Games on July 31, 2009

The games of July 31, 2009

15 games were played on July 31, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 11-5 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Washington Nationals. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 10-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 4-3, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Kansas City Royals 8-2, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 30, 2009 and the next, Aug 1, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.