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MONTREAL -- Life without star running back Brandon Whitaker begins this week for the Montreal Alouettes in what will likely be their most important game of the CFL regular season. Kevin Vickerson Jersey . The Alouettes (7-4) play host to the Toronto Argonauts (6-5) with first place in the East Division on the line at Percival Molson Stadium this afternoon. Watch all the action unfold live on TSN at 1pm et/10am pt. Also available on TSN Mobile TV. An Argonaut win would not only tie the teams at 7-5, but would give Toronto the season series between the two teams, which would be the first tiebreaker if they finish equal in points .The Argonauts handed Montreal its only home loss this season 23-20 on July 27. They have one more meeting Oct. 14 in Toronto. Whitaker, Montreals rushing leader who is also third on the team in receiving yards, saw his season end with a right knee injury late in a 28-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week. His replacement is Victor Anderson, a similarly smaller but shifty back who topped 100 yards rushing in his only start when Whitaker missed a game Aug. 17 against Edmonton. "All eyes are on the Alouettes and Argonauts, its not about me," Anderson said Saturday. "Ill just try to do what I need to do to help our team win. "We lost Brandon. Hes a great running back. One of the best in the league. Weve got to approach it like its our last game and to give it our all." The Alouettes also lost receiver Brian Bratton to a less-serious knee injury, but will have one of quarterback Anthony Calvillos favourite targets back when Brandon London returns after missing two games. Running back Chad Kackert will return to Torontos lineup after missing one game, but coach Scott Milanovich opted to hold injured receiver Andre Durie out for a third straight game. Milanovich, who was offensive co-ordinator in Montreal last season when Whitaker led the CFL in rushing, doesnt expect to see the Alouettes vaunted offence suffer too much. "I assume the guy they put in there will be very similar to Brandon," he said. "Theyll miss Brians leadership, but they get London back, so we dont expect them to miss a beat and it wont change what we do." However, it is potentially devastating, mentally as much as strategically, to lose a multi-skilled player like Whitaker, and coach Marc Trestman said its effect will only be known when the season is played out. "This team has had a great mindset that, when someone goes down, its an opportunity for the next guy," he said. "We try to turn it into a psychological positive. "Brandon Whitaker is a difference-maker, an elite player in our league. But we shall see. Weve been without him for a game and Victor Anderson played very effectively. Its a different week. Hes got to do it on a consistent basis. But I think our team will capture the moment and give Victor the opportunity he deserves." The Alouettes chief concern will be stopping Argonaut slotback and kick returner Chad Owens, who has amassed 1,534 combined yards and six touchdowns in seven meetings with Montreal. In the past two seasons, Owens became the first player ever with consecutive 3,000 combined yards. With 2,695 after 11 games this season, he is on pace to top 4,000 yards. In their meeting this season in Montreal, Owens piled up 277 yards and scored two TDs. Alouettes defensive back Dwight Anderson said Owens has been especially effective playing slotback rather than receiver this season. "I think Scott went over there and basically figured out his best position would be inside," said Anderson. "At the wide receiver spot, you have more chance to get hands on him. "To me, hes more quick than fast. A lot of guys get caught thinking his speed will get you. In a straight line, hes not as fast as people think he is. As long as you can get hands on him to slow him down, youve got a better shot. If you give him space, you let him use his quickness and then you get in trouble." There will certainly be motivation on both sides of the ball. Finishing first in the division brings a bye and home field advantage to the division final. "Youre running out of time," said Argos quarterbacks Ricky Ray. "Thats why these games are so important. "Now its really where you can create separation or get yourself back into it. For us, theres a lot riding on it. If we win, weve got the season series. If we dont, were a couple of games behind and were coming from behind for the rest of the year. Our goal is to win this game and think about what happens after that." Trestman is quick to point out that regardless who wins, there will still be six games left to play for each team. "I told the guys that winning or losing this game doesnt determine who plays in the championship game at the end of the year, so we cant take it too far out of proportion," he said. "Its significant in the standings, but it doesnt dictate who is going to come out with the upper hand. "We just want to grow as a football team and try to play good, solid, clean football." Elvis Dumervil Black Jersey . Hawaiian sensation and BJ Penn training partner "Sugar" Shane Nelson will take on top Canadian prospect Graham Spencer at MFC 35: Explosive Encounter – a bout that will be featured on the AXS TV main card emanating live from the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, Oct. Dennis Smith Jersey . 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And when four different players hit home runs off Yovani Gallardo, it certainly looks like a team-wide approach to making up for Pujols departure just might work for the defending champions. David Freese hit a two-run drive and Yadier Molina, Carlos Beltran and Matt Holliday hit solo shots off Gallardo, helping the Cardinals spoil the Milwaukee Brewers opener with an 11-5 victory on Friday. "Thats where were going to have to be able to overcome the loss of Albert, is finding ways to score runs, tack on runs," Holliday said. "You get the big four-spot, but we kept scoring." Gallardo (0-1) struggled with his control from the start and lasted only 3 2-3 innings, giving up seven hits and six runs with five walks and three strikeouts. "I think he would tell you he probably didnt have his best stuff today," Holliday said. "We got his pitch count up and got him in some hitters counts. Hell be good. I just dont think he had a good day." Brewers manager Ron Roenicke gave Gallardo the opening-day start ahead of Zack Greinke, despite Gallardos career 1-7 record against the Cardinals with a 5.66 ERA coming into Fridays game. Holliday wasnt sure why the Cardinals play so well against one of the two Brewers aces theyll face in the series. "I dont know if thats one of those things that you can really put a finger on," Holliday said. "I dont think theres one particular thing. Hes a great pitcher, so I dont see why it would be like that." Jaime Garcia (1-0) pitched six solid innings for St. Louis, yielding two runs -- both in the first inning -- and five hits. "Our offence is unbelievable," Garcia said. "The guys are doing an amazing job. So when you give up two runs and your offence comes back and scores four, you feel like you want to be there for your team." Ryan Braun was 0 for 5 and new Brewers cleanup hitter Aramis Ramirez was 0 for 4. "Braun hit a couple balls hard, so you dont discount that," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He looks like his timing is pretty good. Theyve got guys that are going to hit the ball." The Cardinals are in Milwaukee for a three-game series after opening with a victory over the Marlins inn Miami on Wednesday night, and so far theyre making the most of a somewhat disjointed start to the season. Peyton Manning Womens Jersey. "They kind of gave us an unfavourable schedule for a team that just won the World Series, but to get a couple wins already, its good," Holliday said. Brewers fans gave a rousing reception to Braun, both before the game and the first few times he stepped to the plate. It was a show of support for the NL MVP, whose potential 50-game suspension for a positive drug test was overturned by an arbitrator before spring training. Braun said before the game he hoped to show fans he can handle the off-season controversy and return to his MVP form after struggling in spring training. With the Cardinals trailing 2-0 after the first inning, Molina smashed a pitch into the right-field bullpen to start the second. Things got worse from there. Gallardo gave up back-to-back shots to Beltran and Holliday to start the third. Gallardo then walked Lance Berkman and gave up his third homer of the inning to Freese. After walking Molina, Gallardo finally got three straight outs. Roenicke lifted Gallardo after he allowed an RBI single to Freese that put the Cardinals up 6-2. Marco Estrada got the final out of the inning. "Theyre tough," Gallardo said. "They have good hitters up and down their lineup. They do it all. They have everything -- they hit for power and average. They take advantage of mistakes. The balls I left up in the zone today, they took advantage of." Milwaukee had runners on first and third with one out in the fifth, but Jonathan Lucroy was called for interference when he ran into Cardinals second baseman Daniel Descalso while Descalso was trying to field a grounder. Carlos Gomez flied out to end the inning. Things started out well for the Brewers, who grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first. But they didnt score again until pinch hitter George Kottaras connected for a three-run homer in the ninth. NOTES: The Cardinals placed RHP Scott Linebrink on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder capsulitis and promoted RHP Victor Marte from Triple-A Memphis. ... Erik Komatsu recorded his first career hit in the ninth. ... Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio said before the game that the team continues work on contract extensions for general manager Doug Melvin and Roenicke. ' ' '