Games on August 5, 2009

The games of August 5, 2009

On August 5, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Colorado Rockies (7-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 6-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 8-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 10-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-5, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 6-2, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4. 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, Aug 4, 2009 and the next, Aug 6, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.