Games on August 29, 2000

The games of August 29, 2000

On August 29, 2000, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 12-1 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Montreal Expos 8-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Oakland Athletics (3-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (8-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 7-6 over the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Florida Marlins, 3-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 11-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the New York Yankees 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 2000 and the next, Aug 30, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.