Games on August 18, 2021

The games of August 18, 2021

15 games were played on August 18, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Atlanta Braves over the Miami Marlins. The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 7-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, and the Washington Nationals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. 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 17, 2021 and the next, Aug 19, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.