The Tigers defeated the Indians 7-1 today behind some very solid pitching by Kenny Rogers and some much needed power. Rogers pitched 7 innings allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and Joel Zumaya and Kenny Rogers pitched scoreless ball in the 8th and 9th innings. After a horrible month of July (9.14 ERA in 5 starts), Rogers has excelled in August compiling a 1.64 ERA in 5 starts. Rogers' rebound has given the team somewhat of a boost as the rest of the starters have struggled in recent starts.
The Tiger offense which had scored 3.1 runs per game during their recent 5-13 stretch broke loose today for 7 runs on 13 hits including 4 home runs. Curtis Granderson led off the game with his 13th home run and later added a double. Marcus Thames added his team leading 23rd home run in 3rd and Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez also went deep later in the game.
The win ended a 4 game losing streak but they have lost 13 out of 19 over the last three weeks and they have a tough three game series versus the Yankees starting on Tuesday. The White Sox beat the Twins today so the Tigers' lead in the AL Central is up to 5 games:
AL Central Division Standings
| | W | L | PCT | GB |
| | 82 | 49 | .626 | ----- |
| | 76 | 53 | .589 | 5 |
| | 76 | 54 | .585 | 5 1/2 |
| | 60 | 69 | .465 | 21 |
| | 47 | 85 | .356 | 35 1/2 |
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