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.? Kaufen Vans Schuhe Schweiz . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Royals catcher Salvador Perez spent Monday evening celebrating the birth of his baby boy.It beat watching his team getting trounced by Oakland.Khris Davis and Marcus Semien hit three-run homers, the Athletics matched a season high with 17 hits while drawing 10 walks, and Oakland rolled to a 16-3 victory in their series opener.Not even Perez would have made a difference in this one.Kansas City starter Dillon Gee (6-8) was battered for five runs on five hits and four walks in 3 1/3 innings, though he wasnt the only pitcher to melt down. He was followed by three relievers in a span of four batters in the fourth inning, when the As marched nine to the plate and scored three times.When youre out there trying to find something in a big league game against big league hitters, it makes it real tough, Gee said. They scored a lot of runs, but its just one game.Daniel Coulombe (3-1) earned the win in relief of Ross Detwiler, though it was the Oakland offense that led the way. The As scored their most runs this season for their largest margin of victory.These games are easy to turn the page, a lot tougher is losing a one-run game, Royals manager Ned Yost said. We just got beat. We didnt play good, we didnt pitch good and we got beat.It was a potentially crippling loss for Kansas City (74-69), which began the day four back of the final wild-card spot with 20 games remaining. The Royals were hoping an eight-game stand against lowly Oakland and the scuffling White Sox would allow them to make up some ground.There are still five teams they must leap in the wild-card race.Theres not much to say, Yost said. Its just one of those nights.By the end, everybody in the As starting lineup had a hit. Stephen Vogt was 3 for 3 with two walks and two RBI, while Joey Wendle, Arismendy Alcantara and Ryon Healy drove also drove in two apiece.We were swinging at a lot of good pitches, said the As Brett Eibner, who began thhe season with Kansas City.dddddddddddd We swung at pitches we want to hit and when you do that, the runs seem to pile up.Davis delivered the first big blow in the third inning when he splashed his 36th homer into the fountains in left field, a shot estimated at 447 feet.When the Royals matched him with three runs in the bottom half, the As bounced right back to score three more: Bruce Maxwell and Eibner opened the fourth with back-to-back singles, Joey Wendle hit a sacrifice fly, and the As churned out four hits and two walks in taking a 6-3 lead.It was 8-3 when Semien went deep in the sixth, and Oakland merely piled on from there.Its great to have a game like that, As manager Bob Melvin said. For a team that struggles to score runs, its nice to have a positive mood in the dugout.BIG LEAGUE DEBUTSRoyals OF Hunter Dozier and As INF Renato Nunez and OF/INF Matt Olson made their major league debuts. Nunez and Olson were brought up from Triple-A Nashville prior to the game, with Olson taking the spot of departed DH Billy Butler on the 40-man roster.In Olsons case his parents were here, Melvin said, so it was nice to get him in the game.SALVYS BABY BOYPerez was scratched from the starting lineup a couple hours before first pitch after his fiance gave birth. His name is Johan Salvador and the Royals said mother and baby are doing well.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals RHP Kris Medlen (right rotator cuff inflammation) will not return this season, manager Ned Yost said. LHP Jason Vargas (Tommy John surgery) is also unlikely to pitch for Kansas City this season after making three rehab outings for Triple-A Omaha.UP NEXTRHP Jharel Cotton makes his second career start for the As after beating the Angels in his debut last week. LHP Danny Duffy goes for his eighth win since the All-Star break for Kansas City. ' ' '