Games on August 27, 2005

The games of August 27, 2005

15 games were played on August 27, 2005, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Baltimore Orioles 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Washington Nationals (6-0). The closest finishes were the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 8-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Anaheim Angels 6-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 2005 and the next, Aug 28, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.