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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays

1996-06-02 · Day game · Rogers Centre · Att: 32253 · overcast, showers, wet · 2:43

Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–5. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 2nd. Tim Belcher earned the win and Jeff Montgomery picked up the save. Craig Paquette went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	15
TOR	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	5

W: Tim Belcher L: Marty Janzen SV: Jeff Montgomery

Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: Tim McClelland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	3	1	0	1	2	0
Domingo Cedeno	2	1	0	0	0	1
Carlos Delgado	3	0	0	0	1	2
Joe Carter	4	0	2	2	0	1
Ed Sprague	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Olerud	3	0	0	0	1	1
Shawn Green	4	1	1	1	0	1
Sandy Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	1	1	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tim Belcher	7.0	4	4	7
Hipolito Pichardo	1.0	0	0	1
Jeff Montgomery	1.0	1	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marty Janzen	6.0	12	3	0
Woody Williams	2.0	2	2	3
Paul Spoljaric	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bip Roberts: D9/G3
Tom Goodwin: 23/SH/BG5S.2-3
Keith Lockhart: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
Joe Vitiello: T8/F78M
Jose Offerman: S5/BG5S.3-3
Johnny Damon: 3/G3

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: W
Domingo Cedeno: HP.1-2
Carlos Delgado: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3
Joe Carter: K
Ed Sprague: K

Top 2

Bob Hamelin: 8/F8LD
Mike Macfarlane: S7/L7S
Craig Paquette: HR/F78D.1-H
Bip Roberts: 8/F8RD
Tom Goodwin: S8/G4M
Keith Lockhart: 43/G4

Bot 2

John Olerud: 13/G13
Shawn Green: 53/G5
Sandy Martinez: 8/F8RM

Top 3

Joe Vitiello: 9/F89M
Jose Offerman: W
Johnny Damon: SB2
Johnny Damon: PO2(16)
Johnny Damon: S3/G3D
Bob Hamelin: HR/L9LD.1-H
Mike Macfarlane: 9/F9S

Bot 3

Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9M
Otis Nixon: W
Domingo Cedeno: HP.1-2
Carlos Delgado: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Carter: D8/F78D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ed Sprague: K
John Olerud: 4/P4

Top 4

Craig Paquette: 63/G6MD
Bip Roberts: 31/G3
Tom Goodwin: T9/G3L
Keith Lockhart: 7/F7M

Bot 4

Shawn Green: 4/L4D
Sandy Martinez: 9/F89M
Alex Gonzalez: 31/G34D

Top 5

Joe Vitiello: 6/L6M
Jose Offerman: 153/G15
Johnny Damon: 3/G3

Bot 5

Otis Nixon: 7/F78M
Domingo Cedeno: 43/G34
Carlos Delgado: K

Top 6

Bob Hamelin: W
Mike Macfarlane: WP.1-2
Mike Macfarlane: 3/BP3S
Craig Paquette: 7/F7D
Bip Roberts: IW
Tom Goodwin: 8/F8LM

Bot 6

Joe Carter: S7/G56
Ed Sprague: 7/L7LM
John Olerud: CS2(26)
John Olerud: W
Shawn Green: K

Top 7

Keith Lockhart: S9/L4D
Joe Vitiello: HR/L7LD.1-H
Jose Offerman: S9/G34
Johnny Damon: S7/L56D.1-2
Bob Hamelin: 7/F78S
Mike Macfarlane: 4/P4
Craig Paquette: K

Bot 7

Sandy Martinez: S9/L9S
Alex Gonzalez: T8/F8RXDW.1-H
Otis Nixon: 43/G4M.3-H
Domingo Cedeno: K
Carlos Delgado: K

Top 8

Bip Roberts: D8
Tom Goodwin: PO2(E2).2-3
Tom Goodwin: K
Keith Lockhart: IW
Joe Vitiello: SB2
Joe Vitiello: K
Jose Offerman: W
Johnny Damon: 43/G34D

Bot 8

Joe Carter: 8/F8LM
Ed Sprague: 53/G5L
John Olerud: K

Top 9

Bob Hamelin: K
Mike Macfarlane: W
Craig Paquette: S5/G5.1-2
Bip Roberts: 36(1)1/GDP/G3

Bot 9

Shawn Green: HR/F9LD
Sandy Martinez: 43/G4
Alex Gonzalez: K
Otis Nixon: 13/G13