Games on May 4, 2013

The games of May 4, 2013

14 games were played on May 4, 2013, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Houston Astros 17-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Miami Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3, the Colorado Rockies topped the Tampa Bay Rays 9-3, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 8-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-1. 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, May 3, 2013 and the next, May 5, 2013. The 2013 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.