bruce bochy says his entire coaching staff will >> lincecum out looking. >> it's one of baseball's great mysteries and there are a lot of theories from the absurd. >> well, pitchers aren't even really athletes and you can't even talk about them. they're not even really baseball players. >> to the more analytical. >> pitchers gear all of their efforts toward refining their craft and hitting is just an after thought. if they were got hitters, they wouldn't become pitchers. >> reporter: giants broadcaster jon miller says baseball has become so specialized these days you really don't see a lot of big hitting pitchers anymore. >> don driesdale with the dodgers was an outstanding hitter, cash fish hunter with oakland. >> reporter: even kids coming up do you see them specialize just in pitching? >> yes. i think especially when they get to the high school level, guys starting to really know what they want to do and that's a long time without hitting. >> reporter: giants hitting coach hensley mullin says the dh rule has something to do with it. so does the fact that a starting pitcher might only

buy would-be and -- bruce bochy and the gang down. sandoval is team leading 23 home run. by this point it's 6-2. poor barry zito. highest played payer, second time >> the rangers don't come in here and celebrate. they are a day or two away from capturing the west. the a's see if they will do more than hire bob melvin. alex smith suffered a consuggestion sunday. and the 49ers announced it today. he was practicing this week. only a minor concussion. he feels fine. cleared to play. the other story out of 49ers headquarter. they will stay on the east coast sunday, the owners, york family are from ohio. they will stay therefore bephiladelphia -- there before philadelphia in 10 days. >> take the air travel out of it. i feel like we have a team that ins each other's company. a chance to be close to each other leading up to a big week. also families are on the mid- west, east coast, let them be a part of it. >> all right. 49er game at cincinnati, 10:00 a.m. west coast time. and doesn't happen often, watch the 49ers on the road and the raiders at home. they are sold out sunday for

bruce bochy was not around for the finish. the giants come home to wrap up the season against colorado. the a's have all but ended the angels' wild card hopes. it should be a game inning double play. the rookie throws the ball away. oakland scores and wins it 6-5. the angels are three back in the wild card with three games to play. the tour championship went to a playoff between bill hoss and mahan. hoss stayed alive with this terrific shot from the water. he goes on to win on the third extra hole by taking the tour championship and the fedex cup. hoss collects more than $11 million. and in college football, lsu has replaced oklahoma in the ap rankings. stanford has fallen from fifth to sixth, and that is your toyota sports report. >> and that concludes another broadcast of abc7 news. i'm alan wang with jeff martinez and quick quan. thanks for -- and rick quan. thanks for -- and rick quan. thanks for staying up with (meredith) the dictionary defines grief as, "keen mental suffering or distress "over affliction or loss. "sharp

celebrating with bruce bochy. vogelsong finishes his year 13 wins, 7 losses. 7 shut out innings. romo did give up his first run since june the giants win 3-1. and we will finish up with the oakland a's. they are in seattle. justin smoak, 3-run home runner. pam, i will break it to you, face to face, your oakland a's lost tonight to seattle 4-2. >> you liked the movie. >> yeah. yeah. yeah. no, no. moneyball, i saw it over the weekend. what year did they win the world championship? it was a fun movie. >> it was. good night everybody. see you tomorrow. [ cow mooing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no need to produce foods yourself to be sure they're 100% natural. ♪ now there's open nature foods from safeway. no preservatives, no artificial anything. all within budget. a wide choice of natural foods that meet your high standards. ♪ open nature. only at safeway. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1

bruce bochy got tossed arguing a call. the d-backs sweep the giants. >> the a's put a dent in the angels wild card hopes. gonzalez hit into what should be a game-ending double play. but the throw is air mailed, and oakland wins it. the ain't reallies are 2-1/2 back with three games to play. >> the tour championship went to a playoff between bill haas and hunter mahan on the second extra hole. haas stays alive with this great shot. he would go on to win in the third extra hole by taking the tour championship and the fedex cup bonus he receives more than $11 million. >> not a bat paycheck. >> alan: i think bruise bochy figured, i'm going out in a blaze of glory. kick me out. thanks, rick. >>> another sports story opened in theaters, "moneyball." we have this weekend's winners when we return. >> alan: the lion king is back on top. it's at number one with $22 million. just ahead of moneyball. the drama about the oak leabdz a's. it opened at number two with $20 million. dolphin tail was number three, followed by abduction and k

bochy's crew. giants in arizona, 24 hours after the d'backs beat them to win the n.l. west. bottom of the first, bases loaded, d'backs down 1-0, ryan roberts with the base hit to left, two runs come in to score. d'backs lead 2-1. later in the inning, fontenot has a beat on it until the second base umpire takes him out. here's a better look if you didn't get a good look the first time coming right up. this is when you know it's your day or in d'backs case your year. the ump not spotting fontenot a little bit of a loop. right now the score is 6-1, arizona in the third. >>> those wild-card-leading braves, in our nation's capital. bottom of the fourth, nationals up 1-0. danny espinoza, base hit to left, two runs score. nationals up 3-0. later in the inning, starting pitcher wong, he's going to help his own cause a little bit with the base hit down the first-base line. another run comes in. that's his first major league hit, by the way. nationals go on to a 4-1 win. >>> well, you might think someone wei

. >> reporter: as bruce bochy said after the game, the giants needed this win in the worst way. they had dropped 12 straight series openers heading into tonight, and getting the win was huge. >> it was nice. nice to have a game like this. we had some big hits, a long ball, two-out hits. we've been missing that for quite a while. you know, it's better late than never. they came through and played very well tonight. >> several players talked about the energy and electricity, not only in the clubhouse, but also in the ballpark tonight saying it was just like a playoff atmosphere. >> thank you, jamie. across the bay, stanford grad michael taylor made his major league debut. matsui's night, he goes opposite field to the wall with the bases loaded in the third. three runs scored. it's 3-2, a's. the a's scored four in the 5th. a's win 9-2. >>> across the bay, you wouldn't think the a's would outscore the raiders, but that's what happened tonight as the raiders and seahawks close out the nfl preseason. branch did his best to keep seattle from scoring with the interception. the raiders l

bruce bochy got tossed arguing a call. the as a's put a dent in the rangers chances. wall den air mails a throw. oakland would score four runs in the ninth and win 6-5, so the angels are now 2-1/2 back in the wild card with just three games to play. >> tonight at 6:00 we have a fantastic finish in golf and you hear from the oakland raiders. >> alan: an old tradition comes to an enin spain. powerful northwest region of catalunya, the people are celebrating the last bull fight. >> alan: coming up at 6:00. president obama is due to arrive at moffet field in just a few minutes. more on this fundraising tour in a live report. plus, thousands hit the streets of san francisco to help find a cure for cancer. join us for abc-7 news at 6:00. >>> finally, a centuries old part of spanish culture came to an end in spain today. catalunya's parliament banned bullfighting after a campaign by animal rights activists. the last of six bulls was killed in front of a cheering crowd. later fans crowded into the ring to grab handfuls of sand to keep as souvenirs. the bullfighters were carri

manager bruce bochy said he sliced his hand using a knife cutting hamburger patties. he suffered nerve damages to his pinky. he has been one of the most consistent pitchers this season. >>> now, tonight, a battle of south bay powerhouses. with palm avisits saint francis in mountain view. we are there live just minutes before kick off. >> reporter: just could not be a better night for football. i tell you. that look at saint francis getting ready behind me on the field. and they will be facing, as you mentioned, the squad palma. they kind of had saint fansis's number as they beat them in the playoffs last year and tied them in the regular season. the two teams met four times in the last two years. we are getting ready for another smash mouth-type of football game because it usually low scoring when the two teams meet. defensive oriented and here is what the head coach had to say for palma with regards to tonight's match up. >> i expect it to be similar to the rest of our games. they have a great program here and they do what we do and we do what we do and i think that

giants manager bruce bochy said he had become close to billy. he was last seen at the parking lot july 31. according to security, billy took medication to stay calm. >>> for those who like to bare it all in san francisco, it might just be time to cover it up. supervisors are trying to put some restrictions on public nudity. mike sugerman went on the search for nudists who might not be ready to throw in the towel, so to speak, just yet, mike. >> reporter: okay. >> can we show this? >> reporter: if -- we'll find out. if there is any question, if air not watching denver television right now, if you're not watching st. louis television, you're not watching phoenix television. this is san francisco television. our story begins here in the castro. >>> reporter: this is a great place to hang out on a nice day, enjoy a picnic at the park, say a foot long sandwich, by the way he is naked. it's legal in san francisco to be naked outside if you are not aroused. there is no issue about that and there are about a dozen regulars who come here to work on their

. >>> and bruce bochy realizes that the window of possibility starts to close. >>> good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. the giants could point to this weekend when they had three head

bruce bochy knows the deal. >> we know we're running out of time there's no question about that. this is, you know i thought critical that we take the series. we all know it. we did it. so now we head down to san diego and we're still breathing. are we hanging by a thread? i would say so. so we have to come out fighting. >>> at the beginning of the year. the a's had big plans for some of the players who helped them finish off a sweep of the seattle mariners. great support today for breast cancer. allen knocks down the smash off the bat of rodriguez but can't find the bat when he does. he manages to get the hand on the base. the only option allen had to get this play to work out. in the bottom of the fifth. the a's extended the 2-1 lead to 4-1. dejesus goes down, matsui had doubled. he sent home the throw was handled clearly and m atsui scores. robertson's dive doesn't get it done. matsui and dejesus both come to score. the a's had scored four times by the end of the eighth. cahill benefits from his outing. >>> two possible play off opponents met today in boston. the rangers blew

. >>> many giants fans got an interesting e-mail today from bruce bochy, the manager thanked the fans for their support and for setting a record. the record will be set tonight. the giants will break their single season attendance record when they take the field in just a short while from now. about an hour against the rockies. they'll eclipse 3.3 million fans this season. just at at&t park alone. it will beat the previous mark of 3.27 million back in 2001. no world series magic this season. however, racked by injuries and struggling offense, the giants will miss the playoffs. their season ends on wednesday. >>> it's nice to be together. and at the ballpark. >> a lot of people. >>> what kind of a night will the giants fans have? >> we'll have some pretty good weather. i aim to please even a monday. hard to get things going but we have the fog that looks to stay away for that game tonight. whenever you go out to a giants game, you would never know they weren't in the world series running this year. the atmosphere is always real spectacular out there. smafr showers this weekend, the rad

johnson, and bruce bochy riding a six game win streak coming in. they are even getting offense from the pitching staff. eric is up the middle. two huff out rbi single with a score. in the sixth rockies feet back. dexter fowler, brings home two. rockies on top 3-2. giants up in the eighth. carlos beltran rips it into right off huston street. rbi double scores andre torres. game tied at three, and then brad pill, all the way to the gap. two more come home on the triple. 4-run eighth. giants win it. arizona loses. atlanta wins and the giants five back in both the wildcard and the national league west. a's hosting the tigers to clinch the american league central friday night. bottom of two, scott sizemore punches one in right. in comes brandon allen. a's on top, 1-0. two batters later they get another. coco crisp drops in front of austin jackson. the a's go on to 5-3 victory. 49ers host buffalo. we will have the highlights at five. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> coming up, a shocking discovery. people look for missing nursing student, michelle

. >>> brian sabean and bruce bochy discussed the disappointments of the season the biggest aubrey huff 44 points lower than last year after a $22 million contract signed in the off season. >> oh, boy. >> he knows that, you know, he -- his struggles helped cause our struggles. he is going to have to pull more weight. if he can't, the manager will be in a position to hopefully have other choices and we'll put other people in there if need be. >> whether, you know, he dropped the ball last year didn't work out enough in the winter, he -- he's looking at all those things. he was embarrassed. >> remember they did that to pablo a year earlier, remember? >>> the as were packing boxes in the clubhouse this afternoon. much. talk this off season will be the future -- much of the talk this off season will be the future of general manager billy beane who seemed to squash rumors about his interest in the cubs vacancy. >> i have a little trip planned next week, but other than that, yes, i plan on being here. >> i might have sent him a kind of and off-the-cuff text when i read about the cubs thing. b

johnson, and bruce bochy riding a six game win streak coming in. eric is up the middle. two huff out rbi single with a core. in the sixth rockies feet back. dexter fowler, brings home two. rockies on top 3-2. giants up in the eighth. carlos beltran rips it into right off huston street. game tied at three, and then brett pill, all the way to the gap. two more come home on the triple. 4-run eighth. giants win it. arizona loses. atlanta wins and the giants five back in both the wildcard and the national league west. a's hosting the tigers to clinch the american league central friday night. bottom of two, scott sizemore punches one in right. a's on top, 1-0. two batters later they get another. coco crisp drops in front of austin jackson. the a's go on to 5-3 victory. box necessary las vegas last night, may weather junior and victor or oregon -- ortiz. or tis was knocked out in the worth. may weather claims the title and emproves 42-0. i'm mike shumann, have a great day. >> next at 5:30 a shocking discovery. searchers looking for missing nursing student michelle le uncover a

bruce bochy and brian sabian are not content watching the playoffs from home. jerry has more from channel basin. >> and that's the ball game. and that's the season. >> reporter: when the giants look back on why they didn't make the playoffs in 2011, they can point to several factors. injuries played a major role, but the underproduction of veterans, specifically aubrey huff, proved to be crippling. >> he got himself in a funk. a lot of what went on might have been a residual effect of maybe not doing enough in the off-season. and he knows that. >> he dropped the balla last year, didn't work out enough in the winter. he knew all those things. >> reporter: the giants' brass is already hard at work evaluating off-season needs and plans for 2012. defining roles for young talents like brandon crawford and brandon belts, who will both play winter ball. >> a kid like crawford, who we pushed, we knew that, but we had a need there. there's a guy who hadn't played very much at the higher level. thought he'd get better and better. thought brandon had a little tougher time

giants' manager bruce bochy said everyone is worried about him. he's a semihomeless man. several people have filed -- filed reports about him. they have been checking hospitals and the morgue but so far no one has seen him. >>> there's word that a plane carrying an ice hockey team crashed in russia, northeast of moscow. 36 people were killed. one person survived but was critically injured. still no word on why this plane crashed. the team was heading to an opening game for a league that combines several former soviet nations. >>> all right. it's coming up on 7:06. we want to check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads this wednesday morning. >> it's busy out there. yesterday we had kind of a bad day, everyone was back after the holiday. today, things have settled down a little bit. let's go out to the live pictures. i want to show you -- or to the maps, you can see that highway 4, antioch, you will see some slow traffic and some slowing between pittsburg and bay point. but highway 4 looks good by the time you reach bay point, you will have passed a little bit of