Games on April 8, 2015

15 games

The games of April 8, 2015

On April 8, 2015, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Houston Astros (2-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the Miami Marlins (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Washington Nationals 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 10-0, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Anaheim Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0. 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, Apr 7, 2015 and the next, Apr 9, 2015. The 2015 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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