Games on September 16, 2009

The games of September 16, 2009

On September 16, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Anaheim Angels. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Francisco Giants 4-3, and the Florida Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. 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 15, 2009 and the next, Sep 17, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.