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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer made strides overnight?toward returning from a concussion, coach Bruce Arians said Monday.Arians said Palmer got better last night and improved after suffering the concussion on Sunday afternoon, leaving open the possibility that Palmer could play Thursday night at San Francisco even if he doesnt practice all week.But the team could be preparing a contingency plan. A source tells ESPNs Adam Schefter that the team will sign practice squad quarterback Zac Dysert to their active roster, a sign they have doubts about Palmer starting Thursday night.Arians said Palmer, 36, wouldnt have to practice this week in order play against the 49ers as long as hes cleared by time the teams flight leaves for California on Wednesday. Arians added that Palmer doesnt typically practice on Wednesdays during a regular week so it wouldnt make a difference on a short week.Its not like theyre doing something he hasnt seen before, Arians said, referring to the 49ers. Hed be more than ready to go.Thats a change from what Arians said after Sundays game, when he said Palmer probably would not play Thursday if he couldnt practice this week.From what I thought yesterday, I thought there was no chance, Arians said.Palmer was scheduled to go through the physical activity portion of the return-to-participation process on Monday, Arians said.Nothing surprises me with these guys getting healthy anymore, Arians said.Arians said he talked to Palmer and Palmers wife, Shaelyn, on Sunday night, after the quarterback was knocked out of Arizonas 17-13 loss late in the fourth quarter with a concussion.He sounded good, Arians said. I talked more to Shae, his wife, and he sounded fine. He said, Im OK, dont worry about it. 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Theyll make it exciting, so kudos to those guys (for) putting some good at-bats together late.Hammel (15-9) allowed two runs and four hits during his best outing in a month, improving to 7-0 with 0.98 ERA in his last seven home starts. The right-hander had been struggling of late, going 1-4 with an 8.61 ERA in his previous five starts overall.Hammels performance gave the franchise four pitchers with at least 15 wins for the first time since 1935. It looks as if Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks and Jake Arrieta are playoff-rotation locks for the NL Central champions and John Lackey has the pole position for the fourth spot, leaving Hammel in limbo as the season winds down.Weve got a good collective group here and their decisions are going to be really hard, Hammel said, so were just going to continue to do what we do, individually do our work and show up and play and then theyll put the best team out there whenever it is.Jason Heyward added a two-run homer in the eighth as the Cubs moved seven games ahead of Washington for the best record in the National League, lowering their magic number for clinching home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs to five. Thats the only major goal still out there during the regular season for major league-leading Chicago after it secured the division title last week.Brandon Phillips homered for last-place Cincinnati, which has lost five of six. Joey Votto went 2 for 3 with an RBI single and a walk, increasing his batting average since the All-Star break to .416.The Reds allowed three more homers to run their season total to 242, breaking the major league record of 241 belonging to the 1996 Detroit Tigers.We just have to be better in commanding the zone, manager Bryan Price said. And I make it sounnd simple; its not.ddddddddddddWe certainly have to improve the quality of the talent. Weve got to be able to get guys that can get the ball on the ground more often than we have this year.The Cubs (95-55) were coming off a lackluster series against the Brewers, dropping three of four while celebrating their division title, and manager Joe Maddon met with his hitters before facing the Reds to talk to them about making the most of the final part of the season.There was no sign of any carry-over from the meeting before Addison Russell led off the seventh with a drive to left for his 21st homer. Willson Contreras crushed another homer with one out, tying it at 2 and chasing Tim Adleman from the longest start of his rookie year.Chris Coghlan greeted Blake Wood (6-4) with a double to right. After pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella popped out, Fowler made it 3-2 with his only hit of the game.Dexter two-out knock right there is kind of spectacular, Maddon said.Hector Rondon worked the eighth before Aroldis Chapman finished for his 15th save with the Cubs and 35th on the year. It was Chapmans first career appearance against Cincinnati, which traded the hard-throwing closer to the New York Yankees last December.PACKING THEM INThe paid attendance of 39,251 ran the Cubs season total to 3,028,965 with five home games left in the regular season. Its the franchises first time drawing more than 3 million since 2011, and the ninth time at Wrigley Field overall.TRAINERS ROOMReds: RHP Homer Bailey (biceps) is scheduled for another bullpen session Wednesday. Its still possible that hell make a start or two before the year is out, Price said.Cubs: OF Jorge Soler (tightness on his right side) could be available to pinch hit on Tuesday, according to Maddon. ... Right-handed reliever Pedro Strop, who is coming back from knee and groin injuries, is on track to pitch in a simulated game soon.UP NEXTCubs LHP Jon Lester (17-4, 2.40 ERA) faces Reds RHP Josh Smith (3-1, 4.97) on Tuesday night. Lester is 8-0 with a 1.47 ERA in his last 11 starts. Smith is making his first start of the season.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '