2012 Texas Rangers season

Offseason

Transactions

• October 31, 2011: The team exercised its club options on Colby Lewis and Yoshinori Tateyama, while also announcing that the entire coaching staff would return for 2012.
• November 2, 2011: RHP Darren O'Day was claimed on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles
• November 21, 2011: The club signed RHP Joe Nathan to a two-year $14.5 million deal with an option for a third year. He will be the team's closer and subsequently bump RHP Neftalí Feliz into the starting rotation. Nathan leaves the Minnesota Twins after becoming the all-time saves leader for the franchise over nine seasons with the club.
• December 1, 2011: Taylor Teagarden was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league RHP Randy Henry and a player to be named later. On December 8, 2011, the player was identified as minor league 2B Greg Miclat.
• December 19, 2011: The team won the negotiating rights to Japanese RHP Yu Darvish for $51.7 million through the Posting system. The Rangers will have 30 days to negotiate a contract with Darvish, if no agreement is reached, then the posting fee is returned to the club and Darvish will return to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters for the 2012 season.
• December 21, 2011: C Luis Martinez acquired from the San Diego Padres for minor league RHP Ryan Kelly. Martinez will be put on the 40-man roster.
• January 5, 2012: The Rangers traded infielder Chad Tracy to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RHP Greg Reynolds. Reynolds was assigned to Triple A Round Rock.
• January 18, 2012: The Rangers and Japanese RHP Yu Darvish agreed on a six-year, $60 million contract. The contract was signed 15 minutes before a 4:00pm CST deadline. Yu was formally introduced to the organization with a press conference on January 20.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

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

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Source:

Season standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log===

|- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 1 || April 6 || White Sox || 3–2 || Lewis (1–0) || Danks (0–1) || Nathan (1) || 49,085 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 2 || April 7 || White Sox || 4–3 || Thornton (1–0) || Nathan (0–1) || Santiago (1) || 47,867 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 3 || April 8 || White Sox || 5–0 || Harrison (1–0) || Floyd (0–1) || || 45,368 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 4 || April 9 || Mariners || 11–5 || Darvish (1–0) || Noesí (0–1)|| || 43,002 || 3–1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 5 || April 10 || Mariners || 1–0 || Feliz (1–0) || Beavan (0–1)|| Nathan (2) || 25,753 || 4–1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 6 || April 11 || Mariners || 4–3 || Luetge (1–0) || Nathan (0–2) || League (3) || 32,342 || 4–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 7 || April 12 || Mariners || 5–3 || Holland (1–0) || Vargas (1–1) || Adams (1) || 31,513 || 5–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 8 || April 13 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Harrison (2–0) || Swarzak (0–2)|| Ogando (1) || 31,400 || 6–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 9 || April 14 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Ross (1–0) || Duensing (0–1) || || 35,854 || 7–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 10 || April 15 || @ Twins || 4–3 || Ross (2–0) || Perkins (0–1) || Nathan (3) || 32,093 || 8–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 11 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 18–3 || Lewis (2–0) || Lester (0–2) || || 38,229 || 9–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 12 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Holland (2–0) || Beckett (1–2) || || 37,967 || 10–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 13 || April 19 || @ Tigers || 10–3 ||Darvish (2–0) ||Wilk (0-2) || || 30,029 || 11-2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbbbbb;" | || April 20 || @ Tigers || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 21 as part of a doubleheader |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 14 || April 21 || @ Tigers || 10–4 || Harrison (3–0) || Porcello (1–1) || || 41,427 || 12–2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 15 || April 21 || @ Tigers || 3–2 || Verlander (2–1) || Feliz (1–1) || Valverde (4) || 35,001 || 12–3 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 16 || April 22 || @ Tigers || 3–2 (11) || Ross (3–0) || Weber (0–1) || Nathan (4) || 36,255 || 13–3 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 17 || April 23 || Yankees || 7–4 || Sabathia (2–0) || Holland (2–1) || Rivera (4) || 48,234 || 13–4 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 18 || April 24 || Yankees || 2–0 || Darvish (3–0) || Kuroda (1–3)|| Nathan (5) || 47,085|| 14–4 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 19 || April 25 || Yankees || 7–3 || Ross (4–0) || Hughes (1–3) || || 47,942 || 15–4 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 20 || April 27 || Rays || 8–4 || Shields (4–0) || Harrison (3–1) || || 47,496 || 15–5 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 21 || April 28 || Rays || 7–2 || Lewis (3–0) || Niemann (1–3) || || 49,197 || 16–5 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 22 || April 29 || Rays || 5–2 || Price (4–1) || Holland (2–2) || Rodney (7) || 43,475 || 16–6 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 23 || April 30 || @ Blue Jays || 4–1 || Darvish (4–0) || Drabek (2–2) || Nathan (6) || 21,945 || 17–6 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 24 || May 1 || @ Blue Jays || 8–7 || Cordero (1–1) || Adams (0–1) || || 18,774 || 17–7 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 25 || May 2 || @ Blue Jays || 11–5 || Romero (4–0) || Harrison (3–2) || || 25,123 || 17–8 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 26 || May 4 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Gómez (2–1) || Lewis (3–1) || Perez (10) || 16,147 || 17–9 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 27 || May 5 || @ Indians || 5–2 (11) || Ogando (1–0) || Smith (1–1) || Nathan (7) || 21,307 || 18–9 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 28 || May 6 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Jiménez (3–2) || Darvish (4–1) || Perez (11) || 18,171 || 18–10 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 29 || May 7 || @ Orioles || 14–3 || Harrison (4–2) || Matusz (1–4) || || 11,938 || 19–10 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 30 || May 8 || @ Orioles || 10–3 || Feliz (2–1) || Arrieta (2–3) || || 11,263 || 20–10 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbbbbb;" | || May 9 || @ Orioles || colspan=6| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 10 as part of a doubleheader |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 31 || May 10 || @ Orioles || 6–5 || Chen (3–0) || Lewis (3–2) || Johnson (9) || || 20–11 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 32 || May 10 || @ Orioles || 7–3 || Holland (3–2) || Hunter (2–2) || || 19,250 || 21–11 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 33 || May 11 || Angels || 10–3 || Darvish (5–1) || Wilson (4–3) || || 48,201 || 22–11 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 34 || May 12 || Angels || 4–2 || Carpenter (1–1) || Harrison (4–3) || Downs (3) || 47,699 || 22–12 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 35 || May 13 || Angels || 13–6 || Feliz (3–1) || Weaver (5–1) || || 46,669 || 23–12 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 36 || May 14 || Royals || 3–1 || Chen (2–4) || Feldman (0–1) || Broxton (8) || 38,702 || 23–13 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 37 || May 15 || Royals || 7–4 || Mazzaro (1–0) || Lewis (3–3) || || 37,210 || 23–14 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 38 || May 16 || Athletics || 4–1 || Darvish (6–1) || Milone (5–3) || Nathan (8) || 46,370 || 24–14 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 39 || May 17 || Athletics || 5–4 (10) || Cook (1–0) || Adams (0–2) || Fuentes (3) || 47,182 || 24–15 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 40 || May 18 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Ross (5–0) || Rodríguez (3–4) || Nathan (9) || 34,715 || 25–15 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 41 || May 19 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Harrell (3–3) || Holland (3–3) || Myers (10) || 42,673 || 25–16 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 42 || May 20 || @ Astros || 6–1 || Lewis (4–3) || Lyles (0–1) || || 35,873 || 26–16 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 43 || May 21 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || Hernández (4–3) || Darvish (6–2) || || 18,672 || 26–17 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 44 || May 22 || @ Mariners || 3–1 || Harrison (5–3) || Noesí (2–5) || Nathan (10) || 15,604 || 27–17 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 45 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Millwood (3–4) || Feldman (0–2) || League (9) || 23,097 || 27–18 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 46 || May 25 || Blue Jays || 14–3 || Holland (4–3) || Morrow (5–3) || || 46,789 || 28–18 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 47 || May 26 || Blue Jays || 8–7 (13) || Tateyama (1–0) || Frasor (0–1) || || 47,430 || 29–18 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 48 || May 27 || Blue Jays || 12–6 || Darvish (7–2) || Drabek (4–5) || || 46,637 || 30–18 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 49 || May 28 || Mariners || 4–2 || Harrison (6–3) || Delabar (1–1) || Nathan (11) || 41,384 || 31–18 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 50 || May 29 || Mariners || 10–3 || Vargas (6–4) || Feldman (0–3) || || 34,531 || 31–19 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 51 || May 30 || Mariners || 21–8 || Beavan (3–4) || Holland (4–4) || Iwakuma (1) || 43,580 || 31-20 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 52 || June 1 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Williams (6–2) || Lewis (4–4) || Frieri (3) || 40,080 || 31–21 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 53 || June 2 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Cassevah (1–0) || Darvish (7–3) || Frieri (4) || 44,227 || 31–22 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 54 || June 3 || @ Angels || 7–3 || Harrison (7–3) || Haren (3–6) || || 42,465 || 32–22 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 55 || June 4 || @ Athletics || 12–1 || Parker (2–2) || Feldman (0–4) || || 10,120 || 32–23 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 56 || June 5 || @ Athletics || 6–3 || Holland (5–4) || Blackley (0–1) || Nathan (12) || 11,861 || 33–23 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 57 || June 6 || @ Athletics || 2–0 || Colón (5–6) || Lewis (4–5) || Fuentes (5) || 15,044 || 33–24 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 58 || June 7 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || McCarthy (5–3) || Darvish (7–4) || || 14,779 || 33–25 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 59 || June 8 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Harrison (8–3) || Zito (5–3) || || 41,163 || 34–25 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 60 || June 9 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Vogelsong (5–2) || Feldman (0–5) || Casilla (16) || 41,704 || 34–26 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 61 || June 10 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Ross (6–0) || Lincecum (2–7) || || 42,418 || 35–26 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 62 || June 12 || Diamondbacks || 9–1 || Lewis (5–5) || Kennedy (5–6) || || 39,140 || 36–26 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 63 || June 13 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Adams (1–2) || Miley (7–3) || Nathan (13) || 45,866 || 37–26 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 64 || June 14 || Diamondbacks || 11–3 || Hudson (3–1) || Feldman (0–6) || || 40,855 || 37–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 65 || June 15 || Astros || 6–2 || Darvish (8–4) || Lyles (1–3) || || 47,430 || 38–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 66 || June 16 || Astros || 8–3 || Grimm (1–0) || Harrell (6–5) || || 48,288 || 39–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 67 || June 17 || Astros || 9–3 || Lewis (6–5) || Rodriguez (1–7) || || 46,320 || 40–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 68 || June 18 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Harrison (9–3) || Marquis (3–6) || Nathan (14) || 29,315 || 41–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 69 || June 19 || @ Padres || 7–3 || Feldman (1–6) || Vólquez (3–7) || || 25,889 || 42–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 70 || June 20 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Darvish (9–4) || Thayer (0–2) || Nathan (15) || 23,942 || 43–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 71 || June 22 || Rockies || 4–1 || Oswalt (1–0) || Friedrich (4–4) || Nathan (16) || 46,964 || 44–27 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 72 || June 23 || Rockies || 11–7 || Brothers (3–2) || Lewis (6–6) || || 42,516 || 44–28 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 73 || June 24 || Rockies || 4–2 || Harrison (10–3) || White (2–6) || || 45,407 || 45–28 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 74 || June 25 || Tigers || 8–2 || Porcello (5–5) || Grimm (1–1) || || 36,920 || 45–29 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 75 || June 26 || Tigers || 7–5 || Darvish (10–4) || Smyly (2–3) || Nathan (17) || 39,561 || 46–29 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 76 || June 27 || Tigers || 13–9 || Oswalt (2–0) || Fister (1–5) || || 43,379 || 47–29 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 77 || June 28 || Athletics || 7–6 || Feldman (2–6) || Ross (2–8) || Nathan (18) || 33,927 || 48–29 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 78 || June 29 || Athletics || 4–3 || Harrison (11–3) || Balfour (1–2) || Scheppers (1) || 46,013 || 49–29 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 79 || June 30 || Athletics || 7–2 || Pérez (1–0) || Milone (8–6) || || 46,711 || 50–29 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 80 || July 1 || Athletics || 3–1 || Blackley (2–2) || Darvish (10–5) || Cook (7) || 45,741 || 50–30 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 81 || July 3 || @ White Sox || 19–2 || Sale (10–2) || Oswalt (2–1) || || 30,183 || 50–31 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 82 || July 4 || @ White Sox || 5–4 (10) || Reed (2–1) || Adams (1–3) || || 30,271 || 50–32 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 83 || July 5 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Quintana (4–1) || Harrison (11–4) || Reed (12) || 21,288 || 50–33 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 84 || July 6 || Twins || 5–1 || Liriano (3–7) || Pérez (1–1) || || 47,240 || 50–34 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 85 || July 7 || Twins || 4–3 (10) || Nathan (1–2) || Waldrop (0–1) || || 47,067 || 51–34 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 86 || July 8 || Twins || 4–3 (13) || Feldman (3–6) || Burnett (2–2) || || 43,268 || 52–34 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 87 || July 13 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Holland (6–4) || Millwood (3–7) || Nathan (19) || 23,721 || 53–34 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 88 || July 14 || @ Mariners || 7–0 || Hernández (7–5) || Darvish (10–6) || || 29,951 || 53–35 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 89 || July 15 || @ Mariners || 4–0 || Harrison (12–4) || Iwakuma (1–2) || || 27,378 || 54–35 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 90 || July 17 || @ Athletics || 6–1 || Oswalt (3–1) || Colón (6–8) || || 15,115 || 55–35 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 91 || July 18 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Cook (3–2) || Kirkman (0–1) || || 20,249 || 55–36 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 92 || July 20 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Weaver (12–1) || Holland (6–5) || || 43,936 || 55–37 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 93 || July 21 || @ Angels || 9–2 || Darvish (11–6) || Santana (4–10) || || 39,086 || 56–37 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 94 || July 22 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Haren (7–8) || Harrison (12–5) || || 42,160 || 56–38 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 95 || July 23 || Red Sox || 9–1 || Feldman (4–6) || Doubront (10–5) || || 44,132 || 57–38 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 96 || July 24 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Padilla (4–0) || Nathan (1–3) || Aceves (21) || 41,237 || 57–39 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 97 || July 25 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Holland (7–5) || Beckett (5–9) || Nathan (20) || 44,104 || 58–39 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 98 || July 27 || White Sox || 9–5 || Sale (12–3) || Darvish (11–7) || || 47,638 || 58–40 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 99 || July 28 || White Sox || 5–2 || Humber (5–5) || Harrison (12–6) || || 47,580 || 58–41 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 100 || July 29 || White Sox || 2–0 || Feldman (5–6) || Floyd (8–9) || Nathan (21) || 46,744 || 59–41 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 101 || July 30 || Angels || 15–8 || Santana (5–10) || Oswalt (3–2) || Williams (1) || 36,111 || 59–42 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 102 || July 31 || Angels || 6–2 || Weaver (14–1) || Holland (7–6) || || 34,918 || 59–43 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 103 || August 1 || Angels || 11–10 (10) || Nathan (2–3) || Isringhausen (3–1) || || 42,832 || 60–43 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 104 || August 2 || Angels || 15–9 || Oswalt (4–2) || Carpenter (1–2) || || 40,281 || 61–43 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 105 || August 3 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Harrison (13–6) || Guthrie (3–12) || Ogando (2) || 26,889 || 62–43 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 106 || August 4 || @ Royals || 4–2 || Feldman (6–6) || Smith (2–4) || Ogando (3) || 28,724 || 63–43 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 107 || August 5 || @ Royals || 7–6 (10) || Holland (5–3) || Kirkman (0–2) || || 22,007 || 63–44 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 108 || August 6 || @ Red Sox || 9–2 || Cook (3–5) || Darvish (11–8) || || 37,316 || 63–45 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 109 || August 7 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Dempster (6–5) || Lester (5–10) || Nathan (22) || 38,416 || 64–45 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 110 || August 8 || @ Red Sox || 10–9 || Ogando (2–0) || Mortensen (1–1) || Nathan (23) || 37,716 || 65–45 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 111 || August 10 || Tigers || 6–2 || Scherzer (11–6) || Feldman (6–7) || || 47,255 || 65–46 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 112 || August 11 || Tigers || 2–1 || Adams (2–3) || Villarreal (3–3) || || 48,303 || 66–46 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 113 || August 12 || Tigers || 8–3 || Darvish (12–8) || Porcello (9–7) || || 45,752 || 67–46 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 114 || August 13 || @ Yankees || 8–2 || Phelps (3–3) || Dempster (6–6) || Lowe (1) || 45,676 || 67–47 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 115 || August 14 || @ Yankees || 3–0 || Kuroda (11–8) || Harrison (13–7) || || 44,533 || 67–48 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 116 || August 15 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || García (7–5) || Feldman (6–8) || Soriano (29) || 45,921 || 67–49 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 117 || August 16 || @ Yankees || 10–6 || Scheppers (1–0) || Logan (4–1) || || 47,645 || 68–49 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 118 || August 17 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Happ (9–10) || Darvish (12–9) || Janssen (16) || 26,816 || 68–50 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 119 || August 18 || @ Blue Jays || 2–1 || Kirkman (1–2) || Villanueva (6–3) || Nathan (24) || 30,033 || 69–50 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 120 || August 19 || @ Blue Jays || 11–2 || Harrison (14–7) || Álvarez (7–11) || || 35,701 || 70–50 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 121 || August 20 || Orioles || 5–1 || Dempster (7–6) || González (5–3) || || 36,257 || 71–50 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 122 || August 21 || Orioles || 5–3 || Tillman (6–2) || Feldman (6–9) || Johnson (38) || 32,146 || 71–51 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 123 || August 22 || Orioles || 12–3 || Holland (8–6) || Hunter (4–8) || || 40,714 || 72–51 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 124 || August 23 || Twins || 10–6 || Adams (3–3) || Burton (1–1) || Nathan (25) || 33,762 || 73–51 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 125 || August 24 || Twins || 8–0 || Harrison (15–7) || Deduno (4–2) || || 45,823 || 74–51 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 126 || August 25 || Twins || 9–3 || Dempster (8–6) || Duensing (3–9) || || 44,215 || 75–51 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 127 || August 26 || Twins || 6–5 || De Vries (3–5) || Feldman (6–10) || Perkins (8) || 37,785 || 75–52 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 128 || August 27 || Rays || 6–5 || Holland (9–6) || Price (16–5) || Nathan (26) || 29,453 || 76–52 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 129 || August 28 || Rays || 1–0 || Darvish (13–9) || Shields (12–8) || Nathan (27) || 30,700 || 77–52 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 130 || August 29 || Rays || 8–4 || McGee (5–2) || Harrison (15–8) || || 36,176 || 77–53 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 131 || August 31 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Dempster (9–6) || Jiménez (9–14) || Nathan (28) || 16,700 || 78–53 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 132 || September 1 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Gómez (5–7) || Feldman (6–11) || Pestano (1) || 17,218 || 78–54 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 133 || September 2 || @ Indians || 8–3 || Holland (10–6) || McAllister (5–6) || || 19,474 || 79–54 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 134 || September 3 || @ Royals || 8–4 || Darvish (14–9) || Chen (10–11) || || 22,207 || 80–54 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 135 || September 4 || @ Royals || 6–3 || Guthrie (7–12) || Harrison (15–9) || Holland (11) || 12,462 || 80–55 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 136 || September 5 || @ Royals || 7–6 || Dempster (10–6) || Teaford (1–4) || Nathan (29) || 13,354 || 81–55 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 137 || September 6 || @ Royals || 5–4 (10) || Adams (4–3) || Holland (6–4) || Nathan (30) || 15,332 || 82–55 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 138 || September 7 || @ Rays || 3–1 (11) || Davis (3–0) || Lowe (0–1) || || 19,545 || 82–56 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 139 || September 8 || @ Rays || 4–2 (10) || Adams (5–3) || Farnsworth (1–4) || Nathan (31) || 18,702 || 83–56 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 140 || September 9 || @ Rays || 6–0 || Shields (14–8) || Oswalt (4–3) || || 20,522 || 83–57 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 141 || September 11 || Indians || 6–4 || Harrison (16–9) || Jiménez (9–16) || Nathan (32) || 34,765 || 84–57 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 142 || September 12 || Indians || 5–2 || Dempster (11–6) || Gómez (5–8) || Nathan (33) || 36,001 || 85–57 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 143 || September 13 || Indians || 5–4 || Maine (2–1) || Nathan (2–4) || Perez (36) || 36,102 || 85–58 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 144 || September 14 || Mariners || 9–3 || Darvish (15–9) || Iwakuma (6–5) || || 45,075 || 86–58 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 145 || September 15 || Mariners || 8–6 || Luetge (2–1) || Scheppers (1–1) || Wilhelmsen (27) || 47,267 || 86–59 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 146 || September 16 || Mariners || 2–1 || Harrison (17–9) || Beavan (9–10) || Uehara (1) || 45,928 || 87–59 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 147 || September 18 || @ Angels || 11–3 || Weaver (18–4) || Dempster (11–7) || || 36,948 || 87–60 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 148 || September 19 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Holland (11–6) || Wilson (12–10) || || 37,093 || 88–60 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 149 || September 20 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Darvish (16–9) || Frieri (4–2) || Nathan (34) || 38,205 || 89–60 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 150 || September 21 || @ Mariners || 6–3 || Iwakuma (7–5) || Pérez (1–2) || Wilhelmsen (28) || 17,893 || 89–61 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 151 || September 22 || @ Mariners || 1–0 || Beavan (10–10) || Harrison (17–10) || Wilhelmsen (29) || 17,671 || 89–62 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 152 || September 23 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Dempster (12–7) || Vargas (14–11) || Nathan (35) || 19,024 || 90–62 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 153 || September 24 || Athletics || 5–4 || Nathan (3–4) || Ross (2–11) || || 43,044 || 91–62 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 154 || September 25 || Athletics || 3–2 (10) || Scribner (1–0) || Lowe (0–2) || Balfour (21) || 43,874 || 91–63 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 155 || September 26 || Athletics || 9–3 || Parker (12–8) || Pérez (1–3) || || 46,689 || 91–64 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 156 || September 27 || Athletics || 9–7 || Harrison (18–10) || Blackley (5–4) || Nathan (36) || 43,796 || 92–64 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 157 || September 28 || Angels || 7–4 || Weaver (20–4) || Dempster (12–8) || Frieri (22) || 46,662 || 92–65 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbbbbb;" | || September 29 || Angels || colspan=6| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 30 as part of a doubleheader |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 158 || September 30 || Angels || 5–4 || Richards (4–3) ||Nathan (3–5) || Frieri (23) || 46,713 || 92–66 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 159 || September 30 || Angels || 8–7 || Holland (12–6) || Santana (9–13) || Nathan (37) || 48,089 || 93–66 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 160 || October 1 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Parker (13–8) || Pérez (1–4) || Balfour (23) || 21,162 || 93–67 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 161 || October 2 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Blackley (6–4) || Harrison (18–11) || Balfour (24) || 30,660 || 93–68 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 162 || October 3 || @ Athletics || 12–5 || Scribner (2–0) || Holland (12–7) || || 36,067 || 93–69 |-

Postseason

Wild Card Game

Main article: 2012 American League Wild Card Game

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Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Rangers

References

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