Games on August 5, 2015

The games of August 5, 2015

15 games were played on August 5, 2015, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Arizona Diamondbacks' 11-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7. One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5, the Miami Marlins fell to the New York Mets, 8-6, the San Diego Padres fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 2-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 4-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 2015 and the next, Aug 6, 2015. For the wider picture, see the 2015 season.