Games on September 5, 2016

The games of September 5, 2016

On September 5, 2016, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-2 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Mets over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Houston Astros, 6-2, the Miami Marlins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 11-5, the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, and the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 2016 and the next, Sep 6, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.