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There might not be a tournament title at stake between Michigan State and Wichita State on the final day of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday, but there still will be plenty to play for when the Spartans and Shockers square off in the 1 p.m. third-place game.First and foremost could be a place in the national rankings next week, with Michigan State ranked No. 24 and Wichita State receiving 36 votes in this weeks poll.Each team lost in a semifinal on Thursday to a ranked opponent, Michigan State 73-58 to No. 20 Baylor and Wichita State 62-52 to No. 10 Louisville. At stake for the winner is a chance to leave the Bahamas with a 2-1 tournament record and a win over a quality opponent that should enhance an NCAA Tournament resume come March.Michigan State is 0-for-3 this year in an attempt to earn such an RPI-boosting win in the nonconference season, with losses to Arizona and Kentucky before Thursdays second-half collapse against Baylor.The Spartans led by 10 points with eight minutes left in the first half and 33-30 at halftime, but were dominated in the second half, getting outscored 43-25 by Baylor.I didnt think we competed as hard the second half, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said during his postgame show on the Spartan Sports Network and before knowing Fridays opponent. I have to determine the reason for that. Was it because of our own abilities? Was it because of our fatigue? Right now, I am tossing a coin. Im not sure myself. Well figure it out. Were still growing and we are still getting better.Michigan State (3-3) was once again led by freshman Miles Bridges, who leads the team in scoring at over 16 points a game and rebounding at 9.0 points a game.With big men Gavin Schilling and Greg Carter out until at least the New Year for Michigan State, the Spartans are vulnerable to teams with size such as Baylor, which outrebounded the Spartans, 37-30.Michigan State beat St. Johns in the first round on Wednesday, but seemed to wear down having to play the Baylor game less than 15 hours after the St. Johns game ended.At least we will have 20-22 hours to prepare, so that will be like a lifetime, Izzo said.Wichita State (5-1) recorded an 82-47 rout of LSU in the first round, but suffered its first loss of the season against Louisville, shooting just 31.6 percent from the field (18 of 57) and getting outrebounded by a 46-33 margin.The Shockers had trouble with Louisvilles length inside and matchup zone, issues that might not be as big of a problem against Michigan State because of how much smaller the Spartans are.We didnt attack it very well, Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall said in the Wichita Eagle. We didnt get the ball inside enough. When we did we were fairly effective. Youve got to make the zone collapse.Sophomore forward Markis McDuffie (11.8 ppg.) and junior forward Darral Willis, Jr. (11.0 ppg) are the only players this year averaging in double-figures scoring wise for the Shockers. Joe Allen Wales Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Ashley Williams Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. http://www.soccerwalesstore.com/aaron-ramsey-wales-UEFA-EURO-jersey/ . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. 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I think the only thing that would have made it better would be to hit a home run for the only run.Garcia (8-8) became the first Cardinals pitcher with the lone RBI in a 1-0 win since Harvey Haddix did it against Pittsburgh on July 17, 1955. Garcia struck out 11 as he topped the 100-strikeout mark for the third time in his career.Garcia entered the game with a .167 average and he wasnt about to puff out his chest about his production.Im not a good hitter, but I try my best to get a good swing at the ball, Garcia said.He pitched out of a two-on, no out jam in the fourth, striking out Freddie Freeman and Matt Kemp before getting Adonis Garcia to ground out. Freeman and Kemp, the Braves Nos. 3 and 4 hitters, were a combined 0 for 6 against Jaime Garcia with five strikeouts.Garcias two-out single in the second drove in Matt Holliday for the pitchers fourth RBI this season. Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur thought he had a play on Holliday at the plate.It was just a bad throw, kind of straight in the ground, which I dont usually do, Francoeur said. So that was a frustrating one.Garcia needed just 89 pitches to get through eight innings, facing three batters over the minimum.You could tell the breaking ball and change-up were falling off the table, but he went to his sinker whenever he needed to and he wasnt even in a lot of deep counts, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. Thats why he only threw 89 pitches through eight innings.Seung Hwan Oh got the last three outs for his ninth save.Braves right-hander Joel De La Cruz (0-4) gave up the run and two hits with five walks in 5 1/3 innings.Garcias effortt aided a taxed Cardinals bullpen.dddddddddddd Prior to his start, five of the last six St. Louis starters failed to pitch into the sixth inning.It was huge, trying to get our bullpen another full day, Matheny said. But we would have had Oh up and hot again so it wasnt like he was going to sit around.The Cardinals have won six of their last eight games at home to improve to 26-30 at Busch Stadium. St. Louis has won all four games this season against the Braves.Atlantas Ender Inciarte extended his hitting streak to 16 games by leading the game off with a single.Atlanta has lost eight of its last 11 games at St. Louis.HEAD OVER HEELSBraves 3B Adonis Garcia tumbled into the camera well next to the Atlanta dugout to make an acrobatic catch on Brandon Moss pop foul in bottom of the third inning.It was awesome, Francoeur said. I actually saw him from right field disappear and the next thing I saw was a baseball coming over the thing. It was a great play.WELCOME BACKCardinals All-Star INF Matt Carpenter returned from the disabled list after missing 24 games with a right oblique strain. LHP Dean Kiekhefer was optioned to Triple-A Memphis.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP Julio Teheran (right lat strain) will play catch on Saturday, but there is no timetable for his return.Cardinals: LHP Tyler Lyons (knee) will miss at least a month, general manager John Mozeliak said.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Roberto Hernandez will make his Braves debut after being called up from Triple-A Gwinett Hernandez, formerly known as Fausto Carmona, has pitched for Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Philadelphia, Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston.Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (10-6, 2.99 ERA) leads all N.L. pitchers with a career-high 24 double plays induced. He is 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 16 2/3 career innings against the Braves. ' ' '