Games on May 16, 2011

The games of May 16, 2011

15 games were played on May 16, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 19-1 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 5-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 2011 and the next, May 17, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.