Games on April 27, 2018

The games of April 27, 2018

15 games were played on April 27, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Houston Astros 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 15-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (6-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the Miami Marlins (1-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 7-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-4, and the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Washington Nationals 5-4. 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, Apr 26, 2018 and the next, Apr 28, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.