Games on July 9, 2005

The games of July 9, 2005

On July 9, 2005, 15 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Chicago White Sox 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-10. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the San Diego Padres (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals (1-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-6, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Florida Marlins 8-2, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 12-8, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 11-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 8, 2005 and the next, Jul 10, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.