Games on August 23, 2007

The games of August 23, 2007

On August 23, 2007, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 12-2 winners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 9-8. Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels and the Washington Nationals 7-6 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Atlanta Braves 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Florida Marlins, 11-3, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 9-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 2007 and the next, Aug 24, 2007. For the wider picture, see the 2007 season.