Games on July 18, 2009

The games of July 18, 2009

On July 18, 2009, 14 games went into the books. The Anaheim Angels routed the Oakland Athletics 11-6, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Washington Nationals. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets topped the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 3-1, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 17, 2009 and the next, Jul 19, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.