Games on September 9, 2012

The games of September 9, 2012

On September 9, 2012, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 13-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), the Tampa Bay Rays over the Texas Rangers (6-0), and the Miami Marlins over the Washington Nationals (8-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Colorado Rockies 3-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4. The Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 8, 2012 and the next, Sep 10, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.