DENVER — A one-sided loss Saturday night left the Colorado Rockies tied for first place with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West Calvin Ridley Jersey Limited , which may or may not be decided Sunday when the regular season is scheduled to end.Both the Rockies and Dodgers are 90-71. The Washington Nationals buried the Rockies 12-2 Saturday, ending their season-high eight-game winning streak. After the game, Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced that ace Max Scherzer will not start Sunday and instead right-hander Erick Fedde will face Colorado.Fedde (2-3, 5.24 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Tyler Anderson (6-9, 4.76).Article continues below ...The Dodgers’ 10-6 win Saturday over the San Francisco Giants assured them of making the playoffs and factored heavily in the Nationals’ decision not to start Scherzer on regular rest Sunday.He piled up 10 strikeouts, to boost his total for the season to 300, on Tuesday against Miami, working seven innings to increase his major-league leading total for the season to 220 1/3.Martinez said the decision to start Fedde came after Martinez, general manager Mike Rizzo and Scherzer spoke Saturday.“We talked to him before the game and we just decided it’d be best if he doesn’t pitch,” Martinez said.Asked whether Scherzer lobbied to start Sunday or abided by the decision, Martinez said, “He was OK (with the decision). That last game he pitched, he got his 300th strikeout, and he left it all out there.“We asked him (on Friday if he would pitch Sunday) if it meant a team being knocked out or being eliminated, he said, ‘Yes, absolutely.’ Then today http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/calvin-ridley-jersey , with both teams being in the playoffs, we sat down and told him it was enough.“I understand the integrity of the game, but both teams are in it, so I got to take care of my player.”The Rockies contemplated starting German Marquez on three days’ rest, something he has never done in previous 64 starts in the big leagues. But by holding Marquez back, he can start Monday at Los Angeles, if necessary, on regular rest.Anderson is coming off two strong starts, the last Sept. 19 at Los Angeles when he held the Dodgers to three hits and two runs in six innings of a no-decision as the Rockies lost 5-2. Shoulder soreness then caused Anderson to be scratched from a scheduled start on Sept. 25. Anderson is 0-0 with a 4.35 ERA in two starts against the Nationals, including an outing this season on April 15 at Washington where he allowed two hits, three runs (one earned) and six walks in 4 2/3 innings with six strikeouts in a no-decision in Colorado’s 6-5 win.In four September starts, three of which the Nationals lost, Fedde has pitched 18 1/3 inings and is 1-0 with a 4.42 ERA. He last pitched Sept. 23 and came away with a no-decision in Washington’s 8-6 loss to the New York Mets after giving up five hits, four walks and three runs in 3 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.Fedde made his major league debut against Colorado on July 30, 2017, at Washington and gave up 10 hits and seven runs in four innings and lost 10-6.That was Fedde’s only career appearance against the Rockies, leaving him 0-1 with a 15.75 ERA against them as he awaits his 14th career start and Coors Field debut.Not surprisingly Cheap Josh Allen Jersey , the Rockies were glad to hear three-time Cy Young Award winner Scherzer (18-7, 2.53 ERA) won’t be starting Sunday.“It’s great when you don’t have to face a four-time Cy Young (winner),” said Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, giving Scherzer credit for an additional Cy Young Award. “We were all ready to face him. He’s one of the best to ever do it, with (Los Angeles’ Clayton) Kershaw the best of our generation, really. The guy we’re facing, there’s not a lot of familiarity. I think his first big league start was (against) us in Washington.” ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Willy Adames made the most of his first day as Tampa Bay’s regular shortstop.The rookie homered and drove in two runs to lead the Rays to a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.Tampa Bay designated slick fielding veteran shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria for assignment, clearing the way for Adames to start on a full-time basis.”I would say it helped me a little bit,” said Adames, who went into the game on an 8-for-53 slump. ”You never want one of your teammates to get DFA’d but it’s part of the business. I hope he knows that he’s going to get a job. He’s one of the best shortstops in the game.”Adames drove in a run with a two-out single off Angels starter Nick Tropeano in the fourth inning, then scored on Mallex Smith’s triple. Adames led off the Rays sixth with his fourth home run to make it 4-2.”It had to have been somewhat awkward knowing that we’ve got this defender who we consider as very elite,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. ”We feel like that situation now has opened up for Willy to go play and have some peace of mind while doing so.”Jake Bauers added a two-run homer n the ninth for the Rays, his ninth of the season and third in three games.Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow and left fielder Tommy Pham played in their first game for the Rays a day after being acquired on the interleague trade deadline.Glasnow, making his first start of the season after 34 relief appearances for Pittsburgh, gave up one run in three innings while striking out five.”I’m comfortable as a starter. I’ve done it my entire career so Im glad I’m getting put back as a starter,” said Glasnow Authentic Josh Allen Jersey , who will stretch out his innings as a starter. ”I think it will help just getting back in that routine.”Pham, who showed up at Tropicana Field just two hours before the game, went 0-for-3 with a hit batsman and a walk. He scored the Rays’ first run after falling down on the basepath, explaining that his regular shoes have yet to join him.Jake Faria, pitching for the first time since going on the disabled list with a left oblique strain June 22, got the win in the third relief appearance of his career. Faria (4-3) gave up one run on four hits in 3 2/3 innings.Kole Calhoun hit the eighth pitch of the game into the fish tank behind the center field wall for the only run off Glasnow. Calhoun’s 14th homer of the season was his 13th since coming off the disabled list on June 18.”Kole Calhoun might the hottest guy in our league right now,” said Angels manager Mike Scioscia.Tropeano (4-6) gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings. Three of the runs came in the decisive fourth inning, which opened with his plunking of Pham.”The issue this season, especially today, has been the big inning,” Tropeano said. ”It’s been haunting me throughout the year. I think that just stems from free passes.”OHTANI BENCHEDMired in a 3-for-25 slump, Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup Wednesday night. Manager Mike Scioscia said the RHP/DH was benched to get Mike Trout in the DH slot for one game on the artificial turf. Trout has been the DH for 14 of the Angels’ 109 games.TRAINER’S ROOMRays: LHP Blake Snell, out since appearing in the All-Star Game on July 17 due to left shoulder fatigue, is hopeful of returning this weekend after having a second bullpen session. A decision won’t be made until the team sees how Snell responds Thursday.UP NEXTLHP Andrew Heaney (6-6, 0-4 on the road) will start Thursday’s series finale for the Angels against Hunter Wood (0-0 in 11 appearances including three starts).