Games on August 2, 2000

The games of August 2, 2000

15 games were played on August 2, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-5 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 10-7. A shutout went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 10-6, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 1, 2000 and the next, Aug 3, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.