Games on May 12, 2008

The games of May 12, 2008

13 games were played on May 12, 2008, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 12-3 winners over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Toronto Blue Jays (3-0), the Toronto Blue Jays over the Cleveland Indians (3-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Washington Nationals topped the New York Mets 10-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 7-3, and the Tampa Bay Rays topped the New York Yankees 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians and the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, May 11, 2008 and the next, May 13, 2008. For the wider picture, see the 2008 season.