Games on August 27, 2017

The games of August 27, 2017

16 games were played on August 27, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 12-0 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants (11-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Washington Nationals. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Houston Astros, 7-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 6-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 10-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Texas Rangers 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-4. The New York Mets and the Washington Nationals met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 26, 2017 and the next, Aug 28, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.