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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Khalil Mack has given the Oakland Raiders a motto to live by this season: By any means.No matter what hurdles have presented themselves, the Raiders have proved adept at dealing with them.Three early starts in the first four weeks. A full week in Florida between road games. A home game at high altitude in Mexico City.Then came the latest example on Sunday against Carolina. The Raiders came into the game on a short week after beating Houston in Mexico City, while the Panthers had extra time off following a Thursday game.Quarterback Derek Carr then hurt the pinkie on his throwing hand on the second play of the second half, helping spur 25 straight points by the Panthers before Carr led a late comeback and Mack sealed the 35-32 win Sunday with a strip sack.By any means.Ive even borrowed it a couple of times. It rubs off, coach Jack Del Rio said Monday. You like it, right? It makes sense. Because whatever we have to do, by any means. Its awesome and its really been what weve been about.The Raiders (9-2) have lived by that motto to move to the top of the standings in the AFC. They lead Kansas City by one game in the division and are tied with New England for the best record in the conference.Not that it has come easy. Seven of the nine wins have come by seven points or fewer and Carr has led five fourth-quarter comebacks already this season. The latest came Sunday when he came back from the injury to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter with a TD pass to Clive Walford and a 2-point conversion to Seth Roberts and then won it with an 82-yard drive to set up Sebastian Janikowskis game-winning field goal.One of the things I really love about the NFL is the extreme highs and lows and we got a good dose of those yesterday, Del Rio said. Always best when you finish with a win.Its just the latest clutch performance from Carr, who has thrived under pressure this season. He has completed 80 of 118 passes (67.8 percent) for 1,109 yards (9.4 yards per attempt), 10 TDs, one interception and a 122.5 passer rating when tied or trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime.The latest comeback might have been most impressive because of the pain he dealt with after jamming his finger on a fumbled snap. He managed to come back in after missing one series with a glove on his right hand and taking all snaps from the shotgun and there seemed to be no long-term effects from the injury.Im doing good. Im doing good, Carr said Monday on his weekly appearance on 95.7 The Game radio station . Obviously its a little sore, but thats expected. But should be good. Just get some swelling down and well be all right.The Raiders are counting on that if they want to end a 13-year playoff drought and make a run come January. They already are having their best season since winning the AFC in 2002 and have realistic hopes of doing much more.First they will have to negotiate a tough closing stretch to the season starting with a home game against Buffalo on Sunday. Oakland then has three road division games in the final four weeks, including a Thursday night game against the second-place Chiefs on Dec. 8, as well as the home finale against Indianapolis on Christmas Eve.But those are on the back burner for now.Right now everything were doing is all about Buffalo, Del Rio said. Its all about Buffalo leading up to this weekend.Game notes Del Rio said he still expects DL Mario Edwards Jr. to return this season from a hip injury sustained in the exhibition opener on Aug. 12. ... Del Rio had no update on the status of CB DJ Hayden, who left Sundays game with a hamstring injury. ... CB David Amerson tested out his injured knee before the game but was not made active. 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His recall on Aug. 11 is his fourth stint with the Yankees and, with Nathan Eovaldis season-ending injury opening up a position in the starting rotation, Girardi will hand the ball to Cessna to keep the teams slight playoff chances on track.As a young player, youre looking to make an impression and Luis has that opportunity now, Girardi said. His ability to mix up his pitches and locate his fastball has been good.Though the game is a milestone in his progression, Cessa was relaxed when discussing his first big-league start.Im ready, I dont feel nervous, Cessa said. Its a great opportunity to show the team what I can do. I will be ready because the Angels have dangerous hitters throughout their lineup.While the Yankees are still playing games that matter, the Angels are attempting to find some consistency in their game after one of the worst stretches in franchise history plummeted them into the cellar of the AL West. With nothing more than personal achievements to play for, the Angels have been reduced to the spoiler role for their final 40 games.Ricky Nolasco will make his fourth start as an Angel trying to improve on a 1-1 record with a 5.40 ERA since being acquired from the Minnesota Twins on Aug. 1. Nolasco pitched well in a start against New York earlier this season with the Twins, tossing seven innings and allowing two earned runs on eight hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Pitching for two last-place teams this season is a contributting factor in Nolascos 4-10 record but his struggles on the hill (5.dddddddddddd10 ERA, 1.352 WHIP) places his status in question despite having one year left on his $ 49 million, 4-year contract.Third baseman Yunel Escobars status for next season is the polar opposite from Nolascos. Escobar, acquired from the Washington Nationals last December, is the Angels leading hitter with a .320 average and is a lock to have the Angels exercise his $ 7 million option for the 2017 season. Despite his defensive deficiencies at the base (17 errors in 108 games), he has been a consistent offensive force in the leadoff spot. Escobar fell prey to the injury bug dogging the team this season on Friday. He fouled a ball directly off his face and cheek during a bunt attempt in the fourth inning and while X-rays were negative, Escobar may have to go on the disabled list.Yunel is as good as we have on this team at putting the ball in play at hitting it sharply. Hes having a terrific season. said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. Hes sore and we will have to make a determination on his status.Despite the Angels being on track to miss the playoffs for the sixth time in the last seven seasons, Scioscia is not in jeopardy of being fired. General manager Billy Eppler addressed the managers status on Friday and expects him to return for his 18th season as the Angels bench boss. Eppler feels the injuries that plagued the team all season are a major factor in their poor performance.I have no reason to believe Mike wouldnt be here managing our team next season, Eppler told MLB.com. You have to have the horses to pull the cart. If your horses get hurt, we can only do so much.Scioscia signed a 10-year extension in January 2009 that runs through the 2018 season. ' ' '