Games on August 3, 2008

The games of August 3, 2008

15 games were played on August 3, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 14-3 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 14-9, the New York Yankees over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0) and the Houston Astros over the New York Mets (4-0). The closest finishes were the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Florida Marlins, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-4, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 2, 2008 and the next, Aug 4, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.