Not in the saddle:

Don’t look CANTON, OHIO — for too many stars on the field tonight when the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals kick off the NFL preseason in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game.

Don’t look for many starters, either.

For those who believe four preseason games are too many, seeing their team play afifth isn’t a welcome sight. Both coaches, Jason Garrett for Dallas and Bruce Arians for Arizona, will covet getting an extra chance to watch their rookies and fringe guys compete. That’s it.

As for the Dak Prescotts, Jason Wittens and Ezekiel Elliotts from Big D, forget it. Same for Carson Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Peterson for the Cardinals.

“This will be about the young guys,” Arians says, although top draft choice Haason Reddick of Temple, who is making a switch from defensive end to linebacker, will see limited action, too. He “is not going to play a ton,” Arians said.

Both teams are heading in from out west, with Dallas holding early training camp in Oxnard, California. The reason they were chosen for the game is simple: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former Cardinals quar- terback Kurt Warner will be inducted into the hall on Saturday night. Fitzgerald plans to stay for the ceremonies, as does Witten.

Some things to look for as the Hall of Fame game switches from its usual week- end spot to Thursday night on NBC.

Back in the saddle:

Kellen Moore is likely to see his first action since the end of the 2015 season with the Cowboys, when he made his first two career starts. He made his NFL regular-season debut off the bench that season, his fourth year in the league. It was mop-up duty back then, with Dallas finishing a 4-12 season ruined by Tony Romo’s twice-broken left collarbone.

Moore broke his right ankle as Romo’s backup in training camp last year, the first domino to fall in Prescott’s path to the starting job. Romo’s back injury then cleared the way for Prescott. Moore is healthy again, and a backup again — this time to the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Not only will Palmer, coming off a mediocre season, be sitting out, so will his backup, Drew Stanton. The quarterbacking duties will fall mostly to journeyman Blaine Gab- bert, seeking a spot in Arizona after supplanting Colin Kaepernick as San Francisco’s starter last year. With the 49ers going 2-14, Gabbert didn’t exactly light up the Golden Gate Bridge.

Last year’s game was canceled when the field was unplayable, an embarrassment to the hall and league that left an empty spot on the national TV scene, too.

Hall of Fame President David Baker promises the new turf will be as good as any the Cowboys and Car- dinals will play on.

He said it “passed the test with the NFL’s game opera- tions folks” and joked that the football team and cheer- leaders from McKinley High School next door had practiced on it.

Field is ready:

The Cleveland Indians’ pitching staff has taken two big hits: All-Star reliever Andrew Miller is on the disabled list, and starter Josh Tomlin is out six weeks.

Miller was put on the DL on Wednesday with right knee tendinitis, an injury that could explain his recent wildness.

“We talked last night after the game. His knee’s been bothering him for a while,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said before the AL Central leaders took on the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

One of baseball’s best relievers, Miller (4-3 with two saves and a 1.67 ERA) pitched in Tuesday night’s 12-10 loss at Boston, giving up Eduardo Nunez’s threerun double.

Miller was acquired at the trade deadline last year from the Yankees, and the lefthander was instrumental in Cleveland making it to the World Series for the first time since 1997.

As for Tomlin, his season could be in jeopardy after an MRI confirmed a “mild-to-moderate” left hamstring tendon strain. The Indians said Tomlin (7-9, 5.38 ERA) is expected to miss at least six weeks before he can return.

Phillies:

The team canceled plans to honor Pete Rose next week because of a woman’s claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor. The woman, identified as Jane Doe this week in a court filing, said Rose called her in 1973, when she was 14 or 15, and they began a sexual relationship in Cincinnati that lasted several years. She also alleges Rose met her in locations outside Ohio for sex. Rose’s lawyer says the woman’s claims are unverified.

The Phillies were going to induct Rose into their Wall of Fame in an on-field ceremony on Aug. 12. Rose bobbleheads were going to be distributed Aug. 11. The Phillies will not give away the collectibles and said fans with tickets for either game can exchange them or get a refund. Rose, 76, helped the Phillies to one of their two World Series championships during his five seasons in Philadelphia from 1979-83.

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Saturday, with inflammation in his left knee.

Third baseman Evan Longoria became the second Tampa Bay player to hit for the cycle in Tuesday night’s win at Houston. He was a double shy when he came to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning and hit a liner to left field. Longoria dashed to second base and slid to avoid the tag. He was initially ruled out, but the call was overturned after a review. Longoria joined Melvin (then known as B.J.) Upton as the only Rays to achieve the feat.

Red Sox: Rays: Diamondbacks:

Infielder Daniel Descalso became the first position player to pitch for Arizona since Josh Wilson in 2009 and the sixth overall in franchise history when he worked a perfect eighth inning in Tuesday’s 16-4 loss to the Cubs. It was Descalso’s second career pitching appearance.

Albert Pujols had five RBIs on Tuesday, marking his 23rd career game with at least five RBIs. That’s the 11th-most in MLB history, tied with Barry Bonds and Cecil Fielder.

Angels: