Games on August 30, 2009

The games of August 30, 2009

On August 30, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Anaheim Angels' 9-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (7-0) and the Kansas City Royals over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Florida Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 29, 2009 and the next, Aug 31, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.