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Boston Red Sox @ Kansas City Royals

1996-07-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17527 · 75°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:25

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 5–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Tim Wakefield earned the win and Heathcliff Slocumb picked up the save. Mike Stanley went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	5	10
KCA	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	5

W: Tim Wakefield L: Chris Haney SV: Heathcliff Slocumb

Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Darren Bragg	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Frye	3	0	1	0	1	0
Mo Vaughn	4	1	1	1	1	1
Tim Naehring	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Stanley	3	2	1	2	1	0
Mike Greenwell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Arquimedez Pozo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Jefferson	4	1	2	0	0	0
Tony Rodriguez	3	0	2	1	0	0
Troy O'Leary	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	3	1	0	0	1	1
Tom Goodwin	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bip Roberts	4	0	1	1	0	1
Craig Paquette	4	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Sweeney	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Damon	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Randa	3	0	1	1	1	0
David Howard	3	0	0	0	0	1
Keith Lockhart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Wakefield	8.1	5	4	6
Heathcliff Slocumb	0.2	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Haney	8.0	10	3	2
Rick Huisman	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Darren Bragg: 43/G
Jeff Frye: S/78
Mo Vaughn: 8/F
Tim Naehring: 3/FL

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: 43/G
Tom Goodwin: 9/F
Bip Roberts: 63/G

Top 2

Mike Stanley: W
Mike Greenwell: S9/G34.1-2
Arquimedez Pozo: 46(1)/FO/G.2-H(E6/TH)(NR);B-2
Reggie Jefferson: 31/G
Tony Rodriguez: 63/G

Bot 2

Craig Paquette: 53/G
Michael Tucker: K
Mike Sweeney: S8
Johnny Damon: 9/F

Top 3

Darren Bragg: 7/F
Jeff Frye: 63/G
Mo Vaughn: K/C

Bot 3

Joe Randa: 9/F
David Howard: K/BF
Jose Offerman: W
Tom Goodwin: SB2
Tom Goodwin: W
Bip Roberts: S8.2-H;1-3
Craig Paquette: 8/F

Top 4

Tim Naehring: 9/F
Mike Stanley: 53/G
Mike Greenwell: 9/F

Bot 4

Michael Tucker: K
Mike Sweeney: W
Johnny Damon: 7/F
Joe Randa: D/78.1-H
David Howard: 9/F

Top 5

Arquimedez Pozo: S7
Reggie Jefferson: S7.1-2
Tony Rodriguez: 34/SH/BG.2-3;1-2
Darren Bragg: FC1/G.3XH(1);2-3;B-2(TH)
Jeff Frye: W
Mo Vaughn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tim Naehring: 9/F

Bot 5

Jose Offerman: K
Tom Goodwin: 43/G
Bip Roberts: 3/FL

Top 6

Mike Stanley: 7/F
Mike Greenwell: 43/G
Arquimedez Pozo: 9/F

Bot 6

Craig Paquette: 8/F
Michael Tucker: 4/P
Mike Sweeney: 2/FL

Top 7

Reggie Jefferson: 43/G
Tony Rodriguez: S9
Darren Bragg: 5/FL
Jeff Frye: 4/P

Bot 7

Johnny Damon: 7/F
Joe Randa: W
David Howard: 43/G.1-2
Jose Offerman: 43/G

Top 8

Mo Vaughn: S9/G34
Tim Naehring: 9/F
Mike Stanley: HR/F7D.1-H
Mike Greenwell: S7/G56
Arquimedez Pozo: 7/F
Reggie Jefferson: S9/G34.1-3
Tony Rodriguez: S7.3-H;1-2
Darren Bragg: K

Bot 8

Tom Goodwin: 43/G
Bip Roberts: K/C
Craig Paquette: S7
Michael Tucker: K

Top 9

Troy O'Leary: 7/F
Mo Vaughn: 43/G
Tim Naehring: 63/G

Bot 9

Mike Sweeney: 3/FL
Johnny Damon: HR/F9D
Joe Randa: 4/P
Keith Lockhart: 63/G