Guardians lose 10th straight

CLEVELAND — Trey Sweeney and Riley Greene homered during a six-run 10th inning Sunday as the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 7-2, extending the Guardians' losing streak to 10 games. Javier Báez had two hits and Tarik Skubal struck out 10 as the AL-best Tigers swept the three-game series. Cleveland was one strike away from ending its skid when closer Emmanuel Clase threw a wild pitch, allowing pinch-runner Zach McKinstry to score the tying run with two outs in the ninth. The Guardians' double-digit streak is the 11th in team history and the first since Cleveland dropped 11 in a row in 2012. The franchise record is 12 in 1931. Cleveland's Steven Kwan had three hits, including a RBI double in the eighth. Báez singled leading off the 10th with automatic runner Parker Meadows aboard and Sweeney followed with a three-run drive down the left-field line off Cade Smith (2-3) for a 4-1 lead. Skubal — the reigning AL Cy Young winner and possible starter in next week's All-Star Game — allowed three hits in seven innings. It was his sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season and 13th of his career. Chase Lee (4-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Cleveland's Gavin Williams allowed one hit in six innings and struck out eight. Key momentThe Tigers padded their lead in the 10th on Matt Vierling's RBI double and Greene's two-run homer, his 22nd. Key statGreene is the 15th Detroit player to hit at least 22 homers before the All-Star break. The last was J.D. Martinez, who had 25 in 2015. Up nextThe Tigers have not named a starter for Monday's series opener against visiting Tampa Bay. The Guardians open a six-game trip at Houston on Monday. RHP Tanner Bibee (4-9, 4.20 ERA) goes up against Astros RHP Hunter Brown (9-3, 1.82). Thomas on 10-day IL with right foot injury Guardians outfielder Lane Thomas was placed on the 10-day injured list because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot Sunday before Cleveland faced Detroit. The move is retroactive to Saturday. Infielder Will Wilson was recalled from Triple-A Columbus Thomas also missed 11 games in late May and early June because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Manager Stephen Vogt said before the game that next week's All-Star break should hopefully also give Thomas plenty of time to rest up for the second half of the season. "With eight days until the break, we're not in a position to play short right now and wait day to day. And we want to give this the 13-14 days that we have from now until we come out of the end of the break to really try and knock it out." Thomas hit a grand slam in last year's fifth and deciding game of the American League Division Series against Detroit, but his tenure in Cleveland has been mostly frustrating. Since being acquired at the trade deadline last year from Washington, Thomas has a .189 batting average in 92 games. This season, Thomas is batting .160 and .197 (13 for 66) since coming off the injured list June 9. Thomas also missed five weeks because of a right wrist bone bruise after getting hit by a pitch during the April 8 home opener against the Chicago White Sox. "It's been a frustrating year for Lane. We feel it with him. It's not at all what we want for him. Not at all what he wants," Vogt said. "So hopefully with this break we're able to really get this thing under control so that we can get the best version of Lane."