Don't think Aug. 12 isn't on the minds of the first-place WhiteSox.
"I really did have that on my mind," pitcher Wilson Alvarez saidSunday after his 8-1 victory over Seattle improved the Sox' CentralDivision lead to two games.
"I was thinking, `I have to do well in front of these40,000-plus people because they want us to keep playing and to keepthe season going.'
"I think that's why they scored (in the first inning). When Iput pressure on myself, I don't pitch well."
The Mariners, losers of seven straight, tagged Alvarez for twohits in the first inning.
They had only two more in the next seven.
"After I watched Joey Cora make …
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