Games on August 4, 2009

The games of August 4, 2009

15 games were played on August 4, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 17-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers (6-0) and the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels and the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 10-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 8-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-7, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-2, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, and the Washington Nationals beat the Florida Marlins 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 3, 2009 and the next, Aug 5, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.