Games on April 18, 2012

The games of April 18, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on April 18, 2012. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 11-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Anaheim Angels (6-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Diego Padres 8-4, the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 9-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2, and the Houston Astros fell to the Washington Nationals, 3-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 17, 2012 and the next, Apr 19, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.