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Rogers looks to help Tigers end recent home woes

Jun 27, 2007 - 1:47 PM Texas (32-45) at Detroit (45-31) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Hoping to avoid their fifth consecutive home loss, the Detroit Tigers face the streaking Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

Kenny Rogers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) made his 2007 debut on Friday after missing the beginning of the season due to a blood clot in his pitching shoulder. The veteran lefthander went six innings, allowing just two hits in a 5-0 victory over Atlanta.

On Wednesday, Rogers faced one of his five former teams in the Rangers, with who he posted a 133-96 record and 4.16 ERA in three different stints over 12 seasons. He has also experienced a fair amount of success against Texas, registering a 5-3 record with a 3.96 ERA in 14 career games - including 13 starts - against them.

Opposing the 42-year-old will be righthander Kevin Millwood (4-6, 7.31), who will attempt to win his third straight start for the first time since August 11-September 11, 2002, a stretch in which he won seven times in seven starts.

Millwood is 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA in eight lifetime starts against the Tigers.