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Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners  

Posted May 11, 08 12:47 AM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Brian Anderson and Carlos Quentin each homered and combined for five RBIs in the second inning to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 8-4 victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners last night. Javier Vazquez (4-3) allowed six hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings as the White Sox moved into a first-place tie with Minnesota in the American League Central.

The White Sox jumped on starter Jarrod Washburn (2-5) for six runs on five hits in the second inning to take a 6-0 lead. The Mariners have lost five in a row, and 10 of 11. Anderson hit a three-run, 414-foot homer in the second, his first of the season. Three batters later, Quentin two-run, 402-foot homer, his ninth. Quentin finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

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Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners
Chicago White Sox's Carlos Quentin, center, Joe Crede, left, and Paul Konerko celebrate their win against the Seattle Mariners after the ninth inning of their baseball game in Seattle.   (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners
Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima, of Japan, hits a single against the Chicago White Sox during the ninth inning of their baseball game in Seattle on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The White Sox won 8-4.   (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners
Chicago White Sox's Carlos Quentin hits an RBI single against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inning of their baseball game in Seattle on Saturday, May 10, 2008. The White Sox won 8-4.   (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners
Chicago White Sox catcher Toby Hall tags out Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, at home to end the seventh inning of their baseball game in Seattle on Saturday, May 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners
Seattle Mariners' Adrian Beltre dives safely into third base advancing from first on a single hit by Raul Ibanez against the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning.   (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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