Games on August 22, 2006

The games of August 22, 2006

On August 22, 2006, 15 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Houston Astros 14-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (4-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the Washington Nationals fell to the Florida Marlins, 7-5, the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Colorado Rockies 4-1, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Texas Rangers 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 21, 2006 and the next, Aug 23, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.