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Former Dodgers prospect Andy LaRoche homered twice, doubled twice and singled, driving in six runs as the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates again prevented Los Angeles from clinching the NL West with an 11-1 romp Monday. Zach Duke pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning against a patchwork Dodgers lineup. LaRoche set a career high for hits in going 5 for 5 and scoring four runs.
It'll be old home week when Jim Thome joins Manny Ramirez on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their reunion was set up when the Dodgers acquired the slugging first baseman from the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Also joining the Dodgers' lineup is right-hander Jon Garland, who came over from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jamey Carroll hit a go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run in more than a month and Bobby Abreu, Jeff Mathis and Erick Aybar also went deep Thursday, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago White Sox slugger Jim Thome will miss at least the next two games with a sore back.
Jeremy Guthrie pitched eight solid innings and Gregg Zaun hit a three-run home run, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Carlos Gomez drove in a career-high five runs and the Minnesota Twins had an unusually productive afternoon against White Sox ace Mark Buehrle in a 13-7 victory over Chicago on Sunday.
Jason Giambi hit a three-run homer and Brett Anderson pitched seven impressive innings, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Chris Getz hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Juan Cruz in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past the Royals 7-4 on Sunday for their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2005.
Jered Weaver and Brian Fuentes combined on a five-hitter, Bobby Abreu had two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Cliff Lee outpitched Mark Buehrle, throwing seven innings in the Cleveland Indians' 4-0 win Wednesday to take two of three from the Chicago White Sox.
Ian Kinsler hit a record-tying leadoff home run and Matt Harrison pitched five scoreless innings to win his second consecutive start for the Texas Rangers in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday night.
Adam Eaton took a four-hitter into the eighth inning to earn his first victory with Baltimore, and the Orioles roughed up Bartolo Colon in a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Gavin Floyd took a shutout into the seventh inning, and Carlos Quentin and Jim Thome hit back-to-back homers as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-2 on Sunday.
Jim Thome hit a two-run homer to break open a pitcher's duel, Mark Buehrle was dominant into the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday.
Coco Crisp's two-run homer in the ninth inning broke a scoreless tie and the Kansas City Royals held off the Chicago White Sox 2-1 Thursday.
Thanks to Jim Thome's bat and Ken Griffey Jr.'s arm, the AL Central has a winner at last: the Chicago White Sox.
Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night.
Jim Thome tied Mickey Mantle for 14th place with his 536th career homer, Gavin Floyd won his fifth straight decision and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Jim Thome hit his 535th home run to gain sole possession of 15th place on the career list, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 Monday night after losing the completion of a game suspended by rain.
Clayton Richard pitched six innings for his first major league win, Nick Swisher and Jim Thome homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 Tuesday night.
Josh Beckett pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 Monday night even though John Danks took a no-hitter into the seventh.
John Danks was so good on Wednesday night, White Sox catcher Toby Hall decided to stop calling curveballs.
Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs. Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Jim Thome homered to back Mark Buehrle's seven strong innings Sunday night as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep at U.S. Cellular Field by beating the Cubs 5-1.
Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.
* Jim Thome smacked his 549th career homer yesterday, moving past Mike Schmidt for 13th place on the all-time list.
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Jim Thome | All About News And NewsJim Thome also known as James Howard Jim Thome a designated hitter of Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox was born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois. He joined Cleveland Indians for the first time in 1991 as a third baseman.....
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Jim Thome returning to face Phils tonightPhillies manager Charlie Manuel took a call Sunday morning from an old friend. "Hey, Chuck, I'm coming to town," Jim Thome said. "I know you are," Manuel shot back. "We're going to get you out." "I'll be swinging," Thome responded.
Rare Sports art features three renditions of Jim Thome in Cleveland, Phillies and White Sox unformsCollect rare sports art featuring Jim Thome in three different 8x10. He is in same stance hitting one out of the park and a dual image in a Cleveland, Phillies and Chicago White Sox uniform . All three are also available in one frame as soft-touch padded fabric art.
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