Games on April 12, 2009

The games of April 12, 2009

On April 12, 2009, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays, 11-3 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics (1-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros (3-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox and the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Washington Nationals 8-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Colorado Rockies 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 6-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 11, 2009 and the next, Apr 13, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.