Games on July 9, 2016

The games of July 9, 2016

On July 9, 2016, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 12-6. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Miami Marlins, 4-2, the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 8, 2016 and the next, Jul 10, 2016. For the wider picture, see the 2016 season.