Games on August 21, 2016

The games of August 21, 2016

The schedule for August 21, 2016 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0), and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 7-6 over the Washington Nationals, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4. 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 20, 2016 and the next, Aug 22, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.