Games on May 31, 2002

The games of May 31, 2002

On May 31, 2002, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 13-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (7-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 over the Seattle Mariners, the New York Mets 6-5 over the Florida Marlins, and the Montreal Expos 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Anaheim Angels, 11-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 10-7. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 2002 and the next, Jun 1, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.