Games on August 3, 2012

The games of August 3, 2012

On August 3, 2012, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 16-4 winners over the Colorado Rockies. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0) and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Houston Astros 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 8-6, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3, and the Washington Nationals topped the Miami Marlins 7-4. The Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 2012 and the next, Aug 4, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.