Games on September 18, 2011

The games of September 18, 2011

15 games were played on September 18, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics (3-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Washington Nationals 4-3 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Anaheim Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 11-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 17, 2011 and the next, Sep 19, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.