Games on July 8, 2008

The games of July 8, 2008

15 games were played on July 8, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the Florida Marlins 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays (5-0), the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (7-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 9-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 2-0. 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 7, 2008 and the next, Jul 9, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.