Games on August 23, 2011

The games of August 23, 2011

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 23, 2011. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 13-2 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 12-7. Shutouts: the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Washington Nationals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Houston Astros 8-6, the Florida Marlins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-4. The Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 2011 and the next, Aug 24, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.