he has a -- for more, we welcome in ahmed fareed. >> been a whirlwind so far for them. they've been talking to us quite a bit. they are a handful of local all-stars here, four of them here for the very first time. that is not the case with bruce bochy. he has been here twice now with

rethink possible. >>> ahmed fareed from the xfinity sports desk. giants/cubs coming up in a half hor. we've heard the term rock bottom. the giants seem to keep finding a spot lower than last night. brandon belt turned the error into a loss. here's reaction today from the orange and black. >> we have to come out and not try to dwell on anything in the past. you like to learn from your mistakes, but you also have to move forward with positive energy, that's the only thing that can change anything is energy. >> i think it's just getting back to what, i think made us good as a group the year before. we're playing for the greater cause. i mean, there's no selfish bone in that body. in the body of the clubhouse or anything of that sort. all in all, it's getting back to everyone doing their part, playing their roles for the bigger greater cause and sticking together. having that faith. we, in our reality, we are a really good team. and it's just a matter of getting it done on the field. >> the giants currently in fourth place, the a's in first. josh hamil

reporting from citi field, ahmed fareed, nbc bay area. >>> one final note. fox sports reporting that multiple teams, including the detroit tigers are interested in acquiring tim lincecum. we'll keep an eye as the trade dead lean approaches. i'm dave feldman. more news with raj and jess after the break. stay with us. >>> okay. how about this. facial recognition for your dog. >> we're not kidding here. if your dog gets lost, no worries there is an app for that, a new app called finding rover. all you have to do is take a picture of your dog and post to it the site. then if your dog gets lost, you allow the new technology to find your dog by using something similar to facebook and tagging. finding rover is now the apple app store for free. >> little circles make it look crazy. >> doggone cool. >> with that we say good night. >> bye-bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- zachary levi, nascar driver danica patrick, the music of talib kweli, featuring nelly and abby dob

. >>> ahmed fareed here at the exfinnerty sports desk. the giants were in first lace last year. 2 1/2 games up on the dodgers. not the case this year. the finale between the giants and the reds at at&t park. chad gaudin the bearded one. phillips singles to right center. blanco, some trouble out there. defense, a bit of a struggle for the giants on this night. mike leake driving one to center. that would have been a good play by blanco. they fall to 1-6, versus the reds this season. >>> how about the a's in houston, takening on the astros. cespedes making his first start since the all-star break. seventh inning here. eric sogard. that lead cut to one. seth smith comes in to score. travis blackley on the mound. giving up the go ahead two-run home run to coco crisp. the a's win again. final score, 4-3. >>> football is right around the corner. and the 49ers veterans reported to training camp understand that hard work pays off. >> our secondary was ranked number four in the league last year. we were pretty good. but being ranked number four, y

. >>> ahmed fareed here. the reds have been beating up on the giants. cincinnati taking 11 of the past 14 regular season meetings. maybe this will help. a doubleheader. in game two, the giants were the road team, in san francisco. it's weird. the giants in the road jerseys, hitting first. this is a makeup game of a game that got rained out in cincinnati. the top of the first, the giants getting on the board first. sandoval a double to left center. runners come around to score and 2-0, san francisco right away. giants up 5-3, in the eighth. reds trying to come back. two on, two out for romo. four ks for romo. bochy with his 1,500th career win, gets the game ball. 5-3, the final there. game one not as good for the giants. reds up 6-1. the opposing pitcher at the plate. the day was over after 2 2/3 inning. road team winning in both games. >>> a's winners of 12-straight versus the astros. up 4-2, in the ninth. matt dominguez game-tying home run. four batters later, two on. and the ball gets away from derek norris. norris throwing it away. jonathan coming ar

. >>> ahmed fareed has the sports coverage for us today in the comcast sportsnet newsroom. we saw the a's fans stuck in the traffic, but at least they were happy. >> they, yeah. they drove home happy. they probably didn't care if it took them two hours to get home after this. some things never get old, like watching both bay area baseball teams play at home. and bartolo colon, apparently, going for his 14th win against the halos. the wives and girlfriends of the a's running to raise some money for charity at the ballpark tonight. always for a good cause. bottom second, two on, two out. jed lowry singles to right field. 4-2, a's. coco crisp, not the strongest arm in the world, but it looked like it here. nabbing mike shroud at second. a's win, 6-4. colon gets his 14th win. here is kate longworth with more from the coliseum. >> reporter: coco crisp would be the first to admit he doesn't have the strongest of arms. but on friday night he told me his arm was feeling good, and it showed, as he gunned down the speedy mike trout in the third inning, providing a much needed momentu

he has a -- for more, we welcome in ahmed fareed. >> been a whirlwind so far for them. they've been talking to us quite a bit. they are a handful of local all-stars here, four of them here for the very first time. that is not the case with bruce bochy. he has been here twice now with the giants one time before. with the san diego padres. we were able to catch up with him and a couple of his guys earlier today. >> it's not easy, believe me. because you have to try to win the game and do it the right way. and you're going to rook at your guys. >> i'm definitely excited. i hope he gives me the ball. no matter what situation. just to be here, it's a huge honor. >> definitely excited. extremely blessed to be here and be a part of it. it's been fun so far, you know, from the siem we left san diego. they flew us in on a private plane. so that was pretty ah. so. first time i've done that. it was fun. we get here and get to meet all the guys, you know. so it's fun. >> now of those six all-stars between the giants and the a's, none of them will be starting the game. it's jet to b

ahmed fareed has more on the mid summer classic. >> thank you, henry, a total of six all-star players between the a's and the giants. but four are first-time all-stars here. grant balfour and marco scutaro, madison baumgartner and sergio romo all coming to the all-star game for the first time. >> it's a huge honor to get picked to go to that team. it's the best of the best. so definitely looking forward to it and it should be a good time. >> definitely excited. everything about anything that comes with the title all-star and the all-star festivities and the game and everything. what an honor, you know. definitely feel privileged. definitely feel blessed. i mean, going to the all-star game. it's pretty sweet. >> i got traded to this team, everything's going really well. and now be able to go to all-star game is going to be a great experience and i'm looking forward to get there and enjoy the most i can. >> much more coverage from new york city coming up on monday. we'll be at the home run derby. cespedes will be there and is the favorite to win the whole thing. >>> that will do it for