Games on August 6, 2008

The games of August 6, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 6, 2008. The Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Tampa Bay Rays over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Florida Marlins (5-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6, the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Oakland Athletics 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 2008 and the next, Aug 7, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.