Games on April 5, 2021

The games of April 5, 2021

On April 5, 2021, 13 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 15-6. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), and the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (6-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Miami Marlins 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Oakland Athletics 10-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 6-2. 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, Apr 4, 2021 and the next, Apr 6, 2021. The 2021 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.