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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Vanderbilt Commodores need two victories in their final two games to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013. With both games at home, they know exactly what they cant do.Start slowly.The Commodores fell behind 19-0 last week at Missouri and wound up losing 26-17 . That dropped Vanderbilt to 4-6 overall and 1-5 in the Southeastern Conference, and coach Derek Mason said Tuesday he believes his team got a great reminder that they arent built to spot opponents a lead.We have to play with a better sense of urgency in these ballgames, Mason said. Every ballgame that weve played in has come down to a possession or two. When you have ballgames that are that tight you have to make sure that the football is good and youre executing well that you look to finish.The Commodores have been so close with each of their SEC losses with the game at Missouri coming by their largest margin. They answered with 17 points as Kyle Shurmur threw for 252 yards, his second-best performance this season. But Shurmur also was intercepted twice, and it just wasnt enough.Vanderbilts APR is so good that the Commodores could be a possible bowl pick if they could reach five victories. Bowl eligibility isnt a topic Mason is addressing with his Commodores, focusing instead on just trying to win Saturday night when they host Mississippi (5-5, 2-4). Vanderbilt wraps up the regular season Nov. 26 hosting in-state rival Tennessee.Even splitting these final games would put Mason his best record yet at Vandy. Mason isnt changing his approach.Weve got to stay in the here and now, Mason said. For these guys, social medias out there. They know whats at stake. I just try to talk about the mundane thing of doing the every day things that it takes to win. So thats putting good work on top of good work stacking good practices on top of good practices and getting ready to play a good Ole Miss football team.Ole Miss is coming off a big 29-28 upset at then-No. 8 Texas A&M in freshman quarterback Shea Pattersons debut. The Rebels have scored first in nine of their 10 games, and Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze has not lost to Mason each of the past two seasons.But the Rebels only won 27-16 at Oxford last season, and Freeze has seen enough of Mason to respect the coach in beating Vandy each of the past two seasons.Hes given us problems every year, Freeze said of Mason. Hes very good. Hes a very good defensive coach, and his kids play fundamentally extremely well. They play in the right spots. Theyre fundamentally sound. So, youve got to be careful against them not to get one play behind in the calls. 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NEW YORK -- St. Louis Cardinals utility man Jedd Gyorko pulled off something seldom accomplished in the major leagues: He went deep in both games of a doubleheader, then he did it again less than a week later.Gyorko hit a 98 mph fastball from Noah Syndergaard into the second deck at Citi Field in the first game of Tuesdays doubleheader with the New York Mets,?then hit an 84 mph sinker from Bartolo Colon to a similar location in the second inning of the second game.Gyorko had hit three home runs the last time the Cardinals played a doubleheader, last Wednesday against the San Diego Padres.I got a couple pitches to do some damage with and didnt miss them, Gyorko said after the Cardinals split Tuesdays doubleheader. Most at-bats youre usually going to get something good to hit. Its justt a matter of putting a good swing on it.dddddddddddd.The last player to homer in each game of a doubleheader was Jacoby Ellsbury in 2011. The last player to do it twice in a week was Bobby Bonilla in 1990.Gyorkos seven home runs since July 18 are the most in the majors in that span and have come over a stretch of just 32 at-bats. He has 14 home runs this season.?I dont think people realize how good a player he is, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said between games Tuesday. The Cardinals won the first game 3-2?but lost the nightcap 3-1.The Cardinals have eight players on pace to hit 20 home runs this season. No major league team has ever accomplished that. ' ' '