Games on May 7, 2008

The games of May 7, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 7, 2008. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 13-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (9-0), the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (3-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 5-2, the Florida Marlins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Anaheim Angels 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 12-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 6, 2008 and the next, May 8, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.