2012 American League Wild Card Game
2012 American League Wild Card Game | ||
Baltimore Orioles 93 - 69 in the AL |
1 - 0 Series Summary |
Texas Rangers 93 - 69 in the AL |
Overview[edit]
The Teams[edit]
- Managers: Orioles: Buck Showalter | Rangers: Ron Washington
Orioles
Rangers
Umpires[edit]
- Gary Darling (crew chief), Jerry Layne, Ted Barrett, Bill Miller, Greg Gibson and Chris Guccione
Series results[edit]
ALWC: Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers[edit]
Game | Score | Date | Starters | Time (ET) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Baltimore Orioles 5 Texas Rangers 1 | October 5 | Joe Saunders (1-0) Yu Darvish (1-0) |
Results[edit]
Game 1 @ Rangers Ballpark in Arlington[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orioles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
WP: Joe Saunders (1-0), LP: Yu Darvish (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Home Runs: - none |
- Attendance: 46,931
In the American League Wild Card Game, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-1, at the Ballpark in Arlington. Joe Saunders, winless for his career in Arlington, allowed only one run in 5 2/3 innings. For the O's, it was a first win the postseason since 1997.
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Major League Baseball Wild Card Game
National League |
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