Games on August 5, 2020

The games of August 5, 2020

On August 5, 2020, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Arizona Diamondbacks' 14-7 win over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Miami Marlins over the Baltimore Orioles (1-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Miami Marlins 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Yankees 11-7, the New York Yankees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 7-6, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-0, and the New York Mets topped the Washington Nationals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Miami Marlins and the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 2020 and the next, Aug 6, 2020. The 2020 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.