Games on July 16, 2016

The games of July 16, 2016

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