Games on August 24, 2008

The games of August 24, 2008

15 games were played on August 24, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Washington Nationals 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 23, 2008 and the next, Aug 25, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.