Games on August 9, 2005

The games of August 9, 2005

On August 9, 2005, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-4 winners over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 13-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Florida Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-1, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-2, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 8-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2005 and the next, Aug 10, 2005. The 2005 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.