CHICAGO - Jim Thome had to wait at least one more day to enter the 500 home-run club. Thome went 0-for-4 Friday night as the Chicago White Sox beat Bartolo Colon and the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.
Thome hit No. 499 on Wednesday against his former team, Cleveland. He struck out in the first against Colon (6-7), got robbed of a hit in the third when first baseman Casey Kotchman made a diving stop of his grounder and struck out again the fourth. Against reliever Ervin Santana in the sixth, he popped out on a 3-0 pitch.
Sidelined about seven weeks with an irritated right elbow, Colon was shaky and had little help from his teammates. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in his first start …
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