Games on August 29, 2011

The games of August 29, 2011

On August 29, 2011, 13 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the San Francisco Giants 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (3-0). One-run games: the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Houston Astros, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, the New York Mets topped the Florida Marlins 5-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 2011 and the next, Aug 30, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.