Games on August 17, 2020

The games of August 17, 2020

13 games were played on August 17, 2020, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 14-4 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 11-9. The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Atlanta Braves 7-6 over the Washington Nationals, and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Houston Astros, 2-1, the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 11-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 2020 and the next, Aug 18, 2020. For the wider picture, see the 2020 season.