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ST. Scarpe Firmate Scontate Offerte . LOUIS -- Michael Wachas last appearance Monday night didnt exactly inspire a whole lot of confidence.But neither did Jaime Garcia or Luke Weaver, who were strafed before and after Wacha in the St. Louis Cardinals 15-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. So Wacha will draw the start Saturday in St. Louis must-win game with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium.The Cardinals are one game behind the San Francisco Giants for the second wild-card spot in the National League with two to play.It will be Wachas first start since Aug. 8, when he allowed four runs in five innings to Cincinnati. The next day, he went on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and stayed there until mid-September.While Wacha (7-7, 4.93) appears to have rediscovered the mid-90s velocity on his fastball, his command still hadnt returned as of Monday night. Relieving Garcia in the second inning, Wacha allowed a homer on his second pitch.Things got no better as Wacha permitted six runs in the fourth inning before being relieved. Its unlikely hell be allowed to give up that many runs in this one as manager Mike Matheny will probably have a short leash.Making it easier for Matheny to employ his bullpen liberally in this game was the outing by Carlos Martinez in Friday nights 7-0 win over Pittsburgh. Martinezs seven shutout innings gave the Cardinals (84-76) a chance to rest most of their bullpen.Im confident it wont be, Martinez (16-9) said through an interpreter when asked if he felt hes made his last start of the season. I feel that the team will be in the postseason.Said Matheny: That was as good as you could ask of him. He had everything again. He had great breaking stuff.The Pirates (78-81) counter with rookie right-hander Chad Kuhl (5-4, 4.25), who was shelled in a 12-2 loss Monday against the Chicago Cubs. Kuhl only worked three-plus innings, allowing eight hits and five runs with two walks and three strikeouts.Kuhl faced St. Louis on Labor Day, lasting only two innings and giving up four hits and three runs in a 12-6 defeat. But hes experienced success on the road, going 3-1 with a 2.55 earned run average in seven starts and lasting at least six innings in six of those outings.Inconsistent pitching and injuries have led to Pittsburgh settling for a spoiler role in its final series of 2016, but it will at least get to see some youngsters playing in games larded with playoff implications.One of them, second baseman Alen Hanson, stole his first two big league bases Friday night, going 1-for-3 with a single.He has basestealing speed, no doubt, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Hanson. He also turned a couple of nice double plays for us.The loss cinched Pittsburghs first losing season since 2012, the last time it missed the playoffs. Air Max 95 Uomo Saldi .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Air Max 720 Scontate . The move comes after the Canadiens were approached by the Buffalo Sabres for permission to speak to Dudley - a former Sabres player and head coach. "The Sabres called for permission and I appreciate that, Im flattered, Dudley told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun of ESPN. https:///...95-outlet-c3066.html . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Northwest Missouri State coach Adam Dorrel was almost moved to tears after his Bearcats clinched their second consecutive Division II championship game appearance, his thoughts turning to the 16 seniors who will be suiting up for the final time.It is hard not to get emotional when you talk about our team and their performance, Dorrel said after a semifinal victory over Ferris State, when three starters went down with injuries. I thought it was one of the gutsier performances in Bearcat history.There have been plenty of them heading into Saturdays game against North Alabama.Northwest Missouri State (14-0) is on the cusp of back-to-back unbeaten seasons, and the third in a four-year stretch. The Bearcats are also tied for the most Division II national championships with North Dakota State, now a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse, with five apiece.Dorrel has elevated the Bearcats to still another level since taking over six years ago. Theyve won 29 straight games, the longest active win streak for any level of NCAA football. In fact, their coach has only lost eight games total and none since Nov. 22, 2014.Their semifinal victory may have been their most memorable yet.They lost quarterback Kyle Zimmerman, starting cornerback Marcus Jones and starting wide receiver George Sehl, and Ferris State made it a one-point game early in the third quarter. But the Bearcats kept making crucial stops on defense, and Northwest Missouri State had enough to put the game away.Zimmerman said Thursday night that he expects to play in the championship game.Its huge, Dorrel said. When you come off a season of going 15-0, as magical as it was last year, its very hard to get caught in the pressure.North Alabama, a perennial Division II powerhouse in thhe 1990s, is back on the rise. Air Max 270 Economiche. The Lions beat last years runner-up, Shepherd, to reach its first championship game since 1995 -- the last of three straight titles that the program captured.The Lions (11-1) have managed to replace three-year starting quarterback Luke Wingo and rebound from a loss to FCS power Jacksonville State in their opener. Theyve won 11 straight since, including a pair of wins over ranked Division II teams in their first four games.Their new quarterback, Jacob Tucker, is a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy given to the divisions top player after throwing for 2,661 yards and 21 TDs and running for 902 yards and 16 more scores.Perhaps it makes sense that North Alabama is back among the nations best.Bobby Wallace led them to those heights in the 1990s before leaving to take over Temple, where he never could get things going in eight seasons. He took over rival West Alabama for five seasons, briefly retired, and now is back leading the Lions, with four straight conference titles and a 39-9 record over that span.This is the penultimate chance for North Alabama to win another national title. The school announced last week that all of its programs are moving to Division I status starting in 2018.Nothing would be better than to start their final full year in Division II as champions.Ive spoken this whole year, were not satisfied until were playing on December 17th, North Alabama defensive back Dorsey Norris said. Now that well be playing on December 17th, our mindset has to change to we have to win (on) December 17th.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '