Games on May 21, 2008

The games of May 21, 2008

On May 21, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 12-2 win over the Washington Nationals. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 11-4. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (8-0). The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies and the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-4, the Florida Marlins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 10-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3. 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 20, 2008 and the next, May 22, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.