Games on April 5, 2000

The games of April 5, 2000

On April 5, 2000, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 11-2 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 12-8. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Yankees 12-6, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the San Francisco Giants topped the Florida Marlins 11-9, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-7, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Boston Red Sox 9-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 10-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 4, 2000 and the next, Apr 6, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.