Games on June 5, 2008

The games of June 5, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on June 5, 2008. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1 winners over the Tampa Bay Rays. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Washington Nationals over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Yankees 9-8 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Florida Marlins 7-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 2-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 4, 2008 and the next, Jun 6, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.