Tigers Settle the Score

After eight scoreless innings to pitch the Tigers back to even in this World Series with a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals in Game 2, it's looking historic. Kenny Rogers stretched his postseason scoreless streak to 23 innings, allowing just two hits throught eight shutout frames.

While Rogers worked out of two-out trouble in the opening inning, the FOX network broadcast noticed a smudge on his left hand near his thumb. Cardinals players watching the broadcast inside the visiting clubhouse at Comerica Park apparently saw the footage and alerted Tony La Russa. The manager, in turn, went to home-plate umpire Alfonso Marquez and wanted Rogers to remove whatever it was on his hand. Tthe incident was investigated, and the substance was described as dirt. Since it was not ruled to be a foreign substance, Rogers remained in the game.

Other noteworthies: Craig Monroe's franchise-record-tying fifth home run of the postseason and Carlos Guillen's RBI double fueled a two-run opening inning against ex-Tiger Jeff Weaver.