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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bruce Bochy gave his guys an afternoon off from batting practice and a late report time to the ballpark. His players got a chance to rest up a bit and refresh themselves with a mental break from the September grind.It went so well, the Giants manager is going with the same plan Friday.I think it was a really good call by Boch, outfielder Hunter Pence said. He had a big impact on refueling us.And then, Johnny Cueto went out and inspired his teammates with a timely gem.The fist-pumping pitcher tossed a five-hitter and retired his final 17 batters, and San Francisco gained ground in the playoff race with a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.Every game that I pitch or will pitch from now on, Im going to treat it like a playoff game, Cueto said.The Cardinals loss clinched the NL Central title for the Chicago Cubs.Pence hit a two-run homer, Cueto (16-5) had a go-ahead sacrifice fly and Angel Pagan followed with an RBI single.Denard Span added a two-run single in the seventh for San Francisco, and Buster Posey had four hits.The Giants gained a game on the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who are ahead by four after losing at Arizona.San Francisco also moved a game in front of the idle New York Mets and two up on the Cardinals in the chase for the two NL wild cards. St. Louis opened a 10-game road trip, its last of 2016.This is an important time for us. Im not trying to downplay the game, but we do have time left, Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright said. We have plenty of time left to make this thing happen.Cueto struck out seven and walked one in his fifth complete game, tying Chris Sale of the White Sox for most in the majors. Cueto threw 105 pitches in a game that was done in 2 hours, 33 minutes.He outdueled Wainwright (11-9), and the San Francisco lineup delivered a day after the Giants were swept by the San Diego Padres in a lackluster three-game series.Cueto allowed Randal Grichuks RBI single in the fourth. But with the Giants closer-by-committee struggles, he gave the bullpen a much-needed break.When the pitcher showed up at 5:10 p.m. -- on time with the late report -- he felt as though he was late.You take a step back really and just reframe, refresh, regroup. It really felt good, Pence said. I think a lot of people had some good time away from the field and come in, get back together, feeling good.This marked the fourth regular-season matchup between Cueto and Wainwright dating to the San Francisco right-handers time in the NL Central with Cincinnati. Cueto beat Wainwright for the second time this season after a June 3 win.Span was dropped to eighth in the order in an effort to get his bat going.Wainwright intentionally walked Span in the fourth with runners on second and third to bring up Cueto, who hit sacrifice fly for the go-ahead run.PLAYOFF VIBEFormer Giants catcher and current Cardinals manager Mike Matheny recognized the crisp air and was reminded of all the playoff series St. Louis has played in recent years at AT&T Park. The Giants beat the Cardinals in the NL Championship Series in 2012 and `14, going on to win the World Series each time.It hasnt worked out real well a lot of times for us here, so wed like to change that part of it, Matheny said. It just seems like that postseason feel because of the excitement.BOCHYS HEART WALKBochy will help kick off the American Heart Associations Heart Walk on Friday afternoon, with his portion being a short jaunt from near the iconic Ferry Building to the ballpark.Giants executive and ticket chief Russ Stanley, who had quintuple bypass surgery in April, will walk with Bochy in honor of another colleague -- Raul Rodriguez -- who died this year of heart disease.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: SS Aledmys Diaz was out of the lineup. He came off the disabled list Sunday after he had been out since July 31 with a broken right thumb. We had to watch how he responded the first two games and you could tell his hand was fine, its just the rest of his body was not quite in that consistent game-playing shape yet, Matheny said, saying Diaz will be re-evaluated before Fridays game. ... RHP Trevor Rosenthal was activated from the 15-day disabled list. He had been sidelined since July 26 with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, that after losing his job as closer in late June. ... RHP Alex Reyes is set to start Sunday, replacing Jaime Garcia as he moves to the bullpen.Giants: 3B Eduardo Nunez returned to the lineup after missing three games with tightness in his back.UP NEXTCardinals: RHP Luke Weaver (1-2, 3.48 ERA) looks for his first win in four starts since beating Oakland on Aug. 26.Giants: LHP Matt Moore (3-4, 4.05) will face the Cardinals for the first time in his career. He is looking to win for the fourth time in five starts as he makes his ninth start since joining San Francisco in a trade with Tampa Bay.Adidas Nmd Cs2 Damen Ultra Boost 4.0 Weiß Deutschland . The Dane followed up his first European Tour title last weekend with eight birdies and just a single dropped shot on Thursday for a one-stroke advantage over South Africas Allan Versfeld and Portugals Ricardo Santos. http://www.nmdschuhesale.de/eqt-schuhe-deutschland.html . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Adidas Nmd Grosshandel Deutschland . PAUL, Minn. Adidas Eqt Deutschland . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Lee Westwood shot a 67 Saturday to move into second place, a stroke behind Alejandro Canizares, after three rounds of the third round of the BMW PGA Championship. Canizares birdied his closing two holes to finish with a 68 at Wentworth for an overall 9-under 207. Westwood made eagle on the par-5 fourth and finished it 208. If Westwood wins, he would set the record for the most appearances before winning the event for the first time. Canizares best finish at Wentworth was 10th four years ago. "I know that people will look at the leaderboard and would assume Lee (Westwood) is going to win. But this sport has proven that its not always what it looks like," the 30-year-old Spaniard said. "Anybody within five shots of the lead has an opportunity to win, so you never know." Wesstwood lost in a playoff here to Luke Donald two years ago.dddddddddddd "Ive now been coming here 20 years and it would feel great to win," Westwood said. "But then Ive always played well around here and I feel the course suits my game." Scotlands Marc Warren (70) and Italys Matteo Manassero (69) are tied in third place on 7-under. Spains Sergio Garcia, whose verbal sparring with Tiger Woods turned ugly this week when he said he would "serve fried chicken" if he had dinner with the American, posted a 68 for an eight-way share of sixth place -- only four off the lead. "Theres no doubt that everybody has made this week easier for me," said Garcia, who has publicly apologized for the remark. "They have been amazing, at every single tee, every single green." ' ' '