Games on August 31, 2013

The games of August 31, 2013

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 31, 2013. The New York Mets routed the Washington Nationals 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Miami Marlins, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 2013 and the next, Sep 1, 2013. For the wider picture, see the 2013 season.