Games on August 29, 1990

The games of August 29, 1990

The schedule for August 29, 1990 lists 13 games. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Atlanta Braves 10-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs (1-0) and the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (6-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 9-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3. 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 28, 1990 and the next, Aug 30, 1990. The 1990 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.