Games on August 26, 2017

15 games

The games of August 26, 2017

On August 26, 2017, 15 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 17-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox (7-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Houston Astros, the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Miami Marlins 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-0, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Texas Rangers 8-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4, and the New York Mets fell to the Washington Nationals, 9-4. 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 25, 2017 and the next, Aug 27, 2017. For the wider picture, see the 2017 season.

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