Games on April 3, 2000

The games of April 3, 2000

12 games were played on April 3, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-0 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-4. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Colorado Rockies (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 10-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 7-1. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds played to a 3-3 tie. 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, Mar 30, 2000 and the next, Apr 4, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.