Games on May 8, 2022

The games of May 8, 2022

On May 8, 2022, 18 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Braves' 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Colorado Rockies (4-0) and the Houston Astros over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Washington Nationals, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 2-1, the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 3-2, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the Miami Marlins fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-2, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1. The Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 2022 and the next, May 9, 2022. The 2022 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.