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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

1996-07-18 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 17657 · 88°F, night, dry · Wind 16 mph R to L · 2:43

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 7–1. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 8th. Kevin Appier earned the win and Hipolito Pichardo picked up the save. Mike Macfarlane went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	7	11
CHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3

W: Kevin Appier L: Alex Fernandez SV: Hipolito Pichardo

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Goodwin	5	1	1	0	0	1
Keith Lockhart	5	2	2	1	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	2	3	1	2	2	0
Michael Tucker	2	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Paquette	4	0	2	4	0	1
Johnny Damon	4	0	2	0	0	0
Joe Randa	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	3	0	2	0	1	1
Bob Hamelin	2	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Phillips	4	0	0	0	0	0
Darren Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	3
Robin Ventura	3	0	1	0	1	1
Harold Baines	4	0	1	0	0	2
Danny Tartabull	4	0	0	0	0	3
Dave Martinez	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ron Karkovice	3	1	1	0	0	1
Ray Durham	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ozzie Guillen	2	0	0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	6.0	3	2	7
Hipolito Pichardo	3.0	0	0	4

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Fernandez	7.0	9	3	5
Jeff Darwin	1.0	1	0	0
Larry Thomas	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Offerman: 7/F7LD
Tom Goodwin: K
Keith Lockhart: 43/G4

Bot 1

Tony Phillips: 7/F7M
Darren Lewis: 3/L3
Robin Ventura: W
Harold Baines: K

Top 2

Mike Macfarlane: 53/G5
Michael Tucker: K/C
Craig Paquette: K

Bot 2

Danny Tartabull: 43/G4
Dave Martinez: W
Ron Karkovice: SB2
Ron Karkovice: 9/L9M
Ray Durham: 43/G4M

Top 3

Johnny Damon: S3/BG3S
Joe Randa: 16(1)/FO/BG15S.B-1
Mike Sweeney: S8/G6M.1-2
Jose Offerman: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 3

Ozzie Guillen: K
Tony Phillips: 63/G6
Darren Lewis: K

Top 4

Tom Goodwin: 8/L8LM
Keith Lockhart: D9/L89D
Mike Macfarlane: HR/F8RXD.2-H;B-H
Michael Tucker: K/C
Craig Paquette: 63/G6

Bot 4

Robin Ventura: 7/F7S
Harold Baines: S9/L9M.B-2(E9)
Danny Tartabull: K
Dave Martinez: 6/P6

Top 5

Johnny Damon: S7/L7LM
Joe Randa: 13/SH/BG13.1-2
Mike Sweeney: K/C
Jose Offerman: 7/F7M

Bot 5

Ron Karkovice: D7/L78M
Ray Durham: 13/SH/BG13.2-3
Ozzie Guillen: 8/L8RM/SF.3-H
Tony Phillips: 43/G4

Top 6

Tom Goodwin: S3/BG34S
Keith Lockhart: 8/F8LD
Mike Macfarlane: PO1(E1).1-3
Mike Macfarlane: IW
Bob Hamelin: SB2
Bob Hamelin: 3/P3SF
Craig Paquette: S9/P3D.3-H;2-H(UR)
Johnny Damon: 5/P5F

Bot 6

Darren Lewis: K
Robin Ventura: D9/L9LD
Harold Baines: K
Danny Tartabull: K

Top 7

Joe Randa: 6/L6MD
Mike Sweeney: W
Jose Offerman: 8/F8LD
Tom Goodwin: 13/G13

Bot 7

Dave Martinez: 8/F8RD
Ron Karkovice: K
Ray Durham: 8/F8LD

Top 8

Keith Lockhart: HR/F9D.B-H
Mike Macfarlane: W
Bob Hamelin: S9/L34D.1-2
Craig Paquette: D7/L5D.2-H;1-H;B-3(E7)
Johnny Damon: 63/G6S
Joe Randa: OA.3XH(21)
Joe Randa: 31/G3

Bot 8

Ozzie Guillen: 53/G5S
Tony Phillips: 41/G34D
Darren Lewis: K/C

Top 9

Mike Sweeney: S7/G56
Jose Offerman: 64(1)/FO/G6D.B-1
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4.1-2
Keith Lockhart: 8/F8LS

Bot 9

Robin Ventura: K
Harold Baines: 43/G4
Danny Tartabull: K

Notes & reviews

Michael Tucker ejected by HP umpire Rick Reed

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