Games on May 22, 2011

The games of May 22, 2011

15 games were played on May 22, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Cincinnati Reds 12-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 9-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Florida Marlins (4-0), the Texas Rangers over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Washington Nationals, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the New York Yankees, 9-3, and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 6-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 21, 2011 and the next, May 23, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.