The Red Sox put Jose Canseco on the disabled list for back surgery. With Kevin Mitchell and Canseco gone from the outfield, the Sox defense will improve and so will their record. But they lose today, 9 – 4, to the Royals, as Roger Clemens (4-11) is tagged for seven runs in six innings.

On August 1, 1996 — The Red Sox put Jose Canseco on the disabled list for back surgery. With Kevin Mitchell and Canseco gone from the outfield, the Sox defense will improve and so will their record. But they lose today, 9 – 4, to the Royals, as Roger Clemens (4-11) is tagged for seven runs in six innings.

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