Games on September 5, 2015

The games of September 5, 2015

16 games were played on September 5, 2015, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 9-2 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (6-0), and the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins (7-0). One-run games: the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Anaheim Angels, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 8-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the Washington Nationals, 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 2015 and the next, Sep 6, 2015. The 2015 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.