Games on May 4, 2006

The games of May 4, 2006

On May 4, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 12-4 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Chicago Cubs (6-0), the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0), and the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Colorado Rockies 7-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 6-0, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 10-5, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-2, and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 11-3. 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, May 3, 2006 and the next, May 5, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.