UPDATE 1-Baseball-Tigers blank Yankees for 2-0 series lead

* Tigers two wins away from clinching World Series berth

* Yankees manager urges use of replay after missed call (Adds details, quotes)

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Anibal Sanchez and Phil Coke combined on a four-hit shutout as the Detroit Tigers stifled the withering New York Yankees attack for a 3-0 win on Sunday and a commanding lead in the American League Championship Series.

Sanchez held the Yankees to three hits in seven innings and lefty reliever Coke went the last two innings, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven games series that resumes Tuesday in Detroit.

The anemic offensive showing by a Yankees lineup missing captain Derek Jeter, who broke his ankle in Saturday's defeat, spoiled a fine outing by New York starter Hiroki Kuroda, who was perfect through five innings.

"I thought both starting pitchers were absolutely terrific," Detroit manager Jim Leyland told reporters.

"This is a tough place to pitch with a tough lineup and a short porch (in right). And a whole bunch of left-handed hitters, it is not easy. That was quite a feat."

Quintin Berry scored the first run of the game on a ground out by Delmon Young after leading off the seventh inning with a double that hopped over the wall in center.

Detroit added two more runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Avisail Garcia and Miguel Cabrera, both following a disputed call at second base that would have ended the inning and led to the ejection of Yankees manager Joe Girardi.

Girardi, who was ejected from the game when he renewed his argument with the second base umpire after watching a replay of the disputed call, later issued a plea for wider use of replay.

"It's frustrating," said Girardi. "In this day and age when we have instant replay available to us, it's got to change."

The disputed umpire's call came with two outs in the eighth.

After Kuroda struck out the first two batters, Omar Infante singled and Austin Jackson followed with a single to right.

Infante made a wide turn past second base and Yankee right-fielder Nick Swisher threw to second, where Robinson Cano appeared to tag Infante, who dove headfirst back toward the bag.

The umpire called Infante safe, though replays showed Cano tagged him before he touched the bag. Avisail Garcia then singled home Infante, and Miguel Cabrera singled in Jackson.

Reminded that the Yankees, who have scored just 13 runs in their last six playoff games, could not have expected to win without scoring any runs, Girardi said the nature of the game had been changed.

"It is different if it's 1-0 than 3-0," said Girardi. "It's a lot easier for a reliever to relax. He knows if he makes one mistake, it is still 3-1. I am not saying we win the game if the call is made right. But in this day and age there is too much at stake, and the technology is available." (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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