Games on May 17, 2006

The games of May 17, 2006

On May 17, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 10-1 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-10. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Anaheim Angels (3-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Washington Nationals (5-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Florida Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 2-0, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 7-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 1-0, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 16, 2006 and the next, May 18, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.