Games on July 30, 2008

The games of July 30, 2008

On July 30, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-2, the New York Mets fell to the Florida Marlins, 7-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 8-5. 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 29, 2008 and the next, Jul 31, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.