Games on May 8, 2010

The games of May 8, 2010

16 games were played on May 8, 2010, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 17-3 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 14-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 14-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 7-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Florida Marlins 5-4. The Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 2010 and the next, May 9, 2010. For the wider picture, see the 2010 season.