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ST. LOUIS -- Not long after the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres on Thursday night, as manager Mike Matheny was sketching out his lineup for the next day, slugger Matt Holliday dropped by his office. He said he wanted to play.He was anxious to get right back in there, Matheny said. I understand that.Holliday emerged unscathed aside from some lingering soreness from a 95 mph Andrew Cashner fastball that struck him on the nose and was back in the lineup for Friday nights game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Hollidays brush with danger brought back memories for Matheny, who got hit in the mouth with a Rich Loiselle fastball in 1998. Matheny lost most of the teeth on the left side of his mouth and said he still gets follow-up dental work, but he played the next day.I remember that well, and every few months, the dentist and I remember that particular night, Matheny said.Holliday left Thursday nights 6-5 win after Cashners fastball came high and inside and caromed off his nose in the sixth inning.Holliday got up and tried to take first base as blood poured out of his nose, but Matheny removed him in favor of pinch runner Mike Leake.The Cardinals said Hollidays nose was not fractured but that he had a facial abrasion by his nose and upper lip. Matheny said Holliday didnt have any concussion symptoms either.I hate seeing that, Matheny said Thursday night. I think we got real fortunate. Getting hit in the face -- its hard to say its fortunate, but it could have been a lot worse. His beaks a little sore right now and still had a little blood leaking out of it, but structurally, everything checked out good.Holliday, 36, is batting .244 with 17 home runs. His incident at the plate came one day after Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez required on-field medical attention because of a bloody nose, which he attributed to the extreme heat wave in St. Louis. LaDainian Tomlinson Jersey . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Philip Rivers Jersey . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. http://www.cheapchargersjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-junior-seau-jersey . LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St. Antonio Gates Jersey . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Wholesale Chargers Jerseys China . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees say right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has had surgery to repair two tears in his elbow and it went as expected.Eovaldi had a torn flexor tendon and partially torn ulnar collateral ligament. It was the second Tommy John surgery for the 26-year-old, who had the procedure nine years ago when he was a high school junior.He is expected to miss the remainder of this season and all of next year. Its a stunning setback for the Yankees, who hoped Eovaldi would be a key cog in their rotation for several seasons when they acquired him from the Miami Marlins in Dece