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DETROIT -- What Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona calls an inconvenience could be part of a major travel nightmare for the Detroit Tigers.Detroits game with Cleveland on Thursday was called off after more than six inches of rain fell on Comerica Park in less than 24 hours.The two teams, in concert with the umpires and Major League Baseball, waited 4 hours, 13 minutes before postponing the game.It will be made up Monday afternoon, if necessary.It will be necessary if an American League wild card berth is at stake for Detroit or if Cleveland can claim the top seed in the league to get home-field advantage throughout the post-season.We havent figured out a way to control the weather and the umpires were very good about communicating with us, Francona said.He and Detroit manager Brad Ausmus toured the field with umpires right around the time of the scheduled 1:10 p.m. scheduled start, part of about a two-hour period where the rain was light or non-existent.We walked the field once, Francona said, and I think we all knew the situation, so put your seatbelt on and either play cards or watch TV.I think this is one of those days where youre glad youre not 20 games out as opposed to being in it. Because all it is is an inconvenience. We can live with that.It couldnt have taken any more water, at all. At that point we were a little iffy. It was soft. With the forecast coming. It was going to be tough.Theres other things. I know theyre expecting rain on the East Coast. You start getting backed up, it leads to other problems. So for us to be inconvenienced for four hours isnt the end of the world. And I understand why. And like I say, the communication was good.The same rain system that truncated Detroits 6-3 victory over Cleveland after five innings Wednesday night was still in place Thursday and was slated to stick around through Saturday.Detroit travels to Atlanta to close its regular season schedule with an inter-league series against the suddenly hot Braves, who are playing their last games at Turner Field. The Tigers will have to play all three games without designated hitter Victor Martinez, who bats cleanup, in their starting lineup.Ausmus said he would push lefty Daniel Norris, scheduled to start Thursday, back to Friday and have Jordan Zimmermann, who has made just two starts and three appearances since June 30 move back one day to Saturday.Ace Justin Verlander will pitch Sunday if the game has a bearing on Detroits chances for a wild card spot.The Tigers could play five games in five cities in five day. They will close the regular season Sunday in Atlanta and if theres a chance they could make one of the wild card berths (or Cleveland could qualify for best record in the league) they would return to Detroit to play the Indians in the makeup game.There could be a wild card tie-breaker Tuesday, the wild card playoff game Wednesday and the first divisional game on Thursday.Im aware of it, Ausmus said, but one thing at a time. If thats the scenario, then thats a good thing. Thats a good problem to have.Cleveland goes to Kansas City for a series it will primarily regard as a chance to get its rotation and bullpen set up for the start of the divisional playoff round. The Indians will play their regulars all three games to get them playoff-ready.Francona said lefty Ryan Merritt will start Friday with right-hander Adam Plutko getting squeezed out.Plutko threw the other day in relief, Francona said. We wanted to see Merritt get a start and today was his day. So...Francona also said Josh Tomlin will pitch Sunday as planned.When players began trickling in late Thursday morning, the dirt surface surrounding the playing field was half-covered with standing water, both dugouts had water spilling down into the runways and Clevelands batting cage under the stands had three inches of water on the floor.Players from both teams were delayed as much as 90 minutes on their way to Comerica Park due to flooded freeways and surface streets as rain alternated between downpours and sprinkles.The Indians second team bus had to be canceled because it couldnt navigate the traffic and the players brought from their hotel in suburban Detroit to the park by taxis.We dont have any (input), Ausmus said on whether the game would be played or not. Its in MLBs hands. We dont have any call whatsoever. We can tell them what we think, but ultimately its their call.The rain stopped close to the scheduled start time of 1:10 PM and the infield tarp was brought off (for a second time) to clear water. The grounds crew then began to work on the infield dirt, pitchers mound and batters boxes -- but neither team sent its starting pitcher out to warm up.Ausmus and Francona toured the outfield with umpires, retreated to their respective clubhouses and the infield was covered again. There was no rain falling at that time but both managers had said earlier in the series that Major League Baseball wanted to avoid starting a game that would have to be interrupted by rain for an hour or more, causing both teams to lose their starting pitchers.I think umpires are very cognizant of not wanting to burn a teams -- or both teams -- starting pitcher, Ausmus said, because they know how important that is. So they dont want to start if they think, in 45 minutes were going to have to put on the tarp for an hour and now both starting pitchers are burned.Francona also did not regard a return visit to Detroit for a Monday game as an irritation. His team has already qualified to play the divisional round by winning its division.I dont think its that bad, he said. For us, it doesnt matter. Wed have three days off (without playing Monday), wed have two instead. I think itll be a fun game to play, actually. Either way, well be okay. Its not that big a deal. Wholesale Jerseys China .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. http://www.authenticnfljerseys.net/ . 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Usman Khawaja (58 off 45 balls) starred with the bat as Australia chased down a tricky target of 157 set by Bangladesh with nine balls to spare, overcoming a dramatic late batting collapse.Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 for Australia after they won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Mahmudullah hit an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls to help Bangladesh post a competitive total of 156-5.Australia looked to be cruising to a comfortable win as Khawaja - included at the expense of Aaron Finch for the second straight game - hit a maiden T20I fifty.But Australia lost six wickets for 57, with Shakib Al Hasan taking 3-27 and Sussex-bound left-arm-seamer Mustafizur Rahman 2-30, before James Faulkner finally hit the winning runs in the 19th over. Shakib Al Hasan (right) excelled with bat and ball for Bangladesh Without the in-form Tamim Iqbal at the top of the order due to illness, Bangladesh limped to 10-1 after three overs of their innings, with Shane Watson (2-31) taking the wicket of Soumya Sarkar in the second over.Sabbir Rahman (12) finally struck the first boundary for the Tigers in the fourth, one of two in the same John Hastings over - brought into the Australian side in place of Ashton Agar. But Rahman became Watsons second victim soon after, caught at mid-on, bringing Shakib (33 off 25) to the crease - the all-rounder adding some much-needed impetus to the innings.Zampa dismissed Mohammad Mithun (23) and Shuvagata Hom (13) at the other end, the latter after having been dropped on nought and smashing the spinners previous two deliveries for 10.When Shakib became Zampas third scalp in the 16th over - top-edging to short third man - Bangladesh were limping towards the finish at 105-5, before Mahmudullahs late blast.He and Mushfiqur Rahim (15no off 11) hit 15 off James Faulkners 18th over and 17 off Watsons 19th, particularly cashing in on anything wide and sending it crashing to the third man boundary as they helped their side to a useeful score.dddddddddddd Khawaja did damage early on against the Bangladesh attack Khawaja, who starred in Australias Test summer and during the Big Bash League for eventual champions, Sydney Thunder, took apart the Bangladesh attack early on.The left-handed opener struck seven fours - including three-straight off Shakib in the fifth over - and one six, off just the fourth ball of the innings.Watson (21 off 15) was more sedate at the other end, striking just the two fours and one six in their 61-run opening stand before he was run out by Rahman - atoning for a bad drop by Mithun when Watson was on 13. Mohammed Mithun dropped an easy catch when Shane Watson was on 13 Bangladesh continued to fight, with Mustafizur bowling Steve Smith (14), and Khawaja and David Warner (17) falling inside an over of each other.Despite Australia being well up with the required run-rate, the nervy batting continued as Mitchell Marsh and Hastings fell cheaply, either side of the wicket of Glenn Maxwell - who appeared to be taking his side home with a quick-fire 26 off 15. James Faulkner (second right) closed out the victory for Australia Maxwell and Hastings fell in the same Shakib over, with the latter dropped by Al-Amin three balls prior to his ultimate dismissal as Bangladesh let Australia off the hook, Faulkner hitting the winning runs soon after.Watch highlights of Australias win over Bangladesh on Sky Sports 2 from 7pm, then join us for live coverage of New Zealands Group 2 encounter with Pakistan live on Sky Sports 2 from 1.30pm on Tuesday. ' ' '