Games on August 12, 2012

The games of August 12, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 12, 2012. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 14-1 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 10-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Miami Marlins (5-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 4-1, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Washington Nationals 7-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Minnesota Twins 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 11-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6, and the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 2012 and the next, Aug 13, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.