Games on July 17, 2012

The games of July 17, 2012

On July 17, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 13-0 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves (9-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Miami Marlins topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 8-2, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2. 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 16, 2012 and the next, Jul 18, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.