May 7, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jim MecirL: Richie LewisS: Jeff Nelson
LF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRS
Ruben Sierra
DH3-4H-AB2B · 4 RBIP0.2IP0 ER · 1 K · WP0.0IP2 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher
Jeff NelsonP3.0IP0 ER · 5 K · SBiggest lead DET by 4 · NYY by 7 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
| 5DETigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| CCChad CurtisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ATAlan Trammell2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MNMelvin NievesLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CFCecil Fielder1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| EWEddie WilliamsDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
2B: Flaherty
HR: Nieves
RBI: Trammell, Nieves, Gomez 2
SB: Curtis
CS: Nieves
LOB: 13
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSRuben SierraDH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFAndy Fox2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JLJim LeyritzPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RERobert Eenhoorn2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
2B: Raines Sr., Boggs, Sierra
3B: Jeter
RBI: Raines Sr. 2, O'Neill, Sierra 4, Williams, Girardi, Jeter, Leyritz 2
SB: Fox
LOB: 13
| JNJeff NelsonS | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| JMJim MecirW | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| SKScott Kamieniecki | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 109 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 178 |
The Yankees routed the Tigers 12-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Jim Mecir got the win, Richie Lewis took the loss and Jeff Nelson earned the save. Ruben Sierra went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Melvin Nieves went 1-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
