Games on April 27, 1986

The games of April 27, 1986

12 games were played on April 27, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Baltimore Orioles 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Chicago Cubs over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 8-7 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 9-7, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-5, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 6-4, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 26, 1986 and the next, Apr 28, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.