GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (32-45) at DETROIT (45-31)

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) -- The struggling Detroit Tigers face thestreaking Texas Rangers on Thursday, hoping to avoid athree-game series sweep following Wednesday's rainout.

Kenny Rogers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of theseason since missing the beginning of the campaign with a bloodclot in his shoulder. The veteran lefthander made his 2007debut Friday, allowing six hits in six scoreless innings torecord 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 differentstints over 12 seasons.

Rogers also has experienced a fair amount of success against theRangers, registering a 5-3 record with a 3.96 ERA in 14 careergames - 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.

The reigning American League champion Tigers have lost fourstraight home games, including the first two games of thisseries.

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS AT DETROIT -- LINEUPS

TEXAS DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton CF .290 5 18 Curtis Granderson CF .294 10 40
Ian Kinsler 2B .240 14 35 Placido Polanco 2B .324 1 35
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 Craig Monroe LF .232 9 41
Travis Metcalf 3B .194 1 4 Brandon Inge 3B .258 11 38

Kevin Millwood RHP (4-6, 7.31) Kenny Rogers LHP (1-0, 0.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (4-6, 7.31)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (1-0, 0.00)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL SCHRIEBER
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
3B - TIM MCCLELLAND

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL TEXAS AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE
LATE ARRIVAL OF THE UMPIRES.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (4-6, 7.31)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (1-0, 0.00)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL SCHRIEBER
1B - MARTY FOSTER
2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
3B - TIM MCCLELLAND

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 17 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND GERALD LAIRD
DET - KENNY ROGERS AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.290, 5 HR, 18 RBI)
I KINSLER (.240, 14 HR, 35 RBI)
M YOUNG (.296, 4 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.294, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
P POLANCO (.324, 1 HR, 35 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.289, 17 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.31

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 1-1. Batters
faced: K Rogers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

(Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 82 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.254, 13 HR, 61 RBI)
M BYRD (.380, 3 HR, 21 RBI)
V DIAZ (.269, 9 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .376
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.


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TEXAS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.19

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 15-9; K Rogers 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Millwood 3-0; K Rogers 1-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 4; K Rogers 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

(Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 82 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.325, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.285, 7 HR, 42 RBI)
S CASEY (.297, 1 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .376
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 1.


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TEXAS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.19

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 15-9; K Rogers 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Millwood 3-0; K Rogers 3-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 4; K Rogers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

(Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 82 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.239, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
B WILKERSON (.222, 9 HR, 27 RBI)
T METCALF (.194, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .376
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 2.


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TEXAS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.07

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 27-18; K Rogers 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Millwood 4-1; K Rogers 3-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 8; K Rogers 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

(Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 82 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.258, 11 HR, 38 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.294, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P POLANCO (.327, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .376
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
S Casey 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 4

BATTING: GIDP - M Ordonez. Team LOB - 2.


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TEXAS - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Millwood 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.07

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 27-18; K Rogers 41-28. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Millwood 4-1; K Rogers 4-2. Batters faced: K Millwood 8; K Rogers 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Marty Foster. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

(Plus other delay totaling 17 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 82 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.239, 0-FOR-1)
M YOUNG (.295, 0-FOR-1)
S SOSA (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>