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ST. Lyle Overbay Jersey . LOUIS -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed outfielder Starling Marte on the bereavement list and slotted Francisco Lirianos return to the rotation for Sunday, the last game before the All-Star break. The Pirates selected first baseman Matt Hague from Triple-A Indianapolis before Wednesday nights game against the Cardinals and designated minor league pitcher Duke Welker for assignment. Hague has 13 homers in the minors this year. Josh Harrison started in left field in place of Marte and batted second against the Cardinals. Marte was batting .256 with five homers, 32 RBIs and 21 steals. Harrison entered as a career .348 hitter at Busch Stadium. Liriano, 1-6 with a 4.60 ERA, has been sidelined since June 11 with a left oblique strain. He made one minor league rehab start, working six scoreless innings on Monday. The Pirates placed Gerrit Cole on the DL prior to the game and recalled Brandon Cumpton to start against St. Louis. Welker was 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA and two saves at Indianapolis before undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery. He was a second-round draft pick of the Pirates in 2007. Rod Barajas Jersey . The result means Atletico Madrid now tops the table, with Madrid level on points in second and Barcelona a point behind in third with nine games remaining as the title race shapes up to be the closest in years. Danny Bautista Jersey . Anything less than gold for either nation is considered a disappointment. Yet for Switzerland, advancing to the semifinal might be a victory in itself.London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Two of Englands most in-form sides will meet at White Hart Lane on Sunday as Tottenham will play host to Manchester United. United has been rolling since its derby defeat to Manchester City on Nov. 2, taking a total of 22 points from eight matches. That run has lifted the Red Devils to third place in the Premier League table with 35 points for the season, 10 points back of first-place Chelsea. United is coming off an impressive display on Boxing Day as Wayne Rooney netted a brace and provided the assist for Robin van Persies goal in a solid 3-1 home victory over Newcastle. Juan Mata also enjoyed an influential outing, igniting the United attack with several key passes in the final third, and Radamel Falcao, who scored the equalizer in the clubs 1-1 draw with Aston Villa last weekend, helped set up Rooney for the opening goal in Fridays defeat of the Magpies. But Tottenham arrives in good form, as well, winning their last three league contests by 2-1 scorelines. Harry Kane scored for his third Premier League match on the bounce, getting Spurs off the mark in the opening minute of the clubs Boxing Day clash at Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa leveled the score for the Foxes, but Christian Eriksen converted a free kick in the 71st minute to give Tottenham all three points. Chelsea has won three straight to maintain its position at the Premier Leaggue summit, but Sundays fixture could see the Blues drop points. Craig Counsell Jersey. Jose Mourinhos men will travel to St. Marys to take on a Southampton side that is flying high after a 3-1 victory at Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. The Saints appear to have reversed their poor run of form by taking two successive wins to move into sole possession of fourth place in the table. West Ham United, meanwhile, has dropped to fifth place in the table after a loss to Chelsea on Friday. The Hammers will attempt to rebound on Sunday with a positive result at home against an Arsenal side that was made to grind out a narrow win over QPR last time out. Second-place Manchester City enters Sundays slate atop the form table having won its last seven league contests. The Citizens will aim to make it eight in a row when they welcome Burnley to the Etihad. Newcastle will hope to avoid a fourth straight defeat when it welcomes Everton to St. James Park, and lowly Leicester City will be out to collect its first league win since Sept. 21 when it travels to Hull City. Rounding out Sundays action, Stoke City will welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Hawthorns, Crystal Palace will head to Loftus Road to take on QPR and Aston Villa will play host to Sunderland at Villa Park. Mondays lone fixture will see manager Brendan Rodgers face his former side as Liverpool will take on Swansea City at Anfield. ' ' '
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