Games on August 12, 2000

The games of August 12, 2000

On August 12, 2000, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Colorado Rockies' 14-2 win over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-6, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4, and the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 2000 and the next, Aug 13, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.