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	Thome hits eighth slam

White Sox 11, Orioles 8

Jim Thome watches his grand slam in the third inning Thursday. (M. Spencer Green/AP)

By Scott Merkin / MLB.com

Jim Thome blasted his 28th and 29th home runs of the season, and tied a career high with six RBIs. Right-hander Javier Vazquez notched his ninth victory of the season.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/03: BAL 8, CWS 1
Tue. 07/04: CWS 13, BAL 0
Wed. 07/05: CWS 4, BAL 2
Thu. 07/06: CWS 11, BAL 8

TODAY'S WRAPS: July 06, 2006

Baltimore (39-48)
Lost 3

Chi White Sox 11, Baltimore 8

Chi White Sox (56-29)
Won 3

July 6, 2006

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	8	11	1
Chi White Sox	0	0	5	0	2	0	4	0	X	11	13	1

Standings thru 7/6/06 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | White Sox Stats

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.305
Mora, 3B	5	1	0	0	0	2	4	.287
Tejada, SS	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	.315
Conine, LF	5	0	2	3	0	0	2	.257
Hernandez, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.273
Patterson, CF	5	0	2	1	0	2	3	.285
Lopez, J, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.268
Millar, 1B	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	.252
Fahey, RF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.271
a-Terrero, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
b-Clark, PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143
Totals	39	8	11	7	2	7	20
a-Struck out for Fahey in the 6th. b-Walked for Terrero in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Tejada 3 (19, Vazquez, Vazquez, Politte). TB: Tejada 6; Conine 2; Hernandez; Patterson 2; Millar 2; Fahey. RBI: Tejada 2 (60), Conine 3 (26), Patterson (35), Millar (33). 2-out RBI: Millar; Tejada; Conine 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez, J; Hernandez; Terrero; Patterson. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Conine (3, 2nd base off Vazquez/Pierzynski). FIELDING E: Tejada (12, throw). Outfield assists: Conine (Crede at home). DP: (Roberts-Tejada-Millar).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Podsednik, LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.269
Cintron, 2B	4	3	2	1	1	0	1	.285
Thome, DH	4	2	2	6	0	0	1	.293
Konerko, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.315
Dye, RF	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	.321
Pierzynski, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.325
Crede, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300
Uribe, SS	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	.239
Anderson, CF	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	.182
Totals	36	11	13	11	2	5	5
BATTING 2B: Crede (17, Ortiz). HR: Thome 2 (29, 3rd inning off Ortiz, 3 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Ortiz, 1 on, 0 out), Dye (22, 7th inning off Williams, 2 on, 2 out), Pierzynski (6, 7th inning off Williams, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Podsednik 2; Cintron 2; Thome 8; Konerko 2; Dye 4; Pierzynski 4; Crede 2; Anderson 2. RBI: Cintron (19), Thome 6 (75), Dye 3 (61), Pierzynski (29). 2-out RBI: Dye 3; Pierzynski. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Podsednik. GIDP: Dye. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Cintron (5, throw).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ortiz (L, 0-6)	5.0	8	7	6	2	1	2	7.88
Britton	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.43
Birkins	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.46
Williams	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	2	4.64
Rleal	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.28

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Vazquez (W, 9-4)	5.1	5	5	3	1	2	0	5.15
Riske (H, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.41
Cotts (H, 12)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.65
Politte	1.2	4	3	3	1	1	0	8.54
Thornton (S, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.49

HBP: Hernandez (by Vazquez).
Pitches-strikes: Ortiz 93-49, Britton 14-10, Birkins 6-4, Williams 17-11, Rleal 26-19, Vazquez 95-57, Riske 8-5, Cotts 15-12, Politte 29-19, Thornton 6-5.
Ground outs-fly outs: Ortiz 7-6, Britton 0-1, Birkins 0-2, Williams 0-1, Rleal 0-1, Vazquez 7-7, Riske 0-0, Cotts 1-1, Politte 2-2, Thornton 0-0.
Batters faced: Ortiz 24, Britton 3, Birkins 3, Williams 4, Rleal 4, Vazquez 24, Riske 2, Cotts 4, Politte 10, Thornton 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Williams 1-1, Riske 2-1, Cotts 2-0, Thornton 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Poncino. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 35,266.

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