White Sox rally, top Tigers

 
Jim Thome hit an RBI double in the sixth inning for the White Sox's only hit off Dontrelle Willis, and Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Saturday. Detroit, the only winless team in the major leagues, is 0-5 for the first time since the Tigers dropped their first nine games in 2003 en route to an AL-record 119 losses. [link]

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Jim Thome hits an RBI double in the sixth inning for the White Sox's only hit off Dontrelle Willis, and Chicago beats the Tigers, 5-3, on Saturday.