wilson valdez delivered an rbi off if wall opening the flood gates, and the fims won it 9-2. red sox lost a golden opportunity to increase their rating in the east. butler, a home run off the top of the wall. yanks didn't think it went out. the umpire thought differently. the royals were up 4-2. now to the ninth, and jorge posada struck out looking. the royals won it 5-4. >>> two great defensive plays in the padres game come back to the mound. mcgee was behind the bag to make that grab. that's a gold glove caliber grab. one was hit high and deep, but not deep enough. kyle banks leaps on the wall taking away a sure homer. it took everything of the 6'6" frame to pull it in. the mets won it 7-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a long-held record set by the king of pop falls. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, after this kind of destruction, it will take years to recover, but with a lot of hard work, it only took a few months to start getting the lives of the community's kids back on track. you're watch

. >>> wilson valdez delivered an rbi off the wall, and the phils won it 9-2.en opportunity to increase their lead in the east. butler, a home run off the top of the wall. yanks didn't think it went out. the royals were up 4-2. now we go to the ninth, and jorge passada struck out looking. royals won it 5-4. >>> two great defensive plays come back on to the mound. gee was behind the back to make the grab. that's a gold glove caliber grab. one was hit high and deep, but not deep enough. kyle banks leaps on the wall taking away a sure homer. it took everything of the 6'6" frame to pull it in. the mets won it 7-3. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and thousand for another quick look at the weather, here once again is bill karins with the weather channel draft. >> not many people need an umbrella today, but if you're leaving right now out the door this philadelphia to trenton, there's a little tiny line of thunderstorms and showers spreading your way. probably be there in about maybe an hour or two hours to now. so just time that out if you're go

wilson valdez with a double to dead center. three 7th. four in the 8th for philly.w two and a half back of arizona in the west. a's and o's. this might have been the best a's game of the season. kurt suzuki solo in the second. recently acquired brandon allen. this kid has been fun to watch since he was acquired in the zeigler trade. a triple and an error. kind of a little league homerun. 5-2 a's. suzuki again. numbers 11 and 1 for suzuki. 6-3 a's. ninth inning. 6-4. base hit to right. david dejesus fires around. suzuki tagged. does he have the ball? yes. out! game over. >> awesome. a's win 6-5. >>> the 49ers have signed a backup quarterback and it is not daunte culpepper. josh mccowan. he was in the ufl last year. the 49ers will host the raiders saturday at candlestick. mike shumann with more on the 49ers attempt to fick their offense. >> reporter: the offensive line gave up six sacks against the saints in their first preseason game last week. >> two weeks into the new offense and trying to get everything figured out has been tough. that is part of the job and us ge

diamondbacks, phillies, wilson valdez opposite field, that's going to be troublesome. the phills take a 1-0 lead. john mayberry with a two-run shot, tenth of the year. it's 3-0 phills. until the lightning strikes, it's been delayed for over an hour now. it is not yet an official game. plenty of nfl buzz this week, yes, it's still just the preseason, but it's raiders, niners battling for area bragging rights. henry, where the silver and black are preparing for saturday's till. henry? >> reporter: scott, just two more days before that big battle of the bay between the niners and raiders. the oakland raiders secondary has a lot to prove. coach hugh jackson says his secondary still has much room for improvement, but without a doubt he believes they will be ready to go when the season begins. >> i think obviously we're still a work in progress. you know? i think the guys, the communication's gotten so much better. i think obviously the first group hadn't played a ton together in a game. i think hopefully we'll get them a few more snaps this he can woul week. it's a group th