Games on July 4, 2008

15 games

The games of July 4, 2008

On July 4, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 12-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 18-17. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Washington Nationals (3-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 10-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 10-7, and the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Kansas City Royals 11-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 2008 and the next, Jul 5, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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