Games on April 2, 2008

The games of April 2, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 2, 2008. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 13-0 winners over the Florida Marlins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), the Anaheim Angels over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Washington Nationals 1-0 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Tampa Bay Rays 9-6, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 1, 2008 and the next, Apr 3, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.