Games on May 2, 2021

The games of May 2, 2021

15 games were played on May 2, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 16-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 13-12. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (5-0), the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 13-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 7-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 2-0, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 7-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-1. 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, May 1, 2021 and the next, May 3, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.