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Monday Night Football is turning ugly fast for Washington. Terry McLaurin was carted off the field in the first quarter with a left knee injury, air cast on, ruled out for the rest of the night — a brutal blow to a Commanders offense that was already struggling to find any rhythm against San Francisco.
And that struggle is showing up on the scoreboard. The forty-niners led twenty to three at the half, though San Francisco isn't walking away clean either. Wide receiver Mike Evans left the game with an Achilles injury and was listed as questionable to return at halftime — a potentially significant loss for a team that was otherwise dominating every phase of the game against Washington.
Shifting to baseball, the Cleveland Guardians are fighting for their season in the ALCS and their pitching staff is already under a microscope. Facing elimination on the road against Tampa Bay in Game six, Cleveland went with a bullpen game from the jump — a decision that drew immediate criticism and got worse as the Rays began doing damage early. When your season is on the line, rolling the dice with a committee approach is a bold call, and right now it is not paying off.
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