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ByR.B.Fallstrom TheAssociatedPress ST. LOUIS John Lackey out- pitched old teammate Jon Les- ter, allowing two hits into the eighth inning, and rookies Tommy Pham and Stephen Pis- cotty each homered late as the St. Louis Cardinals cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 victory Friday night in the opener of their NL Division Series. In front of a standing room only crowd of 47,830 — the sec- ond-largest at 10-year-old Busch Stadium — thousands of Cubs faithful mixed into the red throng for the first postseason game between the two longtime rivals. Lackey held the Cubs hitless for five innings, getting help from Kris Bryant' double-play ball to end the fourth. Addi- son Russell ended the suspense with a solid single up the mid- dle to open the sixth and Kyle Schwarber's bunt hit leading off the seventh was the only other hit allowed by Lackey in 7 1/3 in- nings. Game 2 of the best-of-five se- ries is Saturday. The Cardinals turn to lefty Jaime Garcia (10-6), who made 20 starts coming off risky thoracic surgery. Kyle Hen- dricks (8-7) makes his postsea- NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES Lackeydominatesas CardinalsdefeatCubs St. Louis' starting pitcher outduels former teammate Lester to help win series opener PHOTOSBYJEFFROBERSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS The St. Louis Cardinals' Stephen Piscotty hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of Game 1in the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday in St. Louis. St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher John Lackey acknowledges the crowd a er being taken out during the eighth inning of Game 1in the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday in St. Louis. By Jenna Fryer The Associated Press CONCORD,N.C. Expect the inten- sity to pick up a tick in the open- ing race of the second round of NASCAR's playoffs. The event at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended last year with mild-man- nered Matt Kenseth jumping Brad Keselowski, who had al- ready drawn the ire of Denny Hamlin. Why will drivers be more amped than usual Saturday night? Because a win will earn a championship contender an automatic berth into the third round and relieve the pressure for ominous races at Kansas and Talladega. "I think if you can win in a first-round situation, you can definitely put yourself in a po- sition to get those guys on the team that mental break that they're going to need just be- cause of the detail and things that it takes on a weekly basis when you have to run all three weeks at that level," reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Har- vick said. Harvick had a grueling first round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, which began when he crashed after contact with Jimmie Johnson in the first race. It dropped him to last in NASCAR SPRINT CUP Title contenders eyeing win at Charlotte Victory early in third round of Chase for championship could ease pressure on teams MIKE MCCARN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kevin Harvick smiles in the garage area before practice Friday for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. CARDINALS4,CUBS0 Saturday: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, 2:37p.m., TV on TBS. THESCORE Staff Reports RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Spar- tans beat the Enterprise Hornets in Thursday night's conference match 25-19, 25-14 and 25-14. Logan Wheeler was named the player of the match for Red Bluff. She racked up 12 kills, an ace, two blocks and an assist. Other top performers for the Spartans were Kylee Kitchel with eight kills, three aces and four blocks; Christina Zumalt with six kills, seven blocks and an assist; Katie Gallagher with six aces and 24 assists; Sara Cantrel with three aces and two assists and Aurora Carnes with two kills and five blocks. The Spartans, now 7-11, are scheduled to play Paradise, 21-6, in Paradise at 7 p.m. Tuesday. MERCY 3, REDDING CHRISTIAN 1 The Mercy Warriors bounced back after a 25-7 loss in the first set Thursday night against Red- ding Christian to take a 4-set win 25-13, 25-19 and 25-21. SelenaDobsonwasnamedplayer of the match with seven digs. Other standout performances were Madeline Flynn with nine kills, an ace and two blocks; C.J. Johnson with five kills, eight digs and an assist; Laura Keane with four kills and an ace; Gillie Coelho with four kills and an ace and Tasha Pimentel with a kill, an ace and 19 assists. Mercy, now 10-9, is scheduled to play Chester, 5-14, in Chester at 7 p.m. Tuesday. CORNING3,YREKA2 The Corning Cardinals scratched out a confer- ence win Thursday at home over Yreka in 5 sets, 16-25, 25-23, 10-25, 25-21 and 15-6. No player stats were posted. The Cardinals, now 9-14, are scheduled to host Lassen, 13-7, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. LOS MOLINOS 3, LIBERTY CHRIS- TIAN2 The Los Molinos Bulldogs beat Liberty Christian Thursday night in 5 sets, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-15 and 16-14. No stats for the match were posted. The Bulldogs, 20-9, are sched- uled to play Redding Christian, 13-8, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Palo Cedro. VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP Spartans handle Hornets in 3 sets Warriors bounce back for 4-set win, move to 10-9 By Michael Wagaman The Associated Press ALAMEDA Oakland defensive back T.J. Carrie missed his third consecutive practice with a chest injury and will not play this week, leaving the Raiders without the most versatile member of their secondary for Sunday's game against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Carrie was injured while field- ing a punt during the first play of the second quarter of the Raiders' 22-20 loss to the Chicago Bears last week. He left the game and did not return and later left the team's locker room with his left arm in a sling. Without Carrie, who started the first two games of the season at cornerback before moving to safety, the Raiders are scrambling for help. Larry Asante practiced with the starting defense Friday but NFL Raiders down to third-string safety to take on Broncos The Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff will again welcome the Kirkin' o' the Tartan and the Jefferson Pipe Band at 11a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. The celebration ceremony has become an annual event. PRESBYTERIAN Churchtocelebratethe Kirkin' o' the Tartan FULL STORY ON PAGE B5 The 4-H Paper Clover Cam- paign marks the sixth year of collaboration between the organizations on the national in-store fundraiser, benefiting state and local 4-H program- ming in the communities. 4-H Fundraising campaign supports local programs FULL STORY ON PAGE B2 A play day and beginners clinic for the Red Bluff Outlaw Kart Racing season is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17at the Tehama District Fairground. Gates open at 10a.m., $10 entry fee for drivers. RED BLUFF OUTLAWS Kart racing season to kick off with play day Strong side linebacker Devon Kennard and defensive linemen Robert Ayers Jr. and George Selvie are going to miss the New York Giants game Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers with injuries. 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