Games on July 21, 2009

The games of July 21, 2009

On July 21, 2009, 16 games went into the books. The Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Reds 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-6. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0) and the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets (4-0). The closest finishes were the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 9-7, the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5, the Anaheim Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 10-2, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-2, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Anaheim Angels and the Kansas City Royals. 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, Jul 20, 2009 and the next, Jul 22, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.