Games on August 7, 2012

The games of August 7, 2012

On August 7, 2012, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 10-4 winners over the Anaheim Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Houston Astros. In the other games, the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Colorado Rockies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Miami Marlins, 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat 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, Aug 6, 2012 and the next, Aug 8, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.