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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1996-06-25 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 33576 · 75°F, night, dry · Wind 20 mph from LF · 2:55

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 4–0. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 6th. Orel Hershiser earned the win. Eddie Murray went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	9
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Orel Hershiser L: Tom Gordon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Larry Young · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Drew Coble · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kenny Lofton	4	1	2	0	1	0
Omar Vizquel	5	0	2	1	0	1
Carlos Baerga	5	0	0	0	0	1
Albert Belle	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jim Thome	3	1	1	1	2	2
Eddie Murray	4	1	1	1	0	1
Manny Ramirez	3	1	1	1	1	0
Sandy Alomar	3	0	2	0	1	0
Alvaro Espinoza	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jeff Frye	4	1	0	0
John Valentin	4	1	0	0
Mo Vaughn	4	1	0	0
Jose Canseco	4	1	0	1
Reggie Jefferson	3	0	1	0
Tim Naehring	4	0	0	2
Mike Stanley	4	0	0	0
Troy O'Leary	3	0	0	0
Jose Malave	3	3	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orel Hershiser	7.0	5	1	2
Paul Shuey	2.0	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Gordon	8.0	8	5	6
Mike Stanton	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kenny Lofton: W
Omar Vizquel: K/C
Carlos Baerga: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Jeff Frye: 53/G5
John Valentin: 8/F8LM
Mo Vaughn: 43/G4

Top 2

Albert Belle: 63/G6M
Jim Thome: W
Eddie Murray: 7/L7D/R6
Manny Ramirez: 7/F7LD

Bot 2

Jose Canseco: 53/G5L
Reggie Jefferson: 43/G4
Tim Naehring: K

Top 3

Sandy Alomar: S7/L56/R6
Alvaro Espinoza: 4/P4D
Kenny Lofton: S9/G34/R4.1-2
Omar Vizquel: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.2-3;B-1
Carlos Baerga: K

Bot 3

Mike Stanley: 9/F9S
Troy O'Leary: 3/G3
Jose Malave: S7/L7D/R4
Jeff Frye: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 4

Albert Belle: K/C
Jim Thome: W
Eddie Murray: K/C
Manny Ramirez: SB2/R4
Manny Ramirez: W
Sandy Alomar: W.2-3;1-2
Alvaro Espinoza: K

Bot 4

John Valentin: D7/L7LM/R4
Mo Vaughn: 7/F7S
Jose Canseco: 643/G6
Reggie Jefferson: W
Tim Naehring: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 5

Kenny Lofton: 9/L9M
Omar Vizquel: 63/G6
Carlos Baerga: 53/G56S

Bot 5

Mike Stanley: 53/G5L
Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
Jose Malave: S6/G56D
Jeff Frye: S5/BG56S.1-2
John Valentin: 5/P5F

Top 6

Albert Belle: 43/G4
Jim Thome: K/C
Eddie Murray: HR/L8RXD.B-H
Manny Ramirez: HR/F9D.B-H
Sandy Alomar: 43/G4

Bot 6

Mo Vaughn: S7/F7LD
Jose Canseco: K
Reggie Jefferson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 7

Alvaro Espinoza: 43/G34D
Kenny Lofton: S9/L9S/R4
Omar Vizquel: SB2/R6
Omar Vizquel: S9/L9M/R36.2-H;B-2(TH)
Carlos Baerga: 7/F7S/R6
Albert Belle: 13/G13

Bot 7

Tim Naehring: 53/G56
Mike Stanley: 63/G6
Troy O'Leary: 31/G34

Top 8

Jim Thome: HR/L9D.B-H
Eddie Murray: 43/G4
Manny Ramirez: 8/F8LM
Sandy Alomar: D7/L7D/R4
Alvaro Espinoza: 13/G15

Bot 8

Jose Malave: S9/L9S/R4
Jeff Frye: 9/L9LM/R4
John Valentin: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.B-1
Mo Vaughn: 43/G4

Top 9

Kenny Lofton: 7/F7M
Omar Vizquel: S4/F9S/R6
Carlos Baerga: 43/G4.1-2
Albert Belle: I
Jim Thome: K

Bot 9

Jose Canseco: S7/L7S/R6
Reggie Jefferson: 5/P56S
Tim Naehring: K
Mike Stanley: 9/F9LD

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Johnson left after rib injury from foul; 3B umpire Coble went behind plate, 2B umpire Cooper moved to 3rd and game finished with 3 umpires

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