Games on August 5, 2017

The games of August 5, 2017

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 5, 2017. The Oakland Athletics routed the Anaheim Angels 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5. A shutout went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Tampa Bay Rays (3-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Houston Astros, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 7-4, and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 2017 and the next, Aug 6, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.