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FCS Playoffs QuarterfinalThe Matchup -- Richmond (10-3) at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (11-1)Kickoff -- 4 p.m. ET Saturday at Roos Field (8,600) in Cheney, WashingtonCoverage -- ESPN3Series -- First meetingCoaches: Richmond: Danny Rocco (43-21, five seasons; 90-41 overall); Eastern Washington: Beau Baldwin (84-31, nine seasons; 94-34 overall)Players to Watch -- Richmond: QB Kevin Johnson (30 of 45, 604 yards, 3 TDs; 2 rushing TDs), RB Deontez Thompson (167 carries, 927 yards, 9 TDs; 24 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TDs), WR Brian Brown (77 receptions, 1,441 yards, 11 TDs), DT Winston Craig (57 TT, 11.5 TFL, 8 sacks, 8 QB hurries, 2 blocked kicks), LB Omar Howard (96 TT, 9 TFL, 2 QB hurries); Eastern Washington: QB Gage Gubrud (347 of 505, 4,520 yards, 42 TDs, 11 INTs; 531 rushing yards, 5 TDs), WR/PR Cooper Kupp (101 receptions, 1,392 yards, 14 TDs), WR/KR Shaq Hill (72 receptions, 1,077 yards, 15 TDs), DE Samson Ebukam (60 TT, 9.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks), S Zach Bruce (100 TT, 5 TFL, 3 INTs)The Skinny -- These two perennial powers won two of the three FCS titles prior to North Dakota States current five-year run, Richmond in 2008 and Eastern Washington in 2010. Rocco is considered a candidate for the coaching position at Delaware and Baldwin interviewed with Nevada this week. Richmond, from CAA Football, is making its second long trip of the FCS playoffs, totaling 4,131 miles of travel between North Dakota and Eastern Washington, the two Big Sky Conference co-champs. But the Spiders will arrive with the No. 2-ranked passing defense (156.3 ypg), which is pivotal considering what EWUs offense will throw at them. Cornerbacks Tafon Mainsah and Micah Keels bring good size to the position and have combined for five interceptions and 20 pass breakups. The play of safety Brendan Coniker (88 tackles) has helped compensate for the season-ending loss of All-American David Jones. Johnson is doing more than just managing the offense since replacing injured QB Kyle Lauletta (ACL tear) at the start of the playoffs. Johnson has committed only one turnover (a fumble) in his first two starts. Griffin Traus game-ending field goal to beat North Dakota 27-24 was his FCS-leading 23rd field goal (out of 26 attempts), and teammate Ricky Segers is 2 of 2 with 50- and 51-yarders. Eastern Washington has improved considerably on defense from porous units of the past. The Eagles shut out Central Arkansas in the second half of their 31-14 second-round win last Saturday. Four defensive players -- Bruce, Ebukam, DT Jay-Tell Tull and LB Miquiyah Zamora (nursing an injury) -- made the All-Big Sky first team. But the Eagles are susceptible against the run (200.1 ypg) and the Spiders will try to control the game clock. Despite the defensive improvement, the Eagles still soar because of their offense. Gubrud is the FCS leader in passing yards and total yards of offense (5,501). His favorite target, Kupp, is the most-decorated wide receiver in FCS history, with his career totals of 412 receptions, 6,156 receiving yards and 68 TD receptions all Division I records. The Eagles have three 1,000-yard receivers with Kupp, Hill and Kendrick Bourne (1,051).Up Next -- The winner will play either Wofford (10-3) or Youngstown State (10-3) in the FCS semifinals Dec. 16 or 17.Prediction -- The Spiders are battle-tested, having beaten five ranked teams, but the travel and the way Eastern Washington will spread them out will have a toll in the second half. Snow showers are possible. Eastern Washington 31-27. Custom Buffalo Bills Jerseys .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. Eddie Yarbrough Jersey . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. 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Not with his pitches, but catching his breath.Martinez threw five effective innings despite struggling to take a deep breath in the thin air and added a two-run double, helping the St. Louis Cardinals gain ground in the NL playoff race with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.The Cardinals moved into a tie for the second wild card with the Giants, who blew a ninth-inning lead in Los Angeles and lost 2-1 to the Dodgers.St. Louis and San Francisco are one game behind the New York Mets, who lost to Atlanta.Martinez, who turns 25 on Wednesday, gave himself an early birthday present by holding Colorado to two runs while striking out six. The right-hander is 9-1 on the road this season.Martinez (15-8) helped his own cause with a two-out double as part of a three-run fourth. He also was hit just below the left leg by a fastball from Tyler Anderson (5-6) in the third -- two pitches after Randal Grichuk lined a two-run homer.Really, though, the biggest issue for Martinez was breathing in the Mile High City.The altitude affects everybody a little differently, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. It affected him today, for sure.Martinez was cruising along until one out in the fourth, when Matheny came out to check on him. Martinez was quite winded, and a ball boy brought out a cup of water, which he quickly chugged and continued on his way.I tried to take deep breaths and stay focused, Martinez said through a translator. It didnt take away my focus in the game.Martinez was pulled after the fifth because of an elevated pitch count. The bullpen bottled up the Rockies until pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn hit a solo homer off Kevin Siegrist in the ninth to make it 5-3.After allowing a single to Charlie Blackmon, Siegrist struck out DJ LeMahieu before walking Carlos Gonzalez. The left-hander got Nolan Arenado to line out to left field for his third save.Anderson allowed five runs -- two earned -- in seven solid innings. The rookie is 5-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 12 starts at Coors Field.He ended up getting through seven, so it was a good outing, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.Arenado, a Gold Glove third baseman, made a costly throwing error in the fourth.dddddddddddd Martinez followed with a two-run double -- giving him six RBI this season -- and Matt Carpenter added a run-scoring single.We have seen (Arenado) make that play. He makes it look easy and that wasnt an easy play, Weiss said. And then the throw was a little high. It was a tough play.LeMahieu finished 2 for 4 to raise his average to .349 and take a slight lead over Washingtons Daniel Murphy in the NL batting race. Murphy is hitting .348.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: Matheny said theres been no discussion of possibly activating OF Matt Holliday (broken right thumb) to serve as a pinch runner. Holliday is still dealing with some swelling issues in the thumb after batting practice sessions.Rockies: There are no plans for surgery on the broken left hand of 1B Mark Reynolds after he was hit by a pitch Sunday, ending his season. Its a tough break for Mark, Weiss said.HOLD THE ONIONSA launched baseball in batting practice left a burger joint in quite a pickle.The Helton Burger Shack located behind the bleachers in left field was closed Monday after a ball broke the glass protecting the prep area.No official word on whose liner actually broke the window pane -- Twitter conversations credited Holliday -- but it wasnt the restaurants namesake; Todd Helton retired after the 2013 season.BAD BLOOD?The Rockies have some history with Martinez. In July 2015, things got a little heated after he hit LeMahieu with a pitch.Martinez didnt think there was any purpose to the pitch that plunked him Monday night, even though it did sting.I dont think it was any retaliation. That happened last year. Its a new year, Martinez said. I wouldnt like to think that. 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