Games on August 31, 2021

The games of August 31, 2021

On August 31, 2021, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 9-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros (4-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 7-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 3-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 2021 and the next, Sep 1, 2021. The 2021 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.