Games on August 28, 2000

The games of August 28, 2000

On August 28, 2000, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-1 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Montreal Expos over the Arizona Diamondbacks. A shutout went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 4-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 5-2. 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 27, 2000 and the next, Aug 29, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.