Games on August 16, 2008

The games of August 16, 2008

The schedule for August 16, 2008 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Colorado Rockies, 13-6 winners over the Washington Nationals. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Tampa Bay Rays (3-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 11-5, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-5, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 3-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 2-1, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, and the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 2008 and the next, Aug 17, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.