Games on May 3, 2009

The games of May 3, 2009

The schedule for May 3, 2009 lists 12 games. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Florida Marlins fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1. 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, May 2, 2009 and the next, May 4, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.