Games on August 20, 2011

The games of August 20, 2011

The schedule for August 20, 2011 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 14-1 winners over the Florida Marlins. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 11-9. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), the Tampa Bay Rays over the Seattle Mariners (8-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 9-8 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, and the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 7-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3. 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 19, 2011 and the next, Aug 21, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.