Games on April 28, 2012

The games of April 28, 2012

On April 28, 2012, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-1 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 7-5. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Houston Astros (6-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners (7-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Washington Nationals, the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, the New York Mets topped the Colorado Rockies 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, and the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 27, 2012 and the next, Apr 29, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.