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Tuesday, Aug. 15 7:35pm ET
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox reacted quickly and emphatically to manager Jerry Manuel's plea for a better effort. Harold Baines and Frank Thomas both homered and drove in five runs, and Rocky Biddle pitched seven strong innings for his first major league victory as the White Sox beat Baltimore 14-4 Tuesday night. Jeff Abbott also homered for the White Sox, who received a closed-door lecture from Manuel after Monday night's 8-2 loss to the Orioles dropped them to 15-15 since the All-Star break. Manuel took 15 minutes to tell his first-place team to play with more focus and intensity. Apparently taking his words to heart, the White Sox built a 9-2 lead after four innings against Jason Johnson (1-9), who is winless with a 7.20 ERA in 13 starts this season. "It was a good response, I guess. It was a good night," Manuel said after watching the White Sox play errorless ball and get 16 hits. Baines had a three-run homer and two-run double in his first appearance against the Orioles since they traded him on July 29. Biddle (1-1) allowed four runs, six hits and two walks in his second start since being called up from Double-A Birmingham on Thursday. The right-hander, who struck out two, took Manuel's challenge to heart. "We all have to step up our game a little bit. These are the dog days," he said. "I took it upon myself to go out there and be aggressive." Chicago batted around in a six-run fourth inning that turned a 3-2 game into a rout. Jose Valentin doubled in a run before Thomas hit a two-run single. After Magglio Ordonez singled, Baines hit a drive to center that Luis Matos gloved, then lost after his arm hit the 7-foot wall. "I got lucky. I didn't think the ball would be going out," Baines said. The three-run homer was his first hit in nine career at-bats against Johnson. Baines chased Johnson with a two-run double in the sixth that made it 11-2. Johnson was charged with 12 runs, 10 earned, and 11 hits in five-plus innings. The 12 runs allowed tied the club record set by Scott Erickson against Detroit on July 6, 1997. "I pitched horrible, what else is there to say?" Johnson said. "I'm not frustrated with myself, because I know I can pitch up here." The question is, when will he get his next chance? He left the bullpen as a replacement for Sidney Ponson, who missed his start with mild tendinitis of the right shoulder. "Who knows if I'll get another start? I guess I'll find out tomorrow," Johnson said with a shrug. Thomas hit his AL-leading 36th homer off B.J. Ryan with one on in the seventh. Mark Lewis hit a two-run shot in the Orioles' half. "It was a tough night for all of us," Baltimore manager Mike Hargrove said. "You saw the reverse side of last night." Chicago took a 2-0 lead in the first when Thomas hit a run-scoring grounder and Ordonez followed with a sacrifice fly. Baltimore tied it in the bottom half when Albert Belle doubled in a run and scored on Jeff Conine's single. Abbott put Chicago up in the second with his third homer, the first since May 20. Game notesThe Orioles have yielded at least 10 runs in 24 games. ... Ordonez went 3-for-4 and is 17-for-30 in his last seven games. ... Belle has 34 doubles compared to 36 all last season. ... The White Sox are an AL-best 38-25 on the road. ... Orioles RHP Jay Spurgeon retired the side on five pitches in the eighth in his major league debut. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Chi. White Sox Clubhouse Baltimore Clubhouse Ripken close to ending six-week streak on disabled list
RECAPS Tampa Bay 3 Boston 1
Chi. White Sox 14
NY Mets 4
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