Games on April 7, 2009

The games of April 7, 2009

The schedule for April 7, 2009 lists 12 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the San Francisco Giants over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the Anaheim Angels 6-4, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Florida Marlins topped the Washington Nationals 8-3, and the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2. 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, Apr 6, 2009 and the next, Apr 8, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.