Games on May 21, 2017

The games of May 21, 2017

16 games were played on May 21, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13-6. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Anaheim Angels beat the New York Mets 12-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 20, 2017 and the next, May 22, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.