Games on July 9, 2008

The games of July 9, 2008

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on July 9, 2008. The Boston Red Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 18-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (5-0) and the Washington Nationals over the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Colorado Rockies topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-2, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-8. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 2008 and the next, Jul 10, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.