Games on April 8, 2018

The games of April 8, 2018

The schedule for April 8, 2018 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 6-1 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the Atlanta Braves over the Colorado Rockies (4-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Washington Nationals. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 4-1, the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4. 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, Apr 7, 2018 and the next, Apr 9, 2018. The 2018 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.