Games on August 5, 2012

The games of August 5, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 5, 2012. The Atlanta Braves routed the Houston Astros 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-8. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Rays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 7-6 over the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 7-3, and the Washington Nationals topped the Miami Marlins 4-1. 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, Aug 4, 2012 and the next, Aug 6, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.