Games on August 8, 2008

The games of August 8, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 8, 2008. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 9-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Washington Nationals (5-0), the New York Mets over the Florida Marlins (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-5, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 7, 2008 and the next, Aug 9, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.