Games on October 4, 2009

The games of October 4, 2009

On October 4, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 13-4 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0) and the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (4-0). One-run games: the Washington Nationals 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Florida Marlins, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 4-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7, and the New York Yankees topped the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Oct 3, 2009 and the next, Oct 6, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.