Games on June 17, 2008

The games of June 17, 2008

On June 17, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 15-1 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The highest-scoring game ended 16-5, the Chicago White Sox over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (7-0), the New York Yankees over the San Diego Padres (8-0), and the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Washington Nationals, the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Florida Marlins, and the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Mets 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Cleveland Indians 10-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 16, 2008 and the next, Jun 18, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.