Games on May 1, 2009

The games of May 1, 2009

On May 1, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 7-2 winners over the Houston Astros. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the New York Yankees over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Seattle Mariners 8-7 over the Oakland Athletics, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Florida Marlins 8-6, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 7-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Washington Nationals 6-2. 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 30, 2009 and the next, May 2, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.