Games on August 24, 2011

The games of August 24, 2011

16 games were played on August 24, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 13-2 winners over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Anaheim Angels over the Chicago White Sox (8-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Houston Astros, the Florida Marlins 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 9-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Detroit Tigers 3-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the Florida Marlins met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 2011 and the next, Aug 25, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.