Games on August 7, 2009

The games of August 7, 2009

The schedule for August 7, 2009 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 11-6 winners over the Anaheim Angels. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8. The day's shutouts were the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Washington Nationals 7-6 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-2, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 10-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 6, 2009 and the next, Aug 8, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.