Games on July 2, 2006

The games of July 2, 2006

On July 2, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 16-7 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox 15-11. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (8-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Florida Marlins, the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Baltimore Orioles 10-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7, the Texas Rangers fell to the Houston Astros, 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Washington Nationals, 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 1, 2006 and the next, Jul 3, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.