Games on May 8, 2003

The games of May 8, 2003

On May 8, 2003, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 16-5 winners over the Seattle Mariners. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (5-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 12-6, the Atlanta Braves topped the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Houston Astros, 6-2, the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 12-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 6-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 8-6. The Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 2003 and the next, May 9, 2003. For the wider picture, see the 2003 season.