NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators filed a motion seeking to have the civil dispute between part-owner David Freeman and chairman Thomas Cigarran resolved by the league office rather than settled in court.The motion from Predators Holdings LLC and Cigarran says the proper forum for plaintiffs dispute is the arbitration proceeding before the NHL Commissioner.Freeman and Commodore Trust sued the team and Cigarran last week, saying the defendants breached their fiduciary obligations and contractual commitments to Freeman after he helped keep the franchise in Nashville. The plaintiffs are seeking $250 million.Their complaint says Freeman led the fight to keep the Predators in Nashville by organizing the Holdings investment group in 2007. It says certain members of that group have conspired to repay his dedication to the team and community by claiming that Commodore owns less than one percent of Holdings, by refusing to treat it as an owner and by repudiating Holdings commitment to compensate plaintiffs in return for tens of millions of dollars of loan guarantees that kept the Predators solvent and in Nashville.The complaint names Cigarran the chief architect of this scheme.On Friday, a motions hearing was set for July 15.In their filing Thursday, the defendants said this case is not about what Freeman did in 2007. It is about what Freeman has done since 2007. They say that Freeman has repeatedly failed his fellow owners, failed the Predators and failed the city of Nashville since that time.Freeman wants this Court -- and the public -- to believe the he has spent the last decade quietly dedicating his time and resources to the good of the Predators, the defendants said in the memorandum supporting their motion. 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TORONTO -- There will be a game within the game Thursday when the Detroit Tigers play the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a four-game series at Rogers Centre.Both teams have playoff aspirations and could be in the mix for wild card spots down the road,Then there is a more immediate drama.Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler and Toronto left fielder Michael Saunders are facing each other in the polls as American League All-Star Final Vote candidates.The other candidates are Houston Astros outfielder George Springer, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria.The game Thursday will be the only game in the series that could influence the voting, which closes at 4 p.m. Friday.Saunders was leading the polls as of Wednesday night with Kinsler fourth. He also helped himself by hitting his 16th homer of the season and then driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.Kinsler was 3-for-4 and scored three runs Wednesday afternoon to help the Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians for the first time in 12 games against them this season, 12-2.First and foremost, whats important right now is that we get the wins, Saunders said. Finish strong leading into the all-star break. Obviously the support that Ive received, not only from the guys in this locker room and this organization, but fans all across Canada words cant explain how grateful I am.Hes had a tremendous year, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. I guess he goes unnoticed with some of the fire power and the big names we have on the team. He just kind of slides by.Saunders is batting .296 with 40 RBI.I would love to play in the game, Kinssler said.dddddddddddd Its always an honor, always a privilege to be an All-Star. If Im deserving, if the people think Im deserving, I guess I will go. There are obviously other good players in the Final Vote, guys who are having really good years. They should all be there.Tigers All-Star first baseman Miguel Cabrera said. Now weve got to make a push for Kinsler. He is one of our best players in the lineup. He does everything to win games for us.Kinsler is batting .293 with 16 homers and 52 RBI.Saunders has had some success against the Tigers in his career, batting .307 (27-for-88) with 10 RBI.He has not been so successful against Justin Verlander (8-6, 4.11) who will start the opener on Thursday. Saunders is 3-for-20 against the Tigers right-hander.Kinsler is batting .233 in his career against the Blue Jays but has done much better since joining the Tigers in 2014, hitting .333 (22-for-66) with 15 RBI.Verlander is 3-4 with a 4.90 ERA in 10 career starts against Toronto. He is 2-1 with a 3.25 ERA in four career starts at Rogers Centre, where he had a no-hitter in 2011.Verlander has 115 strikeouts, fourth in the league, in 111 innings. The Blue Jays whiffed 15 times Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals.With Marco Estrada -- who was named to the All-Star team -- going on the disabled list with a sore back on Wednesday, the start on Thursday falls to Drew Hutchison (1-0, 5.40 ERA), who has made 15 of his 16 starts this season with Triple-A Buffalo, where he is 6-3 with a 2.78 ERA. In three career starts against the Tigers, he is 1-1 with a 2.89 ERA. ' ' '