FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. Brian Winters Jersey . - Kemal Ishmael has filled William Moores strong safety job fairly well this season for the Atlanta Falcons.Robert McClain has essentially done the same for injured cornerback Robert Alford the last five games.Now if the secondary can make it through this week without losing another starter, the Falcons like their chances to beat Carolina and win the weak NFC South.Its going to be fast and physical, but youve got to keep it under control and not do anything crazy, Ishmael said. Youve got to keep a cool head and just make the plays that are presented to you.The game Sunday against Carolina will mark Ishmaels ninth start this year for Moore, whose season ended with a shoulder injury last week in a victory at New Orleans.Ishmael believes the Falcons (6-9) will keep their expectations modest against the Panthers (6-8-1).The defence is coming a season-best performance — four takeaways and five sacks — but Atlanta still ranks last against the pass, next-to-last in sacks and eighth-worst in points allowed.Atlanta began last week as a heavy underdog against Drew Brees, having gone 3-14 against the Saints quarterback and 1-7 at New Orleans.Against Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, the Falcons are 4-3, but his strong arm, big frame and fast legs have created problems.Newton has averaged 244 yards passing, throwing for 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in the rivalry. Those are decent numbers for Atlanta, but Newton has hurt them badly on the ground, averaging 7.6 yards on 54 runs.Great quarterback, dual threat, Ishmael said. He hasnt missed a beat. The guy is running up the field, throwing the ball well and making plays, man. Hes going to be a big focus for us.The Falcons run defence has done well two weeks in a row, holding Pittsburghs LeVeon Bell, the NFLs second-leading rusher, to 2.4 yards per attempt on 20 carries.Saints running back Mark Ingram had only 38 yards on 13 carries, but Brees isnt an open-field running threat like Newton.Carolinas backfield is loaded, too. Jonathan Stewart leads the NFL over the last four weeks with 437 yards rushing and has averaged over 5 yards per carry in 11 career games against Atlanta. DeAngelo Williams, who practiced Thursday with a cast on his broken right hand, has averaged 4.4 yards in 15 games against the Falcons.If we dont stop them, its going to be tough to win the game, McClain said. Weve got to go out there, stop the run and minimize Cam on his explosives, try to make plays on the ball and get turnovers.McClain and starting cornerback Desmond Trufant each picked off passes last week. Ishmael teamed with reserve safety Dezmen Southward to force a goal-line fumble from tight end Jimmy Graham.The Falcons will need to do something similar against Carolina.Weve been through every situation, ups and downs, had the leads and losing (streaks), Ishmael said. Weve been through everything. For it to come down to this last game is a blessing. Were still in it. We treated the last game like a playoff game so were going to do that with this one, too.Notes: Pro Bowl WR Julio Jones (hip) was held out of practice for the second straight day. ... RB Steven Jackson (quadriceps) and reserve CB Josh Wilson (hamstring) also didnt participate. ... 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"The play was a hard-hit ball to Starlin, who came up slower than he probably should have," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "Polanco is busting his rear end down the line." The review also extended Polancos hit streak to 11 games, making him the first NL player to begin his major league career with such a streak since Juan Pierre hit in 16 straight games for Colorado in 2000. "He looked safe, so you go out and you have your people run the replay," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "As sure as you are, you dont know until you know. It turned out to play very big for us." Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which had won four of five. Eli Whiteside doubled home Darwin Barney in the seventh. "The guys keep battling, they keep playing," Renteria said. The start of the game was delayed for 2 hours, 1 minute while a storm passed through the area. Rizzos 15th homer, a drive to the bleachers in right in the fourth, gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead. 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The righty, who was acquired in a March 25 trade with Minnesota, pitched seven shutout innings in his first start of the season last Sunday at Miami. "Used all his pitches, pounded the strike zone, gave us a real good effort," Hurdle said. Jared Hughes got the final out of the seventh, Tony Watson tossed a perfect eighth and Mark Melancon struck out the side for his 11th save in 14 chances. It was Melancons first opportunity since Hurdle announced on Friday he was removing struggling righty Jason Grilli from the closer role. The Pirates played without speedy outfielder Starling Marte, who left the team to attend to a personal matter in his native Dominican Republic. Jose Tabata got the start in left and went 0 for 3 with a walk. Hurdle said he thinks Marte will be back in time for Monday nights game at Tampa Bay. NOTES: Cubs C Welington Castillo (rib injury) went 1 for 5 and drove in a run in his first rehab game with Triple-A Iowa on Friday. 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