Games on August 13, 2008

The games of August 13, 2008

16 games were played on August 13, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the Washington Nationals 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves (8-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 10-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Florida Marlins 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the San Diego Padres 7-1. The Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 12, 2008 and the next, Aug 14, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.