2012 Washington Nationals season

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2012 Washington Nationals
National League East Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkNationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record98–64 (.605)
Divisional place1st
OwnersLerner Enterprises
General managersMike Rizzo
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionMASN
WDCW (CW 50)
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo)
RadioWJFK 106.7 FM
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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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, 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]

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

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 W L Pct. GB Home Road
Washington Nationals 98 64 0.605 50–31 48–33
Atlanta Braves 94 68 0.580 4 48–33 46–35
Philadelphia Phillies 81 81 0.500 17 40–41 41–40
New York Mets 74 88 0.457 24 36–45 38–43
Miami Marlins 69 93 0.426 29 38–43 31–50


Division leaders W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 98 64 0.605
Cincinnati Reds 97 65 0.599
San Francisco Giants 94 68 0.580
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 94 68 0.580 +6
St. Louis Cardinals 88 74 0.543
Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 0.531 2
Milwaukee Brewers 83 79 0.512 5
Philadelphia Phillies 81 81 0.500 7
Arizona Diamondbacks 81 81 0.500 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 79 83 0.488 9
San Diego Padres 76 86 0.469 12
New York Mets 74 88 0.457 14
Miami Marlins 69 93 0.426 19
Colorado Rockies 64 98 0.395 24
Chicago Cubs 61 101 0.377 27
Houston Astros 55 107 0.340 33


Record vs. opponents


Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL HOU LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 2–5 5–4 2–5 9–7 6–0 12–6 5–3 3–3 3–4 2–4 3–4 7–11 9–9 1–5 2–4 9–6
Atlanta 5–2 3–4 1–5 6–1 4–2 3–3 14–4 3–3 12–6 12–6 3–2 4–3 3–4 5–1 8–10 8–10
Chicago 4–5 4–3 4–12 2–4 8–5 2–4 2–4 4–13 4–2 2–4 8–8 3–3 1–6 7–10 1–6 5–10
Cincinnati 5–2 5–1 12–4 5–1 10–5 2–4 3–3 9–6 6–2 3–4 11–7 6–2 4–3 6–7 2–5 7–8
Colorado 7–9 1–6 4–2 1–5 5–2 8–10 3–4 5–1 5–2 2–7 2–4 8–10 4–14 2–5 4–3 2–13
Houston 0–6 2–4 5–8 5–10 2–5 2–4 2–4 8–9 4–2 3–3 5–12 3–5 1–8 4–11 1–7 6–9
Los Angeles 6–12 3–3 4–2 4–2 10–8 4–2 4–2 1–6 4–3 5–2 6–1 11–7 8-10 6–5 4–2 6–9
Miami 3–5 4–14 4–2 3–3 4–3 4–2 2–4 4–4 4–12 8–10 1–4 5–1 5–2 2–5 9–9 5–13
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 13–4 6–9 1–5 9–8 6–1 4–4 3–2 2–5 11–4 3–4 2–4 6–9 3–5 6–9
New York 4–3 6–12 2–4 2–6 2–5 2–4 3–4 12–4 2–3 10–8 5–2 4–3 4–4 4–3 4–14 8–7
Philadelphia 4–2 6–12 4–2 4–3 7–2 3–3 2–5 10–8 5–2 8–10 3–4 4–3 2–4 5–2 9-9 5–10
Pittsburgh 4–3 2–3 8–8 7–11 4–2 12–5 1–6 4–1 4–11 2–5 4–3 1–5 3–3 8–7 3–2 10–8
San Diego 11–7 3–4 3–3 2–6 10–8 5–3 7–11 1–5 4–3 3–4 3–4 5–1 6–12 3–3 2–3 8–7
San Francisco 9–9 4–3 6–1 3–4 14–4 8–1 10–8 2–5 4–2 4–4 4–2 3–3 12–6 3–3 1–5 7–8
St. Louis 5–1 1–5 10–7 7–6 5–2 11–4 5–6 5–2 9–6 3–4 3–4 7–8 3–3 3–3 3–4 8–7
Washington 4–2 10–8 6–1 5–2 3–4 7–1 2–4 9–9 5–3 14–4 9-9 2–3 3–2 5-1 4-3 10–8


Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
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
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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

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2012 Game Log
April (14–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Cubs 2–1 Clippard (1–0) Mármol (0–1) Lidge (1) 41,176 1–0
2 April 7 @ Cubs 7–4 Mattheus (1–0) Wood (0–1) Rodríguez (1) 40,102 2–0
3 April 8 @ Cubs 3–4 Samardzija (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1) Mármol (1) 31,973 2–1
4 April 9 @ Mets 3–4 Rauch (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) 23,970 2–2
5 April 10 @ Mets 6–2 Detwiler (1–0) Gee (0–1) 26,927 3–2
6 April 11 @ Mets 4–0 Strasburg (1–0) Santana (0–1) 34,614 4–2
7 April 12 Reds 3–2 (10) Stammen (1–0) Simón (0–1) 40,907 5–2
8 April 13 Reds 2–1 (13) Stammen (2–0) Marshall (0–1) 26,959 6–2
9 April 14 Reds 4–1 Jackson (1–0) Bailey (0–2) 35,489 7–2
10 April 15 Reds 5–8 (11) Arredondo (1–0) Clippard (1–1) Marshall (1) 25,679 7–3
11 April 16 Astros 6–3 Strasburg (2–0) Weiland (0–2) Rodríguez (2) 16,245 8–3
12 April 17 Astros 1–0 Gonzalez (1–0) W. Rodríguez (0-2) Lidge (2) 17,889 9-3
13 April 18 Astros 3–2 Mattheus (2–0) F. Rodriguez (0–2) Rodríguez (3) 14,520 10-3
14 April 19 Astros 4–11 Norris (1–0) Jackson (1–1) 18,045 10–4
15 April 20 Marlins 2–0 Detwiler (2–0) Zambrano (0–1) Rodríguez (4) 24,640 11–4
16 April 21 Marlins 3–2 (10) Gorzelanny (1–0) Mujica (0–1) 26,745 12–4
- April 22 Marlins Game Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 3 as part of a doubleheader
17 April 24 @ Padres 3–1 Gonzalez (2–0) Richard (1–2) Rodríguez (5) 16,599 13–4
18 April 25 @ Padres 7–2 Zimmermann (1–1) Wieland (0–3) Gorzelanny (1) 15,154 14–4
19 April 26 @ Padres 1–2 Cashner (1–1) Clippard (1–2) Street (2) 18,356 14–5
20 April 27 @ Dodgers 2–3 Kershaw (2–0) Detwiler (2–1) Jansen (1) 44,807 14–6
21 April 28 @ Dodgers 3–4 (10) Wright (1–0) Gorzelanny (1–1) 54,242 14–7
22 April 29 @ Dodgers 0–2 Capuano (3–0) Gonzalez (2–1) Jansen (2) 48,753 14–8
May(15–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
23 May 1 Diamondbacks 1–5 Cahill (2–2) Zimmermann (1–2) 22,675 14–9
24 May 2 Diamondbacks 5–4 Rodríguez (1–1) Putz (0–2) 16,274 15–9
25 May 3 Diamondbacks 2–1 Detwiler (3–1) Kennedy (3–1) Rodríguez (6) 19,656 16–9
26 May 4 Phillies 4–3 (11) Perry (1–0) Schwimer (0–1) 34,377 17–9
27 May 5 Phillies 7–1 Gonzalez (3–1) Worley (2–2) 39,496 18–9
28 May 6 Phillies 3–9 Hamels (4–1) Zimmermann (1–3) 33,058 18–10
29 May 8 @ Pirates 4–5 Watson (2–0) Rodríguez (1–2) 10,323 18–11
30 May 9 @ Pirates 2–4 Lincoln (2–0) Detwiler (3–2) Hanrahan (6) 11,478 18–12
31 May 10 @ Pirates 4–2 Strasburg (3–0) Correia (1–3) Rodríguez (7) 15,381 19–12
32 May 11 @ Reds 7–3 Gonzalez (4–1) Leake (0–5) 37,255 20–12
33 May 12 @ Reds 2–1 Zimmermann (2–3) Arredondo (2–1) Rodríguez (8) 42,294 21–12
34 May 13 @ Reds 6–9 Marshall (1–2) Rodríguez (1–3) 28,361 21–13
35 May 14 Padres 8–5 Stammen (3–0) Mikolas (0–1) Burnett (1) 19,434 22–13
36 May 15 Padres 1–6 Bass (2–4) Strasburg (3–1) 23,902 22–14
37 May 16 Pirates 7–4 Gonzalez (5–1) Bédard (2–5) Rodríguez (9) 25,942 23-14
38 May 17 Pirates 3–5 McDonald (3–2) Zimmermann (2–4) Hanrahan (8) 25,757 23–15
39 May 18 Orioles 1–2 (11) Gregg (2–1) Mattheus (2–1) Strop (3) 36,680 23–16
40 May 19 Orioles 5–6 Hammel (5–1) Detwiler (3–3) Johnson (15) 42,331 23–17
41 May 20 Orioles 9–3 Strasburg (4–1) Chen (4–1) 41,918 24–17
42 May 21 @ Phillies 2–1 Gonzalez (6–1) Kendrick (0–4) Burnett (2) 43,787 25–17
43 May 22 @ Phillies 5–2 Zimmermann (3–4) Halladay (4–4) Clippard (1) 45,569 26–17
44 May 23 @ Phillies 1–4 Hamels (7–1) Jackson (1–2) 43,926 26–18
45 May 25 @ Braves 7–4 Wang (1–0) Hudson (3–2) Clippard (2) 37,663 27–18
46 May 26 @ Braves 8–4 Strasburg (5–1) Medlen (1–1) Clippard (3) 42,698 28–18
47 May 27 @ Braves 7–2 Gonzalez (7–1) Beachy (5–3) 38,543 29–18
48 May 28 @ Marlins 3–5 Zambrano (3–3) Zimmermann (3–5) Bell (8) 31,528 29–19
49 May 29 @ Marlins 1–3 Sánchez (3–3) Jackson (1–3) Bell (9) 25,969 29–20
50 May 30 @ Marlins 3–5 Johnson (3–3) Wang (1–1) Bell (10) 24,224 29–21
June (15–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
- June 1 Braves Game Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 21 as part of a doubleheader
51 June 2 Braves 2–0 Strasburg (6–1) Beachy (5–4) Clippard (4) 41,042 30–21
52 June 3 Braves 2–3 Hanson (6–4) Gonzalez (7–2) Kimbrel (16) 38,046 30–22
53 June 5 Mets 7–6 (12) Detwiler (4–3) Ramírez (0–1) 26,256 31–22
54 June 6 Mets 5–3 Jackson (2–3) Hefner (1–3) Clippard (5) 27,335 32–22
55 June 7 Mets 1–3 Dickey (9–1) Wang (1–2) Francisco (15) 32,096 32–23
56 June 8 @ Red Sox 7–4 Strasburg (7–1) Doubront (6–3) Clippard (6) 37,309 33–23
57 June 9 @ Red Sox 4–2 Gonzalez (8–2) Matsuzaka (0–1) Clippard (7) 37,534 34–23
58 June 10 @ Red Sox 4–3 Gorzelanny (2–1) Aceves (0–4) Clippard (8) 37,467 35–23
59 June 11 @ Blue Jays 6–3 Jackson (3–3) Morrow (7–4) 18,513 36–23
60 June 12 @ Blue Jays 4–2 Wang (2–2) Álvarez (3–6) Clippard (9) 22,538 37–23
61 June 13 @ Blue Jays 6–2 Strasburg (8–1) Drabek (4–7) 41,667 38–23
62 June 15 Yankees 2–7 Hughes (7–5) Gonzalez (8–3) 41,406 38–24
63 June 16 Yankees 3–5 (14) García (1–2) Lidge (0–1) Soriano (12) 41,287 38–25
64 June 17 Yankees 1–4 Nova (9–2) Jackson (3–4) Soriano (13) 41,442 38–26
65 June 19 Rays 4–5 Price (9–4) Wang (2–3) Rodney (20) 27,835 38–27
66 June 20 Rays 3–2 Strasburg (9–1) Archer (0–1) Clippard (10) 27,485 39–27
67 June 21 Rays 5–2 Gonzalez (9–3) Peralta (0–3) Clippard (11) 29,551 40–27
68 June 22 @ Orioles 1–2 Hammel (8–2) Zimmermann (3–6) Johnson (21) 45,891 40–28
69 June 23 @ Orioles 3–1 Jackson (4–4) Chen (7–3) Clippard (12) 46,298 41–28
70 June 24 @ Orioles 1–2 Strop (4–2) Burnett (0–1) Johnson (22) 41,794 41–29
71 June 25 @ Rockies 2–4 Roenicke (3–0) Strasburg (9–2) Betancourt (12) 40,177 41–30
72 June 26 @ Rockies 12–5 Gonzalez (10–3) Friedrich (4–5) 36,110 42–30
73 June 27 @ Rockies 11–5 Zimmermann (4–6) Cabrera (0–1) 36,045 43–30
74 June 28 @ Rockies 10–11 (11) Ottavino (2–0) Stammen (3–1) 33,957 43–31
75 June 29 @ Braves 5–4 Burnett (1–1) Durbin (3–1) Clippard (13) 32,299 44–31
76 June 30 @ Braves 5–7 Minor (4–6) Strasburg (9–3) Kimbrel (23) 26,491 44–32
July (17–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
77 July 1 @ Braves 8–4 Gonzalez (11–3) Hudson (6–4) 18,796 45–32
78 July 3 Giants 9–3 Zimmermann (5–6) Lincecum (3–9) 36,985 46–32
79 July 4 Giants 9–4 Jackson (5–4) Bumgarner (10–5) 35,806 47–32
80 July 5 Giants 6–5 Clippard (2–2) Casilla (2–4) 29,819 48–32
81 July 6 Rockies 1–5 Pomeranz (1–3) Strasburg (9–4) Betancourt (14) 28,951 48–33
82 July 7 Rockies 4–1 Gonzalez (12–3) Francis (2–2) Clippard (14) 28,032 49–33
83 July 8 Rockies 3–4 Brothers (4–2) Clippard (2–3) Betancourt (15) 25,125 49–34
All–Star Break (July 9–12)
84 July 13 @ Marlins 5–1 Zimmermann (6–6) Johnson (5–6) 30,911 50–34
85 July 14 @ Marlins 1–2 Buehrle (9–8) Gonzalez (12–4) Cishek (2) 28,707 50–35
86 July 15 @ Marlins 4–0 Strasburg (10–4) Nolasco (8–7) 29,889 51–35
87 July 16 @ Marlins 3–5 Zambrano (5–7) Jackson (5–5) Dunn (1) 29,248 51–36
88 July 17 Mets 5–4 (10) Mattheus (3–1) Byrdak (2–1) 26,342 52–36
89 July 18 Mets 4–3 Zimmermann (7–6) Young (2–4) Clippard (15) 31,660 53–36
90 July 19 Mets 5–9 Dickey (13–1) Gonzalez (12–5) 36,389 53–37
91 July 20 Braves 10–11 (11) O'Flaherty (2–0) Gorzelanny (2–2) Durbin (1) 34,228 53–38
92 July 21 (1) Braves 0–4 Sheets (2–0) Jackson (5–6) 28,745 53–39
93 July 21 (2) Braves 5–2 Lannan (1–0) Martínez (4–2) Clippard (16) 40,047 54–39
94 July 22 Braves 9–2 Detwiler (5–3) Jurrjens (3–4) 34,917 55–39
95 July 23 @ Mets 8–2 (10) Gorzelanny (3–2) Byrdak (2–2) 26,735 56–39
96 July 24 @ Mets 5–2 Gonzalez (13–5) Dickey (13–2) Clippard (17) 36,236 57–39
97 July 25 @ Mets 5–2 Strasburg (11–4) Hefner (1–4) Clippard (18) 35,517 58–39
98 July 26 @ Brewers 8–2 Jackson (6–6) Gallardo (8–8) 33,176 59–39
99 July 27 @ Brewers 0–6 Fiers (4–4) Detwiler (5–4) 35,858 59–40
100 July 28 @ Brewers 4–1 Zimmermann (8–6) Wolf (3–7) Clippard (19) 41,890 60–40
101 July 29 @ Brewers 11–10 (11) Stammen (4–1) Veras (3–4) Clippard (20) 44,663 61–40
102 July 31 Phillies 0–8 Lee (2–6) Strasburg (11–5) 30,167 61–41
August (19–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
103 August 1 Phillies 2–3 Worley (6–6) Jackson (6–7) Papelbon (23) 23,777 61–42
104 August 2 Phillies 3–0 Detwiler (6–4) Hamels (11–6) Clippard (21) 28,825 62–42
105 August 3 (1) Marlins 7–4 Lannan (2–0) Hand (0–1) Clippard (22) 32,334
[note 1]
63–42
106 August 3 (2) Marlins 2–5 Johnson (7–7) Gonzalez (13–6) Cishek (6) 63–43
107 August 4 Marlins 10–7 Mattheus (4–1) Dunn (0–1) 33,449 64–43
108 August 5 Marlins 4–1 Strasburg (12–5) Nolasco (8–11) Storen (1) 30,453 65–43
109 August 6 @ Astros 5–4 (11) Stammen (5–1) López (3–1) 13,843 66–43
110 August 7 @ Astros 3–2 (12) Storen (1–0) Storey (0–1) Clippard (23) 14,273 67–43
111 August 8 @ Astros 4–3 Gonzalez (14–6) Galarraga (0–2) 16,038 68–43
112 August 9 @ Astros 5–0 Zimmermann (9–6) Harrell (9–8) 14,417 69–43
113 August 10 @ Diamondbacks 9–1 Strasburg (13–5) Cahill (9–10) 29,362 70–43
114 August 11 @ Diamondbacks 6–5 Jackson (7–7) Miley (12–8) Clippard (24) 34,030 71–43
115 August 12 @ Diamondbacks 4–7 Corbin (4–4) Detwiler (6–5) Putz (22) 27,345 71–44
116 August 13 @ Giants 14–2 Gonzalez (15–6) Vogelsong (10–6) 42,050 72–44
117 August 14 @ Giants 1–6 Bumgarner (13–7) Zimmermann (9–7) 42,081 72–45
118 August 15 @ Giants 6–4 Strasburg (14–5) Lincecum (6–13) Clippard (25) 42,133 73–45
119 August 17 Mets 6–4 Detwiler (7–5) Santana (6–9) Clippard (26) 34,827 74–45
120 August 18 Mets 0–2 Niese (10–6) Jackson (7–8) Francisco (20) 42,662 74–46
121 August 19 Mets 5–2 Gonzalez (16–6) Hefner (2–5) Clippard (27) 33,764 75–46
122 August 20 Braves 5–4 (13) Stammen (6–1) Martínez (5–3) 21,298 76–46
123 August 21 Braves 4–1 Strasburg (15–5) Maholm (11–8) Clippard (28) 33,888 77–46
124 August 22 Braves 1–5 Medlen (5–1) Detwiler (7–6) 29,111 77–47
125 August 24 @ Phillies 2–4 Kendrick (7–9) Jackson (7–9) Papelbon (28) 42,096 77–48
126 August 25 @ Phillies 2–4 Halladay (8–7) Gonzalez (16–7) Papelbon (29) 44,256 77–49
127 August 26 @ Phillies 1–4 Lee (3–7) Zimmerman (9–8) Lindblom (1) 44,653 77–50
128 August 28 @ Marlins 0–9 Nolasco (10–12) Strasburg (15–6) 24,877 77–51
129 August 29 @ Marlins 8–4 Detwiler (8–6) Turner (1–3) 24,909 78–51
130 August 30 Cardinals 8–1 Jackson (8–9) García (3–6) 23,269 79–51
131 August 31 Cardinals 10–0 Gonzalez (17–7) Wainwright (13–11) 29,499 80–51
September (16–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
132 September 1 Cardinals 9–10 Boggs (3–1) Storen (1–1) Motte (32) 34,004 80–52
133 September 2 Cardinals 4–3 Mattheus (5–1) Lynn (13–6) Clippard (29) 31,096 81–52
134 September 3 Cubs 2–1 Detwiler (9–6) Samardzija (8–13) Clippard (30) 23,215 82–52
135 September 4 Cubs 11–5 Jackson (9–9) Rusin (0–2) 17,648 83–52
136 September 5 Cubs 9–1 Gonzalez (18–7) Volstad (2–10) 21,244 84–52
137 September 6 Cubs 9–2 Zimmerman (10–8) Germano (2–6) 22,447 85–52
138 September 7 Marlins 7–9 (10) Gaudin (3–1) Clippard (2–4) Cishek (13) 28,533 85–53
139 September 8 Marlins 7–6 (10) Storen (2–1) Gaudin (3–2) 28,860 86–53
140 September 9 Marlins 0–8 Nolasco (12–12) Jackson (9–10) 24,396 86–54
141 September 10 @ Mets 5–1 Gonzalez (19–7) McHugh (0–2) 21,923 87–54
142 September 11 @ Mets 5–3 Gorzelanny (4–2) Dickey (18–5) Clippard (31) 22,596 88–54
143 September 12 @ Mets 2–0 Lannan (3–0) Harvey (3–5) Storen (2) 21,205 89–54
144 September 14 @ Braves 1–2 Kimbrel (2–1) Burnett (1–2) 41,797 89–55
145 September 15 @ Braves 4–5 O'Flaherty (3–0) Mattheus (5–2) Kimbrel (36) 38,763 89–56
146 September 16 @ Braves 1–5 Minor (9–10) Gonzalez (19–8) 29,094 89–57
- September 18 Dodgers Game Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 19 as part of a doubleheader
147 September 19 (1) Dodgers 3–1 Zimmerman (11–8) Harang (9–10) Clippard (32) 26,931
[note 2]
90–57
148 September 19 (2) Dodgers 6–7 Belisario (7–1) Clippard (2–5) League (12) 90–58
149 September 20 Dodgers 4–1 Detwiler (10–6) Capuano (11–11) Storen (3) 30,359 91–58
150 September 21 Brewers 2–4 Veras (5–4) Clippard (2–6) Axford (32) 30,382 91–59
151 September 22 Brewers 10–4 Gonzalez (20–8) Peralta (2–1) 40,493 92–59
152 September 23 Brewers 2–6 Kintzler (3–0) Mattheus (5–3) Axford (33) 33,111 92–60
153 September 24 Brewers 12–2 Zimmerman (12–8) Estrada (4–7) 25,302 93–60
154 September 25 @ Phillies 3–6 Hamels (16–6) Detwiler (10–7) Papelbon (37) 42,304 93–61
155 September 26 @ Phillies 8–4 Lannan (4–0) Kendrick (10–12) 41,440 94–61
156 September 27 @ Phillies 7–3 Gonzalez (21–8) Cloyd (2–2) 44,070 95–61
157 September 28 @ Cardinals 2–12 Wainwright (14–13) Jackson (9–11) 39,166 95–62
158 September 29 @ Cardinals 6–4 (10) Storen (3–1) Freeman (0–2) Stammen (1) 42,264 96–62
159 September 30 @ Cardinals 4–10 Lynn (18–7) Detwiler (10–8) 40,084 96–63
October (2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 1 Phillies 0–2 Kendrick (11–12) Lannan (4–1) Aumont (2) 35,387 96–64
161 October 2 Phillies 4–2 Duke (1–0) Lindblom (3–5) Storen (4) 33,546 97–64
162 October 3 Phillies 5–1 Jackson (10–11) Lee (6–9) 37,075 98–64

Postseason

Postseason game log

2012 Postseason Game Log (2-3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series
1 October 7 @ Cardinals 3–2 Mattheus (1–0) Boggs (0–1) Storen (1) 47,078 1–0
2 October 8 @ Cardinals 4–12 Lynn (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1) 45,840 1–1
3 October 10 Cardinals 0–8 Carpenter (1–0) Jackson (0–1) 45,017 1–2
4 October 11 Cardinals 2–1 Storen (1–0) Lynn (1–1) 44,392 2–2
5 October 12 Cardinals 7–9 Motte (1–0) Storen (1–1) 45,966 2–3

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 2
St. Louis 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 10 2
St. Louis 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 X 12 13 0
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.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 8 14 1
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
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.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Washington 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
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.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 9 11 0
Washington 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 0
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.

POS Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
CF Rick Ankiel 68 158 15 36 10 2 5 15 .228 1
OF Roger Bernadina 129 227 25 66 11 0 5 25 .291 15
OF Corey Brown 19 25 4 5 2 0 1 3 .200 0
P Sean Burnett 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CF Brett Carroll 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Tyler Clippard 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UT Mark DeRosa 48 85 13 16 5 0 0 6 .188 1
SS Ian Desmond 130 513 72 150 33 2 25 73 .292 21
P Ross Detwiler 33 45 0 2 0 0 0 1 .044 0
P Zach Duke 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
2B Danny Espinosa 160 594 82 147 37 2 17 56 .247 20
C Jesús Flores 83 277 22 59 12 1 6 26 .213 1
P Christian Garcia 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Gio Gonzalez 32 64 2 6 1 0 1 4 .094 0
P Mike Gonzalez 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Tom Gorzelanny 45 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0
CF Bryce Harper 139 533 98 144 26 9 22 59 .270 18
IF César Izturis 5 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0
P Edwin Jackson 34 57 6 13 0 0 0 0 .228 0
P John Lannan 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 0
1B Adam LaRoche 154 571 76 155 35 1 33 100 .271 1
C Sandy Leon 12 30 2 8 2 0 0 2 .267 0
P Brad Lidge 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UT Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 126 384 40 105 16 3 3 27 .273 5
C Carlos Maldonado 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0
P Ryan Mattheus 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
LF Tyler Moore 75 156 20 41 9 0 10 29 .263 3
LF Michael Morse 102 406 53 118 17 1 18 62 .291 0
OF Xavier Nady 40 102 6 16 3 0 3 6 .157 1
P Ryan Perry 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OF Eury Pérez 13 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .200 3
C Wilson Ramos 25 83 11 22 2 0 3 10 265 0
P Henry Rodriguez 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Jhonatan Solano 12 35 6 11 3 0 2 6 .314 1
P Craig Stammen 59 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Drew Storen 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Stephen Strasburg 28 47 4 13 4 0 1 7 .277 0
C Kurt Suzuki 43 146 17 39 5 0 5 25 .267 1
CI Chad Tracy 73 93 7 25 7 0 3 14 .269 0
P Chien-Ming Wang 10 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 0
RF Jayson Werth 81 300 42 90 21 3 5 31 .300 8
3B Ryan Zimmerman 145 578 93 163 36 1 25 95 .282 5
P Jordan Zimmermann 32 57 5 11 2 0 1 4 .193 0
Team Totals 162 5615 731 1468 301 25 194 688 .261 105

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 are available here.

POS Player G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA SO WHIP
RP Sean Burnett 70 0 56.2 1 2 2 31 2.38 57 1.24
CL Tyler Clippard 74 0 72.2 2 6 32 13 3.72 84 1.16
SP Ross Detwiler 33 27 164.1 10 8 0 1 3.40 105 1.22
Zach Duke 8 0 13.2 1 0 0 0 1.32 10 1.10
Christian Garcia 13 0 12.2 0 0 0 4 2.13 15 0.79
SP Gio Gonzalez 32 32 199.1 21 8 0 0 2.89 207 1.13
RP Mike Gonzalez 47 0 35.2 0 0 0 7 3.03 39 1.32
Tom Gorzelanny 45 1 72.0 4 2 1 9 2.88 62 1.32
SP Edwin Jackson 31 31 189.2 10 11 0 0 4.03 168 1.22
John Lannan 6 6 32.1 4 1 0 0 4.13 17 1.44
Brad Lidge 11 0 9.1 0 1 2 0 9.64 10 2.46
RP Ryan Mattheus 66 0 66.1 5 3 0 18 2.85 41 1.15
Ryan Perry 7 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 10.13 3 1.75
RP Henry Rodriguez 35 0 29.1 1 3 9 2 5.83 31 1.40
RP Craig Stammen 59 0 88.1 6 1 1 10 2.34 87 1.20
RP Drew Storen 37 0 30.1 3 1 4 10 2.37 24 0.99
SP Stephen Strasburg 28 28 159.1 15 6 0 0 3.16 197 1.15
Chien-Ming Wang 10 5 32.1 2 3 0 0 6.68 15 2.01
SP Jordan Zimmermann 32 32 195.2 12 8 0 0 2.94 153 1.17
Team Totals 162 162 1468.1 98 64 51 105 3.33 1325 1.221

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting
Stat Player Total
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
Stat Player Total
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.

POS Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
OF Roger Bernadina 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Sean Burnett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Tyler Clippard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SS Ian Desmond 5 19 2 7 1 0 0 0 .368 0
P Ross Detwiler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
2B Danny Espinosa 5 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 .067 0
P Christian Garcia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Gio Gonzalez 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Mike Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Tom Gorzelanny 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CF Bryce Harper 5 23 2 3 1 1 1 2 .130 0
P Edwin Jackson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
1B Adam LaRoche 5 17 4 3 0 0 2 2 .176 0
UT Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0
P Ryan Mattheus 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF Tyler Moore 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0
LF Michael Morse 5 19 2 5 0 0 1 2 .263 0
P Craig Stammen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P Drew Storen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C Kurt Suzuki 5 17 0 4 0 0 0 2 .235 0
CI Chad Tracy 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
RF Jayson Werth 5 21 3 5 1 0 1 1 .238 0
3B Ryan Zimmerman 5 21 3 8 1 0 2 4 .381 0
P Jordan Zimmermann 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0
Team Totals 5 168 16 39 4 1 7 16 .232 0

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.

POS Player G GS IP W L SV HLD ERA SO WHIP
RP Sean Burnett 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 27.00 1 4.00
CL Tyler Clippard 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 2 3.00 5 0.67
SP Ross Detwiler 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.00
Christian Garcia 2 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 3.38 4 2.25
SP Gio Gonzalez 2 2 10.0 0 0 0 0 4.50 10 1.70
RP Mike Gonzalez 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1 1.00
Tom Gorzelanny 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 3.00
SP Edwin Jackson 2 1 6.0 0 1 0 1 7.50 6 2.00
RP Ryan Mattheus 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 6.00 0 1.33
RP Craig Stammen 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 1 9.00 3 2.33
RP Drew Storen 4 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 9.00 6 1.50
SP Jordan Zimmermann 2 1 4.0 0 1 0 0 11.25 5 1.75
Team Totals 5 5 44.0 2 3 1 5 6.14 43 1.659

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

Level Team League Manager
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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