Games on April 8, 2010

The games of April 8, 2010

11 games were played on April 8, 2010, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 10-1 win over the Anaheim Angels. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-2. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Washington Nationals 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, the Florida Marlins topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 6-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. 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, Apr 7, 2010 and the next, Apr 9, 2010. The 2010 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.