Games on August 8, 2004

The games of August 8, 2004

15 games were played on August 8, 2004, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 14-7. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Florida Marlins (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 11-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 11-9, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1. 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, 2004 and the next, Aug 9, 2004. For the wider picture, see the 2004 season.