Games on May 1, 2016

The games of May 1, 2016

15 games were played on May 1, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 14-5 win over the Miami Marlins. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Texas Rangers 9-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 30, 2016 and the next, May 2, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.