Games on May 12, 2013

The games of May 12, 2013

15 games were played on May 12, 2013, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 12-4 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 12-7. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the Anaheim Angels (3-0) and the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Washington Nationals. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-2, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 11, 2013 and the next, May 13, 2013. For the wider picture, see the 2013 season.