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 CLEVELAND (AP) - Kenny Rogers knew the situation and stepped up. Rogers put on a pitching performance that Detroit desperately needed and the Tigers backed him with four home runs, beating the Cleveland Indians 7-1 Sunday and ending a four-game losing streak.
"I wanted to be the guy to stop it," Rogers said. "That's for sure."
Curtis Granderson led off the game with a homer and Marcus Thames, Carlos Guillen and Ivan Rodriguez later connected as the Tigers averted a four-game sweep. They won for only the sixth time in 19 games since Aug. 7 — when they held a 10-game lead in the AL Central.
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