Its been an eventful 12 months for Jake Arrieta. Adidas Nmd Dk . Hes gone from traded pitcher to No. 3 starter to staff ace for the Chicago Cubs, and will make his final start prior to the 2014 trade deadline on Thursday afternoon, when the Cubs host the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon. Arrieta was dealt to Chicago in exchange for Scott Feldman last July, then climbed the staff ranks when previous teammates Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel were sent to Oakland earlier this month. Hes solidified his status as the teams No. 1 man in the wake of that transaction and enters Thursday having allowed three earned runs or less in 14 of his 15 starts this season. Hes under contract for $500,000 this season and is signed through 2017, which boosts the likelihood hell remain with Chicago past this years deadline. He allowed two runs in six innings of his last start against St. Louis on Saturday and has turned in nine straight outings of at least six innings with no more than three earned runs -- a stretch in which hes gone 4-1 with a 1.77 earned run average. "That performance (against St. Louis) is indicative of how much hes grown," Cubs manager Renteria said. "If that had been a couple years ago, and he was struggling, he wouldnt be able to grind through and pitch six innings without his best command or stuff." Arrieta has never faced the Rockies. Colorado won in 10 innings on Wednesday night, following Tuesdays 16-inning marathon that was the longest game -- 6 hours, 37 minutes -- in either franchises history. "We got some timely hits (Wednesday)," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "We got a few early, and then of course Barnesy had the big one late." Another after-effect of the long game is Thursdays starter for the Rockies, Pedro Hernandez. Tyler Matzek had been scheduled to make the start, but he pitched in relief in Tuesdays game, necessitating Hernandezs call-up from Triple-A Colorado Springs, where hed gone 6-6 with a 6.14 ERA in 18 appearances -- 16 starts, two relief outings. He was released after spending 2013 with Minnesota and signed a minor-league deal with Colorado. He has never faced the Cubs. On Wednesday, Brandon Barnes singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th to boost the Rockies over the Cubs, 6-4. Wesley Wright (0-2) walked Nolan Arenado and Drew Stubbs before giving up a one-out single to Michael McKenry. Barnes stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and hit a single to left. Stubbs then scored on a wild pitch to make it 6-4. Adam Ottavino worked around a two-out single in the bottom half of the 10th to pick up his first save in the big leagues. Brett Anderson got the start for Colorado and struck out nine while giving up two runs on 11 hits over seven innings. Rob Scahill (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for his second major league win. He was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs before the game. Chicago starter Travis Wood set a career high with 11 strikeouts, but remains winless in eight starts dating to a 3-0 win at Philadelphia on June 15. He gave up four runs on eight hits over six innings. Colorado and Chicago split six meetings last season. Adidas Nmd Herre Sort Tilbud . City has reached new heights under manager Manuel Pellegrini as they transition from big spending/immediate impact to perennial contender. Yaya Toures seeming discontent Tuesday may complicate that, as does the little issue of Financial Fair Play. Adidas Nmd Dame Tilbud .com) - Oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of 16th-ranked Sooners 48-14 loss to No. http://www.dknmdskotilbud.com/ ... maybe even more than that. Maybe all season I have to take a few blows.TSN.cas NHL Play of the Year showdown continues today with a pair of goaltenders flashing their boots. The 11th match-up of the Round of 32 sees Kari Lehtonen and Jonathan Quick square off with a pair of unlikely kick saves. Lehtonen throws just about everything he can at Avalanche forward John Mitchell and manages to get a piece of it, finally, with his foot. Mitchell wheels out from behind the net at what looks to be a yawning cage. Lehtonen, however, sees the reverse move coming and begins his cross-crease sprawl. Never giving up on the potential shot, Lehtonen throws his blocker and his glove in front of the net before finally hurling his left pad at the shot and makiing a mid-air, kick save to deny a sure goal. Adidas Basketball Sko Danmark. . Quicks move is more succinct but just as unlikely. Blake Wheeler hurls a shot on net from a tight angle, but Quick is flat on his stomach with no chance of moving his body in front of the attempt. 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