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Tigers aim for sweep of lowly Royals

Aug 24, 2008 - 6:42 AM Detroit (64-65) at Kansas City (55-74) 2:10 p.m. EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers will be looking to push their record back to .500 Sunday when they go for a sweep of a series with the Kansas City Royals.

The Tigers have taken the first two games thanks to strong starting pitching and the continued strong play of slugger Miguel Cabrera, who reached 100 RBI for the fifth straight season with a solo homer on Saturday.

Cabrera has three homers in the series and 45 RBI in 35 games since the All-Star break.

Detroit lost the first six meetings against the Royals but has taken the last five - all at Kauffman Stadium.

Brandon Duckworth will make his season debut. The journeyman righthander has spent the season with Class AAA Omaha, going 5-11 with a 4.75 ERA in 27 games - 17 starts.

Duckworth, 32, has spent parts of the past seven seasons in the majors with Philadelphia, Houston and the Royals. He went 3-5 with a 4.63 ERA in 26 games - three starts with Kansas City in 2007.

Detroit will counter with veteran Kenny Rogers (9-10, 4.94). The lefthander snapped a personal four-start losing streak Monday at Texas, when he allowed three runs in six innings to earn the win.

Rogers was sharp in his last start at Kansas City, allowing one run in six innings to earn a win on July 22.

The Royals have lost seven in a row and 14 of 16.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 x 7 9 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - KENNY ROGERS, FRANCIS BELTRAN (7TH), NATE ROBERTSON (8TH),
    AQUILINO LOPEZ (8TH) AND BRANDON INGE
    KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH, KIP WELLS (6TH), RAMON RAMIREZ
    (8TH

    Aug 24 5:05 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED BILLY BUTLER AND MIGUEL OLIVO.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A CALLASPO (.288, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Tigers 3, Royals 7  Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 24 4:05 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MIGUEL OLIVO SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M OLIVO ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.279, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 3, Royals 5  Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 24 4:00 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ESTEBAN GERMAN SCORED ALBERTO CALLASPO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M AVILES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.288, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers 3, Royals 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 24 3:39 PM
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    Tigers 3, Royals 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 24 3:39 PM


  • AL
    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R GLOAD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A CALLASPO (.282, 0 HR, 4 RBI)

    Tigers 3, Royals 2  Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 24 2:46 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE GUILLEN (17) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF KENNY ROGERS.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, KANSAS CITY 1
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.261, 7 HR, 42 RBI)

    Tigers 3, Royals 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 24 2:41 PM


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    AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED EDGAR RENTERIA AND BRANDON
    INGE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, C GRANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
    KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.314, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Tigers 3, Royals 0  Top 2, 0 OutsAug 24 2:38 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 1 1 3 0
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
    KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M AVILES (.332, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
    E GERMAN (.233, 0 HR, 17 RBI)
    D DEJESUS (.290, 10 HR, 5

    Tigers 1, Royals 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsAug 24 2:19 PM

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