what a postseason for a guy who turns 37 in two days. marco scutaro, who is standing by with erin andrews. >> what did you say, you got hit in the head? >> yeah. >> what happened? >> somebody just hit me from behind. i think it was lopez' bat. >> you told me when you guys got to the world series that the feeling was priceless. what is it now that you have won one? >> i don't know what to say right now. we just won the world series champs. we are right now. and it is still priceless. >> you know, this was a team that had to fight back in the division series, the league series. what does it say that you just swept the tigers? >> that's what it makes so much special, the way we did it. we always against the wall and my team is just came through. first series, second series, and now we sweep the tigers. that's what i told my team, please, i don't want to be against the wall again. let's try to get rid of this quick. >> congratulations by the way. it was vogelsong that hit you. >> what's that? >> this was vogelsong, vogelsong hit you. go find

what a postseason for a guy who turns 37 in two days. andrews. >> what did you say, you got hit in the head? >> yeah. >> what happened? >> somebody just hit me from behind. i think it was lopez' bat. >> you told me when you guys got to the world series thateeling was priceless. what is it now that you have won one? >> i don't know what to say right now. we just won the world series champs. we are right now. and it is still priceless. >> you know, this was a team that had to fight back in the division series, the league series. what does it say that you just swept the tigers? >> that's what it makes so much special, the way we did it. we always against the wall and my team is just came through. first series, second series, and now we sweep the tigers. that's what i told my team, please, i don't want to be against the wall again. let's try to get rid of this quick. >> congratulations by the way. it was vogelsong that hit you. >> what's that? >> this was vogelsong, vogelsong hit you. go find him. >> thank you, erin. this will be a world ser

infante has played second base throughout this postseason.men the tigers used during the regular season. that position settle the down when the trade was made for infante in july. worth played second base 31 times. but the last time he played second base was august 5th. made one error during the regular season so we will keep an eye on that. phil coke takes over with theriot, and then joaquin arias in the on-deck circle for crawford. then angel pagan, the switch hitter. 3-3, tenth inning. giants trying to end it tonight. theriot trying to get it started. ball 1. phil coke struck out the side in the ninth. c

they have won five straight postseason games.back home down 0-2, they may well look back at very early in the game as the moments things turned for them. >> harold: second inning. prince fielder on first, the ball hit to the corner. that's the difference in the game. you are wondering why did gene lamont sent him? i think he that you the ball was going to go into the corner. great play. they threw prince fielder out at the plate and they are set up second and third, no out, and that would be the difference in the game. obviously you don't want to get a guy thrown out at home. the ball is tipped here. nice play. that it. >> a.j.: they call that satan's corner. you never know what the ball is going to do. that's a tough call for a third-base coach. >> eric: and another thing with momentum. the tigers look like they will establish momentum on a play. what do the giants do? snatch it just like they have done all postseason. >> matt: the second straight night. every hop, every little moment seemed to turn the giants away. ken rosentha

they have won five straight postseason games.d, as the tigers go back home down 0-2, they may well look back at very early the game as the moments things turned for them. >> harold: second inning. prince fielder on first, the ball hit to the corner. that's the difference in the game. you are wondering why did gene lamont sent him? i think he that you the ball was going to go into the corner. great play. they threw prince fielder out at the plate and they are set up second and third, no out, and that would be the difference in the game. obviously you don't want to get a guy thrown out at home. the ball is tipped here. nice play. that it. >> a.j.: they call that satan's corner. you never know what the ball is going to do. that's a tough call for a third-base coach. >> eric: and another thing with momentum. the tigers look like they will establish momentum on a play. what do the giants do? snatch it just like they have done all postseason. >> matt: the second straight night. every hop, every little moment seemed to turn the giants a

there are the numbers for mujica this postseason. it's his seventh game.tseason. the first from mujica is outside, ball 1. a swinging strike and the count 1-1. st. louis, not bottom of this ninth inning, their last chance to try to end this nlcs here at home and avoid a game six. they will have the heart of their lineup. huff is out in front of that pitch and he's in the hole 1-2. >> tim: that's a good pitch. miller is warming for the cardinals. >> joe: here's the 1-2 to huff. reaching out for it, grounds to descalso. two out. a big weekend, it looks like, coming up on fox. college football returns tomorrow, double-header action, stanford and cal, followed by k-state and west virginia. then on fox nfl sunday, most will see the redskins and giants or other regional action, and it's looking moreland -- more and more like on sunday evening, ground 6 of the nlcs. don't need to leave your couch all month long. foxtoberfest is here. two out and the top of the ninth inning. pagan has struck out twice, grounded out and popped up. he's been a consistent performer f

for belt, that is his first in the postseason.2 on gregor blanco. 0-2, the count on gregor blanco with two out. ball 1. we talked to bruce bochy about the rotation before the game should the giants advance and he said i've not even thought about it. don't let my mind go there. >> tim: no. >> joe: those decisions will be forthcoming. here's the 1-2. fouled back. kenny, we know verlander in game one of the world series. how bat rest for detroit? >> matt: it will be fister in game two, anibal sanchez in game three and matt scherzer in game four. that lines up verlander, fister and sanchez or possibly verlander on three days rest in game seven. they have had an outstanding e.r.a. in the post. >> joe: here's the 1-2 pitch. that's going to be a tough play. motte off the mound. fires a fastball to end the eighth. he threw one 98. brandon belt turned it around. number 9 makes it 9-0, giants here in game seven. it's threemendous. it's a... ♪ threemendous. ♪ threemendous. [ male announcer ] say hello to mcdonald's new... [ basketball announ

pence has three rbis this entire postseason. here's pence.er edge of the strike zone. 0-1. konerko with the last grand slam in the world series game two, 2005, in that sweep over houston. pagan, sandoval, posey the runner. the 0-1. same spot. strike 2. >> tim: two picture-perfect fastballs in a row by dotel. right there. >> joe: four walks issued by the combination of smyly and dotel since taking over for fister last inning. here comes the 0-2. spoiled it. >> tim: flat-footed, fouls it back. reach and hope. >> joe: bases are loaded, one out in an 0-2 count on pence. dotel deals and hunter fouls it back to the right. >> tim: gerald laird continues to go farther outside he's going to be in the detroit dugout. the first pitch was just off the plate. that one gerald was sitting about six inches off the plate away. i would imagine he will go right back out there with a fastball. >> joe: this stadium is ready to erupt. another foul. >> tim: that was a mistake. that was a hanger right there. a spinling slider. look at laird. sitting way outside and

for belt, that is his first in the postseason.n gregor blanco with two out. ball 1. we talked to bruce bochy about the rotation before the game should the giants advance and he said i've not even thought about it. don't let my mind go there. >> tim: no. >> joe: those decisions will be forthcoming. here's the 1-2. fouled back. kenny, we know verlander in game one of the world series. how bat rest for detroit? >> matt: it will be fister in game two, anibal sanchez in game three and matt scherzer in game four. that lines up verlander, fister and sanchez or possibly verlander on three days rest in game seven. they have had an outstanding e.r.a. in the post. >> joe: here's the 1-2 pitch. that's going to be a tough play. motte off the mound. fires a fastball to end the eighth. he threw one 98. brandon belt turned it around. number 9 makes it 9-0, giants here in game seven. it's threemendous. it's a... ♪ threemendous. ♪ threemendous. [ male announcer ] say hello to mcdonald's new... [ basketball announcer ] threemendous! [ male announcer

cast your postseason legend vote at mlbfancave.com.fans aware that that slide by holliday in the first inning cost scutaro the second half of this game. replaced by theriot. >> tim: the boos have increased with each at-bat. >> joe: one on, nobody on. holliday takes the ball. matt 1 for 3. got on in the first inning with a hit. here's the 1-0. good pitch from affeldt, who hits 92 for strike 1. bottom of the eighth they will have the bottom three in their lineup. here's the 1-1 pitch. ball 2. holliday hit 27 home runs during the regular season. seventh highest rbi total in the national league at 102. checks on theriot. makes the play. two out. bases empty for allen craig. craig tonight, hit by a pitch his last time up and just grazed his uniform top. struck out in the third. bounced into the force-out that led to that take-out slide at second base in the first. affeldt talking to himself as he prepares to pitch to craig. that was big part of their win back in 2010. the numbers coming into this game in 2010, the starting pitching through

cast your postseason legend vote at mlbfancave.com.at that slide by holliday in the first inning cost scutaro the second half of this game. replaced by theriot. >> tim: the boos have increased with each at-bat. >> joe: one on, nobody on. holliday takes the ball. matt 1 for 3. got on in the first inning with a hit. here's the 1-0. good pitch from affeldt, who hits 92 for strike 1. bottom of the eighth they will have the bottom three in their lineup. here's the 1-1 pitch. ball 2. holliday hit 27 home runs during the regular season. seventh highest rbi total in the national league at 102. checks on theriot. makes the play. two out. bases empty for allen craig. craig tonight, hit by a pitch his last time up and just grazed his uniform top. struck out in the third. bounced into the force-out that led to that take-out slide at second base in the first. affeldt talking to himself as he prepares to pitch to craig. that was big part of their win back in 2010. the numbers coming into this game in 2010, the starting pitching through six games in

the rays have to win tonight to keep their postseason dreams alive. and tomorrow and wednesday. >> it is still a must win for the rest of the year. we want the division. you know the yankees, they are not going away. they are not going away. they are the yankees. we just have to do our parts. >> the yankees are facing the red sox for the next three games. we saw the kind of fight the red sox can put up -- not much. >> thank you very much. the red sox are more like the dead sox. the ravens have a full week of preparation that leads to a 1:00 game. they will travel to kansas city this week. the chiefs lost to san diego yesterday. a focus on improving their record and performance while ignoring the chiefs' record. >> it is really not about the stats. a lot of people looked at the numbers and try to define the defense. right now, the only number to look at is the 3 and 1. >> here is what we're looking -- working on for tonight. a firefighter is behind bars tonight, charged with sexually abusing two young boys. police believe there are more victim >> thank

ryan vogelsong, 3-0 this postseason. his work ethic epitomizes the 20 is it 11 giants. we are back with the presentation of the mvp trophy. more celebration scenes are next. come on, kid. i'm drew brees. and i'm harry. who? from one direction. platinum album. dudes. won the super bowl. on the cover. mvp. oh, yeah? [ girls screaming ] yeah. [ crowd cheering ] if you give him the pepsi, you can be in the band. really? ♪ and never, never, never stop for anyone ♪ ♪ tonight let's get some ♪ and live while we're young ♪ ♪ tonight let's get some when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. [ man ] there it goes -- a long drive! if it stays fair, home run! [ male announcer ] there are some baseball moments you just never forget. [ man #2 ] we have a big 3-2 pitch coming here. swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! this is gonna be a home r

>> up next on 11 news, the orioles run out of postseason magic. reaction from the team and o's fans and the 11 news i-team follows the criminal trial of a woman accused of beating her patient. and we are covering the phrase every angle. 11 news saturday morning starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> you're watching wbal tv-11. >> i'm lisa robinson. jennifer franciotti is live downtown at the baltimore running festival. we are going to check with her in a minute. first, ava has a look outside. >> it's pretty chilly out there. >> perfect for running. >> you warm up quickly but you want to dress in layers as you head down to the marathon, especially if you're a spectator. look at the current temperatures right now. 40's across much of the city, 46 at the inner harbor, 42 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. a few of you in the northwest suburbs may see your first frost this morning. as we look into the rest of the morning for the marathon, by 8:00 a.m., 45 degrees with sunny skies and winds will be light. that's differe

zito 1-0 now this postseason. lance lynn, 1-2.lsong on sunday evening in san francisco. carpenter lost that first go round to vogelsong, who went seven strong for bruce bochy and the giants in game two. so while they gather in front of the dugout, we will take you down to chris meyers standing by with the giants' hero. >> with barry zito. thanks, joe. if you felt the weight of san francisco on your shoulder, you certainly carried it well tonight. congratulations. >> thank you, thank you. >> what was working for you best? >> i had all my pitches working tonight, five pitches and different locks, changing speeds, doing what i do. >> obviously getting this back to san francisco is important. >> yeah, yeah, very important. >> this is a game you had to have. >> yeah. elimination. the most important thing is to get it back and our fans can be a factor in the game. that's a huge thing. >> the first career bunt single when you drove in a run, did you see something that caught your eyes look at freese at third base? >> i was taking a look

he's in one of his first jams of the postseason. the count goes to 1-2 on pence. reports on rosenthal, he maintains that good velocity deep into games. and a multiple pitch pitcher, even though we've seen pretty much fastball, curveball out of the bullpen. and that fastball, 97, strikes out pence. >> tim: the fastball is easy to understand, that young strength, only 22 years old. but he taught him self the knuckle-curveball. he is certainly the future of the st. louis cardinals, along with a lot of other right-handed arms that they have down in that bullpen. >> joe: three of them they are giving great experience to this postseason. shelby miller, joe kelly, who has worked in this game, and trevor rosenthal. strike 1 on the inside corner to brandon belt. the guy warming up in the bullpen, lance lynn, an 18-game winner. he's only 25. here's the 0-1. jammed him, right side. descalso has to wait and craig got back to the bag to receive the throw for the out. 7-0, into the seventh. back after this from your local fox station. ♪ >> joe: it's the seventh inning of game s

renteria was a nonfactor in the postseason. but on one of two with a previous world series experience. they take a 2-0 world series lead. 3-run shot. 3-0 texas. >> reporter: but rangers rookie mitch moreland was the hero. ryan's rangers win 3-2 to get right back in the series. game four on halloween night was so big it took two presidents to get it start. >> you have a 24-year-old on the mound, a 23-year-old catching it. >> reporter: baumgartner needed a lot of help but tossed a shut out over 8 innings. baumgartner finished the season 2-0 making his father very proud. >> they say your son has a little nasty streak in him. where did that come from? >> his mother. >> down to right, this ball is gone for a 2-run home run. >> reporter: aubrey grew up in the dallas area and was a huge rangers fan. >> i remember for a second i was looking up the stands where i saturday as a kid eating dollar hot dogs. it was real surreal. >> for the win, he's got it. 4-0 san francisco and they're up 3-1 in this 2010 world series. >> one game away and

hopefully he can recover. >>> four guys have postseason experience on the national's roster. davey johnson has said all along they have what it takes to make it all the way. st. louis, nats up 1-0. gonzalez fires a wild pitch. scores from third, game tied at 1. nats did trouble in the 7th. bases loaded. ending inning double play. nats escape, down one. 8th inning, the rookie, tyler moore to pinch hit. two on. will find real estate in right. michael morse on his horse. desmond around for the go ahead score. nats take game 13-2 the final. a huge road win. at the very least, the nats come back home 1-1 in the series. and unsuspecting hero in game one. listened listen was there to catch all the action and joins us with reaction from a happy nats' club house. >> reporter: game one officially in the books. the nationals got the best of the reigning world series champions, the cardinals. 79 years and

at the first home postseason game in nearly a decade yesterday, a disappointing loss. some fans are now worried baseball will soon be over in the nation's capital. >> being shot out, did not give the fans much to cheer about. >> yet others feel the team will rally this afternoon. >> it's great to have baseball back here. >> the team has already had an historic season. many are looking on the bright side no matter what happens on the field today. >> even if they don't pull it out, i'm still really happy with what they've done so far this year. and what it looks like they are sent to do for the future. >> a lot of-- set to do for the future. >> the box office opens around 10:00 this morning. the game on cable on tbs at 4:07 this afternoon. >> thanks so much. in major-league baseball, still ahead at 6:00, highlights from the orioles game 3 hard braking in new york city. >> taking a look ahead to the vice-presidential debate. jill bidevice-president paul ryan and gop nominee paul ryan will have their first and only debate in danville, kentucky this evening. at 6:30 this mo

a lot of orioles in their first postseason game ever.resting to see how they handle it. >> to not go anywhere -- do no go anywhere. >> this morning we asked -- how confident are you in the orioles' chancese to bring the playoffs back to baltimore this weekend? >> all right. >> alright. 2-5 against taxes this year. -- against texas this year. >> it is up to joe saunders. >> thank you. the september unemployment numbers will be released later this morning. how will that impact the presidential campaign? >> it seems you can do anything on your phone these days, including shopping. >> they have been extinct for a long time but a scientist has discovered a new dinosaur. >> i love dinosaur stuff. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. >> most of the major roads looking good at the moment. one problem in brooklyn. hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffee for the morning. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cu

they make it official, they'll be playing in the postseason. >> swing and a miss! he struck him out, and the oakland athletics are going to the postseason! unbelievable! >> oh, yeah, you can believe it now, though. it's been a magical season for the unlikely playoff contenders who haven't been to the po postseason in six years. they beat the rangers last night to clinch the playoff spot. after all, this is a team that traded three of its all star pitchers last winter. the third baseman is now a catcher. the first baseman is now an outfielder and the team has a total of five rookies in that rotation and more celebrations, yes, could be on the way. it's still possible the a's could win that a.l. west title outright with two regular season games left to play. good luck to the oakland athletics. >>> let's not forget both bay teams are in the playoffs. the san francisco giants kick off their postseason run on saturday against national league division winner number two. the time and opponent are still up in the air. matt cain will take the mound as the starting pitcher.

. >> it has been 15 years since orioles fans have a postseason to be excited about. it is about time to make some new memories. >> i was seven last time. i'm 23 now. playingely seen them great like this. it is exciting. >> i was young. i did i really understand baseball then. it is kept me up a couple nights progress the rangers in texas on friday. fans are ready for a hard-fought battle. >> they have a lot of power. there will be hard to be in a one game series. >> i have a lot of faith in the orioles. time to buckle up and get that win and back home. stops as of buck's manager, he has taken the team to the playoffs a dentist 2nd full yaer with the team. sure there will be a lot more facts coming up later. >> thank you. the week score-board watching. the orioles are the second wild- card team in the the the american league. they will face the texas rangers friday night in arlington. the winner of that came will host the yankees and the american league division series on sunday. orioles fans are in full force. u local as a challenge to collect the loss follows -- the

if oakland winds, tambo would be eliminated from the postseason.ad back on the road, they have a chance to achieve something we have never seen with joe flacco as quarterback. three straight games passing for more than 300 yards. up 382 passing yards against the patriots. follows that with 337 against the browns. but how he delivers those numbers matter is even more. he completed passes to 10 different targets this season. it complicates life for opponents because by spreading the ball around, the ravens key defenses from thinking if they stop rate rise, they stop the offense. they stopped the offense. >> you pretty much said it. i could be more creative but i cannot think of anything right now. people cannot zero in on one guy. you cannot say it is just ray rice. that is a good thing. >> they play kansas city on sunday. the orioles will have played their first playoff game. we do not know where it will be. because they lost tonight does that mean they still cannot win the division. if they win, they will start on saturday. >> if they tie, they wil

four starts in the postseason all with the angels. he has a chance to change that tomorrow night in arlington when he takes the mound. it has struggled in the past playing the raiders in arlington. >> looked at it like game 7, an elimination game, all of the above. you have to go out there and give everything you have for as long as you have. regardless, we have to give everything we have. >> game time in arlington, texas. 8:37. they finished fifth in the american league in strikeouts this year. bobby valentine, the red sox by their manager after his first and only season, a disastrous year by any measure. boston posted its worst regular- season record since 1965. the red sox have begun their search for the next manager. that search began a long time ago. kansas city chiefs on sunday will lead to the defense to continue the early season trend of turning the ball over. the chiefs have 15 turnovers, the most of the nfl. the quarterback has come under fire. a few sacks and the defense could turn the kansas city crowd of the early. the ra

you can go down the roster and i think in the postseason everybody contributed in a significant way.nce a giant, always a giant. congratulations to the san francisco giants. we had our ups and downs when i was there. con great layings to brian sabean and the entire giants organization. >> matt: 100 years after the new york giants lose a world series in extra innings to the boston red sox, the san francisco giants win a world series in extra innings against the tigers. a reminder, except on the west coast, your local news. this week it's a college football double-header. coverage begins at 2:00 eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific. for more information on tonight's game and other major league baseball news, log on to foxsports.com, powered by msn, the world's favorite sports site. before we leave you here, those in fox would like to express our appreciatation for our partners. it's been a great association and partnership for the past 17 years. we are thrilled that fox sports will continue to be your home for major league baseball's postseason and world series for the next nine seasons. we wou

struck out 22 batters in 16 innings of work, allowed 7 hits this postseason. yankees meanwhile have been pathetic, a-rod, swisher, cano, granderson, hitting a combined .112 this postseason with 6 rbis and 38 strikeouts among them. they face verlander tonight at 8:00 eastern time, already down 2-0 in the series. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," hillary clinton steps out publicly to take the blame for the attack last month at the consulate in benghazi. will it come up in the debate tonight? we get you caught up with meacham, halperin and barnicle. >>> and why the people at the soup kitchen weren't enthusiastic about paul ryan's efforts. "way too early," coming right back. p my clothes. i put'em in my shoes, i put'em in my car, i put'em in my vases. girl, i been put'n'em for as long as i can remember. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? [ woman ] sheets, i put'em! boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really

in the postseason so he is the man the giants want on the mound tonight. there's a lot of the line and this giants starter knows it. >> you try to trick yourself and it's another game. but you know what's going on. it's like your mind and body know what's going on. you just focus and try to get the job done. >> i could paint a rosy picture because the picture is not rosy, but i feel our pitching is set up terrific. but you got to win a game. so, i can stay up here and try to paint the best picture, but we got to win a baseball game somehow. >> been doing a great job in the postseason of taking it one game at a time, and we always go out here every day trying to win. no matter what the situation is. whether it's verlander or anybody else pitching the next day. we're trying to win today, and that's just kind of been our attitude the whole postseason. >> mike: giants can wrap it up tonight. if not they face justin verlander in tomorrow's fifth game, but it's supposed to rain tomorrow and it could be delayed. giants want to wrap it up tonight. back to you. >>

nbc bay area is your home for the giants postseason. we'll bring you the latest from st. louis coming up tomorrow and check for updates any time on nbcbayarea.com. just click on everything giants link at the top of the page. >> that's how it works in the postseason. when you've got the monkey on your side, the world is right. >> and not on your back. >> yeah, 4:39 right now. christina loren is here to tell us about a tuesday and beyond. >> i love my life pie george michael quotes. good morning to you. we've got a good-looking day. no careless whisper necessary to your spouse this morning, just go ahead and grab that jacket for them. 61 degrees in san francisco, it's chilly out there. 55 in san jose and we're at 55 degrees in gilroy this morning. as we head throughout the day today, we'll see an interesting change. the winds will pick up an shift offshore. the fog not going to be so much of a factor this afternoon. offshore flow means complete sunshine in the city by the bay and that will bring your temperature up into the 70s. 79 in redwood city. right around 80 degrees i

hi, kim. >> the orioles' postseason is good for businesses all over town. after the wild card win on friday night, a local sportswear design shop worked all night to print new playoff victory t-shirts and get them on the racks for eager fans. bars and restaurants set up barriers for the crowd that couldn't make it to the ballpark for the game. security experts strategized a busy beginning to the week. it seems like opening day to them all over again. >> been days that are large, needless to say. we're hoping for a miniature opening day. we expected a large turnout. >> 24 hours to plan for this, it's exciting. if you're going have a problem, that's a good problem to have. >> now that is expected to continue at least through tonight when the o's take on the yankees again in camden yards at 8:00. reporting live downtown, kim dacey, wbal news. >> this guy calls himself the happiest fan. he sure is the oldest. >> there he is. >> how about that? >> you can show us your best orioles shot. have you local in our mobile app to upload photos and video or go to the you

in the postseason when the giants have plated runs first, their record is 6-1. game time 5,:00. first pitch, 5:07. verlander is going to square off against zito and it will be a showdown. back to you. >> it is looking good. thank you, aimy. barry zito is taking the mound for the giants against justin verlander. arguably, he's the best pitcher in the entire league right now. the giants have released their entire rotation for the series. the lineup goes just like this, madison bum gardner will pitch tomorrow for game two. ryan vogelson will make his someday buy in game three. matt cane pitches game four and tim lincecum provides relief in the bullpen. >>> baseball is the hottest ticket in all of sports right now and crazy high prices if you want the premium seats for the series. because giants' fans love baseball, some are going above and beyond to get a piece of the action. kristy smith is going to tell us exactly what fans are going to do for a slice of baseball history. good morning, kristy. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can really feel the energy picking up here outsid

in two postseason starts, lost both of them. e.r.a. over eleven. and today, he had to face the national media. and the questions were why are you starting game 2? >> pitching the world series, it's not going to be much different than the last time. it's what you work for all year, your whole life, and i'm just thankful to be back. >> there it is. first pitch tomorrow, 5: 07. and then the scene will shift to detroit on saturday, sunday, and if miscellaneous monday. and the reason everybody was picking the tigers is because verlander is so good. jacky, you make a pick? >> i did not. but vitro go with the giants -- but i have to go with the giants. >> of course you do. we got rocked tonight , verlander! all of a sudden, you see him talking on the phone, composed. but you beat a guy up like that, he looked like something had hit him. >> and maybe it'll affect his next pitch. >> we'll see. in the history of baseball, babe ruth, reggie jackson, and pablo sandoval. wo 6x with over 200 varieties, keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how d

>> the orioles postseason magic makes a triumphant return to camden yards after a 15-year hiatus. we're live against the yankees. the pharmacy it linked to the deadly outbreak issues a wide recall as maryland deals with its third case. a solemn service to remember some of the nation's greatest. the touching tribute to honor one of baltimore county's fallen firefighters. >> you are watching wbal 11. this is 11 news at 6:00. >> i am deborah weiner. the big season is post-season baseball returns to camden yards for the first time in 15 years. the orioles are waiting to take on the bronx bombers in the first game of the division series. home pride is running deep. we have live coverage. john collins has an update on the forecast. pete gilbert has a preview of the big game. we begin with sheldon dutes live outside of oriole park with all the excitement. >> the rain has started to come down heavier in the past five minutes. that is not stopping the fans from having a good time. people are gearing up for the game this afternoon. there is a rain delay for this evening's game. no word on w

the nationals get the first postseason win in washington, d.c., since 1933 and they did it in dramatic fashion, a walk-off home run from their highest paid player, jayson werth, for a night the most popular guy in the most powerful guy in the world. bottom of the ninth, everyone in the ballpark on the edge of their seats. jayson werth facing lance lynn. on the 13th pitch of the at-bat seals the deal, a walk-off home run for werth and a historic win for the nationals, 2-1 the final. the series now heads to a winner-take-all game five tomorrow night at nationals park thanks in part to that man, jayson werth. >> it's what it's all about, what you play all season for. it's what you work out all winter for and get to spring training early for. we have a chance tomorrow will to take that next step. i know my teammates will be ready, and the city will, too. >> tame game time tomorrow, 8:37 p.m. gio gonzalez to the mound. with a win, they advance to the national league championship series with the san francisco giants. more reaction and news from a giddy locker room coming up in sports. erika

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the youngest a's pitcher to ever start a deciding game in the postseason. there's the double for austin jackson. 1-0 detroit. this is one of those deals, everybody had high hopes. you win, you advance to the american league championship game. but verlander is too good. ryan cook came in to try to get a strikeout. cook hits miguel cabrera, it's 4-0 detroit, and that's it. but hey, these fans, all of a sudden, the last three weeks, oakland became a baseball town again! detroit wins tonight, 6-0, and they'll play the winner of the yankees and baltimore which are going 5 games. but with all due respect to the tigers, this night belonged in these parts to the oakland a's! [ cheering and applause ] >> their fans who were tired of hearing they're going to san jose, they're going to san jose! they caught fire. and everybody loved each other at the finish. >> out there waving, nobody left the stadium. we're down 6-0, everybody is still there cheering us on. and that's a great feeling. [ cheering and applause ] >> let's go oakland! [ cheering and applause ] >> it was

we saved the torture for everybody in postseason. we're enjoying this for sure. >> reporter: congratulations. they're causing a traffic jam here. shall we talk to some fans? they're finally seeing the players. you're a -- that was tim lincecum, javier lopez, how good was it seeing these guys? >> it was good. >> reporter: how old are you? >> nine. >> reporter: you think you'll remember this the rest of your life? >> um-hmm. >> reporter: did you bring him? where's mom? i think they lost mom. i don't know who that is. i don't think that's a player. josi mijares, i know him. he's a relief pitcher. >> they're moving. >> reporter: like the indianapolis speedway out here. >> we're going to take a quick break and get back to mike sugerman and the rest of our crowd. that looked like hunter pence. if it is, we'll catch up to him on the other side of this break as we continue with the giants world championship parade. we'll be right back on cbs 5. ,,

romo flawless in the postseason doing it all. 4-3, 10-inning win to polish off a perfect 4-game sweep and dwights finish off the postseason winning their last seven games as they fought off elimination six times to get here and there is your mvp. very deservedly, so pablo sandoval, hitting .500 in the world series including the three home runs against justin verlander and everybody agrees that was the real turning point, beating the tiger ace and setting the tone. tigers looked down-and-out from that point on. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, mark and the big welcome home will take place wednesday with a victory parade in san francisco. ticker ticket parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue up market street to civic center plaza. san francisco player mayor ed lee says it was another amazing victory and the city can't wait to celebrate with the 2012 world series giants. further details are forthcoming on the big parade wednesday. >>> the fans will be up for the parade, but will the sun? ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo joins

postseason play back for the orioles. >> the orioles will be playing in the postseason for the firste in 15 years. >> the presidential campaign to predicting a great debate for the of the gatt. what is behind high praise and low expectations? >> some crisp temperatures and partly cloudy skies. and some rain. the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11

you know, i haven't been able to do that this postseason. and tonight -- buster caught a great game, defense did great. >> we saw what happened when we were down, and when teams probably had a good feeling, they had it in the bag. and i'm not saying they were cincinnati or st. louis. they were pretty confident that way as they should have been. but anything can happen. >> next up for the giants, vogelsong will pitch saturday in detroit. and if you're looking for a good omen, 14 of the last 15 teams to lead the world series 2-0, they won their first two games meaning, they won the world series. >> really! statistics on our side. >> positively. >> well, are the fans going wild tonight. gary will be back later. reggie is live on the front lines of the party. how are they celebrating this win? >> reporter: well, pam, a lot of fans still out here at momo's across the street having an extra drink to celebrate that game 2 win! many tell me they don't believe the series will be coming back to san francisco. they say they are optimistic this giants t

the rangers beat the angels, said ending the orioles to the postseason. to win the american league east. nate mclouth gets the game started off the right way with a leadoff home run. j.j. hardy added to it in the third inning. home run number 22. bol had day for j.j. hardy -- bobble had dahead day. chris davis again. he has 31 home runs. check out matt wieters from his knees. talk about it gold glove catcher. that is not wieters. he gets the say. the angels spoil the celebration early with a comeback win. there were unable to do it last night in game two. angels down 8-4. 8-7. "not again?" 8-7, texas win. the rangers also clinched a playoff spot. ravens are tied with cincinnati . to nancy won -- cincinnati won today. eagles and giants. offensive pass interference. he misses the field goal. 19-17, the eagles win. baltimore could still host a playoff game in a couple of scenarios. >> exciting. >> 50 degrees at the airport. >> orioles fans are all ready for postseason play. details coming of. >> monitoring several accidents at this hour. >> i have my helmet

the a's are heading to the postseason for the first time in six years. about 45 minutes ago they clinched a spot with a 4-3 win over the rangers. dennis o'donnell is there and we'll have more coming up in sports. >>> bay area egg producer is taking heat from an animal rights group that says customers are being duped by misleading packaging showing happy-looking chickens. why the group says customers deserve a refund. >> reporter: it all comes down to this picture, a hen and her chicks, pecking away in an open field on a carton of judy's organic eggs. they say it's false advertising and they're suing petaluma egg farm. >> the picture on the packaging depicts hens roaming about in a field. >> reporter: organic eggs usually cost a third more than regular ones. but bonnie doesn't mind. >> i look for that, because i want an animal that is free and roaming free, not in a cage. >> reporter: the animal rights group says that is exactly the misconception. at the farm, it's obvious the hens are not outside. >> if you look around, you see a series of sheds with tho

i said it before, early runs in the game in the postseason is very important.and they tie it up and we put a few more in the fourth. that was the keeper to win tonight. >> matt cain said on air that he thought matt holliday's slide was over the line. how did you see it? >> i didn't see the video. you have to play the game hard. i don't know if it was dirty or not. he played hard i'm sure. we come back tomorrow and play hard. >> tomorrow is a travel day. and vogelsong a great outing." how does it affect the team headed to st. louis? >> it was fun to watch. all his pitches were right in the zone, hit in the corners and getting hitters off balance and that was the key for him tonight. >> thank you so much. joe, by the way, we did ask to speak with marco scutaro. he's on his way to the hospital now to get an mri. >> that's big news for the giants, who have really enjoyed the presence of marco scutaro at second base and in their lineup. he is a big, big part of their success. how about vogelsong tonight? there's scutaro. two more hits for marco. an early home run fo

that ties an all-time postseason record and sets a new nlcs report.amy gutierrez for nbc bay area news. back to you. >> thank you, amy. >>> nbc bay area's monty francis is just outside of at&t park with reaction from fans who are of course disappointed. hello, monty. >> good evening. that's right. fans left the park disappointed for sure. this is the first game in the nlcs. many fans are still hoping for a repeat of two years ago when the team went all the way and won the world series. [ cheering ] >> enthusiastic as ever giants fans took the loss in the stride leaving the ballpark hoping for a better night tomorrow. >> it was a disappointing but, you know, the giants are really good at coming back so i have a good feeling about tomorrow's game. >> i think we will be fine. we will come back like the last series and show everybody exactly what the giants are about. >> not only do fans think the giants will come back in the national league championship series and defeat the cardinals, many giants fans believe their team could again go all the way it. >>

the a's meanwhile also dropping their first game of the postseason in detroit and kate longworth hase on that. >> reporter: justin verlander was pitching on an extra day of rest but it didn't take him long to find his rhythm keeping the a's off balance. bob admitted that his players were frustrated at the plate but that will happen to you when you have 14 strikeouts on the night. 11 of those coming to verlander. >> he has the ability to shut it down when he needs to. he kind of cruises and does what he has to to get whatever to get a couple runners on. >> sometimes you just have to tip your hat and obviously, he gets tipped to a lot. and he did that. >> same pitcher he's been in his whole career. he is using them conveniently for him and using them well. he reached back to the pitches that he needed to get. he is not the guy that is going to keep you from getting on base. when we did, he reached out and made the pitches he needs to make. >> reporter: as for the a's pitching staff interesting first reliever bob melvin call upon was pat nishack who made his first appearance since losin

i feel like god has been using all those situations to prepare me for this postseason.s where my confidence comes from. >> reporter: vogelsong has every reason to be comfortable going into game six. he's held the cardinals to just one run in 14 innings this season and he's pitching at home in front of a pokd house because as you know, nothing brings out the fans like the vogy start. at at&t park with the giants, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kim. the giants are still focused on 2012, the a's have already turned the page to 2013. oakland acquired outfielder chris young from the diamondbacks in exchange for cliff pennington and a minor league prospect. young by the way, battled injuries last season but was an all-star in 2010. over to the big games. stanford acts on the line in berkeley first quarter, first and goal. taylor finds the end zone. he would run for a career high 189 yards. 7-0, stanford. second quarter. stanford to josh nunez. passes to a wide open player. they go on to win. they're keeping that act. it is the third big game win in a row. stanford dominatin

it's tied 2-2 with the orioles at bat and we're here tomorrow for another postseason home game. we're live at camden yards cheryl conner abc 2 news. >>> no yankees or limited yankees. thanks for that report. we have a special section on our web site dedicated to the orioles magic of the season. you can find the latest o's news and more pictures from you, the best baseball fans around. >> you are right. let me explain this to york 4 and 1 is -- this to o you. 4 and 1 is pretty. matt castle throws a 19-yarder to jammal charles and castle was knocked out of the game. these highlights don't match what i'm talking about. here's bow den who made a nice catch streaming down the line. the ravens end up winning this ball game 9-6. and you know what, we just move on. it would be the dallas cowboys coming in next sunday. >> prettier win. >> there you go. a win to win. that's all that matters. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, it's a different picture against three or four hours ago. right now clear conditions. the temperatures have dropped. take a look at the city temperature, 44 deg

the orioles postseason is good for businesses all over town. after the o's win on friday, the local sportswear design shop worked all night to print new playoff t-shirts and get them on the racks for eager fans. bars and restaurants set up barriers for the crowds that couldn't make it to the ballpark before the game. security experts strategize for what will be a busy beginning of the week. other area businesses expected to cash in big time. that business boom is expected to continue at least through tonight when the o's take on the yankees again at camden yards. reporting live downtown, kim dacey, wbaltv-11 news. >> how are businesses coping with the last-minute preparations. >> they say they only had about 24 hours to prepare. but these are the crowds they see like on opening day. they followed their plan for that. >> kim dacey, live downtown. thank you, kim. >>> some of the answers to the it with aer cooler question of the day. >> this morning, we asked do you think the orioles can bounce back from last night's ninth inning loss? >> it's onl

my wife and i really wanted 1 with the postseason logo on it. >> reporter: that $45 postseason hat was nice, but what he really wanted was a couple tickets. by the time he got here they were sold out of everything but flee hundred plus suite tickets. he plans to -- 300 plus suite tickets. he plans to go on stubhub. >> i won't go over 100. >> reporter: shanp is looking for a scalper -- shanna is looking for a scalper. how much do you think you'll have to pay? >> 3 to 400. >> reporter: do you have a cutoff? >> i'll have to talk to my husband about. that. >> reporter: you have to get two? >> i have to get two. >> reporter: how high are you going to go? >> 200. those in the nose eed section. >> reporter: the scalper's price could change by the hour depending how many tickets are left on stubhub. >> how much do the good ones cost? >> about 1,000 some. >> i wouldn't buy tickets from a scalp ernieway. >> reporter: d.c. police arrested seven people for scalping tickets last night and cops will be out looking for more scalpers tonight. if you're caught scalping, you can face up to a $300 fine a