Games on May 16, 2009

The games of May 16, 2009

On May 16, 2009, 16 games went into the books. The Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Atlanta Braves 12-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Colorado Rockies 7-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 8-5, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 15, 2009 and the next, May 17, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.