AL CENTRAL Inge's homer spoils Tribe's comeback bid

Cleveland activated first baseman Travis Hafner from the DL.
DETROIT (AP) -- Brandon Inge was rewarded for a good swing when it mattered most.
Inge hit a tie-breaking homer with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Monday for only their fourth victory at home this season.
Inge hit the ball hard his three previous at-bats -- with nothing to show for it. Cleveland right fielder Jody Gerut robbed him on a sliding catch with the bases loaded and two outs in the first, but Inge sent a drive into the left-field stands in the seventh.
"I guess that was the only place I could hit it where they couldn't dive and catch it," he said.
Dmitri Young also homered and drove in four runs for the Tigers, who won for the fourth time in five games overall and improved to 4-17 at Comerica Park.
Steve Avery (2-0) got the win despite giving up a game-tying, three-run homer to Brandon Phillips with two outs in the top of the seventh.
"I just saw a ball I could drive," Phillips said. "Especially when I get into those situations, I'm just trying to look for a ball up and just try to put a good, level swing on it and that's what I did."
Strong pitching
Detroit starter Jeremy Bonderman allowed only a two-run homer by Milton Bradley in the first, and gave up four hits in six innings. The rookie retired his last 10 batters, struck out a career-high seven and walked one.
Avery took over to start the seventh and retired the first two batters he faced. But he walked Ben Broussard, and Casey Blake's single sent Broussard to third. Phillips tied it at 5 with a three-run shot over the left-field fence.
Inge put the Tigers right back in front, connecting on a 2-1 pitch from Jason Boyd (0-1) for his third home run of the season. Inge is hitting only .145 this season with eight RBIs.
"It was a breaking ball he left out over the middle of the plate," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "Brandon got to it."
Franklyn German worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
Jake Westbrook allowed five runs and seven hits in three-plus innings for the Indians. He struck out two and walked two.
The Indians' last hit against Bonderman was Ellis Burks' double with two outs in the third. But Bradley popped out to end the inning.
Hafner activated
The Indians activated first baseman Travis Hafner from the 15-day disabled list Monday and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo.
Hafner had been on the disabled list since May 10 with a broken left big toe.
Hafner hit .206 (20-for-97) with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 30 games with the Indians.