Games on August 19, 2008

The games of August 19, 2008

15 games were played on August 19, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 13-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (5-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Florida Marlins over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 over the San Diego Padres, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Washington Nationals, and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Anaheim Angels 4-2, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 11-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 18, 2008 and the next, Aug 20, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.