CHICAGO -- Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has said it was only a matter of time before his team’s heavy-hitting offense would break out of its early-season slump.

The team’s high-octane offense treated the Chicago White Sox to a sneak peak Tuesday afternoon as to what he’s been talking about all along.

Led by a slumping Ryan Raburn, the Tigers exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning en route to a 10-8 win against the Chicago White Sox that salvaged a split in their two-game set at US Cellular Field.

The win brings Detroit's record back to .500 after going 4-5 on its nine-game road trip.

"We have to get a little bit of a roll," Leyland said. "Hopefully, this will wake our bats up a little bit."

For the first five innings, it looked like the same old story for the Tigers, stranding six runners on base and failing to deliver a base knock with runners in scoring position.

Named the American League Player of the Month for April, a newly revamped Jake Peavy cruised through five innings, striking out four as the White Sox built him a cushy 6-0 lead.

But the lead didn’t last for the White Sox, who are winners in just seven of 20.

Andy Dirks drew a leadoff walk in the sixth and Miguel Cabrera put the Tigers on the board with a two-run homer into the bleachers in left.

After Prince Fielder hustled out a double, Peavy hit Brennan Boesch with a pitch to put runners on first and second for Raburn, who entered the game with a team-low .149 batting average and .416 OPS.

With the Tigers trailing 6-2, Raburn sent a hanging breaking ball to deep left-center that cut the White Sox’s lead to one. It was his first homer this season in his 97th at-bat this season and snapped a 122 at-bat homerless drought.

"When he hits, he can do damage," Leyland said. "But, I’m not getting into spiel about Raburn because I know how that goes."

A walk to Jhonny Peralta the following at-bat led to Peavy's departure, but the sixth-inning onslaught continued.

Will Ohman came on in relief of Peavy and hit pinch-hitter Delmon Young, putting runners on first and second for Austin Jackson, who who a crushed a three-run homer to deep center in what proved to be the game-winning run.

"When you come off a very mediocre road trip and you're on the last day of it down 6-0 to Jake Peavy and you come back to win the game, that's a pretty good effort," Leyland said.

The White Sox mounted a ninth-inning rally, scoring two on Alexei Ramirez's double down the first-base line before Octavio Dotel induced a game-ending flyout off the bat of Dayan Viciedo that was caught by Boesch at the warning track.

The two runs were credited to Valverde, who left with tightness in his lower back.

Prior to Tuesday’s game, Leyland said he spotted signs that both Raburn and Peralta were on the verge of the verge of their early-season slumps.

His observations were proven right.

In the seventh, Raburn struck again when he scored Alex Avila from second on a base hit. Peralta followed with a single to center that scored Brennan Boesch.

"I am a big believer in Raburn -- I always have been," Leyland said. "And, what I’ve been saying all along, the reason I like him is what you saw today."

After taking two steps forward, Detroit Tigers right-handed starter Max Scherzer took a giant leap back Tuesday afternoon.

Just when it looked like Scherzer had turned the corner and resolved his troubling lack of command, the issues resurfaced when he could only manage 12 outs before his day came to an end.

Scherzer battled command early command issues, walking three and throwing only 62 of his 99 pitches for strikes. He exited after four-plus innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits.

"When he’s really trying to make a nasty pitch, I think he has the tendency to overthrow it," Leyland said. "Fortunately, we came back and picked him up."

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