Games on May 12, 2012

The games of May 12, 2012

15 games were played on May 12, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). One-run games: the Washington Nationals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies, the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Texas Rangers 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 11, 2012 and the next, May 13, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.