Games on August 17, 2024

The games of August 17, 2024

15 games were played on August 17, 2024, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 13-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees (4-0), the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins (4-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Cleveland Guardians. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Atlanta Braves, 11-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Washington Nationals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Seattle Mariners 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2. 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 16, 2024 and the next, Aug 18, 2024. The 2024 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.