at at&t park tonight as well where there was no place like home for pat burrell. the bay area native loves being a giant. loves bailing out his team late in games. >>> the latest on the niners' ballmer who was not at practice for the second day in a row today.ct sports is next. >>> san francisco hoping to resurrect his career lr, but it seems it's pat burrell who's been resurrecting the giants' pennant host. since joining the giants, he lived up to his nickname, pat the bat. 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

last night pat burrell again, this guy has to feel great. grew up in the south bay, as a kid he was a giant fan and he goes deep again, 3-2 cubs, still lead in the panda. it's about time, pablo sandoval, his first home run since august 16. grand slam for pat burrell. what a great year he has had and what an addition he has been. then the giants and the 7-7 game, bottom of the ninth. andres torrez, deep center field and there you have it. with the bases loaded, aaron rowan trots in with the game deciding run. and the giants do take three out of four but it looks like the padres have won again. >>> the final major on the pga tour that would be the pga. everybody concerned about tiger woods. he shot out 1-under 71 and is tied for 73rd. bubba watson, francisco calineri completed. matt kuchar right there, he is 4-under par along with els but they must complete their round tomorrow. that's the sporting life, full highlights of the raider preseason game tonight. >> thanks everybody, that is our report. i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somervill

and pat burrell grew up watching the rivalry. today he became a part of it javier lopez and red sox reliever ramon ramirez... tim, >>> brian sabean felt the bullpen needed extra arms, so he went out and got lopez and ramirez. start the clock. the dodger have some bullpen issues of their own right now. jonathan broxton tried to get the save. pat burrell, no.6 in a giant uniform. they beat the dodgers. kevin kouzmanoff continued his 2 2nd half. he got his 10th homer of the year. dallas braden pitch as complete game and beats the white sox for the 2nd time. bank of the west classics -- remains winless against azaranka. she'll play sharapova tomorrow. how is this for consistency. she'll take a four-shot lead into the final round. and finally fred couples shot a 65 to move to the top of the leader board at the u.s. open. >> and football? >> raiders and niners, can you believe it's here. >> yes, these two are smiling again. >> that's it. good-night. ,,,,,,,,,,,, what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on de

the giants taking a chance on pat burrell earlier this season. plus relief is in sight for the giant bullpen. a pair of deadline deals. find out who is coming and who is going. the niners are ready for some there was ba ollne there was n oneotable absence. sports is .next n ne >>> it wasn't long ago any deficit was too much for the giants to overcome. not anymore. especially when they face the rival dodgers and jonathan br k brockston is on the mound. 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

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 opener. >>> no drama for the raiders. jamarcus russell is nowhere near napa and everyone is in camp including new starting quarterback jason campbell who should instantly improve an offense that scored the fewest points in the afc last s

brl made the most -- pat burrell made the most of his return. the giants open a key series in philadelphia. he spent nine years with the phils. they love the man and they reminded him why he is called pat the bat. >> high drive, left field, outta here. welcome back, pat. >> how do you like me now? burrell downtown on oswald in the first giving the giants a 2-0 lead. 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 hi

. >> left fielder pat burrell. >> three pitches later that cheering stopped. elopes one to left, 2-0 giants, number 11 for burial. he held the phillies scoreless through four, but they got to in the fifth, two more in the sixth on carlos ruiz base hit, 4-3 in the eighth but the phillies blew it open with a 5- run inning, ropes a 200 double and they take the opener by a count of 9-3. the giants are now 1 game behind the phillies for the wildcard, five games back of the padres in the west. >>> grandma in the house and can only mean one thing. her grandson dallas bray doan on the mound. stop, spin, look who is in center field, makes the play. >> wow. >> braden gave up 2 runs in seven innings. jack customer, ought to be an inning ending double play but throws it away. coco crisp scores, they beat the jay's 6-2 tonight. >> yay. . >> bobby whom happen son the man who hit the giants' most fay must home run died last night at the age of 86. >> back to throw, there is a long drive, it's gonna be, i believe, the giants win the pennant t giants win the pennant. the giant

nobody wanted pat burrell and the giant got him. he delivers in a big way against the cubs. >>> good evening, everybody. a strange day. he started playing for the cubs and went to the ballpark. found out his employers were in the opposing dug out. they acquired him for a minor leaguer. he left the chicago clubhouse and made the short walk to his new digs and did not get into tonight's game. pat burrell was into it in a big way. a two-run single and 3-0 giants. second inning and burrell doing it with defense. wellington castillo with a shot to left. burrell gets to this ball quickly. his throw to u ry be who fires the relay. busty posey, a nice play to hold on. 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

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pat burrell, gone. the hero. a two-run shot, and it's the game-winner. giants come back for the 2-1 victory. >>> before the game, san francisco honored former greats with plaques on the wall of fame. it represents giants who played at least three seasons or five years and one all-star appearance. and for estes, having his two young sons there was special. >> so for them to be able to share in this, to be able to come back, see my plaque, and know their father actually did something other than golf, watch horse racing or take them to school. that may be the highlight of this day for me. i'd just like to say thank you for your support throughout the years. i will be rooting like you guys are for these guys to beat the dodgers. >> mike: in tennis, one finalist in stanford. victoria upset the top seed in the first semifinal. never lost a set to her. first set, the near court with the breakpoint opportunity. converts with the backhand winner down the line. takes the first set. more the same in the second. azarenka, the -- victoria moves on with a straight, se

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 veterans reported for another training camp. abreo franklin is holding out. everyone else was there. today all about meetings before the first practice getting underway. then showing off hairdos. they liked the fact this season is about to get going. >> ther

. >>> aubrey huff and pat burrell are good friends and are entertaining. they are a big reason the giants are in the playoff hunt. they are doing it their way as the lumbering water buffaloes in the outfield. don't take it from me. >> i saw some fans in left field with water buffalo signs. >> i've seen some signs in left field saying aubrey huff, best athlete on the team. >> what did it cost you? >> yeah. good point. >> they are entertaining. that is a taste of what you will see on giants clubhouse. i sat down with the water buffaloes. more on the strong bond between huff and burrell. and a closer look at the newest giant jose guillen. that and more on giants clubhouse that airs at 12:30. if it is past your bedtime, set your dvr. the raiders first team touchdown drought is over. jason campbell was 5 for 5 as he led the starters down the field on their opening drive scoring on a qb keeper. full highlights tonight at 11:00. brian westbrook could be making his niners debut on sunday night football on nbc bay area or he could watch from the sidelines. we don't

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 the second worst run support in baseball. the dodgers adding octavio dotel from the pirates. >>> all was quiet for the a's as the trade deadline came and went. oakland facing the al central leading white sox. dallas braden going for his second win in a row. early highlights at 6:00. the sharks crossing off the final order of business. they inked a one-year, $1.8 million. the forward coming off sports hernia surgery but has said he is recoveri

it was also homecoming for pat burrell who spent nine seasons with the phillies. >> i have good memories here. obviously, winning the world series. nothing bad to say. i had a great time here. >> looks like a young will clark. >> fans stopped cheering burrell the moment he hit one out. that did not last. giants are now 1 behind the phillies for the wild card. >> the giants win the pen nat. the giant win the pennant. the giants win the pennant. >> the shot herald around the world, he passed away last night. thompson was 86. aaron hill throws it what should have been a double- winningplay -- inning-sending double play >>> and brett favre is now in minnesota getting ready to start. >> who cares? >> at this point, it's such a roller coaster. i'm going to play, i'm not going to play. >> he is a little indecisive, that's all, you know. >> yeah. >> remediate. >> we are happy. >> that does it for us. see you at 11. b-a-c-c-a-l-a-u-r-e-a-t-e. baccalaureate. correct. [ audience groans ] since this competition has been continuing for 48 hours and we have yet to eliminate anyone, it is the decision

pat burrell hits it and 3-2. next batter pandemonium! his first home run in almost 2 months splashdown and the game is tied at 3. bottom of the 5th, bags juiced for guess who, pat burrell! if it's fair, it's a grand slam. it smacks the pole. giants now cruising. 7-3 lead. two home run day for burrell but the bullpen gave it back all of t top 8, two outs, castro singles off romo. lead gone, game tied at 7. stays that way bottom of the 9th, andres torres off the bench needed a sac. fly. settles for a long, long single. sends everyone home! cardiac kids are reborn. they escape 8-7. >> it's just been a -- such a great ride, you know? and, you know, being back in the bay area, but let's hope it's not over. >> watch the crowd in the background. >> he is a guy he comes in every day and locked in. he's huge asset. >>> padres trying to sweep the pirates leading 1-0. deadline pickup guy ryan ludwig with a couple last night, third home run of the series. san diego leads the giants by 2.5 heading into the weekend. who brought back those ugly ugly un

first though the good news for san francisco, pat burrell gets a nice ovation at the play of philadelphia. 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

burrell and aubrie huff. >> i saw fans in left field with water buffalo signs. >> i have seen some signs that say aubrey huff, best athlete on the team. >> what did it cost you? >> that is what you will see on giants clubhouse. my interview with the guys and a closer look at jose guillen and a baseball history lesson on giants clubhouse tomorrow night at 12:30. if it is past your bedtime, set the dvr. the raiders and bears kick off the second game of this exhibition slate. darren mcfadden and hayward-bey will not be on the field. tomorrow night san francisco welcomes the brett favre circus to town as the team faces the vikings on nbc bay area. the big question, will we see brian westbrook on the field? he was added to the roster earlier this week. he is a game-time decision tomorrow night. no matter when he plays, his qb excited to have him onboard. >> i think he is a nice mix. look at our running back corps and there is a lot of versatility and a lot of guys who can do different things. >> it is the moment bay area soccer fans have been waiting for. the addition of a player with just on

it's a homecoming for pat burrell back to back in the nine seasons of the city of brother love. >> a lot of good memories here, obviously won the world series and nothing bad to say. i had a great time here. obviously now, i'm on a different team. >> we are in a similar spot in the play-offs. it's all business. it's great to come back. >>> number 9 left fielder pat burrell. >> cheers quickly faded when he put one into the cheap seats in his first time back. gave the giants 2-0 lead. stop cheering, folks. game tied at 2. shane victorino drove in a pair of runs. philly opened the game up. they lead 9-3 in the 8th courtesy comcast sports bay area. >>> brett favre flew into minneapolis this afternoon with three teammates who were sent to talk him into coming back. [ laughter ] >> look, it's "mission: impossible"! the vikings are scheduling a press conference tomorrow to presumably announce his return. you have to excuse me for finding it somewhat humorous. this time favre really is coming back! but weeks of speculation and false reports about favre are just kind of part of this new age o

pat burrell. dodgers and giants going down to the wire. that's next in sports. ,,,,,,,, "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? july... the >>> brian sabian is hoping the giants' offense can duplicate its performance in july. the team made two moves before the trade deadline but both were to strengthen the bull pen. phil martinez heading to pittsburgh in a change for lopez. lefties hitting .204 against lopez this season. he also required ramon ramirez in exchange for a minor league pitcher. he has struggled this season with a 4.46 e.r.a. >>> dodgers picked up ted lilly and another player from the cubs and pirates closer. padres traded for cardinals outfielder ryan ludwig. >>> barry

the giants bring in pat burrell's bat where he won the world series with the phillies two seasons ago, given a warm welcome by philly fans. and the bat is back. top one, up one. burrell's solo shot makes it a 2-0 game. but the phillies rally for two in the fifth. 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

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, two outs, two more score, a's up 4-0. they weren't done inch the third, k

. >>> the giants' pat burrell made his return to philly and receiving some brotherly love from the fans. tips his hat to the crowd. then he hooks someone up with a souvenir, a home run to left. giants up, 2-0. the phillies bust it wide open in the eighth. carlos ruiz with a wall banger that scores a pair. phillies put up five in the inning and beat the giants, 9-3. >>> finally back to the a.l., red sox and angels. adrian beltre with a shot to right. torii hunter tracks it down, leaps at the wall, and robs beltre of a sure home run. great catch by the gold glover. then in the third, darnell mcdonald put a towering homer over the green monster. you'd have to jump pretty high to catch that one. take another look from the outfield cam. watch the ball. travels over the ball and wham! hits a car, busting out the back window. darnell mcdonald is a smashing success in boston. they win, 6-0. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men moustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> well, the prenup between an actress and a pr

pat burrell homer again. they beat the cubs 5-4. meanwhile, the a's avoided being swept in seattle, big day for that man. mark ellis. three doubles, curb suzuki and pennington score. dallas braden won for the third time. pitches his fourth complete game of the season. a's beat the m's. >>> -- has gone awol. >>> meanwhile michael crab free left this afternoon's practice with a strained neck putting his status in jeopardy for sunday's preseason opener. what channel is that on again, i can't? >> 44 cable 12. >> it's pretty good. >> i challenge any other 49ers to come up with a 44 cable 12 of his own. >> how about raiders? >> or raiders. >> is crabtree hurt? >> he has a strained neck. >> yeah, yeah, how bad is that. >> my guess is he probably won't play sunday. i don't know for sure but what's the point. >> i mean we've got a whole season ahead, so, all right. we will come back at 11:00. >> we will see you then. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're th

pat burrell with the groundout brings home mike fontenot, and the game was tied. in extra innings, the giant' bull pen came through. castilla gets headley swinging to get out of a jam. in the bottom of the 11th runners on first and second, the throw home is not in time to get buster posey. the giants win 3-2. they're now 2-1/2 games back of the padres. >>> for the first time this week the pga championship was not delayed by fog. still, because of previous delays, 78 players lad to complete their second round today. let's go to whistling straits, wisconsin, where the weather was perfect for third-round action. on the 30th hole of the day, tiger finished on a high note. an even par 72 third round, 3-under. the shot of the day came court see of tom lehman. the 4 iron this right club choice. a hole-in-one. lehman is 1-over for the tournament. if that was the shot of the day, this is the round of the day. the birdie on 18 gives him an 8-under 64 a course record. lee ongoing is -- leong is tied for fourth. disjohnston son shoots a 67 is 10-under. also at 10-under is ror

pat burrell with a grand slam off the foul pole for the second homer of the game. giants up, 7-3. chicago comes back to tie it, but in the ninth, andres torres says enough is enough. a walk-off single. burrell hits a pair, but torres is the hero. giants win, 8-7. >>> the mets, johan santana pitching a gem against the rockies. ryan spilborghs, take a seat. santana, ten strikeouts, and pitching a complete game. good thing too. mets' suspended closer francisco rodriguez, two games after he was charged with assaulting his father-in-law on wednesday. no closer, no problem. mets win, 4-0. >>> to toronto, red sox up three in the ninth. jose batista with his league-leading 39th homer in the year. blue jays down, 5-3. they would tie it with an rbi double, which sets up the most exciting play in baseball. okay, maybe not. a sack fly, completing a three-run comeback. the sox collapse in the ninth. jays win it, 6-5. >>> pga championship, tiger's starting to look like tiger again. birdies on three of his first four holes, struggling a bit on the back nine, but finishes a respectable 1 under. b

top of the sixth, pat burrell does it again. for the second straight night. a home run in the city where he became a star. but it is ugly. phillies win this thing 8-2. the giants hope to avoid the sweep. this is how it all shakes down as of tonight. national league west. this is the big playoff race, right? they trail the first place padres by six games. in the wild card race, they trail the phillies by two games. tomorrow, jonathan sanchez against cole hamels. >>> much better news for the athletics who all of a sudden are showing signs of life. a nice belly right there. sunshine at the coliseum. a's and blue jays. top nine. remember fred lewis? he torches the a's. a two-run single off blevins. the bull pen blew the lead. 4-4. bottom nine, all good. cliff pennington is your hero. the rbi single. here comes steve. the a's win the game and the series. 5-4 is your final. tomorrow the best team in baseball is coming to the oakland coliseum. those would be the tampa bay rays. >>> much of the buzz at 49ers headquarters today was all about brett favre. favre will fa

pat burrell's sac fly wins it. game two right here tomorrow night on nbc bay area tonight. it's a 4-3 giants' comeback win in 11. oakland fans have been waiting for this debut for quite some time. one of the top prospects bringing a bat bat to seattle tonight. born in redwood city. chris carter stands almost as tall as a sequoia. his first at-bat in moments. first with don wakamatsu. seattle comes out swinging. bottom one. franklin gutierrez with the two-run single. actually, they had one one. carter. we're not in sacramento anymore. 0 for 3 with two ks. not looking good. top four, gets worse. the rarity of a triple play. the a's fall 3-1. and a half game further away from texas. the 49ers suffering even more injuries on the offensive line today. center eric heideman will be out up to eight weeks. the head coach also shut down practice early this morning. >> i don't want us to come out. that's not who we are. so i didn't want to do that. >> yeah. samurai seeing his players. fresh in the afternoon. while the niners grind their way through camp, the defending super bowl champ

pat burrel tattoos the breaking ball. 5-0 giants after the long ball of the season, that was a brief interlude to the strikeout barrage, he struck out seven in a row. time juan mary shell's record set in 1964. he had three in the game. giants win 10-0, they are within one game of san diego now in the west. vin mazzaro was not able to pitch the a's fourth consecutive game lasting 6 innings, fourth inning 1-0 royals. but rajai davis, he drives home rajai davis, cliff pennington look at the play, beautiful play to get the outs, but a run comes into score and that's the decisive run, royals win 3-2. >>> second year raiders receiver darrius heyward-bey is ready for a new beginning. he has a new number and a new quarterback, jason campbell. >> for him to be in meetings, get the extra time, you know, he is dedicated to wing. and if your quarterback is like that the team just has to follow. i think we could be great. i mean we're young, we're fast, we're energetic. crabtree who hauled in 48 passes . >> heyward-bey needs a do-over from last season when he caught 9 passes for 1240 yards, compa

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

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 on his game after that. top five, 2-1 rangers. one on for taylor teagarden. taking braden out of the park. two-run shot. 4-1 rangers at that point. they add another. they win 5-1. they now have a 9 1/2 game lead, their biggest division lead in over a decade. >>> by this time tomorrow night it will be official. jerry rice will be in the football hall of fame. the niners icon will headline one of the most successful and decorated classes ever to be inducted into canton. today that class enjoying the enti

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bottom of the fileth inning, pat burrell for mayor, what a story he's been. a grand slam, his second homer of the game. the bull pen blows a four-run lead so in the bottom of the ninth, andres torres saves the day, a pinch hit, bases-loaded rbi, the giants beat the cubs, 8-7. >> personally, you know, hot streak and, you know, let's hope it continues but more importantly, we won the game and that was one we had to win. >> giants trail the padres by 2 1/2 games. they could jump into first place by sweeping san diego. jonathan sanchez pitches tomorrow night. >>> how about the big fog delay, about three hours. opening round of the pg&e championship. the final major of the year. tiger woods. he's three strokes behind the leader. and then there's chris blanks in lake michigan. the course north of milwaukee. ends up with a bogey. shot of the day, though, matt kuchar sizzling opening round, he holes it in from the fairway for an eagle. kuchar among the first round leaders. when we return, plenty of girlfriends break up with their buir enheret cur aballve. [ son ] i'm

pat burrell's groundout brings in mike fontenot, the game was tied. it stayed that way until the 11th. uribe bloops a single to right ludwick throws home but not in time to get buster posey. >> i think every game is important from here on out. especially the way there guy was throwing the ball today. to come out on top is real big. >> one day we can win but you can do nothing like that you go out game-by-game we win today tomorrow is another day. we fight tomorrow too. rick: in minneapolis, the a's and twins took part in a pitchers' duel. hudson with the sac fly to left and it's 1-0. that would be the only run given up by cahill, who tied nolan ryan's record of 25 starts of five innings or more and allowing six hits or less. he gets the loss because brian duncing was better. he went the distance for his first career complete game. struck out four. the twins blank the as. glen coffee explaining his sudden retirement from the 49ers, and after last week's disaster, tiger is playing better at the pga c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

pat burrell local product just continues to crank it. his 11th home run, and solo it is. pablo sandoval in the it's about time category. first homer since june 15. we have a stubborn game. you think the giants are coasted in 7-3 but the bullpen gives it away. bottom of theninth. andres torrez deep center field, mallenburg not going to get it. it was at least going to be a sacrifice fly. giants win it 8-7 the they are 2-1/2 out. >>> and if you look at the scores, we won't be talking -- we wouldn't be talking about him but he's tiger woods. he he's tied with two others at four will have under par at one of the pga. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. back to you. heather, frank. >> thanks, mark. that is the 10:00 news for tonight, i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville. our coverage continues online. good evening everyone. >> good night.

pat burrell local product just continues to crank it. his 11th home run, and solo it is. pablo sandoval in the it's about time category. first homer since june 15. we have a stubborn game. you think the giants are coasted in 7-3 but the bullpen gives it away. bottom of theninth. andres torrez deep center field, mallenburg not going to get it. it was at least going to be a sacrifice fly. giants win it 8-7 the they are 2-1/2 out. >>> and if you look at the scores, we won't be talking -- we wouldn't be talking about him but he's tiger woods. he he's tied with two others at four will have under par at one of the pga. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. back to you. heather, frank. >> thanks, mark. that is the 10:00 news for tonight, i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville. our coverage continues online. good this lighting is awful. woohoo! it's not the lighting, girlfriend. mnh-mnh. oh gosh! woo! it's this drab one-tone hair color, ick. yeah. let's szush it up. [ gigi try nice 'n easy with colorblend technology. in one simple step, get a blend of tones and

pat burrell receive aid standing ovation in philly, then, he does this. >> high drive. left field. out of here! well clumz welcome back. >> takes roy os wald deep in the first. and gave him a-0 lead. 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 i

there's pat burrell to talk about. again, he goes deep against his former -- former classmate. they got the rookie downtown brown, look at that home run. monster shot and the giants find themselves after another loss, six games back from san diego and the west. it all came down to the 9th in oakland. for the as it won't from woe is me to walkoff victory. they take a 4-1 lead in the 9th. it looked like it was all gonna fall apart. lieu wi the former giant, base hit to center field. got himself a two-run rbi single to tie it. all is forgiven. roll to the right. that scores the game-winning run. the as take a victory over the jays. >>> it might be time to hone in to football. raiders a month into their training up in napa. a very different vibe emanating from the facility. even though the statistics weren't -- well, you would call them not off the chart but jason campbell looks to be a leader. three of his seven went to zach miller. >> you know, he's not a fiery type -- i mean, he is inside. but he's not gonna sit there and give you too many rah-rah type things. you know he's a co

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 just a game and a half over the giants. rockies are now tied with l.a. 7 games back thanks to this. chicago's sean marshall out to pitch the 9th in a 5-5 game. wasn't tied for long. not only is this a walkoff

pat burrell with an rbi double and posy with another rbi double. moments ago, and the giants in 3rd are leading 4-0. they need to win because the padres do not lose anymore. will carnival with a clutch to send them on a way to a clean sweep of the cubs. get this. the padres have won 1 is out of their last 12, and whether they win or not, the giants are going to be at least 6 games back of san diego, and matt laitos, by the way, wins his. talking about some scary moments, it happened in the vikings training camp today. their star wide receiver percy heartman collapsed on the field. he has a history of severe migraine headaches. he was taken away in an manslaughter and will be hospitalized at least overnight. his coach reacts to the situation today. >> there was a person who found him before i got there. he was a little bit unresponsive, you know. so -- you know, again, i wasn't there, so -- >> have you ever been around him before when he's actually experienced this. >> i haven't. i've been -- not to that magnitude, you know. >> meantime, a bit of hi

there's pat burrell to talk about. again, he goes deep against his former -- former classmate. they got the rookie downtown brown, look at that home run. monster shot and the giants find themselves after another loss, six games back from san diego and the west. it all came down to the 9th in oakland. for the as it won't from woe is me to walkoff victory. they take a 4-1 lead in the 9th. it looked like it was all gonna fall apart. lieu wi the former giant, base hit to center field. got himself a two-run rbi single to tie it. all is forgiven. roll to the right. that scores the game-winning run. the as take a victory over the jays. >>> it might be time to hone in to football. raiders a month into their training up in napa. a very different vibe emanating from the facility. even though the statistics weren't -- well, you would call them not off the chart but jason campbell looks to be a leader. three of his seven went to zach miller. >> you know, he's not a fiery type -- i mean, he is inside. but he's not gonna sit there and give you too many rah-rah type things. you know he's a co

pat burrell boosts it. it's 2-0. grounds one to the hole in the left side. now 4-1. the g-men had no answer. another r.b.i. knocked out of the bottom of the frame. the game back and the wildcard after 5-1 loss. fifth straight win hosting the rays. mark ellis comes up with a clutch two-out double off drived price. scores a 2-hit for ellis. next batter, davis. lines a shot to center and falls just in front of b. j. upton. he will -- ellis will beat it home. in the 8th sean rodriguez takes it deep. rays go up 5-4 and the a's will not pick up a game on the rangers but get stung by the ray's 5-4. raiders looking like a team that will not have an eight street 11 loss season. former bo jackson was in the house. the oakland office was sharp on its first drive. worth 89 yards, including this 20 yard strike. 7-0. the defense looking just as good. cameron wembley takes down jay cutler, the former seminal has four sacks in the first half. run defense. matt forte breaks loose. still looking for his jock strap. bears down. 7. the raiders own the second half. climbs a ladder to pic

the love affair continues with pat burrell. a grand slam. the second home run of the game. he loves being home and the giants fans love him. even a curtain call. where are you? this place was going wild. 7-3, the giants had the lead. and here is the curtain call. the giants' bull pen blows the lead. bottom of the ninth inning, sets up the drama. andres torres is the pitch hitter. >> a high fly ball, center field. is he going to get it? >> how about that? he is the hero. aaron rowand scores. that's it. the giants beat the cubs 8-7. 15 runs and they win this four-game series. >> personally, you know, a hot streak. more importantly, we won the game and that was one we had to win. >> we've been playing great. that's a key. just keep playing like we did today. we've been playing. >> yeah, good things are happening. here it is. now comes the hard part. tomorrow, the showdown series begins. the giants and the first place padres. this is the series of the season so far. the giants trail san diego by 2 1/2 games. wouldn't you know it, tomorrow night's game right here on nbc bay area

tonight, the giants bringing pat burrell back to philly where he won two seasons going ago, given a warm feeling, up one, the solo shot, makes it 2-0. the phillies rally for 2 in the fifth and then bottom 6th, shane gets barry sfwlchzito. this weekend, the andy car circuit hits sonoma. and it's a big-time home coming. if you're headed to the race way this weekend, keep a an eye out for j.r.hilldebrand. he says he can close his eyes and tell you all of the turns. he's helping make a ton of new race fans in the land of house boats. >> for me, sausalito race car driver, how do you put those two things together. >> it's not exactly the racing hub of the world but it was always something that i was into from when i was a little kid. i played baseball when i was a kid and played varsity. i always told people when i was a little kid, i had 500 hot wheel cars and no baseball cards. it was always my thing. >> here we go. whammo poppized the frisbee in the 1950s and now berkeley brings us revolver. >> other than that, let's play, have a good time. >> world champion sometimes comes from the most un

second inning, uribe doubles off derek lowe, the big burly pat burrell scores. giants starter jonathan sanchez, he just couldn't hold the lead. the braves backup catcher hits a tee shot, this is the first home run of the year for ross. he makes it 2-1 atlanta. sanchez serves up another fatty to infante. a solo homer for infante. 5-2 in the 7th. giants trying to find some spark. ishikawa, a deep shot off peter moylan. 6-3 in the ninth when saito strikes out the side. braves win today 6-3. giants have lost four of their last five games. they host the cubs tomorrow night. arizona fans campaigned for the d-backs to sweep san diego, but e padres enjoy a laugher in phoenix today. this solo homer off saunders. jerry, jr., three hits, scored four times. padres lead the giants by two in the west division. giants still have 10 more games it play against those padres beginning with three games this next weekend in san francisco. coming up, nascar hits the road course. >>> the only time juan pablo montoya took a checkered flag was three years ago on the road course in sonom

that will allows pat burrell and rowand to score. rowand was walked intentionally. cain mowed down dodgers in the 7th. casey blake can't pull the trigger on a breaking ball right on the corner. javier lopez made his giant's debut in the 8th and retired the one batter he faced, scott podesednik on a comebacker. that left it to brian wilson in the 9th as the fans anticipated the sweep. wesson got kemp to fly out to center. rowand will make the catch and the giants celebrate their first home sweep over the dodgers in since 2004. 2-0 the final, no.9 for cain and save no. 31 for wilson. the giants six games over .500 for the first time this year. >>> the padres trying to avoid being swept over the weekend by the florida marlins. >> this drive by yorvit torreabla while the ball rattles around the corner, two runs come here, the padres quickly in front, 2-1. the marlins make the lead in the 6th before the padres struck again. hairston's line drive and two more runs scored. the newly acquired ryan ludwick gets around the tag. padres hang on 5-4 to maintain their 1.5-game le

a home run by pat burrell was the game-winner. this one coming in the eighth. the giants take it 5-4. so, san francisco now two and a half games behind the first place san diego padres, and they could make up ground this weekend when they go head to head. you can watch the first game of that series here on nbc bay area, coverage starts at 7:00. >>> it is 5:21 now. we want to check in with mike inouye and see how the commute is checking up. >> i told you guys about the accident on the lower deck of the bay bridge. the exit there was blocked by debris. that took about 45 minutes to clear, as they said, chp reports that has now cleared. travel over from san francisco getting off at yerba buena island, or the treasure island exit is clear now. the rest of the area looking nice out of the city. why would you go out of the city, because there's a midday game. a lot of folks will be going in towards san francisco. the giants playing today, expect more noontime traffic. keep that in mind. on the east bay, a nice, easy dry. speed sensors showing you pretty much the spee

in the 8th pat burrell's groundout brings in mike and the game is tied. it stayed that way until the 11th with runners on first and second. bloops a single into right. mudrick with the throw home but not in time to get buster pocze. giants win 3-2 and once again just two and a half games back. >> i think every win, every game important from here on out. but especially the way they're throwing the ball today. >> they will and we can win. but you can do nothing like that, you know. game by game. that's the pressure, we win today. tomorrow's the day. >> in minneapolis, the a's and twins took part in a pitcher's dual. minnesota broke a scoreless tie in the third. orlando hudson with a sacrifice fly to left and it's 1-0. that would be the only run given up by cahill who tied 20 straight starts of five innings or more while allowing six hits or less. his first career complete game. a three-hitter. he struck out for the twins. the a's 2-0. unlike the first two rounds, fog did not delay the pga championship. still because of previous delays, 78 players had to com