Games on April 17, 2011

The games of April 17, 2011

The schedule for April 17, 2011 lists 16 games. The Boston Red Sox routed the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 8-6. One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 6-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 3-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2, the Washington Nationals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Washington Nationals. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 16, 2011 and the next, Apr 18, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.