Games on June 8, 2012

The games of June 8, 2012

On June 8, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 9-1 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) and the Texas Rangers over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6, the Washington Nationals topped the Boston Red Sox 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Houston Astros, 8-3, the Anaheim Angels topped the Colorado Rockies 7-2, the Miami Marlins fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the San Diego Padres 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 7, 2012 and the next, Jun 9, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.