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Rogers looks to help Tigers end recent home woes

Jun 28, 2007 - 1:34 PM Texas (32-45) at Detroit (45-31) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The struggling Detroit Tigers face the streaking Texas Rangers on Thursday, hoping to avoid a three-game series sweep following Wednesday's rainout.

Kenny Rogers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of the season since missing the beginning of the campaign with a blood clot in his shoulder. The veteran lefthander made his 2007 debut Friday, allowing six hits in six scoreless innings to record the win against the Atlanta Braves.

On Thursday, Rogers faced one of his five former teams in Texas, where he posted a 133-96 record and 4.16 ERA in three different stints over 12 seasons.

Rogers also has experienced a fair amount of success against the Rangers, 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.

The reigning American League champion Tigers have lost four straight home games, including the first two games of this series.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 0
    DETROIT 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 x 5 6 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD, SCOTT FELDMAN (7TH), RON MAHAY (8TH) AND
    GERALD LAIRD
    DET - KENNY ROGERS, CHAD DURBIN (7TH), TODD JONES (9TH)
    AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

    HOME RUNS:

    Jun 28 4:06 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY SAMMY SOSA SCORED JERRY HAIRSTON JR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
    DETROIT 5 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.369, 0-FOR-3)

    Rangers vs. TigersJun 28 3:50 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (18) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF SCOTT FELDMAN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, DETROIT 5
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.378, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Rangers vs. TigersJun 28 3:31 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
    DETROIT 3 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.252, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. TigersJun 28 3:05 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON AND
    PLACIDO POLANCO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
    DETROIT 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.282, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. TigersJun 28 2:56 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY KEVIN MILLWOOD ALLOWED GARY SHEFFIELD TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
    DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.300, 1-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. TigersJun 28 2:27 PM

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