Games on August 26, 2011

The games of August 26, 2011

On August 26, 2011, 15 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 15-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres (5-0) and the New York Mets over the Atlanta Braves (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the Florida Marlins 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, the Texas Rangers topped the Anaheim Angels 11-7, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 2011 and the next, Aug 27, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.