Games on September 8, 2009

The games of September 8, 2009

On September 8, 2009, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 10-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 11-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Colorado Rockies, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2, the Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 9-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 7, 2009 and the next, Sep 9, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.