Games on August 24, 2012

The games of August 24, 2012

The schedule for August 24, 2012 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 8-0 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 3-1, the Miami Marlins fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Washington Nationals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 5-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 2012 and the next, Aug 25, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.