manager ryne sandberg making all the right moves now tonight against arizona ry-no giving the high five sign. solo shot out of here. phils take 1-0 lead and tack on three more in third ryan howard swipinging hot bat. end of april, deep to right rbi double. freddy gal vis scores. -0 phils two batters later chase utley chases home another run with bases loaded. there you go. utley with two hits, two runs batted in tonight. he's on base three times. phillies go on to win 7-5 won four in a row for the first time since last august. >> i like what i've seen you know it's coming from different guys and it's more con singt up and down the lineup and warmer weather having some bats under the belt whatever it might be timing seems good now with certain guys getting hot and then others joining in so i think it snow bald with momentum on off side of things. >> fill liz going for sweep tomorrow first of season we'll see if they can get it. flyers yet to score a new coach a pier to be waiting for detroit free agent coach mike bad cook and whether or not he wants to leave the red wings. winningest dmo

let's see if ryne sandberg makes a change. and he is coming out.o diekman is done after an inning in the third. and they're going to bring ken giles in. so good job by diekman. pretty clean night for the phills' left hander. so a pitching change. >>9q# well here's -- do you want to make your point with ben over here? chatting about the whole idea of the two different concepts of hitting. and i posed the question to ben, that i thought hitting has been on kind of a slow decline over years. and you look at stats around the league, and increased amount of strikeouts and then brought up the point that pitching is so much better now than it ever has been. and i was just -- all right. real quick. here's the perfect example of why hitting is on kind of a slow decline in terms of stats. this team here now has to face diekman throwing 98 in the seventh, and in the eighth now, they've got another piece of diekman diekman. now giles, who can throw at 100, right? >> yes. >> and in the next inning -- papelbon. >> and i told you, you know these hitters, they nev

ryne sandberg says it's a mental break for chase. should be in the lineup friday night. double. six in the series. williams giving up six riens. ryan howard takes us back to the good times. his 50th career homer against the braves. ryan with three more hits. 6 for 12 the last three games. his average is above .200. two on for herrera. phillies lose 7-5 and lose the series in atlanta. >>> tough break for carlos alonzo, the brother of eagles linebacker kick owe alonzo. he tears his knee like kiko did. tough for the family. >>> lightning, canadiens, the horn goes off. johnson beats the buzzer in the third period to break the tie. wins the game for the lightning 2-1. kind lightning up 3-0. flyers fans, you like this. the rangers lose to the caps. the rangers are down in their series. we're right back. >>> a big honor tonight for three famous philadelphia ans. suzanne and ralph roberts and kenny gamble were given the philadelphia award at the national constitution center. ralph roberts is the founder of comcast, the parent company of nbc 10. his wife is actress, suzanne rober

. >>> both chase utley and ryan howard on the bench tonight to start the game phillies manager ryne sandbergidn't want them facing mets lefty jonathan niece who has dominated them over the years. phillies could win their first series over mets in a year with a w tonight. seventh inning up one and until this, aaron harang out, on his 37th birthday, juan loggeras tags him with the two run home run. harang has not allowed a run in 19 innings. carlos ruiz, bases loaded, one out, six four, three double play. phillies lose, three-two. >>> eagles rookie camp continues this weekend the fact, there has been quite a few new kid at team headquarters late liz including a big eagles fan. earlier this week, he was tank tall during a really difficult time. >> what a day for a ten year old kid hanging out with tim tebow and the eagles. it is a day hatfield native dominic, will never forget but there had been a lot of days in his life he wishes he could forget. fifth grader at culp elementary in montgomery county has been getting bullied in school. >> at kid kid have been calling me shirt and it really start

ryne sandberg's team woning 7 of last 8 games. ryan howard against lefty. top off that. second straight game home they are is sew loy shot this make it 3-0. five dingers in last 15 games check out catch by fan. here's wearing a phillies hat nonetheless. >> all right. moving on. colorado respond bottom half. michael mc henry crushes one and jerome williams gifts up five runs in i've innings. and they visit the nationals tomorrow f you're going to try i guess try harder milwaukee picture will smith is effect ejected for having foreign surprise stabs on his arm. it was a combination of rosin and pine tar. he forgot to remove it fol the bullpen session. >> eagles on it in another off season program on tuesday. a rocky receiver like nelson agholor to turn heads. first round pick is here more less than a month and got tone know chip kelly a bit and lover for his head coach. >> chip walks around and he's head cope of the organization and does a great job being one of the guys. that's not saying he's not a great head coach but it means a lot to me that he is able to get as much

he'll bat sixth and ryne sandberg says he expects asche will be his everyday left fielder. that's a much different position than third base. >> i felt like i was as comfortable as could be without ever playing in a big league. big league hitters are different. minors are different. as far as game experience i feel comfortable. >> no collateral damage for seth blatter. fifa reelected the embattled president. blatter will begin an unprecedented fifth term. there had been calls for him to stepdown in the wake of wednesday's arrests and indictment of nine fifa executives. they're accused of taking kick backs and corruption. blatter has not been indicted. >>> nascar fans this is your time. series hits dover this weekend. next week it will be in the poconos. qualifying for the fed ex 400 wrapped up a couple hours ago. hamlin captured the pole. local product martin truitt jr. qualified second. he has six top five finishes this season but no wins. he's due. >> i sure hope so. it's been a great track for me and i love coming up here, lot of friends and family in the area. a lot of t

let's take a look at franco here at the ballpark talking to his big league manager ryne sandberg.nco in the lineup tonight against arizona batting fifth sandwiched in between ryan howard and chase utley. playing third base. hopefully he'll be an everyday third baseman up here, a future and prospect and cornerstone at third he's been tearing the cover off the ball down in aaa leading lehigh valley with a .355 batting average. hopefully that carries over starting tonight. >> yeah, i know i had to be like slow down just putting my mental ready and i know everything is going to be okay but i just be like slow down a little bit. >> i talked to him about just continuing doing what he's been doing. i think it's a very positive thing that he's played well and he's had a good season up to this point in aaa. i think that's very good. >> reporter: san berg says he also talked to chase utley about moving him to sixth in the lineup. he's trying to get chase going here. of course he has the worst batting average in baseball right now. he just wants a change of scenery for chase utley. live at t

he's really struggle hitting hitting .118 so ryne sandberg told him he's going to move him down, sixth in the lineup in ten years. sandberg says chase understands. >> just a change of scenery for him. i went through that as a player. i was asked to bat leadoff a couple games just to change the mind-set. sometimes that just can give a player a fresh start and a new frame of mind so i hope that that goes well with chase. >> reporter: we'll have highlights at 11:00. i'm john clark. we're right back. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> here is the latest on the deadly derailment. the ntsb interviewed three crew members today, including this man, the engineer. he said the equipment worked but he doesn't remember anything lea

after the game ryne sandberg talked about howard's improvement. >> yeah, you know what, the contact buthe look of the quality of bats, the laying off pitches and taking some walks. but howie just looks like he's gained a lot of confidence with the way that he is going and that goes with the quality of bats that he's having. >> milestone night last night. phillies closer jonathan papelbon picks up his one 12th save for the phillies tying him with jose mesa for the most saves in franchise history. after the game he talked about tying that record. >> i didn't necessarily set out to come her and do this and break this milestone i set out to come here and hopefully win some championships and, you know, we're still trying to get to that realm but for me it's really humbling to be at the top in this organization especially in this organization with all the history that it has. >> the eagles will be holding joint practices with the ravens down at the novacare complex this summer leading to that preseason game saturday august 22nd. they practice with the patriots at the linc in 20's 13 in foxbor

manager ryne sandberg is pleased and he would like to see more. >> they both made adjustments they're a hot streak and those are a couple of big bats veteran bats that we need right in the middle of the lineup. yes, so to see them both contributing and being a threat up there in the middle of the lineup that's definitely good for the guys around them. >> let's switch gears completely. ufc187 takes place in las vegas saturday night. call it fight night. jeff skversky mixes it up with a relatively small fighter who has big dreams. >> reporter: do you know the saying don't judge a book by its cover. well at 5-foot four, 125 pounds, zach makovsky doesn't look tough. until you get him into the octagon. despite his stature and the nickname fun size, the bethlehem native is an ultimate fighter ranked in the top 10 of the ufc's fly weight division. >> i've been taking short jokes my whole life. i wasn't really affected by short jokes. i got bullied a little bit because i was so small. >> reporter: that's ironic. >> yeah. >> reporter: well, nobody's picking on makovsky now. how did zach get hi

ryne sandberg has the regulars in the lineup. chase utley bats third, ryan howard bats fourth.ome williams starts. he was shelved in his last outing for six runs. sandberg is end can courage by the work williams has done at home. >> surroundings goes a long it way with confidence with a player or a pitcher in his case so yeah that never hurts. >> cole and heidi hamels were at webster elementary school. they donated $15,000 to the school's math curriculum program. several other philadelphia schools will also receive grants. since its inception in 2009 the hamels foundation has donated over a million dollars. getting back to that tom brady story that he's suspended. first four games he'll miss the game against the cowboys and that hurts the eagles. >> first game he comes back indianapolis. >> indianapolisy miss, yes. >> cecily tynan and the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> empowering financial literacy, that is the goal of a program debuting at delaware's public library. delaware congressman john kearny was at the public library in wilmington today for t

ryne sandberg and company is doing is working.llies complete a sweep of the diamondbacks yesterday with a six-nothing victory. darin ruf smacked a homer so did franco. his is the first of his major league career. this is the phillies first sweep of the season. now they head out for a 10 game road trip beginning tonight in colorado. >> it's a good time for the out of if owns to be clicking going colorado. hopefully we can continue it. the coaching staff will do what they've done and get a few wins and keep this thing rolling. >> it's about time. >> thanks, ducis. >> cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast. the week ahead when we continue in just a minute. just can't seem to escape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through allergies. don't get caught off guard. try zyrtec® dissolve tabs. powerful allergy relief, now in a tablet that starts dissolving instantly. zyrtec® dissolve tabs. muddle no more™. >> could be some election day showers particularly in the afternoon. >> that's right. particularly in the morning act

manager ryne sandberg says utley could use a mental break. chase is really struggling. take look at this. nine hits in 87 plate appearances he has thee homeruns homeruns. 14 rbi's, seven walks, 14 strikeouts and zero extra base hits. chase is hitting .013 the worst average in baseball but still won us a world series. nfl draft come and gone. chip kelly's molding the eagles to his specification. today lesley caught up with dee and if seive lineman bennie logan who believes that the fans will eventually come around to chip's row haul. >> so used to wanting certain thing. you change it up much it's hard for them to adjust it. when shady was traded everybody was bark. why would you trade him. why did you do this when you picked up demarco murray all the talk just ceased. people not used to change and different thing. once he makes changes and establishes what he's going to do more people will buy into it. >> they'll buy into it when he wins a few games. >> that's all that matter glass nice little hot start. >> winning cures all ills. >> yes, it does. >> beasley thanks. ♪ >>

the you the liz and ryan howard are out of the ryne sandberg's line up against the the mets. down one in the sixth carlos ruiz down left field line. phillies get two in the inning and take a one run lead. the but then in the seventh the birthday boy aaron harang ouch. this is not the what he wants. a two run shot to the left. get out those rally hats. chase utley gets a standing ovation, as he comes up as a pinch hitter in the ninth. how about this, he singles to center field. he snaps his zero for 19 slump. average up to .109. next batter ryan howard pinch hitting too, he hits to it center. could it be, no. just misses. phillies lose three -two. they have dropped eight of 11. >>> phillies fans loved to hate bryce harper but boy can he hit. nationals star hits his sixth home run over past three games including a walk off winner in dramatic fashion to beats braves today. how sweet is this, afterward getting curved in hershey's chocolate syrup. got milk what a night in washington. did you see this. eastern conference semi finals? washington down one to atlanta, no time left. pa

he is hitting .103, and manager ryne sandberg says utley could use a mental break big time. here's a closer look at chase's struggles. nine hits in 87 plate appearances, three home runs, 14 runs batted in, seven walks, four strike outs and zero doubles or triples. that is 103 batting average and it is worst average among players with enough plate appearances in the majors. >>> nfl draft is over and eagles coach chip kill appears to be molding the bird to suppose cases. our leslie van arsdal caught up with bennie leg an believes fans will come around to chip's make over. >> people are so used to wanting certain things. he changes it up. it is hard for them to adjust to it. like when a shady was traded, everybody was bashing why would you trade him. why would you do that? when you pick up demarco murray talk just seized. people are not used to change, different things. once he makes change and establishes what he will do, more people will buy into it. >> all about racking up some w's. >> we will talk more in our next hour, erika, back over to you. >>> companies are starting to

ryne sandberg said he will likely sit him again tomorrow night.sly pitching in his first game in more than two years. that might be rough. that is not coming back. freddie freeman with the two run shot the in the first inning. fourth inning, kelly johnson that is a three run moon shot. he makes it six to nothing atlanta. phillies and billingsly give up six runs, five runs on eight hits in five innings of worth. shelby miller pitches a complete game three hitter. he strikes out eight. phillies are beat, nine to nothing. >>> the eagles off season work out program continues this is an early opportunity for all of those new face toes gel. last year at this time mal conn jenkins was one of those new faces. the safety fit in well and quickly. jenkins knows how important his team is together. >> this is where it starts. thinks where we begin to get back to the basics, fundamentals, the work outs, the team building. now that the draft is over and free agency is all done we know who we will bring into this season and it is just good to be back. >> still to

ryne sandberg says it's so ashy can make the transition from third base to left field.nd caesar hernandez will play third for now. sandberg says it was not an easy conversation with ashy. >> 5:17 now. a picasso masterpiece becomes the most expensive painting to sell at an auction. >> how about how being more organized can help you lose weight. david. >> we're dressing the kids in shorts and t's this morning. it will be warm there throughout the day also a little bit muggy this morning. this afternoon we're going up to a high of 88 degrees. notice how that's only three off the record high of 91 and well above average. but big changes coming in that seven day. i'll have your day planner forecast for this afternoon. we'll talk about dropping humidity and we'll check out any chance of severe weather across the country for those of you traveling. >> ♪♪ >> more than 200 jobs in the atlantic city school district are off the table at least for now. the atlantic city school board rejeck antidepressant proposed budget last night by a vote of six to four. a state monitor presented

ryne sandberg says asche will make transition from third base to left field. batting .245. hernandez will play third for now. sanberg says it was not an easy conversation with asche. >> i'm surprised. i mean all i have to explain about that. i'm surprised. but i understand. >> i will never stop believing i'm a big league baseball player. 100 percent. i think whatever challenge my way i will handle it fine and be back in this uniform soon. >> paves way for miguel franco to come up, batting .336, real deal at third base. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line, "action news" continues at 4:30a m with tamala edward, matt o'donnell meteorologist david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner good night. >> ♪♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, john stamos -- from "fantastic four", michael b. jordan -- and music from matt and kim with cleto and the cletones -- and now, may i add, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: thank you.

ryne sandberg hopes that will give him time to get things right.braves tonight tied game in the fourth inning. freddie freeman drops for rbi double. two-one atlanta jerome williams gives up six runs. new six -one in the sixth. ryan howard, lead off the inning with the solo home run. his fifth of the year. phillies will plate two in more to make it six-four. but, there is always a but, in the bottom half of the section, nick smacks a rbi double. two hits on the night for him. the fast forward to the ninth seven-five braves, two on forkerrera phillies lose seven-five. they finish up three-seven. >>> call bryce harper national slugger hit three home runs this afternoon. all in his first three at bats. a couple of the home runs, are moon shots. he now has eight on the season. harper finish with five rbi. the the nationals beat the marlins seven-five. that is sports. >> thanks, dues is. >>> philadelphia history museum is celebrating all things german. museum showed off its new exhibit called the german society of pennsylvania celebrating 250 years, it t

arely fit lease waiting too long to trade cole hamels and what will happen to ruben amaro and ryne sandberg many things today that have not happened or it's been awhile since they have. all that's coming up on sports sunday next.

is not ryne sandberg's fault but these stretches by a team get managers fired.s go to the ballpark and take a look jerome williams the pitcher, second batter of the game: that is a two run home run. two to nothing colorado to start off the game two batters in the game. fifth inning the with the phillies down two-one, second base man, pj le mayhu had three hits and one a two run home run against jerome williams what is he in the rotation for. bases loaded for phillies, and look at what will happen. they will score a run right? cam report ruff strikes out darren ruf strikes out. phillies zero for 27 with runners in scoring position. and ben reveer on three pitches strikes out. you got to be kidding me. phillies lose four-one. manager was master of the obvious talking about that seventh inc. >> that bass a big moment in the game, shut down inning for them and it was our best chance of the day, so that was a disappointing half of an inning for us. other than that, i think pitchers are coming at us with strikes and, you know, we have to swing the the bats and create

ryne sandberg knows it. >> come up swinging the bats up and down the lineup so we have to make qualityches pay attention to pitches and play solid defense and also put some runs on the board. that's the combination that we need. (applause). >> cole hamels helping out some local schools today. his charity the cole hamels foundation presenterring a nice check as they usually do to help out some of our local schools in this area. he he and wife heidi proud to be a part of it. >>> finally the nba playoffs continue tonight. but it was yesterday's game that everyone is still talking about. we know lebron james can do it all on the court but apparently he can do some coaching too. with the bulls and cavs tied at 84, 1.5 seconds remaining coach david blat drew up the final play during the timeout a play in which he would find james throwing the inbounds pass. king had other ideas. >> to be honest the play that was drawn up i scratched it and i just told coach just give me the ball. >> james for the win. it's good. lebron james at the buzzer. >> there you have it. james hit the game winning sho

and rough does not agree and ryne sanberg is stunned and aranado ruled a check swing. sandberghe umpire to check their eyes because a couple of magic words and he's ejected and phillies lose 4-1. >> in my opinion the umpire down the lines has a better view and home late umpire to make the calls just seemed both of them went against us. >> eagles have the weekend off before they on another round of ota on monday. demarco murry is one of those key new pieces chip kelly brought in and former cowboys running back has not been here long. he already has a favorable impression of his new teammates. >> this is a good team. young team. and we definitely had a great first week. and we have a long way to go. this is only first week of many and we have to build a foundation. we started that and a couple weeks or months agog with the workouts and we're building on that now. >> still ahead one half of the stanley cup final is set and ending to a basketball game i frankly had never >> there are few things more nerve wraking than the series in the constantly cup finals. trip to the finals at s