Games on May 8, 2004

The games of May 8, 2004

15 games were played on May 8, 2004, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 16-15. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (6-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 7-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 10-7, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the New York Mets 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 2004 and the next, May 9, 2004. For the wider picture, see the 2004 season.