Former Tigers third baseman George Kell is already in the Hall of Fame as a player. Starting Sept. 1, Tigers fans will have another chance to try to help him garner some recognition as a broadcaster.

After four All-Star years with the Tigers, Ivan Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees before the Trade Deadline this season. He will make his first return to Comerica Park on Monday, as the two teams make up a game that was postponed on May 11.

Miguel Cabrera broke a 2-2 stalemate in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday by hitting a two-run double with the bases loaded, spurring the Tigers to a 4-2 victory over the Royals at Comerica Park.

Miguel Cabrera single-handedly beat the Royals. Cabrera homered and drove in all four runs in the Detroit Tigers' 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Cabrera broke a 2-2 tie with a bases-loaded double in the eighth to help the Tigers take two-of-three games from the Royals. He also hit a two-run homer in the sixth to tie the game.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland was ejected from Sunday's series finale against the Kansas City Royals for arguing a play at third base in the eighth inning.

The Tigers own a 24-35 record against the American League Central this season, a mark that fell far below expectations, and one that manager Jim Leyland said will improve in 2009.

The Tigers announced several moves that will be made on Monday and Tuesday when rosters expand. Prior to the afternoon game against the Yankees on Monday, Dontrelle Willis will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo.

The Tigers have seen the best and worst sides of their starting pitching staff in the first two games of the three-game set against Kansas City, with Zach Miner looking solid on Friday and Kenny Rogers struggling on Saturday. Armando Galarraga will try to seal a series win over the Royals.

Billy Butler supplied the pop Kansas City was sorely missing, and the rest of the Royals woke up, too. Butler drove in four runs in his first career multi-homer game and the Kansas City Royals had 17 hits in a 13-3 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Butler hit a solo homer in the second and added a three-run shot off starter Kenny Rogers during the Royals' four-run sixth.

Replay history was nearly made in the ninth inning of Saturday night's Tigers-Royals game at Comerica Park after Placido Polanco hit a high fly ball down the left-field line that would have been a home run, if fair. It was ruled foul, and replay was not used.