Games on September 29, 2010

The games of September 29, 2010

On September 29, 2010, 17 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1 winners over the Washington Nationals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Mets. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Florida Marlins 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 3-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-4. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Sep 28, 2010 and the next, Sep 30, 2010. For the wider picture, see the 2010 season.