Kenny Rogers is back, in more ways than one. The Tigers ace makes his first start of the season Friday night, less than three months after surgery to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder. It would have been an uneasy procedure for any 42-year-old man, much less a major league pitcher who makes his living throwing with that arm. And, as fate would have it, his first start will be in Atlanta, scene of one of the toughest moments of his long career.