team most runs in a game in losses since 1913 by 12 or less runs

Since 1913, 17 teams are tied for the most runs in a loss with 12 or fewer runs, with 12 runs. The first three are the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 17, the Minnesota Twins on July 5, on April 21, 2021 and on July 23, 2019 and the Cincinnati Reds on September 23, 2023 and on August 29, 2018.

Interpreted as:
team most runs in a regular-season game in losses since 1913 by 12 or less runs
TEAM R L DATE TM OPP RESULT W L% AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Diamondbacks
Diamondbacks
12
1
5/17/2025
AZ AZ
vs
COL COL
L
12-14
0
1.000
43
15
5
1
2
10
4
1
7
2
0
49
28
8
0
1
0
0
.349
.408
.651
1.059
2 Twins
Twins
12
1
7/5/2024
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
17
5
0
2
12
4
1
9
0
0
48
28
7
1
0
0
1
.405
.468
.667
1.135
3 Reds
Reds
12
1
9/23/2023
CIN CIN
vs
PIT PIT
L
12-13
0
1.000
41
16
4
0
3
12
5
0
8
3
0
46
29
7
0
0
0
1
.390
.457
.707
1.164
4 Red Sox
Red Sox
12
1
9/9/2023
BOS BOS
vs
BAL BAL
L
12-13
0
1.000
50
23
4
0
1
11
2
0
8
2
0
53
30
5
0
1
0
1
.460
.472
.600
1.072
5 Astros
Astros
12
1
7/15/2023
HOU HOU
@
LAA LAA
L
12-13
0
1.000
44
16
2
0
2
12
4
0
9
0
1
49
24
4
0
1
1
0
.364
.408
.545
.954
6 Mariners
Mariners
12
1
9/25/2022
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
L
12-13
0
1.000
36
12
3
0
0
12
8
3
6
0
1
48
15
3
0
1
0
1
.333
.479
.417
.896
7 Marlins
Marlins
12
1
6/1/2022
MIA MIA
@
COL COL
L
12-13
0
1.000
41
13
1
0
3
11
9
0
6
3
0
51
23
4
0
1
0
2
.317
.431
.561
.992
8 Mets
Mets
12
1
5/24/2022
NYM NYM
@
SFG SFG
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
18
2
2
1
12
1
1
7
1
0
47
27
5
0
3
0
0
.429
.426
.643
1.068
9 Phillies
Phillies
12
1
6/23/2021
PHI PHI
vs
WSH WSH
L
12-13
0
1.000
43
15
2
0
3
12
6
1
5
1
0
50
26
5
0
0
0
0
.349
.440
.605
1.045
10 Cubs
Cubs
12
1
5/2/2021
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
14
4
0
5
12
3
0
9
2
2
45
33
9
0
0
1
0
.333
.378
.786
1.163
11 Twins
Twins
12
1
4/21/2021
MIN MIN
@
OAK OAK
L
12-13
0
1.000
49
18
4
0
4
10
2
0
10
1
0
51
34
8
0
0
0
1
.367
.392
.694
1.086
12 Twins
Twins
12
1
7/23/2019
MIN MIN
vs
NYY NYY
L
12-14
0
1.000
44
15
3
0
4
12
8
2
8
0
0
55
30
7
0
1
0
1
.341
.455
.682
1.136
13 Rockies
Rockies
12
1
6/14/2019
COL COL
vs
SDP SDP
L
12-16
0
1.000
53
18
3
0
3
11
2
2
9
1
0
58
30
6
0
1
0
0
.340
.379
.566
.945
14 Reds
Reds
12
1
8/29/2018
CIN CIN
vs
MIL MIL
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
14
2
0
5
11
6
1
11
1
1
49
31
7
0
0
0
0
.333
.429
.738
1.167
15 Orioles
Orioles
12
1
8/10/2018
BAL BAL
vs
BOS BOS
L
12-19
0
1.000
41
17
3
0
3
11
4
0
10
1
1
47
29
6
1
1
0
1
.415
.457
.707
1.164
16 Marlins
Marlins
12
1
7/5/2018
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
L
12-14
0
1.000
42
14
2
0
3
11
2
2
10
0
0
46
25
5
0
0
0
0
.333
.391
.595
.987
17 Rockies
Rockies
12
1
6/17/2018
COL COL
@
TEX TEX
L
12-13
0
1.000
41
15
5
0
2
12
3
0
9
0
0
44
26
7
0
0
0
1
.366
.409
.634
1.043
18 Braves
Braves
12
1
9/2/2017
ATL ATL
@
CHC CHC
L
12-14
0
1.000
43
17
5
0
3
12
5
0
9
1
0
48
31
8
0
0
0
0
.395
.458
.721
1.179
19 Rockies
Rockies
12
1
4/25/2017
COL COL
vs
WSH WSH
L
12-15
0
1.000
40
15
5
0
4
12
2
1
3
0
0
45
32
9
1
1
0
0
.375
.409
.800
1.209
20 Braves
Braves
12
1
4/28/2015
ATL ATL
vs
WSH WSH
L
12-13
0
1.000
41
17
4
0
0
10
7
0
3
1
0
51
21
4
2
1
1
1
.415
.490
.512
1.002
21 Marlins
Marlins
12
1
7/3/2012
MIA MIA
@
MIL MIL
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
14
4
0
5
12
3
1
9
1
0
47
33
9
0
1
0
1
.333
.383
.786
1.169
22 Red Sox
Red Sox
12
1
4/8/2012
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
L
12-13
0
1.000
49
18
4
0
1
11
4
3
11
1
0
58
25
5
1
1
0
0
.367
.439
.510
.949
23 Royals
Royals
12
1
5/6/2010
KCR KCR
@
TEX TEX
L
12-13
0
1.000
36
11
1
0
3
12
5
0
6
3
0
43
21
4
1
1
0
0
.306
.381
.583
.964
24 Blue Jays
Blue Jays
12
1
4/26/2010
TOR TOR
vs
BOS BOS
L
12-13
0
1.000
42
16
4
2
2
12
4
0
9
0
0
47
30
8
0
1
0
0
.381
.426
.714
1.140
25 Indians
Indians
12
1
6/15/2009
CLE CLE
vs
MIL MIL
L
12-14
0
1.000
38
11
1
0
4
12
5
2
8
3
0
45
24
5
0
0
0
0
.289
.400
.632
1.032
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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AZ AZ
@
CIN CIN
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Sat
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
5/20
DET DET
@
STL STL
5-1
Tue
5/20
SEA SEA
@
CWS CWS
6-5
Tue
5/20
CLE CLE
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
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PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
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Fri
6/6
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/6
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
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Fri
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DET DET
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Fri
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HOU HOU
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CLE CLE
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