Games on May 2, 2012

The games of May 2, 2012

15 games were played on May 2, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The Anaheim Angels routed the Minnesota Twins 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-13, the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (5-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-5, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 8-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 11-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 2012 and the next, May 3, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.