Games on May 8, 2011

15 games

The games of May 8, 2011

The schedule for May 8, 2011 lists 15 games. The Florida Marlins routed the Washington Nationals 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies (3-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 2011 and the next, May 9, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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