Games on August 31, 2016

The games of August 31, 2016

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 31, 2016. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 14-1 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 8-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1, the New York Mets topped the Miami Marlins 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Washington Nationals, 2-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 2016 and the next, Sep 1, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.