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vpect that well expect that every single day," manager Rick Renteria said. "That would be impossible." Soler signed a nine-year contract in 2012 out of Cuba and began the year at Double-A Tennessee. "I feel so happy," Soler said through an interpreter. "I dont know how to explain it. Everything is going so good right now." Baez had a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth. He is batting .192 in 99 at-bats, but has seven homers and 15 RBIs. "I was just trying to make contact," Baez said. "I think thats my greatest at-bat since I came up." The Cardinals lost in the return of Yadier Molina. The All-Star catcher, who had been sidelined by a torn ligament in his right thumb, and went 0 for 3 and was hit by a pitch in his first major league game since July 9. The crowd at Busch Stadium gave Molina a standing ovation when he walked in from the bullpen after pregame warmups, and another cheer before he batted in the first inning. Neshek (6-1) led NL relievers with a sparkling 0.81 ERA entering the game. It was 2-all when he came in to begin the eighth, and he gave up hits to the first three batters. "Everybody thats watched this team all season long realizes that just hasnt happened," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "Hes been incredible." Chicagos Neil Ramirez (2-1) allowed two hits in a scoreless seventh. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks worked six solid innings after a rough beginning in his bid to become the franchises first rookie to win five games in August. "That first inning I wasnt throwing any pitches with conviction," Hendricks said. "My stuff wasnt like it was the rest of the game because I wasnt throwing it. "Luckily I was able to roll from there." Soler hit his second homer of the season on Shelby Millers first pitch of the seventh, tying it at 2. He then hit a two-run shot with two out in the eighth. Luis Valbuena and Arismendy Alcantara also homered for the Cubs. They entered with 30 homers this month, tied for most in the NL. Cubs reliever Justin Grimm struck out four in the ninth. One of the batters reached on Grimms wild pitch. Matt Holliday and Jhonny Peralta had RBI singles in the St. Louis first. After Peraltas hit, Hendricks retired 11 in a row. TRAINERS ROOM Cubs: LHP Felix Doubront (straight right calf) will be activated off the DL on Saturday and make his Cubs debut as the Game 1 starter of a day-night doubleheader. Hes been out since Aug. 1. Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (shoulder) is set to make a rehab start Sunday and could rejoin the rotation after that. Wacha was the NL championship series MVP last fall as a rookie but has been sidelined since mid-June. UP NEXT Cubs: Rookie Tsuyoshi Wada (4-1, 2.56 ERA), who took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his last start, works the second game of the doubleheader. Doubront was 2-4 with a 6.07 ERA in Boston. Cardinals: Justin Masterson (2-2, 7.43 ERA) may be pitching to save his spot in the rotation in Game 1. Rookie Marco Gonzales (0-2, 7.07 ERA) will be recalled from Triple-A Memphis to start in Game 2. Darren ODay Jersey . - This is just the warm-up act for 18-year-old William Nylander. Tyler Flowers Jersey . - Doug Kalitta led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway with a 3. http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custo ... 1587z.html. Leave it to Matt Niskanen, the newly proclaimed Eddie Haskell of the Washington Capitals. Mike Lum Jersey . on the 15-day disabled Monday list because of a strained right hamstring. Clete Boyer Jersey . Nine-year veteran Danny Granger did not make his debut with the Clippers because of a technicality on the teams active list, which is signed by coach Doc Rivers before every game and relayed to the officials. 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.Two teams in the headlines will do battle in the Western Conference semifinals when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Clippers in the series-opener Monday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. For the second-seeded Thunder, "Mr. Unreliable" became something of a rallying cry. The Oklahoman ran that headline describing Kevin Durant, who will probably be handed the leagues MVP award before a home game during this series. Durant responded with 36 and 33 points in the final two games against the Memphis Grizzlies, both double-digit victories for OKC in elimination games during the first round. "Hes one of the best players on the planet," Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said of his superstar. "Hes going to continue to help us win games and move us forward, not only with his shot-making, but his playmaking." Sadly, the Clippers headlines were of a much more serious tone during the first round against Golden State. Their owner, Donald Sterling, was caught on tape making racist comments. It affected the team in its Game 4 loss, then, before Game 5, NBA commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for life and prompted the Board of Governors to force Sterling to sell the team. Through this tumultuous time, the third-seeded Clippers hung on for a Game 7 win over the Warriors. "I just wanted us to win the game," said Clippers coach Doc Rivers. "Not because of all of this stuff, butt this team just needed this win.ddddddddddddI thought our guys fought. The adversity, they went through it. It drained them and they found enough energy to find a way to win the game." Each team features two superstars. For the Thunder, Durant averaged 29.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 blocks against the Grizz. Granted, Durant shot 44 percent and 32 percent from 3-point range, which are low numbers by his standards. Russell Westbrook averaged 25.6 points in the Grizzlies series, but he took 23 shot attempts a game, which was the same number as Durant. Westbrook shot 38 percent from the field and committed 4.9 turnovers per game. For LA, Chris Paul is the leader and scored 22 points and handed out 14 assists in the Game 7 victory. Blake Griffin blossomed into a well-rounded offensive machine. And special mention to Clippers big man DeAndre Jordan, who averaged 12.1 points, 15.1 rebounds and 4.0 blocks against the Warriors. During the season, the two squads were evenly matched. The Thunder have won five of the last seven meetings, but the two sides split four games this season and each team managed a win on the road. The Thunder were eliminated in this round last season by the Grizzlies when Westbrook got hurt in the first round against the Houston Rockets. The Clippers have never advanced past the second round in franchise history. Game 2 will be Wednesday night in OKC. ' ' '