john lackey with that brilliant breaking ball. you talked about it. and then tazawa came in the game and uehara did what he's done, particularly since july 1st. and that's just blow people away. >> joe: on the heels of this 1-0 boston victory let's go down to the field and ken rosenthal. >> ken: how tough was verlander tonight? >> yeah, i mean, a lot of talk tonight's game about verlander, verlander's a competitor but go ahead and grab the other side and what john lackey did for the detroit tigers and then adding on with our bull pen. verlander, we -- >> ken: what made lackey so good tonight? >> i mean i got the good old country fastball and at the same time he's threeing 3-0 sliders to peralta for strikes. he had all the pitches working. not a whole lot of shape, had a plan and stuck with it. >> ken: for you guys going up 2-1 now how much bigger is this victory than it might have been otherwise simply because it was verlander? >> with where we're at right now in detroit it was pretty tough. you know it's kind of like feeding the animals, giving them

john lackey is still out for the red sox in their bull pen. tazawa is in the game. lackey is still up and throwing lightly out in the pen. >> joe: you wonder if lackey is working to potentially get in this game or if he is just getting work in. >> tim: i think he's working to come into the game. i think by bringing him in the game you get napoli a chance to hit down in the order, perhaps in the ninth inning. just a guess. >> joe: problem with that, you were the one that adam looked it up, the last relief appearance for john lackey back in 2004. >> tim: yeah, and pitching is more of a premium. i get your drift. you might be right. pitching is more of a premium now than finding a place for mike napoli. >> joe: i think napoli will go into this spot for berry who is running for ortiz. this pitch sails up and away. the count is 2-0. defense with pitching involved now at a premium down 2-1 up by two with tazawa in the game and uehara ready for more than an inning as john farrell is not scared to do that. he's the red sox closer. one on, two out. 2-0 the count. and now 3-0

and 1 for 13 against john lackey. three straight hits. hollid holliday. that gets away. send beltran down to second. and it's a 3-1 count on the cardinal left fielder. >> tim: now a single cuts it in half. >> joe: should be the second wild pitch of the night for john lackey. it is. holliday sitting on a pitch on 3-1. fouled straight back. it's a full koupt. holliday had a pitch to hit then. he missed it. found it back. >> joe: another one out of play. >> tim: so far, six straight fastballs from lackey to matt holliday. >> joe: holliday four home runs this postseason. came in to tonight a career in ten games .381 hitter in this park. the last hurdle for lackey. and he has walked holliday to load the bases. david ross is going to go out. farrell is going to come out and that's it for lackey. allen craig is coming up. pain. it can strike at any time. and once you feel it coming... it's almost too late. or is it? introducing new fast acting advil. it's built for speed with an ultra-thin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, nothing works faster to stop pai

john lackey, three big outs picked up. he was the game two starter after a long night for each bull pen last night. john farrell kept him back from working before the game. he worked in the game and got through the eighth. stephen drew is at the plate with a 1-1 count now. lackey's teammates welcome him back to the dugout after keeping it 4-# boston. jon lester with a hug for him. he gets the ball tomorrow against adam wainwright. here's a 1-1 pitch. drew. takes ball two. red sox with two errors tonight. they had a couple last night. the pitching, especially doubront and lackey in the eighth inning good enough to get around them. as drew takes the ball to make it 3-1. >> tim: remember, because of that double switch, putting lackey in the four hole and napoli in the nine hole, mike napoli is hitting third in this inning. >> joe: drew then ross then napoli. here comes a 3-1 pitch. 96 from axford. a full count. in the bottom of the ninth inning, st. louis will have descalso then a pinch hitter and then matt carpenter. anybody

to be a right hander, john lackey tomorrow night against the young 22-year-old michael wacha for st. louis in game two. on the air 7:00 tomorrow night on fox sports 1. 2-2 on jay with holliday on deck. every phase of the game here tonight. so far the red sox have outplayed the cardinals. defensively. getting key hits. driving in runners in scoring position. and the matchup of the two number one starters, lester outpitched wainwright. inside corner. struck him out. lester applauds and these fans were applauding him all night long. ♪ ♪ dial up my number now ♪ weaving it through the wire ♪ switch me on ♪ i want to touch you ♪ you're just made for love ♪ i need ooh la la la la la sometimes, the luxurious things in life are... hey! what are you doing? get outta here! get outta here, you dumb dancers! i've told them 100 times they can't dance in here. bunch of dirty dancers. there's nothing that gets me more ticked off is a bunch of dirty, irresponsible dancers, dancin in front of my dodge durango. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] smooth and distinctive, budweiser black crown. >> j

. >> john lackey is very experienced. he won a world series in 2002. so he is perfect in these situations. two pressure doesn't bother him, i think by doing this, he is letting people know i don't trust buck holts in game seven, i do trust lackey. >> how clutch was the outstanding game for the start especially considering the dodgers blocked games one and two with their aces on the mound? service definitely a must win for those guys. he pitched like a cy young award winner himself. fabulous stuff. the cardinals off balance, and hey, that was the biggest game of his career. >> the cardinals have two runs on two hits do they have enough to win this thing? >> they have to start hitting.

now over to erin andrews. >> erin: kenny, thanks so much i'm here with john lackey who told me back in st. louis it's taken 11 years to get back here. and you also said you weren't going to put it in perspective until it's over. all right. it's over. what does this mean? >> we're going to have some fun tonight. it was awesome atmosphere here tonight. and the guys on the team are so awesome. i'm really fired up. just to be a part of this. pretty cool. >> erin: take a minute. listen to these fans. you've been through a lot here in boston, johnment how does that sound? >> sounds pretty good. >> erin: one more question we promised to let you go. we saw you fighting your manager, as always, you didn't want to come off the mound. what did you say to him as you took an exit? >> i can't say all of that. but i wanted to stay in there. i wanted to get that last out. didn't work out. taz came in and did a great job. the rest of the guys in the bull pen shut it down. great team win for a great team. >> erin: great job by you. over you to. >> we're here with johnny goem. you just instructed me what

. >> dos en base beltran con una más 6 a 1 cardenales con el honor john lackey dice que me tengo que ir ,así ahí sí lo mandan allá para este hombre . >> ahí koji uehara y el último out boston gana 6 a 1 se llevan la serie mundial con su equipo son campeones boston levanta el titulo por primera vez de 1918 que merecido boston es campeón . >> el reporte por chrysler . >> desde detroit . >> [♪ ♪] . >> [♪ ♪] . >> pausa en contacto deportivo no se vaya al regreso cobertura de san diego debuto miguel herrera con el "tri" ganando . >> chivas rayadas de guadalajara al día partido pospuesto contra de santos en el omnilite . >> en españa perdió el valencia ante el almería y se lesionó guardado, otra vez con esto y más regresamos a contacto deportivo . >> [música] . >> [música] . >> [ . >> [música] . >> [música] . >> que bueno que está en contacto deportivo . >> esta noche estos de chivas rayadas de guadalajara quieren evitar la goleada , echan mano para pelear y no por nada a diferencia de santos . >> entonces vemos que pasa entre chivas rayadas de guadalajara y santo

. >> speaking of lackey, john lackey just turned 35. >> a battle of youth versus experience, 16 months ago he was metriculating at texas a&m university. now starting game 2 of the world series. he's been brilliant in his postcareer, an era of under .5 which is just amazing. given up one run in his last 21 innings and st. louis is accounting on him to help them go back to st. louis for game three and four and five if necessary with a win. the story on john lackey he is making his first start since 2002 in california. he has been tremendous at home and poor on the road. 4-10 record this season with an era of 4 many 5. at home, an era of 2.5. he is pitching in fenway park tonight. we had a pitcher's dual last night, tonight, that may be different. >> and lackey did win that game for the san francisco giants in 2002. >> he did. >> i understand major league baseball has a special tribute for a future hall of famers not associated with the red sox or the cardinals before the game. >> that's right. mariano rivera, a new york yankee getting an honor in fenway park, who'd have thank you it. thu

an outstanding performance for michael logger and john lackey, striking out. did his work. mistakes did he and the red socks in. >> a change of fortune, cardinals were sloppy in the senth innings, the red sox being sloppy. >> as you mentioned in your highlights. you saw the play where the red sox committed two errors on the play allowing two runs to score. gerald wasn't able to throw out two guys on a double steam. it was the red sox turn to implode. >> we do head to st louis over the weekend. john henry smith live at fenway park, in boston, the world series tied at one game apiece. >> there was a special moment in the seventh inning at the world series when james taylor came out to sing "america the beautiful" and he had survivors of the boston marathon bombing standing with him ♪ beautiful ♪ gracious skies ♪ forever... >>>>. >>> the red sox honoured the victims and survivors several times. three people were killed when 260 were wounded in the boston bombing. kevin has the weather after this. >>> hello again. tonight's game at fenway park was the third coldest in wor

boston started john lackey, two fly pauls, striking out zaida. shane victorino returned to the line-up and he drove in three runs with bases loaded double off the green. shane victorino 0 for 10 frirt prior to the hit. boston short staff steven struggled at the plate. that was forgotten. the red sox up 4-zip. the fans started to feel it. two out in the fourth. mike naply hits a looper. that drives in jacobey z els borough. the game out of hand. 5-0 red sox. two batters later, bases loaded. guess who it is - shane victorino. lbr single, david ortiz. five of the six runs coming with two outs. at the bottom of the ninth matt carpenter struck out. ending the game and world series. the red sox claimed the first victory at home in 95 years. >> we worked hard. hey. we are world champs. it was awesome atmosphere. the guys on the team - i'm fired up. >> i think i screwed up if i decide to describe it with words. i'll describe it with actions when the place is rocking and rolling. >> as much as the win means to the red sox organization, it means more to re

mi napoli struck out twice wite >>> boston's john lackey zero for zero in the run column. struck out 8. mike napoli struck out twice with the white sox so he rolled the pants legs down and sometimes that's all it takes. >>> 49ers, they are flying high after winning three straight games. they will be spending even more time in the area over the next two weeks. just don't call it a vacation. >> i'll tell you something, this is know longer a vacation. it's a quest. a quest for fun. >> yeah. san francisco is going to travel over 1900 miles for this week's game in nashville. from there, they will go nearly 4200 miles to london to face the scrag wars. then, the 5300-mile trip back home to san francisco will they will have a very well deserved bye week after traveling 11,000 miles. >> i am guessing you probably won't have to worry about talking too much. >> you're exactly right. no. pretty much. i'll just go with the clothes on my back, pack my toothbrush a great attitude. >> the warriors have harbaugh beach golden state is playing two preseason games in china against the lakers.

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detroit batters had no power against john lackey who only gave up four hits. in the seventh inning, boston's mike nap owely smashed a fast ball for a homer in the 1-0 win. red sox lead the series 2-1. >>> lebron james says michael jordan is the greatest basketball player of all-time. but james told espn, quote, my goal is to be the best of all-time and that means maximizing everything i have. >>> members of the washington capitals posed for photos wearing silly hats are rescue dogs for a charity calendar. it will raise money for a group that adopts dogs and cats and places them in homes. >>> robert griffin iii and josh wilson put on wigs at an event supporting the fight against breast cancer. they seem pretty hear with their new dos. >>> and new extreme trick shots are back as the group shoots baskets from one white water raft to another. an amazing bank shot while moving on a zip line. good stuff. >>> just ahead, the donald just got more spread out. sweel explain. plus catching fire is starting to create quite a buzz. you're watching "early today". >>> welcom

detroit batters had no power against boston's john lackey, who only gave up four hits. in the seventh inning, boston's mike napoli smashed a fast ball for a homer in the 1-0 win. red sox lead the series 2-1. game four is tonight in detroit. >>> lebron james says michael jordan is the greatest basketball player of all-time. but james told espn, quote, my goal is to be the best of all-time and that means maximizing everything i have. >>> members of the washington capitals posed for photos wearing some silly hats and glass with rescue dogs for a charity calendar. it will raise money for a group that adopts dogs and cats from shelters and then places th them in homes in washington, maryland and verge yain. >>> robert griffin iii and josh wilson put on wigs at an event supporting the fight against breast cancer. they seem pretty hear with their new dos. wonder if they'll wear those on sunday. >>> and new extreme trick shots are back as the group shoots baskets from one white water raft to another. an amazing bank shot while moving on a zip line. as they always say, don't try

lackey who was good last night, good in game two as we're back at fenway park. our pregame coverage begins on fox sports 1 at 7:00 eastern followed at 7:30 eastern here on fox, as we lead you up to the first pitch of game six. for more coverage of game five tonight, including live press conferences and clubhouse access, please turn to fox sports 1 for "fox sports live." coming up on fox except on the west coast, it's your local news. red sox win tonight game five in the books, game six on wednesday night. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news. >> today, we got our first look inside assisted living facility where elderly patients were allegedly abandoned, some bed-ridden and in wheelchairs. i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> welcome to this special edition of ktvu news following game 5 of the world series. world that many staff members had left days before horrified neighbors. john fowler went inside that facility. >> report

a rematch with john lackey. here's the 1-1. inside corner, strike two. one out, bases empty. the 1-2 pitch. hard hit, fair past the first baseman and down the right field line. freese will try to make it a double, and he does. with one out. just fair in between the line and david ortiz. >> tim: that was a good pitch from lester too. he tried that cutter, just over the bag. it may have even landed foul, but that doesn't matter. if it goes over the bag and lands foul, it's a fair ball. now with the potential tying run at the plate, we'll see what john farrell is going to do with a loose, warm, koji uehara in the bullpen. >> joe: pete kozma is up here. kozma who has just one hit since the start of the nlcs. and i know it's a left-handed heavy bench, with guys like matt adams, jon jay and daniel descalso. there was a decision made with adams on deck to send kozma to the plate here. 0 for 1 tonight. ball one. the only right-hander that the cardinals have on their bench to start the night is the backup catcher, tony cruz. four lefties with adams, wong, jay and descalso. flied into

lackey. for more coverage and live press conferences and clubhouse access, turn to fox sports 1 for "fox sports live" and on fox stay tuned for your local news except for on the west coast. thanks to pearl john mccain and their new album "lightning bolt." here's this song from pearl jam, "sirens." from all of us, good night from boston. ♪ the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >> smoke and flames spewed from underneath a bart train as commuters were headed home from their work day. panels had to evacuate the train and tonight bart is trying to figure out how the fire started. >> welcome to a special edition of ktvu channel 2 news following game one of the world series. that pittsburgh bay point train was stopped at the orinda bart station as smoke continued to come from the train. heather holmes is at the orind

as we go to detroit, the red sox have john lackey, and the tigers have justin verlander. our coverage of the alcs game three from motor city begins tuesday at 3:30 eastern only on fox. for more coverage of the game tonight, please turn to fox sports 1 for "fox sports live" and there is a lot to talk about there tonight. the red sox win it, and the series is tied. we head to detroit on the road to the world series, but there we head to detroit on the road to the world series, but there is still a ways to go. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ ♪ i got a ways to go ♪ i got a little bit longer ♪ i got a ways to go ♪ i got a little bit longer ♪ i got a ways to go ♪ whoa whoa whoa ♪ i got a ways to go ♪ i love having a free checked bag with my united mileageplus explorer card. i've saved $75 in checked bag fees. [ delavane ] priority boarding is really important to us. you can just get on the plane and relax. [ julian ] having a card that doesn't charge you foreign transaction fees saves me a ton of money. [ delavane ] we can go to any country and spend m

lackey who pitched so well. that is a strike. and then a walk from breslow and a sac fly and two errors on one play to allow the cardinals to take the lead. 4-2 game as jay hits it foul down the right side. >> tim: and we talked about the importance of daniel descalso in that seventh inning, and the walk with runners on at second and third and one out. how did they get to second and third? a double steal, and huge plays in that game. or in that inning. and in this game. >> joe: kozma on the front end, and jay on the back end of the double steal. the count goes the 3-2 from koji uehara who has been untouchable, and who has walked only one batter since the all-star break. so expect a strike. jay pops it up into left. gomes is there. one out. the world series on fox is sponsored by the volkswagen sign and then drive event, and that's the power of german engineering, and by taco bell, sometimes you have to live mas and by budweiser the major league baseball beer. time is wasting, grab some buds. the batter up is des

boston's john lackey, i wouldn't say he was brilliant, but he was really, really between on the mou good on the mound. pitched out of several innings several times. two men on in the fourth. got matt holliday to fly out in the fifth. closer struck out matt carpenter and of course you have to let the celebration begin in boston. i want to bring in mike barnicle. obviously a lifer in boston. >> yeah. >> let's just start with i guess you were in st. louis in '04. colorado in '07. >> yes. >> and you weren't here in 1918 despite what we joke about all the time. >> i had school that day. >> how does this world series sort of -- put it in perspective in the backdrop of the other two wins. >> it's not comparable to '04 certainly. '07, it was terrific. this is different in a unique way. it's who are about t e's more a won the championship than the championship itself. the team is representative of the concept of resilience. . and represents the inner game of baseball as related to life. if you succeed three out of ten times in baseball, you're going to cooperstown. a lot of these guys aren't big

michael wacha and john lackey. >>> stan got tickets to the cardinals. i got tickets to the rams. here's how the rams almost did it here. this is the final play of the game. a touchdown wins it. kellen clemens. seattle, holds on. wins it. 14-9. >> listen, i'm not vince lombardi. but i was begging for a bootleg there. i think he walks in on a bootleg. then again, i'm sitting here at the desk, with a tie on. >> and a lot of makeup. >> had to point that out. >> oh, yeah. >>> something of a reversal of rules in this next story. that's why it's our "play of the day." this happened on a deep sea fishing trip. >> the guy in the seat has a big marlin on the line. as it's jumping out of the water, you can tell, it's in no mood to be caught. >> the marlin jumps into the boat. that crew member, trying to get away. forced to jump in the water. one more time. whoa. >> that is crazy. >> i love how we do these stories and talk about the people in the boat. what about that poor marlin? he can't breathe. he's dying. and we're worried about the guy in the water. >> man, oh, man. >>> up next, "the p

john lackey will start for boston. he's been in this position before. he started game accept of the wor seven of the world series back in 2002 it and he won it. lackey will have to contend with the hot bat of the matt hollid y holliday. ortiz is batting .733. another stat to keep in mind, cardinals have to win game six and seven on the road to win the world series. last team to do that, the piratpirate pirates in 1979. all right, mike. prediction. >> i don't have one. >> bologna. what is this? >> i said red sox in six. i'm sticking with that. >> so you're predicting red sox will win today. >> i'm predicting he'll cry if they win. >> he doesn't cry. they just punch somebody. he's from south boston. >> you're not going to well up? >> only way i'd cry is if i thought of you. >> he'd cry with happiness in your misery. so the sox haven't clinched at fenway since 1918. barn ck barnicle was in grade school. >> i got his autograph. >> he's the only pitcher to pitch higher than ninth in the world series -- hit higher than ninth. game played in front of 15,000 fa

detroit batters had no power against boston's john lackey who only gave up four hits. in the seventh, mike napoli smashed a fastball for the homer and 1-0 win. the red sox lead 2-1 with game four tonight in detroit. >>> well, lebron james says michael jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time but james told espn, "my goal is to be the best of all time and that means maximizing everything i have." >>> members of the washington capitals posted photos with hats and glasses with dogs and cats. it will support a shelter that places the dog and cats to good ho homes. >>> robert griffin iii and josh wilson put on a wig to support the fight against breast cancer. better without the wigs but they seem to like their new 'dos. >>> extreme stick shots. they shoot from one whitewater raft to another and amazing bank shot while moving on a zip line. >>> wednesday weather and someone else who can shoot the basket. >> it's more creative how they are with doing it. >> you have to make the shot. >> yeah, but they're all fake. >>> the weather is pretty quiet as we go throughou

detroit, sox and tigers game three, john lackey and justin ver lapder of detroit old-fashioned pitcher's duel. verlander pitching to mike napoli. >> high fly ball to left center. back at the wall. the red sox have taken the lead. >> that's a solo run off verlander. that's all they would need. boston takes a 2-1 series lead. gave up two run answer six hits with 35 strikeouts in 21 innings after losing the series 2-1. >> the red sox pitch something good. >> yeah, just been amazing. i think the hitters have been a little too apprehensive. game four is at 8:00 tonight in detroit. cards and dodgers game, at 4:00 this afternoon in l.a. >>> to soccer, the u.s. has already clinched a world cup berth and top spot in the qualifying group. that gives them a chance to spoil the chances of another country. panama who needed a win to jump foot final spot. match tied at 2 in stoppage time. johansson -- >> nice. >> the game winner. s that's dashing their hopes. they gave up. now the team's twitter account had a message for their rivals. "you're welcome mexico because mexico gets it that spot. they get t

it was fers run of the game, and john lackey out dueled him. turned it over to the bullpen with runners on first and third. striefks out miguel cabrera, the red sox win 1-0 and take a 2-1 series lead. >>> his tour of the great wall starts tonight top five. >> the great wall of [ bleep ] . >> he survived. >>> whoever said petaluma's johnny gomes was all bat no glove better reconsider that tonight after that number. >>> no. 3, exclusive video of ken bastida working out. that is a great technique you have. you better go back, man. >>> bad night to be a hockey player. buffalo takes puck off the face. he was a bloody mess. he escaped to the locker room. done for the night. sabers beat the islanders. >>> no. 1, the cardinals are feeling pretty good. treating a los angeles police officer like the queen in buckingham palace. now, watch. try to get him to do something, and the cop didn't flinch. he never moved. he never moved. >> he did a little bit. >> i don't know if you guys have been to buckingham palace, but it's good advice not to mess with the qu

boston's john lackey shut out detroit, striking out eight. the game's lone run was this mike napoli homer off justin verlander. the sox beat detroit, 1-0 and hold the series lead. game four is tonight in detroit. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. the supreme court takes on the hot button issue of affirmative action in college admission. affirmative action in college admission. ♪ [ male announcer ] staying warm and dry has never been our priority. our priority is, was and always will be serving you, the american people. so we improved priority mail flat rate to give you a more reliable way to ship. now with tracking up to eleven scans, specified delivery dates, and free insurance up to $50 all for the same low rate. [ woman ] we are the united states postal service. [ man ] we are the united states postal service. [ male announcer ] and our priority is you. go to usps.com® and try it today. or tripping the light fantastic... find your balance™. balance bar dark chocolate crunch has 40-30-30 balanced nutrition

alcs - red sox at tigers #3 bottom 2nd 17 minute power outage at comerica park top 4th/ scoreless john lackey strikes out miguel carbrara swinging >> gary: we have a couple of hits tonight but here is the spot. and all of this show bolting and brushing back a chance to be a big hero know. they lead the series 31 to wrap it up tomorrow and las angeles. so they have a chance they have to start tomorrow. card leak 321. >> gary: last week he nothing but zeros into the seventh to mike. just one home run and the red sox stand up and that it bay women want to 0. the red sox leads the series to 20bottom 7th/scoreless justin verlander brilliant again but his only mistake a solo home run to mike napoli 1-0 red sox bottom 8th runners at corners koji uehara strikes out prince fielder swinging final out. uehara gets alex avila swinging to end it final: 1-0 red sox red sox lead series 2-1 3rd time in 4 games tigers have lost 1-0 with verlander pitching . >> gary: 67 penalty minutes are giving out! majored major suspension. taken to the hospital he is alert and responsive. sharks go on to a6 to 2 win

also, john lackey had a pretty good day. and strikeout, intro in the third. and then in the 7th, verander still in, but the first pro season home run. and now the red sox the, the bottom of the 9th. boston takes a two games to one lead in the alcs. 1-0 the final. >> well, as we have seen in the first three games, their starters have been outstanding. that game was unfolding as the first two have, and we don't get anything going through the first five, possibly six innings, but to drive out of the ballpark, in a 1-0 game, obviously that's the key moment from the offensive side. but he was very good and outstanding. >> in detroit, as the tigers continue it stay alive, fans will continue to watch them at comerica park. despite filing for bankruptcy, detroit seems to give another thumbser for a venue partially funded with public money. many want to see it happens, and many others don't. >> tigers game day in detroit. with the ballpark still looking pristine and new, it's hard to believe that the team moved here 13 years ago from historic tiger stadium. long time

lackey, going again for the red sox against the rookie. michael walker, lachie having a good start. he'll be back on the starting hill again. >> it's a different situation, but he's such a veteran pitcher, it's one of the things that i talked to some of the pitchers, and they said the fact that he's been able to do that, he's a veteran that has been around for a while. he knows how to get the situation situated. pitchers are creatures of habit. he's been doing it for a long time, but they have the utmost - the utmost respect that he'll come out and get them and be able to do it in front of a home crowd at boston in fenway. >> did you get a sense that the life was sucked out of the stadium and the cardinals players after they lost tonight? >> a little bit. one of the things you get is it seems everybody is exhausted out of here. the entire series is gut wrenching with momentum swinging this way and that way. with each win it takes a bit out of them. they knew they needed the win, because going boston and getting two wins - very, very diffic

. >> john lackey will be boston's starting pitcher in game 6. at fenway park tonight. he pitched one inning of relief back in game 4. st. louis is going with rookie starter michael whacka, again at game 6, boston, fenway park. college basketball to pass along a bad break for the university of maryland. starting point guard, seth allen, suffered a broken left foot in practice. he's going to be sidelined for at least two months. allen averaged 8 points a game as a freshman last season. he's going to have surgery in baltimore tomorrow. the terps open their regular season, one week from this friday, when they play the university of connecticut. and finally, a retirement announcement for long-time nba guard, allen iverson. ee officially ends his playing career at a press conference in philadelphia today. iverson played 15 seasons, most of them with the sixers. he was an 11-time all-star. 2001 was voted the league's most valuable player. iverson ranges 19th on the nba all-time scoring list with more than 24,000 career points. >>> we'll have more on the ravens and their prepa

rematch, game two, the red sox's john lackey in game four and if game 7 is necessary, it will be played tomorrow night at fenway >> >> representatives of the oneida indian nation asked the league to sanction owner, daniel snyder, over conduct with the continued use of the name and mascot that define a dictionary defined racial slur piment >> and in basketball, allen iverson officially announced his retirement from the nba even after not playing since 2010. 11 all-stars, and 2001mvp award. ranked six of all time. more coming up in 20 minutes. >> thank you. and tonight is angel's night. every year, the night before halloween, detroit firefighters patrol neighborhoods to prevent vandals from torching buildings. it has been going on for 20 years. >> reporter: at this hour, an estimated 5,000 volunteers are on the ground looking for anything suspicious. as you can imagine, this is one of the busiest days of the year for the detroit fire department. it was they who started very early n the days preceding halloween, the detroit firefighters are busy. it's missing that they come to expect this

john lackey will go for boston and nlcs mvp will be pitching for the cardinals. from boston, john henry smith, aljazeera. >> carlos beltran has bruised ribs and will be a game time decision for tonight's game two at fenway. hopefully, the cardinals can relax. they had first game iters. >> the political impact over the tug of war from the u.s. budget and debt ceiling debate, still being felt here at home and abroad. >> the senior level white house official getting the ax. how his tweets got him in hot water. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a b

john lackey on in relief, a ground out to short. bottom of the ninth, pinch-runner colton log is about to make history. beltran at the plate, he gets picked off first to end the game. first walk off pick off in world series history. red sox even the series by winning 4-2. jessica taft was there. >> the red sox showed their character tonight by put thank heartbreaking game three loss behind them and focusing on game four. the guy who was the star of the show wasn't even supposed to be in the start i can lineup. jonny gomes in for the injured shane victorino, making the start gets the huge three-run homer in the sixth inning. that gave the red sox a 4-1 lead and proves to be the game winner. the series is tied at two games appease. >> if there's one thing i've fought for, that's the opportunity, whether a pinch-hit, a uniform, or whether that's a start, you know, when my number's called, i got to be ready, that's why i got in the box and took some hacks. >> we needed it. we had a good offensive team and i know that we have guys capabl

tonight is pitching match up a rematch of gai game two, john lackey, he is going to be facing st. louis phenom michael wacha. the last time red sox clinch a world series at home was 1918. >>> thsnyder is scheduled to met with roger goodell this week about washington redskins teammatteamname. >> let's do this. coming up, on al jazeera america, a glimmer of hope inside of a middle school in seattle. their test scores are rising. see how teachers meeting the challenge. >> reporter: and forbes most powerful people list is out. we want to hear your comments about the list. tweet us at ajam. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories. president obama is praising the affordable care act for helping uninsured americans. and he said it is not a failure. mr. obama gave his peach in boston. the massachusetts health plan was the template for the health law. kathleen sebelius was grilled for three hours on capitol hill, she said that the problems would be fixed. i spoke with david merrit about the policy of the affordable care act. >> it was a full throated defen

john lackey had a good night. he gets hungry for a strike-out. mike's career run against justin verlander on may 4th, 2006. he hasn't homered off him sips - until now. mike napperly - 1-0, red sox. in the bottom of the ninth with two outside. the red sox seal the deal with coji warhara. boston takes a 2-1 series lead in the alcf. 1-0 to the time. did you know the average nfl career is around four years. i'm telling you this because most players have a tough time making the transition into the next chapter of their life. we found a player who started a new career by following his first passion - singing. >> reporter: he is blessed with a set of pipes making him a top tenor in the world. before hitting the high note he'd hit the quarter backs. this is papua. he was selected by bill and the cleveland browns in the 1995 draft after a stellar career in utah. unfortunately a foot injury ended his nfl career two years after being drafted. >> when it first happened, i just thought that my world has come to an end. he could barely watch the games on telev

. >> the red sox who announced jon lester was their game one starter and john lackey was the game two starter. clay bucholtz will be the starter. he was 12-and-1 this season with a 12.74 era. and no decision in game three of the alcs. >>> in the two-year minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson has died today. he was believed to have suffered injuries consistent with abuse. joseph patterson the boyfriend of the mother was taken into custody and charged with two felony counts. that is all we have fo for now. that's all i have an real money. victoria azarenko on august 20th, >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. cyclone phailin is making it's way toward the india coast. land fail i fall is expected in. tens of thousands of people have left the region. >>> thirty-three passengers are confirmed dead after a boat sank. it happened friday afternoon of 35 miles from the italian island of lampedusa. >> still no proposal to end the shutdown. the president spoke on the phone with the house speaker. the house will be in session on saturday. >>> libby casey reports from capitol hill the a

. >> john lackey, they send out rookie michael w acha. no game for the ravens on sunday. it's the team's bye week. players are not due back in owings mills monday. the team held a practice before all the players were allowed to go their separate ways. ravens 3-4 on the year, coming off two straight losses to the packers and steelers. players and coaches are not happy. and as wjz has shown you, neither of the fans. coach john harbaugh reminds everyone, it is a long season. >> you hit tough stretches every year in football. there's no guarantee. this is tough. and there's no guarantee this year. but we had done pretty well over the last five years. going back to work. dealing with the things that we need to correct. overcoming adversity. -- the a tough league. we're right in the middle of the pack right now. >> ravens are two games behind the bengals in the division. next game is in cleveland, november 3rd, against the browns. i'm jessica kartalija. back to you. >> some players head back to their hometowns during their time off. >> just as many will remain in baltimore and

matched up tonight and then a possible game seven instead of buchholz. >> john lackey is very experienced. he won a world series in 2002. so he is perfect in these situations. two pressure doesn't bother him, i think by doing this, he is letting people know i don't trust buck holts in game seven, i do trust lackey. >> how clutch was the outstanding game for the start especially considering the dodgers blocked games one and two with their aces on the mound? service definitely a must win for those guys. he pitched like a cy young award winner himself. fabulous stuff. the cardinals off balance, and hey, that was the biggest game of his career. >> the cardinals have two runs on two hits do they have enough to win this thing? >> they have to start hitting. just go runs and david freeze got hurt last night, they need him. they need all the right handed they can get, so they better wake up before it's too late. even when they win the first two, they only hit 134. >> how important was it that fuig got going. >> he ignited a crowd. woke then uhm just for the advantage, he celebrated at home plate,

the red sox scored six runs off cardinals rookie ace michael wacha and enough for john lackey pitching 6 2/3 innings of one-run baseball and the red sox won the game 6-1 and third world series title in ten years. after one of the most memorable postseason performances ever, big papi was the mvp of the world series and you can make the argument he is the mvp of the entire city of boston. >> reporter: there is something about big papi and boston and it's more than just the incredible stats and the paternal nickname. >> he's a great leader. when he speaks, everyone listens. he just gets you moftivated and great for the fans overall. >> he rises to the occasion. i mean, he is really cool and calm. >> a great person outside of the field. he is a symbol of the commute. >> reporter: david ortiz is the face of the franchise that has transformed before our eyes. no longer is the red sox known as a team mired in an 86-year championship drought and know world champions for the third time in daek aecade and ortiz i big reason why. >> david relish the moment and wants to be the guy people look towa

. >> reporter: does this agreement -- >> but since i'm speaking about the red sox, how about john lackey, huh? pretty good. >> moving on. >> moving on. >> reporter: does this agreement represent a complete win for the white house? >> there are no winners here. we said that from the beginning, and we're going to say it right up to the end because it's true. the american people have paid a price for this. and nobody who is september here to washington by the american people can call themselves a winner if the american people have paid a price for what's happened. and the economy has suffered because of it. and it was wholly unnecessary. and let's just remind ourselves, we're not even out of it yet. this is not done. we need action to be taken so that the government can reopen and the threat of default can be removed. >> reporter: the president or in this agreement, is there a little bit of ran some paid? i mean, there is a provision in here that requires verification for recipients of sub ids under the affordable care act. >> the income verification provision to which you refer was negotia

all we remember now is the hero, this strong silent john wayne, john lackey type. >> still some chicken and beer. >> game five winner wins the series? >> no. no. >> sounds like a guy who thinks they will lose. >> guys talk -- >> talk about how funny baseball is. johnny gomes not supposed to play last night but got the call. who would have believed a guy who wasn't hitting at all win as game. >> will and i were tailbacking earlier and we have been talking even though he's a young misguided kid. you know, the nfl cannot approach what is happening in this world series or in great baseball series because it's a conversational sport. you get incident after incident to talk about. these games have been treasure troves. >> so much went into the decision. there's probably ten different debate topics just on that one at-bat and that was before the home run. >> unbelievable. willie, this looks like it hurt. >> good luck job. all right will and mike thank you so much. >> hey, mike, we need to call larry today and need to do game six. >> we're all set. >> from fenway. >> you'll be face elimination

lackey strikes out miguel carbrara swinging bottom 7th/scoreless >> gary: justin verlander brilliant again but his only mistake a solo home run to mike napoli 1-0 red sox >> gary: when your team does not score that it. >> gary: bottom 8th runners at corners koji uehara strikes out prince fielder swinging final out. uehara gets alex avila swinging to end it >> gary: final: 1-0 red sox red sox lead series 2-1 3rd time in 4 games tigers have lost 1-0 with verlander pitching >> gary: they will go again tomorrow. >> gary: two weeks ago the 49ers three times a day picked off houston for turned over spirit turned over as and the feds, hello that's it for the kron 4 >> really outstanding and a lot of areas. >> gary: raiders had a bye week so they are moving so well. raiders are two and four it will be one of those seasons were you pick up a couple of wins earlier or down the stretch a dan. i can't >> we will spend a lot of time on ourselves and see what we have to improve on. who is doing well and who needs to get better. >> gary: i need to wake up the audience catherine heenan you were so m