Games on April 8, 2012

The games of April 8, 2012

On April 8, 2012, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 13-12. Shutouts: the Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees (3-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Miami Marlins, and the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals topped the Anaheim Angels 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Houston Astros, 3-2, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, and the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 7, 2012 and the next, Apr 9, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.