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Don Kelly gave the Tigers an early lead with a solo homer in the first inning.  His throwing error on a bases-loaded play at the plate in the 4th allowed the Texas Rangers to open up a 4-1 lead and they never looked back.

The pitching for Detroit was better, and the Tigers topped the previous night's season-high hit total by two.  All of this adds up to another Tiger victory, this time by an 8-1 score.  Starter Rick Porcello held the heavy-hitting Ranger lineup to just one run in six innings to rack up his sixth win of the season.

Max Scherzer had another rough outing for the Detroit Tigers.  After two consecutive starts where he gave up seven runs in each game, Scherzer only gave up five runs in five innings.  He got an awful lot of help this time, and left the game with a 9-5 lead.  The Tigers kept piling on, and Scherzer was rewarded with his 7th win of the season.

This one got off to a rough start for the Tigers and their starting pitcher Brad Penny.  Penny was nicked for two runs in the opening inning and was in and out of trouble after that.  In the 4th inning, the Tiger offense erupted for 6 runs, 4 coming on a Ryan Raburn grand slam homer.

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Two days in a row.  Two walkoff wins.  Brandon Inge jumped on a hanging curve ball from Texas reliever Darren Oliver and put it in the left field seats to give the Tigers a 3-2 win.

In a game that went back and forth several times, the Tigers finally showed that they might still be a team to reckon with.

The Tigers lost their 3rd game in a row at Comerica Park today, 2-0 to the Texas Rangers.  Justin Verlander pitched a complete game for Detroit, but got no help from his offense.

At least the game on Saturday was fairly close.  Today the Tigers were never really in it.  4 errors, mediocre pitching and spotty hitting let Kansas City get away with a 9-5 win over the Tigers.  Rick Porcello takes the loss and now sports an 0-2 record.  The Tigers are in last place in the American League Central with a 3-6 record.