thome will take the pitch inside for a ball. well, jim thome with a big chance again.ns to make it a 6-5 game, now the white sox threatening to get that and more back. thome on a swing and a miss with a pitch down and away. 1-1. thome has a seven-fame hit streak as he stands in now with podsednik the lead runner. and dye on at first. thome against the orioles this year, already a couple of home runs, and six rbis. and will take the pitch down low, 2-1. >> jim: well, the good news for danys baez is that he does strikeout. came into the game with 71. the bad news is, this batter has 556 home runs, and he's hot. that one to center field. way back with the bases loaded some good-bye, grand slam jim thome! a 7 rbi gang, and among active leaders, 557, only griffey and a-rod have more home runs. and the fans want a curtain call. strike taken by konerko. >> jim: so now 14 rbis in his last three games. >> gary: 7 tonight. >> jim: that's a good way to start the second half. >> gary: jim thome blasting away, and the offense of the white sox has heated up before the break stays ho

good-bye, home run, jim thome!ood for 3. >> well, big night for jim thome, as he hits a pair of home run, be a 7 rbi game. that is a career night. here are the numbers that rick just referred to. career against the orioles. all he does is hit. he still has a quick bat and a great eye at the plate. >> well, he really does, and if you make mistakes with jim thome, he's going to make you pay. he still has a lot of power. certainly tonight when you saw him hit that ball well up over the hedge in straight away center filed, he showed everybody around he can still get around on a pretty good 94 mile an hour fastballs. so you have to constantly change speeds with him, and you cannot live in the middle of the plate with him up there. >> what a weapon. on two swings tonight, drove in 7 runs, and the orioles drop it by a final of 12-8. we were wondering on the pregame show how the all star break would affect the orioles because of the rest that they had. this was a tired team hitting the break with four days off, and really

and thome had. danny base, a grand slam for thome. 12-8 the final. >>> we move on to golf. wet and windy, first, e. 59- year-old tom watson. even par round today, five under for the championship. tied for the lead is tom watson. tied with relative unknown steve marino, barely got his teff. then there's tiger woods, a three-time british open champ, best in the world. not a winner this year. this errant tee shot emblematic of his weekend. he fails to make the cut. tiger on his early exit. >> just made mistakes. obviously you have to play clean rounds of golf to win, and i didn't. >> tiger's last hope was this chip shot on 18. needed to knock it in to save himself, so -- but he didn't, so he is in

speaking of having to make good pitches, that's what you have to do to jim thome. >> 2-1 foul ball o 2 and 2.the has 16 homerun on the year and he turned 39 in august. he's had 14 seasons with 20 or more homeruns. >> he's cald out on strikes. good pitch on theside% corner it the first strike jeremy does something, it's backdoor slider. >> thome,thinks it's outside. he hsa% lifetime on base percentage of over 40%. rightere,ht took aall got cous offhe with a nice approach. that's how you get the good hitters out, make quali pitches. >> thome and konerko are hitters. 2 and 0 on konerko. he was tie d for 6th in the american league rbi's with 61. he's now 33 years old. it will be back in '94. here, the hitters refer to guthrie because of the two home runs. dye is 4 out of 8 with a home run. >> that's why you're happy suzuki is taking the day off. he's one of the few guys that's not hot on this ball club. >> he's been hot over the last 20 games. here's the 2-2. then it falls down. it's a sinking line drive and he nearly took melvin with him. >> it's hit so hard that melvin is trying

jim thome takes bases loaded and clears them with a swing.rand slam home run as the white sox go on to beat the birds 12-8 in chicago. >> well, if you wanted to by ravens tickets, your only chance now. sales open yesterday and quickly put out the soldout season. the ravens sold out the regular season in about an hour. they have about 1,000 tickets left for their two home preseason games. >> mavericks owner has yet to see a championship, but he won big in a court yesterday instead of on a court. a federal judge dismissed insider's trading suit against cubin. he also opened a web site which touts itself as aimed at closing corporate chicanery. >> meanwhile, a celebity golf tournament planned in nevada. if he wins, he may not get a chance to keep the winners chest. yesterday nevada arrested walker on an outstanding warrant, make that thursday. on monday walker faces a court appearance to answer charges that he wrote $1 million in bad checks in las vegas casinos. walker now faces $82 million in prosecution fees -- $82,000 in prosecution charges i

thome.13 after the hour. now the latest stop on president obama's trip overseas. he flew from russia to italy overnight, where he's already met with his italian counterpart. and will attend the g-8 summy in l'aquila, a region devastated by an earthquake back in april. nbc's white house is correspondent savannah guthrie is travelling with the president. savannah, good morning to you. does this summit have clearly defined goals for success or will there be clear marks if it's a failure? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. a lot of times, as you know with these world leader summits it's hard to point to real, concrete achievements. the u.s. is expecting that there will be a declaration from these world leaders, the g-8, about iran. and there will be a lot of discussion, as you might expect, about the world economic crisis. you know, there's some division between the u.s. and the brits on the one hand, and some of the europeans about whether there should be more stimulus. the emphasis that ther

. >> after watching jim thome last night, in chicago against the white sox. 1-0 in the fifth and destroyed the pitch. giving the white sox lead for good and mark burly lost one of the last 20. >>> we're getting warm on this edition of geico sports extra. find out if united can crack the win column. >>> also ahead. [ indiscernible ] >> the kid with the fro, mike davis and maybe he's next in line for the nfl. we'll check in on the big brothers as he prepares for training camp in a few weeks. this is geico sports extra.  fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. the's no fiber in this. tastes too good. theris fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. h. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. >> back to togeico sports extra. d.c. united fans are wondering when they will welcome back the first place in the eastern conference. frankly enough, the united hasn't won since then and entering as they welcome the colorad

jim thome drove in a career high seven runs. in that chisox 12-8 victory. >>> meanwhile in new york today, former yankee david cone tosses out the ceremonial pitch. current yankees manager, joe girardi. but now we go to the top of the second. here is cc sebathia. that ends the third inning. he lost five hits. but no runs over 7. and the yankees win. over the atlantic. british open, 59-year-old tom watson, still sitting atop the leader board. despite playing on a relatively new, surgically replaced hit. old tom. birdieing in route for a 1 spoon. off by one shot over england's rock. fisher and watson looking to be the oldest pro golfer to win a grand slam event. >>> russia's ivanoff, the winner tonight. american lance armstrong troped -- dropped from third to fourth, but still trails overall by 8 seconds. >>> chelsea scores first. later, again, chelsea, who will be in downtown baltimore next friday to take on ac milan. final score today, chelsea, 2- 0, over seattle. >>> and finally, what a day. for baltimore native sun antonio fre

thome, to inquire whether michael would be willing to increase the number of shows.e reported that michael was willing to increase the number of performance to 50. i would expect that aeg is going to probably dispute these allegations tonight. they're saying michael agreed to it. could that be after their spoke to you? >> no, it couldn't be. >> larry: you're saying they're lying? >> let me say this. they'll say anything, okay? what they should do is produce to you a contract showing what was signed by michael to do 50. do you have that? >> larry: i don't have any contract, no. okay. >> you have my contract with michael. you have that one. >> larry: yeah, i think we have that. >> yes, you do. >> larry: joe, "people" magazines quotes what is described as a source close to the family as saying you're willing to sign papers saying that you don't live with katherine and won't be involved in raising michael's kids. is that true or false? >> i never said i wasn't going to sign any papers to that effect. but -- >> larry: there's a lot flying around here. >> they got wings. t

they say s athi thome is like m hi t thmuseum. they also dominated their resume, on the commission. and the kennedy center, board of trustees. even founded the duke elington school -f ot arts. well, the council member, they are joining us now and weed would like to also notice that, well, to note that we have the council member here canceled at the last minute. however, there's a lot going on in the city that we have to talk about, council member, first of all, this incident last night, this is again, what happened two years ago and in out there. a lot of people thought that this was fixed. >> yes, i thought that it was fixed, crippling my amount of timement let me say that my prayers go out to the family. and when your house goes up like that and for someone who has done so much in the community, well, you know, that is just a tragedy. clearly what residence want to know if their house is on fire and if a fire truck pulls up, if there is a water supply to put up the fire. >> that is a key question. >> just a few minutes ago. they had a press conference, talking about have very issu

thome three-run shot. his 15th. 12-8 the final white sox win it tonight. wizards summer league basketball out in vegas. a grand theft orange. and nick young had two steals. later on more d in the second half. they take it all the way to the ten. but the wiz still lose 89-82. 89-82 tonight. the last time tiger woods missed a cut in a major he just returned from time off to mourn his father's passing. that was 2006. you could see that one coming. most off the world's number one was primed and ready for the winner circle this year after the win at the at&t a couple weeks ago. it didn't look good today. tiger giving new meaning to visiting the jungle. here in the 10th check this out. into the rough on the left side. they never found that ball. that was a double bogey. that kind of was a michael cosmo today. and then the wheels come off the wagon. 13th hole. he went from even to plus five in a hurry. missed the cut. the other surprise of the day was steve marino. i guess that's how they do it on the tough streets of fairfax county right there. then the eagle pu

thome will be retired. in the 7th inning. >> ground balls are his enemy. >> that's the one key. when he rolls over, that's a no-no. i don't know if he had a choice today. guthrie has been that good. this has been not too many breaking balls, commanding fast ball, couple of changeups, again only the changeup in the middle of the plate that wise has ran on. >> this is the same team team that scored -- team that scored 12 runs on friday night. >> he allowed only 3 runs to get the win. but then the angels got a loss and the start the seattle. >> it's a changeup. and then it's an 0 -2 pitch. he made what he thought was a good pitch up and in. you put a better swing on. so there are four of the five runs. again, we always talked about the 1, 2, 3 pitches. that was

>> the key is you have to tiptoe around thome. he has 28 homeruns, 95 rbi's.k him, he's won guy i don't mind walking because he's changed the flow of the river. they are always at a point where the o's can afford to give up any runs. when you're behind in the count, fast balls. >> now this next item, it's a good player to watch. >> huff is a slam do dunk tonight. two home runs and hit 3.33 with 6 rbi's. he'll feel like they have taken the hand cuffs off of him today. >> huff is the o's first baseman in today's lineup. white sox have 47 wins and the o's have -- the white sox are a game and a half behind detroit and the o's are in last place because of the red sox and how well they play. when you look at new york and boston compared to the other divisions, it looks like they are out of line right now with the rest. >> they are. the o's, you have to forget about those teams and the con tenders and they have to play better defense or their pitching is never going to be as good as it can. they can put up runs and hit the ball with anybody out there. the contenders

that's thome again. this time center field. gone with a grand slam home run.the white sox goo on to beat the pirds -- go on to beat the birds 12-8. >> 59-year-old tom watson has his share of the lead and tiger woods will not make the cut. go figure this one. watson trying to become the oldest winner ever of a british open. watson last won the open in 1982. a birdie from way out on 18. grabs his share of the lead with steve marijuana owe. -- marino. short putt on 10 to double birdie. then on an unlucky 13, tiger's short game coming up very short. shifts onto the green. won't stay there. rolls back down the slope. another double bogey. woods finishes five over, didn't make the cut. no excuses from tiger, just didn't have it going on. >> i botched two shots, a couple bad iron shots. i kept making his take after mistake. >> i'm gerry sandusky. hope your weekend is off to a fantastic start. >> one lucky lottery winner, celia elliot. she is the state's newest millionaire. celia beat out more than one million entries for the grand prize. >> words can't describe how i

chicago's jim thome hit two runs. including a grand slam to center in the sixth. and they pound the orioles, 12-8. in the british open, tiger woods shot a five over in two rounds and missed the cut for the fifth time in his poe fegsal career. fairfax native, steve marino fired a second-round 68 and shares the lead with tom watson with five under par. marino and watson tee off today at 10:00 a.m. have a great day. >>> 6:11 is your time now, 68 degrees. coming up on the saturday edition of "news4 today," investigators name the man they say likely planned the deadly hotel attacks in indonesia. also you might call it a presidential feat, why the white house is making news because of a tweet. and it's getting crowded at the international space station. "endeavour" arrives after some nifty maneuvering. (female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed. >>> investigators in indonesia may be close to naming the mastermind behind the deadly hotel bombings in jakarta. two suicide bombers

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it's a big list of guys, konerko about .171, thome down there.h of guys have struggled after the all-star break. you gate chance to relax. all these guys got a chance to relax except for mark buehrlely. you need pick up the pace in the second half, lads. >> maybe that's why kenny sent four pitchers west because he's looking at his team saying there's no way we can afford to lose gordon beckham going forward, tyler flowers is supposed to be the next great hitting catcher, the kid jared mitchell, the kid they just grabbed from l.s.u., the speed demon. maybe he's saying, this is what i need to build within my own organization right now. we've got to get better offensively. we need more of the bacons. you're getting to the end with jermaine dye, and i know he's got more home runs than any player in the mesh league since the start of last year, but let's face it, you're getting to the end with jermaine dye and jim thome and paul konerko a.j. pierzynski. going forward you're going to need offensive weapons. you're going to need more speed in your lineu

he gets his win as he strikes out jim thome. white sox pitchers not as sharp. contreras with the wild pitch. adam jones scores. then aaron came in for ozzie guillen and he was worse. bases loaded walk to luke scott. nick markakis scores. three runs scored on two wild pitches and a walk. then one swing drives in three more. as earl weaver used to say, old doctor long ball. the orioles win. the british open. tom watson looking to become the oldest major golf champion ever. he came within about six inches of getting it done. the young bucks came after him. ross fisher, beautiful shot here. back-to-back birdies for fisher. then a quadruple bogey. that would be an eight which is not good. that's not good. lee westwood, very good. eagle on 7. he led by two. but the old master undaunted here. birdie on number 11 to go three under. he takes the lead. meanwhile, stewart cink. how many of you thought this shot would mean a playoff later? no one but him. watch him walk through the green on 18, needing this putt to win it. you knew it right as he hit it. push it had to the

that was thome's single off the wall. that's 1 for 18. he's only given up two hits total. the number 8 t batter wise, has that home run. huff keeps his foot on the bag. 3 up, 3 down go the white sox. and the o's have the lead. pp÷÷  >>> jeremy guthrie has been great. plenty of offense when you have guthrie pitching like this. >> 8th inning now. carrasco stays on and it's fouled back. gregg has done a good job of adapting to the current role as the backup catcher. >> yeah. he's started to hit better. you know he can catch. >> weed ers is in this series. he's 0 for 9. he gets the day off and can collect his thoughts. it's a great job behind the plate. >> it's nice when you're pitching well and you bond with the catcher. >> yeah. >> it's really important. weeders talk s about it. you have to get the experience. >> the thing about this season is gaining is experience. all of the players are amore of the o's future and they are getting the firsts out of the way, getting the adversity out of the way. that will make them better players sooner. the hope is as soon as next

chicago's jim thomee hit two home runs including a grand slam to center in the sixth inning.hey pound the orioles, 12-#. in golf at the british open tiger woods shot a five over through two rounds and missed thcut for just the fifth time in his professional career. meanwhile, fairfax native steve marino fired a second-round 68 and shares the lead with 59-year-old tom watson at five under par. they tee off today at 10:00 a.m. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >>> two cyclists were hurt during the tour de france yesterday after being shot possibly with an air rifle. the incident, which was not seen on video, happened during the tour's 13th stage in northeast france. a spanish cyclist was hit and had the projectile removed from his thigh. a new zealand cyclist was hit in the finger. both expect to ride again today. authorities aren't sure exactly what kind of weapon was used. >>> a lot of people love to eat crabs but most of us don't know how to properly cook them. with the help of the website monkey see.com the owner of a popular crab market in virginia shows us how.

>> that's where we're seeing thome begin with.sales were up 14% month-to-month. other cars were not selling. so it's working. >> jean chatzky, as always, thanks very much. appreciate it. >> sure. >> coming up next, the former topless model escort be michelle obama around italy. that's right, you heard me correctly. right after this. >>> back now at 7:49 with more on the first family's overseas trip, and why one of their guides in italy is stealing a lot of the headlines. keith miller is in rome with the details. keith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. well the g-8 meetings are all about foreign policy, international economics. but here in the land of romance, italy's notorious prime minister has sizzled up the agenda with his domestic politics. silvio berlusconi's wife has left him because the 72-year-old prime minister adores the attention of beautiful women. taking her summit role as first lady, a former topless model, and current minister in his cabinet. mara carfagna is now the official escort for michelle oba

this coming wednesday it looks like chris thome will get the start.s one of the great prospects that the orioles have in their rotation. not so great in the rotation last night was jeremy guthrie. it's a 3-0 red sox lead. 4-0 in the third. adam jones. not good at solving -- thought -- brought in reimold. helps to get run support like this. especially late. quelling thoughts of a rally is adam laroshe. don lester 9-0 lifetime against the o's. as far as the ravens, paul kruger, second-half pick. high motor guy. he has come to terms with a four-year contract. he is locked up for the next four years. at least he will be on monday when he arrives for training camp. that leaves just one rookie not signed. that's the first rounder michael oher. they are optimistic they can get a deal done with him before training camp begins. mark cak -- good day at the canadian open. he's still five shots back. the other guy making big noise in the day, lesm if ocean. this doesn't help when you can play ping pong, maybe a little pool. hole in one. he can't believe what he s

and rock ford, and more than 260,000 students in 103 school districts across the united states, we thome the same support -- we owe them the same support we continue to show to their parents in uniform and it is time to step up our efforts to meet that commitment. thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor and i suggest the -- i yield the floor, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina is recognized. a senator: mr. president, i ask to speak for 10 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. demint: thank you, mr. president. i would like to return to the issue of health care in america and the reform of our health care system and how we help americans find health insurance that's affordable to every family. it's important as we talk about this that we get the facts out on the table and i'm glad to see that this has become an issue that is front and center. i know the president has called for a press conference tonight to talk about his vision of health care. and i would like to set

thome 1-4. four r.b.i. 42 end game with four or more r.b.i. others. white sox up 8' 3. white sox cling to go an 8-7 lead. jenks gets spann to ramirez for the game-ending double play. the white sox win 8-7. minnesota is now 10-13 in one-run games. joe mauer 0fehr the night. he had an r.b.i. but just the sixth time in 63 games he's gone hitless with at least four at-bats. >> the blazers have signed jazz forward paul milsap to a four-year $32 million offer sheet. milsap, a restricted free agent so that means utah has seven days to match the offer. the jazz have to figure out a way to trade carlos boozer if they want to keep milsap. >> raptors, pistons in las vegas, summer action. first quarter, off the miss. watch detroit's first round pick, day, the flush. durr ron washington, got to be the shoes, maybe it's the hair. 13 points, six boards. and washington again, transition defense. coaches like that. fourth quarter quincey dube. nice speed to derozan. rookie out of u.s.c. pistons win by four. adam morrison in uniform. oh, what's going on here. lakers and cavs. there's mor