Games on April 5, 2002

The games of April 5, 2002

On April 5, 2002, 15 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies (9-0), and the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (4-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets topped the Atlanta Braves 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 6-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 7-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Texas Rangers 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 4, 2002 and the next, Apr 6, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.