Games on September 12, 2017

The games of September 12, 2017

On September 12, 2017, 15 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the San Diego Padres 16-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-4. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Anaheim Angels (1-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the Washington Nationals (8-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 over the Miami Marlins, the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 11-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 8-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 10-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 11, 2017 and the next, Sep 13, 2017. For the wider picture, see the 2017 season.