Games on July 6, 2012

The games of July 6, 2012

On July 6, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-3 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 10-8. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (6-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the New York Mets, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Miami Marlins 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Houston Astros 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 4-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 5, 2012 and the next, Jul 7, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.