Games on July 5, 2006

The games of July 5, 2006

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 5, 2006. The Atlanta Braves routed the St. Louis Cardinals 14-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 18-9. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros (1-0), the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0), and the Anaheim Angels over the Seattle Mariners (4-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 11-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 4, 2006 and the next, Jul 6, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.