Games on August 7, 2021

The games of August 7, 2021

16 games were played on August 7, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Tampa Bay Rays' 12-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 12-3, the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs (4-0), the Houston Astros over the Minnesota Twins (4-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). One-run games: the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-3, the Miami Marlins fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Anaheim Angels 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2. The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays 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 6, 2021 and the next, Aug 8, 2021. The 2021 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.