Games on October 2, 2010

The games of October 2, 2010

The schedule for October 2, 2010 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-6. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Colorado Rockies (1-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-3, the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. 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, Oct 1, 2010 and the next, Oct 3, 2010. The 2010 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.