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CLEVELAND -- To Jim Thome, helping Baltimore win its third straight game meant more than hitting his 610th home run. Thome move past Sammy Sosa into seventh place on the career homers list and Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 10-2 Friday night. The 41-year-old Thome got his historic home run with a towering 418-foot shot off Derek Lowe (8-8) to open the fourth inning. "The big thing is we won another game," Thome said, wearing a large icepack on his neck. Thats been a long-time postgame ritual to sooth his back that has ached for years, but not put a crimp in his production. "I knew I got it," Thome said of the majestic shot. He then got the baseball, exchanging a bat and two signed balls with the fan who caught it. Thomes homer was his sixth this season and first since being acquired by Baltimore on July 1 from the Philadelphia Phillies for two minor-leaguers. He had signed with the Phillies as a free agent last winter. "Nothing Jim does surprises me and I just feel pretty lucky to watch and enjoy it," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Im glad hes passed our way. He sets a great example for everybody and works incredibly hard. He plays every game like it his first in Little League." It was Thomes 189th homer at Progressive Field. The left-handed slugger holds Clevelands career record with 337 homers. He was a key part of the Indians power-laden lineup from 1991-02 and returned for the final two months of the 2011 season. Ken Griffey Jr. is next up on the career list with 630 homers. Thome had three hits, including his 449th career double, tying Hall of Famer Joe Morgan and two others for 97th all-time. He also struck out for the 2,526th time, leaving him 61 behind career leader Reggie Jackson. Ryan Flaherty had a three-run homer and Mark Reynolds doubled home two runs in Baltimores six-run third as the Orioles went ahead 7-1. Miguel Gonzalez (2-1) gave up seven hits and two runs over 6 2-3 innings in his third career start. The right-hander struck out five and is 1-0 with a 2.14 ERA on the road. Asdrubal Cabrera and Jack Hannahan homered for Cleveland, which has lost six of its last nine. "We couldnt do much offensively, but it was a big, big hole to climb out of," Indians manager Manny Acta said. Orioles reliever Matt Lindstrom was hit in the left knee by a wicked line drive by Johnny Damon in the eighth. He wanted to stay in the game, but with a 10-2 lead, Showalter brought in Kevin Gregg with the bases loaded and two outs and Lindstrom walked to the dugout. "Im a little sore," Lindstrom said, a red welt on his leg just below the knee. "Im icing it and have complete confidence in our training staff. I just need quicker reactions. I put my glove down, but not far enough." Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the first on a wild pitch by Lowe. J.J. Hardy hit a one-out double, moved up on a groundout by Thome and scored when Adam Jones walked on a pitch that got past catcher Matt Wieters. Cleveland tied it in the bottom half on Cabreras 12th homer. Hannahan hit his fourth in the seventh to make it 10-2. Lowe allowed nine runs and seven hits -- five doubles and two homers -- over three-plus innings. He walked five without a strikeout. "The game speaks for itself," Lowe said. "It was embarassing, frustrating, all of the above." The right-hander was the Indians best starter in the first two months of the season, but the 39-year-old veteran is 2-7 with an 8.31 ERA in his last 10 starts -- allowing 48 earned runs and 75 hits in 52 innings. Reynolds went 1 for 5 and is hitting .304 with eight RBIs over six games after going 10 for 66 (.152) with seven RBIs in his previous 22 contests. NOTES: Baltimore acquired INF Omar Quintanilla from the New York Mets for cash. He was designated for assignment by the Mets on Tuesday and is expected to join the Orioles on Saturday after a roster spot is cleared for him. ... Indians LHP Rafael Perez, out since April 26 with a sore shoulder, threw a bullpen session and is scheduled to resume a minor-league rehab assignment Monday. ... Cleveland RHP Cody Allen made his major-league debut, working one inning in relief. The 23rd-round draft pick in 2011 was called up from Triple-A Columbus as the Indians optioned out LHP Scott Barnes. ... Hannahan moved from third base to shortstop in the seventh -- for his sixth career appearance at the position. ... Damons three hits tied a season high. ... Cleveland leads the series 24-16 since 2007. The Indians took three of four in Baltimore, June 28-July 1. wholesale cheap jersey china . One such club is the Montreal Impact. 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"Its happened before when weve been [a] last-place team, stuff like that the past couple years. But right now were in a playoff hunt and going down the stretch of the final games, its embarrassing and theres no excuses really." Now four points back of the Capitals (69 points) for the eighth and final playoff spot, the Leafs (65) are suddenly just a point up on the Lightning (64), three up on the Sabres (62), and only four ahead of the Hurricanes and Islanders (61 each). 19 games still remain, beginning with a trip to the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday night. "Its not like guys dont want to win," concluded Schenn. "Its not like we enjoy getting booed on our home ice or nothing like that. Like I said, every guy is embarrassed. "Its definitely not fun right now." Five Points 1. Fumbling with the puck along the wall in the defensive zone, Schenns miscue opened the door to the Panthers first goal, Marcel Goc burying a feed from Wojtek Wolski. "I messed up there pretty bad the first shift," said Schenn. "A 100 percent, Ill take the blame for that...Ive got no excuse for it. Its just a bad play." Mike Santorelli followed up two minutes and eight seconds later, Mike Komisareks failed hit attempt on Jack Skille in the neutral zone springing the Panthers for an odd-man rush. "We talked about itd be nice to get a lead right off the bat," said a composed Ron Wilson afterward. "We gave them the first two goals." 2. Tentative starts have been the norm during the Leafs recent skid. "The bottom line is we just havent started well," said Dion Phaneuf. "Theres not much more breaking down that you can do. We just havent started good enough for the time of year and how big the points are, how big the games are. Were putting ourselves behind and its hurting us." Tuesday was the fifth time in the last seven games that the opposition jumped ahead by two in the opening period. "Were digging holes that are too tough at this time of year to come back, against teams that need the points just as much as we do," cooncluded Phaneuf.dddddddddddd 3. A subject of much consternation with the team skidding, "Fire Wilson" chants reigned down from the crowd in Toronto throughout the night. "Its frustrating, but understandable," said Wilson. "You do get exasperated. You get frustrated. But tomorrows a new day, the sun will probably come up and weve got to pull up our boot-straps and get going." Its easy to point the finger at the coach with the team skidding, but mental breakdowns and shaky goaltending are hardly the makings of the man behind the bench. "When things dont go well the finger gets pointed at a lot of different areas throughout a team," said Phaneuf. "Were definitely on the same page as our coaching staff, but weve got to do a better job of starting games and play the way that we do when were down by two when the game starts." Added Schenn, "Its not Rons fault that were making bad plays and playing the way we are. Its every guy in this room right now." 4. James Reimer didnt get much help, but still yielded five goals on 23 shots, the seventh time in eight games that the 23-year-old has allowed three or more. "Thats all Reims can do is work through it," said Wilson. "But early in the game we didnt do anything to help him. The first shots a one-timer off the post and the next ones a two-on-one backdoor play that he doesnt have a chance on." Jonas Gustavsson is expected to start against the Blackhawks on Wednesday. 5. The trade deadline proved to be a real source of anxiety in the Leaf dressing room, snowballing alongside the teams recent struggles. "Theres a lot of noise that you try to block out, but human nature takes over," said Wilson before the game. "Youre going to hear some of the stuff and its going to bother you at night when you try to go to sleep...Its not Oh youre pros, youre athletes and youre supposed to expect that, you make a lot of money but the human nature is the same. All the guys think the same way you guys think. Nobody wants to go through a disruptive situation like that." Bonus Points Phaneuf had three assists in the loss, also logging a team-high 24:14...Mikhail Grabovskis goal drought hit 13 games, his longest this season...Phil Kessel and Joffrey Lupul both posted a goal and an assist. Kessel now sits fifth in league scoring with 67 points, Lupul tied for eighth with 64...The Leaf powerplay scored twice in five opportunities...Clarke MacArthur has one goal in the last 10 games...Matthew Lombardi posted a minus-2 rating in the loss, now a team-worst minus-13 this season...The Leafs went 63% on the draw...Komisarek logged just over 15 minutes after sitting the previous four games...Cody Franson and Colby Armstrong were scratched, but Wilson said lineup changes are to be expected in Chicago on Wednesday. ' ' '