Games on August 31, 2012

14 games

The games of August 31, 2012

On August 31, 2012, 14 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 20-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Miami Marlins (3-0) and the Washington Nationals over the St. Louis Cardinals (10-0). Decided by a single run were the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 9-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-1, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 9-1. 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 30, 2012 and the next, Sep 1, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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