Games on September 5, 2020

The games of September 5, 2020

On September 5, 2020, 17 games went into the books. The Washington Nationals routed the Atlanta Braves 10-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Anaheim Angels over the Houston Astros. The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the San Diego Padres 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3. The Houston Astros and the Anaheim Angels and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 2020 and the next, Sep 6, 2020. For the wider picture, see the 2020 season.