Games on August 31, 2018

The games of August 31, 2018

15 games were played on August 31, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 9-2 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Tampa Bay Rays (3-0), the Anaheim Angels over the Houston Astros (3-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Miami Marlins, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-0, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2018 and the next, Sep 1, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.