Games on May 3, 2008

The games of May 3, 2008

15 games were played on May 3, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 9-1 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies. One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals 9-8 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 10-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Florida Marlins 7-2, the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 2, 2008 and the next, May 4, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.