Games on May 6, 2008

The games of May 6, 2008

15 games were played on May 6, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 10-1 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers (5-0), and the Florida Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-3, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 5, 2008 and the next, May 7, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.