Tigers' starter pitches well in debut
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Kenny Rogers' return to the mound went better than he thought it would. Daisuke Matsuzaka's first game back at Petco Park was successful, too.
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Rookie Beltran Perez allows one hit over six innings to win his first major league start, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 9-2, on Tuesday night.
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Detroit rookie Justin Verlander leads the Tigers toÃÂ a much-needed 7-2ÃÂ win on Thursday in the hotly contested AL Central.
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Jair Jurrjens saved the Detroit Tigers from what could have been a terrible day.
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Kenny Rogers returned to action with a flourish on Friday, pitching the Detroit Tigers to a interleague 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in his first start of the season.
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You have to hand it to the Houston Astros -- the starting rotation they&#39;ve used in the first round of the playoffs has been not only effective, but interesting, too.
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The Detroit Tigers&#39; young right-hander has been going through a rough stretch. His 21-year-old brain was being overloaded with too many thoughts about mechanics.
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Sean Casey hit his first home run of the season, and the Detroit Tigers pounded out 17 hits in a 15-1 rout of the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
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In the first inning last night at Fenway Park, Red Sox [stats, schedule] leadoff hitter Johnny Damon [stats, news] jump-started his team&#39;s offense by hitting a home run to right field.
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The Detroit Tigers fought off their late-season slump and clinched their first playoff berth since 1987, scoring nine runs in the second inning yesterday and coasting to an 11-4 win over the Royals in Kansas City.
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Timo Perez's single off the right-center field wall with two outs in the 11th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
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Jaret Wright's debut with the Orioles was brief Sunday, allowing a hit and a walk in one inning against the Mets as he works his right arm into shape.
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Mike Maroth pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout ball Monday to help the Detroit Tigers to post a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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Even with shaky defense and just a couple runs of support, Kelvim Escobar was dominant enough to prevent the Detroit Tigers from breaking out of their slump.
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Jim Leyland thought starter Zach Miner was falling behind too early, which could have spelled disaster for the rookie. So the Detroit Tigers manager made an early trip to the mound to give the right-hander some encouragement.
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Back on the mound in Detroit, Kenny Rogers gave the Tigers another lift. He allowed one run over six innings in his first home start since shoulder surgery, leading the Tigers over the Texas Rangers, 5-2, yesterday.
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Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in   the first inning and the Detroit Tigers later scored four runs   in the seventh to knock off the Seattle Mariners 6-2 in   American League play on Monday in Detroit.