Games on August 9, 2016

The games of August 9, 2016

On August 9, 2016, 15 games went into the books. The Tampa Bay Rays routed the Toronto Blue Jays 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5. Shutouts: the Miami Marlins over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3, the New York Mets fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Washington Nationals 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2016 and the next, Aug 10, 2016. The 2016 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.