three-run homer mookie betts. if it's fair, it's gone. home run mookie betts. his second three run home game of the season.

mookie betts wasn't done. his second time up second inning, 3 run homer over the alone in this, think again. jackie bradley, another outfielder getting involved. 2 run homer and its 9-0 after 2. have we mentioned mookie betts? can we mention them again? the 5th inning now, another 3 run. 15-2. >> i was finally able to swing the bat right. the last couple days i hot have just been late and a whole bunch of different things. today i finally came in early and started hitting. josh: always modest. the starting staff took a hit off the field today, as knuckleballer steven wright was placed on the 15-day dl. wright hurt his arm sliding awkawardly back into the bag on the road in l.a. last weekend. clay buchholz will get anothert spot start thursday in detroit. field getting ready for the chicago bears in preseason game tom brady did not play thursday two. . he wasn't even in the building. but he was in the red jersey today with another scorching hot practice. it is unclear if he will take any snaps on thursday night

mookie betts wasn't done. his second time up, second inning, 3-run homer over the monster. jackie bradley slices out his 18th, a 2-run homer. betts had 3 homers in baltimore in may and he does it again, first time for this team, since ted williams now that's saying something. sox all over the diamondbacks 16-2. the starting staff took a hit off the field today, as knuckleballer steven wright was placed on the 15 day d.l.. the 13-game winner hurt his arm getting back to the bag on the pinch-runner. clay buchholz will get anothert spot start thursday in detroit. elsewhere yankees and the rays in the bronx and does this seem to happen more often than it should? nick franklin trying to make the catch instead, it's made by derek jeter. ok fan derek jeter. who was promptly thrown out, but the hitter didi gregorious was also ruled out, because the umpire figured franklin would have made that play had the fan not interfered. after two days to rest and get night the patriots back on the field getting ready for the chicago bears in pre-season game 2. the teams will practice together

more mookie. he doubles to left, score. 96 rbi now for betts. if he doesn't win mvp i don't know who will. rick had a good outing, and sox wins 9-4, and he gets his major league leading 18th win, 13-0 at home. >>> and patriots nation, the pats said good bye to patrick getting ready to play against the giants. i doubt we'll see brady. jimmy g. was asked if he wants to and needs to. >> it's really not my call. you always want to be out there with the guys. it's just the nature of the beast, but whatever coach asks me to do i'll do. >> and new linebacker mingle practiced with the pats for the first time since co from the browns wearing number 51. as a kid he knew about the pats from playing video games. >> you grow up, you played madden, probably wanted to play with the patriots. it was very exciting. this team is stacked at every position. we have guys making big plays, so just excited to be a part of it. >> and so are we. thursday night at7:00 right here on wbz, and the red sox are two games behinds toronto. that's sports for now. guys, over to y

and mookie betts two of the four hits a. red sox open up the series last night and onlyt teammate adrian gonzalez. boston up 1-01 mookie betts will blast his 23rd mecent and puts the sox up. already a sacrifice fly in second inning. then in the fourth he delivers the two run homer to left. the fourth homer puts boston and cruise coron e in th would make it six-zero sox and that was than enough for steven wright the knuckleball was dazzled caught -- tossing a shutout striking out nine and lkof -- complete game of the as13 five. >> every starters goal is to go as deep as you can. ou 100 pictures of soap the fact that john let me go out there was awesome. to be able to throw a game is awesome. it is so hard to do at this level. >> dustin pedroia found the ball off his shin in the third. he finished the at-bat and then left the game. he is expected to start patots aftern thursdays first preseason game fast approaching and we have the new orleans saints to practice tuesday wednesday. patriots got ready for the upcoming joint prac

what a day for boston's mookie betts with a player on base. that's a two-run shot and 2-0 lead for the red sox. you want to talk about a long, long afternoon for zach greinke and ended early. it was a long two-thirds. bottom of the second, justin pedroia drives in another run. you down 4-0. let's get back to mookie betts. he has two on. here is greinke. and that's a three-run homer. the last time we see a pair of three homer games in a season, ted williams did it, mookie did it just over the top of the green monster here. man, what a rough, rough afternoon. it's 7-0. jackie bradley. another home run. a two-run shot and you are down 9-0. greinke went an inning and two thirds. gave up ten hits and nine runs. three homers. here comes betts again. this time. there is that three-run shot, 16-2. the d-backs, you heard me right. 16-2. the red sox over the diamondbacks. wow. how about that. >> for the sun devils it's back to training camp and we are looking for that big sun devils. whoever quarterbacks this team they have deepsicle talented wide recei

ahead on fox 25 why boston's top cop might have to force the pilot program on dozens >> mookie betts sends another one on its way. >> he went deep three times, twice this season. butch stearns breaks down the big night for mookie betts and the only other red sox player to ever accomplish that feat. >> later a day on the streets of boston. >> we get up at the crack of down like everybody else. just do they know where >>> eligible voters in plas mass have until friday to register to vote if they want to take part in the september 8th primary. friday is also the dead lane for making any changes in party affiliation. and legislative districts and for some county offices. 2016 donald trump is wrapping up his feud with the media today on twitter one day after blasting the press at a rally in connecticut. >> as malini helenberg reports we may learn what hillary clinton said last month. >> reporter: a new line of attacks on donald trump this time not focusing his fire on hillary clinton but instead targeting the media and launching a new rant on twitter including this. "i am not only fightin

and an even more impressive play from mookie betts. what we're learning about the randy: following breaking news in are believed dead after a powerful earthquake strikes central italy. cnn now reporting that 21 people are killed in this 6.2 magnitude quake. rescuers are digging through the debris at this hour, to find survivors. our erika tarantal is tracking the developments. we'll bring you new information as we get it. randy: a construction worker is -- a cleanup underway after a tractor-trailer rollover. square. we are gathering information and we will have an update in about five st. emily: seriously hurt after falling off scaffolding at harvard medical school. it happened around 2 yesterday afternoon on shattuck street. we're told the worker was a -- an 18-year-old man is free on bail, accused of sexually assaulting a classmate at a prestigious new hampshire boarding school. chukwudi ikpeazu pleaded not guilty last week to charges stemming from the ge improperly handled the case by telling the suspect to deliver bread to the vict

. >> mookie betts sends another one on its way. >> he went deep three times, tw butch stearns breaks down the big night for mookie betts and the only other red sox player to ever accomplish that feat. >> later a day on the streets of boston. >> we get up at the crack of down like everybody else. just do they know where massachusetts public charter schools are among the best in the country. our charter schools are public, and we have longer school days with more personal attention. we have a proven record of helping students in underperforming areas succeed. announcer: question 2 will expand charter school access and result in more funding for public education. every parent should be able to choose the public school that's best for their child. for stronger public schools. >>> eligible voters in plas mass have until friday to want to take part in the september 8th primary. friday is also the dead lane for making any changes in party affiliation. and legislative districts and for some county offices. turning to the races for 2016 donald trump is wrapping up his feud with the media toda

emily: mookie betts on fire for the red sox in baltimore. he batted-in all 5 runs last night against the orioles. it was scoreless until the fifth when betts hit this three-run homer. the orioles tied it up in seventh. the eighth with a two-run shot. sox win, 5-3. they're back in baltimore tonight at 7:05. betts was impressive but we think this is the play of the day. the cubs' anthony rizzo doesn't just catch a brewers' pop-up. he jumps onto the stands and casually reaches over to grab the ball. nothing to see here, folks. and then back on his way. [laughter] something similar but they knocked over a drink. emily: much more considerate. [laughter] cindy: we are now past the midpoint of august. the past four days now have been at or above 90 degrees. for the month of august they are running far above average. although we will not be touching the 90 degree mark over the next couple still be running above average. in the next few days we will go up into the 80's. it should be above average through the upcoming weekend. things are quieting down

it's gone. 3-run homer mookie betts. ready for the 1-1. and there's a long drive to right and by the pesky pole and hooking two- run homer jbj. >> 9-0 sox after 2 and that's more than enough for rick. 7 strong innings 3 hits and one run and first sox pitcher to start 12-0 at fenway since 70 years ago. 5th inning two on for mookie another one into the monster seats. he was on fire all day. off the billboard and back on to the field. 3 homeers in three at bats and a career high 8rbis. second three-home run game of the year. the only other red sox player to accomplish that ted william. pretty good company to be in. pitches to start and i was finally able to just swing the bat right you know. last kibble days i wasn't -- last couple days i wasn't swinging right and have been late and a bunch of different things and today i came in early and got back in the little groove. >> i will say a little groove. after two days off the patriots get back to work this afternoon. >> foxborough. another big week as they host the bears for three joint practice

then mookie betts over the head, and ortiz rounds second and goes for third, and check out the awful throw allowing him to score. 2-0 sox, and david breather. and clay looking sharp. one walk, throwing 94 pitches. clay 1-0 with a 2.37 era. and sox up 2-1, play of the game, one out, kevin rips the base hit down the right. it's an easy double, but he tries for the triple, and check out the perfect throw from mookie betts to nail him. and 2 on the road trip, but they remained tied with toronto for first place because the jays topped the angels. >> >. and now football. patriots nation letting out a big sigh of relief tonight. tom brady returning to the field. he missed the pre-season game after cutting his right thumb with scissors before the game, then missed the past two days with an excused absence saying he had to take care of something, but there he was. practice field this afternoon. he didn't seem to have any trouble throwing or catching the football, also nothing protecting the thumb. he said it was coach's decision for him not to play, but brady also added if it was a regular se

randy: mookie betts on fire for the red sox in baltimore. he batted-in all five runs last night against the orioles. it was scoreless until the fifth when betts hit this three-run homer. the orioles tied it up in seventh. sox win, 5-3. they're back in baltimore tonight at 7:05. emily: time for your wednesday eyepoppers. olessa this might be the most casual play of the day ever. olessa: check it out. the brewers pop one up and the cubs' anthony rizzo doesn't just make the catch. he jumps up onto the stands and just reaches over. just grabs it. then hops back onto the field and away we go. nothing to see here, folks. talk about a baby on board. a minnesota woman turns to wake-surfing to help induce labor. she was a week overdue and was hoping this would help. the woman cruised on a surfboard behind a boat on the lake last week. she says she did get approval from her doctor, first. five days later she gave birth to her son. randy: toys, getting bumped from mcdonald's happy meals. the healthy new alternative. and the remains of a war hero finall

mookie betts on fire for the red sox in baltimore. he bated in all five runs against the orioles. it was scoreless until the fifth homer. the orioles tied it up in the seventh. so bets went to work again with a two-run shot. the sox win 5-3 and back in baltimore tonight at 7:05. >> 6:25, and let's get in the wednesday eyepoppers. >> this right here might be the most casual play of the day. take a look. check it out. the brewers pop one up, and he jumps onto the stands and reaches over and grabs it and hops back onto the field, and everybody move on. yep, i have got it. >> very agile. >> wow. >> and talk about a baby onboard, a minnesota woman turns to wake surfing to helping to induce labor. she was hoping that this would help, she cruised on a surfboard, and she says that she got approval from her doctor first. five days later she gave birth to her son. i don't know that it really helped to induce labor but she had a good time doing it. >> she did because she does i emily. >> nicely done, all right. >> toys getting bumped from the happy meals, the healthy new alternative. and the

mookie betts continuing to pad his resume. he destroyed a pitch, with a solo shot way over the mustard. mookie betts showing the only red sox with 30 comments in the season before the age of 24. in the 7? lead, out cruising. sheldon and price are one and 1a, heading into september. goes strong, striking out red sox get the win 9?. in the pictures and has said there roster moves terrace night, cut, as is brian storck after a failed physical negated redskins. that is it for sports, have a great day. >>> the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge has plenty of reasons to celebrate, thanks to an important breaker. last week at the waterfront, they welcomed pete frady's and his family for celebration and fundraiser. the ice bucket challenge, which went viral two years ago, raised $220 million for als research. and that research directly led to the discovery of a key could one day lead to a cure. [laughter] >> without the ice bucket challenge money, these discoveries could have taken think what everybody needs to know, is we are

great play by mookie betts. sox win two-one and as mentioned remain tied at toronto at the top of the division. >> gene: mystery still surrounds quarterback tom brady. he missed two previous workouts. the qb didn't say where he had been but had to take care of something but talked about accident with pair of scissors that caused him to miss last week's of my shoe and scissors slipped and silly accident. >> gene: looks like he is all right. patriots face carolinas friday night and brady expected to play a little bit but not very much. probably won't learn for sure cloverleaf to leverett connector and looking at 38 minute commute. shiri? >> shiri: golf forecast today looking amazing. 9:00 a.m. temperatures and 11:00 a.m. 81 and getting hot later and see where we will make it up to 90 next. >> gene: 7:41. college student wedged between two buildings screaming for help. coming up how quest for love left him in a emma dreamed of honeymooning in aruba. but with the jetblue card, she got there faster than get three tim

great weekend for mookie betts. one on and to run shot. 2-0 boston. more from mookie in a moment. bottom of e pedroia, little big man from asu with two on. drives the ball to left field and the onslaught and i mean the onslaught was on. 4-0 red sox. it got worse. i mean, the roof caved in on zach greinke. bottom of the second here. we are staying with it it mocky betts with two on. that's a three-run shot. it's 7-0. greinke lasted an inning and two-thirds. gave up ten hits overthat green rough, i mean really rough for the ace of the staff. we stay in that bottom of the second and it's jackie bradley, jr. this time with a two run homer. you got it right. it's 9-0. absolute meltdown an embarrassment today at fenway park. no getting around that. mookie betts trying to do something only ted williams has done in the last 100 year for the red sox and that is multiple three home run games. betts gets it done with three-run shot. lien boston 16, the diamondbacks two. that's a long flight back to phoenix. that's for sure. tonight on sports night, the very colorful analyst for the arizona c

mookie betts hit an rbi single. sox down with three men on when pedroia knocks this one out of the park. sox force five runs in the ninth. angels still get their turn, but the game ends here with with this double play. randy: and red sox favorite is joining the age old battle to get kids out of bed and on to school. boston students will be able to wake up with david ortiz. big papi recording a call telling students to take control of their education and future. the superintendent hopes the calls will motivate students and fight texas police officer who saved the life of this little girl. the pair first bet a year ago when the little girl choked on a coin. he finally got her breathing. the little girl hired a photographer to capture the tea party. the officer said he has a new pwef friend and can't wait to watch her through all of life's milestones. randy: really cute. friends forever. emily: exactly. trouble out there, olessa? this is 128. you can see an accident right underneath the under pass. two lanes opened. th

mookie betts came through big again. it was scoreless at the top of the 5th and the 3-run home run to left and it adds another two run shot in 8th. sox win 5-#. the -- 5-3. yankees didn't do sox a favor toronto sits on top of the al east with sox and o's one game back. >> no sign of gronk at patriots training camp yesterday. he left practice on tuesday with what the team is calling minor injury. yesterday center s out for figh what comes one day after malcolm butler got the boot after another fight. tomorrow night watch it wbz starting with all access at 7:30 kick off at 8 followed by the 5th quarter post game show. >>> a local olympian with a show of sportsmanship stopped to help a competitor after a hard fall on the track. abby deas toono complieded with nikki hamblin. i stead of going back to the race she stopped and encouraged hamblin tofi moments later deas toono fell but hamblin helped her up. the two finished the race and if they are healthy enough they can compete in the 5,000 meter final on friday. >> true sport

not because of dustin pedroia and mookie betts. mookie was first 5-5 but the sox scores as many runs as the royals had homers lorenzo cane with the home run there. 3 homers for the royals tonight. you can call them the second place red sox because four home runs tonight. 15-8 they beat the twins they take over first place. >> it's going to be a home run. >> yeah. not a good night for the red sox. >> good to see brady out there. >> yes. >> good football weather? kind of hot, right. it's going to be a nice day tomorrow. check with sarah first thing in the morning and shower threat to end your week. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? i like

great weekend for mookie betts. one on and to run shot. 2-0 boston. more from mookie in a moment. bottom of the second, dustin pedroia, little big man from with two on. drives the ball to left field and the onslaught and i mean the onslaught was on. 4-0 red sox. it got worse. i mean, the roof caved in on zach greinke. bottom of the second here. we are staying with it it mocky betts with two on. that's a three-run shot. it's 7-0. greinke lasted an inning and two-thirds. gave up ten hits overthat green monster. nine runs and three home runs. the ace of the staff. we stay in that bottom of the second and it's jackie bradley, jr. this time with a two run homer. you got it right. it's 9-0. absolute meltdown an embarrassment today at fenway park. no getting around that. mookie betts trying to do something only ted williams has done in the last 100 year for the red sox and that is multiple three home run games. betts gets it done with three-run shot. listen to this score, boston 16, the diamondbacks two. that's a long flight back to phoenix. that's for sure. tonight on sports night, the

mookie betts kicked things off against the tampa bay rays at fenway. he had a solo homerun in the second and knocked in another run with a double in the fifth. rick porcello got his 18th win on the mound last night. that's more t randy: time for your tuesday eyepoppers. olessa, there will be a blank space on one jury. olessa: yes, it turns out taylor swift will not be taking part in the judicial process in tennessee. she was dismissed from jury duty yesterday. she still took some time to chat with potential jurors and take selfies. that's also why you might have missed her at the vmas on and how about this for creative advertising? a plumber in canada wants to make sure you get the message. yes, when he drives around, it looks like he's sitting on the toilet. insert your own jokes here. emily: a fugitive, and an unflattering photo. how vanity helped police catch up with a woman on the run. and the drought is forcing eversource to take some preventative measures. how dry trees could cause a major problem for the utility. take a live look here, what a st

mookie betts with the rbi single and andrew benetendi scores and bullpen. rick pore sell l porcello gets t today. doug: yesterday, americans continue to pile on the medal count and we said goodbye to perhaps the greatest olympian of all time. >> the end of an era. michael phelps capped his storied olympic career with a final gold medal. the greatest swimmer of all time helping the 4 team surge to the win. 28 medals overall. the most decorated olympian ever getting emotional as he said goodbye to competition. the women's team also taking on the 4 x 100 medley and terns turning in another gold medal performance for the united states. and sig simone manuel chasing another gold. the so called splash and dash. style, connor yeager swam to a silver. the u.s. women's team battled to the bronze. at olympic stadium, gold for the women's fastest woman, the ladies competed in the 100-meters and elaine thompson rocketed across the finish line claiming the gold medal. america won silver. and in the final for the long jump, u.s.a. jeff henderson doug: for those keeping s

mookie betts comes to the rescue again. >> and pats hard at work at gillette but tempers keep flaring after another fight on ur h that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, >>> welcome back a very special honor for dan roche ?'> plus the sox look good. >> good morning. red sox trying to keep the role going winning in cleveland andlast night started a tw baltimore and mookie betts is on a tear and owns the orioles. it was a scoreless contest until the top of the 5th when betts steps up and crushes the two-run homer. the 27th of the year and it's 3- 0 red sox. and rodriguez got the start for the sox and was tremendous. best start of the year but it was cut short after st

mookie betts wasn't done his second,. amazing. three run homer over the monster. jackie bradley, another outfielder getting involved, 2 run homer and its 9-0 after 2. the 5th inning now, another 3 three -- three-run. >> i was swinging to start. just to swing the bat right. the last couple days i have not been hitting it right. -- i have not been swinging a things. i came in early and got back in a little group. josh: the starting staff took a hit off the field today, as knuckleballer steven wright was placed on the 15-day dl. the 13 game winner hurt his arm sliding awkwardly back into the bag on the road in l.a. last weekend when he was used as a pinch runner. clay buchholz will get another spot start thursday in detroit. after two days off following the win over the saints thursday night, the patriots back on the field getting ready for 3 joint practices with the chicago bears before exhibition game 2 at . he wasn't even in the building, but he was back in the red jersey today. unclear if he will take any snaps on thursday night or if it will again be a combinati

mookie betts with the another homer in the ninth and that would end it. sox win 2 to 1. don't see every day. that's a bear on top of a garbage truck in new mexico. how he got up there is still a mystery but the driver certainly wanted him to get off. smart thinking, he backs up into a tree. and the bear climbs right off. maybe he was hungry. maybe he wanted a free ride. check this out. three fishermen in florida have a great catch to brag about after reeling in a 13-foot long hammerhead srk they say they used a stingray as bait. they managed to get a few epic shots on their cameras but they did let it go. they say it is important to respect the fish you catch. emily: a cup of coffee in the morning can actually slow some people down. and a criminal caught in the act in new hampshire. but it's what the video does not show, that makes this moment so scary for the homeowner. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not w

rain falling in the sixth david ortiz in front of mookie betts. there's david, there's mookie training camp officially over for the patriots today was last day at public workouts. jon fox sharing some thoughts. julian edelman he looks really good this week. slowly working his way back into the mix he had on his helmet today. an interesting side story. farmer patriots backup quarterback brian hoyer is on the bears reporter this year backing up jay cutler. with the current patriots backup as a week one replacement it was natural to ask brian what it's like to learn from the best of the business. from day one we came in i knew that already but that's kind of the way he is. you can just soak it all up. it's a friendship that i have really cherished. >> kind of getting set for saturday's bout. they just happened to be throwing water bottles at like total sportsmanship. what a shame. i like how you think ockerbloom. >> that's the nice thing about it. seven-day forecast few showers around tomorrow. not expecting muc plan your day around shower threat tom

then mookie betts with the rbi double in the fifth put the sox up 2-0. but the 5th would end with the mariners tying it up. this one would need some extra innings. brock holt gets the single in the 11th and travis shaw scores. sox win 3-2. eyepoppers. and we start with an unusual pet, olessa. olessa: this six foot alligator was being kept in a backyard in springfield. yes, our springfield. police were called to the home yesterday. they needed some help from a nearby zoo to corral the creature as it hissed and struggled. the gator will not call main >> now the wind is -- olessa: it may be called a smartphone, but it's not a smart idea to pull one out in the middle of a thunderstorm. this happened in phoenix, arizona, the lightning bolt striking just far enough away that the man wasn't hurt. listen, you got a get a selfie with a lightning bolt. cindy: no, you don't. [laughter] cindy: what not to do, ever. a hard time getting a pilot program started. what they need officers to do, before they can test body cameras. and for the first time ever, refugees will

another stellar night for mookie betts after a great he was mowing him down. but got it done with the bat hitting this one over and out. put the red sox up 3-0. the orioles tied it up. and bitts strikes again. it unties it in this little roller that helped the os tie it up and then bett s strikes again in the 8th. see you later. sox win 5-3. sox and os are tied in the american league east, one game behind the blue jays. >>> for world tray center mall. opened yesterday. visitors were treated to a concert by former "hamilton" actor leslie odom jr. 60 restaurants and shops including a apple, kate spade, shake shack and under armour. 100 stores should be open in time for christmas shopping. the apple store inside the world trade center mall. it is giant and the most two floors and has a massive video screen. a sitting area called the forum where people can sit and play around with new products. this is apple's 7th manhattan location. keeping you up to date checking in live with all of our reporters after this break. >>> plus, an animal typically associated with bu

mookie betts with another home sox win 2-1. they're back tonight at 10:10. >> on the run in reaching out and spilling into the stands. randy: what a play by the astros' george springer. we will show you another look at this as he makes the catch at full speed, tumbling right into the stands. that likely gave the team a boost over the blue jays. they go on to win 2-1. emily: the play of the day happening on the sidelines at the dodgers me take a look at this hit here. that's the ball girl making a pretty quick catch. the foul ball was headed right for a fan and their beer, but emily threw her glove out just in time and the crowd loved it. she looks pretty happy, too. my dad wanted to be a ball girl at fenway for the longest time. randy: but then? emily: there was carolyn the ball girl and she did a great job. cindy: they might want to let that go play in actual game though. olessa: this area does not look too bad, but we are watching a few problems . this is over by route 53. expect one lane to be closed and northbound on the ex

steven wright and outfielder mookie betts will be out of action with minor injuries. as for the game, the fenway faithful sending best wishes to a-rod. he pinch-hit and hit a sacrifice fly. a-rod make his final appearance at fenway tonight. he is retiring tomorrow. objection did let this one get away. in the 7th, with a solo home run by gary sanchez the first in the big leagues. sox lose 89-4 -- -- lose 9-4. >>> the pats will face the new orleans saints in foxborough and don't expect to see tom brady tonight. jimmy garapolo will be with the first unit. fans will get the first look at third string quarterback. he was the third-round draft good morning, everyone, expressway starting to creep up just slightly and drive times up to 19 minutes from the braintree split to the exit to the pike. >>> shiri? >> shiri: we have really muggy 70s out there right now. patchy fog. not necessarily a problem in boston itself. the travelers from outside the city and the suburbs. p.m., 90s, bright, but incredibly humidity. wait until you see how high the heat indexes are coming up. >>> t

mookie betts smacked into left. a great slide into play. and the runs. followed by henrique hernandes. that's your final. they finish their 11 game road trip 5-6. >>> reporter: saying goodbye to a rod. alex rodriguez announced his retirement today. he will play one last game at yankee stadium on friday and then call it quits. his final four games at fenway park starting tuesday. we will hear from the polarizing slugger on sports final beginning in just a few minutes. >>> reporter: in connecticut, final-round action for the pga travelers toward. a 1258 today. that 58 is a new pga tour record. travelers donate $50,000 to the charity of his choice. final-round at 68 -- 58. a tough put on 18. game over. russell knox is your winner. that's sports for now. sports final coming up. >> if shot a 58. granted, it was on nine holes. >>> familiar faces joining thousands of cyclists for the ? dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, and built a checking account that's free of all that nonsense. no fees. no minimum

mookie betts stays electric. into the late summer night, his 29th home run. now 100 runs scored. reds sox win it 8-3. the rubber game is tonight. rodriguez against ventura in an 8:00 start. that does it for sports. have a great day. doug: the first horse racing track built in new england will close next week. memorabilia from rockingham park could be yours. the salem staple has been in business for more than a century. the general manager confirming the sale is final and the public auction will be soon. antique photos from the clubhouse and gaming tables, furniture and other items are up for sale. >> there will be catalogue available and online right after labor day, and hopefully people have a great memory of rockingham. we'll have an opportunity to bring a piece of the rock home. antoinette: decorate your man cave. antoinette: a big welcome home for needham's golden girl. doug: a crowd of people at the rally for aly. antoinette: a national disaster in new hampshire, the direct result of a severe drought. the declaration allowing farmers to receive federal aid. some say they're

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meanwhile, mookie betts making his case for mvp. he hit not one, not two, but three home runs during yesterday's game against the second time this season that mookie hit three homers in a single game. the 21st player to accomplish that feat. the sox cruise 16-2 the final over the diamondbacks. >> no fun at fenway over the weekend. >> sara: very cool. >>> checking in live with all of our reporters after the break. >>> historic flooding sparking thousands of rescues. why so many were caught offguard by the rising water. >>> and mother nature spinning off a fire on camera. how experts say a natural td bank's new intern, bart, is one of those robots from an other bank, we're training him to bank human. uh-uh, bart? why are you winding the clock back? the clock stated 11:35 pm, but they are still working. the clock is fine. our live customer service is available all night, and all day for that matter. he's learning. at td bank we do things differently, four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachu

thanks to mookie betts right at the top, betts with a two-run homer out of the park. but he was not satisfied with just that. he's up again in the second and he puts his three-run homer over the monster, and then yes another one in the fifth. the sox crushed the d'backs 16-2, they are on the road for the next 11 games. >> and superstar adele turns a super bowl offer down. the singer told fans in los adele says that the super bowl half-time show is not really about music. and that she's no beyonce when it comes to dancing. she said that she was flattered that she did get that offer, though. >> >> that's one. >> i have got to take a >> fans go one-on-one with rob gronkowski at the first ever fantasy sports fest in foxborough. they got a look at that famous fight. gronks would not comment on his best bill belichick story. probably a smart move. that event hosted by draftkings. there they go again. the summer continues. >> he knows how to have a good time. >> a live look outside. summerville, southbound side, north of that shot, 93 looks good, that volume does pick up aro

red sox won 16-2 lead by 3 home runs from mookie betts. it's the second time he hit 3 homeers in a game and the only other red sox player to do that was ted williams. >> final able to -- finally able to swine the bat right. -- swing the bat right i hadn't been swinging at good pitches different things and today i came in early and got back in the groove. >>> football last week the saints this week it's the bears. the pats will share practice field with in foxborough and after he three days of workouts they face-off thursday night in preseason game number 2 at gillette. >> we got off to a good start and hopefully we keep it going. we have a couple three days of practice coming up again the bears and it will be goodpreparation for the team and we have to use hopefully we can come out of thursday night after the practices and the game stronger than we are now. >> and see the pats and bears here on wbz thursday night. patriots all access is live at 7:30. and game kicks off at 8. followed by the 5th quarter post game show again on wbz and this

mookie betts. boy, what a season he has had. homering in the 0th home run of the season for mookie. he would later add an r.b.i. double in the fifth. rick porcello hot on the mound there. earns the win. he is a perfect 13-0 at fenway this year. the red sox ended up winning this one 9-4. and host the rays again tonight. little league world series champions returned home monday to a well-earned parade. thousands of people turning out to welcome the youngsters home. the little league team defeated south korea 2-1 in the title game. the little league world series way back in 1964. when staten island beat mexico. >> christa: before speaking to the media today, patriots quarterback tom brady sent a special message to a fan. justin miller suffers from spinal muscular after rofy. his sister wrote a blog about him for the huffingen to post saying that her brother wanted to meet the pats quarterback. brady apparently, saw the blog and then recorded a message for justin. >> i know you are a big patrio f story, i'm an even bigger fan of you and all that you have overcome. i'll be rooting for yo

mookie betts knocked in a home run in the seventh and another one in the fifth right there. rick porcello got his 18th win on the mound. that is more than anyone in major league. the sox win 9-4. celebrating big poppy's final season with the red sox, a taste here, olessa. he now has his own doughnut. dunkin' donuts has apple raspberry filling with icing and of course the number 34 on top. >> she's going to test it out for us. an australian fugitive helps police in her own capture so this is the photo shared after amy sharp escaped from a correctional facility in sidney. but apparently, they did not like that society so she asking for them to use it instead and after that, police were able to track sharp down at a park near where she escaped. >> oops. >> filed under dumb criminal. >> can we go back to the doughnut story? i want to talk about that. did you say you got a taste? >> no, i said you are going to. >> i thought that you had one. randy: you are the official taster for the eyeopener. david ortiz, doughnut is waiting a live look outside here, 93 summerville, so far not

mookie betts and jackie bradley junior are having elite years sox left fielders have left something to be desired, run production and power numbers. a rare weak spot in what has been baseball's best offense pedroia bringing the red sox back from the dead drilling a go ahead three-run home run. what did they have in store for an encore? how about more late game planningic against the mariners, bats were sleepless in seattle fouling behind 1-0 in the 7th. hill's first homer in a sox uniform bringing boston level in the 8th. then top of the 9th betts following suit with a solo shot of his own. sox win 2-1 improving to their 7th win in games in which they've trailed in the 7th inning. pats nation going into crisis when gronk was missing from camp. but belichick was playing it safe when he was dealing with a minorrier, when we got more clarity on today. according to espn, pronk was nursing a peck injury during the offseason. one that had him a little typically dominant performance through the first week of camp. dobson showing flashes of greatness but consistency has never been his calling

watch the play by mookie betts in the outfield. to turn a double into a triple, mookie with the cannon. one bounce into the glove. nighty-night. he is out. what a play by mookie. sox win it 2-1. and they remain tied with toronto. >>> mystery surrounding quarterback tom brady. he is back with the team. brady returned to practice yesterday after missing the previous two workouts. the quarterback did not say where he had been just that he had to to take care of something. he did take irv the -- care scissors that forced him to miss last week's preseason game. >> i was trying to get something out of the shoe and the scissors slipped. just a silly accident. so -- yeah. >> gene: tommy siserhands seems to be okay and they will face the panthers in carolina on friday night. we will find out throughout the week if brady will see any action. >>> the increasing price of a company that makes it. coming up, the big boost in pay for the ceo at the price of epipens soar. >>> the jump across buildings leaves one man in a very tight spot. the girl

top of the ninth, mookie betts up, and he'll say --bang, it's gone. a home run just over the left-field fence. they got in scoring position. one with knee surgery three weeks ago comes in. a ninth inning win for the sox last night. the win last night allows them to jump into second place in the log-jammed american league east. the red sox are even with toronto. they the blue jays in the standings. yankees creeping closer as well, just six at half games out of first place. david price will be on the mound tonight for the sox facing the mariners for just the 7th time in his career the lefty has done well against seattle. price boasts a 3-1 record against the mariners with a 2.25 era. he's also held seattle to a 197 batting average and recorded 50 day off for the patriots today, back on the field tomorrow. their first practice game is against the saints. season ticket holders were in gillette last night, thousands of them stuffing the lower bowl. they came to watch 87 do his thing, tom brady. this also gives the new players and the rookie a chance to see

mookie betts hits a solo home run. they sandy leon takes got cap do for a two-run shot. steven wright when people nine innings for the goodt t. nice -- nine strikeouts. he only gave up three hits on his way to his 13th when of the season. got to show jim -- night, brandon moss his the popad garc. garcia. day baseball in the big apple today. mike napoli breaks 2-2 tie with a solo home run to right field. as. and the seventh. he builds a solo shot andrew miller, who was traded from t y indians, it's the save as the indianso n. baltimore maintain their top spot among the division in the al east. however they are tied with the blue jays. the yankees artists solely -- the yankees are slowly starting to fade. and the rays have been out of it today, posting a nice message to his wife gisele. this was gisele's last career walk on the catwalk. exprsed how proud of her he ihis ssage in her nascent -- in her native language of portuguese. diane, over to you. diane: coming up tonight on nent:0 the local town telling peopl news with cecilia vega. >> we are in rer the first olympic go

make the chase either is as valuable to the red sox as mookie betts who might wind up with the individual honor. the 23-year-old presenting an argument that he is the american league's most valuable player. he joined ted tony conigliaro as the only one to reach that before age 24. that is just the activity ice burg here. betts ranked near the top of the junior circuit. you naming it, he is pretty much up there and there is still another month for mookie to add on. jackie bradley junior, his credentials speak for himselves. >> he make thes case himself. i don't have to make the case. he performed at a high level that he possibly can. >> reporter: he won't change positions to catch on in the nfl so it makes sense tim tebow is switching season, he is trying to go from the grid iron to the diamond. tebow going through a workout in front of 27 scouts from teams in southern california. he is listed at 6' 3", 255 pounds, put a few out in batting practice but looked a little bit green in the out olde. bruins adding moore on a one-year product. he skated for the rangers the last three seasons. tha

mookie betts player of the month for july and got it going on in everything for an early 2-0 lead for boston. mookie was just eaten up. the average was up to 394. couldn't really have asked for a better start. dustin pedroia knocked in a pair of runs this made it 4-0 boston. you got it. mookie doing it again. second long ball of the day.

pitcher steven wright and mookie betts will be out of action with minor injuries. >>> 5:48. it is foggy out right now but the heat and humidity will produce dangerous heat for us today, shiri conspiracy conspiracy that's right. the fog not necessarily in boston. as you head into work, thick massachusetts. that is going to be out of here between 7 and 8 a.m. the heat index is a big talker today because will feel like 100 to 15 degrees when the add the humidity on top of rain chances. today as low as it gets the next couple of days -- by the time we hit -- this is flying it shall the clicker must have tuck there. 76 in boston. 74 in lawrence. this is one of the places travel carefully out here. otherwise will brighten up nicely. by 9:00, 81 degrees. by 11 a.m., 88 degrees. highs into the mid- to upper 90s. not often i get to ethat pink shade on the map because of the extreme heat. those temperatures in lawrence will be pretty familiar for a lot of merrimack, southern new hampshire. and down to framingham at 95. afternoon. come close in plymouth and mid-80s over the cape wells

. >>> and how awesome is mookie betts? he has to be a favorite for mvp hitting two more homeruns, driving in all the sox' runners as they high 28 homers for the season. 5 games at camden yard and get this. mookie has gone deep 7 times. that's insane. he will only get better. he is just 23 years young. >>> the blue jays have a one game lead over the sox and os in the al east. it can all change tonight. that's the story here from guys, back to you. >>> cbs evening news is coming up next at 6:30. >>> scott pelley has a preview. scott? >> reporter: great to be with you in boston, david and lisa w a fire disaster in california. 80,000 people have been forced in their homes as entire neighborhoods have gone up in flames. we will show you e news coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> all right, scott. see you then. thank you. >>> still to come, how mit will >>> the great minds at mit say they have developed a better way to look for life on mars. >> in 2020, the mars rover will search the planet for signs of ancient life. scientists h

top of the sixth, two on base with mookie betts who singles to left. the sox catching up 6-5 but then it would be back-to-back home runs in the seventh and the sox lose 8-5. they now head home to open a series against the yankees tomorrow. alex rodriguez is ending his lengthy major league career. his final game in the yankee against attacha bay. the 41-year-old is a three-time american league m.v.p. and a 14-time all-star. but a-rod may be most remembered for sitting out a full season in 2014 in the longest doping suspension in baseball history. he'll take on a new role as a special advisor for the yankees starting in spring training. randy: and at the movie theaters, a box office smash "suicide squad" raking in an estimated $ weekend, shrugging off scathing reviews. so far it's one of the year's biggest openings and set as new record for an august film debut. very special birthday, for a little boy here in california. 11-year-old ryan says he always wanted friend for his birthday. he is autistic and his mom put out a call for birthday cards hoping to

mookie betts and hanley ramirez blew the game wide open. back-to-back homers. 8-3 the final for the sox. they wrap up the series against kansas city tonight. a local town in mourning. a teenager killed in an oui crash. doug: the friend facing charges. also, several communities drought disaster areas. antoinette: stories we're following right now on the eye. friends and family mourning the loss of a recent high school austin a.j. robbins was killed in a crash on hollis road early saturday morning. the driver, 19-year-old joseph kapp, is behind bars and facing oui charges. he'll be arraigned monday. doug: right now, police are investigating a crash that left a woman in the hospital. this was the scene last night on main street in acushnet. a witness says the victim ran into the street after her dog when she was hit. no word on how seriously the woman was injured. the driver stayed at the scene. no charges have been filed. looking for the cause of this raging fire on plum island. the flames devouring a home on 20th street. crews struck five al

then mookie betts with the rbi but the 5th would end with the mariners tying it up. this one would need some extra innings. brock holt gets the single in the 11th and travis shaw scores. sox win, 3-2. emily: the first family will be back on martha's vineyard tomorrow to kick off their annual summer vacation. they have spent just about every summer on the island since the president took office in 2009. the family will join youngest daughter sasha obama who has already been on the island working a summer job at a seafood restaurant. the obamas are expected to be there for two weeks. hopefully they will get some solid weather. [laughter] cindy: this weekend could be iffy, especially on saturday. but you figure, at least you have some assurance of decent weather. i want to get you updated on a roll -- this tropical storm has that will continue to weaken as it drifts overland but it has produced torrential rain already. an additional 8-12 inches of rain as the system progresses westward, creating a flood across the area. it doesn't look like we will see much today -- high