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Toronto Blue Jays @
Kansas City Royals
1996-05-18 Β· Night game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 18116 Β· 85Β°F, night Β· Wind 20 mph R to L Β· 2:42
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 6β2. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 5th. Frank Viola earned the win. Craig Paquette went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
W: Frank Viola L: Kevin Appier SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Mark Johnson Β· 1B: Larry Young Β· 2B: Drew Coble Β· 3B: Rick Reed Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Nixon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Carlos Delgado | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joe Carter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Charlie O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Tom Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sal Fasano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Johnny Damon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Keith Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Viola | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Mike Timlin | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Otis Nixon: W
- Domingo Cedeno: 8/F.1-2
- Carlos Delgado: K
- Joe Carter: WP.2-H(E2/TH)(UR)
- Joe Carter: 53/G
Bot 1
- Bip Roberts: S/78
- Tom Goodwin: 13/SH/BG.1-2
- Chris Stynes: 53/G.2-2
- Joe Vitiello: K/C
Top 2
- Ed Sprague: 7/F
- John Olerud: 31/G
- Shawn Green: W
- Charlie O'Brien: 7/F
Bot 2
- Michael Tucker: 9/F
- Craig Paquette: HR/F78D
- Jose Offerman: K/C
- Sal Fasano: S7
- David Howard: W.1-2
- Bip Roberts: 64(1)/FO/G
Top 3
- Alex Gonzalez: S7
- Otis Nixon: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
- Domingo Cedeno: S/78
- Carlos Delgado: 63/G
Bot 3
- Tom Goodwin: 43/G
- Chris Stynes: 63/G
- Joe Vitiello: W
- Michael Tucker: S/78.1-3
- Craig Paquette: 53/G
Top 4
- Joe Carter: S8
- Ed Sprague: S5/G.1-2
- John Olerud: D/78.2-H;1-3
- Shawn Green: 3/P
- Charlie O'Brien: FC5/G.3XH(52);2-3
- Alex Gonzalez: K
Bot 4
- Jose Offerman: S8
- Sal Fasano: CS2(26)
- Sal Fasano: 8/F
- David Howard: K
Top 5
- Otis Nixon: S5/G
- Domingo Cedeno: K
- Carlos Delgado: SB2
- Carlos Delgado: W
- Joe Carter: T8.2-H;1-H
- Ed Sprague: 7/SF/F.3-H
- John Olerud: S9
- Shawn Green: 43/G
Bot 5
- Bip Roberts: 8/F
- Tom Goodwin: 9/F
- Chris Stynes: 53/G
Top 6
- Charlie O'Brien: FLE5
- Charlie O'Brien: 53/G
- Alex Gonzalez: W
- Otis Nixon: 6/L
- Domingo Cedeno: 31/G
Bot 6
- Joe Vitiello: 43/G
- Michael Tucker: 9/F
- Craig Paquette: K/C
Top 7
- Carlos Delgado: D7
- Joe Carter: S8.2-3
- Ed Sprague: W.1-2
- John Olerud: 46(1)3/GDP/G.3-H(NR);2-3
- Shawn Green: 23/G
Bot 7
- Jose Offerman: 8/F
- Sal Fasano: 9/F
- David Howard: 63/G
Top 8
- Charlie O'Brien: 9/F
- Alex Gonzalez: K/C
- Otis Nixon: E6/G.B-1
- Domingo Cedeno: 43/G
Bot 8
- Bip Roberts: K
- Tom Goodwin: K
- Johnny Damon: K/C
Top 9
- Carlos Delgado: HP
- Joe Carter: 14(1)/FO/G
- Ed Sprague: 54(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 9
- Joe Vitiello: 63/G
- Michael Tucker: S8
- Keith Lockhart: S9.1-3
- Jose Offerman: S7.3-H;1-2
- Bob Hamelin: 6/P
- David Howard: K/C














