At Comiskey Park, Chicago
Day ................ Time ...... TV ......... Starters
Tonight ............ 8:05 ...... 54, 50 ..... David Wells (2-2, 4.40) vs. Alex Fernandez (4-2, 3.78)
Tomorrow night ..... 8:05 ...... HTS ........ Scott Erickson (2-2, 3.15) vs. James Baldwin (2-0, 2.12)
Thursday night ..... 8:05 ...... 13, 50 ..... Mike Mussina (4-2, 3.86) vs.Wilson Alvarez (2-2, 3.63)
Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM)
White Sox update: The White Sox have what the Orioles want: good, consistent pitching. Chicago leads the American League with a 4.27 ERA, exactly a run better than the Orioles'. Closer Roberto Hernandez, who leads the White Sox with an 0.54 ERA, has nine saves and has struck out 24 in 16 2/3 innings. Chicago was second in the AL Central, 4 1/2 games behind the Cleveland Indians, through Sunday's games.
Key stats: Frank Thomas (.354, 9 HRs), Tony Phillips (.288) and Harold Baines (.276, 6 HRs) have been hot, and Robin Ventura (.205), Ozzie Guillen (.207) and Darren Lewis (.224) have not. The White Sox are 7-3 at home, with their team ERA at home (3.60) more than a run better than their road ERA (4.64). (White Sox statistics, Page 5D.)
Pub Date: 5/07/96
