Games on April 9, 2008

The games of April 9, 2008

On April 9, 2008, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-4 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 12-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 12-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3, and the Florida Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 10-4. 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 8, 2008 and the next, Apr 10, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.