Games on May 6, 2011

The games of May 6, 2011

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