Games on April 24, 2012

The games of April 24, 2012

15 games were played on April 24, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 11-2 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-6, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (2-0), the Tampa Bay Rays over the Anaheim Angels (5-0), and the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-4, the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Colorado Rockies 5-4, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Washington Nationals, 3-1. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 23, 2012 and the next, Apr 25, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.