Gina

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 4:05 p.m. est.

Detroit Tigers (75-61) at Kansas City Royals (52-85)
(R) Rick Porcello (12-8) vs. (L) Bruce Chen (1-6)

Detroit's Rick Porcello (12-8, 4.18 ERA) is 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA in his last three starts. The Tigers are 15-6 in Porcello's last 21 starts, just 1-4 in his last 5 road starts.

Kansas City's Bruce Chen (1-6, 5.24) is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA in his last three starts. The Royals are 2-6 in Chen's last 8 starts.

The struggling Royals have lost seven of their last ten games and have been horrendous at home, dropping 20 of their last 25 home games. Go with the roaring Tigers to grab their seventh straight win tonight against the comatose bats of Kansas City. Detroit has won four of the last five against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium this season.

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