Games on August 27, 2011

The games of August 27, 2011

13 games were played on August 27, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (4-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Colorado Rockies, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 2011 and the next, Aug 28, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.