Games on September 4, 2020

The games of September 4, 2020

On September 4, 2020, 20 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 7-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 10-9. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 7-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 10-6, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 3-2, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. The Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles, and the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox 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 3, 2020 and the next, Sep 5, 2020. The 2020 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.