Games on August 17, 2007

The games of August 17, 2007

The schedule for August 17, 2007 lists 16 games. The Kansas City Royals routed the Oakland Athletics 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Florida Marlins (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, and the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Anaheim Angels and the Boston Red Sox. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 2007 and the next, Aug 18, 2007. For the wider picture, see the 2007 season.