Games on May 18, 2011

The games of May 18, 2011

15 games were played on May 18, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 5-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (1-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians (1-0), and the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals (3-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Florida Marlins 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-0, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 5-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5. 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, May 17, 2011 and the next, May 19, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.