Games on September 5, 2008

The games of September 5, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 5, 2008. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 11-2 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 10-5. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks (7-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (7-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 10-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 10-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Florida Marlins, 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 2008 and the next, Sep 6, 2008. The 2008 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.