Games on July 8, 2012

The games of July 8, 2012

15 games were played on July 8, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the San Francisco Giants 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 11-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Anaheim Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (7-0). One-run games: the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners, the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Miami Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 4-3. 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, 2012 and the next, Jul 13, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.