Games on August 24, 2021

The games of August 24, 2021

On August 24, 2021, 14 games went into the books. The San Francisco Giants routed the New York Mets 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-8, the Anaheim Angels over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-9, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Washington Nationals topped the Miami Marlins 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 2021 and the next, Aug 25, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.