The post-season redemption of Jeff Weaver and Kenny Rogers face off at Comerica park. Weaver started his career in the motor city and pitched okay at Comerica. He kept his walks down and the ball in the park. The team he played for just wasn't very good. He was, however, better on the road during that time.

Weaver's only allowed four runs in 16 2/3 innings so far this post season. His strength thus far is keeping the ball in the park, and Carlos Beltran hit the only home run off Jeff. But he has walked more than he's struck out, putting seven on via the free pass. But Weaver's allowed just one hit with men in scoring position during the post season. We'll see how long his luck lasts.

Post-season opponents have yet to score on Kenny Rogers, and his pitching stats match that expectation. He's struck out 14 in 15 innings while walking just four. The Yankees and Athletics combined for just seven hits off Kenny. He's pitching much better than he did during the regular season when he averaged about 4.5 K per 9 and a walk every three innings.

The handedness of the pitchers favor the Tigers tonight. The Cardinals power drops greatly against left-handed pitching, while the Tigers hit righties a little better than lefties. One batter-pitcher matchup to watch is Ordonez vs. Weaver. Magglio is 10 for 33 vs. Weaver with two home runs. Another is Spiezio vs. Rogers. Scott is 15 for 38 against The Gambler, so I won't be surprised to see Spiezio in the lineup. Emonds vs. Rogers is interesting, also. Jim's managed just 10 hits in 43 at bats vs. Kenny, but five went for extra bases.

Enjoy!