AL: TEXAS (32-45) at DETROIT (45-31) <h3>Rogers looks to help Tigers end recent home woes</h3> Texas (32-45) at Detroit (45-31) 1:05 pm EDT DETROIT (Ticker) -- Hoping to avoid their fifth consecutive homeloss, the Detroit Tigers face the streaking Texas Rangers onWednesday. Kenny Rogers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) made his 2007 debut on Friday aftermissing the beginning of the season due to a blood clot in hispitching 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 theRangers, with who he posted a 133-96 record and 4.16 ERA inthree different stints over 12 seasons. He has also experienceda fair amount of success against Texas, registering a 5-3record 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 startfor the first time since August 11-September 11, 2002, a stretchin which he won seven times in seven starts. Millwood is 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA in eight lifetime starts againstthe Tigers.
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">TEXAS AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS TEXAS DETROIT AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jerry Hairston Jr CF .244 3 9 Curtis Granderson CF .294 10 40 Ian Kinsler 2B .240 14 35 Marcus Thames LF .238 6 19 Michael Young SS .296 4 47 Gary Sheffield DH .289 17 50 Sammy Sosa DH .254 13 61 Magglio Ordonez RF .377 13 68 Marlon Byrd LF .380 3 21 Carlos Guillen SS .325 12 56 Victor Diaz RF .269 9 25 Ivan Rodriguez C .285 7 42 Gerald Laird C .239 5 25 Sean Casey 1B .297 1 30 Brad Wilkerson 1B .222 9 27 Brandon Inge 3B .258 11 38 Travis Metcalf 3B .194 1 4 Neifi Perez 2B .183 1 6 Kevin Millwood RHP (4-6, 7.31) Kenny Rogers LHP (1-0, 0.00)</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT NOTE: THE GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN.</div>
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT NOTE: THE GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN. IT WILL BE MADE UP AS PART OF A DAY/NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 WITH THE DAY GAME STARTING AT 1:05 ET AND THE NIGHT GAME STARTING AT 7:05 ET.</div>
Rain washes out afternoon contest between Rangers, Tigers <h3>TEXAS AT DETROIT, POSTPONED (RAIN)</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Wednesday's matinee game between the TexasRangers and Detroit Tigers was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader onSeptember 11. The opener will start at 1:05 p.m. while thesecond game will begin at 7:05 p.m.
Rain washes out afternoon contest between Rangers, Tigers <h3>TEXAS AT DETROIT, POSTPONED (RAIN)</h3>DETROIT (Ticker) -- Wednesday's matinee game between the TexasRangers and Detroit Tigers was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader onSeptember 11. The opener will start at 1:05 p.m. while thesecond game will begin at 7:05 p.m. Detroit lefthander Kenny Rogers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) and Texasrighthander Kevin Millwood (4-6, 7.31), who were scheduled tostart the game, will be pushed back for Thursday's matineecontest.
AL: TEXAS at DETROIT <div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT NOTE: THE GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN. IT WILL BE MADE UP AS PART OF A DAY/NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 WITH THE DAY GAME STARTING AT 1:05 ET AND THE NIGHT GAME STARTING AT 7:05 ET. PROBABLES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (4-6, 7.31) DET - KENNY ROGERS (1-0, 0.00)</div>
Re: AL: TEXAS (32-45) at DETROIT (45-31) man....</p> I was looking forward to this game too!</p> It's all good. Rogers avoided picking up his first loss of the season.</p>
