Games on August 9, 2008

15 games

The games of August 9, 2008

On August 9, 2008, 15 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Texas Rangers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Tampa Bay Rays over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Washington Nationals (6-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees fell to the Anaheim Angels, 11-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the New York Mets, 8-6, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2008 and the next, Aug 10, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.

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