Games on April 17, 2009

The games of April 17, 2009

15 games were played on April 17, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 12-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Minnesota Twins over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 10-8, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Mets, 5-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 6-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-5, and the Washington Nationals fell to the Florida Marlins, 3-2. 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 16, 2009 and the next, Apr 18, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.