Games on May 3, 2006

The games of May 3, 2006

On May 3, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 14-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Colorado Rockies over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1, and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 6-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 2, 2006 and the next, May 4, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.