Games on June 5, 2001

The games of June 5, 2001

On June 5, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-6. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins (5-0) and the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (9-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Colorado Rockies, 9-4, the Florida Marlins fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 10-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 7-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 2001 and the next, Jun 6, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.