Games on August 20, 2009

The games of August 20, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 20, 2009. The Texas Rangers routed the Minnesota Twins 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Anaheim Angels 11-3, the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 12-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1, and the Colorado Rockies topped the Washington Nationals 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 2009 and the next, Aug 21, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.