nats couldn't do much leaving 11 runners on bases, morse 0-4 today, harper 0-5 and the nats' bullpen couldn't keep the cardinals in check surrendering another four runs as the nats drop game three to the cardinals and get crushed 8 -0. >> it's going to be tough to score if we don't hit. i believe in this team and these guys. we've been here all year, over a 162 game season we're the best team in baseball. i still feel that way. >> we didn't score. they got a nice pitcher out there. he's pitching some big games and we didn't get it done, but we got a five-game series and one big one to play tomorrow. >> i'd had my back to worse walls than this, but i like my ballclub and i think we'll come out, play a good game tomorrow. >> reporter: basically the cardinals did everything right and the nats couldn't really do that much. joining me now, scott kiersten, 106.7 the fan. just so many missed opportunities today in terms of scoring runs. >> as you sa

what is pete kozma doing there? he goes the wrong way. john yea in the outfield.is like tanner from the bad news bears. what are these clowns doing? all three runs score and a 2-0 game goes to 5-0 and it gets to 9-0. no comeback for the cardinals last night. they get shut out. it was a monsoon at the end. san francisco, an incredible story coming down from 3-16789 here is the amazing thing. they trailed cincinnati 2-0 in the first round of the series and playoffs. had to go to cincinnati and won all three games on the road. they have now won six straight elimination games. so down 2-0, they win 3-2. detroit, everybody loves detroit. we'll find out tomorrow night on fox. don't count out the giant. they just don't seem to go away. >> good series. >> this is chris cooley, captain chaos is back. it was interesting, mike shanahan said they got off the plane yesterday from jersey, they didn't have to drive, and when they got back, they called chris because with fred davis out for the year and said what kind of shape are you? he said i'm in good shape. they said okay, go

pete kozma just took the wrong step. pablo sandoval, they call him the kung fu panda.im that is the best nickname in sports. it is an affectionate term out this in fran. this game went to 9-0 and the final out here in the monsoon out in san francisco. celebrating. play that big band music. that is what you do. now, you're one step away from winning the whole thing. it is san francisco. it is detroit in the world series. shameless plug beginning tomorrow night here on fox 5. these guys don't go away. they were down 2-1 to cincinnati, came back and one. san francisco is pretty darned good. we talked about fred davis' injury yesterday the achilles tear. he is out for the year. so that means chris cooley, welcome back, captain chaos. the guy who is the all-time leader for receptions for a tight end in the history of the washington redskins is back. of course, he is an eight high pressure year vet. i like what you said in the tease. look at as it a respite. he had about a seven, eight- week layoff to try to get back in shape. the knee was a problem in takeru kobayashiing ca

pete kozma ends the seventh. giants padding the lead in the eighth. pablo sandoval, that is crushed. giants shutout the cardinals 5-0. still down three games to two, but they look to fight another day. zito talked about his mental preparation. remember, he was left off the playoff roster in 2010. >> i pitched in one cs game and that was back in '06 and it wasn't a good start for me. the most important thing for me is doing it in a giants uniform a lot of things are said about how i've been in an a's uniform but i'm looking forward to doing it in a giants uniform. it's definitely a big game for me. >> game six back at&t park on sunday. ryan vogelsong against chris carpenter. first pitch at 4:30 p.m. >>> a scare for the goldenstate warriors. steph currie reinjured, a bad ankle in a preseason in portland. this is just a freak accident. wesley matthews accidentally stepped on his right ankle. currie went hobbling off the court in the second quarter. the warriors say that steph wanted to return, but he was held out in the second half as a precaution. hopef

pete kozma ends the seventh. padding the lead in the nighth. pablo sandoval, that is crushed.e cardinals 5-0. still down three games to two, but they look to fight another day. zito talked about his mental preparation. remember, he was left off the playoff roster in 2010. >> i pitched in one cs game and that was back in '06 and it wasn't a good start for me. the most important thing for me is doing it in a giants uniform a lot of things are said about how i've been in an a's uniform but i'm looking forward to doing it in a giants uniform. it's definitely a big game for me. >> game six back at&t park on sunday. ryan vogelsong against chris carpenter. first pitch at 4 carolyn tyler30 a.m.." >>> a care for the gold state warriors. steph currie reinjured, a bad ankle in a preseason in portland. this is just a freak accident. wesley matthew accidentally stepped on his right ankle. currie went hobbling off the court in the second quarter. the warriors say that steph wanted to return, but he was held out in the second half as a precaution. hopefully he's going to be okay. warriors wo

into the top of the 2nd now edwin jackson in a jam, two on, no outs, pete kozma at the dish turns on the inside pitch, a three-run home run to left field, jackson done after five innings giving up eight hits, four runs. to the bottom of the 5th nats trailing 4 -0. michael morse, bases loaded, two outs. he can tie it with one big swing. instead he flies out to the right and ending nats fall 8-0 and trail in the series two games to one. the heart of the lineup is not coming through with timely hits. >> they're doing the same thing they've always done. they're just not getting hits. you go through certain times during regular season where you do the same thing, but obviously you don't have the luxury of having a couple games to get it right like regular season. this group has been loose all year. we'll come out tomorrow and look to win a ballgame. >> we're not out of this by a long shot. that keeps us in the ballgame more, get a few key hits, we're right back in it. shoot, i've had my back to worse walls than this, but i like my ballclub and i think we'llcome out, play a good game tomor

pete kozma ends the seventh. giants padding the lead in the eighth. pablo sandoval, that is crushed. giants shutout the cardinals 5-0. still down three games to two, but they look to fight another day. zito talked about his mental preparation. remember, he was left off the playoff roster in 2010. >> i pitched in one cs game and that was back in '06 and it wasn't a good start for me. the most important thing for me is doing it in a giants uniform a lot of things are said about how i've been in an a's uniform but i'm looking forward to doing it in a giants uniform. it's definitely a big game for me. a scare for the golden state warriors. steph currie reinjured a bad ankle at a preseason game in portland a freak accident. wesley matthews accidentally stepped on his right ankle. country went hobbling off the court in the second quarter. the warriors say steph wanted to return, but he was held out in the second half as a precaution. hopefully he's going to be okay. warriors won the game, 1301-97. the 115th edition of the big game is this afternoon. noontim