Scoreboard Roundup – 8/17/12
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Jason Szenes/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — MLB: In New York, Yankees first baseman Nick Swisher hits two home runs, one from each side of the plate, as the Yankees (71-48) top the Boston Red Sox (58-62), 6-4.
The Toronto Blue Jays (56-63) edged the Texas Rangers (68-50), 3-2.
The Detroit Tigers (64-55) quieted the Baltimore Orioles (64-55), 5-3.
The Kansas City Royals (52-66) doubled up the Chicago White Sox (65-53), 4-2.
The Oakland Athletics (63-55) bumped the Cleveland Indians (54-65), 6-4.
The Tampa Bay Rays (65-54) decimated the Los Angeles Angels (62-58), 12-3.
The Seattle Mariners (56-64) beat the Minnesota Twins (50-68), 5-3.
The San Francisco Giants (65-54) whipped the San Diego Padres (52-69), 10-1.
The Cincinnati Reds (72-47) trumped the Chicago Cubs (46-71), 7-3.
The Washington Nationals (74-45) stumped the New York Mets (56-63), 6-4.
The Milwaukee Brewers (54-64) stifled the Philadelphia Phillies (54-65), 6-2.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (66-53) nipped the St. Louis Cardinals (64-55), 2-1.
The Atlanta Braves (70-49) outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers (65-55) in 11 innings, 4-3.
The Arizona Diamondbacks (60-59) conquered the Houston Astros (39-81), 3-1.
The Miami Marlins (54-66) defeated the Colorado Rockies (45-72), 6-5.
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