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CHICAGO -- Matt Wieters is starting to figure things out at the plate, and thats not good news for opposing pitchers. The Orioles catcher homered and drove in four runs Friday night as Baltimore beat the Chicago White Sox 10-4 in the series opener. Wieters hit the ball well in his first two at-bats, but found himself 0-for-2 with two fly outs when he came to bat in the sixth inning. With a 3-0 count and a runner on, Wieters delivered a two-run shot off of Chicago starter John Danks to give Baltimore a 5-3 lead. "Matty had a lot of yardage on his fly balls. He finally got a hold of one," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Hes in a good spot right now." Wieters doubled in two more runs in a five-run seventh to help the Orioles put things out of reach. "3-0 might be your best chance to get a fastball and get something straight," the 24-year-old catcher said. "I probably should have taken it." Starter Jake Arrieta (3-1) pitched five innings for the win but was pulled early due to right hip soreness, though he said after the game the injury was not serious. "Physically I didnt feel good tonight. I wanted to stay in but they made the call," Arrieta said. "Youre going to have those days. I had to battle." Arrieta gave up three runs in the second inning before settling down and keeping the White Sox in check. He gave up five hits and two walks, striking out two. The loss was the 13th in the last 16 games for Chicago, which slipped to 10-17 overall. "Its frustrating, theres no other word for it," said Danks, who fell to 0-4 after giving up five earned runs on eight hits. "Were all putting the work in and theres no reason why its not going our way. "Theres still plenty of time to bounce back in it." Danks added. "(But) if we go too much longer, it isnt early ... We need to turn around quick." White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended by Major League Baseball before the game after an ejection and derogatory comments made on Twitter earlier in the week. Bench coach Joey Cora managed in his place. The White Sox opened a 3-0 second inning lead as A.J. Pierzynski lined a 2-0 pitch from Arrieta to right for a two-run home run. With one out, Mark Teahen doubled and scored on Juan Pierres bloop single to left. Danks gave up a pair of third inning runs, first on a one-out RBI single by Brian Roberts that scored Mark Reynolds. Derrek Lees two-out single to right then scored Robert Andino. Luke Scott tied it 3-3 in the third with a homer to right, his fourth of the season. Wieters gave the Orioles a 5-3 lead in the sixth with his fourth homer. Brent Lillibridge hit his second home run in the sixth. He lined a 1-1 pitch off reliever Clay Rapada to left-centre to trim the Oriole lead to 5-4. Danks left in favour of reliever Jesse Crain after six innings. He gave up five earned runs on 8 hits, walked one and struck out three. The Orioles sent 11 batters to the plate in a five-run seventh. They loaded the bases and Crain walked in one run with two out before being relieved by left-hander Chris Sale. Wieters greeted Sale with a double to right that scored two runs for a 8-4 lead. Roberts then singled home another run. NOTES: Chicago right-hander Jake Peavy pitched 5 2-3 innings in a rehab start at Charlotte on Friday, giving up three runs and one home run while striking out eight. Hes been on the disabled list recovering from surgery to repair of detached muscle in his side. ... Baltimores Brian Roberts, Nick Markakis, Derrek Lee and Vladimir Guerrero have batted 1 through 4 in each game to date. The last time the Orioles had the same 1-4 batters through the first 23 games was in 2004 ... The White Sox unveiled a plaque saluting longtime TV broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, now in his 26th season with the team. Cheap MLB Jerseys .C. -- The Bobcats announced theyve signed centre Justin Hamilton to a 10-day contract. Wholesale MLB Jerseys . The As rallied for their two runs in the eighth inning, chasing Romero from the game, and Brian Fuentes worked around a two-out single in the ninth to get the save. An All-Star last season, Cahill (1-0) allowed just one run on three hits, striking out seven batters without a walk. http://www.salejerseyswholesale.com/Mlb-jerseys.html. -- Roger Clemens tried to get across a sense of urgency to Houston Astros pitchers Wednesday. BARCELONA, Spain -- Lionel Messi criticized a Barcelona vice-president on Friday for saying the Argentina forward didnt deserve a better contract. Javier Faus, the vice-president in charge of Barcelonas finances, said two weeks ago he didnt see a reason to further extend Messis contract. Last year, the club extended the 26-year-old Messis contract through 2018. "Mr. Faus is a person that doesnt know anything about football and wants to run Barcelona like a business, which it isnt," Messi told Catalan radio RAC1. "Barcelona is the best team in the world and deserves to be represented by the best executives. "I remind him that neither I nor any of my representatives have asked for a contract extension at any moment, and he knows that very well." Messi is Barcelonas all-time leading scorer and a four-time world player of the year. He is in Argentina recovering from a hamstring injury and expected to return to Barcelona in January. Messi rarely speaks about the bbusiness side of his career.dddddddddddd This is the first time he has openly criticized an important board member of the club he joined when he was 13 years old. Besides a series of injuries, Messis season has also been marked by legal problems. Messi and his father Jorge are being investigated for allegedly not paying all their taxes. Messis father made a payment of more than 5 million euros (then $6.6 million) on Aug. 14 to cover alleged back taxes and interest. Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes called for calm and downplayed any conflict between the club and its most valuable player. "We are all pulling in the same direction in this club," Valdes said. Even so, it appears that a better deal for Messi could be in the works. Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said on Thursday he had not spoken to Messi about his contract, while adding "but my door is always open. I have no doubt that the best player in the world deserves to be the highest paid." ' ' '