Games on August 18, 2023

The games of August 18, 2023

On August 18, 2023, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Colorado Rockies, 14-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Houston Astros (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals 8-7 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Anaheim Angels 9-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2, the Cleveland Guardians topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Miami Marlins topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 9-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-0, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians 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 17, 2023 and the next, Aug 19, 2023. The 2023 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.