Games on August 2, 2011

The games of August 2, 2011

15 games were played on August 2, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Colorado Rockies (5-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Texas Rangers, the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 2011 and the next, Aug 3, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.