Games on August 21, 2011

The games of August 21, 2011

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 21, 2011. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 10-0 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0), the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (3-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Florida Marlins, and the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 2011 and the next, Aug 22, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.