Games on May 8, 2018

The games of May 8, 2018

On May 8, 2018, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 15-7 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Washington Nationals over the San Diego Padres (4-0), the Atlanta Braves over the Tampa Bay Rays (1-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Miami Marlins, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago White Sox 10-6, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 7, 2018 and the next, May 9, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.