today was the rubber game of the opening series and was the battle of the recovering tommy johns pitchers >>> now wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. >> two big aces, not nearly as stage because today's nats game was opening day. the starter for the last three years makes his debut in game three. it goes awry in the 3rd inning when ian desmond misses the ground ball and david wright safe at first. three batters later and a run on the board for the mets. daniel murphy knocks an infield single that scores another run. steven strasburg goes 5 1/3 inning allowing six runs, three earned. nats lose 6-3. our holden kushner was at the rubber game. >> reporter: billed as a big pitching match-up today, stephen strasburg and matt harvey both uber prospects, both had tommy johns surgery. harvey in his return from elbow reconstruction, six masterful shutout innings with nine strikeouts. strasburg 5 1/3 innings, six runs, three earned. ian dez blonde with a big error -- desmond with a big error in that one with a victory for the mets. >> they didn't square me up. i don't remember anybody hi

a forearm strain is a pre- cursor for tommy john surgery.t could be serious. >> thank you. >>> tonight at 10:00 p.m. a building that has been a problem for neighbors and owned by the city of san francisco, why squatters and vandals are allowed to come and go. that is at 10:00 p.m. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com see you later. honey, what is all this? hey! hey, mom? i'm trying to write this stupid college essay question, and i really don't even know where to start. okay, what's the question? tell me. "what's the biggest overcome?" didn't my third grade teacher say i had, like, a.d.d. or something? oh, no, honey. she said you couldn't a-d-d, and she put it that way because she also knew you couldn't s-p-e-l-l. wait, slow down... ohh! sweetheart? what's this? we talked about this last week. i said i'm building luke a tree house. you said "fine." you know, sometimes i think you just tune me out. i never told her. she just would have said "no." i don't remember agreeing to this, phil. this is like the time you backed down the drive

making his first return since tommy john surgery. the first he strikes out bryce harper here. harvey was outstanding. nine strikeouts over six shutout innings. strasburg facing david wright. a double play ball that ian desmond can't handle. he boots it, his third error in three timegames. mets up 2-o. travis d'arnaud finds green grass there. strasburg goes 5 1/3 giving up six runs. not too concerned about the defense behind him this season. >> can't let those things affect you. they'll give it everything they have. and that's all i'm expecting because i'm trying to go out there and do the same thing. when you face adversity out there you want to go out there and pick each other up. i tried didn't work out. >>> the nationals a three-game series with the phillies. >>> let's move over to golf now. first round of the masters today. tiger woods has won this major four times in his career. his success at augusta one of the reasons why he returned to the game after missing the last several months of competitive golf. 14 majors and 79 pga to

and aloud only one run to the phillies in a 20 inning span but the first time at city field after tommy johnt him all of last season. harvey hasn't allowed a home run in 60 and third. and it could be a long night for chase utley in a slump of epic proportions 2 for 22 and batting .091, ryan sandberg plains the time he missed from spring training the phillies are averaging only 2.3 runs per game. the flyers miserable season has come to a close and gm ron hextall is set to talk to the media tomorrow and the coach is on the hot seat after the team underperformed this season especially on the road and failed to make the playoffs. many wonder whether this team needs more prominent voices in the dressing room, berube knows there needed to be leadership in the rocker room. >> one guy could have a big voice but it takes a lot of guys in the room leadership wise, like i said it wasn't good enough and has to get better, there are guys pulling in that leadership role. >> the philadelphia union is hoping to get their season turned around and they finally got that first win over the weekend and they look

the nats taking on the ace for the mets matt harvey making his first start since returning from tommy johneless in the top of the third, strassburg facing david right. this looks like a double-play ball but desmond, he boots it. his third nair three games. that mistake gets magnified. later in the inning mets up a run, daniel murphy hits a chopper here strassburg and ryan zimmerman almost collide. another run gets across. mets are up 2-0. not going the nationals' way today. this is travis hits a ball into shallow cent right there, finds some grass. the mets are up 4-0. strassburg went 5 1/3 innings, gave up nine hit, six runs, but just three of those earned runs. as for matt harvey he was on fire. his first start since the 2013 season he struck out nine nationals over six shutout innings of baseball. harvey he gets the w, strassburg gets the l. the nats they fall 6-3. afterwards desmond talked about his fielding issues. >> i wish i would have put myself in a better position. a different hop. i wasn't expecting the ball to bounce up like that. but like i said, the object is to convert the b

cape after mri for tightness in the right forearm he has a flex or strain from a torn ligament the tommy johnligament. doesn't take it serious but put on the 15 day dl today. to calm the issue down he is brought up from triple a to start on wednesday. >> gym 2 of the 4 game set. jessie on the hill. like 3 strike out. wept 6. gave up 3 runs. 5th inning single to rate. l miss play badly. texas take as 3 nothing lead. 3-1 game now in the seventh. bases loaded for simmons. kid from cal. nibble to capitolize from cal. nibble to capitolize. slow roller to andrew. ending double play and rangers even the series 1 appease with 3-1 victory. all right. tiger woods not played competitive round of golf in the pga tour since he walked off the course on february fifth. he only played total of 47 hole in 2015 but he's back at the masters where he never missed the cut as a prosecute. he has yet another new swing. short game is nonexistent. causing him to walk away from the game until he says he's ready to win again. he must think his muscle memory at augusta will work to advantage. he's won 4 times here. this

. >>> while the giants are breathing a sigh of relief matt cain will not need tommy john surgery, thet the disabled list for the fifth time in the last three seasons. he has a strain and is expected to miss at least two weeks. >>> on sunday, the dubs matched up tonight against a possible play-off foe. half a game out of the eighth play-off spot in the west. first quarter time rung out. never fear steph curry will here. dubs up-1 in the second. curry toying with the defender. the stepback part of a huge first half. time running out. curry toniu owe. and the fadeaway is pure. right now, though they trail 88-82 in the fourth. >>> finally, tiger woods ready to go after a fifth green jacket when masters play gets under way thursday at augusta national. woods is back after dealing with numerous health issues and problems with his game that have kept him away from the pga tour since february 5th. >> people would never understand how much work i put into it to come back and do this again. it was sun-up to sundown. if the kids were asleep i'd still be doing it. when they were at school i would

if he has to have tommy john surgery, he is going to miss this entire year. the giants are on the hook for $20 million this year $20 million next year. >> whoa. >> $20 million in 2017 and the giants have the option for 2018. this is a pretty big deal how this turns out right now with matt cain. >> indeed it is. big news for matt cain and the giants. hopefully it's a little better for him and he gets healthy in the situation. thanks geraud. >> okay. >> you can watch "sportsnet central" on comcast sportsnet at 10:30. >>> aside from that it is baseball, happy new year for a lot of people. regardless of the weather. >> the good news for the a's home opener we have wind and clouds. but the showers staying offshore for now. but marin county north, have a few lingering showers maybe into the evening before the main event comes in. and you can see it right there west at ukiah, embedded thundershowers in that. that's going slide to the south. at 5:00 and 6:00 the winds have increased. rain likely. more so after midnight tonight through 4:00 a.m. that's when the cold f

tommy, what were you saying? >> reporter: you can check out the house tour this saturday going on all throughout georgetown to benefit st. johnstown. in the 94.7 fresh fm studios, i'm tommy mcfly, wusa9. >> got him back. >>> the pentagon maneuvers a carrier closer to the civil war in yemen. that story is coming up. >> it's time to stop and smell the roses at the white house after a display of bipartisanship. >> i never understo moms know their family's mouths often need a helping hand. after brushing listerine® total care helps prevent cavities strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. it's an easy way to give listerine® total care to the total family. listerine® total care. one bottle, six benefits. power to your mouth™. and for kids starting at age six, listerine® smart rinse delivers extra cavity protection after brushing. >>> i'm delia goncalves live in fredricksburg. in about an hour and a half, steven briel will head to court answering to charges of first- degree murder and abduction. police say he strangled his college roommate to death. both were students at university of mary washington just a couple of blocks from

um john was um the pee pitt tommy of somebody who dedicated his entire life to the community torque hisy aware here he was a pillar of strength and dedication. ♪ >> reporter: bittersweet goodbye, a celebration of a life well lived at the america's longest serving firefighter was finally called home. >> rest in peace chief. always look over us and we have it from here. (bell tolls). >> reporter: karen hepp, fox 29 news. >> 14-year-old florida boy is facing felony charges accused of of trying to hack into his school's computer system. this happened at a pasco county middle school. the teen reportedly got the password to the school's administrative level account from a teacher two years ago. one of the servers the teen hacked into had access to state standardized testing information but investigators say the 14-year-old was more interested in getting into the teacher's computer and trying to put pornography on it. the school is now in the process of changing its passwords. >>> well we all like to take our four leg friends with when you say we go out from time to time. but some in californi

top seven now, tommy hunter pitching with two on two out. jacobbi ellsbury lines it to second. johns's scope, chris davis couldn't handle it. that loads the bases two outs. next batter steven drew pinch hitting. that's a pinch-hit grand slam from drew. yankees beat the birds, 6-5. life about to be postponed on the ice due to playoff hockey. caps practice today for game one against the islanders. they like their chances before. >> it's a very different feeling in this room. it's a confident bunch and we feel great about the way we're playing. we're playing a more playoff style game. we're playing more physical game and letting the skill come second and making sure we're working hard every night. >> i don't think any of the teams that make the playoffs can't go to the end. always optimistic. i really, really like the chances, probably the best chances i've felt we've had going to the playoffs. >> those are music those words music to our ears. the best chances they've had. the game is wednesday night at verizon center. they drop the puck at 7:00 p.m. on comcast sports net. game three sund

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