Games on May 5, 2006

The games of May 5, 2006

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 5, 2006. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-3 winners over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets 8-7 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 7-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-6, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 9-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 8-7. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 2006 and the next, May 6, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.