Games on May 2, 2008

The games of May 2, 2008

On May 2, 2008, 14 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the Detroit Tigers 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, the Florida Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Washington Nationals 11-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 1, 2008 and the next, May 3, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.