Games on August 20, 2008

The games of August 20, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 20, 2008. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 15-3 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Florida Marlins, and the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays. In the other games, the San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-6, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 19, 2008 and the next, Aug 21, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.