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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
1996-07-02 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 42283 · 77°F, night, dry · Wind 8 mph to CF · 2:30
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Jim Poole earned the win. Kenny Lofton went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
W: Jim Poole L: Tim Belcher SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Drew Coble · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Keith Lockhart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Offerman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Howard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Vitiello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sandy Alomar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Leius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeromy Burnitz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Franco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Belcher | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad Ogea | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Paul Assenmacher | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Shuey | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Mesa | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Poole | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: 63/G6MD
- Tom Goodwin: S9/G34
- Keith Lockhart: CS2(24)
- Keith Lockhart: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: 43/G4
- Omar Vizquel: S8/L9M
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F8RM
- Albert Belle: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 2
- Mike Macfarlane: 4/P34D
- Michael Tucker: S14/G13
- Craig Paquette: 7/L7M
- Jose Offerman: W.1-2
- Joe Randa: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Jim Thome: W
- Eddie Murray: 13/G15.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5
Top 3
- David Howard: 43/G4
- Johnny Damon: 3/G3L
- Tom Goodwin: K
Bot 3
- Scott Leius: 43/G4
- Kenny Lofton: D9/G3L
- Omar Vizquel: K
- Carlos Baerga: 3/G3
Top 4
- Keith Lockhart: 3/L3
- Mike Macfarlane: HP
- Michael Tucker: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Craig Paquette: K
- Jose Offerman: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
- Joe Randa: SB2
- Joe Randa: 43/G4M
Bot 4
- Albert Belle: 43/G4MD
- Jim Thome: 63/G6MD
- Eddie Murray: 43/G4
Top 5
- David Howard: 43/G4M
- Johnny Damon: 5/P5F
- Tom Goodwin: K
Bot 5
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8RD
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5L
- Scott Leius: 63/G6MS
Top 6
- Keith Lockhart: 1/P13
- Mike Macfarlane: 7/L7LM
- Michael Tucker: 43/G34D
Bot 6
- Kenny Lofton: HR/F8RD
- Omar Vizquel: S1/BG5S
- Carlos Baerga: 7/F7LS
- Albert Belle: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 7
- Craig Paquette: S9/L3D
- Jose Offerman: W.1-2
- Joe Randa: 53/G56.2-3;1-2
- David Howard: K
- Johnny Damon: 3/G3
Bot 7
- Jim Thome: W
- Eddie Murray: 7/F78M
- Manny Ramirez: 7/F7M
- Sandy Alomar: 43/G4
Top 8
- Tom Goodwin: S9/L9S
- Keith Lockhart: 16(1)/FO/BG2L
- Mike Macfarlane: 7/F7M
- Michael Tucker: D3/G3L.1-3
- Craig Paquette: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Jeromy Burnitz: HP
- Kenny Lofton: S5/BG6S.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H(UR);2-3
- Carlos Baerga: FC4/G4S.3XH(42)
- Albert Belle: K
Top 9
- Jose Offerman: D7/G5
- Joe Randa: WP.2-3
- Joe Randa: K
- David Howard: OA.3XH(21)
- David Howard: W
- Johnny Damon: S9/G34.1-3
- Tom Goodwin: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
- Joe Vitiello: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Macfarlane: 53/G5L
Bot 9
- Jim Thome: 43/G4M
- Eddie Murray: 3/G3
- Manny Ramirez: S8/G4M
- Sandy Alomar: S7/L56D.1-2
- Julio Franco: S9/G34.2-H;1-2