Games on May 19, 2009

The games of May 19, 2009

15 games were played on May 19, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 9-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 8-5. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers (4-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Florida Marlins 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 18, 2009 and the next, May 20, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.