Games on May 16, 2012

The games of May 16, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 16, 2012. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Chicago Cubs 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Texas Rangers topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, and the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-1. 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, May 15, 2012 and the next, May 17, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.