Games on July 23, 2002

The games of July 23, 2002

On July 23, 2002, 15 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 22-4, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Anaheim Angels, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 8-7 over the Minnesota Twins, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 9-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 10-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8-6, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Boston Red Sox. 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, Jul 22, 2002 and the next, Jul 24, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.