Games on April 17, 2021

The games of April 17, 2021

16 games were played on April 17, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Atlanta Braves 13-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Detroit Tigers (7-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (2-0), and the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Miami Marlins 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 7-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 6-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2. The New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies and the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 16, 2021 and the next, Apr 18, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.