Games on July 29, 2011

The games of July 29, 2011

15 games were played on July 29, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Cleveland Indians 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Florida Marlins (5-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Houston Astros (4-0), and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Seattle Mariners (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Anaheim Angels 12-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-5, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 9-2, and the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 28, 2011 and the next, Jul 30, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.