Games on April 2, 2018

The games of April 2, 2018

On April 2, 2018, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Nationals, 8-1 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Anaheim Angels (6-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (1-0). One-run games: the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Miami Marlins 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 1, 2018 and the next, Apr 3, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.