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Matt Thornton Saves Sox' Fourth Straight Win

Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Omar Vizquel singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep by downing the Angels, 4-3.

Juan Pierre went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored for the White Sox, who have won seven straight over the Angels. It's their longest streak against the Halos since a 10-game run from June 15, 1983-June 4, 1984.

Tony Pena (5-2), making his second career start, allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings to get the win.

Jered Weaver (13-12) gave up four runs -- three earned -- on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings for Los Angeles, which has lost four in a row.

"We didn't execute on the offensive side," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "We had a lot of young guys out there going through some growing pains."

The Angels built a 3-0 lead in a first inning that featured an RBI double by Bobby Abreu and run-scoring singles by Torii Hunter and Hank Conger.

"I threw a lot of pitches in the first inning," Pena said. "After the first, I told myself I had to shut them out every inning."

Chicago got a run back in the second on Mark Teahen's sacrifice fly and Pierre came home on a Carlos Quentin single to trim the deficit to 3-2 in the sixth.

The White Sox moved ahead in the next frame. Teahen led off with a single and Alejandro De Aza sacrificed him to second. One out later, Pierre drove in the tying run with a triple over the head of Abreu in left field. Vizquel followed with a grounder up the middle to put Chicago on top to stay.

Matt Thornton pitched the final two innings to earn his seventh save.

Weaver recorded nine strikeouts and now leads the majors with 229...Chicago concluded the road portion of its 2010 schedule with a 43-38 record.