Games on August 30, 2000

The games of August 30, 2000

15 games were played on August 30, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 11-2 win over the Anaheim Angels. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Montreal Expos (7-0), the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (1-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 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 29, 2000 and the next, Aug 31, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.