MLB Games for 9/12

There are some great matchups today. Here are the games for the day.

American League

Tampa Bay Rays (77-64) vs. Baltimore Orioles (79-62) 7:05 PM ET

Seattle Mariners (68-74) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (64-76) 7:07 PM ET

New York Yankees (79-62) vs. Boston Red Sox (64-78) 7:10 PM ET

Cleveland Indians (59-83) vs. Texas Rangers (84-57) 8:05 PM ET

Kansas City Royals (64-77) vs. Minnesota Twins (59-83) 8:10 PM ET  

Detroit Tigers (74-67) vs. Chicago White Sox (76-65) 8:10 PM ET

Oakland Athletics (81-60) vs. Los Angeles Angels (77-65) 10:05 PM ET

Ervin Santana often comes up big against Oakland, and Los Angeles hopes the right-hander does so again when the Angels host the Athletics in Wednesday’s third contest of a four-game series. Oakland won the first two games of the series but Santana has a 14-4 career mark against the Athletics and tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings in his last outing against Oakland on May 15. The Athletics have won five straight and 14 of 17 games.

Oakland has won 11 consecutive road games and can match the franchise record with a victory on Wednesday. The Athletics posted a 6-5 victory on Tuesday with Jerry Blevins earning his second career save by inducing Howie Kendrick to hit into a game-ending double play with the tying run on third. The Athletics lead the American League wild card competition and are just three games behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the AL West. Starter A.J. Griffin attempts to become the first pitcher in franchise history to start his career with six straight victories. The Angels are 2 1/2 games out of the second AL wild-card spot. Los Angeles had won 11 of 12 before losing the past two nights. Mike Trout has 15 games of three or more hits this season.

National League

Miami Marlins (63-80) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (71-71) 4:05 PM ET

The last time Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson faced the Philadelphia Phillies, he tossed eight innings of one-run ball only to be outdueled by Kyle Kendrick. The Phillies are counting on left-hander Cliff Lee to upstage Johnson this time, as Philadelphia looks for a season-high seventh straight win and tries to continue its surge in the National League wild-card race. The Phillies are back to .500 for the first time since June 4, having won six straight and 10 of 12 to get within four games of the second wild card.

Johnson was rocked for six runs in 3 2/3 innings in his first start against Philadelphia this season, a 7-1 loss on April 11, but he has allowed just two runs in 14 innings over his last two outings against the Phillies. The season series is even at seven games apiece. The teams play one more three-game series in Miami from Sept. 28-30, the next-to-last series of the season.

St. Louis Cardinals (75-67) vs. San Diego Padres (68-75) 6:35 PM ET

Washington Nationals (88-54) vs. New York Mets (65-77) 7:10 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates (72-69) vs. Cincinnati Reds (86-57) 7:10 PM ET

Chicago Cubs (55-87) vs. Houston Astros (45-97) 8:05 PM ET

Atlanta Braves (81-62) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (71-71) 8:10 PM ET

San Francisco Giants (80-62) vs. Colorado Rockies (57-84) 8:40 PM ET

Los Angeles Dodgers (74-68) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (70-72) 9:40 PM ET

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