Games on August 28, 2002

The games of August 28, 2002

15 games were played on August 28, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 8-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Anaheim Angels. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (7-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (1-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-1, the New York Mets fell to the Florida Marlins, 7-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 27, 2002 and the next, Aug 29, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.