2012 Miami Marlins season

The 2012 Miami Marlins season was the 20th season for the Major League Baseball franchise. The Marlins moved into Marlins Park for the 2012 season; as part of the agreement, they changed their name from the "Florida Marlins" to the "Miami Marlins". They failed to make the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.mlb.com

Season standings

NL East standings

NL Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Game log Legend Marlins win Marlins loss PostponementBoldMarlins team member

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 4 || Cardinals || L 1–4 || Lohse (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || Motte (1) || 36,601 || 0–1 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 2 || April 5 || @ Reds || L 0–4 || Cueto (1–0) || Buehrle (0–1) || || 42,956 || 0–2 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Reds || W 8–3 || Nolasco (1–0) || Latos 0–1 || || 41,662 || 1–2 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Reds || L 5–6 || Chapman (1–0) || Bell (0–1) || || 23,539 || 1–3 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Phillies || W 6–2 || Sánchez (1–0) || Hamels (0–1) || || 45,574 || 2–3 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Phillies || L 1–7 || Halladay (2–0) || Johnson (0–2) || || 45,359 || 2–4 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 12 || @ Phillies || L 1–3 || Blanton (1–1) || Buehrle (0–2) || Papelbon (2) || 44,751 || 2–5 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || Astros || W 5–4 (11) || Webb (1–0) || Lyon (0–1) || || 30,169 || 3–5 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || Astros || L 4–5 || Cruz (1–0) || Bell (0–2) || Myers (2) || 31,659 || 3–6 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || Astros || W 5–4 (11) || Gaudin (1–0) || Carpenter (0–1) || || 34,232 || 4–6 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || Cubs || W 5–2 || Cishek (1–0) || Dolis (0–1) || Bell (1) || 24,544 || 5–6 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || April 18 || Cubs || W 9–1 || Buehrle (1–2) || Garza (1–1) || || 25,723 || 6–6 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Cubs || W 5–3 || Nolasco (2–0) || Samardzija (2–1) || Bell (2) || 23,168 || 7–6 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Nationals || L 0–2 || Detwiler (2–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || Rodríguez (4) || 24,640 || 7–7 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Nationals || L 2–3 (10) || Gorzelanny (1–0) || Mujica (0–1) || || 26,745 || 7–8 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || April 22 || @ Nationals ||colspan=7|Game Postponed (rain) (rescheduled for August 3) |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 24 || @ Mets || L 1–2 || Rauch (3–0) || Mujica (0–2) || Francisco (4) || 20,192 || 7–9 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || @ Mets || L 1–5 || Dickey (3–1) || Buehrle (1–3) || || 20,623 || 7–10 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || @ Mets || L 2–3 || Ramírez (2–1) || Bell (0–3) || || 20,660 || 7–11 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Diamondbacks || L 0–5 || Saunders (2–1) || Zambrano (0–2) || || 31,949 || 7–12 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || April 28 || Diamondbacks || W 3–2 || Cishek (2–0) || Ziegler (0–1) || || 33,525 || 8–12 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || Diamondbacks || L 4–8 || Miley (3–0) || Johnson (0–3) || || 34,918 || 8–13 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || Diamondbacks || L 5–9 || Corbin (1–0) || Buehrle (1–4) || || 31,006 || 8–14 ||

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || @ Giants || W 2–1 || Nolasco (3–0) || Cain (1–2) || Bell (3) || 41,439 || 9–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Giants || W 3–2 (10) || Cishek (3–0) || Casilla (0–1) || || 41,575 || 10–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Giants || W 3–2 || Sánchez (2–0) || Vogelsong (0–2) || Mujica (1) || 41,159 || 11–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Padres || W 9–8 (12) || Cishek (4–0) || Spence (0–1) || || 29,201 || 12–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Padres || W 4–1 || Buehrle (2–4) || Richard (1–4) || || 25,076 || 13–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Padres || W 6–3 || Nolasco (4–0) || Cashner (2–2) || Mujica (2) || 33,572 || 14–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Astros || W 4–0 || Zambrano (1–2) || Rodríguez (3–3) || || 16,531 || 15–14 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Astros || L 2–3 || López (3–0) || Webb (1–1) || Myers (8) || 14,801 || 15–15 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Astros || W 5–3 (12) || Webb (2–1) || Carpenter (0–2) || || 16,072 || 16–15 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Mets || W 6–5 || Bell (1–3) || Francisco (1–2) || || 31,007 || 17–15 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || Mets || L 3–9 || Dickey (5–1) || Nolasco (4–1) || || 32,128 || 17–16 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || Mets || W 8–4 || Bell (2–3) || Francisco (1–3) || || 26,401 || 18–16 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || Pirates || L 2–3 || Lincoln (3–0) || Sánchez (2–1) || Hanrahan (7) || 25,666 || 18–17 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || Pirates || W 6–2 || Johnson (1–3) || Correia (1–4) || || 24,242 || 19–17 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Braves || W 8–4 || Buehrle (3–4) || Minor (2–3) || || 21,106 || 20–17 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Braves || L 0–7 || Beachy (5–1) || Nolasco (4–2) || || 27,724 || 20–18 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Indians || W 3–2 || Zambrano (2–2) || Sipp (0–2) || Bell (4) || 29,378 || 21–18 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Indians || L 0–2 || Gómez (3–2) || Sánchez (2–2) || Perez (13) || 29,799 || 21–19 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Indians || W 5–3 || Johnson (2–3) || Lowe (6–2) || Bell (5) || 23,668 || 22–19 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || Rockies || W 7–4 || Buehrle (4–4) || Moyer (2–4) || Bell (6) || 25,155 || 23–19 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 || May 22 || Rockies || W 7–6 || Nolasco (5–2) || Nicasio (2–2) || Bell (7) || 22,242 || 24–19 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 44 || May 23 || Rockies || L 4–8 || White (1–3) || Zambrano (2–3) || || 23,985 || 24–20 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Giants || L 7–14 || Vogelsong (3–2) || Sánchez (2–3) || || 24,099 || 24–21 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || Giants || W 7–6 || Jennings (1–0) || Lincecum (2–5) || Cishek (1) || 27,123 || 25–21 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 47 || May 26 || Giants || W 5–3 || Buehrle (5–4) || Bumgarner (5–4) || Choate (1) || 30,663 || 26–21 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 27 || Giants || L 2–3 || Cain (5–2) || Nolasco (5–3) || Casilla (12) || 30,199 || 26–22 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 28 || Nationals || W 5–3 || Zambrano (3–3) || Zimmermann (3–5) || Bell (8) || 31,528 || 27–22 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || May 29 || Nationals || W 3–1 || Sánchez (3–3) || Jackson (1–3) || Bell (9) || 25,969 || 28–22 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 || May 30 || Nationals || W 5–3 || Johnson (3–3) || Wang (1–1) || Bell (10) || 24,224 || 29–22 ||

|- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Phillies || L 4–6 || Kendrick (2–4) || Buehrle (5–5) || Papelbon (15) || 44,497 || 29–23 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Phillies || W 5–4 || Nolasco (6–3) || Hamels (8–2) || Bell (11) || 45,509 || 30–23 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Phillies || W 5–1 || Zambrano (4–3) || Blanton (4–6) || Bell (12) || 45,356 || 31–23 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || Braves || L 0–11 || Hudson (4–2) || Sánchez (3–4) || || 25,432 || 31–24 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || Braves || L 1–2 || Delgado (4–5) || Johnson (3–4) || Kimbrel (17) || 22,619 || 31–25 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || Braves || L 2–8 || Minor (3–4) || Buehrle (5–6) || || 22,402 || 31–26 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || Rays || L 1–5 || Badenhop (1–1) || Nolasco (6–4) || || 29,628 || 31–27 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 59 || June 9 || Rays || L 4–13 || Moore (3–5) || Zambrano (4–4) || || 30,963 || 31–28 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || Rays || L 2–4 || Shields (7–4) || Sánchez (3–5) || Rodney (18) || 31,111 || 31–29 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || W 4–1 || Johnson (4–4) || Beckett (4–7) || Bell (13) || 32,562 || 32–29 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || L 1–2 || Buchholz (7–2) || Buehrle (5–7) || Aceves (15) || 29,326 || 32–30 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Red Sox || L 2–10 || Doubront (7–3) || Nolasco (6–5) || || 33,119 || 32–31 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || @ Rays || L 0–11 || Moore (4–5) || Zambrano (4–5) || || 18,369 || 32–32 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || @ Rays || W 4–3 (15) || Webb (3–1) || Gomes (1–2) || Bell (14) || 22,332 || 33–32 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 17 || @ Rays || L 0–3 || Cobb (3–3) || Johnson (4–5) || Rodney (19) || 33,810 || 33–33 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || L 5–7 || Buchholz (8–2) || Buehrle (5–8) || Aceves (17) || 37,701 || 33–34 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || @ Red Sox || L 5–15 || Doubront (8–3) || Nolasco (6–6) || || 37,362 || 33–35 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 69 || June 21 || @ Red Sox || L 5–6 || Atchison (2–0) || Mujica (0–3) || Aceves (18) || 37,261 || 33–36 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 22 || Blue Jays || L 5–12 || Romero (8–1) || Sánchez (3–6) || || 22,387 || 33–37 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 23 || Blue Jays || L 1–7 || Oliver (2–2) || Cishek (4–1) || || 24,448 || 33–38 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || Blue Jays || W 9–0 || Buehrle (6–8) || Chavez (0–1) || || 27,888 || 34–38 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || Cardinals || L 7–8 (10) || Marte (2–1) || Gaudin (2–1) || Motte (15) || 27,369 || 34–39 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 26 || Cardinals || L 2–5 || Lohse (7–2) || Zambrano (4–6) || Motte (16) || 25,444 || 34–40 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || June 27 || Cardinals || W 5–3 || Sánchez (4–6) || Freeman (0–1) || Bell (15) || 28,397 || 35–40 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || June 29 || Phillies || W 6–2 || Johnson (5–5) || Lee (0–5) || || 28,246 || 36–40 || |- style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#bbffbb"