ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright will skip a turn in the rotation to allow tendinitis in the back of his pitching elbow to subside. The team expects the right-hander, 9-3 with a 2.15 ERA, to return next Saturday against the Phillies. If this were October, general manager John Mozeliak said, Wainwright would definitely take the ball. "I think this is more precautionary than anything else," Mozeliak said Saturday nights game against the Nationals. "It was something that we just didnt want to push if we didnt have to, and he agreed." A day earlier, Wainwright emphasized his surgically repaired ligament was structurally sound and that the inflamed area was very small. Wainwright, who missed the 2011 season, won 19 games for the second time in his career last year and won 21 games in 2010. Mozeliak said it hasnt been determined who will take Wainwrights spot on Monday night against the Mets. It wont be rehabbing lefty Tyler Lyons, who was due to pitch Saturday night. "Obviously we can sit here and triangulate who might get this opportunity, but we havent spoken with anybody yet and the fact is it could change depending on how the next couple days go," Mozeliak said. "So its fluid." Wainwright said the elbow has been bothering him the past two starts, although it didnt affect his performance given he won both games and allowed two runs in 15 innings. In between those outings, the pitcher said the elbow was "very sore." So he told the training staff. Wainwright is tied for the National League lead with nine wins and was second in the NL with 100 1-3 innings, working at least seven innings in all but three of his 14 starts. He led the league with 241 2-3 innings last year and then tacked on another 35 innings for a team that lost to the Red Sox in the World Series. The curveball, his best pitch, puts extra stress on the elbow. Wainwright played catch inside earlier in the day and felt better, three days after receiving a cortisone injection, but Mozeliak said the right-hander understood the decision. Both the pitcher and team said a day earlier that it was prudent to take the long-term view. nike Free 5.0 Flyknit Outlet .J. -- The New York Giants have signed quarterback Rusty Smith, who played the last four seasons with the Tennessee Titans. nike Roshe Run Baratas Mujer .m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — Vikings by 2 1/2RECORD VS. http://www.kopenbarataszapatillas.com/nike-free-3-0-flyknit.html .C. - Marcus Lattimore feels close to 100 per cent and is counting down the days until he can run free and easy for the San Francisco 49ers. nike Air Max 90 Baratas España . -- Jonathan Martins early weeks with his new San Francisco 49ers teammates have been spent recovering from mononucleosis and regaining strength zapped by the viral infection. nike Free 3.0 v3 Hombre . - From his perch atop Regan Smiths pit box, team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr.The Winnipeg Jets host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 7pm ct start at MTS Centre. Its the second and final meeting between these teams.  Mark Scheifele scored the overtime winner for Winnipeg in Tampa December 7th.  The Jets are 7-2-2 against the Lightning in their last nine games. The (19-21-5) Jets are sixth in the Central Division with 43 points.  They are six points behind Phoenix who currently hold the Central Division Wild Card. Ondrej Pavelec (11-17-4, 3.06, .901) starts in goal. Anthony Peluso and Keaton Ellerby are expected to be the healthy scratches. Winnipeg is on a 3 game winning streak at MTS Centre. Evander Kane has three goals and an assist in his last three games. The (25-13-4) Lightning are third in the Atlanticc Division with 54 points.dddddddddddd  They trail second place Montreal by one point and are four back of division leading Boston. Tampa has won five of their last six road games. Anders Lindback (3-8-1, 3.21, .883) will start in goal.  Ben Bishop is currently injured, so the Tampa recalled Cedrick Desjardins from the AHLs Syracuse Crunch to be tonights back up. Ondrej Palat is on a six game point streak that includes two goals and five assists. Teddy Purcell has five assists in his last four games. Nikita Kucherov has scored one goal in three consecutive games. Tampa has a 5-0-1 record against the Central Division this season. Following tonights game, the Jets are off until Saturday when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets.   cheap nfl Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys cheap nfl Jerseys wholesale Jerseys ' ' '