Jim Thome took over the game tonight in Chicago, hitting two homers in two innings as the Sox pulled away from a 3-3 tie to lead the O's 10-5 in the seventh.
Thome hit a 2-0 pitch for a three-run shot in the 5th to break a 3-3 tie. After an Adam Jones homer pulled the O's within 6-5, Thome hit a 2-1 pitch from Danys Baez out to center for a Grand Slam and a 10-6 lead.
That's 7 RBI tonight for Thome and 14 in his last three games.
He has nine career Slams. His last before tonight was on...Jim Thome took over the game tonight in Chicago, hitting two homers in two innings as the Sox pulled away from a 3-3 tie to lead the O's 10-5 in the seventh.
Thome hit a 2-0 pitch for a three-run shot in the 5th to break a 3-3 tie. After an Adam Jones homer pulled the O's within 6-5, Thome hit a 2-1 pitch from Danys Baez out to center for a Grand Slam and a 10-6 lead.
That's 7 RBI tonight for Thome and 14 in his last three games.
He has nine career Slams. His last before tonight was on 7-6-06, also vs. the O's.
He now has 28 career homers vs. Baltimore and 557 in his career. He needs six homers to tie Reggie Jackson for 12th place all-time.
O's pitchers have walked four tonight and all four have scored.
