Kenny Rogers won his seventh consecutive start and lowered his American League-leading ERA to 1.65. He allowed one run, struck out a season-high six and walked one. He broke the team record for wins in May, which he had shared with Rick Helling. "Rogers is a smart pitcher," said Brandon Inge, who hit a first inning home run off of Rogers. "When you run into pitching like that, you take what you can get." Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez said he suffered a fracture in his right hand during the game, but expects to continue playing despite the injury. Rodriguez was hurt when he was hit by a foul tip in the top of the ninth inning. Vance Wilson hit for him in the bottom of the inning. "The X-rays show that I have a fracture," Rodriguez said. "I'm a tough guy, I'm going to play, no matter what."