Games on May 6, 2018

The games of May 6, 2018

15 games were played on May 6, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Miami Marlins over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Anaheim Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 8-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 5, 2018 and the next, May 7, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.