Games on April 8, 2005

The games of April 8, 2005

The schedule for April 8, 2005 lists 15 games. The Florida Marlins routed the Washington Nationals 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8. Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 12-5, the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 9-6, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 7, 2005 and the next, Apr 9, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.