Games on August 8, 2011

10 games

The games of August 8, 2011

On August 8, 2011, 10 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 9-1 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 9-8. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Colorado Rockies, 10-7, the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 8-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 8-6, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2. 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, Aug 7, 2011 and the next, Aug 9, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.

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