Games on April 7, 2013

The games of April 7, 2013

15 games were played on April 7, 2013, according to Retrosheet. The Cleveland Indians routed the Tampa Bay Rays 13-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-3, the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (7-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (13-0). The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Miami Marlins. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 6-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Colorado Rockies, 9-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Houston Astros 9-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8, and the Texas Rangers beat the Anaheim Angels 7-3. 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, Apr 6, 2013 and the next, Apr 8, 2013. For the wider picture, see the 2013 season.