Games on July 9, 2011

The games of July 9, 2011

15 games were played on July 9, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 13-6, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3, the Florida Marlins topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6, and the Colorado Rockies topped the Washington Nationals 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 2011 and the next, Jul 10, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.