Games on August 27, 2006

The games of August 27, 2006

On August 27, 2006, 14 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 13-6. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Cincinnati Reds (8-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics (3-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Anaheim Angels 11-8, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 10-6, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 2006 and the next, Aug 28, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.