Games on May 2, 1989

The games of May 2, 1989

13 games were played on May 2, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the Philadelphia Phillies 12-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the California Angels. In the other games, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 1989 and the next, May 3, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.