Games on June 5, 2009

The games of June 5, 2009

14 games were played on June 5, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-4, the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox (6-0), and the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Diego Padres (8-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 9-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 3-1. 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, Jun 4, 2009 and the next, Jun 6, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.