Games on July 29, 2009

The games of July 29, 2009

14 games were played on July 29, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-5, the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Florida Marlins topped the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Washington Nationals 7-5, and the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees, 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 28, 2009 and the next, Jul 30, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.