Games on August 5, 2003

The games of August 5, 2003

On August 5, 2003, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 10-1 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 10-9. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (3-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), and the Florida Marlins over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Montreal Expos fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. 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, Aug 4, 2003 and the next, Aug 6, 2003. For the wider picture, see the 2003 season.