Games on May 22, 2005

The games of May 22, 2005

On May 22, 2005, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Florida Marlins over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The day's shutouts were the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Seattle Mariners over the San Diego Padres (5-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Houston Astros (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Anaheim Angels 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, and the Washington Nationals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2. 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 21, 2005 and the next, May 23, 2005. The 2005 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.