Games on July 8, 2011

The games of July 8, 2011

On July 8, 2011, 14 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Cleveland Indians. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5, the Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-5, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 3-2. 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, Jul 7, 2011 and the next, Jul 9, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.