Games on August 1, 2008

The games of August 1, 2008

On August 1, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-8. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 5-2, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 7-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 31, 2008 and the next, Aug 2, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.