Games on August 23, 2016

The games of August 23, 2016

15 games were played on August 23, 2016, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 9-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Texas Rangers (3-0) and the Kansas City Royals over the Miami Marlins (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4, the Washington Nationals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians 9-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 7-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 2016 and the next, Aug 24, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.