Games on August 30, 2013

The games of August 30, 2013

15 games were played on August 30, 2013, according to Retrosheet. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Diego Padres 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Colorado Rockies over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0), the Anaheim Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2, and the New York Mets topped the Washington Nationals 3-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 29, 2013 and the next, Aug 31, 2013. For the wider picture, see the 2013 season.