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White Sox 4, Orioles 3
Ken Griffey Jr. delivers an RBI double in the fourth frame.  (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Jim Thome crushed a go-ahead long ball in the sixth inning -- moving him past Jimmie Foxx on the all-time homer list -- and the Sox 'pen made it hold up vs. the O's to give Clayton Richard his second victory of the season. Alexei Ramirez went 4-for-5 with two runs for Chicago.
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Series at a glance:
CWS
Chi White Sox (75-56)
Won 2 		Chi White Sox 4, Baltimore 3   BAL
Baltimore (62-69)
Lost 4
August 25, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Chi White Sox
 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0   4 8 0
Baltimore
 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0   3 9 2
Standings thru 8/25/08  |  Recap: CWS | BAL  |  Gameday  |  White Sox stats  |  Orioles stats
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, SS5240000.314
Pierzynski, C5000005.295
Quentin, LF2100201.289
Dye, RF4010001.295
Thome, DH4111024.253
Konerko, 1B3000102.228
Griffey Jr., CF4011002.246
  Anderson, B, CF0000000.240
Crede, 3B4000002.250
Uribe, 2B4010000.238
Totals354823217 

BATTING
2B: Griffey Jr. (23, Waters), Ramirez (20, Waters).
HR: Thome (28, 6th inning off Waters, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Ramirez 5; Dye; Thome 4; Griffey Jr. 2; Uribe.
RBI: Griffey Jr. (61), Thome (76).
2-out RBI: Griffey Jr..
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Crede 2; Griffey Jr..
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Quentin (7, 2nd base off Waters/Hernandez, Ra).
 
BaltimoreABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Roberts, 2B5000023.300
Montanez, L, RF3110000.371
  b-Markakis, PH-RF1000011.302
Mora, 3B4010011.280
Huff, 1B4120001.305
Hernandez, Ra, C4111002.258
Millar, DH4011002.249
Scott, LF4000013.268
Payton, CF3021110.257
Castro, J, SS2000003.184
  a-Cintron, PH-SS2010001.277
Totals363931617 

a-Singled for Castro, J in the 7th. b-Struck out for Montanez, L in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Montanez, L (2, Richard).
TB: Montanez, L 2; Mora; Huff 2; Hernandez, Ra; Millar; Payton 2; Cintron.
RBI: Hernandez, Ra (57), Millar (67), Payton (38).
2-out RBI: Payton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Roberts; Castro, J; Markakis.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Castro, J (4, fielding), Mora (13, throw).
DP: (Roberts-Huff).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Richard (W, 2-2)6.06331406.23
Dotel (H, 19)1.02000203.81
Thornton (H, 15)1.00000002.85
Jenks (S, 26)1.01000001.68
 
BaltimoreIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Waters (L, 2-1)7.05432214.71
Cabrera, F 0.21001004.13
Walker 0.10000005.68
Johnson 1.02000002.26

Dotel pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Balk: Richard, Waters.
Pitches-strikes: Richard 88-59, Dotel 20-12, Thornton 9-7, Jenks 8-6, Waters 90-61, Cabrera, F 19-11, Walker 1-1, Johnson 14-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Richard 10-4, Dotel 1-0, Thornton 1-2, Jenks 1-2, Waters 13-6, Cabrera, F 0-2, Walker 1-0, Johnson 2-1.
Batters faced: Richard 25, Dotel 5, Thornton 3, Jenks 4, Waters 29, Cabrera, F 4, Walker 1, Johnson 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Thornton 1-0, Walker 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.
Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:33.
Att: 20,707.
August 25, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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