Games on August 28, 2013

The games of August 28, 2013

On August 28, 2013, 15 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 14-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (10-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Washington Nationals 4-3 over the Miami Marlins. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 12-4, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Anaheim Angels 4-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 2013 and the next, Aug 29, 2013. The 2013 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.