Games on August 9, 2013

The games of August 9, 2013

The schedule for August 9, 2013 lists 16 games. The most lopsided result was the Colorado Rockies' 10-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Miami Marlins (5-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the New York Mets, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-5, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 9-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Seattle Mariners 10-5, the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2. The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 8, 2013 and the next, Aug 10, 2013. The 2013 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.