Games on May 17, 2009

The games of May 17, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 17, 2009. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-5 winners over the Florida Marlins. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (2-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Anaheim Angels (3-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 11-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 8-6. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 16, 2009 and the next, May 18, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.