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BALTIMORE -- The night was supposed to be about the long-awaited returns of quarterback Joe Flacco and linebacker Terrell Suggs.Instead, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh ended up lamenting two significant injuries and a preseason schedule filled with games that are not meaningful.Flacco went 11 for 16 for 94 yards in his first action since November, but the Ravens apparently lost tight end Benjamin Watson for the season during a 30-9 preseason victory over the Detroit Lions on Saturday night.After Watson tore his right Achilles tendon on the games first play, promising rookie running back Kenneth Dixon left in the second quarter with a sprained knee.Harbaugh said both players would receive MRIs on Sunday. He then provided his unsolicited take on the NFLs four-game preseason.Maybe its more games than we need, he said. Fewer preseason games and bigger rosters -- thats good for everybody.Harbaugh said the leagues coaches dont need the games to get their teams prepared for the regular season.We can find ways to get our guys ready to go and evaluated without the risk the game necessarily entails, he said.Asked how many preseason games he would like to see, Harbaugh said: If I had my druthers, Id go none. That would be my thing.Underscoring the notion that results in the preseason mean nothing, Lions running back Ameer Abdullah said, Ill start caring about winning when they keep score.The game did have some positives for Baltimore, most notably Flaccos return from knee surgery.He took the Ravens (3-0) to a field goal in their opening possession and played in one more series, ending his performance by misfiring on a fourth-down pass from the Detroit 43.Suggs, meanwhile, participated in his first game since tearing his Achilles tendon in the season opener last year. He made two tackles.The Ravens signed Watson as a free agent in March, hoping he would become one of Flaccos prime options this season. That plan ended when the 35-year-old appeared to trip while running a pattern and slumped to the turf.Beset by injuries while going 5-11 last season, the Ravens hoped this season would be different. But their lengthy injury list includes three tight ends: Watson, Dennis Pitta and Maxx Williams. In addition, Nick Boyle will miss the first 10 weeks for violating the leagues drug policy.With Watson out, Flacco turned his attention toward wide receiver Mike Wallace, signed as a free agent during the offseason. Wallace was targeted six times, catching three for 37 yards.Matthew Stafford played the first half for Detroit (1-2), completing 14 of 23 passes for 95 yards. He threw an interception and did not produce a touchdown.We couldnt make plays down the field when we had the chances, then when we made plays, we hurt ourselves with penalties, Stafford said.QUOTABLELions: Abdullah on the offense: A lot of this stuff was self-inflicted. Its not like they were coming in and imposing their will. There were a lot of penalties (nine) and thats what killed us.Ravens: Flacco on his performance: I was a little quick on a couple of things, but it felt great to be back out there.ROOKIE WATCHLions: Devon Bell misfired badly on a 42-yard field-goal try, but rebounded to hit one from 33 yards. Veteran Matt Prater, on the other hand, kicked a 60-yarder to end the first half.Ravens: Top draft pick Ronnie Stanley remains a fixture at left tackle. He started next to fellow rookie Alex Lewis, who played left guard for the injured John Urschel (contusion).POSITION BATTLELions: Undrafted rookie TE Cole Wick had mixed results in his effort to impress at a position beset by injuries. He had two catches for 20 yards, but was called for holding on a touchdown run.Ravens: With Dixon out, Terrance West appears poised to be the backup behind Justin Forsett. He gained 43 yards rushing compared to 15 for Javorius Allen.WELCOME BACKStandout defensive end Haloti Ngata faced the Ravens for the first time since being traded from Baltimore to Detroit last season. He had three tackles and a sack.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Red Air Max . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. 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How the Indians starting rotation lines up for the postseason after Klubers game one start is a topic of heavy conversation in Cleveland these days.With Nos. 2 and 3 starters Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar suffering season-ending injuries, the Indians postseason rotation is up in the air. Trevor Bauer will be the No.2 starter and Josh Tomlin, who pitched well in Tuesdays 2-1 win, is the best bet to be the No. 3 starter.Indians officials will undoubtedly consider the possibility of only using three starters, and pitching Kluber and/or Bauer on short rest in the postseason.Its going to depend on how guys are pitching when we get toward the playoffs, Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway said. The good thing is Kluber and Bauer can probably pitch on three days rest whenever you need them to. Weve got that in our advantage for sure.Indians officials will ponder their options with their postseason rotation over the next 13 games. At some point they will clinch their first Central Division title since 2007. Their magic number for clinching is down to six.Six of the Indians last 13 games are against the Royals, the defending American League champions. The Royals playoff hopes this season are fading, but they are still mathematically in the race for a wildcard spot.Weednesday night the Royals will send Ian Kennedy (11-9, 3.dddddddddddd60) to the mound against Kluber (17-9, 3.12).In four starts against the Indians this year Kennedy is 2-2 with a 6.00 ERA. In six career starts vs. Cleveland Kennedy is 2-2 with a 5.59 ERA.Kennedy will be coming into the game on a roll. He hasnt lost a game since July 25. In 10 starts since then he is 5-0 with a 2.14 ERA.Kluber has basically been on a season-long role. In his last 13 starts he is 9-1 with a 2.28 ERA, having pitched himself into position to possibly win his second Cy Young Award in three years.In three starts against the Royals this year Kluber is 1-1 with a 2.50 ERA. In 17 career starts against Kansas City Kluber is 6-6 with a 3.23 ERA.Both teams are coming off a dramatic 2-1 Indians victory Tuesday night. The Indians won it on a walk-off RBI single by Brandon Guyer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Indians lead the majors with 11 walk-off wins, which have come at bats by nine different players.With a good team, thats how it works, said Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona. One through nine, one through twelve, one through 14, whatever it takes.The Royals are still seething from an eighth inning rally that saw them have the potential go-ahead run at third with one out, only to have Christian Colon and Whit Merrifield called out on strikes that the Royals didnt think were strikes.There are a lot of things that happened in the ninth, but what went on in the eighth took us completely out of the inning, Royals manager Ned Yost said. ' ' '