Games on August 31, 2010

The games of August 31, 2010

The schedule for August 31, 2010 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-5 winners over the Tampa Bay Rays. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the Washington Nationals (1-0) and the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals 10-9 over the Texas Rangers, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-4, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 9-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 9-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 2010 and the next, Sep 1, 2010. The 2010 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.