Games on April 8, 1986

The games of April 8, 1986

The schedule for April 8, 1986 lists 9 games. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 6-0 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 8-4. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-3, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 7, 1986 and the next, Apr 9, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.