Games on August 30, 2016

The games of August 30, 2016

14 games were played on August 30, 2016, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). One-run games: the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Miami Marlins fell to the New York Mets, 7-4, the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 29, 2016 and the next, Aug 31, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.