Games on May 8, 2009

The games of May 8, 2009

On May 8, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-0 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 10-6. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (6-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Florida Marlins topped the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 2-0, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. 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 7, 2009 and the next, May 9, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.