Games on September 11, 2009

The games of September 11, 2009

On September 11, 2009, 13 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 12-5. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the Washington Nationals topped the Florida Marlins 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 10, 2009 and the next, Sep 12, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.