Games on July 2, 2011

The games of July 2, 2011

16 games were played on July 2, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Detroit Tigers 15-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Washington Nationals 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 9-6, the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 10-4, the New York Yankees topped the New York Mets 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1, the Florida Marlins beat the Texas Rangers 9-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 5-3. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 1, 2011 and the next, Jul 3, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.