Games on May 21, 2011

The games of May 21, 2011

15 games were played on May 21, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 9-2 winners over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals (3-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Texas Rangers (2-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the San Diego Padres (4-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Washington Nationals 8-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Red Sox 9-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Detroit Tigers 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-0, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Houston Astros 7-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 2011 and the next, May 22, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.