Games on August 8, 2023

The games of August 8, 2023

The schedule for August 8, 2023 lists 16 games. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 9-3 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Guardians over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (6-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-3, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 8-4, the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 7, 2023 and the next, Aug 9, 2023. For the wider picture, see the 2023 season.