Games on August 26, 2014

The games of August 26, 2014

On August 26, 2014, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 8-2 winners over the Miami Marlins. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (5-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies (3-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Washington Nationals. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, and the San Diego Padres topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 2014 and the next, Aug 27, 2014. The 2014 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.