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

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

this time courtesy of barry zito. whgo is onine g mock? what 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 bec

. >>> barry zito looking for his first win against the dodgers since last may. casey 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 he

in the 12th inning, that ban again, a shot to right off barry zito. giants 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 l

louis and today barry zito was beat down by the cardinals. an albert pujols 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

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

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 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 de

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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. 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 w

barry zito's invention. here is buster posey, throwing out eric young, jr. to the fourth. pitching 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

tim lincecum lost his fourth straight yesterday and today barry zito was bate -- beat down. the giants didn't make any plays. later in his at-bat, this single to left. ron scores. 1-0 st. louis. in the fourth, allen craig, the former cal standout, drove one to left. sea. two-run shot. 5-0 cards. zito lasted just 3-2/3. his counterpart, garcia, was brilliant. the 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 ei

. >> mike: the jient giant ares struggling, tim lincecum struggled, and today, barry zito got the beatdown. woodie can't make the place, and like woodie, the giants didn't make any players. the single to left, ryan scores, and st. louis goes up 1-0. the fourth, allen craig, drills one to left. see ya. two-rub shot. 5-0 cards. zito lasted 3-2/3 innings. his counterpart, garcia, was brilliant. the 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 ok

barry zito holding the rival dodgers at bay. allowing three hits. unfortunately, 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 vet

. >>> from bad to worse, we are talking about the giants, barry zito and the team arriving at fso tonight after a sobering road trip. zito hasn't won on the road since may 5th. and that controversial story surrounding

barry zito tried to do what he couldn't the last time he pitched a gem. win. he wouldn't again. not his faultd. rafael furcal looking. sick strikeouts for zito today. we are still scoreless. the next inning, zito allowed three runs, one of them spelled big trouble. casey blake, the solo blast 1-0 dodgers. one run in seven innings. 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 baseba

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. welcome 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

in the process saved barry zito from another loss despite pitching a gem. the 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

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

. >>> 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

barry zito matched him in the sixth. he made one mistake in the seventh. casey blake. 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 i

barry zito left trailing 5-0. it got worse 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

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barry zito in control until the fifth. a two-out single to tie it up at two. the giants, well, they got guillen to do this, crushed this pitch in the 7th. that is his first homerun as a giant. it was a 4-3 game. but the phillies scored five times in the 8th. the giants fall 9-3 dropping a game behind philly in the wild card chase and now five back of the padres who won tonight. rarely is a person defined by one moment in their life, but bobbie thompson hit the shot heard around the world. thompson passed away at age 86. >> the giants win the pennant! the giants pin -- win the pennant. >> they passed the brooklyn dodgers in the 51 playoffs and regarded as the most regarded homer in history. he became good friends with the man who threw the pitch and he will forever be remembered for that homerun. >> i was the only guy in the park. i was in a mind set i had never been in before. i just got a glimpse of it. it was a homerun and i hit it pretty well. >> he will be missed. back to the field for the a's. it was a no hitter this time around. barton knocking in cocoa

he crushes one the other way off barry zito. it clears the bases 4 -0 d- backs. zito gives up nine runs in 3 2/3 innings. they weren't all his fault. stephen drew hits 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 ta

tyler colvin with a shot off barry zito. here it comes and there it goes. pat the bat hits his 8th homer as a giant. what a tremendous pick up he was. giants win it 5-4 to stay two and a halfback of the padres who also won. the a's and mariners and could have been his best outing since mother's day. off the bat of lopez and 5-4-3, nice stretch. a single scoring mark ellis who was all over the box score. 1-0a's. three doubles and three r.b.i's in the fifth and driving in a pair right down the line. they salvaged the series finale with braye den going the distance. the diamondbacks are in last place, but you wouldn't know it. money tear row, that's gone. then mark reynolds homers and then the next batter after that, steven drew who homered off bush back to back to back to back, four in a row in an 8-2 arizona win. in the midst of reports that 49ers' lineman is one of the principals in an on going ncaa investigation, the bomber missed practice for the third straight day and the niner head coach is fed up at this point. the first round pick out of north carolin

chipper jones unloading on barry zito. deep to left and gone. 2-1 atlanta. zito 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 underw

barry zito on the mound. looking for his first win in his last five starts. bottom six, 3-3. aaron rowand takes care of that, going deep to left center. solo home run. tenth of the year. it's 4-3 giants. however, it wouldn't last long. 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. dalla

with no relievers left barry zito makes it in the bullpen, mvp candidate joey var row and the reds go up 12-11. bottom of the 12th, tying run at third for torres. not this time. routine ground ball ends one of the most incredible games in giants history. they lose 12-11 and remain tied for the wildcard lead. >>> the a's came out swinging in cleveland. kevin kouzmanoff missed a home run by 3". the a's with an early 5-0 lead. the inning lasted so long trevor kahlil had to get loose in the dugout. kahlil had another great start. he gives up one unearned run in seven innings, he is 14-5, this was the 23rd consecutive game an oakland starter went at least 6 innings, who is managing this team, billy martin? the a's beat the tribe 6-1. >>> tiger's wife, ex-wife elin brakes her silence in people magazine, she said she never hit him with a golf club, started losing her hair, lives within a mile of tiger who is not allowed past the security gates without her permission. tonight's top 5 is a reminder for all of you out there. have you charged your cell phone tonight. >>> at number 5 jim burric w

it started with a two-hour rain delay, then barry zito on the mound. struck out ten braves in seven innings. didn't factor into the decision. bottom six, tie game. two mistakes, here's one of them. the braves' second solo homer of the game, made it 2-1 atlanta. that score stuck toll top of the ninth. after an error and a hit, two on. pablo sandoval's chop tore third booted by chipper jones. aubrey huff scores. they tie with no hits in the inning. top 11, bases loaded. you're seeing a trend. pat burrell lifting the ball to left just deep enough. the sac fly scores huff. again no, hits but the giants take the lead. brian wilson would come in for the save. giants win, padres lose tonight as well, so san francisco thousand one game back in the n.l. west. >>> tonight at the coliseum, dallas braden and the a's, another shot to try and make this a pennant race in the a.l. race with the rangers in town for the weekend. bottom one, a's trying to get to cleave weeks early. suzuki the double to left, a's take the 1-0 lead. that is all they could get, though. lee

barry zito in. joey votto. the single scores the go-ahead run, 12-1 reds. they hold on. they get the win. ruining the giants' big comeback bid. >> we didn't throw in the towel. a lot of times when there's no momentum in your favor, and you muster it back up, that says a lot about how much heart a team has. you know, it's a good sign. >>> and tonight in cleveland, the a's starting rotation continuing to impression. trevor cahill going for his 14th win of the season. top one, getting plenty of help. kevin kouzmanoff, the bases-clearing double. three runs score. part of a five-run first frame for the a's. looking good. bottom seven, cahill still dealing. jason donald, going down looking. cahill, seven innings, seven hits, one unearned run, two ks, 6-1 the a's get the win. >>> he may have just had surgery on his knee, but they haven't ruled jason shillen out of the opener. tom cable said the injury was not major and that the receiver will be reevaluated next week. the team hoping it's just a couple weeks that he'll be gone. >>> speaking of top receivers who have missed time,

and barry zito was proven until the 5th. jimmy raulens 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

barry zito, a's pitcher used in the game will take the lob. the last of the four rbi. reds win 12-11. >> we're you're going to hang your head. and you can score and there is a lot of runs down. >> the giants couldn't complete a rally z there is game-winning hit in the 8th, colorado for a 12-10 win. now just four and a half back in the wild card race. and a's and indians, oakland jumping on cleveland starter in the opening inning. there is a base hit, next batter, bases loaded. watch this. two feet more, that is a grand slam. there is a score and there is almost a run over in home plate. and it's going up 5-06789 they go ton to win it 6-1 and we'll see a lot of starters for final time this preseason. and there is is offensive coordinator asked if he needed rest for this offensive lineman. look who snuck up on him. >> okay. this is i think he can get ready and practice. he's getting ready and can handle the ball. >> they're taking an act on the road twochl days after the divorce, tiger woods sfokt media for the first time in new jersey. this on the heels of ex-wife, elin

barry zito the pitcher used in the game. he takes the loss. reds win 12-11 in 12 innings. >> it is tough to tip your hat at a time like this but showed a lot of strength from our team coming back and doing what we did. >> all right a's and indians and oakland jumped on cleavland. they take an early 2-run lead. bases loaded and is it outta here? davis almost runs over mark ellis at homeplate. the a's win it 6-1. the 40 49ers and raiders face-off saturday night in oakland. we will see a a lot of starters for the final time this pre-season. frank gore will play his first and last pre-season game this saturday. jimmy ray was asked if frank needed reps with his rookie offensive line men and look who snuck up on him. >> he is a pro bowl player. i think he can get ready in practice. >> he ain't ready. >> he can handle the ball. >> two days after his divorce tiger woods spoke to the media at the bar clays tournament in new jersey. this on the heels of ex-wife elin telling her side to "people" magazine of tiger's extramarital affairs. she said it was s

and barry zito in for relief because the giants had no more help in the bullpen left. the base hit 12-11. the newcomer cody ross likes what he sees from the giants' spirit. >> it just shows the resilience of our team. you know, we never gave up. 1-9 and everybody on the bench just said, let's, you know, we're not quite out of it just yet out of this game. had a big 8th. and unfortunately it wasn't enough. >>> as it turns out, you know really it's the as who have the pitching staff worth decreeing about. the lowest team era in the league. their starters have given up three or fewer runs in 17 straight games. that's the longest streak by an as team since 1927. that's a little bit of pitching. the ball boys in cleveland are the men in blue. pretty generous, too. five run first for the as. davis had a little something to do with it. hit to left. kind of an interesting play. kevin kusmanoff just misses the grand slam homerun. you think davis is a little bit fast. one run in and davis is running right up his back. i don't know why ellice was flying right there. they get a ki

last night, barry zito struggled. he's still looking for his first win since july 16th. not coming 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 b

and barry zito in for relief because the giants had no more help in the bullpen left. the base hit 12-11. the newcomer cody ross likes what he sees from the giants' spirit. >> it just shows the resilience of our team. you know, we never gave up. 1-9 and everybody on the bench just said, let's, you know, we're not quite out of it just yet out of this game. had a big 8th. and unfortunately it wasn't enough. >>> as it turns out, you know really it's the as who have the pitching staff worth decreeing about. the lowest team era in the league. their starters have given up three or fewer runs in 17 straight games. that's the longest streak by an as team since 1927. that's a little bit of pitching. the ball boys in cleveland are the men in blue. pretty generous, too. five run first for the as. davis had a little something to do with it. hit to left. kind of an interesting play. kevin kusmanoff just misses the grand slam homerun. you think davis is a little bit fast. one run in and davis is running right up his back. i don't know why ellice was flying right there. they get a ki

with the bullpen empty barry zito had to pitch and the reds waste no time to take the lead, joey drives in miguel cairo. 12-11 cincinnati. andres tori grounds out to end the game. the reds win 12-11 in really one of the most incredible games in giants history. >>> so the giants offense exploded for 38 runs, 53 hits in three games against the reds and wouldn't you know it when the bats were on fire, the pitching struggled giving up 19 runs and sporting a 5.10 e.r.a. >>> what a great play by cliff... he was absolutely doing it all. >> wow. ♪ [ music ] >> cliff pennington added to his highlight real in cleveland. the as shortstop pops up from the outfield. this is a new feature i didn't know about but it is your cbs 5 exclusive clip, pennington play of the day. now, it just ended in cleveland. the as offensive explosion of their own. the spectacular pitching staff. cahill one unearned run in seven inches, an e.r.a. of 2.43 the 17th straight quality start from an as starter. as just beat the indians 6-1. >>> this is amazing. so jim furyk was disqualified from the barclays golf tournament

two-run score capping a six-run first off barry zito who takes the loss 8-10. mark reynolds with a three-run bomb. zito gave up nine runs in three and two-thirds innings. game and a half back in 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 i

lazy fly ball, two-run score, capping a six-run first off barry zito falling to 8-10. things worse from 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

barry zito will be on the mound. last night, it was tim lincecum and his troubles continue. the cubs scored six runs off him in just four innings of work. this one is gone. the giants made a late rally, however, it was not enough. and so the cubs go on to win, final score in that one was 8-6. meanwhile, the as wrap up their series with the mariners today. game starts at 1:00 this afternoon. last night, oakland could not get it going against pitcher felix hernandez. he struck out 13 inning ainnings and the mariners won that one. and benches clear in cincinnati before the red's first pitch. card's catcher yardier marina let him know. but the two managers started exchanging words. in the end, they both got tossed and the cardinals eventually won the game. that was in the first inning before they even got started. >> lacks like a hockey game. >>> a guy in houston won't be confused with clint eastwood when it comes to manliness anytime soon. he and his girlfriend were hanging out at monday's astros game. look at this, a foul ball comes their way, he jumps out of the way and the b

zito matched them zero for zero in the sixth. barry one mistake in the seventh casey blake, solo blast. dodgers go up 1-0. stays that way until the bottom of the eighth and 3-2 count for pat. the hero, giants come back with a 2-1 victory. >>> before yesterday's game, san francisco honored former greats outside at&t park. as for estes having his two young sons was special. >> for them to be able to share to come back and see my plaque and know their father did something, other than golf or horse racing or taking them to school. [ laughter ] >> that may be the highlight of the die for me. >> i would like to say thank you for your support throughout the years. i'll be routing for these guys to beat the dodgers. >> for second time in jelly bean's 13 years, oakland did not make a move for the trade deadline. a's looking to even the series with the white sox. offense comes to live. he finds a hole in the right side. 1-0 oakland. later in the flame, two outs, laces one to the right. two more score. a's go up 4-0 and they weren't done. i