but they give up their most dynamic offensive force, yoenis cespedes in the middle of the line up.acular plays, including this one. best throws you will ever see and he will leave a huge void in the outfield and the infield but then again john lester is pitching the best ball of his life. he is an ace. 4-0 in his last 8 starts. 1 pout 07 e.r.a -- 1.07 ears. he won a couple of -- e.r.a. he won a couple of rings. 0.43 e.r.a, billy bean making the move that a lot of experts think will put them in the world series but here is what the red sox general manager said about acquiring yoenis cespedes. >> we felt like what made the most sense for us was to focus on impact major league talent that is ready and hopefully we made it better now and gives us a head start into the off season with building a strong team for 2015. media via phone in 10 minutes from now so at 10:00 p.m. tonight you will hear what he has to say and on our website www.ktvu.com you will hear what billy bean says about this trade and i don't think there is any exaggerating how important this is with two months left in the

we sent ktvu's john sasaki to find out what fans think about losing yoenis cespedes one of the team's more popular players but they gained john lester. >> reporter: fans will see a different team with john lester but missing a favorite in the outfield. >> yoenis cespedes is no longer on the team. >> we weren't prepared. this happened so soon. someone knocked the wind out of us. set the tone for the day. >> reporter: fans felt they had to come in for new gear. he is one of their favorites players who is now a member of the red sox. >> i am devastated. i had tears this morning. driving to work. tears coming down. so sad. >> reporter: he made national headlines twice in the past two months. once for this throw all the way home for an out. then earlier this month yoenis cespedes won his second home run derby title. >> you have to give billy bean credit. >> reporter: this fan got tickets for tomorrow night's game. >> win-win. that is the name of the game. i think the guys matured matured and we are ready to go all the way. >> reporter: we caught up with a oakland city president. >> this is

it happens too many times. >> news that the a's traded star outfielder yoenis cespedes to the boston red sox for jon lester and former bay area native jonny gomes came as a surprise. >> billy beane is making a push for the world series. got a get on board. >> cespedes is a huge fan favorite with great numbers known for being a slugger at plate. as soon as the news broke josh reddick had some fun posting this tweet, our rotation with the link to the dramatic chipmunk. this is cespedes earlier this month winning the all-star home run derby for the second year in a row. he's also known for his rocket arm. a's fans will miss plays like this against the angels last june. fans credit that throw for saving the game. unfortunately, we've come up short twice in the past two postseasons. >> reporter: chris dobyns is with save oakland sports. he says cespedes' popularity cannot be denied. just this afternoon the a's said they are keeping their plan with handing out 10,000 t-shirts with his likeness that reads the power even though he'll no longer be sporting the team colors. this is about winnin

that was one of the last home runs yoenis cespedes hit in an a's jersey. he was traded to boston today in a blockbuster baseball deal. in return for the all-star outfielder, the a's get ace pitcher jon lester from the red sox. and petaluma's jonny gomes will return to the green and gold, as well. the a's have let it be known, they are serious about winning a world series this year. kpix 5's mike sugerman found plenty of a's fans who like the world series talk but kind of shocked by the trade. huh, mike? >> reporter: this story is bigger than baseball because yoenis cespedes is a cultural icon to some in the bay area but so is the guy that traded him and a's fans are generally saddened nostalgic but hopeful. what was your thinking here? >> there are rich teams and there are poor teams, then there's 50 feet of crap. >> reporter: that's not actually billy beane but the oakland a's mastermind is so established in sports and pop culture no less than brad pitt played him in the movies. >> i hope he is still billy beane. he has been right all the time. >> reporte

they got jon lester and jonny gomes from the red sox in exchange for yoenis cespedes who had 66 home runs and two- and-a-half seasons with the as . cespedes was the a's most well rounded player. you may remember last month, had that incredible throw in anaheim to get the runner at the place. big loss. but this is about giving them a chance in baseball. lester is what they hope will be the final piece of a world series puzzle. for 15 minutes they thought they had the best pitching in baseball. but then the detroit tigers knead a move. ly tell you more about that in sports. >>> the as had planned to give away 10,000 of these yoenis cespedes t-shirts saturday. the promotion is still on. it means the power in spanish. >>> a plane crashes in the parking lot of a mall and one brave man runs right into the fire ball. a pep talk that saved the pilot's life. >> and wait until you see how the bay area is bailing out detroit tonight. >> today, we have two very special. >> believe it or not, that voice belongs to youtube's biggest star. the mysterious woman who has mesmerized millions of kids. ,

the first 10,000 fans got an yoenis cespedes t-shirt. he just got traded.d to give them away any way. >> he had a base hit, scored a run in a losing effort. got a nice ovation from the red sox crowd. maybe the start of something for him. >> maybe they will like him as much as we did. have a greet night, our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 7:30. ,, ,, bulldog: bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...ends sunday. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ men. ♪ (chelsea honking nose) chelsea? (congested): yeah? you okay? i think i'm coming down with a cold. (nose honking) that doesn't sound like a cold, do i feel hot to you? let me see. stop it. you're supposed to feel my head. yeah, but those babies are my frame of reference. (coughing) maybe i should go home. well, if you think that's the right thing to do. i'm not going home. then why'd you say you were? i was testing you! yea

fan favorite and all-star yoenis cespedes goes to boston in exchange for lester and jonny gomes. the trade did shock some people, considering the a's already lead their division with the best record in baseball. at the team store in oakland today, fans snapped up cespedes merchandise, where it was quickly reduced by 35% after the trade announced this morning. most say they believe the pitching game is what a's are trying to improve. this trade, though, comes two days before the a's were said to distribute 10,000 cespedes t-shirts. that means the power in spanish. they say they'll go ahead with that give away and say it's a way to honor his contributions in back-to-back a.l. west titles, but fans say they hope the trade pays off. >> it's a big gamble. we still got the rest of the team, i think, is still good hitters. and we do need to work on our pitching rotation, so hopefully this will pay off. >> world series. we have to win. >> we have four really, really good pitchers now, so i think -- that's what was lacking, i think, the last two playoffs. two years in a row we lost to the

one game is admittedly a small sample size, but this was the concern over trading yoenis cespedes.ne night after dealing away their star, the a's were shut out by kansas city. not even ironman could save the a's against the royals. brandon moss, out in left field. nice play. that is spectacular. are gray has won his last six decisions. a solo homer. the only one of the entire night. 1-0, royals, and that would being the final as jeremy guthrie shut down the a's, who are now just one game ahead of the angels in the west. jon lester arrived in town, coming from boston in the trade. he will make his debut today. he's ready to jump into the playoff race for the green and gold. >> i got to see a few of these guys from the other side pitch against us in the past and they have done really well. obviously their numbers speak for themselves. hopefully i can fill my spot and do any job and get some innings and give these guys a chance to swing the bats and score runs. >> the giants fans in new york enjoying citi field. ryan vogelsong. had his best outing of the year. first nine-inning comple

the a's against the royals after being acquired in thursday's trade with the red sox that sent yoenis cespedesa's will be trying to rebound from last night's loss to kansas city. here's the highlights from this morning areas sports. >> good morning, one game is admittedly a small sample size, but this was the concern over trading yoenis cespedes. one night after dealing away their star, the a's were shut out by kansas city. not even ironman could save the a's against the royals. ban done months out in left field. nice play. the backhand grab. that is spectacular. he made one mistake. and it is drilled high and deep. solo homer. the only one. entire night. 1-0 royals and that would be the final at jeremy guthrie shut down the a's. they are now just within game ahead of the angels in the west. jon lester arrived in town, coming from boston in the trade. he will make his debut today. he's ready to jump into the playoff race for the green and gold. >> i got to see a few of these guys pitch against us in the pass and they have done well. their numbers speak for themselves. hopefully i can fill my s

the a's traded slugging outfielder yoenis cespedes to the boston red sox for left- handed pitcher jonester the a's also get former "a" and petaluma native jonny gomes in the trade in lester the a's add one of the best pitchers in baseball to team with jeff samrdzija sonny gray and scott kazmir to forn perhaps the best starting rotation in baseball here's a's general manager billy beane talking about the trade and even having some fun with the fact saturday is "cespedes t-shirt" day at the coliseum > > it's part of the marketing thing. he is now a collector's item is more bark marketable. the deal is to lay it out in bold print that says this was never going to stay with a's. he has the charisma and is worth more than that a's budget. the same goes for lester. he could make 75 million 200 million on his new deal. he is not going to stay with the '80--as. oakland at the very least looks like they're going for the world series. the tampa bay rays traded ace david price to the detroit tigers. the trade joins price with max scherzer and justin verlander, the past three al cy young award wi

royals.and that's pitcher jeff samardja on the left.jon lester on the right.acquired thursday for yoenis cespedes. a's/royals jeff samardzija and jon lester the principles in the a's two blockbuster trades james shields retired the 1st 15 hitters he faced including this strike out of brandon moss in the 3rd as for scott kazmir the 5th inning was his undoing nickochika aoki with the rbi single past josh donaldson 1-0 royals next batter omar infante doubles to left 2-runs score 3-0 royals next batter salvador perez another rbi single 4-0 royals bottom 6th shields. still working on a no- hitter until josh reddick hits this solo home run his 4th since coming off the disabled list july 22nd 4-1 royals top 7th/ 4-1 royals reddick makes a leaping catch on aoki's drive to right then makes a great throw to double up alcindes escobar at 1st lets take another look at that great double play bip bottom 9th 4-2 royals 2 outs josh donaldson strikes out to end the game courtesy of greg holland who gets his 31st save final: 4-2 royals they take 2 of 3 games from the a's the angels won so the a's lead in the a.l.

but this was the concern over trading yoenis cespedes.ter dealing away their slugger, the a's were shut out by kansas city. not even iron man could save the a's against the royals. gray went seven innings, brand brandon moss out in left field, nice play to rob michael stackis back-hand grab, that's spectacular. gray had won his last six decisions, made one mistake and ibanez, solo homer, only run of the entire night. 1-0, that would be the final. jeremy guthrie shut down the a's, who are now one game ahead of the angels in the west. jon lester arrived in town coming from boston. lester will make his a's debut, he's ready to jump into the playoff race with the green and gold. >> i've got to see a few of these guys from the other side, pitching against us in the past. and done really well. obviously their numbers speak for themselves. hopefully i can fill my spot, do my job and get some innings and give these guys a chance to swing the bats and score some runs. >> giants fans enjoying city field. giants and mets, brian vogelsong had his bes

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any questions on what they goat in the yoenis cespedes trade, pitcher jon lest ere had answers tonightt the twins, lester had a perfect game through five innings. no score in the third. and then stephen vogt. i believe in stephen vogt. two-run home run. it is 2-0. lester, a complete game three-hit shut-out. josh willingham ended the shut- out. as win it 3-0. angel pagan back in the top of the giants lineup. we are in milwaukee tide at 1-1 in the 6th inning. khris taste gets one to drop. the giants fall three-and-a- half back of la in the national west. look at jason duffner. he withdraws from the pga because of a neck injury. tiger woods, it is always a bad highlight like that one. he is three over, nine shots back. tiger, why did you play? rory mcilroy is tied for second at five under total. three-way tie atop the leader board including fresno native kevin chapel. oh yeah. six under 65. share it is lead with ryan palmer. and lee westwood. how about that? >> it is kind of nice to see tiger do what we always do when we go play. >> yeah, but it is like a shell of his former self. i don't

the a's to get lester had to give up yoenis cespedes to boston. e quickly became a fan favorite. he had 66 home runs in 2.5 years in oakland. but he was only batting .256. but he was a fun guy to watch. cespedes is going to be a free agent after 2015 season. the a's probably wouldn't have been able to keep him. so the a's also brought back outfielder sam fold in a deal that sent tommy milone to the twins. he was sent to sacramento when the a's got samardzija and hamill. lester is scheduled to start saturday against the royals. is everybody with me now? >> all in. >> just before the 1 p.m. trade deadline the [ indiscernible ] with the a's. a three team trade that landed them former cy young winner david price. he is outstanding. they got him from the rays. the four time all-star has been on a role lately 5-1 in july with a 1.74 earned run average. here's what it means. should the a's and tigers meet in the play-offs for the third year in a row, don't expect a lot of returns scored. detroit has the last three cy young winners in the american league a

. >> seems like everybody has been blaming the as losing ways on the fact that yoenis cespedes is tradedht? >> yeah. you got to give ate little more time i think. >> well, i think there was another factor at work here, because his name is coco crisp. the as real igniter was hitting just .123 since the all-star break. to they are looking to get their bats going. they have a five-game losing streak hosting the mets. this might have been the met's biggest of the year. 38-24 when coco has at least one hit. so there you have it. and there that goes. josh reddick makes it 6-2. his ninth home run of the year. so the as with the win stay a half game back of the angels in the west. bud selig. he met with the media prior to tonight's as mets game. he started a blue ribbon panel. five years ago. >> how many years ago? >> five years ago. to try to help solve the as stadium woes. reporters were hoping for some big announcement, it never came. >> this team needs a new ballpark. >> this is something i always wanted to get resolved before i left office. >> this is a very complicated case. a lot of ins ,

yoenis cespedes might pinch hit tonight for the boston red sox. >> all right.nk you. >>> coming up at 10:00 p.m. a creek filling a sewage. the work underway to fix the leak and why neighbors say the city was slow to respond. that story and much more coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. good night. >> good night. female announcer: you're on the right track to save big during sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice, with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ it's so unfair! you told me i could go! i told you you could go if you got a "b" on your history exam, which you didn't. i have a learning disability. the letters jump around on the page and appear backwards. honey, we h

since trading yoenis cespedes last thursday. >> the lineup, with or without him. we are going to miss that guy. we have to step up. somebody has to step up and we just haven't done it yet. we haven't had the lineup come out of the funk we have had the last few weeks. we have to keep grinding. >>> levi stadium will host the shark's first outdoor game next february when thionase the la kings, february 21. levis was chosen over at&t park mainly because of the bigger capacity in santa clara. >>> tiger woods will play in this week's pga championship which starts tomorrow despite withdrawing from last weekend's tournament with a back injury. woods said today he is pain free and the injury, sunday had nothing to do with his back surgery earlier this season. wednesday night top five. here we go! number 5, rena knows how to show you a good time. that is before throwing out the first pitch in japan. yeah, thunder rookie mitch, a little goofy at first, but finished up strong. number 3, angels kole calhoun. up, up, and away. robs dodgers matt kemp. number 2, they can do it in

boy, did the as miss yoenis cespedes tonight.lead on the angels now in the west. >>> got some giants business for you. matt cane is going to need surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow. that is going to end his season. now here is his good story. two players called up for the giants today. ryan vogelsong pitched his second career complete game. he was strong. allowed one run on two hits. five strikeouts. giants up 4-0 in the 7th inning. it will be an r.b.i. his first hit. and there is dad to capture it with a camcorder. that is my boy doing it. my boy. the giants gain a game. just two-and-a-half behind the dodgers in the west. that's serena williams down in stanford facing anna ivanavic. advanced to tomorrow's semifinals at the bank of the west. her 11th straight win at this event. sister venus, not so lucky taking on andrea peclavic. up 6-5. put it where venus couldn't get to it. so venus is gone. she will advance to play serena. >>> all right, now some serious business here. indiana pacers star paul george tonight suffered

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their last 13 ga scored three runs >> since trading yoenis cespedes on july 31, the as offense has gonegames, oakland has scored three runs or less ten times. it was a bad omen for the defense. josh reddick's fly ball lost. oops. that was ruled a triple. alberto callaspo keeps the game going with a bloop to right. as lead 3-2. ryan cook couldn't keep him there. dyson makes up for the blunder. cook had a scoreless streak that is long gone. nori aoki had the bases clearing triple. they take three out of four from the as . after taking a year off from football, brandon lloyd is back with the team he began his nfl career with. lloyd caught 11 touchdowns in his three seasons with the 49ers since leaveing the bay area nine years ago, lloyd played for five teams. and in the 2008 season, off the field, he cracked the r and b chart with the song she all mine. ♪ [ music ] [ rapping ] >> trying not to make a big deal about it. we are in the middle of the football season, but you know, that was my friends definitely really excited about it. and exited to hear that the song had success. >> yeah, let

the biggest move was trading away fan favorite yoenis cespedes in a blockbuster deal. the all-star outfielder is now a member of last year's world series champs the boston red sox. in exchange, the a's got ace pitcher jon lester and jonny gomes. the trade is getting mixed reaction. >> got to hit to win. so they could lose 1-0. guy pitches great and they still lose. >> this is what it takes to get past the detroit tigers and to get into the world series and win it, then, you know, we're all for it. >> in the other trade, pitcher tommy milone was sent to the twins for an outfielder. >>> time now 4:41. water wasters beware. you could be called out with an app. how cell phones are now acting as the water patrol. >> what is so cool about your school? you can email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com and coolschools@kpix.com and we may come and feature your school on the show. ,, >>> chp is now issuing a traffic advisory for 580 at vasco. a big rig accident involving a jackknifed rig affecting both directions of 580. the accident happened westbound 580 at vasco. ve

as for their old gem, they traded away all-star yoenis cespedes today in that blockbuster deal to the boston red sox. now cespedes, the cuban import tweeted the a's gave me my first mlb home. always great to me and my family. grateful forever. gracias. #a's. just ahead, hear from jon lester, the all star pitcher who the a's got in return. we'll also hear from a's general manager billy beane in about 15 minutes. >>> coming up, a mountain lion, or it is something else on the prowl? ahead at 11:00, the surveillance video that is rattling nerves in one neighborhood. >>> also -- >> the future is the thing we have to worry about right now. >> are they tapped out? the key ingredient in short supply that could make it difficult to get your next favorite bay area craft beer. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. now our eighth day at 90 degrees and/or hotter. the hottest was gilroy at 104. south san jose also at 96. and check it out. still mild right now in the 11:00 hour. 74 in dublin. we'll let you know by a little bit of cooling this weekend and what it means for your temper

life without star outfielder yoenis cespedes. >>> good evening. i'm geraud moncure in the comcast sportsnet stude studios. while it's been known matt cain will not need tommy john surgery on his elbow, his season is still most likely over. he tried to throw today with pain persisting. the giants will decide by monday to most likely have him undergo surgery to remove bone chips which will end his season. the g-men starting a ten-game roadie in the big apple against the mets. 2-0 giants with a pair aboard. hunter pence delivering big-time. golfer to right center. chasing home brandon crawford. 4-zip, orange and black. next up, matt duffy, called up from aa richmond. how about the rbi single in his debut. chasing home pensacola. dad is happy. giants roll 5-1. vogie getting his first career victory. >>> jonny gomes arriving at the coliseum. oakland hotzing kansas city. no score, raul ibanez hungry for the fastball. he'll slap some barbecue sauce on that bad boy. a no doubter in the fifth. the 42-year-old becomes the oldest kc player in franchise histo

the weakened line up, the a's lost 10-17 since trading yoenis cespedes.ffense is averaging 1-1/2 runs less a game than it did in the first 4 months. >> maybe at the time of the trade it was a shock but it is something you be to get over in baseball. if you are around long enough you are with teams and the next year or even that year could look a lot different. we had 50 players last year. that is something you have to get over. >> the raiders travel ogreen bay late -- to green bay later this week. the forecast will be warmer than the 49ers trip last january. >> am i even talking? i can't even talk. do i look cold? [ laughter ] >> yeah. bad, man. bad. >> they will have to deal with aaron rodgers. smith come up with a game plan to slow down aaron rodgers. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >> that is my solution to every quarterback. if you hit him enough he won't be as good. >> we will see. raiders and packers friday night here on channel 5. you are aware of the ice bucket challenge. raising awareness for als. check out what

yosemite national yoenis cespedes with this blast. the rangers are four games behind the a's.oyals look like playoff team. the giants not. the hot dog derby. not a good experience for the kid who was mustard. the pants playing a role. giants didn't trip but they might as well have. down the right field line. that scores a run. giants in a hole. that hole got bigger before the inning was over. another run scored and gordon follow said with this drive. 4-0 before the giants came to the plate and found themselves trailing 7-1. giants try get back in the game. he drives in a pair of runs with this double. he had a pair of hits and three rbis but the giants made it 7-4 and got the ting runs -- tying runs on base but he hit into a liner to center, the royals finish their sweep of the giants. losers of four in a row. >> one of the great final duals in a major tournaments just ended in the pga championship. heavy rains delayed things today for more than an hour. phil mickelson started three shots off the lead but gave notice on first hole he will be in contention. a long put for birdi

he was traded for yoenis cespedes so he had to win over some a's fans.rly. 1-0 royals in the fourth. looking for more. the fly to center. sam fuld, acquired from the twins, and then the perfect throw to get alex gordon at the plate. 1-0. then lester settled down. he went 6 2/3. allowed 3 runs, 9 hits, struck out three. he will get the win. meanwhile jays vargas, 8 runs on 8 hits. the a's bats explode in the fifth. everyone getting involved. the big blow came from the pride of petaluma. jonny gomes game over from the red sox with lester. singles with the bases loaded. bounces away from gordon and everyone scores. a's end our two-game slide with the 8-3 victory. >>> giants face the mets. pitchers duel for the giants most of the game. struck out seven but had great defense behind him. juan lagares with a great leaping grab to brandon belt. and jake peavy, perfect game through six. but it fell apart in the seventh. pablo sandoval. first hit of the game but the giants can't knock him in. bottom half of the inning. michael morse. the perfect game is over. 4 ru

the a's might be missing yoenis cespedes at the plate. joan jonny gomes into foul territory.e latest admission for the worst first pitch hall of fame. this texas might need a little help. that is werth and 50-cent. minor league manager joe nick lick has gone viral again. he was not happy about a play at the plate figured he would recreate the play for the umpire. on his way out he made a nice little shrine for himself out of home plate. what was his name again? joe nick a lick. best play of the weekend. >> the balmer reaction by the players little strange. >> yeah. we don't do this. bring sterling back. i was told there would be cake. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] [cheering and applause] steve: ha ha ha. thank y'all very much. i appreciate you, now. thank y'all. appreciate it, everybody. thank you much. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey. look, we got a good one for you today. we got a family returning for the fourth day with a total of 21,945 bucks, from

he was traded for yoenis cespedes so he had to win over some a's fans. he struggled early.e. the fly to center. sam fuld, acquired from the twins, and then the perfect throw to get alex gordon at the plate. 1-0. then lester settled down. he went 6 2/3. struck out three. he will get the win. meanwhile jays 8 hits. jonny gomes game over from the red sox with lester. singles with the bases loaded. bounces away from gordon and everyone scores. a's in their of -- they end their two game slide with the victory. >>> pitchers duel for the giants most of the game. struck out 7 but had great defense behind him. juan lagares with a great leaping grab to ron belt. and jake peavy, perfect game through six. means he got help from his defense. hunter pence, not a lot of room. makes a great catch. we had all sear steer rows on the board. both pitchers no-hitters through sixth but it fell apart in the seventh. pablo stabbed voluntary. first hit of the game but the giants can't knock him in. bottom half of the inning. michael morse. the perfect game is over. 4 runs on 4 hits. they make it 4-

seems like everyone was blaming the a's losing ways on the trade of yoenis cespedes to boston.ut as coco goes, so go the a's, hitting just .123 since the all-star break so they are looking to get their bats going and snap a five-game losing streak hosting the mets. this might have been the biggest hit of the year. coco with a two-out bases clearing triple. they are 38 and 24 when coco has at least a hit. so there you have. up 4-2 in the 8th, reddick with a two-run shot. a's win 6-2 a half game back of the angels in the american league west. >>> giants and cubs on a beautiful night in wrigley field. bottom of the first, rizzo over the bleachers on to sheffield avenue. two-run shot off vogelsong, 2- 0. in the fifth the rain comes and the game is delayed but the ground crew could not get the tarp on the field properly. and so the infield got flooded and even though it rained for just 20 minutes, this delay went on for hours! and finally, at about 11:30 last night, the game was called. and the giants lose 2-0. not because of the rain but because the grounds crew could not get the t

since trading yoenis cespedes on july 31, the a's offense has gone stone cold.n the last 13 games, oakland has scored three runs or less ten times. the sun was a bad omen for the royals defense yesterday. 8-1, dyson loses reddick's flyball. vogt is across and the game is tied at 2. that was ruled a triple. callaspo keeps the inning going with a hit to right. a's 3-2. jeff samardzija put two runners on in the 7th inning and the reliever ryan cook couldn't keep him there. dyson makes up for the outfield blunder with a base hit to tie the game. cook with a 20-inning score are less streak that's long gone. aoki hits a bases-clearing triple. four runs charged to jeff samardzija. royals win 7-3 to take three out of four from oakland. the. >> installation were idle yesterday. >>> after taking a year off, 49ers receiver brandon lloyd is back with the 49ers. he got 11 touchdowns in his three seasons for san francisco. since leaving the bay area 9 years ago he played for five teams and during the 2008 year, off the field he cracked the r&b chart with the song "she all min

oakland now 3-3 since trading yoenis cespedes last thursday.'ll see if they can figure it out. they have a four-game series with the twins starting today. that's it for now. we'll see you later. >>> play of the day, we are going to go back to the a's game in oakland against tampa. watch jennings scramble to make this diving catch. john jaso with the big fly, jennings with the stretch and gets it with the left hand right there. oakland fell 7-3. but still best record in major league baseball, nice catch and as the twins are in town tonight. your play of the day. >>> :26. russia respond to severe international sanctions. the move putting more strain on moscow's relationship with the west. >> mineta san jose's second airport stowaway this year is talking. we have her comments coming up in a live report. ,,,, see they're called winglets. at the end of the wings? winglets may not look like a big deal, but those little do-hickeys save about 54 million gallons of fuel a year. you know what that means? $73 airfares. thank you, little do-hickeys. for a

oakland now 3-3 since trading yoenis cespedes last thursday.e if they can figure it out. they have a four-game series with the twins starting today. that's it for now. we'll see you later. >>> play of the day, we are going to go back to the a's game in oakland against tampa. watch jennings scramble to make this diving catch. john jaso with the big fly, jennings with the stretch and gets it with the left hand right there. oakland fell 7-3. but still best record in major league baseball, nice catch and as the twins are in town tonight. your play of the day. >>> basketball fans in ohio and florida are still ribbing each other over the whole lebron james thing. a billboard in akron reads you're welcome, lebron. love miami. it features two championship rings. james an ohio native left the cleveland cavaliers for the heat in 2010 and after two championships in florida james is back in cleveland. >> it's kind of fun. >> i know. >> get over it. >>> 5:25. levi's stadium has scored another big event. coming up in our next half- hour, find out who the san

but leave it to general manager billy beane to lay the spark yesterday with the yoenis cespedes-jon lestersox. man, that was certainly earth- shattering blockbuster affair. it certainly gives the a's a shot to run the table into the post-season. >> i'm excited to be here. obviously going from a team that hasn't done so well this year to, you know, a team that's best record in baseball is pretty exciting. >> reporter: so here they are left to right. you got sam fuld, jon lester and jonny gomes. for fuld and gomes, they are here for the second tour of duty. here's the summary of what gomes said to lester on the plane flight here. >> i think this might be a little bit more difficult o jon than me. obviously more familiar with the area. just doing what i can to be a caddy for him and, you know, at the end of the day, you know, that left arm might be a smidge more valuable than me. but yeah, he just want to do what i can to make him feel comfortable at home. >> reporter: you said that having a taste of this world series winning it, makes you even hinge every hungrier than before? is that right?

the red sox get yoenis cespedes in return.sile was arguably oakland's most feared hitter, but billy beane was willing to take the risk. >> he has tremendous talent. we have had a tremendous amount of success since he's been here. and so, uhm, yeah, it's difficult. but if you are going to separate yourself from everybody else in trying to get a player like lester, you have to do something that's unique. >> well, tigers did something unique, too. they acquired former cy young winner david price from the rays in a three-team deal. he is one of three cy young winners now in that rotation. matt scherzer and justin verlander are the others. >>> jon lester and jonny gomes will meet with the media later today. vern will have that on our 6:00 news. jim harbaugh and the 49ers have tabled a contract extension until after the season and venus williams is a winner at the bank of the west at stanford. i'm dennis o'donnell. have a great weekend. >>> okay, thank you, dennis. play of the day, we have a little mlb action. we have dodgers, gordo

last night, oakland a's star yoenis cespedes won the major league baseball homerun derby with 28 homerunsthis is weird, four walks. [ laughter ] i was surprised to hear this. sunday's world cup final was the most watched soccer match in u.s. history with over 26 million viewers. it'd beat the previous record by 25 million viewers. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] so it wasn't close. there's a new study out and we are big fans of new studies here at "late night." [ light laughter ] well, according to a new study, one in four americans admit to not exercising at all. and as a result, one in four americans is actually two in four americans. [ laughter ] when you do the math. [ applause ] [ laughter ] some political news. yesterday, white house press secretary josh earnest said that president obama has brought tranquility to the global community. and that's good, josh. you should always open with a joke. [ laughter ] to let people know. [ applause ] you're a fun guy. the border crisis continues and a new pole shows the majority of americans disapprove of how president obama's dealing with

since trading yoenis cespedes on july 31, the a's offense has gone stone cold.games, oakland has scored three runs or less ten times. the suns with a bad/men force royals defense. 8-6, vogt is across and the game is tied at 2 ruled a triple. samardzija put two runs on. dyson makes up for the blunder in the outfield with a base hit to tie the game. a bases-clearing triple-5-3 royals, four runs charged to jeff samardzija. royals take three out of four from oakland. >>> after taking a year off, 49ers receiver brandon lloyd is back with the 49ers. he got 11 touchdowns in his three seasons with san francisco since leaving the bay area nine years ago. lloyd has played for five teams. and during the 2008 year, off the field he cracked the r&b chart with the song, she all mine. ♪[ music ] >> try not to make a big deal out of it in the middle of the football season but my friends were excited about it and excited to hear that the song had success. >> that is a big deal. let's hope b lloyd can still hit the high note on the gridiron. >>> our play of the day, from major le

weekend.john lester suffered his first lost with the a's since coming over from boston in the yoenis cespedesreporter:ninners fan better hope that he stays right. >> reporter:the five game skid is the .that's the bad news. for the best record in baseball. >> reporter:card sis suffer concussion. as for the starter the fact that many raiders financed our calls and for him to start that is not quite fair. shaw has not been awful nor had he been great. what hundred and 8 yds with no touchdowns and one interception. >> we have to get back on schedule toward we did put a drive to gather. such as being more consistent. >> like where he is at. like where we are at ostensibly. shot is confident. that is what training camp is about. that is with a preseason game is about. >> reporter: swelled by a lanza over the weekend. but game skid is the longest losing streak in 15 months. the good news is that they are still tied with the angels for the best record in baseball. neck and neck with the angels with about one month and a half left in the season. bip roberts the former a wait and last night on sports n