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Rogers, Tigers look to right ship vs. Jays
Aug 13, 2008 - 10:09 AM Toronto (61-59) at Detroit (58-61) 7:05 p.m. EDTDETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers will look to halt their freefall when they hand the ball to veteran Kenny Rogers against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Favorites to win the AL Central, Detroit has lost 9-of-12 and is 2-3 midway through a 10-game homestand.
The Tigers find themselves 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox, while the Blue Jays still trail the AL wild card-leading Boston Red Sox after Boston's wild 19-17 win over the Texas Rangers.
Rogers (8-9, 4.92) has lost three consecutive starts, but will be in search of his second victory over the Blue Jays. The lefthander allowed four runs, three hits and four walks over 6 2/3 innings in an 8-4 win on April 18.
The Blue Jays send rookie David Purcey (1-3, 7.40) to the mound. The former first-round draft pick makes his sixth career start and will attempt to improve on his performances away from home.
The lefthander made two spot starts in April and May before being recalled on July 26. In two road starts in his short career, the 26-year-old has allowed 13 runs in eight innings, along with home runs and six walks in the two outings.
In his last start against the Cleveland Indians, Purcey pitched six innings, striking out eight, equaling his total from his two previous starts.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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TORONTO 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 11 1
DETROIT 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT, BRANDON LEAGUE (7TH), SCOTT DOWNS (8TH), B.J.
RYAN (9TH) AND ROD BARAJAS
DET - ZACH MINER, BOBBY SEAY (7TH), JOEL ZUMAYA (7TH),
KYLE FARNSWORTH
Aug 12 10:25 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM LIND SCORED KEVIN MENCH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LIND ON FIRST, R BARAJAS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 6
DETROIT 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.268, 0-FOR-4)
Blue Jays 6, Tigers 4 Top 9, 0 OutsAug 12 10:18 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY VERNON WELLS SCORED MARCO SCUTARO AND ALEX RIOS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, V WELLS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 5
DETROIT 4 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M STAIRS (.251, 0-FOR-3)
Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4 Top 7, 0 OutsAug 12 9:27 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED JOHN MCDONALD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 3
DETROIT 4 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A RIOS (.282, 1-FOR-3)
Blue Jays 3, Tigers 4 Top 7, 0 OutsAug 12 9:22 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JOE INGLETT SCORED ADAM LIND.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MCDONALD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
DETROIT 4 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.256, 1-FOR-3)
Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4 Top 7, 0 OutsAug 12 9:17 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B INGE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.300, 1-FOR-3)
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 12 9:03 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (15) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 6TH OFF A.J. BURNETT.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, DETROIT 2
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M CABRERA (.297, 0-FOR-2)
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 12 8:53 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (11) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF A.J. BURNETT.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, DETROIT 1
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: E RENTERIA (.261, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 12 7:40 PM - AL
AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LIND (6) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
2ND OFF ZACH MINER.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1, DETROIT 0
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.270, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0 Top 2, 0 OutsAug 12 7:31 PM
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