Games on August 15, 2008

The games of August 15, 2008

14 games were played on August 15, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 12-2 winners over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres (1-0) and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Texas Rangers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Florida Marlins, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 11-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 4-3. 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 14, 2008 and the next, Aug 16, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.