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CHICAGO -- The St. Louis Cardinals are further down than usual in the NL Central standings. Still, they may see the major league-leading Chicago Cubs in October, and theyre coming out of a four-game series at Wrigley Field with some extra confidence.Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer, Brandon Moss followed with a solo shot one out later and the Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cubs 6-4 on Sunday night.Piscotty hit his 17th homer off setup man Hector Rondon (2-3), who entered with a 3-1 lead in his first appearance since Aug. 2 because of a triceps injury. After pinch-hitter Kolten Wong and Greg Garcia singled, Piscotty lofted a shot to deep left-center field that put the Cardinals ahead 4-3 in front of 41,019 silenced fans.Moss added his 21st homer, then Randal Grichuk doubled in a run off Travis Wood.Any time youre playing a good team like that late in the game, its just more dramatic, Piscotty said. A great way to bounce back.We kind of know what our role is going forward, he added. Were fighting for that wild-card spot. Hopefully, this gives us some momentum.The Cardinals split a four-game series with Chicago, which dropped its second straight following an 11-game winning streak. St. Louis trails Chicago by 12 games in the division but also has a half-game lead on Miami for the second wild-card spot, keeping the Cards in line for a sixth straight playoff appearance.Weve been down quite a few times early, and guys just keep playing the game and thats something Im extremely proud about this club, manager Mike Matheny said.Cubs starter John Lackey allowed only one unearned run and four hits before leaving with two outs in the seventh with muscle stiffness. Chicago doesnt consider the injury serious.Believe me, Ive been through a lot worse, the 37-year-old Lackey said. I dont know, maybe an (its an) old thing.Rondon said he felt really good. He just didnt have his normal command.I know I missed the location and they got me, he said.Anthony Rizzo went 3 for 4 with a solo homer and three RBI, and Ben Zobrist knocked in a run with a sac fly.Lackey was sailing along and struck out five in his fourth straight solid start. But the right-hander grimaced in pain after throwing a pitch to Grichuk, walked off the field and was replaced by Justin Grimm. The reliever then struck out Grichuk.Were in a fortunate situation with the kind of (division) lead we have, Lackey said. We kind of have the leeway to do some things. Were just checking games off the schedule.Matt Bowman (2-4) got three outs in the seventh -- and got out of a bases-load jam -- in relief of Mike Leake for the win. Leake allowed three runs on six hits in six innings and retired 16 in a row over one stretch despite entering with a 9.00 ERA in his previous four starts.Cardinals closer Seung Hwan Oh got the final five outs, including three strikeouts in the ninth, for his 11th save in 12 chances.Leake settled into a pitchers duel with Lackey with a little help from his defense.St. Louis third baseman Jhonny Peralta made a diving stop, rolled and threw to first in one motion on Addison Russells sharp grounder in the fourth.Kris Bryant ended Leakes run with a triple to right-center with one out in the sixth. He scored on Rizzos second RBI single to make it 3-1.After the Cardinals took a 6-3 lead in the eighth, Rizzo hit his 25th homer in the bottom half.LETS PLAY TWOCubs manager Joe Maddon says hed have no problem with MLB shortening the season by adding more doubleheaders, but not drawn-out day-night twinbills. Maddon would be for second games starting 30 minutes after the end of the first, and for teams adding two players to their rosters.I think the fans would dig it, too, said Maddon, while noting he understands the economics of day-night doubleheaders with separate admissions. If you have to put a premium on the price tag, I dont know.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: OF Matt Holliday (broken right thumb) is expected to be re-examined by the teams hand specialist on Monday. ... St. Louis LHP Kevin Siegrist left after striking out Zobrist in the eight with an apparent injury and was replaced by Oh. Kevins had a lot of work and that was precautionary more than anything else, Matheny said.Cubs: Rondon said before the game he was 100 percent ready, but allowed four runs in 1/3 of an inning.UP NEXTCardinals: Following a day off Monday, LHP Jaime Garcia (9-8, 3.93) opens a two-game set in Houston against LHP Dallas Keuchel (7-11, 4.56). 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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets activated running back Khiry Robinson from the active/physically-unable-to-perform list Monday after he sat out the start of training camp while rehabilitating from a broken right leg.Robinson was limited to position drills, but it marked the first time he was on the field participating in any portion of practice since he was signed by the Jets in March as a free agent. He briefly worked in the rehab area after going through running back drills, then watched the rest of practice from the sideline.He was only scheduled to do individuals, coach Todd Bowles said, referring to the trainers plans.Robinson joins a Jets banged-up backfield that includes just three healthy players: Bilal Powell, Romar Morris and Dominique Williams. Both Matt Forte and Bernard Pierce are both dealing with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to play in the preseason opener Thursday against Jacksonville.Bowles said it was too early to rule out Robinson for Thursdays game.Were going to take a look at him tomorrow and see how hes feeling, if he has any after-day soreness and well make a game-time decision.Robinson spent his first three NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He broke his right tibia during a game against the Giants in November and was placed on season-ending injured reserve after needing surgery.Robinson was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M in 2013. Hes played in 28 games in three NFL seasons, rushing for 766 yards and eight touchdowns and catching 25 passes for 178 yards. He appeared to be on his way to the best season of his career before the injury, rushing for 180 yards and four TDs while catching a personal-best 17 passes for 115 yarrds.ddddddddddddThe move was one of several the Jets announced Monday. They also waived/injured defensive lineman Julien Obioha and placed wide receiver Chris King on the reserve/did-not-report list after claiming him off waivers from Atlanta on Saturday.New York also signed wide receiver Anthony Kelly and defensive lineman Christo Bilukidi.Kelly had been with Tampa Bay this spring after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kutztown University. The Angolan-born Bilukidi was a sixth-round draft pick for Oakland out of Georgia State in 2012 and has one career NFL sack. He has also spent time with Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington, which released him in May.Game notes After their on-field tiff during practice Friday, CB Darrelle Revis and WR Brandon Marshall had no issues during team drills. ... DE Muhammad Wilkerson (leg), RT Breno Giacomini (back) and WR Devin Smith (knee) all remain on active/PUP and likely wont play against the Jaguars. ... WR Eric Decker sat out with what Bowles said was sore legs. Hes expected to return to practice Tuesday. ... Bowles was uncertain as to whether all four quarterbacks on the roster -- Ryan Fitzpatrick, Geno Smith, Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg -- would play in the preseason opener. The coach said he would discuss that with offensive coordinator Chan Gailey and quarterbacks coach Kevin Patullo. ... Bowles indicated that veteran Jeremy Ross and undrafted rookie Jalin Marshall from Ohio State will get the first cracks at returning punts.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '