Games on September 2, 2017

The games of September 2, 2017

17 games were played on September 2, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 17-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Miami Marlins 10-9 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 12-8, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 7-6, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 2-1, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 2017 and the next, Sep 3, 2017. For the wider picture, see the 2017 season.