Games on August 15, 2012

The games of August 15, 2012

15 games were played on August 15, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The Miami Marlins routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Tampa Bay Rays (1-0). The closest finishes were the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Anaheim Angels, 8-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-3, the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2. 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 14, 2012 and the next, Aug 16, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.