Games on August 5, 2006

The games of August 5, 2006

On August 5, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 14-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals. A shutout went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (5-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 10-3, the Houston Astros topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-5, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Florida Marlins 10-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Washington Nationals 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 2006 and the next, Aug 6, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.