AMERICAN LEAGUE Thome helps to hammer Tribe

Jim Thome belted a pair of two-run homers as the White Sox rolled, 11-0.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jim Thome still feels at home at Jacobs Field -- even while being booed.
Thome hit a pair of two-run homers and Javier Vazquez pitched six strong innings to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-0 Monday.
"It adds to the list of the wonderful things that have happened here," Thome said after his 36th multi-homer game and passing Jeff Bagwell for 30th on the career list with 450.
Thome hit an Indians team record 334 homers before leaving town after the 2002 season to sign a six-year, $85 million contract with Philadelphia. His two drives Monday were his first homers at Jacobs Field as a visitor.
Indians fans are now split in their sentiments toward the 35-year-old slugger, who was traded to Chicago last winter. Many still cheer him, but there are plenty of resounding boos each time he comes to bat in Cleveland now.
"I try to block it out and not let the distractions bother me," he said.
Indians first baseman Ben Broussard said maybe the booing should stop.
"It's understandable to boo a guy who has gone elsewhere, but they need to change it up because he's hitting everything the way it is," Broussard said. "Maybe it's motivating him."
Vazquez is effective
Vazquez (6-3) gave up only two singles -- both with two outs in the third inning. The right-hander walked three and struck out four in his second consecutive win. Neal Cotts tossed two perfect innings, and Jeff Nelson pitched the ninth to complete the two-hitter.
"I felt great," Vazquez said. "I threw some good pitches. I'm happy with all the run support I've been getting."
Paul Konerko and Juan Uribe also homered for the White Sox, who had 14 hits and are 2-0 with six homers since manager Ozzie Guillen's post-game tirade following an 11-inning loss to Toronto Saturday.
Cleveland third baseman Aaron Boone left with a mild concussion after tumbling headfirst into a photographers' area trying to catch a foul ball in the third inning. He was taken to a hospital for examination.
"He's a gamer. He wanted to go back out there," manager Eric Wedge said. "I was glad to see he was alert."
Thome belts 19th
After Tadahito Iguchi doubled off the left-field wall with one out in the first, Thome hit an 0-2 pitch into the right-field seats for his 19th homer and a 2-0 lead against Cliff Lee (3-5).
He hit another two-run shot in the sixth off Guillermo Mota to make it 10-0.
Joe Crede and Juan Uribe added RBI singles later in the first inning to make it 4-0.
Konerko opened the third with his 15th homer -- and 225th of his career -- off the foul pole in left. Crede later singled and scored on Uribe's fourth homer to make it 7-0.
Lee gave up seven runs and eight hits with one walk over 22/3 innings in his shortest start since lasting 31/3 innings in Chicago on April 7, 2005.
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