2012 Washington Nationals season

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2012  Washington Nationals
National League East Champions
League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
City Washington, D.C.
Record98–64 (.605)
Divisional place1st
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Mike Rizzo
Managers Davey Johnson
Television MASN
WDCW (CW 50)
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo)
Radio WJFK 106.7 FM
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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Brad Lidge on April 12, 2012.jpg

The Washington Nationals' 2012 season was the eighth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the fifth season at Nationals Park, and the 44th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec. After finishing the previous season in third place with an 80–81 record, out of last place in the National League East for the second time since moving to Washington, the Nationals made several moves to pursue playoff contention in 2012 and beyond. Despite being plagued with injuries, the Nationals had an impressive start to the season, never dropping below the .500 mark and consistently holding first or second place in their division. On September 3, the Nationals won their 82nd game of the season, making this season their first winning season since moving to Washington, D.C., in 2005 and the first for the franchise since 2003. On September 20, the Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to clinch the franchise's first postseason berth since 1981, as well as their first in a non-strike shortened season, and the first for a Washington-based team since the Washington Senators won the American League pennant in 1933. On October 1, the Nationals clinched the National League East title. [1] On October 3, they went on to clinch the best record in Major League Baseball at 98–64. [2] They played the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, which they lost three games to two. [3]

Contents

Offseason

Departures

On October 30, 2011, following the World Series, the Nationals granted Todd Coffey, Alex Cora, Jonny Gomes, Liván Hernández, Laynce Nix, and Iván Rodríguez free agency. On November 2, they also granted Luis Atilano, J.D. Martin, Shairon Martis, Garrett Mock, Óliver Pérez, Miguel Perez, Michael Aubrey, Matt Antonelli, Gregor Blanco, Buck Coats, and Jeff Frazier free agency. On November 3, Brian Bixler was selected off waivers by the Houston Astros, and on December 8, Erik Komatsu was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft (he was returned, via the Minnesota Twins, on May 29). On December 9, the Nationals traded Collin Balester to the Detroit Tigers for Ryan Perry. On December 12, Doug Slaten was granted free agency. [4]

Additionally, on October 31, the Nationals moved interim bench coach Pat Corrales back into a position in player development for the team. Corrales had assumed that role in June after the resignations of manager Jim Riggleman and interim manager John McLaren — McLaren had held the bench coach position under Riggleman. [5]

On December 23, the Nationals traded Brad Peacock and Tommy Milone, along with minor-league prospects Derek Norris and A. J. Cole, to the Oakland Athletics for left-handed starting pitcher Gio González and Oakland minor-league prospect Robert Gilliam. [4]

On February 19, 2012, Mike Cameron (signed on December 19) retired after seventeen years in the major leagues, with one All-Star appearance and three Gold Glove awards. [4]

On March 30, the Nationals granted Andrés Blanco (signed on December 16) free agency, and on April 2, the Nationals granted Chad Durbin (signed on February 1) free agency. [4]

Arrivals

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Gio González

On December 5, 2011, the Nationals signed Brett Carroll as a free agent. On December 11, they signed Jason Michaels; they released him on March 29, 2012 and re-signed him to a new contract on April 2. On December 14 they signed Jarrett Hoffpauir and Waldis Joaquin, on December 15 they signed Jeff Fulchino, on December 20 they signed Xavier Paul and Chad Tracy, and on December 22 they signed Mark DeRosa. [4]

On December 16 they signed Andrés Blanco, who they later released on March 30. On December 19, they signed Mike Cameron, who retired on February 19. On February 1, they signed Chad Durbin, who they later released on April 2. [4]

On December 23, the Nationals traded Brad Peacock and Tommy Milone, along with minor-league prospects Derek Norris and A. J. Cole, to the Oakland Athletics for left-handed starting pitcher Gio González and Oakland minor-league prospect Robert Gilliam. [4]

On January 4, 2012, the Nationals signed Dan Cortes, on January 26 they signed Brad Lidge, on February 2 they signed Edwin Jackson, on February 3 they signed Mitch Atkins, on February 6 they signed Mark Teahen, on February 28 they signed Mike Schultz, on March 18 they signed Xavier Nady, and on March 29 they signed Zach Duke. [4]

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2012 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

On April 3, 2012, the Nationals placed Drew Storen and Michael Morse on the disabled list to start the season, and John Lannan was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. The Nationals also started a "Take Back Our Park" campaign vs. Philadelphia so Nationals fans in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. could receive tickets for the series on May 4–6 in an advanced pre-sale. On April 28, 2012, top prospect Bryce Harper made his Major League debut vs. Los Angeles in Los Angeles, finishing with a double and a go-ahead sacrifice fly. The Nationals, however, would lose the game on a Matt Kemp walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning.[ citation needed ]

At the All-Star break, which began on July 9, 2012, the Nationals were in first place in the NL East with a 49–34 record, four games ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves. [6]

On July 30, 2012, despite having an off day, the Nationals obtained the best record in baseball due to a loss by the Cincinnati Reds. This was the first time that a Washington baseball team held sole position of first place in MLB since 1933. [7]

On September 20, 2012, the Nats clinched their first Playoff berth since moving to Washington, with a 4–1 win over the L.A. Dodgers.

On October 1, 2012, the Nats clinched the NL East when the Braves lost 2–1 to the Pirates.

The Nats finished the season on October 3, 2012, defeating the Phillies 5–1. They finished with a 98–64 record, the best record in Major League baseball that year. The Nationals played 20 extra inning games during the season, the most of any MLB team in 2012. [8]

All-Star Game

Nationals starting pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Gio González, and shortstop Ian Desmond, were chosen to represent the Nationals in the 2012 All-Star Game. Desmond decided not to participate in order to rest a sore oblique muscle; Michael Bourn of the Atlanta Braves was chosen to go in his place. Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins declined to participate because of a serious knee injury which required surgery, [9] so the Nationals' Bryce Harper was chosen to play in his place. This made the 19-year-old Harper the youngest position player and the third youngest player to be named an All-Star. [10]

The Nationals therefore had four All-Stars, the most since they moved to Washington, D.C. [11]

The game was played on Tuesday, July 10, in Kansas City, and the National League won, 8–0. Gonzalez and Strasburg each pitched one scoreless inning; Gonzalez struck out one batter, and Strasburg allowed a hit and a walk. Harper entered the game in the fifth inning as a pinch hitter and played the remainder of the game in left field; at the plate, he went 0–1 with a walk. [12]

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Washington Nationals 9864.605—50‍–‍3148‍–‍33
Atlanta Braves 9468.580448‍–‍3346‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 8181.5001740‍–‍4141‍–‍40
New York Mets 7488.4572436‍–‍4538‍–‍43
Miami Marlins 6993.4262938‍–‍4331‍–‍50
Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 9864.605
Cincinnati Reds 9765.599
San Francisco Giants 9468.580
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 9468.580+6
St. Louis Cardinals 8874.543—
Los Angeles Dodgers 8676.5312
Milwaukee Brewers 8379.5125
Philadelphia Phillies 8181.5007
Arizona Diamondbacks 8181.5007
Pittsburgh Pirates 7983.4889
San Diego Padres 7686.46912
New York Mets 7488.45714
Miami Marlins 6993.42619
Colorado Rockies 6498.39524
Chicago Cubs 61101.37727
Houston Astros 55107.34033

Record vs. opponents

2012 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLHOULADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –2–55–42–59–76–012–65–33–33–42–43–47–119–91–52–49–6
Atlanta 5–2–3–41–56–14–23–314–43–312–612–63–24–33–45–18–108–10
Chicago 4–54–3–4–122–48–52–42–44–134–22–48–83–31–67–101–65–10
Cincinnati 5–25–112–4–5–110–52–43–39–66–23–411–76–24–36–72–57–8
Colorado 7–91–64–21–5–5–28–103–45–15–22–72–48–104–142–54–32–13
Houston 0–62–45–85–102–5–2–42–48–94–23–35–123–51–84–111–76–9
Los Angeles 6–123–34–24–210–84–2–4–21–64–35–26–111–78-106–54–26–9
Miami 3–54–144–23–34–34–22–4–4–44–128–101–45–15–22–59–95–13
Milwaukee 3–33–313–46–91–59–86–14–4–3–22–511–43–42–46–93–56–9
New York 4–36–122–42–62–52–43–412–42–3–10–85–24–34–44–34–148–7
Philadelphia 4–26–124–24–37–23–32–510–85–28–10–3–44–32–45–29-95–10
Pittsburgh 4–32–38–87–114–212–51–64–14–112–54–3–1–53–38–73–210–8
San Diego 11–73–43–32–610–85–37–111–54–33–43–45–1–6–123–32–38–7
San Francisco 9–94–36–13–414–48–110–82–54–24–44–23–312–6–3–31–57–8
St. Louis 5–11–510–77–65–211–45–65–29–63–43–47–83–33–3–3–48–7
Washington 4–210–86–15–23–47–12–49–95–314–49-92–33–25-14-3–10–8

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Ian Desmond Shortstop
Danny Espinosa Second baseman
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Adam LaRoche First baseman
Jayson Werth Right fielder
Mark DeRosa Left fielder
Roger Bernadina Center fielder
Wilson Ramos Catcher
Stephen Strasburg Starting pitcher

Roster

2012 Washington Nationals
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PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Attendance

The Nationals drew 2,370,794 fans at Nationals Park during the regular season in 2012. It was the first time since 2006 that they had drawn more than 2,000,000 fans, and only the 2,731,993 they drew in their first season in Washington in 2005 exceeded it. It placed them ninth in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams, also their best showing since 2005. [13] [14] [15] Their highest attendance at a home game was on May 19, when they drew 42,331 for a game against the Baltimore Orioles, while their lowest was 14,520 for a game against the Houston Astros on April 18. Their average home attendance was 30,010 per game, second-highest since their arrival in Washington and the first time they had averaged over 30,000 a game since their first season in Washington in 2005. [16]

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2012 Game Log
April (14–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5@ Cubs 2–1 Clippard (1–0) Mármol (0–1) Lidge (1)41,1761–0
2April 7@ Cubs 7–4 Mattheus (1–0) Wood (0–1) Rodríguez (1)40,1022–0
3April 8@ Cubs 3–4 Samardzija (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1) Mármol (1)31,9732–1
4April 9@ Mets 3–4 Rauch (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1)23,9702–2
5April 10@ Mets 6–2 Detwiler (1–0) Gee (0–1)26,9273–2
6April 11@ Mets 4–0 Strasburg (1–0) Santana (0–1)34,6144–2
7April 12 Reds 3–2 (10) Stammen (1–0) Simón (0–1)40,9075–2
8April 13 Reds 2–1 (13) Stammen (2–0) Marshall (0–1)26,9596–2
9April 14 Reds 4–1 Jackson (1–0) Bailey (0–2)35,4897–2
10April 15 Reds 5–8 (11) Arredondo (1–0) Clippard (1–1) Marshall (1)25,6797–3
11April 16 Astros 6–3 Strasburg (2–0) Weiland (0–2) Rodríguez (2)16,2458–3
12April 17 Astros 1–0 Gonzalez (1–0) W. Rodríguez (0-2) Lidge (2)17,8899-3
13April 18 Astros 3–2 Mattheus (2–0) F. Rodriguez (0–2) Rodríguez (3)14,52010-3
14April 19 Astros 4–11 Norris (1–0) Jackson (1–1)18,04510–4
15April 20 Marlins 2–0 Detwiler (2–0) Zambrano (0–1) Rodríguez (4)24,64011–4
16April 21 Marlins 3–2 (10) Gorzelanny (1–0) Mujica (0–1)26,74512–4
-April 22 Marlins Game Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for August 3 as part of a doubleheader
17April 24@ Padres 3–1 Gonzalez (2–0) Richard (1–2) Rodríguez (5)16,59913–4
18April 25@ Padres 7–2 Zimmermann (1–1) Wieland (0–3) Gorzelanny (1)15,15414–4
19April 26@ Padres 1–2 Cashner (1–1) Clippard (1–2) Street (2)18,35614–5
20April 27@ Dodgers 2–3 Kershaw (2–0) Detwiler (2–1) Jansen (1)44,80714–6
21April 28@ Dodgers 3–4 (10) Wright (1–0) Gorzelanny (1–1)54,24214–7
22April 29@ Dodgers 0–2 Capuano (3–0) Gonzalez (2–1) Jansen (2)48,75314–8
May(15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
23May 1 Diamondbacks 1–5 Cahill (2–2) Zimmermann (1–2)22,67514–9
24May 2 Diamondbacks 5–4 Rodríguez (1–1) Putz (0–2)16,27415–9
25May 3 Diamondbacks 2–1 Detwiler (3–1) Kennedy (3–1) Rodríguez (6)19,65616–9
26May 4 Phillies 4–3 (11) Perry (1–0) Schwimer (0–1)34,37717–9
27May 5 Phillies 7–1 Gonzalez (3–1) Worley (2–2)39,49618–9
28May 6 Phillies 3–9 Hamels (4–1) Zimmermann (1–3)33,05818–10
29May 8@ Pirates 4–5 Watson (2–0) Rodríguez (1–2)10,32318–11
30May 9@ Pirates 2–4 Lincoln (2–0) Detwiler (3–2) Hanrahan (6)11,47818–12
31May 10@ Pirates 4–2 Strasburg (3–0) Correia (1–3) Rodríguez (7)15,38119–12
32May 11@ Reds 7–3 Gonzalez (4–1) Leake (0–5)37,25520–12
33May 12@ Reds 2–1 Zimmermann (2–3) Arredondo (2–1) Rodríguez (8)42,29421–12
34May 13@ Reds 6–9 Marshall (1–2) Rodríguez (1–3)28,36121–13
35May 14 Padres 8–5 Stammen (3–0) Mikolas (0–1) Burnett (1)19,43422–13
36May 15 Padres 1–6 Bass (2–4) Strasburg (3–1)23,90222–14
37May 16 Pirates 7–4 Gonzalez (5–1) Bédard (2–5) Rodríguez (9)25,94223-14
38May 17 Pirates 3–5 McDonald (3–2) Zimmermann (2–4) Hanrahan (8)25,75723–15
39May 18 Orioles 1–2 (11) Gregg (2–1) Mattheus (2–1) Strop (3)36,68023–16
40May 19 Orioles 5–6 Hammel (5–1) Detwiler (3–3) Johnson (15)42,33123–17
41May 20 Orioles 9–3 Strasburg (4–1) Chen (4–1)41,91824–17
42May 21@ Phillies 2–1 Gonzalez (6–1) Kendrick (0–4) Burnett (2)43,78725–17
43May 22@ Phillies 5–2 Zimmermann (3–4) Halladay (4–4) Clippard (1)45,56926–17
44May 23@ Phillies 1–4 Hamels (7–1) Jackson (1–2)43,92626–18
45May 25@ Braves 7–4 Wang (1–0) Hudson (3–2) Clippard (2)37,66327–18
46May 26@ Braves 8–4 Strasburg (5–1) Medlen (1–1) Clippard (3)42,69828–18
47May 27@ Braves 7–2 Gonzalez (7–1) Beachy (5–3)38,54329–18
48May 28@ Marlins 3–5 Zambrano (3–3) Zimmermann (3–5) Bell (8)31,52829–19
49May 29@ Marlins 1–3 Sánchez (3–3) Jackson (1–3) Bell (9)25,96929–20
50May 30@ Marlins 3–5 Johnson (3–3) Wang (1–1) Bell (10)24,22429–21
June (15–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
-June 1 Braves Game Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for July 21 as part of a doubleheader
51June 2 Braves 2–0 Strasburg (6–1) Beachy (5–4) Clippard (4)41,04230–21
52June 3 Braves 2–3 Hanson (6–4) Gonzalez (7–2) Kimbrel (16)38,04630–22
53June 5 Mets 7–6 (12) Detwiler (4–3) Ramírez (0–1)26,25631–22
54June 6 Mets 5–3 Jackson (2–3) Hefner (1–3) Clippard (5)27,33532–22
55June 7 Mets 1–3 Dickey (9–1) Wang (1–2) Francisco (15)32,09632–23
56June 8@ Red Sox 7–4 Strasburg (7–1) Doubront (6–3) Clippard (6)37,30933–23
57June 9@ Red Sox 4–2 Gonzalez (8–2) Matsuzaka (0–1) Clippard (7)37,53434–23
58June 10@ Red Sox 4–3 Gorzelanny (2–1) Aceves (0–4) Clippard (8)37,46735–23
59June 11@ Blue Jays 6–3 Jackson (3–3) Morrow (7–4)18,51336–23
60June 12@ Blue Jays 4–2 Wang (2–2) Álvarez (3–6) Clippard (9)22,53837–23
61June 13@ Blue Jays 6–2 Strasburg (8–1) Drabek (4–7)41,66738–23
62June 15 Yankees 2–7 Hughes (7–5) Gonzalez (8–3)41,40638–24
63June 16 Yankees 3–5 (14) García (1–2) Lidge (0–1) Soriano (12)41,28738–25
64June 17 Yankees 1–4 Nova (9–2) Jackson (3–4) Soriano (13)41,44238–26
65June 19 Rays 4–5 Price (9–4) Wang (2–3) Rodney (20)27,83538–27
66June 20 Rays 3–2 Strasburg (9–1) Archer (0–1) Clippard (10)27,48539–27
67June 21 Rays 5–2 Gonzalez (9–3) Peralta (0–3) Clippard (11)29,55140–27
68June 22@ Orioles 1–2 Hammel (8–2) Zimmermann (3–6) Johnson (21)45,89140–28
69June 23@ Orioles 3–1 Jackson (4–4) Chen (7–3) Clippard (12)46,29841–28
70June 24@ Orioles 1–2 Strop (4–2) Burnett (0–1) Johnson (22)41,79441–29
71June 25@ Rockies 2–4 Roenicke (3–0) Strasburg (9–2) Betancourt (12)40,17741–30
72June 26@ Rockies 12–5 Gonzalez (10–3) Friedrich (4–5)36,11042–30
73June 27@ Rockies 11–5 Zimmermann (4–6) Cabrera (0–1)36,04543–30
74June 28@ Rockies 10–11 (11) Ottavino (2–0) Stammen (3–1)33,95743–31
75June 29@ Braves 5–4 Burnett (1–1) Durbin (3–1) Clippard (13)32,29944–31
76June 30@ Braves 5–7 Minor (4–6) Strasburg (9–3) Kimbrel (23)26,49144–32
July (17–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
77July 1@ Braves 8–4 Gonzalez (11–3) Hudson (6–4)18,79645–32
78July 3 Giants 9–3 Zimmermann (5–6) Lincecum (3–9)36,98546–32
79July 4 Giants 9–4 Jackson (5–4) Bumgarner (10–5)35,80647–32
80July 5 Giants 6–5 Clippard (2–2) Casilla (2–4)29,81948–32
81July 6 Rockies 1–5 Pomeranz (1–3) Strasburg (9–4) Betancourt (14)28,95148–33
82July 7 Rockies 4–1 Gonzalez (12–3) Francis (2–2) Clippard (14)28,03249–33
83July 8 Rockies 3–4 Brothers (4–2) Clippard (2–3) Betancourt (15)25,12549–34
All–Star Break (July 9–12)
84July 13@ Marlins 5–1 Zimmermann (6–6) Johnson (5–6)30,91150–34
85July 14@ Marlins 1–2 Buehrle (9–8) Gonzalez (12–4) Cishek (2)28,70750–35
86July 15@ Marlins 4–0 Strasburg (10–4) Nolasco (8–7)29,88951–35
87July 16@ Marlins 3–5 Zambrano (5–7) Jackson (5–5) Dunn (1)29,24851–36
88July 17 Mets 5–4 (10) Mattheus (3–1) Byrdak (2–1)26,34252–36
89July 18 Mets 4–3 Zimmermann (7–6) Young (2–4) Clippard (15)31,66053–36
90July 19 Mets 5–9 Dickey (13–1) Gonzalez (12–5)36,38953–37
91July 20 Braves 10–11 (11) O'Flaherty (2–0) Gorzelanny (2–2) Durbin (1)34,22853–38
92July 21 (1) Braves 0–4 Sheets (2–0) Jackson (5–6)28,74553–39
93July 21 (2) Braves 5–2 Lannan (1–0) Martínez (4–2) Clippard (16)40,04754–39
94July 22 Braves 9–2 Detwiler (5–3) Jurrjens (3–4)34,91755–39
95July 23@ Mets 8–2 (10) Gorzelanny (3–2) Byrdak (2–2)26,73556–39
96July 24@ Mets 5–2 Gonzalez (13–5) Dickey (13–2) Clippard (17)36,23657–39
97July 25@ Mets 5–2 Strasburg (11–4) Hefner (1–4) Clippard (18)35,51758–39
98July 26@ Brewers 8–2 Jackson (6–6) Gallardo (8–8)33,17659–39
99July 27@ Brewers 0–6 Fiers (4–4) Detwiler (5–4)35,85859–40
100July 28@ Brewers 4–1 Zimmermann (8–6) Wolf (3–7) Clippard (19)41,89060–40
101July 29@ Brewers 11–10 (11) Stammen (4–1) Veras (3–4) Clippard (20)44,66361–40
102July 31 Phillies 0–8 Lee (2–6) Strasburg (11–5)30,16761–41
August (19–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
103August 1 Phillies 2–3 Worley (6–6) Jackson (6–7) Papelbon (23)23,77761–42
104August 2 Phillies 3–0 Detwiler (6–4) Hamels (11–6) Clippard (21)28,82562–42
105August 3 (1) Marlins 7–4 Lannan (2–0) Hand (0–1) Clippard (22)32,334
[note 1] 		63–42
106August 3 (2) Marlins 2–5 Johnson (7–7) Gonzalez (13–6) Cishek (6)63–43
107August 4 Marlins 10–7 Mattheus (4–1) Dunn (0–1)33,44964–43
108August 5 Marlins 4–1 Strasburg (12–5) Nolasco (8–11) Storen (1)30,45365–43
109August 6@ Astros 5–4 (11) Stammen (5–1) López (3–1)13,84366–43
110August 7@ Astros 3–2 (12) Storen (1–0) Storey (0–1) Clippard (23)14,27367–43
111August 8@ Astros 4–3 Gonzalez (14–6) Galarraga (0–2)16,03868–43
112August 9@ Astros 5–0 Zimmermann (9–6) Harrell (9–8)14,41769–43
113August 10@ Diamondbacks 9–1 Strasburg (13–5) Cahill (9–10)29,36270–43
114August 11@ Diamondbacks 6–5 Jackson (7–7) Miley (12–8) Clippard (24)34,03071–43
115August 12@ Diamondbacks 4–7 Corbin (4–4) Detwiler (6–5) Putz (22)27,34571–44
116August 13@ Giants 14–2 Gonzalez (15–6) Vogelsong (10–6)42,05072–44
117August 14@ Giants 1–6 Bumgarner (13–7) Zimmermann (9–7)42,08172–45
118August 15@ Giants 6–4 Strasburg (14–5) Lincecum (6–13) Clippard (25)42,13373–45
119August 17 Mets 6–4 Detwiler (7–5) Santana (6–9) Clippard (26)34,82774–45
120August 18 Mets 0–2 Niese (10–6) Jackson (7–8) Francisco (20)42,66274–46
121August 19 Mets 5–2 Gonzalez (16–6) Hefner (2–5) Clippard (27)33,76475–46
122August 20 Braves 5–4 (13) Stammen (6–1) Martínez (5–3)21,29876–46
123August 21 Braves 4–1 Strasburg (15–5) Maholm (11–8) Clippard (28)33,88877–46
124August 22 Braves 1–5 Medlen (5–1) Detwiler (7–6)29,11177–47
125August 24@ Phillies 2–4 Kendrick (7–9) Jackson (7–9) Papelbon (28)42,09677–48
126August 25@ Phillies 2–4 Halladay (8–7) Gonzalez (16–7) Papelbon (29)44,25677–49
127August 26@ Phillies 1–4 Lee (3–7) Zimmerman (9–8) Lindblom (1)44,65377–50
128August 28@ Marlins 0–9 Nolasco (10–12) Strasburg (15–6)24,87777–51
129August 29@ Marlins 8–4 Detwiler (8–6) Turner (1–3)24,90978–51
130August 30 Cardinals 8–1 Jackson (8–9) García (3–6)23,26979–51
131August 31 Cardinals 10–0 Gonzalez (17–7) Wainwright (13–11)29,49980–51
September (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
132September 1 Cardinals 9–10 Boggs (3–1) Storen (1–1) Motte (32)34,00480–52
133September 2 Cardinals 4–3 Mattheus (5–1) Lynn (13–6) Clippard (29)31,09681–52
134September 3 Cubs 2–1 Detwiler (9–6) Samardzija (8–13) Clippard (30)23,21582–52
135September 4 Cubs 11–5 Jackson (9–9) Rusin (0–2)17,64883–52
136September 5 Cubs 9–1 Gonzalez (18–7) Volstad (2–10)21,24484–52
137September 6 Cubs 9–2 Zimmerman (10–8) Germano (2–6)22,44785–52
138September 7 Marlins 7–9 (10) Gaudin (3–1) Clippard (2–4) Cishek (13)28,53385–53
139September 8 Marlins 7–6 (10) Storen (2–1) Gaudin (3–2)28,86086–53
140September 9 Marlins 0–8 Nolasco (12–12) Jackson (9–10)24,39686–54
141September 10@ Mets 5–1 Gonzalez (19–7) McHugh (0–2)21,92387–54
142September 11@ Mets 5–3 Gorzelanny (4–2) Dickey (18–5) Clippard (31)22,59688–54
143September 12@ Mets 2–0 Lannan (3–0) Harvey (3–5) Storen (2)21,20589–54
144September 14@ Braves 1–2 Kimbrel (2–1) Burnett (1–2)41,79789–55
145September 15@ Braves 4–5 O'Flaherty (3–0) Mattheus (5–2) Kimbrel (36)38,76389–56
146September 16@ Braves 1–5 Minor (9–10) Gonzalez (19–8)29,09489–57
-September 18 Dodgers Game Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 19 as part of a doubleheader
147September 19 (1) Dodgers 3–1 Zimmerman (11–8) Harang (9–10) Clippard (32)26,931
[note 2] 		90–57
148September 19 (2) Dodgers 6–7 Belisario (7–1) Clippard (2–5) League (12)90–58
149September 20 Dodgers 4–1 Detwiler (10–6) Capuano (11–11) Storen (3)30,35991–58
150September 21 Brewers 2–4 Veras (5–4) Clippard (2–6) Axford (32)30,38291–59
151September 22 Brewers 10–4 Gonzalez (20–8) Peralta (2–1)40,49392–59
152September 23 Brewers 2–6 Kintzler (3–0) Mattheus (5–3) Axford (33)33,11192–60
153September 24 Brewers 12–2 Zimmerman (12–8) Estrada (4–7)25,30293–60
154September 25@ Phillies 3–6 Hamels (16–6) Detwiler (10–7) Papelbon (37)42,30493–61
155September 26@ Phillies 8–4 Lannan (4–0) Kendrick (10–12)41,44094–61
156September 27@ Phillies 7–3 Gonzalez (21–8) Cloyd (2–2)44,07095–61
157September 28@ Cardinals 2–12 Wainwright (14–13) Jackson (9–11)39,16695–62
158September 29@ Cardinals 6–4 (10) Storen (3–1) Freeman (0–2) Stammen (1)42,26496–62
159September 30@ Cardinals 4–10 Lynn (18–7) Detwiler (10–8)40,08496–63
October (2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
160October 1 Phillies 0–2 Kendrick (11–12) Lannan (4–1) Aumont (2)35,38796–64
161October 2 Phillies 4–2 Duke (1–0) Lindblom (3–5) Storen (4)33,54697–64
162October 3 Phillies 5–1 Jackson (10–11) Lee (6–9)37,07598–64

Postseason

Postseason game log

2012 Postseason Game Log (2-3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 7@ Cardinals 3–2 Mattheus (1–0) Boggs (0–1) Storen (1)47,0781–0
2October 8@ Cardinals 4–12 Lynn (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1)45,8401–1
3October 10 Cardinals 0–8 Carpenter (1–0) Jackson (0–1)45,0171–2
4October 11 Cardinals 2–1 Storen (1–0) Lynn (1–1)44,3922–2
5October 12 Cardinals 7–9 Motte (1–0) Storen (1–1)45,9662–3

Division Series

The Nationals played the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series. The Cardinals won the series, 3 games to 2.

Game 1, October 7

3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789 R H E
Washington010000020382
St. Louis020000000231
Starting pitchers:
WSH: Gio González (0–0)
STL: Adam Wainwright (0–0) -->
WP: Ryan Mattheus (1–0)   LP: Mitchell Boggs (0–1)   Sv: Drew Storen (1)

Game 2, October 8

4:37 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789 R H E
Washington0100201004102
St. Louis04120104X12130
Starting pitchers:
WSH: Jordan Zimmermann (0–0)
STL: Jaime García (0–0) -->
WP: Lance Lynn (1–0)   LP: Jordan Zimmermann (0–1)
Home runs:
WSH: Ryan Zimmerman (1), Adam LaRoche (1)
STL: Allen Craig (1), Daniel Descalso (1), Carlos Beltrán 2 (2)

Game 3, October 10

1:07 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis1300011208141
Washington000000000070
WP: Chris Carpenter (1–0)   LP: Edwin Jackson (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: Pete Kozma (1)
WSH: None

Game 4, October 11

4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis001000000130
Washington010000001231
Starting pitchers:
STL: Kyle Lohse (0–0)
WSH: Ross Detwiler (0–0) -->
WP: Drew Storen (1-0)   LP: Lance Lynn (1-1)
Home runs:
STL: None
WSH: Adam LaRoche (2), Jayson Werth (1)

Game 5, October 12

8:37 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Team123456789 R H E
St. Louis0001201149110
Washington3030000107110
Starting pitchers:
STL: Adam Wainwright (0–1)
WSH: Gio González (1–0) -->
WP: Jason Motte (1–0)   LP: Drew Storen (1–1)
Home runs:
STL: Daniel Descalso (2)
WSH: Ryan Zimmerman (2), Bryce Harper (1), Michael Morse (1)

Player statistics

Regular season

Both tables are sortable.

Batting

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics are available here.

POSPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
CF Rick Ankiel 681581536102515.2281
OF Roger Bernadina 1292272566110525.29115
OF Corey Brown 1925452013.2000
P Sean Burnett 700000000–0
CF Brett Carroll 52200000.0000
P Tyler Clippard 740000000–0
UT Mark DeRosa 488513165006.1881
SS Ian Desmond 130513721503322573.29221
P Ross Detwiler 3345020001.0440
P Zach Duke 81000000.0000
2B Danny Espinosa 160594821473721756.24720
C Jesús Flores 832772259121626.2131
P Christian Garcia 130000000–0
P Gio Gonzalez 3264261014.0940
P Mike Gonzalez 470000000–0
P Tom Gorzelanny 456020001.3330
CF Bryce Harper 139533981442692259.27018
IF César Izturis 54421000.5000
P Edwin Jackson 34576130000.2280
P John Lannan 69010000.1110
1B Adam LaRoche 1545717615535133100.2711
C Sandy Leon 1230282002.2670
P Brad Lidge 110000000–0
UT Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 12638440105163327.2735
C Carlos Maldonado 49000001.0000
P Ryan Mattheus 661000000.0000
LF Tyler Moore 751562041901029.2633
LF Michael Morse 102406531181711862.2910
OF Xavier Nady 401026163036.1571
P Ryan Perry 70000000–0
OF Eury Pérez 135310000.2003
C Wilson Ramos 25831122203102650
P Henry Rodriguez 350000000–0
C Jhonatan Solano 12356113026.3141
P Craig Stammen 596000000.0000
P Drew Storen 370000000–0
P Stephen Strasburg 28474134017.2770
C Kurt Suzuki 43146173950525.2671
CI Chad Tracy 739372570314.2690
P Chien-Ming Wang 106111000.1670
RF Jayson Werth 813004290213531.3008
3B Ryan Zimmerman 145578931633612595.2825
P Jordan Zimmermann 32575112014.1930
Team Totals1625615731146830125194688.261105

Pitching

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

POSPlayerGGSIPHWLSVHLDERASOWHIP
RP Sean Burnett 70056.258122312.38571.24
CL Tyler Clippard 74072.2552632133.72841.16
SP Ross Detwiler 3327164.1149108013.401051.22
Zach Duke 8013.21110001.32101.10
Christian Garcia 13012.2800042.13150.79
SP Gio Gonzalez 3232199.1149218002.892071.13
RP Mike Gonzalez 47035.23100073.03391.32
Tom Gorzelanny 45172.06542192.88621.32
SP Edwin Jackson 3131189.21731011004.031681.22
John Lannan 6632.13341004.13171.44
Brad Lidge 1109.11201209.64102.46
RP Ryan Mattheus 66066.157530182.85411.15
Ryan Perry 708.012100010.1331.75
RP Henry Rodriguez 35029.11913925.83311.40
RP Craig Stammen 59088.170611102.34871.20
RP Drew Storen 37030.122314102.37240.99
SP Stephen Strasburg 2828159.1136156003.161971.15
Chien-Ming Wang 10532.15023006.68152.01
SP Jordan Zimmermann 3232195.2186128002.941531.17
Team Totals1621621468.112969864511053.3313251.221

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting
StatPlayerTotal
Avg. Ian Desmond .292
HR Adam LaRoche 33
RBI Adam LaRoche 100
R Bryce Harper 98
H Ryan Zimmerman 163
SB Ian Desmond 21
Pitching
StatPlayerTotal
W Gio González 21
L Edwin Jackson 11
ERA Gio González 2.89
SO Gio González 207
SV Tyler Clippard 32
IP Gio González 199.1

Postseason

Both tables are sortable.

Batting

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete offensive statistics can be found here.

POSPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
OF Roger Bernadina 42000000.0000
P Sean Burnett 20000000–0
P Tyler Clippard 30000000–0
SS Ian Desmond 519271000.3680
P Ross Detwiler 11000000.0000
2B Danny Espinosa 515010000.0670
P Christian Garcia 20000000–0
P Gio Gonzalez 23000000.0000
P Mike Gonzalez 10000000–0
P Tom Gorzelanny 10000000–0
CF Bryce Harper 523231112.1300
P Edwin Jackson 21000000.0000
1B Adam LaRoche 517430022.1760
UT Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 33010000.3330
P Ryan Mattheus 30000000–0
LF Tyler Moore 110100021.0000
LF Michael Morse 519250012.2630
P Craig Stammen 40000000–0
P Drew Storen 40000000–0
C Kurt Suzuki 517040002.2350
CI Chad Tracy 54000000.0000
RF Jayson Werth 521351011.2380
3B Ryan Zimmerman 521381024.3810
P Jordan Zimmermann 210100011.0000
Team Totals5168163941716.2320

Pitching

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; GS = Games Started IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO= Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched

Complete pitching statistics can be found here.

POSPlayerGGSIPWLSVHLDERASOWHIP
RP Sean Burnett 201.0000127.0014.00
CL Tyler Clippard 303.000023.0050.67
SP Ross Detwiler 116.000000.0021.00
Christian Garcia 202.200003.3842.25
SP Gio Gonzalez 2210.000004.50101.70
RP Mike Gonzalez 101.000009.0011.00
Tom Gorzelanny 100.100000.0003.00
SP Edwin Jackson 216.001017.5062.00
RP Ryan Mattheus 303.010006.0001.33
RP Craig Stammen 403.000019.0032.33
RP Drew Storen 404.011109.0061.50
SP Jordan Zimmermann 214.0010011.2551.75
Team Totals5544.023156.14431.659

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Ian Desmond did not participate in the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury.

Annual awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Tony Beasley
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Matthew LeCroy
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Brian Rupp
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Brian Daubach
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Tripp Keister

Notes

  1. ↑ The two games on August 3 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
  2. ↑ The two games on September 19 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.

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