Games on September 8, 2020

The games of September 8, 2020

Retrosheet's records show 18 games on September 8, 2020. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-2 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 14-5. The day's shutouts were the Miami Marlins over the Atlanta Braves (8-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-9 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Seattle Mariners 6-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Anaheim Angels 7-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 2-1, and the Washington Nationals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3. The Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics, the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 7, 2020 and the next, Sep 9, 2020. The 2020 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.