Games on August 7, 2018

The games of August 7, 2018

16 games were played on August 7, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-2 winners over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Kansas City Royals (5-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Miami Marlins, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 11-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the San Diego Padres, 11-5, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Seattle Mariners 11-4, the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves 8-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1. The Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 2018 and the next, Aug 8, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.