Games on May 9, 2002

The games of May 9, 2002

On May 9, 2002, 12 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago Cubs 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Florida Marlins over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 8, 2002 and the next, May 10, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.