Games on August 9, 2000

The games of August 9, 2000

15 games were played on August 9, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 19-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 10-6, the Cleveland Indians topped the Texas Rangers 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 12-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 12-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Minnesota Twins 5-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2000 and the next, Aug 10, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.