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Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole will not make his scheduled start Monday against the Chicago Cubs and instead will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday to have a sore elbow checked by a specialist, general manager Neal Huntington confirmed.?The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, which first reported the story, indicated the Pirates do not believe Cole has ligament damage in his throwing elbow.Cole, 25, is 7-9 with a 3.55 ERA for the Pirates, who entered Saturday 2.5 games behind in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.Cole spent more than a month on the disabled list earlier this season because of a strained right triceps. He returned in July.In his last start, against the Houston Astros on Wednesday, Cole allowed five runs on seven hits, losing his third straight decision. 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This years version of the Chase has been anticlimactic, sometimes even boring, but this bottleneck in the standings is something to behold.Reigning series champion Kyle Busch and Joey Logano are tied in the standings. Busch teammate Matt Kenseth is just one point back, and Denny Hamlin sits two points out.Only one of them is making it to the final four Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway if Harvick wins, and the chances of Joe Gibbs Racing getting multiple cars into the championship took a hit on Sunday. The team dominated the regular season and had 50 percent of the drivers in this round of eight.Once a threat to get all four cars into the finale, JGR is only guaranteed to be represented by Carl Edwards, who used a fast pit stop to win a rain-shortened race Sunday night at Texas. It was the least optimal outcome for JGR in terms of getting multiple cars into the finale.Edwards, you see, was last in the playoff standings and that miracle win gave him an automatic berth. Although the rules show two spots still remaining and three JGR drivers hovering at the top of the standings, the threat of a Harvick wwin at Phoenix has burst JGRs hopes.ddddddddddddSo heres the situation:HARVICK FOR THE WIN: Hes an eight-time winner at Phoenix and has absolutely owned the place since the track was reconfigured in 2011. Hes also in a situation that Harvick handles quite well -- he pretty much has to win or wont make it to the finale for a third straight year.Harvick is known as a macho driver brimming with confidence, and he didnt seem concerned about his positioning headed into Phoenix. His warning? Hell just go to Phoenix and do what he always does there.JGR: The team had hoped to sweep the finale but cant because Jimmie Johnson earned one of the spots with a win at Martinsville. Best case scenario is that the team gets two more cars into the final, but that will certainly come with hard internal feelings.Busch, Kenseth and Hamlin will likely all be racing for themselves on Sunday and teamwork will be an afterthought.It wouldnt be a shock if JGR doesnt get even one more car into the finale because anything can happen on Sunday.LOGANO: He won at Talladega in the last round to stave off elimination, and he doesnt need to win at Phoenix to make it to Homestead. Hes essentially racing the Gibbs cars and trying to finish higher than the three Toyotas so he can snatch a spot on points.Itll be a tough battle, but Logano likes sticking it to the team that let him go three years ago.KURT BUSCH: Hes an afterthought right now after iffy performances in the last two races have him ranked last in the standings. He most certainly has to win at Phoenix to advance, and its a good track for Busch. He has four consecutive top-10 finishes at Phoenix and could pull off a miracle.Should he get the win, it will come at the expense of Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Harvick. Based on the standings, they both cant make the final four. ' ' '