Games on August 23, 2000

The games of August 23, 2000

15 games were played on August 23, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 15-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Florida Marlins (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees 10-9 over the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 2000 and the next, Aug 24, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.