Games on August 31, 2015

The games of August 31, 2015

On August 31, 2015, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 13-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Miami Marlins over the Atlanta Braves (4-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Texas Rangers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Houston Astros, 8-3, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 11-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-5, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2015 and the next, Sep 1, 2015. For the wider picture, see the 2015 season.