Games on August 12, 2009

The games of August 12, 2009

The schedule for August 12, 2009 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the Colorado Rockies' 8-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 14-6. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (5-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-5, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Washington Nationals 6-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-5, the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 2009 and the next, Aug 13, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.