Games on August 1, 2023

The games of August 1, 2023

On August 1, 2023, 15 games went into the books. The Chicago Cubs routed the Cincinnati Reds 20-9, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians (2-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the New York Mets, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Anaheim Angels 5-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the Miami Marlins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 13-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 2023 and the next, Aug 2, 2023. For the wider picture, see the 2023 season.