Games on May 6, 2009

The games of May 6, 2009

14 games were played on May 6, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Anaheim Angels 13-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-3, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds. A shutout went on the board for the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 over the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Francisco Giants 11-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Florida Marlins 8-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 6-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-1, the Washington Nationals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 5, 2009 and the next, May 7, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.