Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday 10/30/19
30 October 2019 Sports
The Packers didn’t make a deal before the NFL trade deadline Tuesday afternoon, but they did make some roster moves. The team signed CB/KR Tremon Smith to the active roster from the practice squad, and releases WR/KR Darrius Shepherd, and TE Evan Bayliss. Both of those players are eligible to be signed to the practice squad if they clear waivers.
As for Smith, the Packers claimed him off waivers prior to their week 3 game against the Broncos. He appeared in 3 games, recording what is still the longest kick return of the season (25 yards), but was released after the Dallas game. He was re-signed to the practice squad 2 days later. The Packers have produced very little in the return game thus far this season, and oppoments have been taking advantage of that with short kickoffs to force returns. Smith ranked 4th in the NFL in 2018 while returning kicks for Kansas City.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst did not pull the trigger on a deal before the trade deadline, and will likely look to injured players returning as a roster boost. That group includes WR Davante Adams, S Ibraheim Campbell, and possibly rookie TE Jace Sternberger. The latter two have been practicing for two weeks now, and could take the open roster spot created with the release of Bayliss. Campbell has been on the PUP list all season, and Sternberger is on IR-Designated To Return.
Meanwhile, the Packers are back on the practice field later today in preparation for Sunday’s game against the Chargers in Los Angeles. The Packers are 7-1 while Chargers are 3-5.
The Washington Nationals forced a seventh game in the World Series with a 7-2 win over the Astros in Houston Tuesday night. Each team has won all of their games on the host team’s field. The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first but the Astros scored two in their half. The Nationals squandered opportunities with two runners aboard in the third and fourth innings. But in the sixth, Adam Eaton hit a game-tying homer. One out later, Juan Soto hit a 413 foot shot and Washington had the lead for good. Then in the seventh after a controversial out-call for interference on the part of the Nationals Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer off Will Harris. Washington would tack on two more runs in the ninth. Houston starter Justin Verlander took the loss while Washington starter Stephen Strasburg got the win. He went 8 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
Tonight the Nationals send Max Scherzer against the Astros Zach Greinke.
In the NBA tonight, Milwaukee plays at Boston. Both teams are 2-1 in the Eastern Conference.
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