Games on August 22, 2020

The games of August 22, 2020

15 games were played on August 22, 2020, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 13-2 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 7-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 10-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4, and the Miami Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 5-3. The Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 2020 and the next, Aug 23, 2020. For the wider picture, see the 2020 season.