Games on August 6, 2012

13 games

The games of August 6, 2012

The schedule for August 6, 2012 lists 13 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the Cleveland Indians 14-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0), the Anaheim Angels over the Oakland Athletics (4-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-0). The closest finishes were the Washington Nationals 5-4 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Mariners 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Texas Rangers 9-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 2012 and the next, Aug 7, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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