Games on May 4, 2016

The games of May 4, 2016

15 games were played on May 4, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the Minnesota Twins 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Miami Marlins 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Seattle Mariners 9-8 over the Oakland Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 13-2, the Anaheim Angels topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-0, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-5. 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, May 3, 2016 and the next, May 5, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.