Games on July 9, 2006

The games of July 9, 2006

15 games were played on July 9, 2006, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 10-9. One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets 7-6 over the Florida Marlins, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 11-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Anaheim Angels, 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-5, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 2006 and the next, Jul 13, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.