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There are five spots left for the ATP Tour Finals in London, with competition likely to be tight for the next few weeks.Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka have qualified, while Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori have big leads on the field. But competition is tight for the next three spots, with Gael Monfils, Dominic Thiem, Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych all within a few hundred points of each other -- and several others also in contention.There are as many as 3,500 points available in the next few weeks, including 1,000 points awarded to the winners of the Shanghai and Paris Masters.Heres a look at the standings in the race to make the elite eight field in November:1. Novak Djokovic, 10,240 pointsHis domination in the first half of the season saw him clinch the top spot a long time ago. But with Djokovics recent shoulder, wrist and elbow injuries, the question is what state he -- or his arm -- will be in as the year winds down.2. Andy Murray, 8,185A big mid-season move clinched Murrays spot among the top eight. Being a local favorite hasnt helped him much at the O2, but if he can change that, it could be a big step to finally snaring the No. 1 ranking.3. Stan Wawrinka, 4,970Hes way behind the top two, but riding high on his recent US Open victory. Its tough to know which Wawrinka will show up in London, but hell be a title contender if hes at the top of his game there.4. Milos Raonic, 4,420The Canadian has made a couple of big upward strides this season and is in a good position to qualify if he can win a few matches in the next few weeks. Injuries are always a question with Raonic, but his recent problems have seemed more mental than anything.5. Kei Nishikori, 4,315Another season of being mostly very good also has Nishikori in good position to qualify. But he hasnt had a lot of wins against players ranked higher than he is, which could be most of the field in London.6. Gael Monfils, 3,355The biggest surprise of the standings so far might be Monfils being this high up. But the Frenchman has been quietly consistent this season, which is usual for him. The highlight of his season was reaching the semifinals of the US Open.7. Dominic Thiem, 3,205The talented Austrian has played a lot this season, even adding events as the competition tightens for London. That might leave him tired for the big events that would help him most. He might not have much left for the ATP Tour Finals, even if he does qualify.8. Rafael Nadal, 3,200Another big surprise is seeing Nadal this far south in the standings, though it can partially be explained by his injury-interrupted season. Nadal withdrew from the third round of the French Open and missed Wimbledon. That said, he is a lot fresher than usual. It could be the most interesting storyline of the indoor tournaments.9. Tomas Berdych, 2,875A lackluster season hasnt been helped by a recent case of appendicitis, leaving Berdych about seven pounds lighter and with few events under new coach Goran Ivanisevic. Yet Berdych seems to be making it work for him. The Czech just won a title and picked up 250 points, moving him up not far behind Nadal in the standings.10. Marin Cilic, 2,400The Croat has had a solid but unspectacular season. He will need a little more than that to move into the top eight. The indoor conditions suit his game, though. Alton Lister Jersey .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Spencer Haywood Jersey . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. https://www.supersonicsjerseys.com/660s-lenny-wilkens-jersey-supersonics.html . 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These days, hes taking care of business himself.Leake had his second straight double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat, and St. Louis beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Monday night.Actually Im trying to attack and get a few strikeouts, I think thats kind of helping, Leake said. Im feeling good, feeling healthy and just going after guys.Leake (7-7) struck out a season-best 11, one shy of his career high, and allowed one run and six hits in six innings. The Cardinals top free agent pickup fanned 10 over seven innings in a victory at Milwaukee on July 10.Plus, he hasnt walked anybody in 19 consecutive innings.I feel like its all kind of coming together a little bit, Leake said. Im able to put the ball where I want it a little better right now than I was earlier in the year, thats for sure.Gibson accomplished the feat in his final start of the 1968 regular-season and his first in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Leake has four career double-digit strikeouts games and is the first Cardinals pitcher with 10 or more in consecutive starts since Lance Lynn in 2012.Hes able to make big pitches in big situations, manager Mike Matheny said. He was so good on the corners.Pinch-hitter Matt Adams batted for Leake after the Padres changed pitchers, and his two-run double keyed a four-run sixth inning. Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko connected in consecutive at-bats in the seventh, and Stephen Piscotty homered into Big Mac Land in the third deck in left in the eighth. Adams is 9 for 21 with two homers and eight RBI as a pinch hitter.We knew what we were getting into, Padres manager Andy Green said. It just didnt work out.Christian Friedrich (4-6) gave up four runs -- three earned -- six hits and five walks in 5 1/3 innings.dddddddddddd The lefty has lost his last four starts.Even the outs I was getting, I was falling behind the hitters, Friedrich said. Same old story.Matt Kemp homered for the third straight game for the Padres, coming off a sweep at home over the NL West-leading Giants. The Padres have homered in a franchise-record 16 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NL since the Reds had 18 in a row in 2010.Rookie Aledmys Diaz added an RBI triple, and Stephen Piscotty had a run-scoring single in the sixth-inning rally that put St. Louis ahead 6-1. Diaz also singled and walked and has reached safely in a team-high 22 consecutive games.ROSENTHAL MOPUPCardinals manager Mike Matheny said former closer Trevor Rosenthal wont get any duty in high leverage situations for the time being. Rosenthal retired the side in order in the ninth.Were always going to celebrate when we get a positive from Rosey, manager Mike Matheny said.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: OF Jon Jay (right wrist) expects to get his cast off in about two weeks, and then a rehab will follow.Cardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (sore thumb) was not in the lineup. He was taken out in a double switch on Sunday. OF Matt Carpenter (oblique) and 1B-OF Brandon Moss (ankle) played light catch together.UP NEXTPadres: San Diego has won eight of the last 12 starts of Colin Rea (5-3). He had no decision his last time out, allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings on July 6 at Arizona.Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (8-6) leads the majors with a .189 opponents batting average and has allowed just one extra-base hit to a right-handed hitter. ' ' '