2012 Major League Baseball postseason

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2012 Major League Baseball postseason
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Tournament details
DatesOctober 5–28, 2012 [1]
Teams10
Final positions
Champions San Francisco Giants
(7th title)
Runner-up Detroit Tigers
(11th World Series appearance)
Tournament statistics
MVP Pablo Sandoval
(SF)
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The 2012 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2012 season. The winners of the Division Series moved on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. A new Wild Card Game was introduced as the opening round of the postseason, which features the #4 and #5 seeds of each league, and the winner faced the team with the best record in the Division Series, marking the first expansion of the postseason since 1995. As a result of this new format, two teams from the same division can now meet in the Division Series. In the past (from 1995–2011), if the team with the best record in their league and the wild card resided in the same division, the wild card would instead be assigned to face the second-seeded division champion while the team with the best record in their league to face the third-seeded division champion. This meant that the only way two teams in the same division could meet in the postseason would be the League Championship Series, provided both teams won their respective Division Series. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

In the American League, the New York Yankees made their seventeenth postseason appearance of the past eighteen years, the Detroit Tigers returned for the second year in a row, the Oakland Athletics made their first appearance since 2006, the Texas Rangers returned for the third straight time, and the Baltimore Orioles made their first postseason appearance since 1997.

In the National League, the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds returned for the second time in three years, the St. Louis Cardinals made their second straight appearance, the Washington Nationals made their first postseason appearance since 1981 (when they were originally the Montreal Expos), and the Atlanta Braves returned for the second time in three years.

This is the last edition of the postseason to not feature the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would start a streak of what is currently twelve consecutive postseason appearances the next season.

The postseason began on October 5, 2012, and ended on October 28, 2012, with the Giants sweeping the Tigers in the 2012 World Series. It was the second title in three years for the Giants and their seventh overall.

This is the last postseason in which the defending champions made the postseason in a leap year. [5] [6] [7]

Playoff seeds

With the addition of the Wild Card Game, the three division winners all gained a first-round bye. The fourth and fifth seeded teams of each league would play in the Wild Card game to determine the winner who played the top seed in each league.

Red pog.svg American League Teams Blue pog.svg National League Teams

The following teams qualified for the postseason:

American League

  1. New York Yankees – 95–67, AL East champions [8]
  2. Oakland Athletics – 94–68, AL West champions [9]
  3. Detroit Tigers – 88–74, AL Central champions [10]
  4. Texas Rangers – 93–69 (5–2 head-to-head record vs. BAL) [11]
  5. Baltimore Orioles – 93–69 (2–5 head-to-head record vs. TEX) [12]

National League

  1. Washington Nationals – 98–64, NL East champions [13]
  2. Cincinnati Reds – 97–65, NL Central champions [14]
  3. San Francisco Giants – 94–68, NL West champions [15]
  4. Atlanta Braves – 94–68 [16]
  5. St. Louis Cardinals – 88–74 [17]

Playoff bracket

Wild Card Game
(ALWC, NLWC) 		Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS) 		League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS) 		World Series
1 NY Yankees3
4 Texas 1 5 Baltimore 2
5 Baltimore5 American League 1 NY Yankees0
3 Detroit4
2 Oakland 2
3 Detroit3
AL3 Detroit 0
NL3 San Francisco4
1 Washington 2
4 Atlanta 3 5 St. Louis3
5 St. Louis6 National League 5 St. Louis 3
3 San Francisco4
2 Cincinnati 2
3 San Francisco3

American League Wild Card

(4) Texas Rangers vs. (5) Baltimore Orioles

Friday, October 5, 2012 7:38 pm (CDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, 75 °F (24 °C), partly cloudy
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WP: Joe Saunders (1–0)   LP: Yu Darvish (0–1)
Home runs:
BAL: none
TEX: none
Attendance: 46,931
Boxscore

This was the first postseason meeting between the Orioles and Rangers. The Orioles defeated the Rangers in the inaugural AL Wild Card game by a 5–1 score to return to the ALDS for the first time since 1997. The Rangers would not return to the postseason again until 2015.

Both teams would meet again in the ALDS in the 2023 postseason, which would be won by the Rangers en route to a World Series title.

National League Wild Card

(4) Atlanta Braves vs. (5) St. Louis Cardinals

Friday, October 5, 2012 5:08 pm (EDT) at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, 81 °F (27 °C), clear
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WP: Kyle Lohse (1–0)   LP: Kris Medlen (0–1)   Sv: Jason Motte (1)
Home runs:
STL: Matt Holliday (1)
ATL: David Ross (1)
Attendance: 52,631
Boxscore

This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Braves. The Cardinals defeated the Braves 6–3 in the inaugural Wild Card Game to advance to the NLDS for the second year in a row. Both teams would meet again in the 2019 NLDS, which the Cardinals won.

American League Division Series

(1) New York Yankees vs. (5) Baltimore Orioles

New York won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 7New York Yankees – 7, Baltimore Orioles – 2 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 3:3147,841 [18]  
2October 8New York Yankees – 2, Baltimore Orioles – 3Oriole Park at Camden Yards3:1148,187 [19]  
3October 10Baltimore Orioles – 2, New York Yankees – 3 (12) Yankee Stadium 3:3150,497 [20]  
4October 11Baltimore Orioles – 2, New York Yankees – 1 (13)Yankee Stadium4:3149,307 [21]  
5October 12Baltimore Orioles – 1, New York Yankees – 3Yankee Stadium2:5247,081 [22]

This was the first postseason meeting between these two teams since the 1996 ALCS, which the Yankees won in five games. The Yankees once again defeated the Orioles in a tightly-contested series to advance to the ALCS.

In Baltimore, both teams split the first two games — CC Sabathia helped lead the Yankees to victory in Game 1, while the Orioles struck back in Game 2 to even the series headed to the Bronx. Games 3 and 4 were both long extra-inning affairs — in Game 3, the Yankees rallied in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game thanks to a solo home run from Raúl Ibañez, and then did it again in the bottom of the twelfth to win the game and give the Yankees the series lead. Game 4 was another long extra-inning affair that lasted thirteen innings — the game remained scoreless for six innings after the bottom of the sixth, until Manny Machado helped the Orioles even the series by scoring on an RBI double from J. J. Hardy. The Yankees would ultimately close out the series in Game 5 with a complete game performance from Sabathia.

The Orioles would make their next postseason appearance in 2014, where they swept the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS before being swept by the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS. This was the last playoff series win by the Yankees until 2017.

(2) Oakland Athletics vs. (3) Detroit Tigers

Detroit won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 6Oakland Athletics – 1, Detroit Tigers – 3 Comerica Park 2:5643,323 [23]  
2October 7Oakland Athletics – 4, Detroit Tigers – 5Comerica Park3:2840,684 [24]  
3October 9Detroit Tigers – 0, Oakland Athletics – 2 O.co Coliseum 2:3337,090 [25]  
4October 10Detroit Tigers – 3, Oakland Athletics – 4O.co Coliseum3:2136,385 [26]  
5October 11Detroit Tigers – 6, Oakland Athletics – 0O.co Coliseum2:5636,393 [27]

This was the third postseason meeting between the Athletics and Tigers. Despite blowing a 2–0 series lead, the Tigers held on in Game 5 thanks to a stellar pitching performance by Justin Verlander, and advanced to the ALCS for the second year in a row.

Verlander and the Tigers' bullpen secured the first game, while in Game 2 the Tigers prevailed in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a sacrifice fly from Don Kelly. When the series shifted to Oakland, Brett Anderson helped the Athletics shut out the Tigers in Game 3, and then rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 4 to even the series. However, Verlander would pitch a complete game shutout in Game 5, 6–0, to close out the series.

This series was an inversion of the 1972 ALCS between both teams. In that ALCS, the Athletics took the first two games at home, and while the Tigers evened the series in Detroit, fell by one run in Game 5.

The Athletics and Tigers would meet in the ALDS again the next year, which the Tigers also won in five games.

National League Division Series

(1) Washington Nationals vs. (5) St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 7Washington Nationals – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 2 Busch Stadium 3:4047,078 [28]  
2October 8Washington Nationals – 4, St. Louis Cardinals – 12Busch Stadium3:2745,840 [29]  
3October 10St. Louis Cardinals – 8, Washington Nationals – 0 Nationals Park 3:3245,017 [30]  
4October 11St. Louis Cardinals – 1, Washington Nationals – 2Nationals Park2:5544,392 [31]  
5October 12St. Louis Cardinals – 9, Washington Nationals – 7Nationals Park3:4945,966 [32]

This was the first postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Nationals. The Cardinals rallied late in Game 5 to upset the MLB-best Nationals and advance to the NLCS for the second year in a row.

The Nationals stole Game 1 on the road with a 3–2 victory, while the Cardinals blew out the Nationals in Game 2 to even the series headed to the nation's capital. In Game 3, the Cardinals blew out the Nationals again to take a 2–1 series lead. The Nationals' bullpen helped even the series to force a Game 5. The Nationals held a 7–5 lead in the bottom of the ninth and were one out away from advancing to the NLCS for the first time in 31 years. However, the Nationals' bullpen imploded, as they gave up four unanswered runs as the Cardinals took the lead for good. The Cardinals then closed out the series in the bottom of the ninth to advance. The Cardinals set the record for the largest deficit a team overcame to win a winner-take-all game at six runs.

With the win, the Cardinals became the first fifth-seeded team to knock off a number one seed in the Division Series. Both teams would meet again in the 2019 NLCS, which was won by the Nationals in a sweep en route to a World Series title.

(2) Cincinnati Reds vs. (3) San Francisco Giants

San Francisco won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 6Cincinnati Reds – 5, San Francisco Giants – 2 AT&T Park 3:2743,492 [33]  
2October 7Cincinnati Reds – 9, San Francisco Giants – 0AT&T Park3:1443,505 [34]  
3October 9San Francisco Giants – 2, Cincinnati Reds – 1 (10) Great American Ball Park 3:4144,501 [35]  
4October 10San Francisco Giants – 8, Cincinnati Reds – 3Great American Ball Park3:3544,375 [36]  
5October 11San Francisco Giants – 6, Cincinnati Reds – 4Great American Ball Park3:5244,142 [37]

The Giants overcame a 2–0 series deficit to defeat the Reds in five games and advance to the NLCS for the second time in three years. Becoming the second team to lose the first two games at home in a best-of-five series. However, the Giants became the first to accomplish the feat by winning all three elimination games on the road.

The Reds took Game 1 on the road by a 5–2 score to win their first postseason game since 1995. In Game 2, Bronson Arroyo outdueled San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner as the Reds blew out the Giants by a 9–0 score to take a 2–0 series lead, handing Bumgarner his worst postseason loss ever. When the series moved to Cincinnati, the Giants narrowly prevailed in an extra-inning Game 3 to avoid elimination, then blew out the Reds in Game 4 to tie the series at two games each. Then in Game 5, the Giants jumped out to a 6–0 lead, and fended off a late comeback by the Reds to return to the NLCS.

To date, this is the last postseason appearance outside of the Wild Card round for the Reds.

American League Championship Series

(1) New York Yankees vs. (3) Detroit Tigers

Detroit won the series, 4–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 13Detroit Tigers – 6, New York Yankees – 4 (12) Yankee Stadium 4:5447,122 [38]  
2October 14Detroit Tigers – 3, New York Yankees – 0Yankee Stadium3:1847,082 [39]  
3October 16New York Yankees – 1, Detroit Tigers – 2 Comerica Park 3:2842,490 [40]  
4October 18†New York Yankees – 1, Detroit Tigers – 8Comerica Park3:2742,477 [41]

†: postponed from October 17 due to rain

This was the third postseason meeting between the Tigers and Yankees. They previously met in the Division Series in 2006 and 2011, which were both won by the Tigers. The Tigers swept the Yankees to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2006 (in the process denying a rematch of the 1962 World Series between the Yankees and Giants).

The Tigers won Game 1 after twelve-innings of play, then proceeded to shut out the Yankees in Game 2 thanks to a stellar pitching performance by Aníbal Sánchez. Justin Verlander helped secure a narrow victory for the Tigers in Game 3, then in Game 4, the Tigers blew out the Yankees to secure the pennant.

With the win, the Tigers improved their postseason record against the Yankees to 3–0. This was the last time the Yankees were swept in the ALCS until 2022. To date, this is the last time the Tigers won the AL pennant. The Tigers returned to the ALCS the next year, but fell to the Boston Red Sox in six games. The Yankees returned to the ALCS in 2017, 2019, and 2022, but they would lose all three to the Houston Astros. It would be in 2024 that the Yankees would finally break through.

National League Championship Series

(3) San Francisco Giants vs. (5) St. Louis Cardinals

San Francisco won the series, 4–3.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 14St. Louis Cardinals – 6, San Francisco Giants – 4 AT&T Park 3:2142,534 [42]  
2October 15St. Louis Cardinals – 1, San Francisco Giants – 7AT&T Park3:1042,679 [43]  
3October 17San Francisco Giants – 1, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 Busch Stadium 3:02 (3:28 rain delay)45,850 [44]  
4October 18San Francisco Giants – 3, St. Louis Cardinals – 8Busch Stadium3:1747,062 [45]  
5October 19San Francisco Giants – 5, St. Louis Cardinals – 0Busch Stadium3:0347,075 [46]  
6October 21St. Louis Cardinals – 1, San Francisco Giants – 6AT&T Park2:5543,070 [47]  
7October 22St. Louis Cardinals – 0, San Francisco Giants – 9AT&T Park3:3543,056 [48]

This was the third postseason meeting between the Cardinals and Giants. They had split the previous two meetings, in 1987 (Cardinals victory), and 2002 (Giants victory). The Cardinals took a three games to one series lead at home, but their lead would not hold. The Giants proceeded to blow out the defending World Series champions in the next three games to return to the World Series for the second time in three years (in the process denying a rematch of the 2006 World Series between the Cardinals and Tigers).

The Cardinals stole Game 1 on the road, while Ryan Vogelsong helped the Giants blow out the Cardinals in Game 2 with a solid seven-inning pitching performance. In St. Louis, the Cardinals narrowly prevailed in Game 3, and Adam Wainwright had a solid seven-inning performance in Game 4 as the Cardinals won by a convincing 8–3 score to take a 3–1 series lead. However, the Cardinals failed to maintain the lead. Barry Zito pitched eight shutout innings as the Giants won 5–0 to send the series back to San Francisco. Vogelsong again helped keep the Cardinals offense at bay in Game 6 to force a seventh game. The Giants blew out the Cardinals in Game 7 to clinch the pennant.

With this win, the Giants moved up to 2–1 against the Cardinals in the postseason. The Giants became the first team in MLB history to overcome both a 2–0 and 3–1 series deficit in the Division Series and League Championship Series respectively to reach the World Series.

Both teams would meet again in the 2014 NLCS, which the Giants won in five games. The Cardinals returned to the NLCS the next year, and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games to return to the World Series.

2012 World Series

(AL3) Detroit Tigers vs. (NL3) San Francisco Giants

San Francisco won the series, 4–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 24Detroit Tigers – 3, San Francisco Giants – 8 AT&T Park 3:2642,855 [49]  
2October 25Detroit Tigers – 0, San Francisco Giants – 2AT&T Park3:0542,982 [50]  
3October 27San Francisco Giants – 2, Detroit Tigers – 0 Comerica Park 3:2542,262 [51]  
4October 28San Francisco Giants – 4, Detroit Tigers – 3 (10)Comerica Park3:3442,152 [52]

This was the Giants' fifth World Series matchup against a team from the American League Central Division. Previously they had faced the White Sox in 1917 (won by the White Sox), the Twins/Senators in 1924 (won by the Senators), and 1933 (won by the Giants), and the Indians in 1954 (won by the Giants).

The Tigers were considered as the favorite to win the title even though the Giants had the better record and home-field advantage. [53] Despite having Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, and the top two pitchers in the American League in Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the heavily-favored Tigers were shockingly swept by the Giants, who won their second title in three years and seventh overall. [54]

The Giants chased Verlander from the mound in a blowout victory in Game 1 which included Pablo Sandoval hitting three home runs. The Giants took a stranglehold in the series with a pair of shutouts against the Tigers in Games 2 & 3. The Tigers finally took their first lead of the series in Game 4, but it would not hold, and the Giants won the title in extra innings. This was the third straight World Series win by the National League. This was the first time the Tigers had been swept in the World Series since their first appearance in 1907. To date, this is the most recent World Series to end in a sweep.

With the win, the Giants moved up to 3–2 against AL Central teams in the World Series. The Giants would return to the World Series in 2014 to face another AL Central team in the Kansas City Royals, who they defeated in seven games.

To date, this is the last appearance by a team from Detroit in the championship round in either one of the four major North American sports leagues. The Tigers failed to return to the World Series the next year, losing to the Boston Red Sox in six games in the 2013 ALCS.

Broadcasting

This was the sixth postseason under a seven-year U.S. rights agreement with Fox and TBS. Under the original contract, TBS was awarded all Division Series games, with sister network TNT used as an overflow channel. It was then agreed to give the two new Wild Card games to TBS/TNT, and, in exchange, award the league-owned MLB Network the rights to televise two Division Series games. TBS also had the American League Championship Series. Fox televised the National League Championship Series and the World Series.

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