Games on August 16, 2014

The games of August 16, 2014

14 games were played on August 16, 2014, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Baltimore Orioles 6-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 10-7. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Miami Marlins 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3, the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-5, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 3-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-4, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Washington Nationals, 4-3. 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 15, 2014 and the next, Aug 17, 2014. For the wider picture, see the 2014 season.