Games on August 30, 2011

The games of August 30, 2011

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 30, 2011. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the Anaheim Angels over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Florida Marlins over the New York Mets (6-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Tampa Bay Rays (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4, the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 8-5, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 29, 2011 and the next, Aug 31, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.