Games on July 3, 2012

The games of July 3, 2012

On July 3, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Texas Rangers 19-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Miami Marlins. The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the Houston Astros, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Anaheim Angels 9-5, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 11-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3. 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, Jul 2, 2012 and the next, Jul 4, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.