Games on May 23, 2008

The games of May 23, 2008

15 games were played on May 23, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Seattle Mariners 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 13-9. A shutout went on the board for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Florida Marlins fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 2008 and the next, May 24, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.