Games on August 2, 1990

The games of August 2, 1990

13 games were played on August 2, 1990, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 5-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1. The Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers 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 1, 1990 and the next, Aug 3, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.