Games on September 3, 2011

The games of September 3, 2011

15 games were played on September 3, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 8-2 win over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 9-8 over the Chicago White Sox, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, and the Washington Nationals 8-7 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-6, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5, the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 2011 and the next, Sep 4, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.