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0 in points), has a provisional, and likely, playoff spot.Buescher, last years Xfinity Series champion, won a rain-shortened ra
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Break time is over.With four races left in the Sprint Cup regular season, the push for NASCARs playoffs revs up at Bristol Motor Speedway with the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on Saturday night.Sprint Cup drivers got a final week off last weekend and now race uninterrupted through the season-ender in Florida on Nov. 20. The immediate concern for most of those in the garage is making the 16-team Chase field -- either insiders shoring up a dicey spot on the end of the grid or outsiders making a last-ditch charge to get in.During the off weekend, I spent a lot of much-needed time with my family, six-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson said. I feel like the battery is charged and ready to go for the final stretch of the regular season and then the most important part of the year for us.Johnson, with two victories this season, is among 10 drivers locked into the Chase. Many others are less certain about their chances.I think we have to be aggressive, said Austin Dillon, who would make his first playoff appearance at No. 13 right now. Any time you start playing defense and start playing that game, it seems to hurt you.Dillon and his Richard Childress Racing team cant afford to sit back. He is only 47 points in front of Trevor Bayne, the first driver out at No. 17. And there are the issues of race winners Tony Stewart and Chris Buescher.Three-time series champion Stewart missed the first eight races this season recovering from back surgery and received a playoff waiver from NASCAR if he qualified. He won at Sonoma in June and, at 26th in the standings (race winners must also be among the top 30 in points), has a provisional, and likely, playoff spot.Buescher, last years Xfinity Series champion, won a rain-shortened race at Pocono last month, but is currently three points short of the cutoff.Its time to go out there and get every point we can get every time were out on the track, Buescher said. And from there, well just let it play out.If Buescher succeeds, thats one fewer spot for more familiar contenders -- something all of them are painfully aware of.I know Im in the Chase right now, but I havent viewed that way since (Buescher) won, said Kyle Larson, currently 16th in points and the first left out if Buescher gets in.The other drivers in on points alone right now are Ryan Newman in 11th, then Chase Elliott, Dillon, Jamie McMurray and Larson. The regular season concludes after Bristol with races at Michigan on Aug. 28, Darlington on Sept. 4 and Richmond on Sept. 10.Expect some hard-charging, risk-taking racing the next few weeks, starting at the always tricky half-mile Bristol layout. Following the Food City 500 in April, track officials coated part of the racing surface with a compound designed to entice racers to use the traditional, bottom-groove line as the quickest way to get around.Carl Edwards, who won Bristols spring race, said practice sessions for the summer event did not answer many questions about the best place to run.I dont know if anyone knows where the fast groove is going to be, he said.Edwards is among the fortunate 10 whove combined wins with consistent performances and wont bite their nails worrying about Saturday night.Edwards said his fourth career Bristol victory gave his team the opportunity to try different setups and techniques that might be useful when the Chase starts at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 18. It also allows Edwards to get creative, knowing a mistake or two wont end his season on the outside.For us guys that have wins, we just get to go try everything, Edwards said. And thats a fun way to race.Air Max 1for Sale Ireland . 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Edward Mujica (1-1) worked a scoreless ninth for the Cardinals after Adams pinch-hit, two-run homer tied it two innings earlier. Jay drew a full-count walk off A.J. Ramos (3-3) with two outs in the ninth and took third easily on Robinsons pinch-hit single, then scored without a play after Stanton hesitated before throwing a relay that skipped under Logan Morrisons glove at first base. "I was just trying to get the ball before it hit the ground," Morrison said. "I should have played it back or just let it go because it was on the line. "We should have won that game, no doubt about it, but we didnt and now its over and thats why we play every day." Stanton did not speak to reporters after the game. The Marlins got homers from Derek Dietrich and Morrison but their run of four straight series wins ended after dropping the first two against the Cardinals. Manager Mike Redmond was ejected for arguing a close play at the plate in the fourth, with replays indicating Adeiny Hechavarrias legs crossed the plate before catcher Tony Cruz tagged him on the shoulder. Redmond was already frustrated after an incorrect call at third base Friday ended up saddling the Marlins with an unusual double play in a 4-1 loss. He thought Hechavarria was "clearly safe" and wasnt certain that Cruz made the tag. "I knew that run was going to be big," Redmond said. "You can only take so much, right? I think of those guys in the dugout and theyre busting their butts. Youve got to stick up for those guys, too." Adams homer off Mike Dunn foiledd the Marlins switch from starter to a lefty-lefty matchup and tied it at 4.dddddddddddd Adams has both of the Cardinals pinch homers this season and is 6 for 16 against lefties with two homers and six RBIs. "In that situation, I dont know if Id pull him for anyone," Matheny said. "Hes earned it. If were going to use him, were going to use him." Both starters reached season bests for innings, with Eovaldi going up three runs in 6 2-3 innings and Joe Kelly allowing four runs in six innings. Matheny gave Kelly the fifth spot in the rotation on June 22 but the Cardinals didnt need him until now because of three off days, and the right-hander was used just once in long relief on June 28 before facing the Marlins. Matheny said Kelly will get another start next week. Morrison has four homers in his last six games against the Cardinals. His fourth of this season put the Marlins up 3-1. Kelly singled for his sixth career hit in 38 at-bats and scored on Matt Carpenters triple in the third, a hooking drive that barely got past centre fielder Marcell Ozuna. Carlos Beltran followed with an RBI single before Matt Holliday grounded into his 21st double play, by far the most in the majors. Dietrich doubled with one out in the second and scored easily on Hechavarrias single. NOTES: The Cardinals are slotting ace Adam Wainwright ahead of rookie Shelby Miller on Tuesday, giving the 11-game winner two starts heading into the All-Star break but making him ineligible to pitch in the game. ... A second straight giveaway, this one for Holliday jerseys, attracted a second straight sellout with attendance of 45,475. Fans jammed entrances more than two hours before game time, to make sure they got the souvenir given to fans 16 and over. ... Cardinals SS Daniel Descalso had two throwing errors, a day after 2B Carpenter had a pair of errors. ... Cruz made just his eighth start of the season with Yadier Molina sent for medical tests on an injured knee. ... Cardinals starting SS Pete Kozma, in an 0 for 17 slump, did not play for the third straight game. ' ' '
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