Games on September 5, 2018

The games of September 5, 2018

14 games were played on September 5, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Atlanta Braves. Decided by a single run were the Miami Marlins 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Washington Nationals. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 9-1, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 8-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-3, and the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-3. 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, Sep 4, 2018 and the next, Sep 6, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.