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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers

1996-05-21 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 24372 · 81°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph L to R · 2:25

Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–1. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 7th. Doug Linton earned the win and Julio Valera picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7	12
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4

W: Doug Linton L: Brian Williams SV: Julio Valera

Umpires — HP: Dale Ford · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Jim Evans · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bip Roberts	5	1	2	1	0	0
Tom Goodwin	5	1	2	1	0	0
Keith Lockhart	5	1	2	0	0	2
Joe Vitiello	4	2	1	0	1	2
Michael Tucker	3	0	0	1	2	0
Jose Offerman	4	1	2	0	1	1
Johnny Damon	3	1	2	2	1	0
Sal Fasano	4	0	1	2	0	0
David Howard	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Duane Singleton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Pride	3	0	0	0	1	1
Travis Fryman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cecil Fielder	4	0	0	0	0	1
Melvin Nieves	4	1	1	0	0	3
Chad Curtis	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mark Lewis	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Flaherty	2	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell	2	0	0	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Linton	6.0	4	1	5
Julio Valera	3.0	0	1	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Williams	6.0	9	2	3
Scott Aldred	0.2	3	3	0
Randy Veres	2.1	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bip Roberts: 63/G6
Tom Goodwin: S7/L56D
Keith Lockhart: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 1

Duane Singleton: 43/G4
Curtis Pride: 43/G4
Travis Fryman: K

Top 2

Joe Vitiello: S8/L8LM
Michael Tucker: W.1-2
Jose Offerman: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
Johnny Damon: S7/G56.3-H;2XH(756);1-2
Sal Fasano: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
David Howard: 7/F6D
Bip Roberts: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
Tom Goodwin: WP.2-3;1-2
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4

Bot 2

Cecil Fielder: 8/F89D
Melvin Nieves: K
Chad Curtis: D8/L89D
Mark Lewis: 8/F8RM

Top 3

Keith Lockhart: K
Joe Vitiello: 43/G4
Michael Tucker: W
Jose Offerman: S8/L8LS.1-2
Johnny Damon: 7/F7D

Bot 3

John Flaherty: K
Alan Trammell: 53/G56
Duane Singleton: HP
Curtis Pride: K

Top 4

Sal Fasano: 53/G5
David Howard: 8/L8LM
Bip Roberts: 63/G6

Bot 4

Travis Fryman: 7/F7D
Cecil Fielder: 9/F9D
Melvin Nieves: K

Top 5

Tom Goodwin: 7/F7LS
Keith Lockhart: S8/L4M
Joe Vitiello: K
Michael Tucker: 43/G4

Bot 5

Chad Curtis: 8/L78M
Mark Lewis: S7/L7LS
John Flaherty: 64(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 6

Jose Offerman: K
Johnny Damon: S8/F8RS
Sal Fasano: 8/L8LM/LDP.1X1(83)

Bot 6

Alan Trammell: 53/G5S
Duane Singleton: 9/L9M
Curtis Pride: W
Travis Fryman: S7/G5.1-2
Cecil Fielder: 2/P23

Top 7

David Howard: 53/G5
Bip Roberts: D7/G5L
Tom Goodwin: S9/L89S.2-H
Keith Lockhart: D7/L7LS.1-3
Joe Vitiello: I
Michael Tucker: 3/G3S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jose Offerman: I
Johnny Damon: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sal Fasano: FC6/G6.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1
David Howard: K

Bot 7

Melvin Nieves: D9/L9D
Chad Curtis: HP
Mark Lewis: 9/F9M.2-3
John Flaherty: HP.1-2
Alan Trammell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Duane Singleton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Bip Roberts: 43/G4
Tom Goodwin: 7/F7LSF
Keith Lockhart: K

Bot 8

Curtis Pride: 43/G4
Travis Fryman: 8/F8LD
Cecil Fielder: K

Top 9

Joe Vitiello: K
Michael Tucker: 8/F78D
Jose Offerman: 8/F8LS

Bot 9

Melvin Nieves: K
Chad Curtis: K
Mark Lewis: 5/L5