Games on June 8, 2005

The games of June 8, 2005

On June 8, 2005, 15 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 15-5. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Texas Rangers (2-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Anaheim Angels, 8-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-9, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the San Diego Padres 6-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Washington Nationals, 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 7, 2005 and the next, Jun 9, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.