July 20, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 2
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 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 |
5DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| MDMike DevereauxCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JHJeff Huson2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RP Rafael PalmeiroDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BB Bobby Bonilla1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BS B.J. Surhoff3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMark SmithRF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GZGregg ZaunC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAManny AlexanderSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLuis PoloniaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2B: Bonilla
LOB: 8
JO Jesse Orosco | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| RCRocky CoppingerL | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 108 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 139 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JC José CansecoDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TNTim Naehring3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RJReggie JeffersonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMKevin MitchellRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MS Mike StanleyC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJeff MantoSS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2B: O'Leary 2
HR: Mitchell
RBI: O'Leary, Mitchell
LOB: 16
HS Heathcliff SlocumbS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TW Tim WakefieldW | 8.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 127 |
The Red Sox beat the Orioles 2-0 at Fenway Park.
Tim Wakefield got the win, Rocky Coppinger took the loss and Heathcliff Slocumb earned the save. Kevin Mitchell went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Mark Smith went 2-for-2 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
