Games on August 31, 2019

The games of August 31, 2019

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 31, 2019. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Colorado Rockies 11-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Washington Nationals over the Miami Marlins (7-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-4, the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 11-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Cleveland Indians 9-6, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2019 and the next, Sep 1, 2019. For the wider picture, see the 2019 season.