Games on August 6, 2017

The games of August 6, 2017

16 games were played on August 6, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Oakland Athletics over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (8-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Seattle Mariners 8-7 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Washington Nationals topped the Chicago Cubs 9-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-4, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 5-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, and the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. The Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals 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 5, 2017 and the next, Aug 7, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.