Games on September 2, 2016

The games of September 2, 2016

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 2, 2016. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 16-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-7. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (8-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Miami Marlins 6-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 11-4, the Washington Nationals topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Anaheim Angels 11-8, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Houston Astros 10-8. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 2016 and the next, Sep 3, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.