2012 Milwaukee Brewers season
Major League Baseball team season
The Milwaukee Brewers ' 2012 season was the 43rd season for the franchise in Milwaukee , the 15th in the National League , and 44th overall. The Brewers finished the season with an 83–79 record and third place in the National League Central . They did not make the playoffs.
The Brewers struck out 10 or more opposing batters in each of eight consecutive games between August 20 and August 28, the longest such streak in MLB history as of 2016.[ 1]
Regular season
NL Central standings
NL Wild Card
Roster
2012 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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:[1]
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:[2]
Game log
2012 Game Log
April (11–12) – home (6–6) – road (5–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 6
Cardinals
5–11
García (1–0)
Gallardo (0–1)
46,086
0–1
2
April 7
Cardinals
6–0
Greinke (1–0)
Wainwright (0–1)
42,084
1–1
3
April 8
Cardinals
3–9
Lynn (1–0)
Wolf (0–1)
33,211
1–2
4
April 9
@ Cubs
7–5
Marcum (1–0)
Camp (0–1)
Axford (1)
38,136
2–2
5
April 10
@ Cubs
7–4
Narveson (1–0)
Maholm (0–1)
Rodríguez (1)
37,265
3–2
6
April 11
@ Cubs
2–1
Gallardo (1–1)
Dempster (0–1)
Axford (2)
34,044
4–2
7
April 12
@ Cubs
0–8
Garza (1–0)
Greinke (1–1)
36,311
4–3
8
April 13
@ Braves
8–10
Venters (1–0)
Rodríguez (0–1)
Kimbrel (3)
50,635
4–4
9
April 14
@ Braves
1–2
Minor (1–1)
Marcum (1–1)
Kimbrel (4)
37,438
4–5
10
April 15
@ Braves
4–7
Beachy (1–1)
Narveson (1–1)
30,831
4–6
11
April 17
Dodgers
5–4
Veras (1–0)
Guerra (1–1)
27,159
5–6
12
April 18
Dodgers
3–2 (10)
Loe (1–0)
Guerrier (0–1)
30,189
6–6
13
April 19
Dodgers
3–4
Harang (1–1)
Wolf (0–2)
Guerra (6)
30,091
6–7
14
April 20
Rockies
3–4
Belisle (1–0)
Axford (0–1)
Betancourt (4)
39,188
6–8
15
April 21
Rockies
9–4
Veras (2–0)
Rogers (0–1)
43,565
7–8
16
April 22
Rockies
1–4
Guthrie (2–1)
Rodríguez (0–2)
Betancourt (5)
42,611
7–9
17
April 23
Astros
6–5
Greinke (2–1)
Harrell (1–1)
Axford (3)
36,291
8–9
18
April 24
Astros
9–6
Wolf (1–2)
Norris (1–1)
Axford (4)
38,686
9–9
19
April 25
Astros
5–7
López (2–0)
Veras (2–1)
Myers (3)
26,778
9–10
20
April 27
@ Cardinals
1–13
Westbrook (3–1)
Gallardo (1–2)
43,063
9–11
21
April 28
@ Cardinals
3–7
Lohse (4–0)
Estrada (0–1)
42,586
9–12
22
April 29
@ Cardinals
3–2
Greinke (3–1)
García (2–1)
Axford (5)
45,824
10–12
23
April 30
@ Padres
8–3
Wolf (2–2)
Wieland (0–4)
16,218
11–12
May (12–16) – home (5–7) – road (7–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
24
May 1
@ Padres
0–2
Cashner (2–1)
Rodríguez (0–3)
Street (4)
19,260
11–13
25
May 2
@ Padres
0–5
Suppan (1–0)
Gallardo (1–3)
15,786
11–14
26
May 4
@ Giants
6–4
Loe (2–0)
Hensley (1–3)
Axford (6)
41,082
12–14
27
May 5
@ Giants
2–5
Bumgarner (5–1)
Wolf (2–3)
Casilla (5)
41,135
12–15
28
May 6
@ Giants
3–4 (11)
López (3–0)
Dillard (0–1)
41,796
12–16
29
May 7
Reds
1–6
Arroyo (2–1)
Estrada (0–2)
27,157
12–17
30
May 8
Reds
8–3
Gallardo (2–3)
Bailey (1–3)
28,108
13–17
31
May 9
Reds
1–2
Chapman (3–0)
Axford (0–2)
Ondrusek (1)
27,090
13–18
32
May 11
Cubs
8–7 (13)
Chulk (1–0)
Castillo (0–1)
40,097
14–18
33
May 12
Cubs
8–2
Marcum (2–1)
Volstad (0–5)
42,339
15–18
34
May 13
Cubs
2–8
Camp (1–1)
Loe (2–1)
42,167
15–19
35
May 14
@ Mets
1–3
Batista (1–1)
Gallardo (2–4)
Francisco (9)
20,061
15–20
36
May 15
@ Mets
8–0
Greinke (4–1)
Gee (2–3)
22,268
16–20
37
May 16
@ Astros
3–8
Norris (4–1)
Wolf (2–4)
15,453
16–21
38
May 17
@ Astros
0–4
Happ (3–3)
Marcum (2–2)
15,173
16–22
39
May 18
Twins
3–11
Diamond (3–0)
Estrada (0–3)
32,421
16–23
40
May 19
Twins
4–5 (11)
Gray (3–0)
Parra (0–1)
Capps (9)
42,398
16–24
41
May 20
Twins
16–4
Greinke (5–1)
Marquis (2–4)
33,064
17–24
42
May 21
Giants
3–4 (14)
Casilla (1–2)
Pérez (0–1)
31,644
17–25
43
May 22
Giants
4–6
Cain (4–2)
Marcum (2–3)
Casilla (11)
30,451
17–26
44
May 23
Giants
8–5
Veras (3–1)
Zito (3–2)
Axford (7)
37,691
18–26
45
May 25
@ Diamondbacks
7–1
Gallardo (3–4)
Kennedy (3–5)
35,478
19–26
46
May 26
@ Diamondbacks
5–8
Miley (6–1)
Greinke (5–2)
Putz (10)
30,184
19–27
47
May 27
@ Diamondbacks
3–4
Shaw (1–2)
Veras (3–2)
Putz (11)
33,481
19–28
48
May 28
@ Dodgers
3–2
Marcum (3–3)
Harang (3–3)
Axford (8)
38,016
20–28
49
May 29
@ Dodgers
2–1
Fiers (1–0)
Eovaldi (0–1)
Axford (9)
51,137
21–28
50
May 30
@ Dodgers
6–3
Gallardo (4–4)
Kershaw (4–3)
Axford (10)
25,509
22–28
51
May 31
@ Dodgers
6–2
Greinke (6–2)
Billingsley (2–4)
26,773
23–28
June (12–14) – home (8–6) – road (4–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
52
June 1
Pirates
2–8
Correia (2–5)
Wolf (2–5)
33,055
23–29
53
June 2
Pirates
5–1
Marcum (4–3)
Bédard (3–6)
39,603
24–29
54
June 3
Pirates
5–6
McDonald (5–2)
Fiers (1–1)
Hanrahan (14)
34,334
24–30
55
June 5
Cubs
0–10
Dempster (1–3)
Gallardo (4–5)
28,071
24–31
56
June 6
Cubs
8–0
Greinke (7–2)
Maholm (4–5)
27,112
25–31
57
June 7
Cubs
4–3 (10)
Axford (1–2)
Coleman (0–1)
30,123
26–31
58
June 8
Padres
9–5
Marcum (5–3)
Vólquez (2–6)
32,759
27–31
59
June 9
Padres
2–5
Ohlendorf (1–0)
Fiers (1–2)
Street (5)
41,604
27–32
60
June 10
Padres
6–5
Gallardo (5–5)
Bass (2–6)
Veras (1)
43,021
28–32
61
June 12
@ Royals
1–2
Holland (2–2)
Rodríguez (0–4)
Broxton (15)
24,258
28–33
62
June 13
@ Royals
3–4 (11)
Collins (3–0)
Loe (2–2)
17,885
28–34
63
June 14
@ Royals
3–4
Collins (4–0)
Axford (1–3)
21,869
28–35
64
June 15
@ Twins
5–3
Loe (3–2)
Capps (1–4)
Axford (11)
37,295
29–35
65
June 16
@ Twins
6–2
Fiers (2–2)
Hendriks (0–3)
37,698
30–35
66
June 17
@ Twins
4–5 (15)
Swarzak (1–4)
Dillard (0–2)
39,206
30–36
67
June 18
Blue Jays
7–6
Loe (4–2)
Coello (0–1)
Axford (12)
32,223
31–36
68
June 19
Blue Jays
9–10
Oliver (1–2)
Axford (1–4)
Janssen (7)
36,334
31–37
69
June 20
Blue Jays
8–3
Gallardo (6–5)
Carreño (0–2)
33,077
32–37
70
June 22
@ White Sox
1–0 (10)
Greinke (8–2)
Crain (1–1)
Axford (13)
22,798
33–37
71
June 23
@ White Sox
6–8
Crain (2–1)
Veras (3–3)
Reed (9)
30,337
33–38
72
June 24
@ White Sox
0–1 (10)
Bruney (1–0)
Parra (0–2)
26,545
33–39
73
June 25
@ Reds
1–3
Latos (6–2)
Gallardo (6–6)
34,485
33–40
74
June 26
@ Reds
3–4
Marshall (3–4)
Axford (1–5)
Chapman (9)
32,986
33–41
75
June 27
@ Reds
8–4
Greinke (9–2)
Bailey (5–6)
28,906
34–41
76
June 29
Diamondbacks
3–9
Kennedy (6–7)
Wolf (2–6)
38,030
34–42
77
June 30
Diamondbacks
10–2
Fiers (3–2)
Miley (9–4)
41,647
35–42
July (12–14) – home (10–7) – road (2–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
78
July 1
Diamondbacks
2–1
Axford (2–5)
Corbin (2–4)
38,605
36–42
79
July 2
Marlins
6–5
Rodríguez (1–4)
Webb (3–2)
Axford (14)
28,674
37–42
80
July 3
Marlins
13–12 (10)
Hernández (2–1)
Bell (2–4)
33,178
38–42
81
July 4
Marlins
6–7 (10)
LeBlanc (1–0)
Parra (0–3)
Bell (18)
31,910
38–43
82
July 5
Marlins
0–4
Buehrle (8–8)
Fiers (3–3)
27,443
38–44
83
July 6
@ Astros
7–1
Gallardo (7–6)
Happ (6–9)
23,430
39–44
84
July 7
@ Astros
3–6
Rodríguez (7–6)
Greinke (9–3)
Myers (18)
23,027
39–45
85
July 8
@ Astros
5–3 (10)
Parra (1–3)
Rodriguez (1–8)
Axford (15)
16,966
40–45
86
July 13
Pirates
10–7
Rodríguez (2–4)
Watson (4–1)
35,025
41–45
87
July 14
Pirates
4–6
Correia (6–6)
Loe (4–3)
Hanrahan (24)
42,029
41–46
88
July 15
Pirates
4–1
Gallardo (8–6)
Burnett (10–3)
Axford (16)
35,430
42–46
89
July 16
Cardinals
2–3
Motte (4–3)
Axford (2–6)
30,128
42–47
90
July 17
Cardinals
3–2
Wolf (3–6)
Kelly (1–2)
Rodríguez (2)
30,491
43–47
91
July 18
Cardinals
4–3
Axford (3–6)
Wainwright (7–10)
Rodríguez (3)
37,753
44–47
92
July 20
@ Reds
1–3
Bailey (9–6)
Estrada (0–4)
Chapman (16)
30,247
44–48
93
July 21
@ Reds
2–6
Arroyo (5–6)
Gallardo (8–7)
40,090
44–49
94
July 22
@ Reds
1–2
Cueto (12–5)
Fiers (3–4)
Chapman (17)
32,884
44–50
95
July 23
@ Phillies
6–7
Savery (1–2)
Rodríguez (2–5)
43,717
44–51
96
July 24
@ Phillies
6–7
Schwimer (1–1)
Loe (4–4)
Papelbon (22)
43,745
44–52
97
July 25
@ Phillies
6–7 (10)
Schwimer (2–1)
Rodríguez (2–6)
44,715
44–53
98
July 26
Nationals
2–8
Jackson (6–6)
Gallardo (8–8)
33,176
44–54
99
July 27
Nationals
6–0
Fiers (4–4)
Detwiler (5–4)
35,858
45–54
100
July 28
Nationals
1–4
Zimmermann (8–6)
Wolf (3–7)
Clippard (19)
41,890
45–55
101
July 29
Nationals
10–11 (11)
Stammen (4–1)
Veras (3–4)
Clippard (20)
44,663
45–56
102
July 30
Astros
8–7
Hernández (3–1)
Cordero (3–8)
Axford (17)
28,131
46–56
103
July 31
Astros
10–1
Gallardo (9–8)
Keuchel (1–4)
30,011
47–56
August (16–12) – home (10–2) – road (6–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
104
August 1
Astros
13–4
Fiers (5–4)
Lyles (2–8)
32,217
48–56
105
August 3
@ Cardinals
3–9
Kelly (2–4)
Wolf (3–8)
41,505
48–57
106
August 4
@ Cardinals
1–6
Wainwright (9–10)
Rogers (0–1)
42,036
48–58
107
August 5
@ Cardinals
0–3
Lohse (12–2)
Estrada (0–5)
Motte (24)
40,274
48–59
108
August 6
Reds
6–3
Gallardo (10–8)
Arroyo (7–7)
Axford (18)
31,319
49–59
109
August 7
Reds
3–1
Fiers (6–4)
Cueto (14–6)
Henderson (1)
41,213
50–59
110
August 8
Reds
3–2
Axford (4–6)
Broxton (2–3)
Henderson (2)
33,788
51–59
111
August 10
@ Astros
3–4
López (4–1)
Axford (4–7)
21,025
51–60
112
August 11
@ Astros
5–6 (10)
López (5–1)
Henderson (0–1)
17,942
51–61
113
August 12
@ Astros
5–3
Gallardo (11–8)
Lyles (2–9)
Loe (1)
19,235
52–61
114
August 13
@ Rockies
6–9
Francis (4–4)
Fiers (6–5)
26,821
52–62
115
August 14
@ Rockies
6–8
Chatwood (3–2)
Wolf (3–9)
Betancourt (21)
28,036
52–63
116
August 15
@ Rockies
6–7
Harris (1–0)
Henderson (0–2)
23,411
52–64
117
August 16
Phillies
7–4
Hernández (4–1)
Lindblom (2–3)
Henderson (3)
30,117
53–64
118
August 17
Phillies
6–2
Gallardo (12–8)
Worley (6–8)
39,163
54–64
119
August 18
Phillies
3–4
Hamels (14–6)
Fiers (6–6)
Papelbon (27)
43,386
54–65
120
August 19
Phillies
0–8
Kendrick (6–9)
Wolf (3–10)
42,224
54–66
121
August 20
Cubs
9–5
Rogers (1–1)
Germano (2–3)
28,776
55–66
122
August 21
Cubs
5–2
Estrada (1–5)
Rusin (0–1)
Axford (19)
29,179
56–66
123
August 22
Cubs
3–2
Gallardo (13–8)
Wood (4–10)
Axford (20)
30,743
57–66
124
August 24
@ Pirates
6–5
Fiers (7–6)
Rodríguez (8–13)
Loe (2)
37,197
58–66
125
August 25
@ Pirates
0–4
Karstens (5–3)
Marcum (5–4)
37,460
58–67
126
August 26
@ Pirates
7–0
Rogers (2–1)
Bédard (7–14)
36,626
59–67
127
August 27
@ Cubs
15–4
Estrada (2–5)
Germano (2–4)
32,541
60–67
128
August 28
@ Cubs
4–1
Gallardo (14–8)
Wood (4–11)
Axford (21)
30,017
61–67
129
August 29
@ Cubs
3–1
Fiers (8–6)
Samardzija (8–12)
Axford (22)
33,271
62–67
130
August 30
@ Cubs
11–12
Mármol (2–2)
Rodríguez (2–7)
28,859
62–68
131
August 31
Pirates
9–3
Rogers (3–1)
Karstens (5–4)
33,877
63–68
September (18–10) – home (8–3) – road (10–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
132
September 1
Pirates
3–2
Axford (5–7)
Hanrahan (4–1)
32,060
64–68
133
September 2
Pirates
12–8
Loe (5–4)
McDonald (12–7)
Axford (23)
32,728
65–68
134
September 3
@ Marlins
3–7
Nolasco (11–12)
Fiers (8–7)
Cishek (12)
22,391
65–69
135
September 4
@ Marlins
8–4
Loe (6–4)
Dunn (0–2)
Axford (24)
23,403
66–69
136
September 5
@ Marlins
8–5
Peralta (1–0)
Eovaldi (4–11)
Axford (25)
22,288
67–69
137
September 6
@ Marlins
2–6
Johnson (8–11)
Estrada (2–6)
18,707
67–70
138
September 7
@ Cardinals
5–4 (13)
Kintzler (1–0)
Lynn (13–7)
Axford (26)
38,648
68–70
139
September 8
@ Cardinals
6–3
Fiers (9–7)
Westbrook (13–11)
Axford (27)
40,422
69–70
140
September 9
@ Cardinals
4–5 (10)
Lynn (14–7)
Loe (6–5)
39,919
69–71
141
September 10
Braves
4–1
Veras (4–4)
Venters (5–4)
Axford (28)
34,395
70–71
142
September 11
Braves
5–0
Estrada (3–6)
Hudson (14–6)
27,382
71–71
143
September 12
Braves
8–2
Gallardo (15–8)
Maholm (12–10)
37,847
72–71
144
September 14
Mets
3–7
Niese (11–9)
Fiers (9–8)
38,216
72–72
145
September 15
Mets
9–6
Kintzler (2–0)
Mejía (0–1)
38,108
73–72
146
September 16
Mets
3–0
Peralta (2–0)
Young (4–8)
Axford (29)
38,677
74–72
147
September 18
@ Pirates
6–0
Gallardo (16–8)
Burnett (15–8)
15,492
75–72
148
September 19
@ Pirates
3–1
Estrada (4–6)
McPherson (0–1)
Axford (30)
15,337
76–72
149
September 20
@ Pirates
9–7
Parra (2–3)
Resop (1–4)
Axford (31)
14,697
77–72
150
September 21
@ Nationals
4–2
Veras (5–4)
Clippard (2–6)
Axford (32)
30,382
78–72
151
September 22
@ Nationals
4–10
Gonzalez (20–8)
Peralta (2–1)
40,493
78–73
152
September 23
@ Nationals
6–2
Kintzler (3–0)
Mattheus (5–3)
Axford (33)
33,111
79–73
153
September 24
@ Nationals
2–12
Zimmermann (12–8)
Estrada (4–7)
25,302
79–74
154
September 25
@ Reds
2–4
Cueto (19–9)
Fiers (9–9)
Chapman (36)
18,155
79–75
155
September 26
@ Reds
8–1
Marcum (6–4)
Arroyo (12–9)
20,570
80–75
156
September 27
@ Reds
1–2
Broxton (4–3)
Axford (5–8)
23,411
80–76
157
September 28
Astros
6–7
González (3–1)
Gallardo (16–9)
López (9)
41,716
80–77
158
September 29
Astros
9–5
Estrada (5–7)
Keuchel (3–8)
34,294
81–77
159
September 30
Astros
0–7
Lyles (5–12)
Fiers (9–10)
38,443
81–78
October (2–1) – home (2–1) – road (0–0)
Brewers win Brewers loss PostponementBold : Brewers team member
Transactions
December 7, 2011: Signed RP Francisco Rodriguez.
December 12, 2011: Signed SS Alex Gonzalez.
December 13, 2011: Traded 3B Casey McGehee to Pirates for RP José Veras.
December 14, 2011: Signed 3B Aramis Ramírez.
January 9, 2012: Signed 3B Brooks Conrad.
January 17, 2012: Signed LF Norichika Aoki.
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 2012.[ 2] The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won the Midwest League championship .[ 3]
References
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