BOSTON -- When a game goes into extra innings, the Baltimore Orioles have been almost unbeatable. When Jim Thome comes up in a big situation, his teammates are confident hell deliver. Thome did that Saturday, doubling in the go-ahead run in a 9-6 win in 12 innings over the Boston Red Sox that was Baltimores 16th straight victory in games that reach overtime. The 22-year veteran came through in his first game after nearly two months on the disabled list, enabling the Orioles to remain one game behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. They lead the Oakland Athletics by two games for the leagues No. 1 wild-card berth. "This situation is not new to him," said Adam Jones, who doubled and scored on Thomes hit. "Hes missed some time, but stepping into that box ... he always rises to the occasion." Just as the Orioles rise to the challenge of extra-inning games. Their winning streak in those games is the best in the majors since the Cleveland Indians won 17 straight in 1949. The Orioles are 16-2 in extras this year, losing only to the Yankees on April 10-11. "Weve had so much experience at it theres not some sense of panic," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. The Orioles won their sixth in a row overall. Thome had two homers, six RBIs and 10 walks in 18 games after being acquired from Philadelphia on July 1 before going on the disabled list from July 31 until Friday with a herniated disc in his neck. "These guys have been playing very well and to come in and get a big hit like that is big," he said. "You want to be a part of what theyre doing and I think thats what makes you work hard when youre down (in the minors) because you really dont know when youre on rehab how the process is going to go. So being here and being in this atmosphere, you enjoy every minute of it." Thome was having a rough day in his first appearance since July 27, and was 0 for 5 with a double play and two strikeouts. But the slugger gave Baltimore a 7-6 lead with his ground-rule double off Alfredo Aceves (2-10). Endy Chavez and Manny Machado added RBI singles to pad the lead. "The game is a weird game. Thats what makes it so fun," Thome said. "You can be 0 for 5 and continue to be positive and keep battling and you get a big hit like that." Tommy Hunter (6-8) pitched a perfect 11th and Jim Johnson finished to extend his franchise record to 47 saves. Hes blown just three. Jones earlier hit his 31st home run. The Red Sox are 0-7 in extra-inning games at home. "At the end of the season, the teams that you see go into the playoffs pull out the extra-inning games," Bostons Cody Ross said. "We just havent been able to do that this year." Their lineup Saturday had seven players, including starter Aaron Cook, who spent time in the minors this year. "When you dont have the firepower for the big hit," Boston manager Bobby Valentine said, "the guys came up short." Trailing 6-3, the Red Sox tied the game with two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth. In the seventh, they loaded the bases with no outs against Jake Arrieta on a double by Scott Podsednik, a walk to Pedro Ciriaco and an infield single by Dustin Pedroia. Ross and Ryan Lavarnway each drove in a run when they grounded into forceouts. Pedro Strop relieved to start the bottom of the eighth and retired the first two batters. But Daniel Nava and Podsednik followed with consecutive doubles, tying it at 6. The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the first when Nate McLouth led off with a walk, stole second, moved up on a groundout and scored on a grounder by Jones. The Red Sox tied it in the bottom half on a ground-rule double by Pedroia and a single by Lavarnway. Baltimore made it 2-1 in the second on an RBI single by Machado then added a run in the fourth on a leadoff homer by Mark Reynolds, his 22nd of the year. Boston tied it in the bottom half of the fourth on a leadoff single by Mike Aviles and Danny Valencias first homer since the Red Sox acquired him from the Minnesota Twins on Aug. 5. It was his third of the season. The Orioles went back on top 5-3 in the sixth on a two-run triple by Ryan Flaherty, starting for second baseman Robert Andino, who was in uniform but didnt play after being hit on the left ear flap of his helmet by a pitch in the ninth inning of Baltimores 4-2 win on Friday night. Results of a CAT scan were negative and Showalter said that, pending results of other tests, he might play Sunday. Jones made it 6-3 in the seventh with his homer. "Im tired of playing extra-inning games, to be honest with you," Jones said, "but, hey, were not quitting til that last out is made, and if we need 13, 14 15, up to 18 innings to do the job, then I guess thats just what we have to do." 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Fernando Llorente made his first start of the season for Bilbao since refusing to extend his contract with his boyhood club beyond next summer. But even with the Spain striker on the pitch with a first-choice side, Bilbao was outplayed by the fellow Basque club. The 23-time cup winner Bilbao showed none of the verve that led it to last years final. Eibar, meanwhile, created three clear scoring chances in the first half that its forwards failed to finish. "We played poorly in the first half and should have been losing by halftime," said Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa, whose team has only won two of its first nine games in the Spanish league and is winless in three games in its Europa League group. "It may sound strange to hear -- Im not especially disappointed with drawing with Eibar. But it would be arrogant to say that we showed we were better than our rival." Bilbao was not the only favourite to flop in the opening leg of the knockout series on Thursday. Fellow first-division sides Levante, Real Sociedad and Osasuna all lost to lower-division opponents. Levante will have to look to bounce back in the second leg from a 1-0 loss at third-tier Melilla. Melilla midfielder Fernando Velasco scored from the penalty spot in the 39th after being fouled by Nikolaos Karampelas. Melilla, the team of one of Spains two enclave cities on the north African coast, held on for the victory despite Carlos David receiving his second booking in the 71st. "There are no excuses for the result," said Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez. "Our rival went for the win and the risk paid off. We need to remember that we cant lose our sense of humility." Cordoba, pllaying in the second division, beat visiting Sociedad 2-0 at Arcangel stadium with goals by Javier Patino and Vincenzo Rennella.dddddddddddd Sporting Gijon-- relegated from the first division last season-- edged Osasuna 1-0 at home thanks to Gaston Sangoys goal in the fifth minute. 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Elsewhere, Alberto Bueno scored five minutes from halftime to give 10-man Valladolid a 1-0 home win over Real Betis. Valladolids Henrique Moreno was red carded for striking an opposing player, but Betis failed to take advantage of its extra man for the final 25 minutes. Mallorca took away a 1-1 draw from Deportivo La Coruna after Pedro Geromel levelled in the 71st following Deportivo defender Manuel Pablos beautiful long-range strike in the 54th. The return legs of the round-of-32-- the first with Spains 20 first-division teams joining the lower-division survivors from the opening three rounds-- will be played during the last week of November. ' ' '