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ST. LOUIS — Right-hander Adam Wainwright will attempt to pitch himself into postseason form while at the same time helping the St. Louis Cardinals take another step toward the playoffs when he goes against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday afternoon.The Cardinals (85-69) got a tie-breaking Authentic Adrian Peterson Jersey , two-run double from pinch-hitter Matt Adams in the eighth inning Friday night to win the series opener from the Giants 5-3 and retain a 1 1/2-game lead over the Colorado Rockies (83-70) in the duel for the second wild-card playoff spot in the National League.Wainwright (2-3, 3.72) has started twice since returning from a nearly four-month absence due to elbow and hamstring issues, having shown significant progress from his first start to his second.Article continues below ...After allowing four runs and seven hits in five innings in his comeback effort against Pittsburgh on Sept. 10, Wainwright was brilliant in a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers six days later, throwing six innings of two-hit, shutout ball.Wainwright hasn’t seen the Giants since last season, when he limited them to five hits and one run over 6 1/3 innings in an 8-3 win in May.He’s 6-7 with a 3.15 ERA against San Francisco in 15 lifetime meetings, 13 as a starter.If fully up to speed, the 37-year-old could be a veteran anchor to the Cardinals’ postseason hopes. He’s made 12 playoff starts in his career.The Cardinals needed 6 1/3 innings of work from five relievers in Friday’s series-opening win. Dakota Hudson and John Brebbia were equally perfect in their performances, each striking out all three batters he saw.Up by two runs, new closer Carlos Martinez got the job done in the ninth after allowing a leadoff double. He was rewarded with his fourth save.The Giants, who have been out of the NL postseason chase for more than a month, will send rookie standout Dereck Rodriguez (6-4, 2.30) to the mound in a spoiler role.Rodriguez gets an opportunity to gain ground on Cardinals right-hander Jack Flaherty in the battle for most wins among NL rookies.Flaherty Adrian Peterson Jersey Elite , who isn’t scheduled to pitch in this series, currently is tied with San Diego’s Joey Lucchesi with eight wins.Rodriguez is slated to make just two more starts, and would need to win both to possibly catch Flaherty and Lucchesi.The 26-year-old has no catching up to do in the duel for ERA lead among rookie starters, with Rodriguez’s 2.30 being far and away the best.Rodriguez pitched well, but did not get a decision, in a 3-2 home win over the Cardinals in July. He went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and five hits.Kolten Wong had two of the hits — a double and a triple.Wong also played a role in Friday’s win, singling in a run in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie before adding another RBI single in the sixth to increase the St. Louis lead to 3-1.The Giants eventually rallied into a 3-3 tie before Adams, pinch-hitting with two on and two outs in the eighth inning, went the opposite way on San Francisco left-hander Tony Watson for a two-run double that provided the margin of victory.The Cardinals have won three of five from the Giants this season. DENVER — A one-sided loss Saturday night left the Colorado Rockies tied for first place with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, which may or may not be decided Sunday when the regular season is scheduled to end.Both the Rockies and Dodgers are 90-71. The Washington Nationals buried the Rockies 12-2 Saturday, ending their season-high eight-game winning streak. After the game, Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced that ace Max Scherzer will not start Sunday and instead right-hander Erick Fedde will face Colorado.Fedde (2-3, 5.24 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-9 http://www.washingtonredskinsteamonline.com/adrian-peterson-jersey , 4.76).Article continues below ...The Dodgers’ 10-6 win Saturday over the San Francisco Giants assured them of making the playoffs and factored heavily in the Nationals’ decision not to start Scherzer on regular rest Sunday.He piled up 10 strikeouts, to boost his total for the season to 300, on Tuesday against Miami, working seven innings to increase his major-league leading total for the season to 220 1/3.Martinez said the decision to start Fedde came after Martinez, general manager Mike Rizzo and Scherzer spoke Saturday.“We talked to him before the game and we just decided it’d be best if he doesn’t pitch,” Martinez said.Asked whether Scherzer lobbied to start Sunday or abided by the decision, Martinez said, “He was OK (with the decision). That last game he pitched, he got his 300th strikeout, and he left it all out there.“We asked him (on Friday if he would pitch Sunday) if it meant a team being knocked out or being eliminated, he said, ‘Yes, absolutely.’ Then today, with both teams being in the playoffs Authentic D.J. Swearinger SR Jersey , we sat down and told him it was enough.“I understand the integrity of the game, but both teams are in it, so I got to take care of my player.”The Rockies contemplated starting German Marquez on three days’ rest, something he has never done in previous 64 starts in the big leagues. But by holding Marquez back, he can start Monday at Los Angeles, if necessary, on regular rest.Anderson is coming off two strong starts, the last Sept. 19 at Los Angeles when he held the Dodgers to three hits and two runs in six innings of a no-decision as the Rockies lost 5-2. Shoulder soreness then caused Anderson to be scratched from a scheduled start on Sept. 25. Anderson is 0-0 with a 4.35 ERA in two starts against the Nationals, including an outing this season on April 15 at Washington where he allowed two hits, three runs (one earned) and six walks in 4 2/3 innings with six strikeouts in a no-decision in Colorado’s 6-5 win.In four September starts, three of which the Nationals lost, Fedde has pitched 18 1/3 inings and is 1-0 with a 4.42 ERA. He last pitched Sept. 23 and came away with a no-decision in Washington’s 8-6 loss to the New York Mets after giving up five hits, four walks and three runs in 3 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.Fedde made his major league debut against Colorado on July 30, 2017 D.J. Swearinger SR Jersey Elite , at Washington and gave up 10 hits and seven runs in four innings and lost 10-6.That was Fedde’s only career appearance against the Rockies, leaving him 0-1 with a 15.75 ERA against them as he awaits his 14th career start and Coors Field debut.Not surprisingly, the Rockies were glad to hear three-time Cy Young Award winner Scherzer (18-7, 2.53 ERA) won’t be starting Sunday.“It’s great when you don’t have to face a four-time Cy Young (winner),” said Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, giving Scherzer credit for an additional Cy Young Award. “We were all ready to face him. He’s one of the best to ever do it, with (Los Angeles’ Clayton) Kershaw the best of our generation, really. The guy we’re facing, there’s not a lot of familiarity. I think his first big league start was (against) us in Washington.”

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