2012 National League Division Series
Washington's first postseason series: a five-game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 2012 National League Division Series between the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals was the franchise's first postseason series since 1981 and its first in Washington. The Cardinals won it three games to two.
Quick Facts
- Result
- St. Louis Cardinals 3-2
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Background
The Nationals won Game 1 3-2 at Busch Stadium on October 7, then lost Game 2 12-4 and Game 3 8-0, the first postseason game at Nationals Park. Jayson Werth's leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth won Game 4 2-1 on October 11. In Game 5 on October 12 Washington led 6-0 after three innings, but St. Louis scored four runs in the ninth off Drew Storen to win 9-7, the largest deficit overcome in a winner-take-all postseason game. The series used a 2-3 format because the second wild card had been added that March.
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