Games on August 22, 2008

The games of August 22, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 22, 2008. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 18-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. Shutouts went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Anaheim Angels (9-0), the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (3-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-4, the Washington Nationals topped the Chicago Cubs 13-5, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4. 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 21, 2008 and the next, Aug 23, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.