ryan vogelsong got the start for the g-men mowing the a's down left and right. in the second inning, oh, you can't hit that. but about kurt suzuki in the third? swing, can't catch up with the heat. vogelsong was perfect through 4 1/3 innings. bottom of the sixth, arias grounds into the 5-3 double play. third double play by tyson. runners on first, no outs, vogelsong squares up the bunt. the ump says the pitch hit him. vogelsong says yes i definitely was hit. in fact of all places, he pointed to his chest. now bob melvin, the a's skipper, was not buying it. he went out there to argue. there's no way it hit him in the chest. he would have been knocked out. three batters later bases loaded, one out for cabrera, a sac fly to right and here comes the first run of the game. giants take the lead. 1-0. next batter was busty posey. but he hits into a ground rule double! so right center. ryan vogelsong will score. it's now 2-0 san francisco, and they continue to roll. angel pagan has been red hot. he singles to center. two more runs come in, it's 4-0 giants and bob melvin

ryan vogelsong was dealing. allowing only one hit. and then he gets hit. or did he? looks like it hit him on the hand or the bat. bob mel arguing it hit his bat. then postie comes through, a ground rule double. melvin still furious. gets tossed for the secin three in three games, giants shut out the a's. >> manny ramirez is expected to join oakland after serving a 50-game suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs. manny turning up in albuquerque with oakland's triple-a team. >> a blessing, blessing, man. i want to play. >> i'm trying to do something i love. >> mike: then the game began. manny showing a little love. ramirez, 0-4 with three strikeouts. dhs and batted third before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. >> in berkeley, check out the play by reed. up and over the fence. what a catch. cal fell behind 3-0 in the third. but reed comes through in the third. delayed steal on the intentional walk. now to the seventh. 3-2. cal threatening but brianna gets robbed of extra bases. great catch. arkansas stuns cal 3-2 but they survive, beating boston 8

anyway, ryan vogelsong was real good. bases loaded jam in the 7th inning. induced a double play, and from there, it was javier lopez. here he goes! double play. vogelsong got the win. there's larry baer. smart man tonight. kershaw's first lots at home in more than a year. he went 12 straight. and the giants bounce back tonight 2-1. >>> like san francisco, the as nip and tuck all night. then an explosion at the finish. bad news though. injured the top of his left hand during batting practice. could be one of those day to day things. he did not play don't. josh reddick sure did. 2-run homer to tie toronto at 2 in the bottom of the 5th. the as, a couple games over 500. in the 9th, they're down 3-2. and cliff penton ties the game. and after two intentional walks, brandon idge delivers a grand slam in very exciting fashion. the as win it 7-3. inge, a gland slam to win it. >>> big story in sports tonight , josh hamilton, a 2-run homer to center field for the texas rangers in baltimore tonight. in the 3rd inning, josh hamilton, a 2-run homer to left. texas rangers

this afternoon's game was all about pitching and in the case of the giant's starter ryan vogelsong.eft. melky cabrera gets it with a diving back hand. vogelsong retires the first 18a's he faced. the pitch sends vogelsong sprawling and the umpire ruled that vogelsong was hit by the pitch. they argued that it hit his back. ross is replaced by balfour. then bustier posey hit one to the deepest part of the ballpark. a fan gets a hand on it and the giants get an insurance run. angel pagan with blooper that falls in center. given the fact that three pitchers limited the a's to a single hit, the giants were cruising. melvin gets his money's worth as he was thrown out as the inning ended. the giants 11 straight at home over the a's of the fred inglis with more on the giant's starter who was instrumental in the game in more ways than one. >> reporter: giant's starting pitcher ryan vogelsong came into the game with the lowest run support in the national league, but not only did he throw seven innings of one-shutout baseball it was his play at plate that turned out to be the catalyst for the 4

they hope ryan vogelsong can notch his first win of the year. plus, brandon mccarthy was slated to start the series opener against toronto, but there's been a change of plans. we'll tell you who is taking his place next. >>> a bay area contest won a contest of a portrait with a complete stranger. they are strangers no more. sam bauman entered a congressional art competition to represent california's 15th district. he wanted to do something to represent america. he was looking for an older man with a usa hat to convey loyalty and patriotism but wasn't having any luck. >> i didn't know an old man that i could photograph and do the drawing of, and i was at costco and i was kind of defeated and didn't know exactly what -- who i was going to ask and all after sudden the man of my dreams came out of nowhere. >> the man of his dreams at c costco. >> you can find anything there. >> he had no way to let the stranger know his portrait was about to grace the halls of congress. the story got a write-up in san jose. friends recognized their old buddy and sam

g-men counting on ryan vogelsong to carry them tonight. giant down 1-0. posey to left center.abrera scores. cabrera singles to right. it's the 50th hit this month. that passes willie mays for the most hits in may. giant win 3-1. they're 5 1/2 games behind the dodgers. >> it's even better. it's been a treat to watch him, day in and day out. how he prepares. how he plays. both sides. defense, offense. it's pretty amazing what he's done this month. >> i wasn't aware of the record. but i'm very happy. play hard every day. >>> well, pablo sandoval's hand isn't completely healthy. he had 30 swings batting left-handed. it was his first batting practice since hand surgery. they hope to have him back in the lineup. >>> a's looking to snap a six-game skid. visiting minnesota. 2-0, oakland. bottom of the ninth. two on, two out, for josh willingham. we have problems. home run. walkoff shot. a's fall 3-2. oakland has scored 12 runs during the 7-game losing streak. >>> to hoops now. thunder and spurs. game two of the western conference finals. third quarter, spurs up big. tony parker, with

the get-go today with ryan vogelsong. gi an carlo steaks miami to a 1-nothing lead. there. angel pagan and the giants with a bevy of runs here in the 6th. 4 to be exact. 3-1, san francisco. and melky cabrera, 3 for 5, 4 rbis, 362. giants, 14 runs on 15 hits. both season hit highs -- highs. giants now three games over 500. >>> san antonio, oklahoma city, joined tonight by miami in the nba's final 4, larry bird and the pacers have been pushing. dwyane wade was just terrific. 41 points, 10 rebounds. he and lebron, two best players on the floor. when they're on, tough to beat. lebron james, 28 points, 6 rebound, 7 assists. 105-93. heat wins the series in 6. they'll play the winner of the celtics/76ers series which will decide a winner on saturday night. >>> the all-nba team, lebron james for the fifth straight year was a unanimous selection. somebody -- wasn't a unanimous selection. but lebron on the all-star team along with kobe bryant for the seventh straight season. them joined by kevin durant, dwight howard, and chris paul. >>> dwight howard, the orlando star. ed his

ryan vogelsong in a groove.oany gomes in the third goes down swinging followed by catcher kurt suzuki. same result. vogelsong was perfect through 4 1/3. in the bottom of the sixth with two on and one out, joaquin arias grounds into the 5-3 double play. that's the third double play forced by a's starter tyson ross. he had a very solid outing. with a runner on first and no outs, ross's pitch does it hit vogelsong or his bat? the umpire awards vogelsong first base saying yeah, it hit the pitcher. vogelsong saying yeah, it hit me right in the chest. bob melvin doesn't agree and comes out to argue. he would not be successful. three batters later, melky cabrera hits a sac fly and the giants finally get on the board. but they're not done in this inning. with two outs, buster posey up next, he gets the big hit. no one is going to be able to make a play. it's going to bounce over the centerfield wall. it's the ground rule double. another giant comes in to score. angel pagan keeps the hits coming. this single is going to

ryan vogelsong was dealing seven shutout innings, only allowed one hit when ross -- it was argued it hit his bat not his hand. buster posey a ground rule double. melvin still furious about the vogelsong call. and gets tossed. >> cal hosting arkansas, the bear's second ncaa game. reed, up and over the wall. cal behind 3-0. reed comes through in the third. the delayed steal on the intentional walk makes it 3-1. to the seventh. cal threatening. arkansas stuns top-ranked cal 3-2. bears play elimination game at 7:00 p.m. >> stafford lost earlier today, dropping a decision to louisiana laugh fayate. stanford plays the winner between baylor and mississippi valley state. >> to the hardwood, spurs and clippers. l.a. had a 20-point lead. blake griffin came out on fire. the alley-oop from chris ball. griffin, 14 in the first quarter to the second. griffin showing range. turn-around jumper. clippers up 24 at one opinion. the spurs outscore l.a. 26-8 in the third. done can gives the spurs the lead for good. win 17 straight, 96-86 to take a 3-0 series lead. >> pga tour, the byron nelson championsh

let's go out to some action, ryan vogelsong on the mound taking on the marlins.f two, scoreless. john kacarlos home run off voge soj, 1-0 home rung run,est mighted 434 feet. top of seven, melky cabrera, shoots it down the left field line, two score. giants win huge 14-7. >>> 49ers' defense put the rest of the league on notice last season, finishing fourth overall in yards allowed per game. veteran patrick willis and last season's rookie standout aulden smith anchor a group of linebackers that could be considered the best in the nfl. >> just knowing what we were a part of last year, knowing it wasn't good enough, knowing that we could be better, knowing that we could do better, and not saying that's what's fueling us, knowing we have so much more to give and so much more to go get. >> trying to perfect all the good things we did last year and some of the bad things we've got to make sure we get those out so we can be a better team, make our defense a better defense period. >>> finally, if you think eating competitions are a piece of cake, you might have a differen

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pitcher ryan vogelsong, and catcher buster posey were at at&t park, to help debut a series of public announcements. the message is for parents to play close attention to the ratings on the video games that their kids play. the psa's, are expected to run on tv and radio stations here in the bay area. >>> not a good day for the giants or the a's. mark is here with what happened. >> yeah, it's one of those things where you say, when does football season start? kind of a reality check for giant fans. you just can't be frustrated by the loss tonight against the world champion st. louis cardinals. san francisco basically puts out a lineup that wouldn't be they great for fresno. madison bumgarner pitched great as usual, but gets no support as usual, until buster posey hits one to center. tied things at 1-1 in the 6th. that didn't last long. david freese hammers a hanger from bumgarner. bumgarner soon to part then the bullpen wasn't up to it. skip schumaker, a two run double locked it up. 4-1 on a two run double, and pretty much the same deal for the a's. like the giants, facing a team just

pitcher ryan vogelsong, and catcher buster posey were at at&t park, to help debut a series of public announcements. the message is for parents to play close attention to the ratings on the video games that their kids play. the psa's, are expected to run on tv and radio stations here in the bay area. >>> not a good day for the giants or the a's. mark is here with what happened. >> yeah, it's one of those things where you say, when does football season start? kind of a reality check for giant fans. you just can't be frustrated by the loss tonight against the world champion st. louis cardinals. san francisco basically puts out a lineup that wouldn't be they great for fresno. madison bumgarner pitched great as usual, but gets no support as usual, until buster posey hits one to center. tied things at 1-1 in the 6th. that didn't last long. david freese hammers a hanger from bumgarner. bumgarner soon to part then the bullpen wasn't up to it. skip schumaker, a two run double locked it up. 4-1 on a two run double, and pretty much the same deal for the a's. like the giants, facing a team just

>> catcher buster posey and pitcher ryan vogelsong are debuting public service announcements.ts to buy age appropriate video games for their kids. as for the filming of the psa that was a homerun. >> a nice break from what we do on a daily basis. >> nice effort they are baking and important message they are sending out. buster retired to his trailer right after that. >> and makeup. >> and makeup. >>> we got another giants pitcher in a new role. a new place in the batting order tonight. bruce boce taking a page out of ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving

yesterday ryan vogelsong was nearly flawless against oakland. here's mike shumann with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the giants won their 11th straight yesterday against the a's at at&t park but there was some controversy. check out the woman with the barehanded grab on the bouncer. g-men showing some love with the glove. catch of the day, weeks to left, melky cabrera. a shoestring catch. that's what he's paid to do. and vogelsong was dealing. allowed only one hit. then he gets hit. or did he? he drills vogelsong the bottom of the seventh. bob arguing it not his bat, not his hand. that puts two on, nobody out. after the sac fly buster posey comes out with the ground-ruled double. melvin still furious about the vogelsong call. he gets tossed for the second time in three games. and the giants shut out the a's 4-0. and manny ramirez is expected to join the a's after serving his 50 game suspension for using performance enhancing drug on may 30th, the day he turns 30. he was tuning up last night in albuquerque with oakland

carlos santana got this off of ryan vogelsong, a travel 458 ft. and the sculpture went crazy.the giants got to sanchez in the sixth. a double to left. making it 3/1. right now it is 8/1 giants in the seventh. the oakland a's host the yankees at the coliseum but this afternoon they had a day to relax on the links and raise money. >> i have not got around but we will see. it is still early. we need a few more drinks in us. >> josh donaldson with a nice wedding. despite the oakland struggles on offense recently. the team is in good shape. >> when the trades and sales, like a kid, and with the stadium issue going on. you figure that this would be a bad team. but they're holding their own in second place right now. one of the premier teams in the western division. >> at the colonial in texas, former masters champion zack johnson tells the birdie on the 10th. shooting six under 64 and is the leader after the first round. the shot of the day 63 over from the fairway on the 18th. he sings the approach for eagle and moves to one over for the tournament. stanford baseball coach mark mar