Games on July 28, 2002

The games of July 28, 2002

The schedule for July 28, 2002 lists 15 games. The Oakland Athletics routed the Texas Rangers 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 10-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0), the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0), and the Anaheim Angels over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 12-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 9-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 27, 2002 and the next, Jul 29, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.