Wakefield coach Chris Chester blamed injuries for his sides late collapse that condemned them to a 46-20 home defeat to Castleford in their final match of the regular Super League season. Cody Zeller Jersey . Former Castleford centre Joe Arundel scored two tries against his old club to help the Wildcats into a 20-16 lead after 50 minutes, but the visitors went in front for the first time seven minutes later, sparking a major collapse by Chesters men, who conceded 30 points without reply in the last 23 minutes.We ran out of troops, Chester said. We had one guy fit on the bench for the last 35 minutes and that really hurt us. We had a front-rower (David Fifita) who played 65 minutes in the middle which was a great achievement.It was a good even contest for 50 minutes then we get a penalty, miss touch and we give a penalty away and concede. It took it away from us. Castleford scored eight tries to defeat their West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield and move above them in the table. Im not overly disappointed because there was bags of effort out there, we just ran out of troops, and Castleford were too good for us.A fourth defeat in their last five league matches means Wakefield finish eighth going into the Super 8s and would have ended up in the Qualifiers if not for Salfords six-point deduction for a salary cap breach.They can now turn their attention to next Saturdays Challenge Cup semi-final against Warrington, when they will aim to reach their first Wembley final for 37 years. The Wildcats may be without centre Bill Tupou, second rower Jonny Molloy and loose forward Mickey Sio after they picked up injuries against Castleford.Captain Danny Kirmond will be back to lead the team out at Leigh Sports Village, while hooker Scott Moore has completed a one-match ban and Chester is hoping prop Scott Anderson and winger Ben Jones-Bishop will recover from injuries in time.Bill came off with a hamstring injury, Jonny Molloy has got a pectoral issue and Mickey Sio got a sternum injury so those three couldnt come back, Chester said. Weve lost three guys today but we could get three back next week. Castlefords Greg Minikin takes a knock on from Wakefield and sprints past a handful of opponents to race in for a brilliant try. Castleford coach Daryl Powell was thrilled with his patched-up sides efforts as they secured a sixth-place finish.Already without a host of senior players, the Tigers lost Rangi Chase with a back problem while winger Denny Solomona, Super Leagues leading try scorer, pulled out on the morning of the match with food poisoning.Its been an incredible effort for us over 23 rounds, Powell said.Fourteen players couldnt play today so its been really tough. We lost Denny Solomona this morning and Rangi Chase yesterday, its been a constant for us.So for us to end up finishing sixth is an awesome achievement. Im really proud of the players.I thought we were a bit helter-skelter at times today but it was really pleasing how we grabbed the game in the second half.I think well reap the rewards in the long run given whats happened to us this year.Powell was encouraged by the debut of forward Andre Savelio, who has joined the club on loan from St Helens for the rest of the season.I thought he did really well, Chester said. Hes trained with us a couple of times and I thought he handled himself really well. Hes a good player - Ive always rated him - and I thought he fitted into our team really well. Also See: Castleford finish with a flourish WATCH: Minikin solo try Rugby League on Sky Follow us @SkySportsRL Kemba Walker Jersey . According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, it doesnt appear the offer was warmly received by the team. Blue Jackets director of hockey operations John Davidson and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said on Wednesday the team has made offers of $6 million for two years, $32 million for six and $46 million over eight years but each one was refused by the restricted free agent centre and agent Kurt Overhardt. Michael Carter-Williams Jersey . -- Theres something about playing on Orlandos floor lately that seems to bring out the best in the Dallas Mavericks.CHICAGO -- Pedro Alvarez stepped to the plate ready to strike in a big spot. Once again, he delivered. Alvarez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run seventh inning and Jason Grilli retired Emilio Bonifacio on a bases-loaded grounder to end the game, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The Pirates trailed 4-0 heading into the seventh, but two big drives changed things. Pinch hitter Travis Snider cut the deficit in half with a two-run homer off Brian Schlitter. Alvarez put Pittsburgh ahead with his three-run shot on the first pitch from James Russell (0-1), his third homer in two games and fifth this season. "Just trying to be ready from pitch No. 1, ready to compete and sometimes that first pitch is the best one you see and just trying to be ready to hit as soon as I step in the box," Alvarez said. Chicago threatened in the bottom of the ninth before Grilli retired Bonifacio on a grounder to first. Pittsburgh took two of three at Wrigley Field. That gave the Pirates their third series win -- the most for them to start the season since the 1992 team took its first six. Gerrit Cole (2-0) struck out 10 in six innings. He also allowed four runs, three of them earned. Tony Watson worked a perfect seventh. Mark Melancon retired the side in the eighth before things got tense against Grilli in the ninth. Grilli gave up a leadoff walk to pinch hitter Ryan Sweeney and a single to Starlin Castro, putting runners on first and second. Grilli then struck out Luis Valbuena and Welington Castillo before Darwin Barney walked to load the bases. Bonifacio, who came into the game with a .500 average after going 19 for 38, ended it with that grounder to first baseman Travis Ishikawa, giving Grilli his third save in four chances. Chicagos Travis Wood sailed through six-plus innings, allowing four hits, striking out nine and walking three. He left to cheers with a four-run lead after Neil Walker led off the seventh with a double. Snider, batting for Clint Barnes, then drove a two-run homer to the shrubs in centre off Schlitter, cutting it to 4-2. Larry Johnson Jersey. Schlitter also gave up a single to Starling Marte and walked Andrew McCutchen with two out before Alvarez drove the first pitch from Russell off the roof of a party suite beyond the bushes in centre. "Its tough, especially as well as Woody pitched," Russell said. "You never want to mess up (an outing) that he had. Its one of those deals. Its why we play the game. It happens. We live to see another day." With a 1-0 lead going into the fourth, the Cubs took advantage of a wild pitch while scoring three more runs. Anthony Rizzo and Nate Schierholtz singled leading off. Castro drove an RBI single through the left side with one out, and Schierholtz came home on a wild pitch to Mike Olt. The lead grew to 4-0 when Castro scored on Castillos two-out single. The throw from Marte in left beat the runner by several strides, but plate umpire Mark Carlson called him safe. Carlson told a pool reporter that Castros foot touched the plate before catcher Tony Sanchez had control of the ball. He also said, "If he has the ball securely, he would have been able to block the plate." Manager Clint Hurdle came out of the dugout to discuss the play, but obstruction "never came up." He also chose not to challenge but would not say why. "If I give you any other answer, we got 10 more questions," Hurdle said. NOTES: The Pirates said top pitching prospect Jameson Taillon had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Wednesday. He is expected to miss 12 to 18 months. ... The Cubs open a three-game series at St. Louis on Friday, and manager Rick Renteria was asked if he sees the Cardinals as a model for what Chicagos trying to do. "Its hard to argue with a club, an organization, thats had success over the years," he said. "Youve got to see what it is that they do and dont do. You take things from every organization in baseball, but certainly, theyve had a tremendous amount of success over the last few years -- and over their existence." Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap Jerseys Online Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Throwback Nike NFL Jerseys China ' ' '