Games on April 17, 2010

The games of April 17, 2010

On April 17, 2010, 15 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0), and the Washington Nationals over the Milwaukee Brewers (8-0). The closest finishes were the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 16, 2010 and the next, Apr 18, 2010. For the wider picture, see the 2010 season.