Games on May 1, 2011

The games of May 1, 2011

On May 1, 2011, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 10-3 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Florida Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-2, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Washington Nationals, 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 30, 2011 and the next, May 2, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.