Games on August 12, 2020

The games of August 12, 2020

14 games were played on August 12, 2020, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 12-2 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 14-11, the Miami Marlins over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (6-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 8-4, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-7, the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 5-1, the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 11-6, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 2020 and the next, Aug 13, 2020. The 2020 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.