Games on August 23, 2008

The games of August 23, 2008

15 games were played on August 23, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). One-run games: the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the Florida Marlins fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Washington Nationals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, and the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 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 22, 2008 and the next, Aug 24, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.