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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said Thursday that he views the racist graffiti drawn during a break-in of the home of teammate Nikita Whitlock as a reflection of the current state of the country.?Police in Moonachie, New Jersey, are investigating the Tuesday night robbery, during which burglars drew a swastika and KKK, as well as the word Trump, on walls inside Whitlocks home.?The incident is being investigated as a hate crime,?Moonachie police Sgt. Richard Behrens told The Record.?On Thursday, Cruz spoke out against what happened.?I think its definitely a direct reflection of how this country is being run and how this country is reacting maybe to some of the decisions and some of the ways that this country is being run and the things that are being said by the people at [the] helm of this country and at the helm of our day-to-day lives, the veteran Giants receiver said.From social media all the way up to the White House, these are things that are being spoken of and talked about on a daily basis, the good and the bad -- more so the bad at this point right now because thats all we have to work with. Its just an unfortunate situation that were going through right now.Cruz thinks Tuesdays incident at Whitlocks home reflects the mindset of people who support President-elect Donald Trump.Absolutely, Cruz said. I think theres a specific mindset that comes with supporting a guy like Donald Trump and supporting what he stands for, and theres a certain type of person that comes with that. Im not sure that person is always a positive-minded person, if you know what I mean. Youve just got to be careful.As [a] minority, you have to be careful, as a person of influence you have to be careful and youve just got to make sure your family is safe and give them the knowledge that they need to stay safe in this world.Cruz doesnt think all Trump supporters fit into that category; he said some likely just wanted change while others wanted a businessman in charge of the country.After the presidential election, Cruz made it known that he wasnt a Trump fan. The former Pro Bowl receiver made that even clearer Thursday.You cant think of anything that that person that follows Donald Trump -- that theyre going to do something positive, Cruz said. And for someone to vandalize someones house and write Trumps name or whatever they wrote on the walls, its just proving that exact fact that Im saying -- that people that may follow him arent necessarily the most positive people in our community.Cruz seemed unfazed by potential backlash from his politically based comments.Thats fine with me, he said. Im comfortable with that. Im comfortable with peoples reactions to that. Thats my opinion, thats my mindset, thats the way I think, so Im not upset at anybody else that thinks otherwise.For Cruz, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, which is about 10 miles northwest of Moonachie, the incident at Whitlocks house hit home.Absolutely. Thats what is most shocking to me about this specific incident with Nikita Whitlock, Cruz said. Its just 20 minutes from where I grew up. This could have easily happened in Paterson. It could have easily happened in Clifton or Passaic or Lyndhurst even for that matter. This could have happened anywhere.To see something like that happen around here and to happen the way that it did -- breaking into a home, the vandalism ... Nikita has children. Hes got to explain that to his children. Not just right now. Five years from now, 10 years from now when they ask, Hey, dad, remember when that happened? They have to answer those questions. He has to answer those questions to his children. Its unfortunate. No one should have to go through that.Whitlock served a 10-game ban earlier this season for violating the leagues policy on performance-enhancing substances. He is currently on injured reserve with a foot injury and hasnt been at the Giants facility on a regular basis. He was not available Thursday to address the incident.?Dave Casper Raiders Jersey . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Kenny Stabler Raiders Jersey . 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Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career.CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels will meet Friday night at Progressive Field in the second game of their four-game series. In the first game of the series the Indians won a game but lost a player, while the Angels lost another game, which is becoming a distressing habit.The availability of Indians designated hitter Carlos Santana for Fridays game is uncertain. Santana had to leave Thursdays game in the fifth inning after he was hit in the right side of the head by a line drive off the bat of teammate Francisco Lindor.Santana was sitting in the dugout at the time. I could hear it hit him. It was not a good feeling, manager Terry Francona said. But he was doing much better after the game. He doesnt think he has a concussion, but well get him checked out in the morning.Santana hit one of the three home runs the Indians belted in their 14-4 rout of the Angels on Thursday. In Fridays game the Indians will send Carlos Carrasco (7-6, 3.17) to the mound. Carrasco is coming off a fine effort in his last start, despite being the losing pitcher in a 3-2 loss to the Yankees on Aug. 7.In that game Carrasco pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits, with nine strikeouts and two walks. It was a nice bounce back start for Carrasco, who like all Indians starting pitchers not named Corey Kluber, have had a bumpy last couple of weeks.Friday will be Carrascos fourth career start and eighth career appearance against the Angels.dddddddddddd In his seven career appearances against the Angels Carrasco is 1-0 with a 1.36 ERA.The Angels will send Tyler Skaggs to the mound Friday. Skaggs is 1-0 with a 2.04 ERA in three starts since returning from Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss all of the 2015 season. In his last start, Aug. 6 at Seattle, Skaggs gave up four runs on nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. However, in his first two starts, against Kansas City and Boston, he pitched a combined 12 1/3 scoreless innings on seven hits, with 13 strikeouts and three walks.Skaggs will go to the mound Friday trying to become the stopper of the Angels longest losing streak in six years. The Angels have lost seven games in a row, their longest losing streak since they lost seven in row in April and May of 2010.At times during the streak we have swung the bats well but not pitched well, and at other times weve pitched well but havent hit, said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. We havent been able to blend the two together.The Angels last win was an 8-6 victory over Oakland on Aug. 3.Nobody is taking this in stride, Scioscia said. Nobody wants to get on a streak like this. It begins with our starting pitching. Were not frustrated so much as determined. Determined to grind through this and come out better on the other side. ' ' '