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MIAMI -- Christian Yelich and Jeff Mathis each had three hits and drove in two runs to help lead the Miami Marlins to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run home run and Martin Prado had a two-run double for the Marlins. They drew even with the Cardinals at 56-48 for the second NL wild-card spot.Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki remained at 2,998 hits, going 0 for 2 after entering as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning. Suzuki is 2 for 16 on the homestand that concludes Sunday.Colin Rea exited early with an elbow injury in his Marlins debut after being acquired from San Diego in a trade. Rea pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four.David Phelps (5-5) relieved Rea and threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out four, to earn the victory.Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a double in the fourth inning. Molina is hitting .385 (20 for 52) with two home runs and four RBI during the span.St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia (7-8) also only lasted 3 1/3 innings. He allowed six runs and seven hits.The Marlins scored four runs in the first, sparked by Ozunas two-run homer -- his 19th.Miami also plated four in the fourth keyed by a two-run double by Prado to push its lead to 8-0. Prado is hitting .472 (17 for 36) with two home runs and 11 RBI in his last 10 games.Florida added three runs in the sixth.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (thumb) took batting practice with hopes of being reinstated from the disabled list on Tuesday when the Cardinals begin a series at Cincinnati. ... IF Matt Carpenter (oblique) and 1B Brandon Moss (ankle) are also close to returning to a crowded infield. Well figure out how it all comes together and how we plug them in when we get there, manager Mike Matheny said.Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (sprained elbow) is in the process of returning, but will not make the road trip when the team heads out Aug. 1-7. Chen is starting the process-not throwing, but with strengthening exercises, manager Don Mattingly said. He seems to be OK.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (10-6, 2.87 ERA) will start Sundays series finale against the Marlins. Martinez has only allowed three extra-base hits to right-handed batters this season.Marlins: RHP Andrew Cashner (4-7, 4.76) will make his Marlins debut after being acquired in a trade with San Diego on Friday. Cashner is 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA and 23 strikeouts to just three walks over his last three starts.Cheap Arizona Coyotes Jerseys China . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Cheap Calgary Flames Jerseys China . 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Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night.OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- In his first regular season game since last November, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will wear a brace on his surgically repaired left knee.He knows the brace probably wont go unnoticed by fans, or the Buffalo Bills.Flacco returns Sunday to face Rex Ryans Bills, a team that usually makes pressuring the quarterback its No. 1 priority.Rex always likes to come after people. Thats his nature, Flacco said Wednesday. I dont think hes going to blitz me just to see if my knee will hold up. But maybe.Flacco is one of several Baltimore starters eager to get on the field again after watching the latter part of last season from the sideline. The Ravens placed 20 players on injured reserve, including linebacker Terrell Suggs, running back Justin Forsett and receivers Steve Smith and Breshad Perriman.That goes a long way explaining why Baltimore finished 5-11.Flacco tore his ACL and MCL in November; Suggs ruptured his Achilles in the opener; Forsett broke his arm in the same game that Flacco went down in; Smith tore his Achilles on Nov. 1; and Perriman, the teams top draft pick in 2015, never played a down after tearing knee ligaments during the first practice of training camp.The 37-year-old Smith intended for the 2015 season to be his last. He then decided he didnt want to go limping into retirement.Asked what he was most looking forward to on Sunday, Smith replied, Just taking the time to enjoy being with my teammates and having fun. Im excited to play with Breshad. The young man has been through a lot.So has Smith, who worked feverishly to be ready for the 2016 opener. Even after the rehabilitation process was over, there was still the matter of getting in shape to play football.You cant just go from not playing to all of a sudden playing, Smith said. When I was cleared, I was hurting. The hamstrings were tight, the calves were tight.None of the players returning from innjury saw extensive action during the preseason.dddddddddddd Smith didnt play at all, Flacco and Suggs played less than a half and Forsett had seven carries for 11 yards.Adding to Forsetts strange preseason was his release Saturday and subsequent return Monday. Forsett knew the Ravens were merely using him to manipulate the roster, but many of his friends were concerned that his career might be over.I was able to watch my own funeral happen, Forsett said with a chuckle.He intends to be rather active against Buffalo.Feed me, Forsett said. Its been a long journey back, and Im excited to get back out there with my boys.So is Suggs, who has essentially played in only one game thats mattered since the end of the 2014 season.Theres nothing like opening day and live bullets, he said. But its going to be like riding a bike. After the first couple of plays, you kind of get back into it and start to do what you do best. Its going to be fun.Flacco played in 137 straight games (including playoffs) before his injury. He missed the final six games and hated every minute of it.It was definitely a tough process, watching all your teammates go out there and play, he said. Im definitely excited to get back out there and be a part of the group.No one on the team has waged more of a fight to return that tight end Dennis Pitta, whos on target to play in his first game since Sept. 23, 2014. Pitta has played in only seven games since the start of the 2013 season because of a bothersome hip that hes injured and re-injured.I know what hes capable of when hes playing at a high level, Flacco said. He hasnt played a game in a very long time, so yeah, its a little bit different. But I expect him to adjust to it relatively quickly.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '