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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The final six races of Saturdays card at Saratoga were canceled after the jockeys refused to ride, citing unsafe track conditions.Rain began shortly after 2 p.m. Eastern, and over the next hour, 0.66 inches fell, according to New York Racing Association management, making for an extremely sloppy main track. The fourth race, run on the turf, was delayed 14 minutes while rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, went through the area.After the fifth race, the jockeys met as a group and informed management that they would not ride the remainder of the card.We lost the track, its as simple as that, said John Velazquez, who won the fifth race on the 2-year-old Thirst for Victory. It rained, we lost the track, its unsafe.Velazquez said the jockeys met with management -- Martin Panza, the senior vice president of racing operations, and Glen Kozak, vice president/facilities and racing surfaces. The jocks were asked for some time for the maintenance crew to continue to work on the surface.Glen came in and talked to us to try and buy some time, Velazquez said. We decided that theres no way in a half-hour they could get the track good again. Theres so much water on the track, no matter what part of the track you go, its unsafe. Its not fair to the horses or us to be out there and find a spot where its comfortable enough to ride the horses.Jockey Manny Franco, who finished second in the fifth race on Adulation, said, The track was horrible. Too much water. It was unsafe for the horses and for us.Panza said that NYRAs weather service predicted that the rain wasnt going to come until 6 p.m.This is not something they projected, Panza said.Panza was naturally frustrated to lose half a Saturday program.I dont think any track wants to cancel a Saturday card, he said. Its not something you want to have happen.The Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave will be rescheduled for next Saturday. It will be open to original nominees and will be redrawn Wednesday. The Grade 2, $200,000 Adirondack, for 2-year-old fillies, will be brought back Friday. It will be open to original nominees and will be redrawn Monday.The last time a Saratoga card was canceled after it started was on Aug. 8, 2008, after heavy rain washed out part of the main track.On Sunday, Aug. 27, 2011, the entire card was canceled in advance of Hurricane Irene.The final two races on the Sept. 2, 1998, card were canceled due to heavy rain, and the last race on Travers Day, Aug. 28, 2004, was canceled due to heavy rain.Racing is expected to resume Sunday, with a first post of 1 p.m. Andre Drummond Pistons Jersey . Pierce was ejected in the third quarter of Indianas 103-86 win Monday. George Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and Pierce hustled back and appeared to be trying to wrap him up. Tony Snell Pistons Jersey . 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CLEVELAND -- Mike Napoli hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians remained perfect in 10 games against the Detroit Tigers this season with a 5-3 victory on Monday night.Napoli hit an 0-1 pitch from Bruce Rondon (2-1) into the left-field bleachers, helping the Indians to their 12th straight win at home.Jeff Manship (1-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Cody Allen worked the ninth for his 18th save. The game ended when Jose Iglesias bounced into a double play. Iglesias was called safe at first, but it was reversed after a replay review.Cleveland has outscored Detroit 65-23 this season and the Indians now lead the Tigers by 6 1/2 games in the AL Central. The win also ended Cleveland `s two-game skid that followed a franchise-record 14-game winning streak.Nick Castellanos and Steven Moya homered for Detroit, which had won six straight.Rondon struck out Jason Kipnis to start the seventh, but walked Francisco Lindor before Napoli hit his 17th homer.Cleveland set the team record for consecutive wins in Fridays 2-1 victory over Toronto in 19 innings. That game, along with Sundays 17-1 loss to the Blue Jays, forced the Indians to make several roster moves to help an overworked bullpen.The crowd of 34,163 was Clevelands second sellout of the season and first since opening day. The start of the game was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 221 minutesDetroit starter Daniel Norris was pulled in the third with a strained right oblique.dddddddddddd The Tigers announced hell have an MRI on Tuesday.Danny Salazar allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings and has a 2.36 ERA, the lowest in the AL.Dustin Molleken made his major league debut when he replaced Norris in the third. Molleken was called up from Triple-A Toledo when right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a neck strain.COMEBACK TRAILIndians OF Michael Brantley, on the DL for the second time after offseason shoulder surgery, will take batting practice Tuesday. He began the season on the DL and played 11 games before being sidelined again May 14. Brantley had a cortisone shot for biceps tendinitis last month.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: Zimmermann, who had been scheduled to start Tuesday, won his first five starts but is 4-4 in 10 starts since.Indians: 3B Juan Uribe returned to the lineup after being hit on the right hand by a pitch Saturday.UP NEXTTigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-7, 6.71 ERA), who lost his spot in the rotation on May 31, fills in for Zimmermann.Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 2.56 ERA) struck out a season-high 14 over 7 1/3 innings in his last outing, a 4-1 win at Toronto last Thursday. ' ' '