Games on May 9, 2009

The games of May 9, 2009

15 games were played on May 9, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Tampa Bay Rays routed the Boston Red Sox 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Kansas City Royals (1-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (8-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Nationals 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Colorado Rockies 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 12-6, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 8, 2009 and the next, May 10, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.