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ST. LOUIS - Lance Lynn bounced back from his worst start of the season with 6 2-3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals placed consecutive two-out RBI doubles just out of right fielder Giancarlo Stantons reach in a three-run sixth of a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night. Stanton, who entered with an NL-leading 21 homers and 61 RBIs, was 0 for 4. He punched the padded wall in frustration after his glove failed him for the second time, and Marlins starter Nathan Eovaldi (5-4) also showed frustration when he slammed his glove into the dugout on his way off the field after the inning. The first four Marlins reached safely in the ninth before Trevor Rosenthal earned his 26th save in 29 chances. Christian Yelichs RBI single eluded a sliding Matt Holliday in left and Stanton walked with the bases loaded before Casey McGehee grounded into a game-ending double play. Matt Carpenter doubled off the top of the wall in centre field to open the sixth, missing a home run by inches and circling his fingers as he arrived at second base. The Cardinals lost a crew chief appeal that lasted just 53 seconds, but Carpenter scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch and Yadier Molina and Oscar Taveras drove in a run apiece. Lynn (9-6) allowed five hits with six strikeouts and three walks. He is 4-4 on the road and in his previous outing lasted two innings and surrendered a season-worst seven runs, six earned, while also troubled by a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand in a loss to the Dodgers. Eovaldi allowed two singles and two walks in the first five innings. He gave up three runs on four hits in the sixth. Attendance of 46,131 to begin a seven-game home stand was the Cardinals 24th sellout in 41 games. NOTES: Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, who will guide the NL in the All-Star game next week, said hes "pretty close" to finalizing his roster choices. He is aboard with the game deciding home-field advantage in the World Series. "I like it meaning something," Matheny said. "Its a great idea." ... Marlins manager Mike Redmond planned to chat with Matheny and tout Stantons All-Star credentials. "Id love to see him DH," Redmond said. "I dont know how you dont have his bat in the lineup, right?" ... Cardinals OF Allen Craig did not start for the second straight day. Matheny said hes trying to be creative with a crowded outfield and Taveras, a rookie, getting regular playing time. Craig was 6 for 34 on the trip and is likely to start Saturday against Marlins LHP Andrew Heaney (0-3, 5.29) with RHP Shelby Miller (7-7, 4.10) starting for St. Louis. Miller is 6-3 with a 1.78 ERA against the NL East. Cheap Shoes China . 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Grangers name was printed by hand by a member of the public relations staff under the heading: "Updated Roster Additions," but the number on the sheet was not circled along with the other active players by the required deadline of 6:30 p.IRVING, Texas - If its a question of tolerating pain, Tony Romo says he will play Sunday against Arizona — and history supports him on that point.The issue in the 34-year-old Dallas quarterbacks mind is whether he can run the offence while dealing with his third back injury in 18 months. He said Wednesday he doesnt know, which goes to owner Jerry Jones point that it could be a game-time decision against the Cardinals.Romo said the injury that sidelined him for about a quarter before he returned late in regulation of Mondays 20-17 overtime loss to Washington was more than a contusion, referring to coach Jason Garretts description. He wouldnt be more specific about the damage from a direct hit to his surgically repaired back on a third-quarter sack by linebacker Keenan Robinson.The latest injury isnt related to the herniated disk Romo played through without leaving the game in a come-from-behind win at Washington before surgery five days later last December. And Jones offered that it has nothing to do with the cyst Romo had removed from his back in April 2013, sidelining him the entire off-season last year.All in all, Romo said he dodged a bullet.Anytime someones had back surgery youre always a little bit nervous when you get hit in a specific instance like that, Romo said. The positive is its completely unrelated to the disk or anything that could be long term, per se. So that part of if, yeah, thats a positive. As far as feeling great, I feel like thats a negative. But I think that will come.Romo has said the pain he endured last year in Washington was worse than a 2011 game in San Francisco, where he slipped past doctors in the locker room and led a comeback win with cracked ribs and a punctured lung. He even played the next week, beating the Redskins.I dont know that Ive ever seen anybody who has a tougher will, his mind, and it helps him tremendously with pain threshold, Jones said. Combination of those two things, hes as tough-minded and physically tough a player as Ive ever been around.And thats why Romo says pain wont have much to do with the decision.It will be about your ability to be productive in some fashion, Romo said. That part of it we will continue to evaluate.Brandon Weeden led the Cowboys (6-2) to points on both possessions that Romo missed, and he will start against the Cardinals (6--1) if Romo cant play.dddddddddddd That would also mean undrafted rookie Dustin Vaughan would be activated from the practice squad for the first time.Weedens last start was last December for Cleveland, which drafted him in the first round in 2012 and started him immediately before dumping him with a 5-15 career record after two seasons. He signed with the Cowboys in the off-season.Im going to treat it no different, said Weeden, whos had more quality practice time than most backups because of the way the Cowboys have managed Romos workouts. If hes able to go, thats the best thing. Well see how everything plays out.Garrett offered little insight into Romos status, refusing to discuss anything beyond Wednesdays work. But Jones indicated on his radio show that Romo would skip Thursdays practice because thats the first full workout of the week in pads. All season, Romo has missed the first practice, typically on Wednesdays, because of his post-surgery routine.Romos trying to make the week as normal as possible.I think you just prepare like you always do, he said. You watch tape. You do what you do in a normal week, and you go and play football.While Jones was relieved that Romo didnt have a season-ending injury, it was the third different back problem for the first player in franchise history to sign a $100 million contract. Hes in the second year of a six-year, $108 million extension with $55 million guaranteed.Ill bet if we looked around the league, well see a lot of times you have contusions and you have issues with backs, Jones said. But in no way would it impact whether Tony was our quarterback or not, unless he just cant play.The Cowboys might not know that answer until Sunday.NOTES: LB Justin Durant (torn right biceps), the teams leading tackler, and practice squad LB Troy Davis (groin) were placed on season-ending injured reserve. LB Tim Dobbins was signed to the active roster, and LB Will Smith was added to the practice squad. ... The Cowboys waived G Rishaw Johnson (California-PA) from the practice squad and signed G Jeff Baca (UCLA) in his place on Wednesday.___AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins, in Arlington, Texas, contributed to this report.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '