Games on August 20, 2022

The games of August 20, 2022

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 20, 2022. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 16-7 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Guardians (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Miami Marlins (7-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Anaheim Angels 4-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2. The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 19, 2022 and the next, Aug 21, 2022. The 2022 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.