he hit utley to put two on. utley just flipped him the ball back. the ball took a bounce, ended up in utley's hand. he flipped the ball to sanchez. sanchez didn't like it. utley didn't like that. >> tim: stays on top of the stick. >> here we go. the benches now empty, as sanchez and utley start yelling at each other. >> tim: you do not want to get kicked out of a game like this. or any gam for that matter. >> joe: aubrey huff is trying to play peace-maker in the middle. >> tim: the umpires are doing a great job acting as peace-makers. >> joe: again, utley was hit in the back. the ball ends up bouncing, as he is going down to first. it bounces right to him. he grabs it and flips it out to sanchez. sanchez let it go by him and then stared at utley at first, said something. and then the two get into it. the benches reacted more than utley and sanchez. >> tim: i think utley fires the ball at sanchez. that would have been one thing. there was no intent for sanchez to hit utley in that situation. the giants need one win. >> joe: then they have to get sanc

rbis by utley and werth.he giants bullpen tonight after jonathan sanchez pitched in the third inning. four innings, just three hits, one strike-out and a walk. right now we join public address announcer dan baker for introduction of "god bless america." >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remove your hats and join king callis, son of the late, great hall of fame phillies broadcaster harry carey as he sings "god bless america." [ applause ] ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her ♪ and guide her ♪ through the night ♪ with a light from above ♪ from the mountains ♪ to the prairies ♪ to the oceans ♪ white with foam ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] meet the never miss a super bowl club. they've been to every game for the last forty-four years. [ cook ] when i get that super bowl ticket in my hand, that's the moment that i start to feel, it's real, i'm going again. [ male announcer ] and now visa's g

rbis by utley and werth. the giants bullpen tonight after jonathan sanchez pitched in the third inning. four innings, just three hits, one strike-out and a walk. right now we join public address announcer dan baker for introduction of "god bless america." >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remove your hats and join king callis, son of the late, great hall of fame phillies broadcaster harry carey as he sings "god bless america." [ applause ] ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her ♪ and guide her ♪ through the night ♪ with a light from above ♪ from the mountains ♪ to the prairies ♪ to the oceans ♪ white with foam ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] meet the never miss a super bowl club. they've been to every game for the last forty-four years. [ cook ] when i get that super bowl ticket in my hand, that's the moment that i start to feel, it's real, i'm going again. [ male announcer ] and now visa's

and utley went down hard on the dirt. he's okay, as hep pops up. a perfect bunt for a single, by andres torres. >> tim: you can see all three. nobody knowing who is going to field this ball. howard staying back. now utley has to make the try. torres has a bunt base hit. his third single of the night. obviously a threat to run. >> joe: he tweaked something. he hurt his left leg. they're going to bring a trainer out to take a look at torres, who is trying to get loose. >> tim: that is the one thing about a dime to any base. chase utley broke his wrist diving to second base on the 28 of june in cincinnati. myriad of injuries on plays like this. charlie manuel said it's an instinctive play, but it's one instinct that players should be weaned out of. >> joe: torres is also a good defensive centerfielder. he's going to stay in. giants have you rowand on their bench still. here is freddy sanchez. one on, one out. left side, base hit. back-to-back hits. torres will stop at second. it's two on, one out. >> tim: now it becomes very important, to find out whe

utley's long day still not over.n the 5th, freddie sanchez with an in between bouncer utley boots it. arrowaaron rowan comes home. 2-1 in the 7th. shane victorino grounds out. closes out the threat. ibanez bounces in the 4-6- double play. giants take him 2-1 series lead winning game 3, 3-0. >> this ought to be the it up one to be able to pitch in the post-season is great and to be able to throw the ball and help your team win, you know, is a great feeling. >> i'm not taking the credit away from him. matt cain was too good. he didn't give us any runs. >> ross at first, grounds one off the glove of utley. 2-0 giants. >> when i hit it i thought it was through. >> it's loud. >> it's loud in here, i know. [ laughter ] >> he made a heck of an effort at it. just knocked through and i was looking for something off speed and he put the first one right down the middle. i was surprised but i state on it and was able to get through the whole thing. >> rowan. bruce bochy is pulling all the right things. >> bochy is known to do th

specifically, chase utley and jimmy rollins. his first at-bat in the third inning with chase utley coming up with runners on. are you going to get him? he does. that is hurdle number one. then jimmy rollins. first and second again. gets out of that. that is twice. feeling real good now. then thinking this is my day, chase utley with a runner on second base. matt cain was superb. >> mitch: if i look at this from a philadelphia phillies pitching standpoint i look at one thing: cody ross. he is not the guy they were looking at as don't let this guy beat you. cody ross has driven in four of the eight runs in the series. the phillies pitchers have to come up with a plan to get him out. >> chris: the big question is who will be on the mound in game four for the philadelphia phillies? we will give you the pitching probables in a minute. but first, the winner today in game three for the san francisco giants, of course, is matt cain. he is standing by with our ken rosenthal. >> ken: how much did it raise the tension for you, knowing that

rolens, mishandled by bruce and utley grow, 7-4 phillies. they knockout cincinnati on sunday. sharks open the season in sweeden, why this makes me laugh. why do you open this season out of the country? >> because they are trying to go international, gary. >> how about the hockey fans that want it on our soil? >> because -- i could do highlights but they are playing their owning game out of country. >> they won today in sweeden congratulations. i wish i was there. >> what was that?

bottom of the 3rd sanchez drills utley in the back. utley flips the ball back to the mound on his way to 1st. sanchez didn't appreciate it and the benches clear. nobody was ejected but sanchez was pulled after two plus innings. it is game tied at two until the 8th. juan is just 2-25 in the post season coming into tonight. homers to the right off ryan madson. tim lincecum came out of the bull pen in the 8th but was pulled after giving up back-to- back singles. enter brian wilson. he gets him to line. giants three outs away. bottom of the 9th, two on, two out for ryan howard. >> 3-2 pitch. got him looking and the giants win the penant. >> reporter: the giants win 3- 2. they are headed back to the world series for the first time since 2002. let the celebration begin. >> the whole world just saw how we played baseball. giants baseball, man. >> the pitch to him. swing and a high fly ball to right field. deep. going back is jayson werth. still going back. at the warning track. at the wall. >> for him to come up and hit a big home run against

then victorino and utley. here's the 1-1.eria, who shakes out his hand. >> tim: right under the trademark. edgar's hand ringing a bit now. in fact, it's vibrating. >> joe: the 1-2 countss . ball 2. a lot of fun as we go to the ninth inning. a big game for nlcs. tied at 5. wilson coming in. what do you say we get the look we want, the softness we need, and an unbeatable lifetime stain warranty for whatever life throws at it. then let's save big on the installation. ♪ we're lowering the cost of going barefoot. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get exclusive martha stewart living and platinum plus installed in your whole house for only 37 bucks. hey, let me see that map for a second. just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. hurry in for all the sweet flavors of breakfast in one delicious sandwich. sweeten up your breakfast with a delicious maple cheddar breakfast sandwich today. thank you very much. you're on e-trade. huntin' down stocks, bonds,

same something to utley. he responds like what are you saying, huh?both benches wine up clearing for a couple of minutes. sanchez just completely lost his composure. he is pulled and rightly so from the game. in comes jeremy afelt one of the un sung heros. he did a great job. shane ends that inning. sanchez watches the rest of the game from the bench. and you will see some nice defense here from jason werth. great catch down the right- field line. that's how it went. we stayed tied 2-2 into the top of the 8th inning. tim lincecum came into the game. but it is none other than juan uribe with the shot to right ticket to ride breaking the 2-2 tied. the giants leading for good 3- 2. tim lincecum, a surprise in as relief raul ibanez with the base hit. got two consecutive singles after he struck out werth to end the inning. boche has seen enough. he brings in wilson. he induces ortiz. and victorino. and he is pumped there. he is trouble there. and in comes wilson. and ryan howard is looking. brian wilson has never come through at a more tune time. and the s

aubrey huff off chase utley's glove into right field, taps on home plate, 2 -0 and it got worse for utleys too hot to handle. aaron rowand who started in center field scores to make it 3 -0. they move on a base hit. matt cain, two on in the 7th but he gets shane victorino to ground out. big daddy cain to the 9th, bribe wilson trying to close it out and gets -- brian wilson trying to close it out and gets raul ibanez to bounce it out. giants game three, 2-0. >> to be able to pitch in the postseason, you know, is great. >> that game was too good. that cain was too good. he didn't give us any runs. >> when i hit it, i instantly thought it was going. >> it was loud. >> it's loud in here, i know. >> bruce bochy is pulling all the right strings. >> bochy has been known to do things like that. >> hats off to him for shaking it up and having it work. >> you got people chanting your name. >> he's an easy name to chant. that's probably why it's two syllables. the yankees f >> well, meanwhile benji and his boys are more than halfway there. the texas rangers have the yankees on the brink of eliminati

utley can't deal with a weird bounce.d aaron rowan who started the inning with a double getting the start today comes in with a run that made it 3-0. wilson getting raul ibanez to hit into the double play that ends the three game victory. >> i had a few key additions this year. but you know, that's the kind of ignorance i have in spring training thinking about that we're the best team. and it's falling through. we knew we had great pitching, we knew we had a great line up we just had to play together. we're taking october and start to play as a team. which is helping out a lot. >> meanwhile in the american league, it's like watching the bully on the block getting his butt kicked in its own front yard. the yankees get whopped. benjie molina, yeah that benjie molina three run crush to left. he went three for four on the night. and you see nolan ryan getting a big kick out of that. josh hamilton two home runs tonight. and that ball leaves the park. their manager ron washington continues to get a kick out of things. but the l

utley can't deal with a weird bounce. and aaron rowan who started the inning with a double getting the start today comes in with a run that made it 3-0. wilson getting raul ibanez to hit into the double play that ends the three game victory. >> i had a few key additions this year. but you know, that's the kind of ignorance i have in spring training thinking about that we're the best team. and it's falling through. we knew we had great pitching, we knew we had a great line up we just had to play together. we're taking october and start to play as a team. which is helping out a lot. >> meanwhile in the american league, it's like watching the bully on the block getting his butt kicked in its own front yard. the yankees get whopped. benjie molina, yeah that benjie molina three run crush to left. he went three for four on the night. and you see nolan ryan getting a big kick out of that. josh hamilton two home runs tonight. and that ball leaves the park. their manager ron washington continues to get a kick out of things. but th

first inning chase utley steals a back after he gets on bases.ey pull off the double steal. what that does, that leaves first base open. they walk jayson werth, and then this guy, he takes one off the wall. that does wonders for his confidence. again, running the bases, an advantage the phillies have. they used it tonight. that's why they won >> chris: we get on a plane and fly out to san francisco for game three. it is an afternoon tilt and it will be a good one. cole hamels is going for the philadelphia phillies. he's had the second best e.r.a. in the nl since july 1st, going against matt cain but he has never beaten the philadelphia phillies. the only n. l. team he has yet to defeat. do you want to change anything in your picks? >> no, i'm not changing anything. it will be a tough row to hoe. >> they have to sweep out in san francisco. >> for me to look like a genius, they have to sweep in san francisco. >> for you to look like a genius? >> that's not happening. that's not happening >> chris: karros, do you like your pick? >> eric: i do like i

rolens, mishandled by bruce and utley grow, 7-4 phillies. they knockout cincinnati on sunday.harks open the season in sweeden, why this makes me laugh. why do you open this season out of the country? >> because they are trying to go international, gary. >> how about the hockey fans that want it on our soil? >> because -- i could do highlights but they are playing their owning game out of country. >> they won today in sweeden congratulations. i wish i was there. >> what was that? >> i wish i was there. >> no you don't. >> that's awesome. >> they opened in sweeden. they opened in sweeden. the penguins were in germany last year. that is all right. i don't have penguins blood in my vains. and they are in sweeden. i don't want [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few shortcuts. and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them something special. their

utley had a rough series. they get the force. the giants lead 1-0. tonytim lincecum. halladay lays down a bunt that appears to be foul, he doesn't run, he thinks it's foul. sandoval missed the bag and philadelphia takes advantage. next hitter, shane victorino, two runs score, philadelphia 2- one. polanco, a single to center. tim lincecum had a rough third inning, not helped by his defense. cody ross with the count 3-1 phillies. delivers one more time. it was said after the game halladay pitched with an injured groin. and allowed two runs over 6. was tough when he had to. ryan lights out. posey and cody ross, the giants win meekly in the 8. when worth hit a home run, 4-2 and brad came out of the bullpen. everybody was ready toparch the champagne tonight. the fans were. that's it. giants go out meekly, 3-2, giants still lead the series by a game. >> reporter: did the giants just last play their last home game of the year? >> can you chalk it up to a strange inning? bounces? >> yeah. tough. i should have made better quality pitches to hold it. >> if you told us we would

rolens, mishandled by bruce and utley grow, 7-4 phillies. they knockout cincinnati on sunday.rks open the season in sweeden, why this makes me laugh. why do you open this season out of the country? >> because they are trying to go international, gary. >> how about the hockey fans that want it on our soil? >> because -- i could do highlights but they are playing their owning game out of country. >> they won today in sweeden congratulations. i wish i was there. >> what was that? >> i wish i was there. >> no you don't. >> that's awesome. >> they opened in sweeden. they opened in sweeden. the penguins were in germany last year. that is all right. i don't have penguins blood in my vains. and they are in sweeden. i don't want to go on. good night everybody have a good weekend. @ [ whitman ] they say california can't be governed anymore. i say baloney. this state belongs to all of us. we just have to decide we want to change. i know government isn't a business and it shouldn't be, but the same values of accountability and focus that make california businesses among the best in the wo

rollins and utley. where they could get a double play. it would have to be a ball right over the bag for jimmy rollins. >> joe: strike two. torres who has a flare hit, one for four. trying to give brian wilson of the giants a little breathing room here in the ninth. >> joe: torres went around. that's a big strike-out for lidge. two away. >> tim: going back to the slider. fine play by ruiz to make the block. first base is occupied with less than two outs. the batter is automatically out. but had he not blocked it, a run would have scored. >> joe: now the bases are loaded with two outs. freddy sanchez, won the batting title in 2006. for the pirates stands in. pablo sandoval in the on deck circle. that slider misses. the interesting thing about sandoval being in the on-deck circle, is that is the pitcher's spot. >> tim: but if he has a chance to hit, they would have scored another run. >> joe: the pitcher is the closer wilson. strike on the inside corner. one ball, one strike. >> tim: you wouldn't trade a run for a closer? >> joe: no. >> tim

top five, up 1-0, chase utley, deep to right center, that ball is gone.ottom of the ninth, same score, reds down to their final out. hammel going for the complete game shutout gets scott rolen swinging. hammel gets it done as the phillies get 2-0 and sweep the reds. >>> the giants and braves. top one. giants down 2-1. to right. and he will score easily. the giants tie the game at 2-2. the next batter, buster posey, the rookie. a little chopper to second and brooks conrad lets it go between the wreckage. his third error of the game. freddy sanchez scores. posey pumped. brian wilson in to close it out. nate mclouth to second. and the giants second baseman knows what to do with it, freddy sanchez, ball game. take a 3-2 series lead. >> how about football? redskins/packers in overtime. graham ganno, yes, sir. that's a look at your espn news highlights. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> the latest campaign ad by republican senate candidate christine o'donnell has, of course, become fodder for folks at "saturday night live." >> if i were a witch,

victorino, rbi single to left scores utley. phillies win 7-0. braves must win tomorrow to have a shot at the postseason. >>> a's and mariners in seattle. chris carter, went deep. jack cusp and mark ellis homered in the a's 5-3 victory. >> a battle of undefeated teams. over 1100 yards total offense. [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases...50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million dollar deficit. the schools become so bad...the state has to take them over. it was "largely a bust," he admitted. jerry brown. failure as governor. failure as mayor. failure we can't afford now. you can (music playing) announcer: has the overpowering smell of scented garbage bags taken over your kitchen? (woman blows at scented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent. hefty! hefty! hefty! >> mike: a little c

and as it turns out was going to be enough for matt cain but they do add more, chase utley as freddy sanchez with a 2-out grounder he can't handle. and rowan doubled the lead that inning off. gets him off to a 3-0 lead. and the giants and cody ross ride it to a 3-0 victory. matt cain7 innings of work gives up only two hits, no runs. cody ross talks about the magic he has found as a san francisco giant. >> for the most part it's about confidence going up there and knowing you're going to get the job done or do something to help your team. if you go out there and you're thinking about something else or you know don't have that confidence, chances are you're probably not going to get anything done. >>> oh my gosh, you think that that guy is going to be a giant next year. yes, absolutely won himself a major fan base here. probably will be starting in right field. but the giants concern, more on game four tomorrow. it's a night game you will see it on channel 2 from at&t. i'm mark ibanez back to frank and julie. >> so exciting. and thanks for joining us tonight. good night. >> have a good

family they will be sitting in this section because it is in your best interest to go out and buy an utleyy and just put it on. >> i like pat burrell. i look at him like a good friend. kind of like my son. i spend a lot of time with him. we play baseball and we are going to get him out. that's what we are out there for. do i want him to get any hits? not at all. >> reporter: meanwhile in the american league the wait is over. the yankees and rangers played game 1 of the american league championship series in texas. josh hamilton went two for 18 in the first round and is off to a better start in round 2. a hit off c.c. sabathia. first career run. yankees flexing their muscle late. times with a single to left. yankees score five runs in the 8th and take game 1, 6-5. >>> round 2 open. following up an opening round 64 with a six under 65. the clubhouse leader at 13 under. >>> moving to danville for the lpga. yesterday britney linsicomb broke the record. a different story today. she shoots 86. falls into a tie. >>> tom cable made it official. switching quarterbacks hasn't been a problem this sea

chase utley scores. oswalt took a no-hitter. ross strikes again. solo shot. the game was tied at 1. the bullpen did not spell relief tonight. shot to right. just misses hitting a grand slam. instead, it's a bases clearing double. the phillies win. >>> the team's worse start in 31 years. touchdown, 49ers, they bin the battle of the bay -- they win the battle of the bay 17-9. >>> robinson -- both were thrown out of the game after that violent collision, or taken out of the game. and eagles won 31-17. >>> very wet -- he is the winner, 47-year-old wins his first tournament since 2002 and 23-year-old rookie wins the lpga. >> have a good night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

jonathan sanchez hits chase utley. words exchanged. bench is cleared. no punches were thrown. sanchez was pulled by bruce boche. bull pen kept philadelphia bats scoreless. a solo shot right there to the opposite field. sack fly. he put the giants in the driver's seat in game 6 tonight. bottom of the 9th now. two on two out. ryan howard at the plate. what does he do? he looks at it. you've got to swing. he doesn't. frozen. the giants win the national league penant and will advance to the world series to face the texas rangers. >> the giants win. >> one of those things. it was an intense game. felt like it was about eight hours long. glad we won. glad it's over. >> here i am. talking to you guys. going to the world series. who would have ever thought it? >> that's right. who would have thunk. that was cody ross and he was named the nlcs mvp. three home runs, five r.b.i.s and batted .350. >> go giants. see you on cbs5. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. ked citi -- how m

they are going to be sitting in the family section, it's in your best interests to go out and buy an utley jersey just put it on. >> i like pat burrell. i look at him as, you know, like he is a good friend of mine like a son of mine in some ways i spent a lot of time with him but now we walk across out there to play baseball, we're going to get him out. that's what we're out there for. i mean, you know, do i want him to get in and hit? not at all. [ laughter ] >> i mean, that's kind of how i look at it. we got to beat him. >> reporter: and while burrell is no stranger to the post- season, his miami teammate aubrey huff is making his post- season debut. take a guess what his favorite part is about playing in october. >> celebrations, man. you get -- just to get into the play-offs. i mean, for me, that was an emotional deal. it was great. emotional. you know, tears all the nine years of getting killed. but that was more fun. i can only imagine the more fun it gets as you go. just to be able to celebrate the guys and memories from that. that's what i'm going to remember about this experience.

utley to right. powe o'l.a. coe -- polanco scores. then huff back up the middle. sanchez scores.rino guns the runner down at the plate. next batter, buster posey, a chopper into third. huff scores, game tied at 2. stayed that way until the eighth. uribe driving one deep to right. see ya. gives the giants the 3-2 lead. then in the ninth, two on for the phillies. brian wilson freezes ryan howard to ended. the giant headed to the world series to face texas. >> not really. hat trouble early on but he has been like that all year long. one of the biggest reasons we're here. our bull pen stepped it up. >> we fought, we scratched and fought, and i don't know how we did it, about we did it. obviously with two starters coming in like that, what these guys needed to do. >> mike: total team effort. >> mike: total team effort. we'll take a break from ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matter

fifth inning, ase utley, into the stands, a solo shot and the phils were up 2-0. that's all the all-star cole hamills needed. he struck out nine. phils won 2-0 to sweep the reds. philly advances. now we go to atlanta game three. braves and giants. san francisco down 2-1 in the ninth. in ct, they were down to their final out. but huff slapped a single to right. the game was tied at two. the next batter was buster posey, ripped the grunter to second. right between the legs of brooks conrad. his third error of the game. freddy sanchez scored the game winner. giants held on to win 3-2. they lead the series 2-1. in texas game four, longoria snapped out of the postseason slump. a two-run shot in the fifth. the rays avoid elimination, forcing a game five in tampa on tuesday. now to the nfl eagles visiting san francisco. the niners with five turnovers down seven, smith couldn't find an open receiver and fumbled the ball. aostly mistake. 62-yard return for pay dirt. philadelphia held on to win 27-24. sats visiting the cards. late in the fourth. new orleans down three. drew

while everyone wants to run out, if you weren't watching, it was utley being hit by a pitch, got theid stay here because you're going in the game. he did get locked in and came up with two big innings for the giants. the count is 2-1 on hamilton. now 3-1. >> tim: mark gardner, himself, a major league pitcher for san francisco giants. knowing full well what getting locked in means and conveying that to affeldt. >> joe: hamilton trying to reach for the first time tonight. >> joe: 3-1. chopped foul. >> joe: that will load them up. josh hamilton is on for the first time tonight. and bruce bochy has seen enough. the dynamic closer for the giants coming in. [ applause ] with the bases loaded. first is live video chat on the go. so you can be face-to-face even when you can't be. whether you're on 4g, 3g... and of course wi-fi. first lets you stream live video to the web. in 3...2... 1. what will you do first with evo, the first 4g phone? only from sprint. the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. look at all this stuff for coffee.

need to pitch executions to guys like howard and utley. >> the hard part for me has been that you have so much time in between the anticipation kind of gets to you. but it beats the heck out of fishing, i can tell you that. >> reporter: the rangers took a 5-0 lead into the 7th but the yankees flexed their muscles late. a single to left. a-rod scores. the yankees score five runs in the 8th and take game 1, 6-5. >>> following up an opening round 64 with a six under 65. the clubhouse leader at 13 under. bruce boche announcing his lineup tomorrow morning. aaron rowan we do know has made the roster. that's all from philadelphia. let's send it back to ken and julie back in san francisco. >> that does it for now. >> that's the news. we will see you on cbs5 at 11:00 p.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com

giants up, the phillies 2-0 in the fifth, freddy sanchez, too hot to handle for chase utley.y ruled that a hit are you kidding me? matt cain is on cruise control. 2-on in the seventh but he got shane victorino to ground out. so to end the threat. 7 shutout innings for big daddy cane. brian wilson gets the 4-6-3 double play, giants take a 2-1 series lead. they win game 3, 3-0. >>> yankees looking for a win, sums up their night. breaks his bat, smacks it in into a camera. bengie molina, a 5-3 lead, they never look back. rangers take a 3-1 series lead 10-3. the shark season has begun. her thefting the hurricanes, not pretty for san jose in the early going. eric stall steals the puck. scored. carolina wins and the sharks are off to a little bit of a slow start, 1-2-1 this year. but, again, all focus on the giants, i love the pitching matchup tomorrow, they got the rookie madison bumgarner going against the former athletic joe blanton. i'm just feeling it now. when i don't out in there. >> i'm start to go think it's going to happen. >> you and i were at the series in 2000. >> baum

i am worried about pitch execution to like howard and to guys like utley. that's more in the back of my mind. >> the phillies have been to the world series the past two years. this is new for halladay. it is his first season in philadelphia. no playoff jitters because he threw a no hitter in his post season debut. halladay enjoying this. >> it is more exciting anticipation. and that's one part i didn't expect. you know, to get to this point has been so much fun. but going out and pitching these games, you look forward to it. it has been exciting. >> the leaders went in opposition directions in opposite sides of the bay on the pro golf tours. the men in the south bay and round two. the first round leader on a roll. rolling home some long putts to a 6 under 65. he hasn't won in eight years and leads by three at 13 under par. the lpga at blackhawk and lincecum opened with an 11 under 61. and then four over 76. 15 shot higher in the second round and falling to 7. we have been focused on a lot of baseball. but a big football weekend as well. cal at usc and a big

jace utley scores. the phillies stay up and win 7- 4 taking a two game to none lead in the series. >>> the senior players championship in potomac, russ cochran entering the 2nd round three strokes behind the leader. he has won two of the last three champions tour events. cochran is your leader at 6- under and holds a one-stroke lead over michael allen. >>> one final note in preseason action building the wizards fall to the bulls 107 action, the wizard fall to the bulls 107-96. back in a minute. goni [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night pillsbury ham and cheese crescents with just a few ingredients, you have an easy to make dinner. they're crescents for the other 364. try them tonight.

as a pitcher-friendly ballpark and lins chum success against players like shane victorino and chase utley. all eyes on the pitching match tonight. live in san francisco, today in the east bay. >> it's exciting to be out there right now. nothing going on, but still electric. >> it really is. you look all-around like i said and it's dark, but over here we look at the bookstore peppered with pictures. a donut shop and fans coming in and out and you certainly do feel the fever in the city this morning. >> christie smith, thank you very much. the san francisco spca has a special promotion. all orange, black, and cal cocats up for adoption of $9. it starts with mackenzie, center fielder and first in the lineup. she is a shy girl who is sure to shine in the postseason. scroll down and the spca said the promotion started today and five katz have been adopted. that is early. the shelter on florida street in san francisco is open until 7:00 most week nights. coming up next today in the bay, road rage ends in a machete attack. the warning for drivers. a trip to the world series in the hands of a fre

record with his 13th career postseason home run, passing utley for the most homers for the phills.ottom of the ninth, lidge trying to close it out. they force game six back in philadelphia on saturday afternoon. >>> you're up to date for now. back to you in new york. >>> you might want to break out the ear plugs for this one. with halloween a week away, what better time to perfect your most chilling scream. [ screaming ] >> just imagine how that sounds in our ear piece. that's the national scream contest in york, nebraska. they were judged on facial expression, the skin crawl factor and overall effect. >>> up next, theries we'll be following today, including a new court appearance from lindsay lohan. pe th moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis going? they're discovering simponi®, the first self-injectable r.a. medicine you take just once a month. taken with methotrexate, simponi® helps relieve the pain, stiffness and swelling of r.a. with one dose once a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi® can lower your ability to fight infec

chase utley with the dive and can't come up with it. 2-0 giants.wo down and freddy sanchez and it eat him up. the first ruled an error and then they say it is a single. phillies threaten and he gets him to ground out. cain seven score less frames allowing four hits. so into it. and wilson get ibanez on the double play ball to end it. giants take a 2-1 series lead. >> every time he steps out there, he is a bulldog and he is fearless. he goes at guys. to go through this lineup like he did for eight innings, it just goes to show what kind of player he is. >> it is a 2-1 lead. we have a lot of baseball left. we are playing a great team, and we have to come out here and play our best ball. >> tomorrow is the biggest became we played so far. today was the ig aboutest game, but tomorrow it is bigger. >> yeah, that's sort of the way it works. game four tomorrow against former a joe blaton. first pitch around 5:00. in the american league championship series, this is another surprise. the texas rangers are one win away from the world series. they are dominat

freddy sanchez, with the chopper chase utley can't handle. aaron rose scores. giants up 3-0. seven.same sco same score, two outs. matt cain, lcs debut, after hitting carlos ruiz, bruce bochy gives him advice. he had never beaten the phils before in his career. perfect time to get number one. seven innings and two hit balls. giants take a 2-1 games lead in the nlcs. >>> that's a look at your espn news highlights. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> it's the final chapter to the story of a lovely lady. i won't embarrass myself by singing that. it's walking papers for one of tv's favorite moms. >> mrs. brady is the latest celebrity to get the boot from "dancing with the stars." florence henderson, who is 76 years old, says she loved being on the show and plans to be back, sitting in the audience. bristol palin managed to survive after getting the lowest scores from the judges. and for the first time, brandy pumped jennifer grey from the top spot. changes midway through. >> she had a good run, though, mrs. brady. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following today. sta

hernandez pops out to chase utley. halladay, two outs away from history.ext batter, it's miguel cairo. pops out to wilson valdez in foul territory. halladay, one out away. next batter, it's brandon phillips, taps in front of the mound. carlos ruiz, over to first. halladay, first postseason no-hitter since don larsen did it in 1956. the phillies win 4-0. >>> yankees and twins from minnesota's target field. tied at 4-4. in the top of the seventh inning. get up and get gone. mark teixeira, a two-run home run, giving the yankees the lead. bottom of the eighth inning. mariano rivera, trying to get out of a jam. and he gets it done. the yankees win, 6-4. >>> also, the rangers taking on the rays. and texas, with a huge win, 5-1, at tropicana field. they defeat david price in the process. >>> and that is all for your espn news update. i'm don bell. back to you in new york. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today, including the aftermath of rare tornadoes tearing through arizona. we'll be right back. oni®, the first self-injectable r.a. medicine yo

in the 5th sanchez to second, utley boots it. they would say it's a base hitter. >> reporter: first ruled an error and changed later. matt cain did it from there. he refused to give up a run. 7 shutout innings as the giants shut out the phillies and take a 2-1 series lead. it was interesting, i actually didn't get into the ballpark until the 5th inning because of a credential snafu. and the only guy more upset than i was, was mike sugerman, who never got into the ballpark! he is still outside. mike, how is it outside the ballpark in such a good one? >> hey, it was a very exciting day. first of all, check out the play-off beard. i'm not shaving until the giants stop playing baseball. that's the play-off spirit. 43,000 excited fans got into the ballpark. they saw a great game. they had a terrific day. thousands of others, including photojournalist matt and myself didn't get in! and this is what it was like being around china basin today. >> programs! programs! >> loyal giants fan in need of one ticket, please. come on! you need tic

rollins and utley. where they could get a double play. it would have to be a ball right over the bag for jimmy rollins. >> joe: strike two. torres who has a flare hit, one for four. trying to give brian wilson of the giants a little breathing room here in the ninth. >> joe: torres went around. that's a big strike-out for lidge. two away. >> tim: going back to the slider. fine play by ruiz to make the block. first base is occupied with less than two outs. the batter is automatically out. but had he not blocked it, a run would have scored. >> joe: now the bases are loaded with two outs. freddy sanchez, won the batting title in 2006. for the pirates stands in. pablo sandoval in the on deck circle. that slider misses. the interesting thing about sandoval being in the on-deck circle, is that is the pitcher's spot. >> tim: but if he has a chance to hit, they would have scored another run. >> joe: the pitcher is the closer wilson. strike on the inside corner. one ball, one strike. >> tim: you wouldn't trade a run for a closer? >> joe: no. >> tim

chaete utley got into a cueto pitch and cole hamels throwing a five-hit shutout.he 7-0 career against the reds. 8-0, the final. the he phils rest and wait and meantime the american league series between the ray and rangers going to a fifth and deciding game. tampa staid alive with a 5-2 win. the series will be decided tuesday night. >>> this were nfl games on two fronts around bay area today. one of them, had a happy ending. the first theme of the game was blocked punt. cart right gets to 1 on the charrers. 2-0, oakland. it was 5-0 and then 12-0, when the raiders blocked another punt and this time meyers with the block. hiram eugene doing the honors in the end zone. they are the tenth for example to block two punts in the same game. plan b reverted to plan a. bruce gradkowski left the game with a shoulder injury. opening game starter jason campbell back at the helm. philip rivers finding the player. the raiders scored the final 13 points of the game. first michael bush and with time running out and the chargers trying to get into field goal range. michael huff got

chase utley comes in to score. worth comes in to score and the phillies rally to beat the reds 7-4. they lead that series two games to non high school football and game of the night was a dan die. wcac rivals. damascus and good council going right down-to-the-wire. game decided by a field goal. maryland's head coach loking for some studs and needs them. how about this guy? kendall fuller number 5 from good counl on the kickoff return. and th is what you call wheels, my friend. good blocking too. a convoy goinginto the end zone. he scores 95 yards. cuts the lead to just seven. what is it with the 5s? number 5 re, darion 71 yards. michael brett from 33 yard out does it. good council loses. that's your morning sports. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> thank you. >> i love a good high school game. no doubt. i have to work on saturday mornings so i don't ge out. but i marched in the band so like to go out and -- >> did you. >> there's some great high school marching band. >> what instrument did you play

lincecum had great success against victorino and utley. a, t and t park considered pitcher friendly and we hope it's for giants only. the first pitch is at 4:57. christie smith today in the bay. >> pretty exciting. >> meantime 6:36. another update on the breaking story coming up. see what's happening with the standoff in a bit. >> what do parents worry most about. kidnapping or bullying? we'll look at the results of a new survey. >> a man jumps into action to save somebody in trouble. we will see how he put himself at risk to do it. >>> this morning, we have patchy low clouds around the bay area and enough to bring us a mist along the coast during the day. increasing clouds keeping temperatures mostly in the 60s. when will the showers show up? it looks like late in the evening and we will see what's left of the system and cross over the bay area. this will introduce a chance of seeing showers north of san francisco heading into the north bay by mid-to late evening. the showers are showing up and if the game goes on, we will see a chance of