Games on August 30, 2008

The games of August 30, 2008

15 games were played on August 30, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 13-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Tampa Bay Rays over the Baltimore Orioles. One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 7-6, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-4, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 29, 2008 and the next, Aug 31, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.