05/10/2008 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jose Contreras hurled seven innings of one- run ball and Jim Thome slugged a home run, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the struggling Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Contreras (3-3) held the Mariners to six hits, issuing two walks and striking out four.
Thome also walked and scored twice, and Paul Konerko had two hits and two runs batted in for Chicago. The White Sox have won three of their last four after losing six straight.
Carlos Silva (3-2) gave up all four of Chicago's runs on eight hits through seven frames, with two walks and a strikeout.
Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, stolen base and a run scored while Wladimir Balentien added his third home run of the season for Seattle, losers of its last four and 9-of-10 overall.
Earlier in the day, Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson was suspended six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his violent and aggressive actions in the fourth inning of Thursday's game against the Rangers. With two outs in the inning, Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard came up and in with a fastball that caused Sexson to charge the mound and throw his helmet at the Texas hurler. Sexson, who elected to appeal the suspension, went 0-for-4 Friday.
Both teams opened the scoring in the third. Singles from Juan Uribe and Carlos Quentin followed by a walk from Thome to load the bases. Konerko stroked a ground-rule double to right for a 2-0 margin. Jermaine Dye added a sacrifice fly.
Suzuki singled with one out for Seattle, stole second, moved to third on a groundout by Jose Lopez and scored on a wild pitch to get one back. The run snapped a 24-inning scoreless streak dating back four games to the fifth inning of a 10-1 loss to Texas on Tuesday.
Chicago added another run in the seventh courtesy of a Thome homer to right, his seventh of the year.
Balentien added a home run in the ninth off Chicago's Bobby Jenks, but it wasn't enough as Jenks picked up his seventh save of the year.
Game Notes
Chicago started a 10-game road trip with this being the first of three at Safeco Field...Seattle owns the American League's worst record at 14-22 going into the game... Seattle dominated the White Sox a year ago, winning seven of the eight matchups and taking the final five meetings between the squads...Chicago lost all five of its games at Safeco Field last season and are 2-8 over their last ten visits to the Emerald City...Thome hit his 514th career home run.
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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
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Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.
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De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.
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