Games on August 8, 2009

The games of August 8, 2009

The schedule for August 8, 2009 lists 15 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Detroit Tigers 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox (5-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-5, the Florida Marlins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 3-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2. 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 7, 2009 and the next, Aug 9, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.