Games on August 12, 2014

The games of August 12, 2014

On August 12, 2014, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 11-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the Miami Marlins over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays. In the other games, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Anaheim Angels, 7-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4, the Washington Nationals topped the New York Mets 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3. 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, Aug 11, 2014 and the next, Aug 13, 2014. For the wider picture, see the 2014 season.