Games on August 9, 2011

The games of August 9, 2011

15 games were played on August 9, 2011, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Houston Astros. A shutout went on the board for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals (4-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 4-3, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 5-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-6, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2011 and the next, Aug 10, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.