Games on May 5, 2018

The games of May 5, 2018

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 5, 2018. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 11-2 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Seattle Mariners over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the Miami Marlins over the Cincinnati Reds (6-0), the Colorado Rockies over the New York Mets (2-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-6, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 2018 and the next, May 6, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.