Games on August 30, 2006

The games of August 30, 2006

16 games were played on August 30, 2006, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the Colorado Rockies 11-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Florida Marlins. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-9 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 7-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. 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 29, 2006 and the next, Aug 31, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.