Sat, 07/31/2010 - 09:32 by Prince damin
Minneapolis -- Jim Thome and Alexi Casilla each hit a two-run homer Friday and the Minnesota Twins won their sixth straight with a 5-3 decision over Seattle.
The Twins remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central.
Thome hit his 13th home run of the year in the second and Casilla hit his first of the campaign, the eighth of his career, in the fifth.
Minnesota built a 5-0 lead before Seattle got back in the game with a three-run sixth that featured a two-run single by Josh Wilson.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:05 by shalini.bahadur
Pittsburgh, Sept. 27: Lastings Milledge hit a ninth-inning, game-winning two-run single Sunday, rallying the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Milledge's bases loaded single -- his only hit of the game -- capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth.
Andy LaRoche had two hits and two RBI, a run scored on an error by Rafael Furcal, another scored on Clayton Kershaw's third-inning wild pitch, and Andrew McCutchen had three of the 11 hits for the Pirates, who have won two of three.
The winner was closer Matt Capps (4-8).
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Sun, 09/27/2009 - 12:25 by Inderjit Singh
Pittsburgh -- Jim Thome hit a key two-run single Saturday, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-4 win over Pittsburgh and securing a post-season berth.
LA Manager Joe Torre will make his 14th straight playoff appearance.
Thome, acquired from the White Sox Aug. 31, hit the big single while batting for winner George Sherrill (1-0) with one out in the top of the eighth.
Ronnie Belliard had three hits, including a solo homer.
Manny Ramirez and Mark Loretta had two hits and one RBI apiece, while three others had one RBI for the Dodgers, who clinched a post-season berth for the third time in four years.
They reduced their magic number to three for clinching the National League West Division.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:45 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 21: Brian Roberts hit two home runs Friday, the second one putting Baltimore in front in the eighth inning en route to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Roberts delivered a solo shot in the third and Jim Thome's homer in the fourth tied it. The score remained deadlocked at 1-1 until the Orioles broke through for four runs in the eighth.
Baltimore won its second straight and reached 50 victories for the season. Only Kansas City and Washington have yet to reach the 50-win mark.
Chicago starter Gavin Floyd (10-8) was still on the mound to open the eighth and he struck out the lead-off man. Felix Pie, however, singled to right and Roberts delivered a homer on a 1-1 pitch for a 3-1 lead.
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Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:08 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 5: Jim Thome hit two homers Wednesday, including a three-run shot in the sixth, and the Chicago White Sox survived three errors to down the Los Angeles Angels 6-2.
The Angels have lost back-to-back games for the first time since July 7-8. Those setbacks were against Texas, which comes to Anaheim Friday for a weekend series.
Thome tied it at 1-1 with a homer in the fourth and gave the White Sox a 5-1 cushion with his key blast in the sixth. The White Sox, winners of five out of six, remained a game behind Detroit in the battle for the American League Central lead.
Gavin Floyd (9-6) allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits in eight-plus innings to get the win. He has not lost in any of his last five starts.
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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 09:54 by preet_20
Chicago, July 31: Dewayne Wise singled home Scott Podsednik from second with two out in the ninth Thursday, lifting the Chicago White Sox past the New York Yankees 3-2.
New York tied the game in the top of the ninth, but Phil Hughes put the winning run on base, and Phil Coke surrendered the decisive base hit.
The Yankees lost for only the third time in 14 contests since the All-Star break and saw their lead over Boston in the American League East reduced to three games.
Chicago starter Gavin Floyd allowed a run on four hits over 7 2/3 innings, after which Matt Thornton was called on to protect a 2-1 lead.
Thornton, however, gave up a two-out homer in the ninth to Nick Swisher.
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Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:03 by surajdogra
Detroit, July 26: Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer and Clayton Richard pitched eight innings of one-run ball Sunday to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over Detroit.
The White Sox scored four times in the first inning, getting two runs on a fielder's choice ground ball by Jim Thome and a throwing error by Adam Everett, and then adding two more when Konerko drove in Thome.
Gordon Beckham capped the scoring for Chicago with a second-inning solo home run and Richard (4-3) made the lead stand up, scattering five hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Tony Pena pitched a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.
The White Sox avoided a four-game sweep in Detroit and finished the weekend two games behind the first-place Tigers in the AL Central Division.
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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 23:54 by surajdogra
New York -- Chicago's Jim Thome, with two home runs in three games, was selected the American League player of the week Monday.
The All-Star break limited player-of-the-week consideration to games played Thursday through Sunday.
Thome appeared in three games over the period, collecting five hits, including a double and two home runs, in 10 at bats. He led the American League with seven runs batted in in those games.
Both home runs and all the RBI came Friday against Baltimore.
Monday marked the sixth time Thomas has won the player-of-the-week honor.
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Sat, 07/18/2009 - 14:01 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 18: Jim Thome hit a three-run homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the sixth Friday, allowing the Chicago White Sox to outslug Baltimore 12-8.
The teams combined for 27 hits, but the two biggest came from Thome. His seven RBI helped the White Sox move within 2 ½ games of division-leading Detroit in the American League Central.
Thome broke a 3-3 tie with his three-run shot off starter Jason Berken (1-7) after Scott Podsednik and Jermaine Dye had drawn walks.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:28 by preet_20
Minneapolis, July 12: Jim Thome's four RBI, three coming on a sixth-inning double, led the Chicago White Sox to an 8-7 win over the Minnesota Twins Saturday.
Thome's three-run double gave Chicago an 8-3 lead with two outs in the top of the sixth. Brian Anderson and Paul Konerko had two hits and two RBI apiece.
Scott Podsednik had one RBI while Gordon Beckham had three hits and also scored three times for the White Sox, who beat the Twins in Minneapolis for the first time this season.
The winner was starter Gavin Floyd (7-6). He went 7 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.
Closer Bob Jenks earned his 20th save despite giving up two runs in the bottom of the ninth.
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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:40 by preet_20
Cleveland, July 1: Ramon Castro's three-run homer in the sixth put Chicago in front Wednesday and the White Sox completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland 6-2.
Chicago won its fifth straight and inched within three games of division-leading Detroit in the American League Central.
Jose Contreras (3-7) continued to turn his season around with an eight-inning effort, during which he gave up two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts. After losing his first five decisions this year, he has won three out of five.
The score was tied going into the sixth before the White Sox erupted for four runs off Jeremy Sowers (2-6). Jim Thome reached on a one-out single and moved to third on a base hit by Paul Konerko.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 13:41 by preet_20
Chicago, June 23: Hiroki Kuroda retired 16 straight and struck out nine in 8 2/3 innings Tuesday to pitch the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Kuroda (2-3) en route to a complete game before Alexei Ramirez singled with two outs in the ninth, moved to second on defensive indifference and scored on Jermaine Dye's single. He gave up two runs on four hits without a walk ro win for the first time since beating San Diego on Opening Day.
James Loney hit a two-run home run and Casey Blake also drove in two runs for the Dodgers.
Jonathan Broxton struck out Jim Thome to record his 18th save.
John Danks (5-6) took the inter-league loss after giving up three runs on three hits.
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