Games on August 8, 2000

The games of August 8, 2000

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 8, 2000. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 11-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 12-4. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0), the Florida Marlins over the St. Louis Cardinals (7-0), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Minnesota Twins (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Montreal Expos, 9-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 9-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 7-5, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 10-4. The Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 2000 and the next, Aug 9, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.