Games on July 8, 2016

The games of July 8, 2016

On July 8, 2016, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cleveland Indians' 10-2 win over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Miami Marlins, 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Washington Nationals, 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 7, 2016 and the next, Jul 9, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.