Darryl Strawberry

At Yankee Stadium, New YorkDay, Time, TV, StartersTonight, 7:35, 54, 50, Mike Mussina (13-5, 4.14) vs. Jack McDowell (8-8, 4.72)Tomorrow, 7:35, 13, 50, Rick Krivda (0-0, 3.71) vs. David Cone (11-6, 3.32)Wednesday, 1:05, HTS, Jamie Moyer (6-4, 4.38) vs. Scott Kamieniecki (3-2, 4.45)Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM)Yankees updateThe Orioles open what may be the biggest road trip of the season with the other preseason favorite to win the AL East. Not even the arrival of Darryl Strawberry has distracted the Yankees, the division's hottest team since the All-Star break.

Auto racingTeam Rahal: Named Bryan Herta driver.BaseballChicago White Sox: Placed C Barry Lyons on waivers.Cleveland Indians: Declined to exercise the 1997 option on OF Wayne Kirby.Colorado Rockies: Named Rick Dempsey advance scout.Detroit Tigers: Placed OF Milt Cuyler on waivers.New York Yankees: Announced that they will not pick up the $1.8 million option on the contract of OF Darryl Strawberry.Toronto Blue Jays: Named Tim McLeary assistant general manager.Florida Marlins: Signed C Joe Siddall to a minor-league contract.

BaseballAstros: Activated OF Derrick May from 15-day DL. Optioned OF Raymond Montgomery to Triple-A Tucson.Athletics: Recalled OF Matt Stairs from Triple-A Edmonton. Optioned RHP Steve Montgomery to Edmonton.Expos: Placed 1B David Segui on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of OF Robert Lukachyk from Triple-A Ottawa.Mariners: Optioned P Bob Wolcott to Single-A Lancaster. Recalled P Mac Suzuki from Double-A Port City.Padres: Placed P Andy Ashby on 15-day DL.Rangers: Placed 1B Will Clark on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Matt Whiteside from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Brewers: Julio Franco, signed Wednesday, took batting practice but will not be activated until today. Closer Doug Jones has 24 saves in 25 opportunities.Cardinals: Third baseman Gary Gaetti hasn't had an extra-base hit since July 21.Cubs: When Ryne Sandberg scored in the fourth inning, it was his 1,306th run -- tying Billy Williams for the most by a Cubs player in the 20th century. They are tied for third place on the franchise list. Shawon Dunston missed his second straight game for the Cubs with a jammed right shoulder.

* The Yankees are en route to their second consecutive season with 90 losses or more. If they get there, it would be the first time since 1912-13 that the club has had back-to-back 90-loss seasons.* The Tigers went 0-6 at Cleveland Stadium this year -- a fact made more curious by the Indians' 19-46 home record against the rest of the league.* Todd Zeile leads the Cardinals with 11 home runs. That's the fewest to lead the club since Austin McHenry set the pace with 10 back in 1920.* Dodgers OF Darryl Strawberry hit 10 home runs against the Astros this year.

LOS ANGELES -- Bob Ojeda pitched a four-hitter for his first complete game in two seasons, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2, yesterday.Ojeda (6-4) outdueled Ken Hill (6-4) for the second time in 12 days, walking three and striking out six. He also beat Hill, 1-0, in St. Louis with 7 1/3 innings of four-hit ball.Ojeda's last complete game was Sept. 8, 1989, a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for the New York Mets. He retired the final 16 Cardinals in order.

Quote: "The philosophy of the teams is they don't want the main guy like Mo [Vaughn] to beat them, so they pick on me." -- Troy O'Leary of the Red Sox, who hit a homer and later drove in the game-winning run in a 4-3 win over Oakland. He was 10-for-20 in a 6-0 homestand by Boston. It's a fact: Oakland turned 4-6-3 double plays against Boston in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings.Who's hot: Darryl Strawberry of the Yankees. He hit a homer yesterday and is batting .400 (12-for-30)

The top candidates for Comeback Player of the Year: American League Cal Ripken (Orioles): Can he make it all the way back from surgery? Darryl Strawberry (Yankees): With Chili Davis gone, might return to prominence. Jay Buhner (Mariners): Prone to injury, but also prone to hit 45 homers if healthy. Sandy Alomar (Indians): Trying to shake off another painful season. Jim Edmonds (Angels): Still trade bait after injury-marred season. Steve Trachsel (Devil Rays): Losingest pitcher in major leagues last year.

Each year the baseball All-Star starters chosen by the fans generate controversy because of the mix between performance (Cal Ripken) and popularity (Darryl Strawberry). Aside from Strawberry, who has only 183 at-bats due to injuries, Mark McGwire (.201 average) and Sandy Alomar (.205) also made the starting lineups.Because of such questionable picks, we'd like to know if you think the process for choosing the starters should be re-examined.1) Should the fans pick the starters?2) Should the players, managers and coaches pick the starters?