Games on May 23, 2016

The games of May 23, 2016

12 games were played on May 23, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (5-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Miami Marlins 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 2-0, and the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 7-1. The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 2016 and the next, May 24, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.