Games on May 3, 2016

The games of May 3, 2016

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 3, 2016. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 8-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Tampa Bay Rays. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (3-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Houston Astros, 6-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Miami Marlins, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 2016 and the next, May 4, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.