Games on August 21, 2010

The games of August 21, 2010

The schedule for August 21, 2010 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Nationals, 8-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 8-6, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Florida Marlins topped the Houston Astros 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 2010 and the next, Aug 22, 2010. The 2010 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.