Games on September 5, 2012

The games of September 5, 2012

The schedule for September 5, 2012 lists 15 games. The most lopsided result was the Washington Nationals' 9-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Miami Marlins. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the Colorado Rockies (1-0). The closest finishes were the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Oakland Athletics 7-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4. 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, Sep 4, 2012 and the next, Sep 6, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.