Games on July 2, 2008

The games of July 2, 2008

15 games were played on July 2, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Texas Rangers 18-7, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (7-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-1, the Washington Nationals fell to the Florida Marlins, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 1, 2008 and the next, Jul 3, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.