2012 American League Division Series 1

2012 American League Division Series

New York Yankees 95 - 67 in the AL	3 - 2 Series Summary	Baltimore Orioles 93 - 69 in the AL

Overview[edit]

The Teams[edit]

Managers: Yankees: Joe Girardi | Orioles: Buck Showalter

Yankees

Orioles

Umpires[edit]

Brian Gorman (crew chief), Mark Carlson, Fieldin Culbreth, Mike Everitt, Angel Hernandez and Tony Randazzo

Series results[edit]

Game	Score	Date	Starters
1	New York Yankees 7 Baltimore Orioles 2	October 7	CC Sabathia (1-0) Jason Hammel (0-0)
2	New York Yankees 2 Baltimore Orioles 3	October 8	Andy Pettitte (0-1) Wei-Yin Chen (1-0)
3	Baltimore Orioles 2 New York Yankees 3	October 10	Mike Gonzalez (0-0) Hiroki Kuroda (0-0)
4	Baltimore Orioles 2 New York Yankees 1	October 11	Joe Saunders (0-0) Philip Hughes (0-0)
5	Baltimore Orioles 1 New York Yankees 3	October 12	Jason Hammel (0-1) CC Sabathia (2-0)

Results[edit]

Game 1 @ Camden Yards[edit]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	7	10	1
Orioles	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
WP: CC Sabathia (1-0), LP: Jim Johnson (0-1)
Home Runs: - NYY: Russell Martin (1)

Attendance: 47,841

Russell Martin's homer off closer Jim Johnson sparked a five-run 9th inning as the New York Yankees took Game 1 of the ALDS, 7-2, in Baltimore. CC Sabathia pitched 8 2/3 innings for the win.

Game 2 @ Camden Yards[edit]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	2
Orioles	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	x	3	7	2
WP: Wei-Yin Chen (1-0), LP: Andy Pettitte (0-1), SV: Jim Johnson (1)
Home Runs: - none

Attendance: 48,187

Taiwanese rookie Wei-Yin Chen pitched into the 7th inning against veteran Andy Pettitte to lead the Orioles to a 3-2 win in Game 2, evening the series. Chris Davis drove in two runs with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the 3rd, then Mark Reynolds provided the winning margin with an RBI in the 6th.

Game 3 @ New Yankee Stadium[edit]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Orioles	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Yankees	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	7	0
WP: David Robertson (1-0), LP: Brian Matusz (0-1)
Home Runs: - BAL: Ryan Flaherty (1), Manny Machado (1); NYY - Raul Ibanez 2 (2)

Attendance: 50,497

Pinch-hitting for a struggling Alex Rodriguez in the bottom of the 9th, Raul Ibanez homered off Orioles closer Jim Johnson to tie the score at 1-1. Yankees manager Joe Girardi's bold move actually payed off twice, as Ibanez homered again against Brian Matusz in the 12th inning to give New York a 3 - 2 walk-off victory. Baltimore had taken a 2 - 1 lead on homers by rookies Ryan Flaherty and Manny Machado off Hiroki Kuroda, until Ibanez turned the game's tide.

Game 4 @ New Yankee Stadium[edit]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Orioles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	1
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
WP: Pedro Strop (1-0), LP: David Phelps (0-1), SV: Jim Johnson (2)
Home Runs: - BAL: Nate McLouth (1)

Attendance: 49,307

The Orioles evened the ALDS against the Yankees with a 2-1 win, meaning that all four Division Series would go the distance this year. J.J. Hardy drove in the winning run with a double, scoring Manny Machado in the 13th inning in the longest postseason game in Orioles history.

Game 5 @ New Yankee Stadium[edit]

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Orioles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0
Yankees	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	x	3	5	0
WP: CC Sabathia (2-0), LP: Jason Hammel (0-1)
Home Runs: - NYY: Curtis Granderson (1)

Attendance: 47,081

Behind CC Sabathia, the Yankees fought off the pesky Orioles, 3-1, in Game 5 of the ALDS. Sabathia allowed only 4 hits in a dominant complete game effort. With Alex Rodriguez on the bench, New York scored twice in 6 innings against Jason Hammel, and Curtis Granderson added a solo homer in the 7th. The Orioles scored once in the 8th, but never mounted a significant threat against the Yankees' ace.