Games on April 8, 1988

The games of April 8, 1988

On April 8, 1988, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 8-2 win over the California Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1. 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, 1988 and the next, Apr 9, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.