Games on August 31, 2007

The games of August 31, 2007

On August 31, 2007, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' 9-1 win over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Texas Rangers, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Washington Nationals. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 7-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 9-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins. 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 30, 2007 and the next, Sep 1, 2007. The 2007 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.