Games on May 18, 2012

The games of May 18, 2012

15 games were played on May 18, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 14-5 winners over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Colorado Rockies (4-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0), and the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Washington Nationals. In the other games, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 4-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Anaheim Angels beat the San Diego Padres 7-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6, and the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 17, 2012 and the next, May 19, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.