Games on July 4, 2017

The games of July 4, 2017

15 games were played on July 4, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 16-4 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). The closest finishes were the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3, the Miami Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-4, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 11-4. 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, Jul 3, 2017 and the next, Jul 5, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.