The hero was Craig Monroe. In arguably the biggest game of the year for the Tigers, Monroe came up with his biggest hit, a 6th inning grand slam to help give the Tigers 5-2 win and move back to 4 1/2 games ahead of the White Sox. I know it’s only July, but the Tigers needed this win in the worst way. They needed to beat the White Sox at home, and now have a chance to win the series with Kenny Rogers taking the mound tonight.

Jeremy Bonderman pitched a strong game going 7 1/3 innings with 6 K’s to pick up his 10th win of the year.

The Tigers also improved to 2-6 against Chicago for the season, which definitely has a better ring to it then 1-7.

Read Monroe’s slam lifts Tigers by White Sox at Yahoo Sports!

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