Games on August 17, 2021

The games of August 17, 2021

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 17, 2021. The most lopsided result was the Tampa Bay Rays' 10-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Washington Nationals over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics (9-0), the Atlanta Braves over the Miami Marlins (2-0), and the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 8-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 2021 and the next, Aug 18, 2021. The 2021 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.