JACOBS FIELD Tigers edge Tribe for 2-game streak

Detroit could top the 1962 Mets for most losses.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers had to sweat out their first two-game winning streak in six weeks.
"Every win is a nailbiter," manager Alan Trammell said. "Nothing comes easy for the Tigers."
Alex Sanchez wandered into a bizarre double play, but Craig Monroe and Dmitri Young hit home runs to help the Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Tuesday night.
"We did a lot of damage control in this one," Trammell said.
Detroit broke an 11-game losing streak Sunday, but the Tigers have 97 losses and are threatening the 1962 New York Mets' modern record of 120.
Nate Cornejo (6-13) snapped his five-game losing skid and gave the Tigers their first winning streak since they won two in a row wrapped around the All-Star break.
"We won and thankfully what Alex did was not more of an issue," Trammell said.
The Tigers scored four times in the fourth on Young's solo homer, followed by five more hits and an error to take a 5-3 lead.
Oops
But the rally ended when Sanchez started to leave the field -- not knowing who was out.
"I've never seen that," Trammell said.
With the bases loaded and one out, Bobby Higginson grounded to third baseman Casey Blake.
Sanchez never left second and when Blake threw to second baseman John McDonald, who touched second, Dan Klassen was ruled out advancing from first on a force play. Sanchez, however, then started toward the dugout, thinking he was out.
"I pointed at the lead runner with my left hand and said, 'You're safe,' then I pointed to the runner from first with my right hand and said, 'You're out,"' second-base umpire Marty Foster said. "But Sanchez then left the bag."
Run negated
Indians manager Eric Wedge came out to argue and the umpires ruled that Sanchez was out for abandoning his base.
Crew chief Charlie Reliford explained that Sanchez left the bag before Ramon Santiago scored from third, negating a possible run.
"We just watched the replay and Marty's calls were right on," Reliford said.
Cleveland lost for just the seventh time in 20 games since Aug. 6 as Cornejo held the Indians to four runs and nine hits over 71/3 innings.
Cornejo had lost five straight starts since winning in Cleveland on July 24. The Tigers have four wins in his five starts against Cleveland -- their only victories in 13 games against the Indians this season.
Jamie Walker got five outs for his third save.
Monroe led off the Tigers' second with his 17th homer, hitting a 3-2 pitch from Billy Traber (6-7) into the first row of the left-field bleachers.
The Indians went ahead 2-1 as Ryan Ludwick doubled home one run and advanced to third on a run-scoring groundout by Ben Broussard.