Games on September 21, 2011

The games of September 21, 2011

The schedule for September 21, 2011 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 7-1 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros (2-0), the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies (4-0), and the Florida Marlins over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 20, 2011 and the next, Sep 22, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.