Games on April 21, 2012

The games of April 21, 2012

16 games were played on April 21, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 15-9, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (2-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, the New York Mets 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Miami Marlins. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Anaheim Angels, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 20, 2012 and the next, Apr 22, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.