Games on August 18, 2015

The games of August 18, 2015

15 games were played on August 18, 2015, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Washington Nationals, 15-6 winners over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (9-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago Cubs 10-8, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-5. 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 17, 2015 and the next, Aug 19, 2015. The 2015 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.