Keith did get out Tuesday, punching on three pitches in his first at-bat against Ryan Pepiot. But the stubble will get a chance to keep growing. He walked in the third, slapped an RBI single to the opposite side in the fifth and then walloped a go-ahead home run to right in the seventh inning as the Tigers beat the Rays 4-2.

By focusing less on swinging for power and more on swinging to hit, Colt Keith is finding success this season.

Colt Keith started growing a beard last weekend in Cleveland almost by accident, not by superstition. The way the young Tigers slugger keeps hitting, he might be keeping it for a while. “It's really itchy,

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Detroit Tigers rookie Colt Keith unleashed the biggest swing of his career to produce a clutch tying two-run home run in the ninth inning Saturday.