Games on May 18, 2004

The games of May 18, 2004

On May 18, 2004, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 9-2 winners over the Florida Marlins. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees (1-0), the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Mets 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 2004 and the next, May 19, 2004. For the wider picture, see the 2004 season.