Games on August 8, 2003

The games of August 8, 2003

The schedule for August 8, 2003 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 9-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Anaheim Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Houston Astros, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Florida Marlins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 9-7, the Atlanta Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox 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, Aug 7, 2003 and the next, Aug 9, 2003. For the wider picture, see the 2003 season.