. >> tim: another good slider from scherzer. h remember, avila saying the sliders made the difference. >> joe: and the difference turned into 21 wins against only three losses for scherzer. fifth best e.r.a. in the american league at 2.90. over 214 innings pitched. number two in strikeouts with 240. he has got three tonight. he struck out 13 in game two here sunday night. strike one. stephen drew has one hit in 17 at-bats. in this series, just three hits this postseason. one ball, one strike. drew has yet to swing. the count, 2-1. 33rd pitch of the night coming here from scherzer. >> tim: we have heard about pitchers being all over the place. max scherzer is all over the place in the strike zone. up and in. down and in. up and away. down and away. rarely a ball down the middle. >> joe: he could strike out the side here in the second and does! 96 past the bat of stephen drew! that sends us into the third inning. here at fenway park, it's game number six. three strikeouts in the second for scherzer. red sox and tigers, no score. ♪

buchholz and scherzer. >> max scherzer is 21-3 regular season and even better in the postseason. great three pitch. when he is throwing the ball well, he has been terrific. he is swing and miss pitches. he strikes out jonny gomes looking. the curveball to shane victorino and devastating change-up to dustin pedroia. if he is on, look out. clay buchholz had command of all of his early pitches early on the first two months rarely missed his spots and location and why he was able to go 7-0 pins he is has come back it's been location, matt. this hanging change-up that miguel cabrera hits over the green monster. he needs to command all of his pitches. prince fielder here. another change-up up in the zone.

buchholz and scherzer. >> max scherzer is 21-3 regular season and even better in the postseason.ee pitch. when he is throwing the ball well, he has been terrific. he is swing and miss pitches. he strikes out jonny gomes looking. the curveball to shane victorino and devastating change-up to dustin pedroia. if he is on, look out. clay buchholz had command of all of his early pitches early on the first two months rarely missed his spots and location and why he was able to go 7-0 pins he is has come back it's been location, matt. this hanging change-up that miguel cabrera hits over the green monster. he needs to command all of his pitches. prince fielder here. another change-up up in the zone. clay buchholz needs to be around that glove. if you're watching this game and he is around that glove, he'll be pitching well. >> i tell you what, the matchup i'm looking forward it is what are they going to do with napoli? he is hot. 6 for 16 and two home runs. last time they faced scherzer he didn't play. the big thing how do you attack this guy? they have had a great plan, the tigers. one of

scherzer finished the seventh, allowing two runs, 11 strikeouts.m of the nine, the count, 3-2, and this guy was real strong, the last four outs of the game, including reddick, and the a's strike out 16 times and they lose game one, best of five, 3-2. >> when you are facing a postseason team, a team like the a's, you have to bring your a game. that's just the way it is. tonight i was able to pitch effect touchily and pitch well against left-handed hitters and that's the reason i had success tonight. >> it was nice to get something going earlier in the game, fry to get scherzer's pitch count up, but maybe not our best offensive night yet they pitched pretty well, too. >> game two versus verlander tomorrow, 6:07, coliseum start. the dodgers, atlanta, even at one, coming to l. a. for game three. magic and johnson hanging out. the dodgers will cut it to 4-3 in the ninth inning, and the play here, gordon appears to get under the tag that would set him out in scoring position, a retag, but he's ruled out and gordon can't believe it and t -- and they hold

game two against cy young favorite max scherzer. it wasn't wicked awesome bore boston fans when runners on the corner tagged clay buchholz for the single. did you know scherzer was second in the majors? i bet you know what that means. trouble in beantown. he victimized boston early on to the tune of a postseason record seven strikeouts. the red sox players haven't been happy with the strike zone through two games. max is cool with it. he's cool with cabrera. that's his second homer this postseason. tigers are 2-0. floodgat floodgates, color them open. victor martinez gets into the act with a double to center. prince fielder chugalugging home. tigers hit their field up 3-0. it's avila against doing work again with a two-run shot to right. that's it for buchholz after 5 2/3.

scherzer with a no-hitter going through 5 2/3. he was brilliant!nning, four pitchers step to the mound for the tigers, and on the first pitch from joaquin benoit, big papi david ortiz tied the game with a grand slam. >> tim: i don't think that you bunt here either. no sacs here all year for saltalamacchia. >> joe: and the winning run is at second, and saltalamacchia takes a ball. >> tim: because jonny gomes is at second and instead of first, berry is not in there. >> joe: the 1-0. 2-0 on saltalamacchia. stephen drew on deck. berry may still factor in on the bench for the red sox. >> tim: yeah. i don't think that porcello is going to come in for saltalamacchia. this could be a pitch around situation. trying to make him chase a bad ball out of the strike zone a wwa away. he walks him, he walks him. >> joe: off of the end of the bat, popped up, right side for fielder. has room. but he missed it! and there is no interference from the fans. field fielder had a clean play on that ball, and he did not make the catch, but jim leyland is going to argue anyw

scherzer had 11 strikeouts in his 7 innings of work.what the a's had to say last night after the offense collectively struck out 16 times. >> we had four days off from playing. so, you know, obviously, that might have had a little effect. >> for me, i felt like we were a little rusty in some areas especially myself. having a couple of days off, and, uhm, you know, coming out here tomorrow, with a positive attitude ready to win. >> just can't seem like the a's they can whack you around. >> didn't win that many games for no reasons. they are good. >> getting those early runs is good especially in post-season. allows our hitters to have confidence. >> good thing you don't have time to kind of chew it and digest it. you have to come right back. >> exactly. that's where we're great at putting the past behind us and looking forward to tomorrow. >> short-term memory, huh? >> it is what it is. it's unfortunate. we almost pulled it off. we battled a good team. so let this one go and start worrying about mr. verlander. >> ah, yes, mr. justin verl

. >> they have scherzer and if they win they are going with verlander. we are in for excitement and i'm ready for. >> let's go out to fenway park and say hello to senior writer ken rosenthal of foxsports.com. here prior to game six, questions regarding alex avila's availability. >> alex avila is in the lineup and jim leyland is confident he'll be able to play the entire game. leyland said he wouldn't want to start avila and have to pull him after the third or fourth inning. when the tigers removed avila in game five part of their idea was him to start treatment immediately and be ready for tonight. avila had a full day of rest and treatment on thursday. this is not a new jeer for him. he first hurt his knee in 2011 and has become accustomed to dealing with it. >> for boston, as good as mike napoli was for the rangers a couple of postseasons ago he seems to have added a new dimension to his postseason game this time around.

matt scherzer won 21 games and shows why he is the best pitcher in all of baseball tonight in front of 48,401 and it was a gem tonight as he dominated the oakland hitters racking up 11 strikeouts in 7 innings allowed just 3 hits, two off the bat of yoenis cespedes. detroit wins 3-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of 5 series. >> i don't get caught up in the hoopla. i don't worry about where i'm pitching or if i'm pitching game one or game 5. it doesn't matter. when you're facing a team like the a's you got to bring your a game. that's the way it is. >> reporter: we're coming back to you in sports with more reaction from both clubhouses including boy the big night for yoenis cespedes and it wasn't enough at the end. >>> off the field the a's quest for a new home was debated in a san jose

something max scherzer says he welcomes. >> i am in a have you anotherable spot. there are a lot of balls come at me, i react later than most pitchers. if it is something that's comfortable and practical, i think i know personally i would want to wear it. >> reporter: but other players and managers are not sold on the idea, in spite of the danger. for ryan freel's family, the risks are not worth a life. >> i ask myself just about every day what could i have done to save ryan, but you know what, i felt like i did a lot. even the day before he took his life, i went to his house and i remember holding, he was in bed, i held his hand, and i said son, let's go to the counselor. he already had for counseling, he said don't worry, i will monday, i will start on monday. >> reporter: carol costello,

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matt scherzer took a no-hitter into the fifth. 13 strikeouts and two hits over 7 scoreless innings. >>> in the sixth he gets some support. cabrera kicks off a four-run inning with this solo shot. tigers take a lead and red sox put one on the board but boston fans were losing hope. mike barnicle tweeting i'm sitting in my seat and feel winter approaching. very ominous, right. same score in the eighth. the red sox load the bases and with two outs david ortiz comes to the plate. look at this. >> bases loaded. two outs. hard hit into right. back at the wall. tie game! big papi. the grand slam. >> you guys are going walk in. poor bill karins doesn't have his mike turned on. it's ortiz's 15th postseason

anyway, it will be colon against 21-game winner matt scherzer. the fans have faith in colon. >> i expect a colon cleanse. >> reporter: a colon cleanse? >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: i didn't know you could say that on the air. how much thought went into your hairdo? >> oh, my god! i did it in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: let's look at it. >> whoo! >> they know what the crowd is. you can hear in the interviews that they are already thinking about it so i think we give them their head and go back to detroit and take this thing in four. >> reporter: hey, you know, these a's fans have been practicing. while they were in line waiting to get through they were practicing their scherzer! scherzer cabrera! so they are all practiced out. they are all ready to go inside. we'll be inside enjoying them in just a little bit. that's just the sense of what's going on right now outside of the o.co. back to you in studio, guys. >> all right. very exciting. all right, vern, thank you. >>> also in the news tonight, police identify a key suspect in the motorc

the trade master dave dombrowski traded for miguel cabrera, austin jackson, max scherzer, doug fister, who will start game four, and last night's winner anibal sanchez. don't forget about omar infante who came from atlanta, and he was the real key guy in the deal when they picked up sanchez, also. >> joe: there's a strike. well, dave dombrowski is one of the smartest baseball men that you will run in, and to hear his name pop up as a possible su successor for commissioner bud selig. >> tim: he is calling for next year to be his last year. >> joe: and that is hit into right, but now they put their team in position, but we go to bottom of eighth. the tigers take the field up by four. ndy. ooh, house down the street has full-sized candy bars. adding it to our route. glad i decided to trade in our old phones. seriously, even the dog... wait, guys, we gotta stay away from 32 elm street. he's a dentist. he's giving out floss! weirdo. getting new treats. that's powerful. verizon. trade in your old phone towards a new one, like the samsung galaxy note 3 on america's most reliable network. ♪ ♪

with scherzer and verlander in between them. and fister was outstanding here tonight. six innings, one run, eight hits. >> tim: certainly was. and once again, a starter for detroit goes five innings, at least, without giving up a run. >> joe: and the reaction up in the press box and down on the field. after this 7-3 tiger win and let's go down to erin andrews. >> erin: joe, thank you. here with austin jackson. i know tonight was a relief for you after struggling here in the alcs. you said you hoped this lineup shuffle would get you going. why did it? >> i think it just helped me relax. i think that was the goal. and, you know, i said, it just -- wanted to go up there and be patient and get a pitch to hit. >> erin: you mentioned, jim leyland knows what he's doing with this whole lineup schiffle. how much pressure did it take off you going down to the eighth? >> yeah, like i said, i think that was the goal. just to get me to relax a little bit, and, you know, be patient and get a good pitch and let the rest take care of itself. >> erin: it really imploded for jake peavy

max scherzer zield in, took a no-hitter into the sixth. victorino would break it up with a single to left. he'd later score. but then david ortiz, scherzer pulled. that's a grand slam. torii hunter into the bullpen. he'd be okay. jim leyland's bullpen, it let him down. bottom nine, jarrod saltalamacchia, base hit to left off rick porcello. in comes the pride of petaluma, johnny gomes. the game-winning run. 6-5. tied at 1 heading to detroit. >>> finishing his pro debut at the fry's.com open with the fourth straight round in the 60s. houma, he should be proud. 12 under for the tournament. leader coming in. a one over 72 to fall out of contention he would finish tied for third. walker the nine-year vet birdie put from about 30 feet. dropping in. final round 5 under 66. walker's first pga tour win in his 188 career starts. houma nice little payday in his first tour start. how about 135,000 at farmers, we make you smarter about insurance. because what you don't know, can hurt you. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online ma

the max scherzer breezy whipped the meet of the order.ss, cespedes. 7innings, three hits, 11ks. in the seventh the only moment a's fans had to really run. two run homer his first ever postseason homer. also had a triple that makes it 3-2 but the tigers joaquin benua slamming the door in relief. 16 total strike outs as he gets josh redick to end it. the story is scherzer. >> you're facing an opposing team a team like the a's you have to bring your a game. that's just the way it is. i thought tonight i was able to pitch e effectively and pitch effectively against their hitters and that's why i feel i had success tonight. >> the fans were awesome tonight. we continue to fight. we'll be out here tomorrow. hopefully get that win tomorrow, and head over to detroit 1-1. >>> meantime back east the tampa rays wracking up frequent flier miles all week. must win, toronto, texas, cleveland they found something laying and waiting for them in boston. that would be the robust boston line up. a 2-run double off the monster 14 total hits for the sox. that

the max scherzer breezy whipped the meet of the order.ldson, moss, cespedes. 7innings, three hits, 11ks. in the seventh the only moment a's fans had to really run. two run homer his first ever postseason homer. also had a triple that makes it 3-2 but the tigers joaquin benua slamming the door in relief. 16 total strike outs as he gets josh redick to end it. the story is scherzer. >> you're facing an opposing team a team like the a's you have to bring your a game. that's just the way it is. i thought tonight i was able to pitch e effectively and pitch effectively against their hitters and that's why i feel i had success tonight. >> the fans were awesome tonight. we continue to fight. we'll be out here tomorrow. hopefully get that win tomorrow, and head over to detroit 1-1. >>> meantime back east the tampa rays wracking up frequent flier miles all week. must win, toronto, texas, cleveland they found something laying and waiting for them in boston. that would be the robust boston line up. a 2-run double off the monster 14 total hits for the

no outs against max scherzer. he strikes out two. alberto callaspo rips one.he tigers win 8-6, force a game five. >>> our kate longworth in detroit and she was in the locker room and has more on the a's game four loss. kate? >> that was key. i mean, we have bases loaded. nobody out. couldn't push anything across. you know, he makes good change-ups to the hitters and callaspo hit a bullet to the right of jackson and got a jump to get that ball. >> nobody out, scherzer, you know, missed good pitches, swung at ball four. and you can't help a guy like that out. we just didn't capitalize next guy on. then callaspo, only one who puts good wood on the baseball. didn't work out for him. >> we lost. it's over with. we have to come back out, practice, have fun with each other and have another game to go out there and focus on. >> we feel real good about playing in our home ballpark and taking care of the homefield advantage. so, you know, we use the flight and the day off and everything to kind of press reset and kind of do what we've been doing all year, taking one gam

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scherzer showing smoke. 98 mile-an-hour heat. went seven innings, struck out eleven.ind of energy. he's not my yoenis, he's your yoenis! there's life. a's cut the lead 3-2. bennett strikes out josh reddick. game over. a's with three hits. fanned 16 times. 3-2 finals. tigers lead the series one game to none. justin verlander and sunny gray will go tonight in game two. >> scherzer is a strikeout guy. he's swinging, this guy. they have several pitchers that get their share of strikeouts. different pitching game one or game five, it doesn't matter. when you are facing a postseason team, a team like the a's, you have to bring your a-game. that's just the way it is. >> he brought his a-game against the a's. game one, red sox and raise. -- rays. tampa bay let 2-0 until the north and then the red sox erupt for five runs. pride of petaluma, jonny gomes, double off the green monster. scored a pair. the sox would poor it on and they roll in the opener in that series 12-2. dusty baker had one year left on his contract, but the way the reds collapsed this season, the team decided

scherzer showing smoke. 98 mile-an-hour heat. went seven innings, struck out eleven.enis, he's your yoenis. bennett strikes out josh reddick. 3-2 final. tigers lead the series one game to none. justin verlander and sunny gray will go tonight in game two. >> scherzerer is a strikeout guy. he's swinging, this guy. they have several pitchers that get their share of strikeouts. different pitching game one or game five, it doesn't matter. when you are facing a postseason team, a team like the a's, you have to bring your a-game. that's just the way it is. >> he brought his a-game against the a's. game one, red sox and raise. tampa bay let 2-0 until the north and then the red sox erupt for five runs. jonny gomes, double off the green monster. scored a pair. the sox would poor it on and they roll in the opener in that series 12-2. dusty baker had one year left on his contract, but the way the reds collapsed this season, the team decided it was time for a change. dusty had the best run in senate since the big red machine in the 70s, but failed to get out of the first round of

the tigers are going to send mac scherzers to the mound. he comes in with the most regular season wins in the majors. they wi they will be counterred with bucholtz who is not too shabby himself, finishing with 1 loss this year, first pitch in boston at 8 eastern standard time. >> kansas city chiefs remain unbeaten with a 24/7 victories over the raiders. they piled up 10 sack did while ending a 6-game losing streak. kansas city 6 and 0 record is the second best start in franchise history. >>> pittsburgh steelers get their first win defeating the jets, 19-6 today. seaned for 13 of the 19 points, 4 for 4 in field goals. benth roethlisberger threw 264 yards on 23 of 30 passing plus this 55 yard touchdown to emanuel sanders. the jets have their first loss at home this season. >> that's a look at your sports headlines at this hour. i am darren haynes. >> darren, thank you. >>> native americans are gathering for that are their annual convention. from healthcare to climate change, we look at some of the issues facing some of the most marginalized c

scherzer is fired up. bomb of the inning tigers pad the lead. double down the left field line. detroit three runs in the 8th so they lead 8-4 and those insurance runs loom large because the a's get the tying run to the plate in the ninth but benoit strikes out seth smith to end it and even the series at two games apiece. >> is there any sense that with the 3-0 lead here, you let one get away in a clinching situation? >> no. they have a good offensive plug. just because we had a lead doesn't mean you win. >> that stuff you dream of, maybe it's not the 9th inning, bases loaded, no out, being able to get out of it, somehow tonight i was able to do it. >> so bob melvin wouldn't announce his game 5 starter. bartolo colon is next in the rotation or he could go with 23- year-old rookie sonny gray toesed eight shutout innings in game one. [ screaming ] >> le this fun or what! is this fun or what? this is a lot of fun. >> that's jim hill in the clubhouse. the dodgers celebrating, this is last night's juan uribe hits a game winning homer the ex- giant and

and the a's load the bases in game four against matt scherzer. we'll tell you what happened in this critical inning coming up. ,,,,,, look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> good morning, everybody. if the a's season ends tomorrow night they are going to remember last night's heartbreaking game 4 for years to come. 7th inning in detroit sean doolittle trying to get out of a jam facing jackson but the tigers centerfielder broke his bat on a single in front of josh reddick and scores the go- ahead run. jim leyland wasn't messing around when he brought in matt scherzer. he struck out reddick on what

scherzer in game six.the top starter for the cardinals, adam wainwright two times in games one and five. here's a flyball into right. two out. in this world series, adam wainwright is 0-2 juan e.r.a. of 4.50. he's gone head-to-head with jon lester twice. and lester, tim, is 2-0 in this world series. one earned run. 15 and a third innings pitched. he's 4-1 with an e.r.a. of just over 1.5. >> tim: and being masterful with that cutter. stephen drew takes the strike. this is a red sox team that up is here in game six, 6-1. lead this world series prior to this inning as a group hitting only .214. but they have had big hits. different guys who it's mattered the most. he has one of them. break a 1-1 tie in the two-run seventh. here's the flyball into left. a base hit. and stephen drew is 2 for 4 tonight. >> tim: red sox fans in the area were chanting for jose iglesias to play instead of stephen drew. iglesias was traded to the detroit tigers. and then stephen drew had to battle xander bogaerts who is a natural sh

we showed you the emotion of matt scherzer going back to the dugout in game four.he division series, plenty of it. lester, trying to bunt his way on. avila, strike one. seventh inning, now. both the red sox and the tigers have sent the same number of hitters to the plate, through the first six. the litters for each side, to start the seventh. tazawa, getting loose. couple of right-handers to follow. >> tim: what's rare to see the shift of a left-handed pitcher throwing to a left-handed hitter. a guy only .227 this year. left-handed batters against left-handed pitchers are more inclined to go the other way, anyway. a guy like avila, this is very unusual. and obviously, the red sox have all that mapped up against a guy like jon lester. i'm surprised at that. >> joe: the 1-2 pitch. goes the other way. hits it right at will middlebrooks, playing in the typical shortstop position. the third baseman makes the catch, one out. >> tim: left-handed batters are more inclined to go the other way, against left-handers. >> joe: middlebrooks at third. iglesi iglesias, at the plat

scherzer in a bases loaded run in the end.osh red dick swings at ball 4 and that put the game in favor of the detroit tigers. brett threw gasoline on the fire. omar on front, godown the line, 8-4 detroit. seth smith could not deliver the goods here. he representing the tying run. the goods here. he representing the tying run. thursday night, 5:00, ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> johnny carson gun shocker. >>> johnny carson gun shocker. >>> johnny carson gun shocker. >>> johnny carson gun shocker. >>> johnny carson gun shocker. >> johnny carson gun shocker. he suspected his wife was cheating on him with sportscaster frank gifford. >> he was carrying a .38 caliber pistol when he broke in her apartment to get the evidence. >> tom hanks type 2 diabetes. >> and she is our teacher. imagine finding out

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it's going to be a tough task against detroit's mac scherzer. we will have a preview in just a bit. >>> daryn hayes is back previewing an n.f.l. sunday and another big night of baseball. >> during this month, it's always big, but last night, the detroit tigers took a 1-nothing series league over red sox and came within two outs of the first come bind no-hitter in post-season history. now, tonight, the tigers send another ace to the mound in boston. >> that's where we bring in ross who is at fenway park. how important was it for the tigers to pick up that first win knowing that 21-game winner is on the hill tonight? >> reporter: as they say, darren, in baseball, good pitching will always be good hitting. >> that's exactly what happened last night in game 1 of the american league championship series. detroit sanchez was lights-out against the big bats from boston. dig this: sanchez had a no hitter through six innings and struck out 12 batters. the tiger's bullpen kept that no-no, going. daniel nava got the one and only base hit against wajoaquin b

they will be facing ace matt scherzer who led the league with 21 wins. bartolo colon will start for the a's. the 40-year-old won 18 games and still throwing heat. the two teams met in last year's division playoffs. the a's will host the tigers tomorrow night and travel to detroit to resume the best of five series on monday. >> we're not saying 40 is old. >> you can do anything at 40. >> just getting started. 6:25, winds, flames and smoke, the bay area seeing it all this morning. coming up at 6:30 the wildfire breaking out in napa county and how far away people are smelling the smoke from this late night incident. >>> the winds brought down trees overnight in the bay area. coming up next, we'll show you what happened. >> i'll tell you when those winds will finally subside. the fire danger, how much longer we'll have to worry about that and the warm weather for our weekend. >> and i'm leyla gulen in the abc 7 traffic center. as you continue down 680 into danville, need to get off the freeway and head on to surface streets downed trees blocking the roadways

the a's will be facing tigers ace matt scherzer. bartolo colon will start for the a's. he won 14 games. the two teams also met last year in the division playoffs. a's will host the tigers tomorrow night and then travel to detroit. >> a's fans like this one are excited as the a's gear up for the first playoff game tonight. the lady even has the elephant mascot on her head. send us your fan photos. e-mail them to ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can share them on the abc 7 news facebook page. >>> of course you know it's friday, right? >> yeah. >> that means we have the purr-fect pet. >> mike will be back with that. and also you're sure to get a better bundle. just choose the two, three, even four services you want to build a bundle that works for you. [ female announcer ] call at&t now. choose a u-verse triple-play bundle for just $79 a month. get the same great price for two years. plus switch today and get a total home dvr included for life. [ male announcer ] with u-verse high speed internet, connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices to your wireless gateway and save on smartphone

detrait's matt was scherzer was king of the hills for the as, and more on his performance in a bit. . >>> good morning. welcome back. these are the top stories we are following. extreme weather conditions are having an impact on much of the country. a series of tornados touched down in the midwest. an early winter blizzard caused havoc in the north of the country and tropical storm karen is moving in on the gulf coast. forecasters say more wild weather is expected throughout the weekend. >> why was my sister shot and killed, with her 1-year-old daughter in the car, and she was unarmed? >> the family of the woman shot and killed at the capital said she was troubled but didn't deserve to die. >> shutdown stalemate - the shutdown moves into ith fifth day with neither side appearing to budge. >> there's only one way to stop the shutdown, pass a budget. >> president obama uses a weekly address to urge congress to reach a deal. this is the house and senate holding a saturday session - day 5 of a stalemate that could last into next week. >> a series of unfortunate events for the yosimete nat

matt scherzer took a no-hitter into the fifth. 13 strikeouts and two hits over 7 scoreless innings. >he gets some support. cabrera kicks off a four-run inning with this solo shot. tigers take a lead and red sox put one on the board but boston fans were losing hope. mike barnicle tweeting i'm sitting in my seat and feel winter approaching. very ominous, right. same score in the eighth. the red sox load the bases and with two outs david ortiz comes to the plate. look at this. >> bases loaded. two outs. hard hit into right. back at the wall. tie game! big papi. the grand slam. >> you guys are going walk in. poor bill karins doesn't have his mike turned on. it's ortiz's 15th postseason home run tying him for babe ruth on the all time list. the fans in fenway are going wild. that home run goes over the fence, the bull pen cop celebrating. his legs go right up but so does the cop with his hands in the air and they complete it after a base runner is put on third. sa saltamaccia. dodgers find themselves down two games to none and the cardinals. if that wasn't enough for boston, we go to the f

roberto callaspo facing matt scherzer. got the job done. got out of a bases loaded situation. tigers win, 8-6. >> what do you think of the suit? >> looking sharp. >> feeling sharp. >> let's keep it going. >> you know what i'm feeling like, i'm going to have a good morning. and i hope you do, too, america. i mean that, right from here. >>> that's all from here. thanks for watching. back to you. >>> the recipe for the next video is adrenaline and a video camera. our "play of the day." >> it is the latest offering from devon supertramp and some of his daredevil friends. not only are they flying off bridges. they're b.a.s.e. jumping out of hot air balloons. cameras rolling. a balloon, the entire time. way to go, guys. >> i didn't hear a thing you said. i was entraled with the video. look at these guys. i want to be the type of person that does that. >> i wish i was that person. but i'm all kinds of chicken. >> look at these guys. >> not going to happen. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." scientists are revealing what they think is the best thing for a hangover. and the answer is sur

he will do it with scherzer in game one friday. gregg will take the ball in game number two.r will take the hill in detroit for game three, if necessary. it will be dan straily in game four. the a's let it be known, they like their chances. >> we have that veteran presence that's going to lead us off. we didn't have that last year, even though we were -- our guys were well-suited to perform regardless. i think they were all rookies when the playoffs started. now, you have a guy that's a veteran guy that has pitched plenty of games. and pitched in the postseason. looking forward to leading the way this year, as well. >> we feel with the whole staff, we have a chance to win this thing. and for bartolo to start it off, and get the wheels rolling, so to speak, it takes pressure off the other guys in the rotation. i would assume. but you know, any one of our starters are fully competent. >>> sticking with baseball here. one game, n.l. wild card game. just one game. waiting to move on. reds and pirates. russell martin for the pirates. home run. first catcher to homer for three of t

won 18 games this year, and he will take the hill for the a's, squaring off against the tigers max scherzer. the five-game series already sold out. the first pitch tonight set for 6:37 so set your alarms. game 2 tomorrow at the coliseum. >> 4:55. off the field the bat tool move the a's to san jose heads to federal court. major league baseball trying to get the suit dismissed. claiming the league and the commissioner are illegally impeding a possible move by the team. lawyers for san jose say the case should go to trial. pointing out the league's antitrust exemption applies to players with labor issues but not team relocation. major league baseball's lawyers will get to make their case at a hearing starting at 9:00 this morning. >> the time is 4:56. let's check in on traffic, find out what it looks like going to work or maybe get a donut. >> donuts. focus. san mateo bridge moving smoothly now and it's the only bridge that does not have an east to west wind advisory so we're giving it to you for the high rise watch. the crash should be cleared southbound 880 around a street. we have a tree re

and in the eighth, we're going to see detroit's max scherzer pitches his way out of a bases-loaded no-outt relief appearance since 2011. the tigers win 8-6. they force a game five. they're pumped. they've got to go to oakland. and whoever wins that's got to go to boston. they're going to be tired. >>> other baseball news, al steinbrenner addressing questions about free agent second baseman robinson cano. their sources say this guy is asking for a ten-year deal in excess of $300 million. here's what steinbrenner has to say yesterday on espn new york. >> i'm optimistic and i know that we're going to make him a very good offer. is anybody an absolute must to sign? no, and that's nothing against robbie, but that's just not reasonable to assume that about anybody. >> we've been down the road of the ten had-year deal before. when asked about the ten-year deal, steinbrenner said, quote, i don't feel this organization is ready to do something like that. he didn't say again. but i want to say again in brackets. >>> let's go over to bill karins. >> that's just crazy. >> he's an awesome player and h

the a's will be facing max scherzer. he left the league with 21 wins. bartolo colon will start for the a's. he won 18 games and is still throwing heat at the age of 40. the two teams met in last year's division playoffs. there is familiarity and respect on both sides. >> there's two good teams, both have the utmost respect for each other. we do for them. it feels like we've seen them quite a bit from last year, you know, up to this point. >> the a's will host the tigers tomorrow night and then traveling to detroit to resume the best of five series on monday. >> let's reiterate, 40 is not old. >> not for an anchor. not for a pitcher either. >> let's change that story. >> young and old, a's pride bursting all over. the little guy enjoying a game at the coliseum. we would like to invite you to send us your fan photos as well. >> that's how mike does his hair in the morning until you get the hair spray on. kgo-tv.com or share them on the facebook page on twitter abc 7 news bay area. >> looks like guy before the hair spray. >> a good look on you. hair spray

round of the playoffs in 5 games >> gary: bob melvin announced his starting rotation today >> gary: scherzernny gray vd justin verlander and >> gary: game 3: jarrod parker vs anabal sanchez >> gary: game for dan straight league vs. thegame 4: dan straily vs doug fister >> they do not have any hidden jams. we will come away with what we want. >> gary: everything the warriors touches turns to gold. the latest net of the point guard of serbia. they of the he would play in europe but he said he want to come and do his thing in the in the cake so they gave him a visa and here he is in training camp today. as a golden state warrior in the eighth click . >> gary: the warriors 1st round draft pick is in camp sooner than expected nemanja nedovic a point guard out of serbia it was originally thought to stay in europe but they ended up bringing him over right away here's nedovic on his first >> gary: training camp with the warriors >> gary: and then repeat jackie? >> jacqueline: it is tough to repeat these days! >> gary: thanks carol! think he'll thank you! >> gary: will this be a good for the sharks?

oakland adding, max scherzer pitching. 4-3 oakland. the a's nine outs from closing out the series. victor martinez, a fan leans down. the ball was over the fence as opposed to game one in new york in 1996. that is a home run and accounts. just like derek jeter's did 17 years ago. then a base hit us it open. game five tomorrow night in oakland. ravens and packers on sunday. the ravens will have to deal with aaron rodgers. the packers will have to do with the ravens pass rush and joe flacco. brandon stokley is back with the ravens. he re-signed yesterday to replace billy bajema. terrell suggs is on fire. the fan in new york right back memories of jeffrey maier. the ball was over the fence. >> we will never forget that. >> thank you very much. >> >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. >> we are following breaking news. a deadly early-morning accident on the b-w parkway. a man was hit by a car. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. sarah w

home games and in the last three games they have sÁnchez who threw six no-hit innings, and matt scherzerruck out 13, and verlander who is the most dominant pitcher on the planet right now. the tigers are in decent position. it will be curious to see what happens with their line up. jim lee hand has shifted things up. they dropped austin jackson all the way to eighth in that lineup trying to shake things up because as bad as the red sox hitters have been, detroit hitters simply have not been able to capitalize either. >> there are drastic changes for a lineup that has been set all season long. jeff, we appreciate the time. >> reporter: thank you. >> well now to the nfl. two weeks after getting released by tampa bay, josh free man will take his first start with the vikings monday night. the original plan was to give free man more time to get up to speed, he decided to much up the time schedule. freeman moved through two touchdown and three picks before getting benched. one of the best goalies of all time, patrick roy who won six strait game as head coach of the avalanche with the 3-2 over

he caught flak for removing malt scherzer sunday night, resulting in a five-run sox rally.g, he looks like a genius for shaking up the batting order in game four. legal land got an assess from jake peavy, the boston red sox starter. he walked four guys. victor martinez scores, two batters later, torii hunter leading off for the first time in 14 years drivers in two runs, giving the tigers a 4-0 lead. the hits kept on coming. american league batting champion miguel cabrera batting second for the first time in nine years drivers in torii hunter with a base hit up the middle. peavy didn't get a lot of help. no errors for pedroia in this game, despite failing to make two place on grounders hit right at hill. tigers win 7-3 to tie the series at two. >> players executed tonight, did a heck of a job. they bottled, 50er battled. we were ready to play, they were ready to play. we were beneficiary of a couple of walks in that one inning. i was proud of the guys. they came out ready to play and fister was ready to bottle. >> facing elimination, the dodgers sent zack greinke back. he g

matt scherzer took a no winner before the game was blown. the series tied. game 3 tonight. >> justin burr lander takes the hill to -- verlander takes to the hill to try to shift momentum to the tigers. >> that's the great thing about the team. whatever happens tomorrow, we can have max and others. every guy has their unique ability to shut down a team in their own way. >> on monday night football the colts took the field in san diego, two victories against the 49ers and seahawks. philip rivers and company driving. trailing 3-0. watch rivers. he's looking and finds one. right there. 22 yards for the touchdown. san diego never failed. the chargers held the colts to three field goals. indi failing to score a touch down. chargers win it 19-9. >> week six of the nfl even is in the book. anita marks stopped by and we discussed several topics, including the status of rob. >> the patriots doctors cleared mark to come back. he's practicing. there's detention in the locker room, not understanding why he returned to play. week 6 was the week to return. he hired his own