Games on August 18, 2002

The games of August 18, 2002

15 games were played on August 18, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the San Diego Padres 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 5-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 2002 and the next, Aug 19, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.