Games on August 5, 2011

The games of August 5, 2011

15 games were played on August 5, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 15-5 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). One-run games: the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Florida Marlins. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Washington Nationals, 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Houston Astros 8-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-2, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-7. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 2011 and the next, Aug 6, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.