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DETROIT -- Michael Fulmer has made pitching in the major leagues look easy. The Detroit Tigers rookie phenom can tie a franchise record on Sunday if his string of dominance continues.Fulmer has allowed one or no earned runs in each of his last nine starts. Thats the second longest such streak by a Tigers starter since at least 1913.He can tie Doug Fister, who posted 10 consecutive one-or-no earned run outings spanning the 2011 and 2012 seasons, in the finale of a three-game series against Kansas City.Every time I take the mound, my goal is to put up zeroes, said Fulmer, who is 9-2 with a 2.11 ERA. With the defense I have and the way the catchers have been calling the game, its been real easy, honestly. Im just trusting him and trusting my defense.Fulmer knows he cant keep this up over the long haul. Hes trying to avoid getting wrapped up in the overwhelmingly successful start to his MLB career.It all comes back to staying level-headed and staying humble, the 23-year-old right-hander said. This is a humbling game. This is a game of failure, it really is.One of his two losses came against the Royals, though he only gave up one run in that June outing. He did walk a season-high four batters in his 5 2/3-innings stint.Theyre the World Series champs for a reason, he said. Its a good lineup. I felt at times I had to pitch around a few guys.By adding a changeup to his fastball-slider combination, Fulmer has kept most hitters off-balance. He made his debut in late April after Shane Greene went to the disabled list with a blister issue and never looked back.My goal the first three, four or five starts was just to stay here, he said. I knew there was a possibility I could get sent down when Greeny came off the DL. I kind of took it as motivation to see how long I could stay up here.His mound opponent will be facing his favorite team, at least on paper. Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura has six of his 33 career victories against the Tigers. Hes 6-0 with a 3.27 ERA in eight outings against them, including seven starts.Ventura has lost his last three starts, though he only allowed three runs in seven innings to Seattle in his last appearance.Out of his last five outings, hes had four very encouraging outings, Royals manager Ned Yost said. We see signs of him starting to understand who he is a little bit and how to harness that powerful fastball that he has.The pitching staff got a boost on Saturday when premier closer Wade Davis was activated off the 15-day disabled list. 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TORONTO -- Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews meet again Tuesday night.This time, they will be opponents.McDavid is captain of the Edmonton Oilers (7-2-0), who will play Matthews Toronto Maple Leafs (2-4-3) at Air Canada Centre.They have some history together.McDavid, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL draft, and Matthews, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, were teammates on Team North America in September at the World Cup of Hockey.The 19-year-olds will meet as opponents for the first time on Tuesday.Team North America, made up of young players, was the hit of the tournament because of its crowd-pleasing style.Matthews had two goals and three points in three games and McDavid had three assists.It helped my confidence for sure, Matthews said. He was so easy to play with because he just does everything so well at such a high speed. Playing with him was a blast.Matthews has six goals this season -- four in his first NHL game -- and is tied for the NHL lead. He also has four assists.McDavid is tied for the NHL lead with 12 points on five goals and seven assists.Its going to be cool going up against him, Matthews said on NHL.com. Edmonton has gotten off to a pretty hot start, so once again itll be a tough challenge for us. I know all of us will be pretty hungry to get back in the win column.Both teams are coming off losses on Sunday. The Maple Leafs dropped a 5-1 road decision to the New York Islanders. The Oilers lost 2-0 to the Ottawa Senators in Edmonton.There has been little or no contact between the McDavid and Matthews since the World Cup.Not really, Matthews said. Were on our respective teams now, so were pretty focused on that.dddddddddddd When the season is over, maybe well get together again or end up seeing each other somewhere.By taking the loss Sunday, the Oilers failed to match their franchise-best start since 1985-86 when they went of 8-1-0.Were going to lose some games in an 82-game season, McDavid said. You cant expect to win each and every night. I thought we played well defensively and when we didnt, 1/8goaltender Cam Talbot 3/8 was a rock back there. We played a good game, they just got the upper hand.The Oilers hope that their power play is better Tuesday than it was Sunday.The power play was not good at all, Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. There was no urgency for me. We felt good because we were in their zone but looked good doing nothing.We won 11 of 14 faceoffs in the first period and had six minutes of power play and had seven total shots (in the period). Thats not a good recipe. We moved it around but we had no substance, no attack, no tenacity to recover pucks.Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs have been struggling defensively.Everyones worried about the goal-scoring, Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. Thats not our issue. On this team, its what we give up.Jhonas Enroth played in goal for Toronto on Sunday. It will probably be Frederik Andersen, who has played seven games, starting against the Oilers.The Oilers and Maple Leafs will meet again Nov. 29 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. ' ' '