Baseball Guru
07-04-2002, 05:30 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - Cleveland Indians slugger Jim Thome homered in his seventh straight game Wednesday night, leaving him one shy of the major league record.
Thome hit a 3-2 pitch from David Wells over the fence in left-center with two outs in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees. The solo shot gave Thome an AL-leading 26 homers this season and cut Cleveland's deficit to 6-5.
The Indians lost 11-8 to the Yankees.
The major league record for consecutive games with a home run is eight, shared by Ken Griffey Jr. when he was with Seattle (1993), Don Mattingly of the Yankees (1987) and Dale Long of Pittsburgh (1956).
Thome, left off the AL All-Star team by Yankees manager Joe Torre, can tie the record Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Mike Mussina starts for New York.
Thome set an Indians record Tuesday night by homering in his sixth consecutive game, a long drive off Roger Clemens.
Thome hit a 3-2 pitch from David Wells over the fence in left-center with two outs in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees. The solo shot gave Thome an AL-leading 26 homers this season and cut Cleveland's deficit to 6-5.
The Indians lost 11-8 to the Yankees.
The major league record for consecutive games with a home run is eight, shared by Ken Griffey Jr. when he was with Seattle (1993), Don Mattingly of the Yankees (1987) and Dale Long of Pittsburgh (1956).
Thome, left off the AL All-Star team by Yankees manager Joe Torre, can tie the record Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Mike Mussina starts for New York.
Thome set an Indians record Tuesday night by homering in his sixth consecutive game, a long drive off Roger Clemens.