Games on May 5, 2023

The games of May 5, 2023

15 games were played on May 5, 2023, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Atlanta Braves 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Guardians (2-0), the New York Mets over the Colorado Rockies (1-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Washington Nationals fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Houston Astros, 6-4, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 2023 and the next, May 6, 2023. For the wider picture, see the 2023 season.