Games on August 12, 2011

The games of August 12, 2011

The schedule for August 12, 2011 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 9-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Washington Nationals, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 11, 2011 and the next, Aug 13, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.