Games on July 5, 2011

The games of July 5, 2011

On July 5, 2011, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 14-2 winners over the Florida Marlins. The day's shutouts were the Anaheim Angels over the Detroit Tigers (1-0) and the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 9-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-2. 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, Jul 4, 2011 and the next, Jul 6, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.