Games on August 23, 2006

The games of August 23, 2006

The schedule for August 23, 2006 lists 15 games. The New York Yankees routed the Seattle Mariners 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-13, the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, the Florida Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 9-7, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-8, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Texas Rangers 7-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 2006 and the next, Aug 24, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.