Games on August 21, 2012

The games of August 21, 2012

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 21, 2012. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-0 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Tampa Bay Rays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Miami Marlins 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the New York Yankees 7-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, and the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves 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 20, 2012 and the next, Aug 22, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.