Games on July 29, 2012

The games of July 29, 2012

15 games were played on July 29, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Oakland Athletics 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-10. Shutouts: the Tampa Bay Rays over the Anaheim Angels (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (4-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (2-0). The closest finishes were the Miami Marlins 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-1, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 28, 2012 and the next, Jul 30, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.