Games on August 19, 2012

The games of August 19, 2012

The schedule for August 19, 2012 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 11-2 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (5-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Brewers (8-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs and the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Miami Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Houston Astros 8-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-2. 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 18, 2012 and the next, Aug 20, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.