Games on May 17, 2016

The games of May 17, 2016

15 games were played on May 17, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 13-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 12-9. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles (10-0) and the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Anaheim Angels 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 3-1, and the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 2016 and the next, May 18, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.