Games on September 12, 2012

The games of September 12, 2012

15 games were played on September 12, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2 winners over the Atlanta Braves. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 10-5. Shutouts: the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets (2-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 8-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Astros 5-1, the Miami Marlins fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-2. 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 11, 2012 and the next, Sep 13, 2012. For the wider picture, see the 2012 season.