Games on August 5, 2000

The games of August 5, 2000

The schedule for August 5, 2000 lists 15 games. The Florida Marlins routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-5, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Montreal Expos over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Anaheim Angels 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 2000 and the next, Aug 6, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.