Games on August 27, 2009

The games of August 27, 2009

On August 27, 2009, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-0 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5. A shutout went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Anaheim Angels (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-1, the New York Mets topped the Florida Marlins 10-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 8-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 4-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 26, 2009 and the next, Aug 28, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.