Games on May 8, 2002

The games of May 8, 2002

15 games were played on May 8, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 14-5 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the Montreal Expos (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Florida Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 7-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 12-6, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-2, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Texas Rangers 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 2002 and the next, May 9, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.