giants' present barry zito with a 3-0 lead he would not hold. off night for barry zito. but another example of burrel doing it all in left field this time. watch him hit the relay man juan uribe perfectly. big arms for the giant shortstop perfectly done to posey. a key play right there because it is 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th. burrel with the bat this time, tickets to ride, homerun, solo shot. his 10th of the year. what a pick-up there 5-4 win over the cubs. >>> but no bulging the padres at the top of the west as they head to a weekend collision with the giants up here. it's two and a half game lead for san francisco hairy jr. they build a 7-0 lead over pittsburgh and hold on to win it 8-5. kevin carea the winner in this one. >> the as doing double time up in seattle where the big left

this time courtesy of barry zito. whgo is onine g mock? is going on >>> the final scores never matter. there is reason to get excited about the nfl preseason. the starters seeing the most snaps in game number three. it is a glimpse of what the regular season will bring. the raiders opening up the coliseum for another season as the niners crossed over the bridge to pay a visit. michael crabtree did not dress because of a sore neck. first quarter, raiders' opening drive. they waste no time. jason campbell finding darius hayward bayh. 7-0 raiders. they are cooking. second quarter. a scary moment for this offense. campbell gets taken down by travis la boy. stays down. he is taken off on a cart but was able to get in the cart on his own. before the half, the niners in the two-minute offense. alex smith to josh morgan. 16 yards, 17-7 niners. smith 9 of 15, 115 yards. the niners win. they are 3-0 in preseason. >>> when the giant began the season it thing between them and the playoffs is their lineup. with one month left the liability has become t

eli whiteside behind the plate for barry zito. zito was forced to pitch an inning of relief in the marathon against the reds. he is tagged with the loss, something he is used to. zito looking for his first win since july 16th, second "w" since june 12th. last night tim lincecum's career worse slide got worse. four runs in six innings taking his fifth straight loss. on a bright note, he did finish with three straight score less innings. lincecum still ends august with a 7.82 e.r.a. for the month. >>> tonight the a's continue with the rangers in texas. the bigger news of the day is what happened last night. brett anderson left the game with a mild hyperextension of his knee. good news, there was little swelling today and hopes to make his start wednesday in new york. the odds of manny ramirez leaving los angeles are getting better and better. out of the lineup, the third straight game he was a healthy scratch. the white sox were awarded his waiver claim. they have until tuesday to hammer out a deal. the $4 million that remains on hi

zito was in line for the loss until the eighth. buster posey is sitting on first and pat burrell is going to drive him in. taking jonathan brockston out of the park. 2-1 giants on top. they get their second straight save without brian wilson and an exciting win. the giants didn't let today's trade deadline pass by. shoring up the shaky part of the roster the bullpen. it cost him a pair of familiar names. first san francisco swinging a deal with pittsburgh for javier lopez in exchange for joe martinez and john bowker. the giant bringing in ramone rodriguez. the dodgers may be seven games behind the padres, but los angeles appears serious about making a run. they added ted lilly and ryan theriot. he is the victim of the second worst run support in baseball. the dodgers added octavio dotel. the a's made an internal move. they called up boot bonzer from aaa. >>> dallas braden and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade. the third rbi single for the a's. a four-run inning. 4-0 a's. they are up 5-2 late in the game. yesterday th

this is part of a three-run inning against barry zito.llen craig crushes the 84 miles per hour pitch from zito. he gives up five runs in three and 2/3. his shortest start of the year. cardinals rookie garcia lasted a lot longer. tossed a complete game. giants did not get a runner to second base. cardinals win 9-0. giants limp home. they are two games behind the phillies for the wild card and six games behind the padres in the west. it won't get easier with cincinnati coming into town. >>> braden facing the rays for the first time since mother's day. >> he throws and a ground ball to short. pennington has it and he throws. perfect game. >> remember that. braden made it 11 straight innings against the rays without allowing a hit thanks to nifty help from pennington. is there a better short stop in the american league? evan longoria down the left field line. two runs score. braden gives up two runs in 15 innings. 15th straight quality start for the a's staff. bottom of the ninth, a's down one. pennington strikes out to end the game. rays win

in the process saved barry zito from another loss despite pitching a gem.e lefty working hard to keep the dodgers in check. top of the sixth, rafael furcal fooled. we are still scoreless. top of the seventh, it is still that way. zito allowed just three runs, but one was a whole lot of trouble. casey blake. that's gone. solo blast makes it 1-0 dodgers. zito allowed that one run in seven solid innings. would that be enough for a dodger win? same score, buster posey, pat burrell, deep, line drive shot. 2-1 giants. that ended up being your final. they get a second straight save without brian wilson and their second straight win over the dodgers. 2-1. >>> the giants busy off the field pulling off trades at the deadline. first san francisco swung a deal with pittsburgh for lefty reliever javier lopez, in exchange for joe martinez and john bowker. bringing in brady ramirez for daniel turbin. >>> the dodgers appear to be serious in turning things around. today l.a. adding ted lilly from the cubs. in addition to ryan theriault. and a pitching prospect. lilly has th

bar i zito locked in a duel with chad billingsley. blake deposits one into the seats.ito has pitched extremely well in four games against the dodgers with nothing to show for it in the win column. zito was on the hook for a loss until pat burrell rescued the giants in the 8th with two outs and buster posey at first, he

zito lasted just 3-2/3. his counterpart, garcia, was brilliant.he rookie goes the distance, allowing three hits, walking none, striking out six. a's and rays in oakland with a matchup of two pitchers who have thrown no-hitters this season. braden facing garza. a sun-soaked afternoon at the coliseum. braden ran into trouble in the 6th. longoria rips one down the left-field line. the relay homees not in time to get crawford, and tampa bay up 3-1 just like that. a's trying to rally. just inside the first-baseline. gros wouldn't get past second. soriano, gets pennington. the a's are eight back of texas with the loss. >>> will power broke his back in a practice run last year at infin john never made it to the race. on the same track, will power won the grand prix of sonoma. he won an eighth pole here another i. finon. dan welldon, first lap, flips his car, done for the day but okay. as for sausolito nate temperature, j.a. hills brand, he is out. then dixon trying to make a move on power, power holds him off and takes the checked flag. has now won three

zito lasted 3-2/3 innings. his counterpart, garcia, was brilliant. rookie goes the distance, allowing three hits, walking none, striking out six. giants lose 9-0. >>> a's and rays in oakland with a match chum -- mapup -- matchup of two pitchers who through no-hitters this season. both guys pitched well today but braden ran into trouble. bartlett scores. the relay home not in time to get carl crawford. 3-1, tampa bay. a -- garza out. the double play, now 3-2. got wouldn't get past second. soriano, gets pennington to end it. a's fall eight back of texas. >>> took a lot of will power today up in infineon raceway to get the checkered flag. your winner, will power. power won a record eight knock poll this season here at infineon. dan welldon, flips his car but he is okay. j. r.'s car would stall and he exits the race. six lops to go, scott dixon trying to make a move on power, but power holds him off and he takes the checkered flag. the irl points leader has now won three of their last five races. >>> soccer, the gold pride dancing with chicago. the gold

barry zito holding the rival dodgers at bay. allowing three hits.nfortunately, for him, one a bit of trouble. casey blake. that is out of the park. that is the only run zito gave up in seven strong innings. two outs, buster posey on first. pat burrell taking closer jonathan brockston deep. two runs score. 2-1 giants. they get their second straight save without brian wilson. tonight in colorado the rockies nearly blew the game against the cubs. carlos gonzalez hit the walkoff home run in the ninth inning. great. it gave the rockies the win. it gave him the cycle. the former a hit the single, the double, the triple. he just needed the home run. rockies win 6-5. >>> there was no moving and shaking for the a's. billy beane looked within calling in boof. dallas braden and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade. big inning for the visitors. the third rbi single for the a's. this scores two. caps off the four-run inning. a's up 4-0. they win 6-2. the rubber game is tomorrow. >>> meetings, mohawks and a holdout. that summed up the day as the veter

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this is part of a three-run inning against barry zito. allen craig crushes the 84 miles per hour pitch from zito. he gives up five runs in three and 2/3. his shortest start of the year. cardinals rookie garcia lasted a lot longer. tossed a complete game. giants did not get a runner to second base. cardinals win 9-0. there you have it, two games behind the phillies for the wild card. six games behind the padres. it won't get easier with cincinnati coming to town. >>> braden facing the rays for the first time since mother's day. >> he throws and a ground ball to short. pennington has it and he throws. perfect game. >> today braden made it 11 straight innings against the rays without allowing a hit thanks to nifty help from pennington. is there a better short stop in the american league? show him to me. evan longoria down the left field line. two runs score. braden gives up two runs in 15 innings. 15th straight quality start for the a's. that is a franchise record. pennington no hero strikes out to end it. rays win to split the series. lou p

zito puts one in the strike zone. blake making him pay. homer number 11. zito has a era under two in his four starts against the dodgers this year without anything to show for it. in the 8th buehrle made sure he didn't get a loss. two outs he lines a pitch in to the left field seat. it was just the 4th giant hit of the day but put them in front 2-1. moto removed any drama when he struck out martin. putl dodgers down, he got the win by retiring all five batters he faced with wilson still sidelined 2-1 giants. they went right down to the wire before making a couple of trades to beat the deadline. they addressed a major need in getting lopez from the pirates. to get him, they gave up pitcher joe martinez and out fielder who was playing in fresno. giants also made another deal that got them ramirez from the red sox, pitching prospect going to boston. senate a's trying to stay with in striking range of the al west. they are in chicago leading the white sox in the 8th. >>> victoria had a great way of celebrating her birthday. she took on top seeded samantha of a

bar i zito locked in a duel with chad billingsley. blake deposits one into the seats.tched extremely well in four games against the dodgers with nothing to show for it in the win column. zito was on the hook for a loss until pat burrell rescued the giants in the 8th with two outs and buster posey at first, he got into a jonathan broxton pitch depositing it into left field. guillermo not mota made sure that there was no problem in the 9th inning. they win 20 games in the calendar month for the first time in ten years. >>> giant went right down to the wire before addressing a glaring need. they do not have a healthy left hander in the bullpen. they acquired javier lopez of the pirates. to get lopes, they gave up an outfielder and a pitcher from president no. and they got ramon ramirez in exchange for pitching prospect daniel turpin goes to boston. for four games in san francisco, dan ugla was on fire. he is still hot down the coast. he puts one in the upper deck off the padres' kevin correia. that gives him the marlins' all- time home run lead. the padres' lead is now ju

. >>> barry zito looking for his first win against the dodgers since last may.asey blake puts one into the level field bleachers. 1-0 dodgeers. barry zito would get a no decision. >>> hitting buster posey with two outs in the 8th. joe torre has seen enough. he wants his closer in. two-run shot to left. it is only the second homer the all-star closer has allowed this season and bat-to-bat reminding everyone he is the big bat that was picked up this season. they are now just two back in the west. >>> all the other big moves on deadline day seem to benefit the yankees picking up the big puma lance berkman. terry wood and outfielder austin kearns. >> ozzie winning 12 straight at home. as looking to put it home. 5-0 as. dallas braden got the best of the south side hitmen for the second time this week. mr. 209 pitches a complete game. the as beat the white sox 6-2. >>> the 49ers veterans supported santa clara today. one player was missing. no tackle franklin. >> i'm going to focus on the guys that are here. i'm going to focus on what i can control. abreau was not here

in the 12th inning, that ban again, a shot to right off barry zito.iants had run out of pitchers by that time. he had to come in an emergency pitch and the giants fall shy 12-11. amazing game. >>> tiger back in new jersey preparing for another tournament event for him. his divorce final this week and for the first time publicly, he took -- he talks specifically about na. >> it's a sad time. we're going through that. as far as my game and practicing, that's -- that's been secondary. >> do you have any regrets. >> my actions led us to this decision and you know, i've made a lot of errors in my life. that's something i'm gonna have to live with. >> all right. the as, by the way, not to forget them. they are in cleveland and handling the innings 6-1. about in the middle of the game. that's the sporting life. we'll have highlights at 10:00. >> they actually ran out of pitchers? >> they ran out of relief pitchers and barry zito had to come in and unfortunately got tagged for the loss. one run short. >> one run short. thank you, mark. >>> coming up we're lea

aaron rowan, gone, zito gets the lead back in the 7th.er just misses, zito gave up 10 hits, four runs and six and a third. and pat derby, on the homerun, maybe that bat was the missing piece, third game winning hit in the last 11 games. they remain two and a half games back from the padres in the west. a's came in today one, last 38 with runners in scoring position, mark ellis changes that. cliff pennington, dallas braden pitches a complete game for the fourth time this year. a's avoid the sweep and beat the mariners 5-1. and a hamstring injury keeping mcfadden out of the preseason openers in dallas. run dmc and busch battling it out for the starting spot and in training camp. >> we go back and forth on who we watch in the room, sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't. >> but batman was a good one? >> yeah, that was. >> and by the way, raiders team reminding al davis of the group that won super bowl xv. >> i see this young jason campbell, as a football player like i saw jim puckett. he can run, he is big, smart, i really predict great thin

barry zito would get a no decision. >>> hitting buster posey with two outs in the 8th. joe torre has seen enough wants the closer jonathan brockston. two-run shot to left. second homer the all-star player has had this season. reminding everyone he is the big bat brian sabian picked up in the middle of the season. final five outs. giants beat the dodgers 2-1 now one and a half games back in the west. >>> as for the as billy bean stayed quiet on deadline day for just the second time in 13 years. white sox have won 12 straight at home. 2nd inning. two runs already in for the as and barton knocks in two more with a single to right. 4-0 as. kevin kouzmanoff. solo shot. number 2 for kevin. 5-0 as. for the second time this week dallas braden got the best of the south side hitman mr. 209 pitching his third complete game of the season. as win 6-2 and end the white sox home winning streak. >>> the finish of the night came in colorado. >> carlos gonzalez. he has done it. [ cheers and applause >> are you kidding me? come on. holy cow. unbelievable. >> not only does the former a win

louis and today barry zito was beat down by the cardinals.s foul ball almost hit reader in the head. woody can't make the play and like woody giants take make many plays. pujols drives a single to left and it scores ryan 1-0 st. louis. and then ricky alan craig, a former cal standout drills one to left. that's a two-run shot. 5-0 cards. barry zito lasted just three and 2/3 innings allowing five runs. and the rookie goes the distance allowing three hits and walking and striking out six. it was a 9-0 beat down. great day for baseball at the coliseum. he ran into trouble in the 6th. longoria rips one down the left field line. bartlett scores. the relay home and not in time to get crawford. tampa bay up 3-1. a's trying to rally. it was just inside the first bag bag. kurt suzuki and 3-2. but gross wouldn't get past second. soriano gets pennington swiping to end it. his league-leading 38. a's back of texas. the pride clinches the regular season title in women's soccer and will power claims the grand prix of sonoma. a race he watched from you can se

zito gives up nine runs in 3 2/3 innings. they weren't all his fault. a pop-up that should have ended the inning, but jose guillen drops. two more runs scores. pablo sandoval hit his 12th homer of the year but it's his foul ball in the 2nd that's worthy of the highlights. brian roberts flips into the front row to make the catch. for the second night in a row adam laroche blasts one. the giants 7-3. the giants now a game and a half behind the phillies for the wildcard and six games back in the nl west. >>> former a rich hardin throws 6 1/2 things his first start. 3-0 a's. kurt suzuki enters tonight hitting just .143 in august. so it's about time he got a bloop to fall. barton scores again, a four-hit night for suzuki. dallas braden had one of the leagues best offenses all night long throwing a four-hit shutout. yanks win 5-0 and despite being 8 1/2 wins back they're still thinking playoffs. >> i want to play baseball in october and that's the kind of attitude we're taking down the stretch here. there's no oh boese lady and she ain't singing yet. so -- no

the only run zito gave up. bottom eight, the same score.wo outs, buster posey on first, and pat burrow, the hero. jonathan brockston deep, the line drive shot, 2-1 giants, second straight save without wilson as they get the win 2-1. >>> no moving and shaking for the a's as the trade deadline came and went yesterday. instead, billy bean looked within, calling up boof bonser, and yes, in case you're wondering, his legal name is boof. he changed it himself. >>> meanwhile in chicago dallas and company trying to prove they didn't need a trade in order to remain competitive and entertaining for the rest of this season. top two, big inning for the visitors. derek barton, third rbi single of the inning. scores roj davis and mark ellis, capping off the four-run-inning making it 4-0 a's. the a's get the win, 6-2. >>> meetings, mohawks and is a holdout. that summed up the day at 49ers headquarters. the lone holdout, franklin. the nose tackle continues waiting for a long-term deal. as for everyone else, though, they were there. yesterday, all about the

chipper jones unloading on barry zito. deep to left and gone. 2-1 atlanta.ito gave up just two solo homers and struck out 10 in 7 innings of work. fast-forward to the 9th. giants are still down 2-1 and sandoval, routine grounder to third and chipper, what happened? tried to backhand and huff scores. 2-2 game. the giants take the lead in the 11th. pat burrow just trying to get it in the air. a sac fly -- we don't love sac flies in the highlights, but when they are the game winner, we're showing it. 3-2 giants and the win moves them just a game back of the padres who lost yet again. how about the a's? hosting the rangers and rawley fingers has an iphone. he is one of the best in the game and kurt suzuki with a one hopper off the wall. 1-0a's. josh hamilton is serious. that ball may have been picked up. rangers up 2-1. leigh in complete command. cliff leigh picks up his 10th victory as the a's fall nine and a halfback, 5 to 1 texas the final. the ufc invades oakland tomorrow. several thousand fans turned out for the weigh in today to watch men in their underwea

top seven, first batter zito faces. tyler colden. reties this game. home run to right. the second home run he allowed. 4-4 at that point. bottom eight, same score. pat burrell, good-bye, baseball. solo blast to left. brian wilson gets the save. giants get the win, 5-4. >>> it was a strange day for mike fontenot. by game time he was a giant. san francisco traded for him today and he just had to walk down the hall to his new room. the team needed infield help. fontenot with 20 rbi and batting .285. he did not play tonight. >>> well, with the rangers playing the defending world champion yankees visiting the lowly mariners, it all seemed to work in their favor as the team tries to jump into the pennant race. but as they say, that's why they play the game. because instead of trying to sweep seattle today, the a's were in danger of being swept. dallas braden trying to play the role of stopper. top five, mark ellis, the double down the left field line. that's going to score two, both suzuki and pendleton coming home. 4-0, a's on top. bottom six. braden still working it. here g

giants' present barry zito with a 3-0 lead he would not hold. off night for barry zito.ut another example of burrel doing it all in left field this time. watch him hit the relay man juan uribe perfectly. big arms for the giant shortstop perfectly done to posey. a key play right there because it is 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th. burrel with the bat this time, tickets to ride, homerun, solo shot. his 10th of the year. what a pick-up there 5-4 win over the cubs. >>> but no bulging the padres at the top of the west as they head to a weekend collision with the giants up here. it's two and a half game lead for san francisco hairy jr. they build a 7-0 lead over pittsburgh and hold on to win it 8-5. kevin carea the winner in this one. >> the as doing double time up in seattle where the big left arm of dallas brayden does the rest. oakland manages to salvage 1-3 up in the great northwest. here is a look at his career best for him with three doubles in one game. down the left field line into the corner it goes. two runs. in the 5th inning and the as build themselves a 4-0 lead desp

zito matched him 0-0 in the 6th. furcal, sit down. zito made one mistakes, casey blake, see ya.o up 1-0. stays that way until bottom 8th. two outs and a 3-2 count. burrell, the hero. a two-run shot. that's your game-winner. the giants come back for the victory. >>> before the game, san francisco honored four emgreats awe real ya andes set on the wall of fame. the wall of fame recognizes giant whose have played at least nine seasons for the g-men or five seasons with one all-star appearance. for estes, having his two young sons there was special. >> for them to be able to share in this be able to come back, see my plaque, and know they're father actually did something other than golf, watch horse racing or take them to school. that may be the highlight of this day. >> i would just like to say thank you for your support throughout the years and i will be rooting just like you guys are for these guys to beat the dodgers. >> mike: in tennis, one finalist for the bank of the west title. azarenka upset so stoesser. more of the same in the second. victoria approaching net. puts stoesse

barry zito left trailing 5-0.orse as the cardinals got four more off four giants relievers. three hits and a 9-0 shutout. go 2-4 on their 6th game roam tried. giants did acquire cody ross today from the florida marlins on a waiver claim. the loss hurt san francisco in the standings. the padres bounce back from consecutive losses in milwaukee. ryan ledwhich can with a drive that follows fair down the right-field line. two runs score and the padres win 7-3. they finish a ten game road trip 7-3. they are six games in front of san francisco. the giants are two back now in the wild card. >>> two iconic managers meeting today before the game at wrigley field. the cub's lou pinella and atlanta's bobby cox. they routed the game in what would be his last game as manager. the braves 16-5 win. pinella had earlier announced this would be his last season with the cubs. but he is leaving early to be with his ailing mother. an emotional moment for a guy who has been in uniform since 1962. >> this will be the last time i put on m

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and barry zito was proven until the 5th.ulens scores a compare, then more problems in the sixth with nobody out flying hawaiian reaches out. two more score. bruce bocci giving zito the hoof. here it comes. there it goes. jose guillen making it a 4-3 game. phils are now leading 9-3 in the 8th. to some he's a save yoer. to critics a drama queen, but brett favre is back with vikings. three team plates mates flew him down to mississippi to coax him back to the team. similar to dan, cheryl and spencer said please do 6:00 sports because ways waffling. it's going to be his 20th nfl season. his ankle is apparently good enough to go. he says he's back to play. word should come tomorrow. niners hosting in preseason action sunday. an arkansas radio reporter did the unthinkable. she wore a florida gators cap to a news conference with hogs football coach bobby petrino. >> i was concerned it's going to be one side wtd offense. i thought defense came back in the second half that. will be the last question i answer with that hat on. >> abso

zito, 7 strong innings, struck out 10 braves, made this chip a little too good, solo homer, 2- 1.til the 9th, chipper goes from hero to zero. error right there. ball goes down the left field line, huff scores to tie it for the giants at 2-2 against billy wagner. on to the 11th, giants load the bases, real professional at bat from burrell, fairly deep into the count, fly ball to left, going to score what was to be the game-winning run. wilson shuts it down. giants pitchers today combine for 15 strike outs. they get help from an unexpected source as well. the padres lost to the nearly helpless diamond backs. upton snapping a tie in the 3rd. it held up, padres lead the giants by only one in the western division. >>> rangers have come to oakland this weekend to officially lay the a's to rest in the west, and if they play like they did tonight, the a's won't have a numberer of prayer. lee one of the best lefties in the business gives up a triple to barton who scores there. 1-0 lead. short line off braden, josh hamilton, leading hitter, 24th solo. 2-1 lead. 5-1 final. lee wins his 10 9-

zito takes the loss falling to 8-10. mark reynolds with a three-run bomb.e up nine runs and giants fall a game and a half back on the wildcard with a loss. >> 1-0 oakland and a shot to right and second homer. seventh of the year, 3-0 a's. then in the seventh, he rips than route gap. barton will score. it's 5-0 and that was more than enough for dallas. he goes the distance. his second career shutout and a's are five in back with a victory. we'll see you tonight at 5:00. have a great day. >> and up next at 9:30. >> once again the obama administration says no to california. the state needs money for education. >> and why u.s. education secretary says poor testing in the country's school systems could be a path to our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to

zito, 7 strong innings, struck out 10 braves, made this chip a little too good, solo homer, 2- 1.ntil the 9th, chipper goes from hero to zero. error right there. ball goes down the left field line, huff scores to tie it for the giants at 2-2 against billy wagner. on to the 11th, giants load the bases, real professional at bat from burrell, fairly deep into the count, fly ball to left, going to score what was to be the game-winning run. wion shuts it down. giants pitchers today combine for 15 strike outs. they get help from an unexpected source as well. the padres lost to the nearly helpless diamond backs. upton snapping a tie in the 3rd. it held up, padres le giants by only one in the western division. >>> rangers have come to oakland this weekend to officially lay the a's to rest in the west, and if they play like they did tonight, the a's won't have a numberer of prayer. lee one of the best lefties in the business gives up a triple to barton who scores there. 1-0 lead. short line off braden, josh hamilton, leading hitter, 24th solo. 2-1 lead. 5-1 final. lee wins his 10 9-of the

zito didn't survive the 4th inning. got worse as the cardinals scored four more times off four reherers. 9-0. they head home offer going 2-4. they did get cody ross today from the marlins on a waiver. >>> the loss cost them. the padres bounce back in milwaukee. bases loaded. he drives one down the right field line. the ball lands fair. the padres go 7-3 on the ten game road trip winning game 7- 3. their lead over the giants back to six games. >>> a couple managing icons, the cubs, bobby cox meeting in wrigley field. trailing 3-2 in the 4th. omar does something about that against wells. he takes one deep to center with a couple runners on. haywood also hit a pair for the braves. this was the final game for him. he had announced he would retire at the end of the season but he is leaving early to be with his sick mother. >>> will power has been the dominant driver this year and that didn't change any in today's grand prix of sonoma. the race never looked better. it didn't start out well for a couple drivers. they are just

barry zito's invention. here is buster posey, throwing out eric young, jr. to the fourth.ching rules the day. posey brings home huff, giants 1-0. sanchez was great tonight. runner on first, wilson on in relief. broken bat to right field, ross misplays it. one swing of the bat, game is tied. throw gets away, gonzalez scores, rockies 2, giants 1. padres lose tonight. all the teams in the race lost tonight. wildcard, the giants stay a game and a half back and the philadelphia phillys lost to the dodgers. tough one tonight. tonight real tough one for the giants, losing to colorado. a's playing with the big boys. donald trump and the spin stops here, part of the crowd. tushareo goes deep. cahill came in with hopes, 4 inning, 9 hits, 8 runs, worst outing of the year. jeter makes that play better than anybody. jump throw. times, thank you. alex rodriguez has been injured. but jackie, he and kate hudson, she moving -- no, no, cameron diaz -- >> you were about to guest blasted. >> camera diaz moved furniture into his place in new york. you like him. >> i used to like him before he

thatopeps the door a runner scores. 12th, zito on the mound and votto again gets through.head run scores, 12-11. torres grounded out to end the game. great come back by the giants. they fall shy 12-11. >> they fought their tails off today. what a great come back today and that's why this loss is tough. the heart they played with to come back the way they did, you saw guys out there that didn't quit. >> giants 6-1/2 back of the padres. they are tied with the phillys for the wildcard. could manny ramirez be a giant after all? the dodgers placed him on wavers, that means any team could pick him up. national league teams have first cracks at him but the white sox showing a lot of interest in him. a's at the indians. kevin off. up 2-0. in the first, bases loaded. almost hits a grand slam. three runs come in. five run first inning. and the silent killer, 7 strong innings, 14-5 is his record. the a's win. they are 6-1/2 back. elin finally breaking her silence. this week's issue of people magazine, saying she never had an inkling any cheating was going on. she and tiger living a m

zito gave up 4 runs tonight, including this home run. he is out of there. 4-4 to the 8th.et him go so bad they gave him $11 million. the giants pick him up and he wins the game, giants 5, cubs 4. the giants 2-1/2 back of the padres. cubs and giants tomorrow. and padres on friday. a's in seattle, braden pitched a perfect game. he got the nice play there. lopez grounding into the double play. braden is going have good news. 2-1/2 months ago he makes the national stage with the perfect game. today, not bad. really good. a complete game win, 5-1 okayland. 7 wins and 8 losses. today in alabama, inside the courtroom, a fellow said, i am the guy who gave jamarcus russell the codeine. he said he used the codeine along with -- used it alone and that jamarcus had nothing to do with the drink. he was taken into custody. no word on whether this will be enough to exonerate russell. he got a $30 million parting gift from al davis. 49ers opened their season sunday. al davis is breaking about jason campbell, compares him to jim plunkett. the quote, i like this team a great deal, compare t

last night, barry zito struggled. he's still looking for his first win since july 16th.oming last night. top one, bad way to start. the bases loaded. miguel montero promptly clears them with that double. 4-0, d-backs part of a six-run-inning. zito, nine runs, seven earned, six hits, five walks in 3 2/3, his third loss in seven days. the giants fall 11-3. and in texas, the a's facing the rangers. braden had never pitched a complete game in his career until the season. last night, he's got five. top three, derek is up with one on. launches that ball. suzuki would score, 3-0, a's. braden, the complete game shutout, four hits, no walks, as the a's win 5-0. >>> and tiger woods' opening round at the barclays starting to look more and more like a fluke. yesterday, struggling all bus of the first hole tee shot isn't good. you hear the kraud groene. putting for double bogey, rolls around the cup. he triple bogeyed the hole, shot a one over yesterday, three understand for the tourney. >>> and that's your morning look at sports. have a great day. >>> much more ahead on "the bay are

lazy fly ball, two-run score, capping a six-run first off barry zito falling to 8-10.om there. mark reynolds with a three-run bomb. zito gave up nine runs. fall a game and a half back in the wildcard after an 11-3 loss. a's in texas looking to pick up a game. rangers top 3. adds to that tally. a shot. second homer in as many nights, his 7th of the year, 3-0 a's. then in the 7th, suzuki rips one to the gap. it's 5-0. that was more than enough for dallas. he goes the distance on four hits. his second career shutout. the a's eight and a half back with a 5-0 victory. the cal stanford matchup. cal's been on the defending amateur camera facing stanford's david chung. outside the course on with 600 to the first 6 holes. go two up. he was three up through six. pretty good lead. on 16 though chung for birdie. he drains it to go one up. his first leadtivity day. they were all square go into 18. ran into trouble and chung has this long putt for birdie. he doesn't make it but gets it close enough to win the hole with a par. takes the match. he'll meet peter youline in sunday's fin

zito gave up nine runs in three and two-thirds innings. the wildcard after an 11-3 loss. a's in texas looking to pick up a game with the first place rangers. barton adds to that tally. second homer, 7th of year. then in the 7th suzuki rips one to the gap. bart will score a four-hit night for suzuki. it's 5-0. that was more than enough for dallas. blocking on four hits. his second career shutout. the a's eight and a half back with a 5-0 victory. cal stand matched up in one of the semifinals. facing stanford's david chung. outside the links course with 600 through the first six holes. this eagle on five to go two up. he was three up through six. chung for birdie. he drains it to go one up. his first lead of the day. they were all square going into 18. ran into trouble and chung with this long put for birdie. doesn't make it but close enough to win the hole with a par. takes the match up one up. playoff, three of the barclays in new jersey. tiger woods got off to a brutal start. tee shot on one, 50 yards after the fair way and into a parking

barry zito gave up a pair of solo homers but struck out 10. braves up 2-1. sandoval chops one to third, goes under the glove of chipper jones, aubrey huff scores. tie game. in the 11th, pat buehrle delivers the sac fly. matt diaz throw -- diaz throw is off line. >>> dallas braden and the a's trying to gain ground to rangers. josh hamilton not fooled. number 24 for hamilton. 2-1 rangers. cliff lee has pitched at least 8 innings in all six starts since being traded to texas. strikes out eight. the rangers win 5-1. the a's are 9 1/2 games back. >>> tiger followed up his opening round 64 with a 72 dropping him to 72nd place. there's no cut at firestone. phil mickelson looks poised to claim the number run ranking. he moves into a tie for second. retief goosen is the leader. >>> nearly 10 million people watched 11 brown's -- lebron's decision. less watched andy tolliver. >> i'm going to take my talents to south beach and join the heat. >> i will be taking my services to the north, the minnesota 25s -- t'wolves. >> number 4, hanley ramirez is considered to be the b

jimmy rollins with a clutch 2- out hit off barry zito. phillies eventually go ahead 4- 2.and giants in the top of the 8th inning are batting but trailing 4-3. full highlights tonight at 10:00. the a's hosting the blue jays. but bobby thompson had a chance to play in a fantasy camp many years ago. very modest, great gentlemen. brushed off all the -- all the attention. couldn't believe people were still talking about it, that's how modest he was. >>> and coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, the study involves researching brains of dead athletes who died of brain degenerative decides. one athlete is a former 49er. we'll have the full report coming up in 30 minutes. that's our report. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm julie haener, for everyone here at ktvu news, thanks for joining us, have a great night. [ horn honks, indistinct conversations nobody does pan pizza like your mom. [ male announcer red baron pan pizza and pan pasta. pizza with a thick crust that's golden crisp on the outside and light on the inside. red baron. bring home that pizzeria taste.

. >>> this is barry zito. you're watching sports sunday with rod. >> hello, everybody.come to sports sunday. we're coming to you from our nbc bay area studio. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. we're getting serious about the giants playoffs. giants are smoking hot, no other way to say it. the bus is done, speech is written and yellow sports coat fitted. the only thing jerry rice hasn't done before he leaves for hall of fame is sit down with us. jerry is in studio. he's seen in napa this weekend. going silver and black, checking in with raiders new quarterback, jason campbell and santa clara with the 49ers and bizarre story this morning surrounding nate schierholtz younger brother causing bodily damage with a

. >>> barry zito. scoreless in the 7th when casey blake puts one in the left field bleachers. 1-0 dodgers. gets a no decision. >>> buster posey with two outs in the 8th and joe torre has seen enough. pat burrell greets him with a two-run shot to left. only the second homer the all- star closer has allowed this season and reminding everyone he is the big bat sabbian picked up mid-sign and with brian wilson unavailable due to back spasms. they win 2-1. now two back in the west. >>> all the moves seemed to benefit the yankees picking up lance birkman and outfielder austin kearns. >>> the 49ers veterans reporting to santa clara today but there was one player missing, the nose tackle. >> i'm going to focus on what i control. if he is not here, he is not here. we have got to keep working and abreau has to work it out. >> franklin wasn't to happen that the franchise tag was slapped on him and failed to work out a long-term deal. he is expected to sign a one- year, 7-month-old contract before the preseason ope

oh, but the phillies climbed in and tied it at 2, and in the 6th, victorino gets a double off of zito, five innings, eight hits, allowed four runs. top 7, jose guillen, 4-2, his first homer as a member of the giants. it's 4-3. they loaded her up in the 8th and carlos ruiz almost hits a grand slam. ball goes off the wall, two runners come in to score, and there you go, you've seen enough. the phillies win by a final of 5-3. the giants are five games behind national league west leading san diego. they are one game back of the phillies in the wild card race. >>> bobby thomsen died today. he was 86. legendary for this shot heard around the world almost 60 years ago. >> bobby hitting, there it goes, it's a long fly! the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! the giants won the pennant! >> called the most famous home-run in baseball history, the giants trailed the brooklyn dodgers by 13 and a half games, came back, forced the three- game playoff, and the giants, they win that pennant in 1951 thanks the bobby thomsen. nker ] when ashley's violin teacher told her parents she was

then bottom sixth, shane victorino gets to zito for this two-run double. the phillies open it up in the eighth. the giants fall in game one, 9-3, dropping one back of the phillies in the wild card race. with the padres winning tonight, the giants now five back of san diego. the a's' bats have been ice cold, their paltry hitting registering at historic lows. brandon morerow. it's a double which breaks down, a top five, getting stellar defense from cliff pennington at short. dig 'em. before chris taps the scoring in the eighth with the rbi single. the a's snap a four-game losing streak with a 6.5. for a north kay kid, it's almost where he can close it and tell you all the turns. he's making tons of fans in the house boat in sausalito. >> i've probably got 20, 35, 35 races under my belt in the. there's definitely a little bit of confidence that goes along with that. but having said that, he'll be ready again. n bunch of indy car drivers. whe >>> whe wenome back, the latest on the brett favre saga. [ man ] i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points

barry zito matched him in the sixth. he made one mistake in the seventh.. 1 or dodgersing in the bottom of the eight until. pat burrell, the hero. the giants come back for the 2-1 victory. >>> before today's game, san francisco honored former greats rich awe reel -- aurilia and sean estes. they recognize players who played at least nine seasons in san francisco, or five years with at least one all-star appearance. for estes, having his sons there was special. >> for them to be able to share in this, be able to come back, see my plaque, and know their father did something other than golf, watch horse racing or take them to school. that may be the highlight of this day. i would just like to say thank you for your support throughout the years, i will be rooting just like you are for these guys to beat the dodgers. >> mike: the giants were buyers, the a's. and oakland did not make a move at the trading deadline. dallas braden was on the bump. top two, a's offense comes to live. davis finds a hole. two-hit night for davis. kouzmanoff scores. later in the frame,

zito takes the mound for the giants. tough ss last night. temperature 60 at 7:15 at at&t park.udy dropping to about 56 degrees. for tonight cloud cover once again, misty arounds the bay, drizzle at the coast a low to mid-50s. your accu-weather seven-da forecast, just baby sps inland, a couple degrees here and there all the way until we reach the upper 80s to near 90 over the weekend. mid to upper 70s arounds the bay and low 60s at th coast. wanted to share a couple cool weather shots sent in by one of our viewers. pictures of wave clouds. this is a shot that tim from -- tom from kelsiville submitted to you report. very cool cloud formation. wave clouds developed over the mountas when there's a stng jet stream and a pretty stable air mass. these are earlier this week. if you have video or weather pictures you'd like to share, we want to see them. upload them or e-mail them. >> all right. awesome shots. >> very nice. >> can't wait to see more. >> the nation's education secretary is calling school bullying an absolely travesty. the department of educatio held its first ever blying