raj told you what's coming up. in ten minutes we'll take a look at how much it's going to cost you if you want to try to go to the world series at this point. >>> given all the celebration, it's hard to imagine it's raining in san francisco right now, and it's not over. just as the first round of rain is starting to move out tonight brace yourselves for tomorrow. craig herrera is tracking the storm for us. hi, craig. >> more of that rain coming arough, not only san francisco, tbull the bay areat tomorrow, f caldoueel the effects of it today, this first surround just the first storm, the second one that comes in tomorrow is going to be very heavy especially between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 in the afternoon, notice the north end of the bay gettingld heavy rain, santa rosa has already had an inch and a half. san francisco getting rain right now, all the way over to livermore, certainly down through the east side of the bay and the south end of the bay.ti this next storm is v i impressive, it has a lot of moisture to work wi

raj? >> reporter: if you are a casual baseball fan or a very serious baseball fan, we start with the positives. the giants not only beating the texas rangers, but humiliating the texas rangers. something we will talk about for generations. speaking of generations, matt cain's wife expecting their first child. cain was amazing pitching tonight. this was a tight game until the bottom of the eighth and the giants explode for seven runs. edgar renteria, another star, a two-run single here. the giants win this game 9-0. the giants have a commanding 2-0 series lead. here now is matt cain. >> we've put ourselves in a good situation. we are definitely going into their ballpark where they are going to feel more comfortable like we are confident playing here at home and used to the park. we have to take that confidence. >> reporter: so much confidence here. now for the negative story surrounding the giants. the "new york times" reported jose guillen is involved in a reported drug scandal, illegal sh

i might do the same, raj. how about you? >> i'm working, just like you. traci grant reporting from outside the stadium. back inside now, pretty interesting. best case scenario for the giants, they win tomorrow and win again on thursday and that would be it. they would advance to the world series. however, those are two big games get growth play. if they lose one of the two next games, the series shifts become to philadelphia over the weekend. right now the giants are in great shape and not sounding like homers here, the giants in great shape, leading 2-1. we mention ted 5:00 news, like politics a swing state, game three is the swing game. if you win game three, you usually put yourself in a good position. how is that? we need larry guesten for our coverage. >> we will ask him. >> raj, we know you are working but we love your office, pal. looks nice. we will see you later on. >>> now to business, the election now two weeks away. meg whitman's message today was about education. the republican candidate for governor toured an east bay elementary school, talk

. >> raj? >> well, tom, you need some money to get into the ballpark tonight. >> i guess you do. >> most coveted ticket since barry bonds' home run chase back in 2007 and goes beyond that. no playoffs we've had around here since 2003. so right now there's a special ceremony going on. andres torres to receive his willy mack award for being a team leader, inspirational. the giants, a lot of the past winners are here, orlando zepeda, willy mccovey himself. i will you and get out of the shot, but we'll see you tonight at 11:00 and the giants needing one more win to get into the playoffs. good night from the ballpark. back to you. >> all right, raj. good night to you. a worthy thought and andry torres has had a wonderful year and now you can hear it. those fans, you knew they'd be there. a wonderful sensation right there. >> see you tonight at 11:00. south of lo,

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hello, raj. >> reporter: good evening. here is the skinny. the poor guy from the atlanta braves made three errors in this game. you feel bad for him, but that's baseball. two things that usually define the play-offs, pitching and defense. the giants had great pitching like they normally do until the bottom of the eighth. sergio romo comes in for jonathan sanchez, and this is no good for the giants. romo gives up the go-ahead home run. and you can insert torture right there. eric with the two-run homer. top of the ninth inning, though, here comes the bad defense. buster posey, the ground ball right through the legs of brooks conrad allows the game-winning run to score. freddie sanchez, the giants score two runs in the ninth and win it 3-2. as you said, diane, one more win and the giants will play the philadelphia phillies in round 2. that would be the national league championship series. but nothing comes easy with this team. nbc's laura behnke traveling with the giants and joins us from atlanta. >> reporter: raj, until doesn't even begin to d

raj mathai. hey how are things smelling? >>. >> reporter: all those texas fans come to the ballpark and they're, like, wow, there's water, there's all sorts of interesting smells around here. we'll have the latest from the ballpark, also tell you about very big news for the 49ers. stick around. we're back in a moment. >>> hoeing to get those texas fans a little culture, san francisco style. we did have temperatures in the 60s today across the bay area. 's co,'s it cloudy, and we are also tracking us some calm winds at the straid yum. coming up, we'll talk about rain moong nt i the north baynt and we'll have world series forecasts for tonight g andame two tomoowg comin arighomup. ri >>> there ace at & a stadium rocking tonight. find an empty seat in that stadium. it would go for a lot of money. giants doing real well. we'll leave that for raj. >> there is a little bit of a culture clash in this world series. >> yes. one reporter from our nbc station in dallas-ft. worth sensed a little of that difference in the air highly he w

we've got sports' director raj mathai in arlington. he'll show us what the giants did right after the game that just might surprise you, but first we tournlaura behnke for a look at what's ahead for those giantsia giants. >> reporter: you get the feeling that this world series thing might be easy for the giants but texas is no slouch. and they had no interest in falling it a 3-0 hole in the series especially with the wild card. jonathan sanchez on the mound. bottom two we have no score not for long. mitch moreland, so long, baseball. three-run home run. josh hamilton without a solo shot, later also off of sanchez. they fall 4-2. raj mathai with more now from arlington. >> reporter: good evening from arlington. all of that dmiemt we saw and felt in the bay area a few days ago well just imagine that here in texas, and that's how the rangers came out to an electric atmosphere. as for the giants pretty interesting what they did immediately after this game. inside of the clubhouse well you know that you're in texas when you see the longhorn

let's start with sports director raj mathai. >> reporter: diane, thank you. let's be very honest here. giants fans were a little nervous this was never going to happen. but it finally does. coming to an end a tense 72 hours. actually, it's been a tense few weeks. with the exception of tim lincecum, there are no big-time superstars, no barry bonds or jeff kent type of players. it's one of the nicest, most down to earth clubhouses we have ever seen in recent giants history. and also, yes, they're having a good time tonight. take a look. ♪ it's going to be a good, good night ♪ >> reporter: and why not? freddie sanchez, pablo sandoval and the entire crew inside the giants clubhouse. this wasn't just a ten-minute celebration, they went on for a couple of hours there with champagne and beer. as for the game itself now, 42,000 fans, and some young ones. remember back in the late 80s? well, it's back in a little way. here is the new baby. buster posey likely to be rookie of the year in the national league. he adds a home run. the giants beat the padres, final sco

but sports appearing or raj mathai is going to share what went right. raj? >> we spoke with them after the game. ryan wilson, of course, the bearded one, the closer for the giants, we said, okay, this whole reputation of a ragtag team of misfits and never-beens and has-beens, they were proving tonight they were clearly the best team in all of baseball. it's amazing we're saying that considering where we started the season, but the numbers don't lie. the giants exploded. the strength of this team has all been pitching, but tonight they won it with bats and one of the best pitchers in playoff history. like we had in 2002, all sorts of vips. hello to tony bennett, the classical signature song "i left my heart in san francisco." tony sarah doing the national anthem. we saw susan young and joe montana sitting with his wife, but one of the biggest ovation we see heard tonight was for former giants catcher benji malena, waving to the crowd. he is such a historian here, but now he belongs to the texas rangers. they knocked quickly out of the game in the 5th inning.

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raj is out there. he says the weather has been fabulous. >>> let's take it to tomorrow afternoon, 4:00, the showers come to an end. high pressure builds in from the south. 66 in los gatos and 62 degrees for a forecast high in san francisco. and 56 in santa cruz. seven-day forecast, rain sticks around tonight. we see showers moving on and off, especially to the north of the bay. overnight, showers moving into the south bay and into the east bay. then all the rain comes to an end by tomorrow afternoon for a nice end to the weekend.then then again, like last week the sun returns just in time for the workweek. >> perfect, perfect. all right. >> certainly not a rainout in texas where the giants will take on game three, game four, game five. >> this day next week the baseball season is over. there could be a parade this day next week if things go that long. you never know what we do know, after enjoying another night, today the giants were right bakt at at&t park and once again hitting the road. the players

about a hundred and thirty miles. >>> good evening, again, i'm raj mathai. we're live at at&t park, it's cleared out now, there's still late developing news in terms of the giants and their playoff chances. we start with barry zito, four years of frustration in a giants' uniform, had he the opportunity today to erase all the bitter memories he's had in san francisco. a golden opportunity, zito turns in one of the worst performances of his season. we had a huge crowd here, one of the hottest tickets in the last several years. since the barry bonds chase at at&t park. tickets were hot, tickets were expensive. the fans left disappointed for the second time in 24 hours. let's get to barry zito now in the first inning, was a disaster. back-to-back walks with the bases loaded. the padres had a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning. barry zito was pulled in the fourth inning, allowed three earned runs. the giants were trailing 3-0. chris ray comes in for zito and gives up an rbi single to our old friend miguel tejada. in the seventh inning, bruce bocce comes out, a

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raj mathai and the entire sports team have more coming up on that in a few minutes. a little bit breezy but not look mating large-scale fog in and throughout that early game time that is the good news. showers we had this weekend, those will continue to head off toward the south. currently dry here across the bay area after picking up a trace to 500ths of an inch on our sunday. 66 in san jose, 68, livermore. needless to say cold night on tap, plenty of upper 40s. for tuesday, slight warming in the forecast, ahead, more showers returning an also some more cooler air coming our watch now the area of low pressure that brought us the showers this weekend, that spinning right there that continues to push toward the south, so, this drying slot for right now, but still some late-week changes out here, several systems, going to be monitoring that will bring showers back friday, saturday, sunday, even into monday of next week, but the next 48 hours, mild, kind of in this dry and warming slot, 70s returning inland on tuesday and then by wednesday, still stays dry with midday a

raj. >> reporter: laura behnke rep t reporting for us at the ballpark. bottom line, if braves lose tomorrow morning, giants are in. they have to figure out if they're a wild-card team or divisional title. if braves win tomorrow, several different scenarios leading to monday and tuesday. >>> in hose, the big game, ninth ranked stanford at fourth ranked oregon in the second quarter, stanford leading oregon, 28-17. >> 28-17, that is huge news out of stanford. i have someone in my household talking a lot about stanford these days. thanks for checking in. we'll see you back at 11:00. your fantasy team against 500 million users .. we'll head into space to find proof of another solar system .. technology goes underwater to

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tom sinkovitz and sports director raj mathai are there honing to stay dry. right, guys? >> well, that's for sure. and so far we have managed to dodge the rain bullet. i can tell you we have not dodged the wind bullet. it's blowing significantly out here but you know what? it's october 28th and we're playing baseball in san francisco, which means good things. game number two of the world series underway behind us and another capacity crowd rush. i heard 44,601 last night which if i'm not mistaken is beyond capacity but i think the giants are -- >> you're trying to get the fire marshal involved. >> no, but look at the standing-room only. they're trying to accommodate as many people as they can. >> when you said it's windy as heck i got something in my eye so if i staert watering my eyes you'll know why. the scene out here and tonight to a lesser degree, is kind of like mardi gras. it's remarkable, more so than in 2002. >> i agree with you. i was not here last night but you said it was even busier. >> it was. and in 2002 compared to now, we've talked about all the torture a

. >> thanks a lot, raj. go to nbcbayarea.com for all things giants and of course giants fever. >>> well, tonight authorities are trying to bring the nan arrested for allegedly mowing down a police officer back to the area. the parolee was arrested around 5:00 in los angeles. he was taken into custody outside of a home under surveillance. investigating police, diaz purposely that is struck officer patrick brower monday morning. officer brower is married with three children. he suffered a broken leg but is expected to be released from the hospital later this week. >>> new tonight at 5:00, a run away boat crashes into a san francisco pier three miles from the spot where it lost its captain. that happened around 11:30 this morning when a man fell off of his boat. the coast guard rescued the man but couldn't find the boat. it crashed into a dry dock in san francisco. >> it bounced off and went back into it real slow because the motors were also idling on full throttle. when it hit it, it made a big kaboom sound.

we'll explain just ahead. >> thanks, raj. >> let's go giants! >> let's go phillies! >> philly fans in the bay area? still to come at 11:00, we'll take a trip to the san francisco bar where the giants are not the home team. >>> but first, police in oakland say a man was shot and seriously wounded while he was at a bank of arica trying to use the atm this morning. the shooting happened around 9:15 at the safeway shopping center at the corner of broadway and pleasant valley. a 28-year-old man was shot at least twice as he used the atm, it's not clear at this point whether the motive was robbery. police are offering a $5,000 reward for information on if thf gunman. the victim is in critical condition in the hospital. >>> the bay area has considerable pull as a tourist attraction, of course, from culture to beaches and hikes. ask any tourist, and walnut creek probably doesn't make their long list of spots to visit. city leaders want to change that. kimberly terry's in walnut creek with more. >> like most cities in california, walnut creek is trying to come up with additio

we'll get to that a little later on, raj. we want to tell you also about this merchandising story around here. it is so hot, things are just flying off the shelves. the giants had to restock today because they just sold out of giants gear. and we've got an awful lot of people too who are doing it impromptu style. >> let's bring in nbc's kimberly tere. she joins us with the story of all the merchandise. >> reporter: you guys have seen it for yourselves out here. vendors are selling everything from tamales to souvenir newspapers, to beads and t-shirts. it's easy to get excited about the hype around the world series. but you might want to look twice before you actually pull out your wallet. >> ice cold sodases, water. >> reporter: street vendors are everywhere, not just near at&t park but blocks away trying to entice baseball fans heading to the game. >> water here is a dollar, in there it's $5. >> reporter: this man is out of work and says he's trying to make a quick buck. yesterday he was here selling shirts. now he's on to sn

let's bring in sports director raj mathai? last week you said you had your money on the phils. >> i don't recall saying that at all. the joints are close. two more wins and they're going to the world series. it could happen by thursday evening at china basin. as for what we saw today, it was a flashback to the barry bonds era when fans were yelling his name. they were doing it today, but this time it was cody. >> it's an easy name to chant, that's probably why. two sill bells. it's been an unbelievable experience for me so far. a month and a half, two months ago, i didn't dream i'd be in this situation, and the giants were, you know, awesome to bring me over here. >> right out of a disney movie, isn't it? cody ross and, wow, barry bonds. they were chanting for both of them before. barry in fine spirits, bonds the vip, cody ross the mvp. delivered the first run of the game. this was the bottom of the fourth inning. but cody ross now the talk of baseball. giants win it 3-0. they take a 2-1 series lead. historically the giants ar

. >> thanks a lot, raj. >>> well, new tonight at 11:00, survivors of san bruno after that deadly fire ripped their homes and their lives apart. they're trying to rebuild their lives, but there is one thing

raj, thanks so much. we'll check in throughout tm, evening and for continuing coverage of the giants' postseason run, just go to our websi website. tomorrow's game is played at at&t park. click on the live blog on the front page. >>> new tonight at 5:00, some of the victims of the san bruno explosion are taking action. a lawsuit against pg&e accusing the company of doing nothing to prevent a pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. george, you just got ahold of that lawsuit. >> yes, i did, lisa. here's the cope of the 445-page complaint filed in the san mateo county superior court late today on behalf of five families. the lawsuit against pg&e, accuses the power company of wrongful conduct and negligence and claims the pipeline was a ticking time bomb that the company failed to maintain. one quote that stood out to me says this, at every twist and turn throughout the history of the ill-fated pipeline, pg&e has had knowledge of the defective condition and of the extreme da

both players and fans, beginning with nbc bay area sports director raj. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. >> so many people caught up, and rightly so at the giants field. the giants don't have too much time to dwell on this loss, because they come back tomorrow afternoon and hopefully pop the champagne corks. it was matt cain's bir dthday, e crowd was electric, it worked out too well, and that's why the giants didn't win tonight. it was a wild scene here as expected. wow. the last time we had a playoff game at at&t park was back in 2003, and this is what it felt like, just electric. the orange fridays turned into orange october. we'll pick it up with matt cane,

. >> thank you, raj. let's bring in bob rudell now. what's the mood out there for the fans? i can kind of guess, probably? >> yeah, it's probably not hard to figure out. good evening to you, diane. one man had a sign at the game that seems to sum up the experience of last night and this afternoon for giants fans, and now one word on that sign was torture. and when you're witnessing torture from the stands, this is the official pose, folded arms, stone face wondering what happened from -- wasn't our team supposed to clinch the title last night, weren't we about to lose another game to the padres? it seemed like that was going to do the trick, the giants scored another run, narrowing the padres lead to two. the padres seemed to dash that movement home by shutting down the giants with a disappointing play. >> this is a sad moment right now. we will win tomorrow, i guarantee it. i will bet money on it.

raj is trying to maintain his professional -- >> i'm keeping it real straight this whole playoff drive. let's treat this as a marathon. the giants could be doing this for one month. tonight is stage one. are you ready to go? >> yes. >> do we have orange and black colors from jessica aguirre? >> i'm fully on the bandwagon. >> this is my fleet week colors, okay. i'm here with -- >> it's been pretty exciting. as we were getting ready for our show, all the blue angels are flying over. we were inside for batting practice. >> that was so exciting. >> it was pretty fun. there's one thing the giants do well around here is drama. >> barry zito, whether he was on the playoff roster or not. he is out. essentially benched for the entire series against the braves. the giants could pick 25 players, zito not one of them. the highest-paid player, zito has been a huge letdown.

raj mathai has more on this angle from arlington. >> whoa! >> reporter: welcome to the red state of texas. red, as in rangers' red, yes plenty of barbecue and southern accents. >> the old smoky right here. >> reporter: but there's more here than meets the eye. >> whoa! >> reporter: we might be in texas, but there's a distinct bay area flavor. more than 400 giants employees and hundreds of other fans making the road trip of a lifetime. >> for myself i've been going to about seven, eight games a year since 1989 and this is it and if they can win this i can die in peace. >> we have friends that gave us free tickets and why not? it's going to be an electric seat and we're here to root for the giants. we might be a minority there but no way. they're doing awesome so we're excited. >> reporter: as for the rangers they're aseemingly nondisrupt franchise, but once again, does more than meets the eye. their lineage, presidential george w. bush, the former owner, will be throwing out first pitch for game four and is in the ballpark tonight. so this is

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both the giants and rangers, raj, facing their biggest hurdle today or first hurdle? >> first, and it's a big one. good evening to you, ladies. hurdle number one little to do with lace ball or the fans. it's the crush of the local and national media. almost every player will tell you it's a game of routine. today, and really this entire week, their routine has been thrown out the window. ♪ summer loving, had me a blast ♪ >> you're supposed to sing! >> everyone here is trying to find their angle, even the tonight show. like it or not, it's a mandatory q and a for both teams. more than 1,000 journalists in the city tonight ready to document history. for bay area residents and giants fans, there is an interesting evening. it sets the course for the next generation. what happens this week we'll remember and talk about for decades, just like what happened the last two world series teams for the giants. will clark, roger craig, barry bonds, all these players part of the fabric of the bay area. that's how impactful a world series can be. win or lose, this begins a new ch

i'm raj mathai. we haven't done this in about seven years. we're glad to be back because the giants are back. we have a lot going on in the next 30 minutes. game one of this divisional series against the braves begins 24 hours from right now. okay. so our bullet points of what's coming up in the next 30 minutes, the playoff roster. everyone asking who will be on the roster and who will be off the roster. we have answers. bruce bochy addressing the media a short while ago. we'll check in with freddy sanchez and we'll check in with j.t. snowe and tim hudson. tim hudson of the braves will join us and j.t. snowe who is still a giants special assistant ant part of the giants last playoff run. we start with our headlines. tim lincecum obviously is the headline with the giants and one of the headliners in the country. lincecum, giants biggest star, and this is his first taste of the playoffs even with the smoking ball. comes as starting pitcher follow tomorrow night's game one. he loves the spotlight. rock star status along with his dog. we'll hear

reporting from arlington, texas, i'm raj mathai. back to you. >> one thing is for sure so far in the sharks' young season, when this team scores goals, they come in bunches, but last night at the tank, they weren't the only things coming abundance, how about fights? no love lost between the ducks and sharks. for proof, give you 12 five-minute majors for fighting alone last night. that is six fights. all right. for the offense, we give you dany heatley, second period, sharks on the power play, former badgers, second goal of the game, also an assist. the sharks win 5-2. and that is your morning look at sports. have a great day. >> back to the world series it has seen its share of rally cries, the angels, had a rally monkey even. now the team the giants and texas rangers keeping the wildlife theme going. they have seen this in a game. nbc bay area's lauren scott shows us from arlington, the zoo there to explain what's up with the claw. >> in the the bay area, panda sightings are far from rare at giants home games, in texas, prairie dog

i'm raj mathai along with jessica aguirre and tom sinkovitz. any which way you can get here do so, whether it's 280, 101, bart, a ferry or the kayak. we're about 12 minutes away from the first pitch. the first playoff game in the bay area and in mccovey cove specifically in seven years. here's the deal, the player introductions are happening as we speak. we're about seven minutes away from the first pitch. it is orange october, the team colors. tomorrow night, there's an interesting decision. usually on friday nights the giants wear their orange jerseys. yes, we can confirm that tomorrow night they will be wearing their orange jerseys so national tv will look at san francisco and say what the heck are those guys doing there but the giants are very successful with their orange jerseys. >> they really have been. orange friday, so what are you going to do. >> how are you going to top this? >> i'll be orange, don't worry. >> i have nothing orange. >> diane dwyer is wearing orange. >> let me see her. let's prove it. diane, are you in your orange? >>

am raj. did you see it last night? the giants off to an amazing start, not to be debbie downer here. be careful. game two of the phillies will come strong. check in with the giants and sharks and college football. stay with us. [ male announcer ] taxes. so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxe jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide income taxes? jerry brown. and who says, if elected, he'll ask voters for even more new taxes? jerry brown. governor jerry brown, again? hide your wallet. >>> the giants will strut back on to the field tonight for game two against the phillies. after what some are calling a bit of a stunner. will they come out on top or another round offer to it tour for giants fans? sports director raj has the bases covered in your morning sports. >> chris, thank you. good sunday morning to you. an amazing story for the giants last night. just b

. >>> sports director raj mas ssm with tonight's win. >> the whole country getting a firsthand look at how exactly the jinlgiants operate. thousands of people at the game tonight. they will be the first to tell you this has been the most thrilling game they've ever seen. enjoy it. moments like this don't happen very often. n n newcomb, the first year he's been manager of this team. bottom of the sixth inning, hello to pab low sandoval. the two-run double which gives the giants the lead 5-4. but the phillies would tie the game in the eighth, so in the bottom of the ninth, juan urabe who has been out with a fractured wrist, a walk-off sacrifice fly. game over. look at that party on the field. giants win 6-5. they take a commanding 3-1 series league. >> this is one of the biggest games i've been a part of. for the guys to maintain focus when we lost the lead, they're going to pick you up. this is the time in the post-season where big things happen to everybody on our team. >> we're in a good position. but at the same time, we know anything can happen in baseball and i don't think you take

. >> i guess i am, raj. >> a lot of clearing and a lot of blah the second game. >> 2-0 would be nice, but the giants are in good shape. 1-1. gut-wrenching for the giants and players and fans. the giants knew this was coming. offensively they're overmatched seemingly by the phillies. they have to tinker with the line-up for game three tomorrow afternoon. we would see rowan and sandoval in that line-up. juan uribe, that left wrist provides a lot of power for the giants. he did not play last night. his status for tomorrow is unclear. for the phillies it's a bay area product that killed them last night, shortstop jimmy rollins. the three-run double broke the game open. phillies won it 6-1. both teams then took a red eye flight to sfo early this morning. they arrived at sfo within the 3:00 a.m. hour. you got some coffee, both of you? >> i'd say. >> maybe a quick nap, go home and say hello to the wife and kids and this afternoon back to work at the ballpark. here is the boss now. >> you got to go out there and play your best ball to beat them, and that needs to happen tomorrow night. we kno

from philadelphia, i'm raj mathai, nbc bay area news. >> all right, game six underway. here's where things stand. the benches have cleared, multiple runs have scored. the giants have already gone to their bullpen, here's where we are, 2-2, bottom of the 4th. this game still anybody's to take. this should be easy, right? the only thing standing between stanford and its sixth win of the season today washington state. the same washington state that had lost 13 straight pac might have 10 games. the same washington state stanford was expected to beat by 13.5 points. facing the cougars, they managed to put up quite a fight. first quarter, andrew lutz the seven-yard touchdown pass. ryan waylon on the other end. lucky for them they have a pretty good offense going. second quarter, stephan taylor going to take this on his own. stanford on top, washington state making things interesting. the cardinal hangs on 38-28. on the other side of the bay this afternoon, the cal bears with a cheerleader on the sideline, how about java best. he's playing sunday's now. second quarter cal pull

but first, what a night, raj. >> in the matter of 24 hour, the giants were flying high last night but then got their heart ripped out. this was a game in their grasp. in the final couple innings, the wheels fell off. some disappointed fans needless to say leaving this building. for most of this night, it was wild inside this ballpark. a record crowd in the ten-year history of at&t park. more than 44,000 fans on hand. alec gonzalez with a two-run double. and that seemed to tie the game 4-4. the giants had several opportunities to win this game. buster posey with the bases loaded hit into the inning-ending double play. the very next inning in the top of the 11st, this is how the game ended. rick ankiel, a solo home run off of ramon ramirez and that was the game winner. the braves do this all season long. they've come from behind to win games and they do it tonight. 5-4 is your final. a splash landing for rick ank l ankiel. it's a best of five series, now tied at 1-1. okay so what happens next for the giants now. sunday afternoon in atlanta is game three. sunday in atlanta is game three.

tomorrow, raj mathai, the whole sports team looking on. for the morning forecast, temperatures in the 40s to 50s. for tomorrow, we're getting closer to those averages for this time of year. 76 in evergreen, 75 in san jose, 73 in palo alto, right to redwood city, oakland, 71. 77 for san ramon and in the north bay, temperatures here generally in the mid-70s. more on the weather channel on cable. once again drying out tomorrow. slow warming by the weekend. low to mid-'80s if dwlur going to be taking a look at those planes. for tomorrow, for the game, it will be cool, it will be breezy, but the giants are used sdp >> they've got the fever >>> something that's supposed to cure the munchies could end up causing it. as governor, he balanced budgets without raising taxes. and california created 1.9 million jobs. as attorney general, jerry brown took on wall street banks, mortgage scammers and public officials stealing from taxpayers. at this stage in his life, jerry brown has the independence to make the tough decisions california needs. as govern

our sports guy raj mathai is there for game 6. >> good evening, the fans here are fired up. they believe the phillies have regained control in the series, but the numbers don't lie. the giants still lead 4-2. most of the players we want directly to the hotel, but the managers and the starting pitcher jonathan sanchez had to do their media duties. >> the last one is always the toughest to get, but i think it's the case where you're playing good teams when you're in that situation and it's not easy. and you know you got to go out there examiand play your best go get it done. >> i've never been to the world series, and we've got guys on the team who have never been there. >> we got a good chance now to win because of who we got pitching and basically because we're home. and our fans are going to be out here to see us play, and also we like to play in citizens bank park, of course. i think that gives us a little advantage but then we got to win. >> so here we go. a few notes for tomorrow. first pitch is at 4:57 p.m. that's pacific time. jonathan sanchez versus ochewalt. the gian

i'm raj mathai. well are full force back from philly and ready for texas. arlington, texas, to be specific. i can spit it out here. what a wild ride this has been. not just for the players, but also for the fans and this community. even if you're not a giants fan, say for example you're an a's fan, you can appreciate the community excitement, what is happening around here. it is phenomenal. all right. guess who is with us tonight. the mvp is here. the mvp of the nlcs. how about the accidental superstar. it's cody ross. ross and giants president larry baer will be our guests. we are going to take you tonight behind the scenes from last night, behind the scenes from tonight, and everything in between.

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sports director raj mathai is in arlington with that story for us. >> whoa! >> reporter: welcome to the red state of texas, red, as in rangers' red, yes plenty of barbecue and southern accents. >> the old smoky right here. >> reporter: but there's more here than meets the eye. >> whoa! >> reporter: we might number texas, but there's a distinct bay area flavor. more than 400 giants employees and hundreds of other fans making the road trip of a lifetime. >> for myself i've been going to about seven, eight games a year since 1989 and this is it and if they can win this i can die in peace. >> we have friends that gave us free tickets and why not? it's going to be -- a seat and we're here to root for the giants. a minority there but no way, they're doing awesome so we're excited. >> reporter: as for the rangers they're aseemingly nondisrupt franchise, but once again, does more than meets the eye. their lineage, presidential george w. bush, the former owner, will be throwing out first pitch for game four and is in the ballpark tonight. so this is just the beginning

i'm raj mathai, back to you. >>> a former joint at the center of it all. here it is. the final out and how fitting. a r a-rad plays for the yankees. still owed money by the yankees. $25 million or so. bengie molina starts the celebration. texas never won a post-season series entering this post see soften now, they are headed to the world series. it il with be an exciting matchup if that happens. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up next at 7:30, the competition is tough, the selection process even tougher. three things you nee tknow to help your student get into college. go ni isobth jew last week, but their health insurance doesn't cover my kid's pediatrician. which is not cool. she was so fantastic. she had this sock puppet that she would use to explain exactly what she was doing and why she was doing it. i just wish there was someone to explain to me how i'm going to find another doctor like that. [ male announcer ] we know a good doctor is hard to find. av j hwesothme hrg ola ef networks in california so you can choose one that's right for you. blu

. >> raj mathai is here, with more. raj, it comes down to this, one game. >> you mentioned, what a week it's been, what a season it's been. it comes down to knees final games. you want to get into the playoffs, there's all sorts of formulas and magic numbers, forget about it, here's what it comes down to for the giants. they have three games remaining. this is as simple as it gets, they just have to win one of those three games. that means the giants can clinch the division title as early as tomorrow night. today's game at china basin, almost 40,000 fans. you see pablo sandoval, giants swept the arizona diamondbacks. that sets up a magical night at the ballpark in the next 24 hours. let's bring in lauren scott with the fans and players reaction. >> reporter: greetings from the ballpark. the giants can clinch the division tomorrow night. the fans are very excited. >> a packed house today, basking in the sun, and rejoicing in the fact that one win over the padres will put the giants in the postseason for the first time si

raj mathai will join us at 11:00. in a moment we bring in the kids to talk giants-phillies game 6. >> we love these kids. don't be fooled. they know the score. we go back to school to talk cody ross, beards, much, much more. plus what the kids in philly were doing today coming up. but we need to know about the weekend weather first. >> that's what i'm here for. a break in the distance.dsming. big rain is in the forecast this weekend. that's coming up after the break. taking a look at the current wind speeds, we see a mix here. fairfield winds out of the southwest blowing at about 10 miles per hour, 13 miles per hour in napa. on sunday we're expecting some very strong winds. at least 20 miles per hour with the arrival of a front. for tonight we're expecting rain showers to come in on and off throughout the night. tomorrow the rain chances will be increasing throughout the day as we're awaiting -- the third cold front sweeps through on sunday. that's what brings us the heavy rain and the wind as well. then skies will be

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as raj mentioned, the giants take the diamond in atlanta. it starts around 1:30. jonathan sanchez' turn to start for the giants. tim hudson will start for the braves. >> this morning, we are just getting started with giants' fever. we will take you deep inside at&t park to the man who makes the music. we will ask him what it takes to get 40,000 fans pumped up for the playoffs. we sheol you that coming up at 7:35. more giants coverage, click on the giants fever tab. you can only get from this station, the broadcast home of your san francisco giants. the giants may be headed to atlanta. thousands of folks are streaming into san francisco looking for a little thrill for fleet week. >>> fleet week festivities gets going today. the parade of ships starts at 10:00. after that, you will twoont look to the skies and maybe cover your ears. the blue angels air show starts at 1:00 this afternoon. fleet week wraps up on tuesday. >>> the manhunt is on for a man that tried to kidnap two young girls in the east bay. it could have been a very different ending if not for one siste