May 8, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Dwight GoodenL: Greg Keagle
SS1-3H-AB2 RBITop hitterWBWade Boggs
3B3-4H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 4 R
Dwight GoodenP8.0IP3 ER · 8 K · WP5.2IP8 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 3 · 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 CurtisLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ATAlan Trammell2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CFCecil Fielder1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
TF Travis Fryman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EWEddie WilliamsDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CGChris GomezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JFJohn FlahertyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FCFausto CruzPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
RBI: Williams, Gomez 2
LOB: 9
| BWBrian Williams | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
GO Gregg Olson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| GKGreg KeagleL | 5.2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 175 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WBWade Boggs3B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Paul O'NeillRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TM Tino Martinez1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JG Joe GirardiC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| AFAndy Fox3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RERobert Eenhoorn2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
2B: Boggs
3B: O'Neill
HR: Raines Sr., Williams
RBI: Raines Sr., Boggs, O'Neill 2, Martinez 2, Williams 3, Girardi
SB: Raines Sr.
LOB: 19
BW Bob Wickman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| DGDwight GoodenW | 8.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 107 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 121 |
The Yankees routed the Tigers 10-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dwight Gooden got the win and Greg Keagle took the loss. Wade Boggs went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Chris Gomez went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
