Games on May 8, 2016

The games of May 8, 2016

On May 8, 2016, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-5. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Miami Marlins. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Anaheim Angels 3-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Houston Astros, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 4-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 2016 and the next, May 9, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.