Games on August 22, 2002

The games of August 22, 2002

On August 22, 2002, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 14-6. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Brewers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, the Florida Marlins fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Anaheim Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 2002 and the next, Aug 23, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.