and travis blackley, the a's pitcher will strike out cabrera on the big breaking pitch. cabrera gets into it with his umpire and gets tossed from the game. the big blow here in the 4th, josh donalson, a 3-run home run gives the a's the lead 3-2. donalson back and forth from aaa all year. smith delivers the game-winner from left center, crisp scores, and the a's are dancing their way to the win. they lead the wildcard race outright over the orioles. >>> bari zito couldn't get -- barry zito couldn't get out ever the 3rd inning tonight, but the astros are awful. hunter pence, air monster 3-run home run, his 19th. he will get a standing ovation from the locals, he's from texas. fernando martinez can't make the catch, pablo sandoval and pence score, 6-3 giants. zito, only 2 and 1/3, but the bullpen does its job. >>> the nfl announced today that they will use replacement refs when the season opens one week from tonight. meanwhile, it's do-or-die for players in the bubble. like anthony dixon. he's having a pretty good preseason. but he's error-prone. 49ers very, very deep at ru

travis blackley serving up a three-run job to josh donaldson. cleveland has lost 26 of his last 31. ouch. >>> nfl preseason, wrapping up. cowboys and dolphins. no tony romo. although, he would wear the jersey. ryan tannehill puts it to good use. marlon moore, for a gain of 11. hooks up with charles clay. here's the bad part. mario butler, flagged for roughing the passer. here's why. i would call that a late hit. also, possibly a rib and hip shot. tannehill would be all right. thomas, some reggie bush insurance there. 20 yards. no romo. doing a romo impression here. doesn't go out of bounds. eludes a pair of defenders. cowboys go on to win. 30-13, is your final. >>> a reminder, college football starting up this week. it starts up tonight. washington state and byu in the nightcap. and don't miss the s.e.c. showdown. >>> it's time for the world's biggest tomato battle, that takes place each year in a small spanish town. >> 30,000 tourists pelted each other with tons of tomatoes. portable showers are set up to wash off the mess afterwards. the town's streets and walls are hosed down aft

behind travis blackley. bottom of the first. asdrubal cabrera at the plate. he gets called out on strikes. he's not happy. take a look at this. reminds me of raj mathai when he doesn't get his scripts on time. hey, you can't do that. you get yanked for yelling at the umpire, gary garland. bottom of the third, no score. one pitch for jason donald is all he needs. homers to right center. first run for cleveland in the last 24 innings. top of the fourth now. josh donaldson. he's had enough. full count, deep home run to left. three-run shot. cespedes and carter tap home plate. a's go on to get the win. 8-4 is your final. >>> updates on a couple of a's looking to get back to the big leagues. honwhat about third baseman brandon inge? struck out three times for sacramento. as for gem isle weeks he's tearing it up. .462 in five games with the river cats. raj ha thmathai, is that true? do you really get that upset when they don't hand you your scripts on time? >> don't throw your script. >> jessica, help him out. can't you be sweet like jessica? that's all you need to