Games on August 26, 2009

The games of August 26, 2009

15 games were played on August 26, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 12-5 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Washington Nationals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1, the Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2. 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 25, 2009 and the next, Aug 27, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.