Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

Call it a bounce-back from a rough series loss at home to the Reds. Call it a statement game. Or maybe don’t get so complicated. The 9-5 victory claimed by the White Sox over the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park simply supported their American League Central leadership for 62 days and since July 4. As Ric Flair once said, to be the man, you’ve got to beat the man. And the White Sox (63-58) weren’t letting that happen, moving their division lead to 3 1/2 games. “I don't know if it's a statement game. It's a win that we're happy about,” said White Sox manager Will Venable, who is not big on giving bulletin board material for opposing teams. “\[And we're\