GDT: 4/13/08 - Detroit (2-9) @ Chicago (6-4) - 2:05 p.m. ET

Pitching matchup

DET: LHP Kenny Rogers (0-2, 3.38 ERA)
The Red Sox beat Rogers by not only making him throw an abundance of pitches, but also elevating them. He had an even split of ground balls to fly balls among pitches put in play. By comparison, Rogers had more ground balls than fly balls in all but three of his 11 starts last season.

CWS: RHP Javier Vazquez (1-1, 5.25 ERA)
Vazquez retired the last 11 batters he faced in his last start, Monday against the Twins, allowing three runs over seven innings in the victory. He's 4-2 against the Tigers since joining the White Sox in 2005, striking out 40 batters over 44 innings in that span.

Tidbits
Rogers will have a different catcher for Sunday's game. Brandon Inge is expected to get his first start of the season behind the plate, giving Ivan Rodriguez a day off. ... Carlos Guillen is expected to miss Sunday's game to rest his strained right hamstring. ... Magglio Ordonez saw his eight-game hitting streak end Saturday with an 0-for-3 afternoon.



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Up next

• Monday: Tigers (Jeremy Bonderman, 1-1, 3.97) vs. Twins (Scott Baker, 2-0, 4.63), 7:05 p.m. ET

• Tuesday: Tigers (Nate Robertson, 0-1, 7.84) vs. Twins (Scott Baker, 2-0, 4.63), 7:05 p.m. ET

• Wednesday: Tigers (Armando Galarraga, 0-0, -.--) at Indians (C.C. Sabathia, 0-2, 11.57), 7:05 p.m. ET

STARTING LINEUPS:

let's warm up guys! GET HOT FOR A WIN!!!!

Renteria hit!

We won't get no-hit today...

Glad Kenny got out of this with only one run.

That Thome hit was close!

Thats for sure. Glad he got Dye ou on strikes.

Miggy out - one down

Go !!

:jjones: singles

Hey guys.

:thames: flies out - two outs

Lily

inges - k - three outs

Hey Gogetem.

Well, my dog's gone. It's for the best though. She was miserable last night.

Brandon strikes out.

TigerLily wrote:

Hey Gogetem.

Well, my dog's gone. It's for the best though. She was miserable last night.

Sorry to hear that at least she is not suffering anymore. But it is hard on you (or any pet owner) They are our fur babies!

Two outs for Sox!

That's three.

0-1 Sox

Sweet 1-2-3 inning Kenny!

Fly out - three down !

Let's get some hits now!

At least Kenny is used to playing lots of years in the cold.

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

TigerLily wrote:

Hey Gogetem.

Well, my dog's gone. It's for the best though. She was miserable last night.

Sorry to hear that at least she is not suffering anymore. But it is hard on you (or any pet owner) They are our fur babies!

Yeah, I've had her for over half my life- had her since I was six. But it reached a point last night that I kind of just wanted her to go.

You ge to that point, TigerLily. You don't want to see them suffer any more.

Come on tigers! One out.

K - one out

Clete K

2 outs.

K -two outs