Games on May 23, 2012

The games of May 23, 2012

On May 23, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the Miami Marlins fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Anaheim Angels, 3-1, the Washington Nationals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 2012 and the next, May 24, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.