Games on May 2, 2009

The games of May 2, 2009

15 games were played on May 2, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Florida Marlins 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins. The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 9-7, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the New York Yankees 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Tampa Bay Rays 10-6, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-6, and the Washington Nationals topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 2009 and the next, May 3, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.