Games on September 5, 2000

The games of September 5, 2000

15 games were played on September 5, 2000, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Colorado Rockies, 10-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 10-5. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-0). The closest finishes were the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 10-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Anaheim Angels 7-5, the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 9-5, the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 4, 2000 and the next, Sep 6, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.