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CHARLOTTE -- The Indiana Pacers will travel to Charlotte on Monday night for an Eastern Conference showdown with the Hornets. Its been a tale of two teams for the Pacers so far this season, as theyve won all three games at home and lost all three games on the road.Indiana is coming off its best effort of the season on Saturday night, defeating the Chicago Bulls 111-94 and dominating from the opening tip.This is the type of game we want to build on, Coach Nate McMillan said. We executed on both the offensive and defensive ends. Now lets see if we can take that execution on the road.Forward C.J. Miles echoed those comments, telling NBA.com: Its easy to play at home when everybody in the building is rooting for you. When you go on the road, its just your 15 guys. Weve got to make sure everybody gets after it.Both teams will see familiar faces on the opposite side of the court. Al Jefferson will be making his first appearance back in Charlotte after spending three seasons there. Hes off to a slow start with his new team, averaging just 4.7 points in the early going. Former Pacer Roy Hibbert is now with Charlotte, but is doubtful to play because of right knee soreness.In other injury notes, Charlottes Marvin Williams missed practice on Sunday with a viral infection and is listed as questionable for Mondays game.The Pacers (3-3) are hoping Saturdays game is the beginning of a nice stretch for point guard Jeff Teague. He scored 21 points to go along with six assists, and looked much more like the player that starred for the Atlanta Hawks the last few seasons compared to previous games.Thats the Jeff Teague we thought we were getting, McMillan said.When the Pacers have struggled this year, it has largely been on the defensive end, especially with guard penetration. Charlottes point guard Kemba Walker will bring a tough challenge for Indiana. Last season, Walker averaged 26.7 points per game against the Pacers, the most he averaged against any Eastern Conference team.Walker led the Hornets in scoring in four of their five games, guiding them to a 4-1 start. Its the first time Charlotte started the season 4-1 since the 2000-2001 season.Despite the good record, the Hornets have only one win against a team over .500, and theyve been getting off to slow starts in games.We dont want to continue to have bad starts because the results wont be like this all the time, Walker said. You dont want, at the end of the game, to talk about our start. It shouldnt be that way.Charlotte coach Steve Clifford has the Hornets playing tough defense this season. The Hornets are ranked third in the NBA in defensive efficiency, allowing 94.1 points per 100 possessions.The Hornets won all three match-ups with the Pacers last season. It was the first time that happened in the history of the Indiana and Charlotte series. 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I also think we have a great shot at winning the World Series.The Cardinals dropped two of three against the major league-leading Cubs, finishing a 5-5 road trip. Next up is a season-ending seven-game homestand against last-place Cincinnati and Pittsburgh beginning on Monday night against the Reds.St. Louis rolled to a 10-4 victory on Saturday, but it scored just two runs in its three losses during its mini-slide.Were going to have to mix and match and make something happen, manager Mike Matheny said.David Ross homered and Ben Zobrist had three hits as Chicago finished with a major league-best 57-24 home record. Its the most home wins for the Cubs since they went 58-19 at the West Side Grounds in 1910.Lester (19-4), one of the top candidates for the NL Cy Young Award, struck out seven in 6 2/3 scoreless innings. The left-hander allowed three hits and walked one while improving to 10-0 with 1.34 ERA in his last 13 starts.Hes done that most of the season, Matheny said. We took a few good at-bats, but overall we couldnt string them together. Once again, that big hit, we were missing.Ross, who plans to retire after the season, was greeted with a long standing ovation when he came to the plate in the second inning. St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina walked halfway to the mound, forcing the unassuming Ross to take in the moment, and he took off his batting helmet to acknowledge the cheering crowd.Ross then struck out, but he got another chance in the fifth and drove Martinezs second pitch oveer the wall in left for 1-0 lead.ddddddddddddRoss clapped his hands as he rounded first on his 10th homer and the cheers continued after he reached the dugout, prompting a curtain call.It was just fitting that David would hit a home run, isnt it? Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. I mean it had to have happened tonight.The Cardinals pulled within one on Jhonny Peraltas two-out RBI single in the eighth, but Brandon Moss flied to center with runners on the corners. Willson Contreras responded with an RBI single in the bottom half and Aroldis Chapman worked the ninth for his 16th save with the NL Central champions and No. 36 on the year.Martinez (15-9), pitching with a heavy heart after the death of Miami pitcher Jose Fernandez in a boating accident, allowed two runs and six hits. He struck out six and walked four.He had lots of juice, Matheny said. Its probably the hardest sinker Ive ever seen him throw. A couple of those were 97 (mph). He was locked in. He wanted it bad today, and he was good enough for us to win.RESTING AND MOURNINGSt. Louis shortstop Aledmys Diaz, who is dealing with some arm fatigue, got the day off. Diaz also was a childhood friend of Fernandez.Matheny said he would have scratched Diaz had he been in the lineup. Diaz declined an interview request through a team spokeswoman.Hes pretty stoic. You see how he goes about his business, Matheny said. Thats kind of how hes handling this right now. He was a close, close friend, so hes trying to figure out how to mourn for his friend right now and take all the information in. None of that is easy.UP NEXTCardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (10-12, 4.59 ERA) faces Cincinnati RHP Tim Adleman (2-4, 4.06 ERA) on Monday night.Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (15-8, 2.06 ERA) pitches for Chicago in the opener of a four-game series at Pittsburgh. RHP Chad Kuhl (5-3, 3.73 ERA) gets the ball for the Pirates on Monday night.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '