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Robertson returns from DL as Tigers face Rangers

Jun 26, 2007 - 1:41 PM Texas (31-45) at Detroit (45-30) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers had their seven-game winning streak snapped on Monday. Now Jim Leyland's club looks to do something it has not done much of lately - win at home.

Nate Robertson (4-6, 5.07 ERA) returns from the disabled list and will look to help the Tigers avoid their fourth straight home loss against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday.

Robertson will try and exact some revenge on Texas, as the lefthander did not record an out against them on June 5, allowing six runs and four hits. One day later, he was placed on the DL with a fatigued arm.

Detroit, which has lost seven of 10 at home, has the worst home mark of any division leader.

Texas' Marlon Byrd drove in three runs of an 8-3 win in the opener of the four-game set on Monday.

With Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list with triceps inflammation in his right elbow, reliever Willie Eyre (2-3, 3.00) will make his first career start for Texas, which has won eight of its last 11 games.

Eyre has made 19 appearance out of the bullpen. His longest outing lasted four shutout innings against Oakland on May 28.