Games on August 29, 2008

The games of August 29, 2008

On August 29, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Tampa Bay Rays' 14-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 5-4 over the Florida Marlins, and the Houston Astros 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 2-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Minnesota Twins, 12-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 9-4, and the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 28, 2008 and the next, Aug 30, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.