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SAN FRANCISCO -- Alex Reyes arrived in the majors this year already packing some of the best stuff in baseball.On Sunday, the 22-year-old Cardinals right-hander showed he can handle the spotlight just fine, too.Reyes pitched seven dominant innings in his third major league start, fellow rookie Aledmys Diaz hit a two-run homer and St. Louis moved up in the tight NL wild-card race by beating the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Sunday.He kind of answers a lot of questions about whether he can handle pressure when you put him in a spot like that, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. He knows where we are in the season and hes been able to stay focused and continue to really maximize the moment.The Giants dropped one game behind the New York Mets for the top NL wild-card spot. The Cardinals closed within one game of San Francisco.St. Louis split this four-game series, winning the final two. The struggling Giants finished their homestand 2-5 and have won just one series at AT&T Park since the All-Star break.Reyes (3-1) has thrived since being called up on Aug. 9 when Michael Wacha went on the disabled list with shoulder discomfort.Coming into the series you know its going to be a playoff atmosphere, Reyes said. Being on the field for the first time here in San Francisco it was fun and it was exciting to be on the mound.Reyes gave up four hits, struck out six and walked two. The rightys fastball was consistently in the mid-to-upper 90s mph, and he also mixed in a slider.Not the 100-plus mph stuff hes flashed, but an efficient game plan that got the job done.Just being consistent, throwing everything for strikes and getting early contact and not being afraid to let them put the ball in play, Reyes said. Thats what worked today.Seung Hwan Oh pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.Diaz hit his 16th homer in the third off Albert Suarez (3-4). The All-Stars shot followed Matt Carpenters two-out double.Suarez has allowed three runs or fewer in his first 11 career starts, but the rookie is winless in 10 outings (including six starts) since June 23.The Giants appeared to still be reeling from another blown ninth-inning lead in Saturdays 3-2 loss.That hurt, not holding on, thats a big swing, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Saturdays game.The Giants were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.We created some chances today, we just couldnt get them in, we couldnt get the big hit, Bochy said.LAW AND ORDERWith the Giants in desperate need of bullpen help, manager Bruce Bochy said right-hander Derek Law will be a ninth-inning option in a reshuffling plan going forward. Giants relievers have blown seven of 11 save opportunities this month. The team has already tied a franchise record with eight losses in games it led after eight innings.Law has an 0.39 ERA in 26 outings since July 4.Its time to tweak it a little bit, Bochy said, Im not saying Laws the closer, but with him and (right-hander Hunter Strickland), theyre going to be more in the mix in the eighth and ninth.TRAINERS ROOMUmpires: Plate umpire Brian ONora left the game after being struck in the mask by a foul ball of Hunter Pences bat in the second inning. He was diagnosed with a concussion by Giants team doctor Kenneth Akizuki. Second base umpire Laz Diaz called the rest of the game behind the plate.Ive been doing this for 30 years and Ive never been hit that hard, ONora said.Cardinals: 1B Matt Adams was out of the lineup a day after being pulled from Saturdays game with a jammed left wrist, but was available to pinch-hit, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. ... Plans to let injured OF Matt Holliday bat in a simulated game are on hold until further notice. Holliday has been out since Aug. 12 with a swollen right thumb. Wed like to see consecutive days with him letting it go and no setbacks in order for us to even start talking about having a live session, Matheny said.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (14-8, 3.15 ERA) pitches the series opener in Colorado. He is 4-1 with six quality starts in his last seven outings.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-9, 2.66 ERA) faces three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw in what will be the 11th matchup between the two southpaws in the series opener in Los Angeles. Bumgarner is 4-3 with a 4.44 ERA in nine starts since Aug. 2.---This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Aledmys Diaz. Jimmy Butler Jersey . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. Harold Miner Jersey . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. https://www.cheapheatonline.com/ . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. Goran Dragic Jersey . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium. Kendrick Nunn Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night.Football League bosses have confirmed they plan to hold talks with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley over his interests in Rangers. Ashley holds an 8.92 per cent stake in the Ibrox club in addition to his ownership of the Magpies and also owns a 49 per cent share of the company selling Rangers retail products.But that could now land the Sports Direct tycoon in trouble with the Football League following Newcastles relegation to the Sky Bet Championship. Ashley holds an 8.92 per cent stake in Rangers Rules on dual ownership for clubs competing in the Championship are tighter than the ones governing English top-flight sides and the penalties for breaching them go as far as expulsion from the league.Ashley would have to get the written consent of the Football League if he is to hold on to his Rangers interests.If they refuse, he may be forced to loosen his grip on the retail deal that reportedly earns Rangers just four pence from every pound spent in its club store. Ashley shares Toon Army pain Mike Ashley has told Newcastle fans he shares the pain of relegation A Football League spokesman said: Under Football League regulations, which differ from those applied by the Premier League in this area, individuals with shareholdings in a member club are permitted to own up to 9.9 per cent in a second club where held for investment purposes only.Any other interests require the Leagues consent. Once Newcastle have formally become a member of the Football League this matter will be discussed with the club.Sections 10 and 11 of the Football Leagues rule book cover cases where the owner of one club holds shares or commercial interests in another team. The Sky Sports Today team look at where it went wrong for Newcastle this Premier League season It states: The following regulations prohibit one club controlling another and individuals, either alone or with others, having interests in or influence over more than one club.ddddddddddddAny breach of any of the foregoing Regulations 98 to 101 inclusive, including without limitation knowingly rendering incorrect or incomplete information pursuant to Regulations 101 and 103, shall constitute misconduct.Without prejudice to the range of other sanctions that may be imposed in respect of such breach, any club in breach of any of the aforesaid regulations may with the sanction of a special resolution passed at an annual or extraordinary general meeting of the League, be expelled from the League. There shall be no right of appeal against such expulsion. Ashleys Newcastle suffered relegation to the Sky Bet Championship this season Regulation 98.2.4 states that no individual from one club is permitted to have any power whatsoever to influence the financial, commercial or business affairs or the management or administration of another.The Football League does allow its members to own up to 10 per cent of other clubs so long as the shares are bought purely for investment purposes only. Rangers will be back in the Premiership next season after winning the Championship title However, it is Ashleys commercial tie-ups at Ibrox - originally set up when Charles Green was still in control of the Glasgow giants - which are likely to cause the Football League concern.The Ibrox support have grown frustrated with Ashleys involvement in their club, with many boycotting merchandise in an attempt to force Ashley out but he has refused to budge, even taking his bitter feud with Rangers chairman Dave King through the courts. 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