1.
Tommie Harris' wife dies
CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Jim Thome's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, his 500th MLB homer, lifted the Chicago White Sox Sunday to a dramatic 9-7 win over the LA Angels.
Thome, a native of Peoria, Ill., became the 23rd player in major-league history to hit 500 home runs -- and the third this season to reach the milestone, after Toronto's Frank Thomas and Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees.
Thome's homer to center field on a 3-2 pitch by Angels reliever Dustin Moseley (4-3) ended a contest which saw Chicago rally from a 7-1 deficit.
Pinch-hitter Darin Erstad began the inning with a line single, setting the stage for Thome, who unleashed a typical blast which landed deep into the seats in center. His teammates mobbed him at home and then hoisted the burly Thome onto their shoulders.
Thome ended an 0-for-11 slump.
Mike MacDougal (2-5) hurled two innings of scoreless relief to earn the win for Chicago. Starter Mark Buehrle allowed 11 hits and seven runs -- six earned -- over 6 1/3 frames.
The Angels' Joe Saunders yielded just two hits and one run over six innings.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
|
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Whitney Houston's funeral is to be held Saturday at the church in Newark, N.J., where she first began singing, the woman handling the arrangements said Tuesday.
|
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
|
BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
