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J.J. McCarthy is practicing for the first time since joining the New York Giants following a trade from Minnesota, but his role for this weekend and moving forward remains unclear.

Coach John Harbaugh has said repeatedly that Jameis Winston will start at quarterback Sunday against Arizona. The big question now is how long Winston will remain in that role.

The Giants have not said whether McCarthy or practice squad QB Jake Haener will back up for the Cardinals game.

Giving up a fifth-round pick after losing Jaxson Dart and linebacker Brian Burns to season-ending knee injuries suggests the coaching staff and front office believe McCarthy can make a difference.

“Very talented player (who) is going to make us a stronger football team,” Harbaugh said Monday. “Excited about it. Think it makes us better.”

Winston was 14 of 22 for 118 yards in a 12-7 defeat of Tennessee, his first start in place of Dart. The Giants had 238 total yards with no touchdowns, winning after rookie kicker Dominic Zvada made four field goals and safety Jevon Holland intercepted Cam Ward in the end zone in the final minute.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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AL Wild-Card Series (Best Of Three) 

Game 2: White Sox @ Astros (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)

*Probabilities are subject to change* 

Teams	Chance	Yes	No
HOU Astros	58%	59¢	42¢
CHI White Sox	42%	42¢	59¢

Thursday, Oct. 1
Game 3: White Sox @ Astros (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock, if necessary)

Game 2: Red Sox @ Yankees (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock)

*Probabilities are subject to change* 

Teams	Chance	Yes	No
NY Yankees	55%	56¢	45¢
BOS Red Sox	45%	45¢	56¢

Game 1: The Yankees shut out the Red Sox 9-0.

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Roman Anthony was not in the Boston Red Sox lineup for Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, a day after leaving the opener because of hand pain.

Batting leadoff as a designated hitter in his playoff debut Tuesday, Anthony struck out in both of his at-bats against Cam Schlittler before getting lifted for a pinch hitter with his team trailing by two runs in the sixth inning of a 9-0 loss.

Boston manager Chad Tracy said Anthony felt discomfort in his right hand after a couple of checked swings. The 22-year-old Anthony missed 101 games from May 5 to Aug. 29 with an injury to the same hand.

“He’s obviously coming off that. You’ll get a zinger every once in a while where you feel something — it’s fine, it goes away,” Tracy said. “Today some stuff happened that was more serious and was uncomfortable.”

Jahmai Jones was set to hit leadoff as the DH with the Red Sox one loss from elimination, followed in the batting order by catcher Adley Rutschman, first baseman Willson Contreras, right fielder Wilyer Abreu, center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela, third baseman Caleb Durbin, second baseman Nick Sogard, shortstop Trevor Story and left fielder Nate Eaton.

Sonny Gray was set to start on the mound for Boston against one of his former teams.

One of baseball’s premier prospects when he debuted last year, Anthony batted .245 with five home runs, 15 RBIs and a .735 OPS in 55 games this season.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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AL Wild-Card Series (Best Of Three) 

Game 1: The Yankees shut out the Red Sox 9-0.

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Game 2: Red Sox @ Yankees (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 1
Game 3: Red Sox @ Yankees (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock, if necessary)

Game 1: The White Sox defeated the Astros 6-3.

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Game 2: White Sox @ Astros (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 1
Game 3: White Sox @ Astros (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock, if necessary)

NL Wild-Card Series (Best Of Three)

Game 1: The Braves got an 8th inning three-run homer from Austin Riley to get past the Philies 5-3.

Game 2: Phillies force Game 3 with a 10th inning homer from Alec Bohm.

Thursday, Oct. 1
Game 3: Phillies @ Braves (2 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock)

Game 1: Padres routed the Cubs 8-0.

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Game 2: Cubs @ Padres (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 1
Game 3: Cubs @ Padres (10 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Peacock, if necessary)

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Alec Bohm put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out home run in the 10th inning and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive third game in their National League Wild Card Series.

The Phillies rallied with back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper after trailing 3-1 in the seventh. Harper’s homer made up for a crucial fielding mistake an inning earlier.

Andrew Painter (1-0), a starter in the regular season, saved the Phillies’ beleaguered bullpen with three scoreless innings to close things out. Painter stranded two runners in the 10th when he struck out Dominic Smith with a successful ABS challenge.

Playing under traditional extra-inning rules that don’t include designated runners at second base like in the regular season, Bohm delivered his third career postseason home run, a 357-foot shot to right field off right-hander Didier Fuentes (0-1).

The Phillies will try to continue their postseason dominance over the Braves in Thursday’s Game 3. Philadelphia beat Atlanta in the 1993 NLCS and the 2022 and 2023 NLDS.

In the seventh, Drake Baldwin’s double glanced off Harper’s glove in right field, driving in Sean Murphy to give Atlanta a 2-1 lead. Harper, who resumed playing the outfield late this season for the first time since 2022, got a poor jump and was leaping for the ball near the warning track. He was not charged with an error. Matt Olson added a sacrifice fly.

“Probably should have been caught, obviously,” Harper said.

The Phillies pulled even with eighth-inning home runs by Schwarber and Harper off Dylan Lee, the winning pitcher in the Braves’ 5-3 opening win on Tuesday. Schwarber’s drive carried 447 feet and Harper followed with a 418-foot drive.

Tyler Mahle allowed one run on six hits in seven innings for Atlanta. Cristopher Sanchez allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings for Philadelphia while throwing a career-high 116 pitches.

Painter gave up a one-out single to Mauricio Dubon in the 10th, then struck out Austin Riley before giving up a bloop single to Michael Harris II. Painter’s 0-2 fastball to Smith was called inside by plate umpire Adam Beck, but Painter and catcher J.T. Realmuto immediately called for a robo-ump challenge. ABS confirmed the ball clipped the strike zone, the first time a postseason game has ended with a strike-zone appeal.

Harper, a first baseman before moving to the outfield at the trade deadline, was playing shallow and was late to adjust to Baldwin’s drive with runners on first and second. Harper reached up only to have the ball bounce off his glove for a double.

Ronald Acuna Jr. walked, stole second and then stole third with Edmundo Sosa not covering the bag before scoring on Olson’s single in the first.

Sánchez didn’t allow another hit until Sean Murphy doubled to center field with one out in the fifth.

Mahle kept pace, though he didn’t have a perfect inning until the fifth, when he struck out Schwarber and Harper. Sánchez issued an intentional walk to Acuña with two outs before Baldwin’s grounder to second base ended the inning.

Reporting by the Associated Press.

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Ethan Salas is set to become the youngest player to catch in a major league postseason game when he starts for the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of their Wild Card Series with the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

The 20-year-old Salas is catching and batting seventh in the lineup announced by manager Craig Stammen at Petco Park. Salas also will be the youngest player to appear in the postseason for San Diego.

The Padres called up their top prospect on Sept. 1, and he became the youngest player to catch in a major league game since Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez in 1991. Salas, who was born in June 2006, went 10 for 24 to finish the regular season after going hitless in his first 15 big league at-bats.

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Salas had a series of clutch hits during his late surge, and on Sept. 16 he became the youngest catcher to have a multi-homer game. He also earned praise for his defensive skills from the Padres’ staff, and even his acumen with ABS challenges was excellent.

That was more than enough to earn a spot on the 26-man postseason roster, and now Salas is getting a start for his playoff debut. He will catch veteran Nick Pivetta, who has already worked with the youngster in the regular season.

Bob Didier was 20 years and 230 days old when he caught for the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 NL Championship Series.

Salas is a left-handed hitter, while fellow Padres catchers Freddy Fermin and Luis Campusano are righties. That makes Salas a natural fit against Kevin Gausman, the Cubs’ right-handed starter in Game 2, after lefty Matthew Boyd started the opener.

San Diego jumped all over Boyd while taking the series opener with an 8-0 victory. The Padres have won 18 of their past 21 games as they enter Game 2 hoping to earn a trip to Milwaukee for the division series this weekend.

The Padres signed Salas, who was born in Florida and raised mostly in Venezuela, as an international free agent in January 2023 with a record $5.6 million bonus.

While general manager AJ Preller traded away nearly all of the top prospects in his fruitful farm system over the past half-decade in his attempts to win a World Series immediately, he didn’t deal Salas, who is widely considered one of the best catching prospects in recent baseball history.

The Padres haven’t hesitated to allow their top prospects onto the playoff stage during their current franchise-record run of five postseason appearances in seven years. Fernando Tatis Jr. made his playoff debut at 21 years old in 2020, and Jackson Merrill also was 21 for his debut in 2024.

Reporting by The Associated Press. 

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The Phillies’ 4-3 win over the Braves in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series ended with a first in MLB postseason history: a game-ending ABS challenge.

With the Phillies up a run in the bottom of the 10th, Andrew Painter faced Dominic Smith with two outs and two runners on. Painter got to an 0-2 count, and plate umpire Adam Beck ruled his fastball a ball. Painter and catcher J.T. Realmuto didn’t wait as they immediately asked for a review.

The ABS system confirmed the pitch clipped the strike zone, turning the ball into strike three. Smith was out, the game was over, and the Phillies had forced a decisive Game 3.

It was the first time a postseason game had ended with a strike-zone appeal.

Painter, a starter during the regular season, bailed out a taxed Phillies bullpen with three scoreless innings. He stranded the two runners in the 10th after Mauricio Dubon singled and Michael Harris II added a bloop single.

Philadelphia erased a 3-1 deficit with back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, and Alec Bohm’s two-out homer in the 10th gave the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. The win forces a decisive Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series on Thursday.

Atlanta had seemed to be in control. In the seventh, Drake Baldwin’s double glanced off Bryce Harper’s glove in right field, scoring Sean Murphy to put the Braves up 2-1, and Matt Olson added a sacrifice fly. Kyle Schwarber stepped up and drove a 447-foot homer off Dylan Lee, and Harper followed with a 418-foot shot to tie the game 3-3.

Philadelphia erased a 3-1 deficit with back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, and Alec Bohm’s two-out homer in the 10th gave the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. (Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images)

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Bohm finished the comeback in the 10th, launching a 357-foot drive to right off Didier Fuentes for his third career postseason homer. 

The Phillies and Braves meet in Game 3 on Thursday.

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Yankees captain Aaron Judge went to Somerset, New Jersey, for live batting practice Wednesday as he tries to work his way back from a leg injury to be available later in the postseason should New York advance.

Sidelined since Sept. 16 by a strained right calf, Judge was not included on the roster for the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. He did not join teammates along the first-base line for introductions before the Yankees’ 9-0 win in Tuesday’s opener of the best-of-three series.

“I think he was getting treatment,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

Judge ran in the outfield before Tuesday night’s game and on Wednesday went to the ballpark of the Yankees’ Double-A farm team to hit. He was due back at Yankee Stadium to watch Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Aaron Judge has been sidelined since Sept. 16 with a strained right calf, Judge was not included on the roster for the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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If New York advances to a best-of-five Division Series against Tampa Bay, it would start Saturday.

“Probably too early to tell,” Boone said of Judge’s potential availability.

A three-time AL MVP, Judge was limited to 66 games this season. The 34-year-old slugger hit .241 with 18 homers, 41 RBIs and an .871 OPS, including .174 with one homer and three RBIs in September.

Left-hander Ryan Weathers, sidelined with a left forearm flexor strain since Aug. 22, was to throw a bullpen at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

Boone said right-hander Clarke Schmidt won’t pitch again this year. The 30-year-old relieved on Sept. 16 at Minnesota in his first big league appearance since Tommy John surgery on July 11, 2025, then was put on the injured list with right biceps inflammation.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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Fresh off his trade to Atlanta, Gervon Dexter isn’t going anywhere anytime soon after locking in a huge extension with the Falcons.

The two sides reached an agreement on a contract extension Wednesday afternoon, as first reported by ESPN. Dexter is set to sign a four-year, $78 million deal with $46.5 million guaranteed after being traded from the Chicago Bears to the Falcons last month.

Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham released a statement shortly after Dexter’s extension became official.

“Gervon [Dexter] is a young, ascending talent whose power, disruption and impact along the defensive line are difficult to find,” Cunningham said. “What’s been just as impressive is the growth he’s shown off the field as a man and a father. His passion for the game and commitment to his teammates are qualities we value highly, and we’re excited to keep him as an important part of our defense moving forward.”

After acquiring Dexter for cornerback Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round pick, the move has already paid immediate dividends for the Falcons defense. 

Dexter has dominated up front through three games, ranking 8th in the NFL with a 20.5% quarterback pressure rate among interior defenders with at least 50 pass-rush snaps. He’s also recorded half a sack and two solo tackles, but coming off a career-high six-sacks last season.

Drafted in the second round out of Florida in the 2023 NFL Draft, Dexter spent three highly productive seasons in Chicago. He was a durable force up front, missing just two games while racking up 13.5 sacks, 42 quarterback hits, 115 tackles, and 10 tackles for loss.

Dexter’s extension marks a major step forward for the Falcons’ rebuild under Cunningham and first-year head coach Kevin Stefanski. Securing a 25-year-old interior defensive lineman up front gives them a player to build around long-term in a competitive NFC South.

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Dating back to August, there’s not a college football team in the country that has improved more than the Florida Gators in the eyes of Las Vegas. 

Former Vegas bookmaker Ed Salmons told us in last week’s “Whispers” that he had already increased the Gators’ power rating by more than a touchdown. 

Then Florida destroyed Ole Miss 52-28. 

“I have Florida and Alabama rated the same right now,” Salmons told me this week. “You stay aggressive with the Florida number because the perception is so high.

“I would have Georgia -5 against Florida for a neutral-site game played tomorrow. It would’ve been close to -14 in the summer.”

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The issue now is that the Gators have finally captured the public’s attention. Florida is as high as -5.5 this Saturday at Mizzou.  

That game would’ve been close to a pick ‘em two weeks ago. 

“Oh, it’s Mizzou or pass,” Salmons said.

Elsewhere, Lincoln Riley lost another massive game at USC, as Oregon went into Southern California and emerged with a 41-27 victory.

Did we learn more about the Ducks or Trojans?

“I think we learned a lot about Oregon’s resilience,” Caesars Sportsbook head of football Joey Feazel told me. 

“Despite losing their starting quarterback, they still had the depth and toughness to win comfortably and cover the number. While the loss to Oklahoma State was a setback, Oregon showed they remain a dangerous team with the talent to stay in the College Football Playoff conversation if they continue to perform at this level.”

Professional bettor Slice thinks backup quarterback Dylan Raiola is actually better than starting quarterback Dante Moore. 

Is Oregon back-up QB Dylan Raiola better than starter Dante Moore? (Getty Images)

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“Let’s not forget, Raiola was a much better recruit coming out of high school,” Slice said. “Dante Moore’s PR team is just outstanding. I don’t know how he was considered a top-two pick in last year’s NFL Draft.

“He stunk at UCLA, and now he’s a top quarterback at Oregon? Stop.

“It speaks to the skill and speed inside the Oregon system. Quarterbacks that make quick decisions will always thrive there.”

Salmons is on a hell of a run in this column, giving us Ohio State +2 at Texas, Houston +8 against Texas Tech, and Florida -3.5 over Ole Miss the last three weeks.  

Anything this weekend?

“Arizona -7 looks cheap,” he opined. “I make it closer to -10. All Cincinnati does is run the ball. I’m not sure they’re ready to play from behind. Be ready for the Tucson heat, too.”

To the NFL, the Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings are all 3-0 ATS this season. Green Bay, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay are 0-3. 

And don’t look now, but all four teams inside the AFC North have the same record at 2-1. 

I didn’t see that one coming. 

The Browns are exceeding expectations through the first few weeks of the NFL season. (Getty Images)

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“The Browns have been the NFL team that has impressed me the most so far this season,” Feazel admitted. 

“Expectations were extremely low entering the year, especially with concerns surrounding an inept offense. However, Todd Monken has done an outstanding job transforming that unit and making this team competitive thus far. 

“While I still don’t view Cleveland as a playoff contender come January, they have shown far more life, confidence and upside than expected, with plenty of encouraging signs emerging through the opening weeks.”

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