DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/28/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1238 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (38-66) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 2
Kansas City Royals (67-37) 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 9 0
Merced hits 2 home runs, Royals Move to 67-37
In a close game at Royals Stadium, the Kansas City Royals edged the Boston Red Sox, 5-4. Kansas City right fielder Orlando Merced earned the nod as player of the game. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Kansas City has 3 straight wins, Boston 4 straight losses.

Merced had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-2 fastball from Mike Remlinger, he banged a 2-run home run to left-center, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. It was the 13th home run of the year for Merced.

"This was a good win," said Merced.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 3 25
T. Hollandsworth RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257 15 43
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .274 19 48
H. Rodriguez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .179 6 16
A. Eto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .170 8 17
B. Barberie SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 3 25
M. Blowers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 9 43
M. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 15 39
M. Stanley C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .220 10 29
Totals 33 4 6 4 1 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Blowers (13, 7th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bonds (19, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 4 , T. Hollandsworth , E. Renteria , B. Barberie , M. Blowers 2 , M. Stanley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Stanley
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: E. Renteria (8) , M. Stanley (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Renteria-Barberie-Blowers, Renteria-Barberie-Blowers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .289 13 37
R. Lankford LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .246 11 30
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .280 37 90
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .261 16 53
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 18 48
O. Merced RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 .252 13 47
Q. Veras 2B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .209 3 23
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .165 6 15
T. Naehring 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .225 4 20
Totals 29 5 9 5 10 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (3, 7th Inning off M. Remlinger, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (12, 8th Inning off M. Remlinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (13, 1st Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced 2 (13, 2nd Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Remlinger, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (11, 5th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , A. Jones 2 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , O. Merced 8 , R. Lankford 6
2-out RBI: O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , T. Naehring , O. Merced , R. Lankford 2
GIDP: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: Q. Veras , R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Veras (10)
CS: R. Lankford (9)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Worrell 4.2 4 3 3 6 3 3 103 52 5.99   
M. Remlinger L (0-4) 2.1 5 2 2 4 2 1 49 26 6.63   
D. Bochtler 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Worrell 41
Batters Faced: T. Worrell 23, M. Remlinger 16, D. Bochtler 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Worrell 4-5, M. Remlinger 2-3, D. Bochtler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Worrell 103-52, M. Remlinger 49-26, D. Bochtler 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Remlinger 2-0 , D. Bochtler 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (6-3) 8.0 6 4 4 0 7 1 115 75 4.44   
A. Benitez SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 8 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 61
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 30, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 9-8, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 115-75, A. Benitez 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Merced
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 12518
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