September 17, 1996 · 7:05 PM 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 |
| DBDarren BraggRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JFJeff Frye2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RJReggie JeffersonDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MV Mo Vaughn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MGMike GreenwellLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JVJohn Valentin3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTroy O'LearyLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NG Nomar GarciaparraSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BHBill HaselmanC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JC José CansecoPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LTLee TinsleyCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
2B: Frye, Valentin
RBI: Frye, Vaughn, Greenwell, Canseco
SB: Frye
CS: Valentin
LOB: 19
AS Aaron Sele | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 121 |
HS Heathcliff SlocumbS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| MBMark BrandenburgW | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| MMMike Maddux | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| VEVaughn Eshelman | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 189 |
| SPShannon PennDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
PN Phil Nevin3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BA Brad AusmusC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RS Ruben SierraPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ATAlan Trammell2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
2B: Bartee, Sierra
RBI: Sierra 2
SB: Higginson
LOB: 29
| FLFelipe LiraL | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 96 |
| JEJoey Eischen | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| JCJohn Cummings | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
JL Jose Lima | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| RLRichie Lewis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 156 |
The Red Sox beat the Tigers 4-2 at Tiger Stadium.
Mark Brandenburg got the win, Felipe Lira took the loss and Heathcliff Slocumb earned the save. Jeff Frye went 1-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Ruben Sierra went 1-for-1 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
