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MLBBASEBALL National League Wild Card, Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs:5p.m.,TBS. GOLF PGA Presidents Cup Day 1: 7:30p.m., GOLF. EPGA British Masters Round 1: 4:30a.m., GOLF. NHL HOCKEY New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks: 5p.m., NBCSN. San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings: 7:30p.m., NBCSN. Ontheair By Jerry Mcdonald BayAreaNewsGroup ALAMEDA The statistics say wide receiver Amari Cooper is everything the Raiders hoped he'd be as the No. 4 overall pick in the NFL draft. He leads NFL rook- ies with 24 catches and 339 yards and has scored two touchdowns, numbers which a quarter of the way through his first season project to 96 catches, 1,356 yards and eight scores. Not that Cooper has spent any time listening to any of the happy talk. "I'm not really pleased with my first four games," Cooper said Tuesday. "There's always room for improvement. It's why I'm here today. It's why I'm here tomorrow. To get better." Cooper is front and cen- ter in a Raiders draft class still finding its way in the NFL in hopes of approach- ing the kind of production that came the year before when general manager Reggie McKenzie drafted current starters Khalil Mack, Derek Carr, Gabe Jackson, Justin Ellis and TJ Carrie. As it stands, Cooper is the only rookie starter. De- fensive lineman Mario Ed- wards Jr., a second-round pick out of Florida State, has averaged 20 snaps per game in the defensive line rotation and his two tackles in a 22-20 loss to Chicago represented a season high. Tight end Clive Walford, taken in the third round out of Miami, got off to a slow start because of injuries, has just two catches for five yards and has played fewer snaps than both Lee Smith and Mychal Rivera. Linebackers Ben Hee- ney (Kansas) and Neiron Ball (Florida), have been core special teams play- ers who have gotten min- imal work on defense. Sixth-round selection Max Valles (Virginia) is on the practice squad as a defen- sive end, while cornerback and seventh-round pick Dexter McDonald played for the first time against Chicago with three defen- sive snaps and nine special teams snaps. Jon Feliciano, a fourth- round pick out of Miami who can play guard and center, has been inactive all four games. The only draft pick no longer with the team is Anthony Mor- ris, a tackle taken in the seventh round who was waived off injured reserve and is free to sign with any team. Return specialist Andre DeBose, a seventh-round pick out of Florida, is on injured reserve, rehabbing a torn Achilles. Edwards, who delivered a crushing hit on Martel- lus Bennett while he was being held up by another defender, said that after eight games (including preseason) he's still trying to wrap his brain around playing a dozen more times. "I'm getting better each week, I feel," Edwards said. "College to pros is a learning curve and I'm go- ing through it right now. I'm listening and learning from veteran guys like Jus- tin Tuck and Aldon Smith and it's been helping me." Edwards figures that if he starts to make more plays, he'll get additional snaps. "I'm a firm believer in sticking with the hot guy, so if you're out there mak- ing plays, they'll continue to play you but they've been doing great with the rotation," Edwards said. RAIDERS AmariCooperonlystandout thus far in 2015 dra class NAM Y. HUH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) makes a touchdown reception against Chicago Bears strong safety Antrel Rolle (26) and cornerback Sherrick McManis (27) during the first half on Sunday in Chicago. By Stephen Wade The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO Olympic organizers, faced with the reality of a country deep in recession, are trimming costs to keep their budget balanced. To keep spending in line, officials say they will cut back on volunteers, re- duce staffing at dozens of test events and trim costs for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. "This is a very strict budget," said Sidney Levy, the organizing commit- tee's chief executive of- ficer. "There'll be no ex- cess, but we are not going to compromise the essen- tials." Levy has said often over the last few months he will trim costs and cut non-es- sential purchases. News of the budget aus- terity comes as hundreds of journalists from around the world are in Rio this week visiting Olympic venues and talking with organizers about how the games will run when they open Aug. 5, 2016. Organizing commit- tee spokesman Mario An- drada said Tuesday the cuts came during a peri- odic budget review. He es- timated without trimming, expenditures would exceed income by "around 10 per- cent." "A lot of areas have built fat in their planning," An- drada said. "What we're trying to do is to identify if there is any fat." The organizing com- mittee's budget remains at 7.4 billion reals ($2 bil- lion), which is for putting on the games themselves. It does not include build- ing venues, subway lines and highways to help stage the games. Operating income is from ticket sales, local sponsorships, merchandis- ing and licensing with the largest contribution from the International Olympic Committee. "We need to make sure we get into the final stretch with enough budget reve- nue to go all the way," An- drada said. Andrada said cuts could include reductions in printed materials, changes in "backstage costs" un- seen by fans, and using as many as 10,000 fewer un- paid volunteers. BALANCING BUDGETS Rio Olympics cutting costs with Brazil deep in recession Gordon played all 82 games in four different sea- sons, including three times in his initial five years with Chicago and again for De- troit in 2010-11. Yet Gordon has played as many as 75 games just once since with Charlotte in 2012-13 and averaged only 14.1 minutes last sea- son with the Magic. Not that anybody's counting. "I think he's going to use this year to get another long deal," said swingman and Finals MVP Iguodala, who made his pitch to Gor- don to join Golden State while in Las Vegas this summer. With the Warriors' up- tempo style, Gordon plans to be patient and knows shots will find him given the way Golden State moves the ball. "The last few years for me have been tough, but I think I fit in well here," he said. "I'm taking my chances here. I'm not shy about this opportunity. It's a great one." Oh, and he can't wait to engage in some regu- lar shooting competitions with NBA MVP Stephen Curry. "It's great to be out there with another great shooter," Gordon said. "Just to see the way he works, how hungry he is. Even though I'm a vet, a few years older, I'm still pick- ing up things and learning as I'm going along." Vegan FROM PAGE 1 Scoreboard MLB POSTSEASONGLANCE Wild card Tuesday, Oct. 6:Houston3,NewYork0 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 5:08 p.m. (TBS) Division series (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) AMERICAN LEAGUE KANSAS CITY VS. HOUSTON Thursday, Oct. 8: Houston at Kansas City (Ventura 13-8), 7:37 or 5:07 p.m. (FS1) Friday, Oct. 9: Houston at Kansas City (Cueto 4-7), 12:45 p.m. (FS1) Sunday, Oct. 11: Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Houston, 1:10 p.m. (MLBN) x-Monday, Oct. 12: Kansas City at Hous- ton, TBA (FOX or FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Houston at Kan- sas City, TBA (FOX or FS1) TORONTO VS. TEXAS Thursday, Oct. 8: Texas (Gallardo 13-11) at Toronto (Price 18-5), 3:37 or 1:07 p.m. (FS1) Friday, Oct. 9: Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto, 9:45 a.m. (MLBN) Sunday, Oct. 11: Toronto at Texas (Lewis 17-9), 5:10 p.m. (FS1) x-Monday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas (H ol la nd 4 -3 ), ( FO X o r F S1 ) x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Texas at Toronto (FOX or FS1) NATIONAL LEAGUE ST. LOUIS VS. PITTSBURGH-CHICAGO WINNER Friday, Oct. 9: Pittsburgh-Chicago win- ner at St. Louis, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 2:37 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12: St. Louis at Pittsburgh- Chicago winner x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner x-Thursday, Oct. 15: Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORK Friday, Oct. 9: New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles, 6:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10: New York (Synder- gaard 9-7) at Los Angeles, 6:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12: Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8) x-Tuesday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at New York x-Thursday, Oct. 15: New York at Los Angeles League championship series (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday, Oct. 16: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or New York-Houston win- ner at Texas-Toronto winner (FOX or FS1) Saturday, Oct. 17: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or New York-Houston winner at Texas-Toronto winner (FOX or FS1) Monday, Oct. 19: Kansas City at Texas- Toronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at New York-Houston winner (FOX or FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 20: Kansas City at Texas- Toronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at New York-Houston winner (FOX or FS1) x-Wednesday, Oct. 21: Kansas City at Texas-Toronto winner or Texas-Toronto winner at New York-Houston winner (FOX or FS1) x-Friday, Oct. 23: Texas-Toronto winner at Kansas City or New York-Houston winner at Texas-Toronto winner (FOX or FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 24: Texas-Toronto win- ner at Kansas City or New York-Houston wi nn er a t T ex as -T or on to w in ne r ( FO X or FS1) NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday, Oct. 17: Los Angeles-New York winner at St. Louis or Chicago- Pittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner Sunday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles-New York winner at St. Louis or Chicago- Pittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner Tuesday, Oct. 20: St. Louis at Los Ange- les-New York winner or Los Angeles- New York winner at Chicago-Pittsburgh winner winner Wednesday, Oct. 21: St. Louis at Los Angeles-New York winner or Los Angeles-New York winner at Chicago- Pittsburgh winner winner x-Thursday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at Los Angeles-New York winner or Los Angeles-New York winner at Chicago- Pittsburgh winner winner x-Saturday, Oct. 24: Los Angeles-New York winner at St. Louis or Chicago- Pittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner x-Sunday, Oct. 25: Los Angeles-New York winner at St. Louis or Chicago- Pittsburgh winner at Los Angeles-New York winner World series (Best-of-7) Tuesday, Oct. 27: at American Wednesday, Oct. 28: at AL Friday, Oct. 30: at National League Saturday, Oct. 31: at NL x-Sunday, Nov. 1: at NL x-Tuesday, Nov. 3: at AL x-Wednesday, Nov. 4: at AL Astros 3, Yankees 0 Houston New York AB R H B AB R H B Altuve 2b 4 0 1 1 Gardnr cf-lf4 0 0 0 Springr rf 4 0 1 0 CYoung lf 2 0 0 0 Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Ellsury cf 1 0 0 0 ClRsms lf 3 1 1 1 Beltran rf 4 0 1 0 Gattis dh 4 0 0 0 ARdrgz dh 4 0 0 0 CGomz cf 3 1 1 1 BMcCn c 4 0 0 0 Lowrie ph 1 0 0 0 Headly 3b 2 0 0 0 Mrsnck cf 0 0 0 0 Bird 1b 3 0 1 0 Valuen 3b 4 0 1 0 Rfsnyd 2b 3 0 0 0 Carter 1b 0 0 0 0 Gregrs ss 3 0 1 0 Villar pr 0 1 0 0 MGnzlz 1b 1 0 0 0 JCastro c 2 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 3 30 0 3 0 Houston 010 100 100 — 3 New York 000 000 000 — 0 DP: New York 2; LOB: Houston 5, New York 5; 2B: Springer (1); HR: Col.Rasmus (1), C.Gomez (1); SB: Altuve (1), Villar (1). IP H R ER BB SO Houston Keuchel W,1-0 6 3 0 0 1 7 Sipp 1 0 0 0 1 1 W.Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 Grgrson S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 New York Tanaka L,0-1 5 4 2 2 3 3 Ju.Wilson 11/3 0 0 0 1 0 Betances 12/3 1 1 1 1 4 A.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 2 T: 3:04; A: 50,113 (49,638). Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Denver 4 0 01.000 97 69 Oakland 2 2 0 .500 97 108 San Diego 2 2 0 .500 96 110 Kansas City 1 3 0 .250 100 125 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England 3 0 01.000 119 70 N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 95 55 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 110 92 Miami 1 3 0 .250 65 101 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 2 2 0 .500 72 93 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 89 77 Houston 1 3 0 .250 77 108 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 62 107 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 4 0 01.000 121 77 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 96 75 Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 93 104 Cleveland 1 3 0 .250 85 102 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 1 0 .750 148 73 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 74 89 Seattle 2 2 0 .500 87 71 S. Francisco 1 3 0 .250 48 110 EAS T D IVI SI ON W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 2 0 .500 95 101 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 82 Washington 2 2 0 .500 78 79 Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 78 86 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 4 0 01.000 108 71 Atlanta 4 0 01.000 137 93 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 72 117 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 86 104 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 4 0 01.000 113 71 Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 80 73 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 68 125 Detroit 0 4 0 .000 66 96 Monday's game Seattle 13, Detroit 10 Thursday, Oct. 8 Indianapolis at Houston, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 Chicago at Kansas City, 10 a.m. St. Louis at Green Bay, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Seattle at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Washington at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Arizona at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. New England at Dallas, 1:25 p.m. San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets Monday, Oct. 12 Pittsburgh at San Diego, 5:30 p.m. TOP 25 SCHEDULE No. 17 USC vs. Washington, 9 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State vs. Maryland, Noon No. 2 TCU at Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Baylor at Kansas, Noon No. 4 Michigan State at Rutgers, 8 p.m. No. 5 Utah vs. No. 23 California, 10 p.m. No. 6 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 3;30 p.m. No. 7 LSU vs. South Carolina, Noon No. 8 Alabama vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m. No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, Noon No. 11 Florida at Missouri, 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Florida State vs. Miami, 8 p.m. No. 13 Northwestern at No. 18 Michigan, 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Mississippi vs. New Mexico State, Noon No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Navy, 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Georgia at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, 7 p.m. No. 22 Iowa vs. Illinois, Noon No. 24 Toledo vs. Kent State, 3 p.m. No. 25 Boise St. at Colorado State, 7 p.m. Soccer MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-Los Angeles14 9 9 51 53 39 x-FC Dallas 15 10 5 50 47 38 Vancouver 15 12 4 49 42 34 Kansas City 13 9 9 48 46 41 Seattle 14 13 5 47 40 34 San Jose 12 12 8 44 39 37 Portland 12 11 8 44 31 36 Houston 11 13 8 41 41 45 Salt Lake 11 12 8 41 37 43 Colorado 8 13 10 34 30 38 EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA x-New York 15 9 6 51 53 38 x-D.C. United14 12 6 48 39 40 New England13 11 8 47 45 45 Columbus 13 11 8 47 51 53 Toronto FC 14 13 4 46 55 53 Montreal 12 12 6 42 43 41 Orlando City 11 13 8 41 44 54 N.Y. City FC 10 15 7 37 47 53 Philadelphia 9 16 7 34 40 51 Chicago 8 18 6 30 42 52 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth Wednesday's games Montreal at New York, 4:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Saturday's games Montreal at Colorado, 6 p.m. NHL Tuesday's games No games scheduled Wednesday's games Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Basketball NBA PRESEASON Tuesday's games Washington 129, Philadelphia 95 Indiana 115, Detroit 112 Chicago 105, Milwaukee 95 Memphis 92, Houston 89 Denver 96, Dallas 86 Utah vs. Lakers at Honolulu, HI, (n.) Wednesday's games Atlanta vs. Cleveland at Cincinnati, OH, 4 p.m. Orlando vs. Miami at Louisville, KY, 4:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m. WNBA FINALS (Best-of-5) (x-if necessary) INDIANA 1, MINNESOTA 1 Sunday, Oct. 4: Indiana 75, Minnesota 69 Tuesday, Oct. 6: Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Friday, Oct. 9: Minnesota at Indiana, 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11: Minnesota at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 14: Indiana at Min- nesota, 5 p.m. Tennis CHINA OPEN RESULTS At China National Tennis Center, Beijing Purse: Men, $2.70 million (WT500); Women, $4.72 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN First Round Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-1, 6-1. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. Wu Di, China, 6-4, 6-4. David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Thomaz Bel- lucci, Brazil, 6-4, 6-3. John Millman, Australia, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0. Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, def. Adrain Man- narino, France, 6-3, 6-2. John Isner (6), United States, def. Domi- nic Thiem, Austria, 7-5, 6-1. WOMEN Second Round Flavia Pennetta (3), Italy, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. Ana Ivanovic (6), Serbia, def. Venus Wil- liams, United States, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Caroline Wozniacki (8), Denmark, def. Wang Qiang, China, 7-5, 6-0. Angelique Kerber (10), Germany, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-4. Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, def. Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, 7-5, 6-2. Andrea Petkovic (13), Germany, def. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-2, 7-5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 0-6, 6-2, 6-0. Sara Errani, Italy, def. Caroline Garcia, France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Doubles MEN First Round Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (4), France, def. Leander Paes, India, and John Peers, Australia, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 11-9. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, and Jack Sock, United States, def. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini (3), Italy, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 11-9. Djordje and Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Gong Mao-Xin, China, and Michael Venus, New Zealand, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 10-5. WOMEN Second Round Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan (6), Taiwan, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, and Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, walkover. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Alla Ku- dryavtseva and Anastasia Pavlyuchen- kova, Russia, walkover. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (4), France, def. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik, Poland, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-2, 6-1. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (8), Czech Republic, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiya Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-2. ATP WORLD TOUR RAKUTEN JAPAN OPEN RESULTS At Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo Purse: $1.26 million (WT500) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles First Round Steve Johnson, United States, def. Ber- nard Tomic, Australia, 6-3, 2-1, retired. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Kevin Anderson (5), South Africa, 6-2, 6-3. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 6-3, 2-0, retired. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Fer- nando Verdasco, Spain, 7-5, 6-1. Stan Wawrinka (1), Switzerland, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3. Gilles Simon (3), France, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-4, 6-4. Austin Krajicek, United States, def. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). Benoit Paire, France, def. Grigor Dimi- trov (8), Bulgaria, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, def. Rich- ard Gasquet (4), France, 6-4, 6-1. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3. Doubles First Round Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Feliciano Lopez, Spain, and Max Mirnyi, Belarus, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (2), France, def. Austin Krajicek, United States, and Yasutaka Uchiyama (2), Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Odds PREGAME.COM LINE Major League Baseball Wednesday NATIONAL LEAGUE Favorite Line Underdog Chicago Cubs -137/+127 at Pittsburgh Thursday AMERICAN LEAGUE at Toronto -220/+200 Texas Friday NATIONAL LEAGUE at La Dodgers -200/+185 NY Mets College Football Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Houston 251/2 (741/2) SMU at USC 161/2 (56) Washington Friday at Marshall 5 (581/2) Southern Miss. NC State PK (491/2) at Va. Tech Saturday Oklahoma 161/2 (601/2) at Texas Minnesota 3 (46) at Purdue Akron 8 (531/2) at E. Michigan at West Virginia 7 (581/2) Oklahoma State at Penn State 8 (OFF) Indiana Duke 121/2 (471/2) at Army at Temple 16 (481/2) Tulane at Iowa 101/2 (44) Illinois at Ohio State 33 (541/2) Maryland at B. College 71/2 (361/2) Wake Forest at Ohio 151/2 (48) Miami(Ohio) at Toledo 15 (44) Kent St at N. Illinois 101/2 (541/2) Ball State App. St 151/2 (591/2) at Ga. St. at Pittsburgh 101/2 (461/2) Virginia at W. Michigan 71/2 (511/2) CMichigan at Alabama 16 (51) Arkansas at Air Force 24 (541/2) Wyoming at B. Green 13 (771/2) UMass at Mississippi St 301/2 (551/2) Troy at Mississippi 431/2 (69) N. Mexico St at BYU 8 (551/2) E. Carolina Baylor 44 (77) at Kansas at FAU 4 (581/2) Rice at Oregon 17 (70) Wash. State Georgia 3 (551/2) at Tennessee at Tulsa 9 (661/2) La.-Monroe at Notre Dame 141/2 (541/2) Navy at Arizona State 15 (551/2) Colorado at Florida State 91/2 (501/2) Miami at Michigan 8 (35) N'western at Clemson 7 (541/2) Georgia Tech at La-lafayette 31/2 (711/2) Texas State at Utah 7 (611/2) California at Cfu 21/2 (38) UCONN at FIU 141/2 (46) UTEP Boise State 151/2 (581/2) at Colo.State Florida 51/2 (391/2) at Missouri LSU 13 (49) at So. Carolina at Arizona 9 (611/2) Oregon St at Texas Tech 13 (74) Iowa State Michigan State 14 (511/2) at Rutgers at Nebraska 11/2 (48) Wisconsin at Nevada 5 (551/2) New Mexico San Jose St 21/2 (54) at UNLV Utah State 111/2 (471/2) at Fresno St. at Hawaii 11/2 (461/2) SD State NFL Thursday Favorite Today (O/U) Underdog at Houston OFF (OFF) Indianapolis Sunday at Tampa Bay 3 (42) Jacksonville Buffalo 21/2 (42) at Tennessee at Baltimore 61/2 (431/2) Cleveland at Atlanta 7 (48) Washington at Kansas City 9 (441/2) Chicago at Philadelphia 5 (49) New Orleans at Green Bay 9 (46) St. Louis at Cincinnati 3 (431/2) Seattle Arizona 21/2 (44) at Detroit New England 8 (50) at Dallas Denver 5 (431/2) at Oakland at NY Giants 7 (43) San Francisco Monday at San Diego 3 (451/2) Pittsburgh Transactions BASEBALL American League Cleveland Indians: Promoted Chris Antonetti to president of baseball operations, Mike Chernoff to general manager and Derek Falvey to assistant general manager. National League Miami Marlins: Promoted Jeff McAvoy to vice president-player personnel, Brian Chattin to assistant general manager and David Keller to director-pro scout- ing. Agreed to terms with OF Ichiro Suzuki on a one-year contract. On this much bigger stage, the lefty was just as confounding, dropping his slider and two-seam fastball seemingly wher- ever he wanted in strik- ing out seven as nearly all his teammates and coaches stood along the dugout railing for every pitch. When he gave up two singles in the sixth — bringing the crowd to its feet with Alex Rodriguez stepping into the batter's box — manager A.J. Hinch took a walk to the mound to give Keuchel a breather. Keuchel responded by get- ting A-Rod to fly out lazily to center field for his final out. Keuchel is the first starter with a scoreless postseason start on three days' rest since Josh Beck- ett shut out the Yankees in the 2003 World Series. Tanaka struggled with the long ball all season, giving up 25 homers in 24 starts this year. He only allowed two more hits in five innings but matched a season high with three walks. He struck out three. Astros FROM PAGE 1 | SPORTS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 2 B