Games on April 8, 2001

The games of April 8, 2001

On April 8, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Minnesota Twins 15-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 16-5, the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 11-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Atlanta Braves 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 9-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-4, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, the Anaheim Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 6-4, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1. 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, Apr 7, 2001 and the next, Apr 9, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.