top of the 11th, rick ankiel from the braves, a solo home run. and laura banke has clubhouse duty. >> raj, the giants got an early lead and then handed it over to the bullpen. but the relievers who had not allowed a run in over 30 innings pitched blew it. the giants say it was a game of missed opportunities all the way around. >> they have some good hitters up there. once they have a day on, wilson hasn't pitched in a while. we've gotten five outs for them. but at that point, we wouldn't stop it. >> can't count on a three-run homer to shut them down. >> the playoffs, you know. every team here is good. you know, it just comes down to who's going to execute best towards the end of the game. >> okay, it wasn't just an upset. the cincinnati reds also not feeling too good tonight. they had a 4-0 lead. the philadelphia phillies, the defending national league champs bounced back to score seven unanswered runs. jeremy rollins, the fly ball that gets misplayed by jay bruce. the phillies win this game 7-4. we're bah incomellou abouthe sha ll you about the

top of the 11th, rick ankiel for atlanta. solo home run into barry bonds tary torey. braves beat the giants in stunning fashion, 5-4 is the final. >> i didn't get the job done. i take pride in being in that situation and, plain and simple, i didn't get it done. >> you can't count on a three-run homer and shut it down. we didn't bury them early. there were missed opportunities. less than two outs. >> the playoffs, every team here is good. it just comes down to who is going to execute best towards the end of the game. >> what does it all meep, here we go, sunday afternoon in atlanta is game three. jonathan sanchez will be pitching against tim hudson and game four, monday afternoon in atlanta. if necessary, game five back here at at&t park on wednesday. it's going to be tense. as the giants like to say, it is torture. send it back to you. >> the giants' fans saying, how about them giants. they are starting to say, how about my wallet. being in the playoffs comes at a hefty price for many of a diehard joints fan. it is not cheap to root them on. many giants' fans are shel

rick ankiel homered in the 1 19 inning to beat the san francisco giants 5-4.two of the national league division series. the series is now even at one game apiece. the capitals open tir regular season hoping to erase memories of last season. and one of the players deals with a personal tragedy. dan hellie has that and more in sports. >> last night a perfect example why it's impossible to make a living betting on sports. the capitals who were almost perfect in the pre-season lose to a team that didn't win a game. their season opener down in atlanta did not go as planned. challenges lose to the thrashers 4-2. strange happenings early in the game. thrashers goalie ondrej pavelec collapses on the ice. he just falls out cold. lays motionless on the ice 30 minutes. he was in the hospital and talk task game last night. the caps came right at them. later in the first, a little tick, tack, toe. light put the capitals up 1-0. controversy in the second period, thrashers up 2-1. there's a be scramble. green tries to clear with it his hand. you can do that but can't pick it

in the top of the 11th, rick ankiel hit what ended up being the game-winning home run. the series picks up tomorrow in atlanta. we think things will change. >>> coming up at 7:00 on the bay area saturday, all in the day's top news, plus more, giants fever, all coming up at 7:00. we have more local news in 30 minutes as well. right now, back to the "today" show. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, october 9th, 2010. it is shaping up to be another beautiful day here in new york. we want to thank everybody for coming out to spend part of the morning with us. back insi