Games on June 16, 2012

The games of June 16, 2012

On June 16, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Miami Marlins 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers topped the Colorado Rockies 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 4-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 8-3, and the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3. 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, Jun 15, 2012 and the next, Jun 17, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.