Games on August 18, 2009

The games of August 18, 2009

15 games were played on August 18, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 9-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays. One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Washington Nationals. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-6. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 17, 2009 and the next, Aug 19, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.