Games on May 31, 2009

The games of May 31, 2009

15 games were played on May 31, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Florida Marlins, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Washington Nationals 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Texas Rangers 5-4, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 2009 and the next, Jun 1, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.