Games on August 21, 2018

The games of August 21, 2018

15 games were played on August 21, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Texas Rangers 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the Milwaukee Brewers. The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Miami Marlins. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 6-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the Seattle Mariners 3-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-2, and the Washington Nationals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 2018 and the next, Aug 22, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.