Games on August 12, 2017

The games of August 12, 2017

On August 12, 2017, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 12-5 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Tampa Bay Rays (3-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Miami Marlins 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 10-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 3-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Anaheim Angels, 6-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-3, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 2017 and the next, Aug 13, 2017. The 2017 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.