Games on April 8, 2009

The games of April 8, 2009

15 games were played on April 8, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Colorado Rockies' 9-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics beat the Anaheim Angels 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the New York Yankees 7-5, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 9-7, the Washington Nationals fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, and the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 7, 2009 and the next, Apr 9, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.