Games on September 8, 2017

The games of September 8, 2017

15 games were played on September 8, 2017, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 9-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-10. Shutouts went on the board for the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics 9-8 over the Houston Astros, the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6, the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 11-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 7, 2017 and the next, Sep 9, 2017. For the wider picture, see the 2017 season.