May 31, 1996 · 10:05 PM EDT
W: Bob WellsL: Rich Garces
LF2-5H-ABHR · 3B · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterKG
Ken Griffey Jr.
CF2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 2 RP4.2IP0 ER · 4 K · WP0.1IP4 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 4 · SEA by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
3TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
| 5SEMariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
| 6BORed Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
| DHDwayne HoseyLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| JVJohn ValentinSS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JC José CansecoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJose MalaveRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BSBill Selby2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMilt CuylerCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2B: Valentin, Selby
3B: Hosey
HR: Hosey, Vaughn, Stanley
RBI: Hosey, Valentin, Vaughn 2, Stanley 2
CS: Selby
LOB: 14
HS Heathcliff Slocumb | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| RGRich GarcesL | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| VEVaughn Eshelman | 5.2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 91 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 143 |
| RARich AmaralLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| KGKen Griffey Jr.CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BRBrian R. Hunter1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LSLuis Sojo2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DBDarren BraggLF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
2B: Griffey Jr.
3B: Cora
HR: Rodriguez, Griffey Jr.
RBI: Amaral 2, Rodriguez 3, Griffey Jr. 3, Buhner
LOB: 17
| BWBob WellsW | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 70 |
NC Norm Charlton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| PMPaul Menhart | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 67 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 155 |
The Mariners beat the Red Sox 9-6 at The Kingdome.
Bob Wells got the win and Rich Garces took the loss. Ken Griffey Jr. went 2-for-4 for the Mariners, while Dwayne Hosey went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
