Games on May 9, 2007

The games of May 9, 2007

15 games were played on May 9, 2007, according to Retrosheet. The Seattle Mariners routed the Detroit Tigers 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins 5-3, the Washington Nationals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 6-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Colorado Rockies 9-2. 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, May 8, 2007 and the next, May 10, 2007. The 2007 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.