Games on August 27, 2021

The games of August 27, 2021

15 games were played on August 27, 2021, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 winners over the Miami Marlins. The highest-scoring game ended 17-13, the Chicago White Sox over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Anaheim Angels (5-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Washington Nationals 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7, and the Houston Astros topped the Texas Rangers 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 2021 and the next, Aug 28, 2021. For the wider picture, see the 2021 season.