Texas at Detroit

Texas is as hot as a team gets and sometimes it isn't how good you are, but how good your playing. Texas has now won 9 of 12, and in those 12 games the offense has been sizzling. They have produced 6+ runs in 10 of the games. They are basically just out-hitting everyone. Kevin Millwood is a much better pitcher than he has shown. Millwood has an ERA of over 7, but he has shown signs of regaining the form you would expect from nearly a 10 million dollar a year pitcher. Millwood has had three consecutive starts allowing less runs than his previous start. He has gone from 7 to 5 to 4 to 3. Kenny Rogers gave up just two hits in his return to the rotation, and 0 runs in 6 innings. That was against a Braves line-up that had not scored but a run in five games. So although we give him credit, it is not a good measuring stick. It's often the case that pitchers making a return have a lot of adrenlin, and the second time out is not as good. He will have a difficult time duplicating that performance against the red-hot Rangers. Rogers gave up 27 hits in 17 innings vs this Ranger club last year. Texas for the sweep.