Games on May 24, 2011

The games of May 24, 2011

On May 24, 2011, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago Cubs' 11-1 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-4. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Washington Nationals, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 3-2, the Florida Marlins topped the San Francisco Giants 5-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-6. The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 23, 2011 and the next, May 25, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.