Games on May 7, 2021

The games of May 7, 2021

15 games were played on May 7, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Atlanta Braves 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the Washington Nationals over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (3-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Colorado Rockies (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Houston Astros, 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Miami Marlins, 6-1, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 6, 2021 and the next, May 8, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.