Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork. Stan Olejniczak Jersey Retro .com) - Stakes winning colt El Kabeir will begin his 3-year-old season Saturday in the $200,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. Trained by John Terranova, El Kabeir will take on eight rivals in the mile, 70 yard stakes with Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel riding for the second straight start. The pair will leave from the far outside post. El Kabeir, owned by Zayat Stables, is coming off a wire to wire victory in the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 29. That win came after the colt was second in Aqueducts Nashua Stakes on Nov. 2 in the mud. A mile-and-an-eighth to a mile-and-a-sixteenth here. We just thought wed ship to see how he shipped, first time going on the road, Terranova said after the Churchill victory. Hes a real talented colt. Hes just a little bit trying to find his balance. El Kabeir broke his maiden by 10 3/4 lengths in his second start on Aug. 30 at Saratoga. He ran a freaky race that day and a freaky number. When we ran in the Champagne (fourth on Oct. 4) it was just a mess the track that day. We broke from the rail and it was awful at Belmont. The track, he just couldnt take it, the trainer noted. El Kabeir has two wins with a second and a third in five races for $268,892. Pennsylvania-bred Nasa will start from El Kabeirs immediate inside with Kendrick Carmouche again riding the colt. Nasa is a son of 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness champ Smarty Jones. Nasa has the same connections as his sire, Someday Farm and trainer John Servis. The colt won the $100,000 Pennsylvania Nursery at Parx Racing four weeks ago, just as his father did, and has banked $99,050 in his four starts. Here is the field for the Jerome from the rail out: Mini Cosmo, Angel Arroyo; Royal Burgh, Manuel Franco; Tencendur, Jeremy Rose; Ostrolenka, Jose Ortiz; Now We Are Free, Fernando Jara; General Bellamy, Junior Alvarado; Ackeret, Irad Ortiz Jr.; Nasa, Kendrick Carmouche and El Kabeir, Calvin Borel. The Jerome has an approximate post time Saturday of 3:48 p.m. ET. Walt Merrill Jersey Retro .com) - Joique Bells touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Detroit Lions a 20-14 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Cheap Jerseys .com) - Real Madrid claimed its 20th consecutive win across all competitions by cruising to a 4-1 victory at Almeria on Friday. https://www.cheapjerseyslines.com/les-dodson-jersey-retro/ . “The shootout, theres nothing wrong with it, I think its an exciting part of the game but its just one small aspect,” said Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman. “Its a skill exhibition. 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"This is what you play for," Indians pitcher Justin Masterson said on Sunday. "You play to win a World Series, but youve got to get there first, get to the playoffs. So you play to get to the playoffs, and here we are with that opportunity. Its just been incredible. The ups and downs of this organization the last few years, we couldnt ask for anything better." Hosting the game may also be a benefit for the Indians, who were 51-30 in front of their fans this season. However, Cleveland was an absurd 36-52 against teams with .500-or-better records this season. "Its been a long time since Clevelands had something like this," Indians first baseman Nick Swisher said after Cleveland clinched the wild card spot on Sunday. "I hope the fans are as excited as we are." The 92 wins for the Tribe were quite a contrast from a year ago when they lost 94 games. General manager Chris Antonetti made a bevy of offseason moves, but none may have been bigger than landing manager Terry Francona, whose leadership and calm presence has helped the Indians back to the postseason for the first time in six years. "I have no doubt," Antonetti said, "that we would not be in the position we are without Titos leadership." As big of an impact as Francona has had on Cleveland, it was the teams starting pitching staff that carried them to the finish line. Clevelands 3.16 ERA since the All-Star break was the second best in the American League and the fourth best in the majors. During the 10-game winning streak, Indians pitchers held the opposition to two runs or less seven times. One of those starters, right-handed rookie Danny Salazar, gets the call for the Indians on Wednesday. "This is awesome," said Salazar, who has never faced the Rays. "The team has trust in me. Im just going to do my best there." Salazar has been brilliant since joining the rotation in July, boasting a 3.12 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 65/15 K/BB ratio over 52 innings. He pitched to a 2.53 ERA in five September starts and recorded 33 strikeouts over 25 innings in that span. "Hes not a finished product," Francona said. "The finished product is going to be special, but hes comfortable on the mound. We wouldnt do it if we werent comfortable." If theres one drawback to Salazar its the fact that the 23-year-old has pitched more than six innings in only one of his 10 starts. So, Franconas bullpen will have to be ready and its a unit without a leader at the moment, as the Indians will likely employ a closer-by-committee arrangement after Chris Perez was demoted from the closers role following an awful final month that saw him pitch to a 9.64 ERA. "Im here to help the team," Perez said. Bill Kirchiro Jersey Retro. "I went into (Franconas) office the other night and said, Im not going to cost this team a playoff spot. You need to make a change right now. Youve got four or five guys who are throwing the (heck) out of the ball. I dont have an ego. Make the change. And he did." One player who could emerge as a huge factor in the bullpen is Masterson, who missed most of September with a strained oblique, but threw three scoreless innings of relief upon returning. Tampa, meanwhile, needed an extra game to get into this position, as it defeated Texas, 5-2, on Monday in a tiebreaker game to secure the second wild card spot. "Get your 92nd win, you go to Cleveland against a really good ballclub," Rays manager Joe Maddon said after his teams win on Monday. "Theyre rested. I like the notion that weve pretty much been playing this (elimination-type) game for about a week now." David Price went the distance for the fourth time this year and Evan Longoria belted a deciding two-run homer to pace the Rays, who are back in the postseason for the fourth time in the past six years. "Its a whirlwind, like it always is," said Longoria, who was on base in four of his five at-bats. "We went through so much in the last three days, the ups and downs and the emotions, that it kind of feels like the whole season. Weve had a lot of disappointment here, and to be able to celebrate here, its pretty fitting." Longoria could be getting hot at the right time for the Rays, as he is 11- for-19 (.579) with seven homers, 11 RBI and nine runs scored over his last five games. Price (10-8), who came in sporting an ugly 10.26 ERA in four career starts in Arlington, made sure the Rays moved on by limiting the Rangers to two runs on seven hits. The ace struck out four, walked one and retired 11 of the last 12 batters he faced to finish off his gem. "My last time against these guys, I beat them as well, so that kind of gets lost in it, just getting that first game out of the way," said Price. "Getting that first win against a team youve never beat, thats huge. Last time on this mound, I beat those guys. We did it again tonight. Its pretty special." Getting the call for the Rays on Wednesday will be righty Alex Cobb, whose season was almost derailed back in June when he was hit in the face with a line drive. The young hurler returned after missing two months and ended the year 11-3 with a 2.76 ERA. Cobb was unbeaten over the final month, going 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA and tossed seven scoreless innings his last time out against the New York Yankees. "He pitched extremely well once again," Maddon said. "Curveball outstanding, changeup ... I think he was having a hard time command-wise with the changeup early. ... Then he started using his fastball more, which I thought was a great move. But overall, a fantastic performance." Cobb is 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in his career against Cleveland. This year, he faced the Indians once and beat them, 6-0, with seven shutout innings on April 6. Pitching continues to be the Rays calling card. They threw a team-record 17 shutouts this season, including four in their past 18 games. Their 32 shutouts over the last two years are tied with the Dodgers for most in the majors. They are the first AL team with 15 shutouts in consecutive seasons since the 1989-90 As. Tampa won four of its six matchups with the Indians this season. ' ' '