Games on May 5, 2009

The games of May 5, 2009

15 games were played on May 5, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 9-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Florida Marlins (7-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Royals 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-3, the Anaheim Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-7, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 10-6. 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, May 4, 2009 and the next, May 6, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.