# 2012 Cincinnati Reds season

The 2012 Cincinnati Reds season was the 143rd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their tenth at Great American Ball Park. The Reds improved on their record of 79–83 in 2011 and became the first team to clinch a playoff berth in 2012 by defeating the Cubs 5–3 on September 20. They clinched the National League Central with a 6–0 victory over the Dodgers on September 22. Their final record was 97–65 and they subsequently lost in five games to the San Francisco Giants in the NLDS.

## Standings
### NL Central standings

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 50‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 49‍–‍32 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 45‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 38‍–‍43 | 23‍–‍58 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 42 | 35‍–‍46 | 20‍–‍61 |

### NL Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |

### Record vs. opponents

2012 National League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2012 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | HOU | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | – | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |

## Regular Season Highlights

Opening Day Starting Lineup
| Position | Name |
| Starting Pitcher | Johnny Cueto |
| Catcher | Ryan Hanigan |
| First Baseman | Joey Votto |
| Second Baseman | Brandon Phillips |
| Third Baseman | Scott Rolen |
| Shortstop | Zack Cozart |
| Left Fielder | Ryan Ludwick |
| Center Fielder | Drew Stubbs |
| Right Fielder | Jay Bruce |

### April

* April 5: The Reds opened the season with a 4–0 shutout victory over the Miami Marlins in front of 42,956 fans — the largest crowd ever for a regular season game at Great American Ball Park. This was the first Opening Day shutout win for the Reds since 1980.

### May

* May 13: Joey Votto homers three times, including a walk-off grand slam in a 9–6 win over the Washington Nationals on Mother's Day. Votto became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit three homers and have one of them be a walk-off grand slam in the same game.
* May 21: In a 4–1 victory over the Atlanta Braves, The Reds had 4 solo home runs in one game, including three in a row in the 4th inning by Mike Leake, Zack Cozart and Drew Stubbs. Both Leake and Cozart's home runs were caught by the same fan, Caleb Lloyd. Mike Leake went 8 innings with 6 strikeouts to earn his first victory of 2012.
* May 21–24: The Reds complete a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. The Reds hit 10 home runs during the series. It was the first 4-game sweep of the Braves since 1990. At the end of the series, the Reds ascended into first place by half a game when the Cardinals lost to the Phillies.

### June

* June 12–14: The Reds sweep their in-state rivals, the Cleveland Indians, in three games. During the three wins, the Reds outscored the Indians 24–9 and outhit them 37–26.
* June 15–17: The Reds win three straight games against the New York Mets for their second straight sweep, making 6 straight wins.
* June 18, 19, 20: On June 18, 19, 20 the Indians swept their instate rival Cincinnati Reds in Cleveland scoring 21 runs to the Reds 12, beating LeCure, Chapman and Arroyo.

### July

* July 16: Joey Votto is placed on 15-day DL due to arthroscopic knee surgery.
* July 19–29: The Reds beat Arizona in a dramatic comeback, then sweep Milwaukee at Great American Ball Park, Houston and Colorado on the road to go on a 10-game winning streak. All of these wins came without 2010 MVP and All-Star First Baseman, Joey Votto. As a result of the streak Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman had his head shaved, with proceeds going to Cincinnati area charities.

### August

* August 29: The Reds became the first team in MLB to reach 80 wins with a 6–2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was also the fastest the Reds have reached 80 wins since their 1976 season.

### September

* September 20: The Reds became the first team in MLB to secure a spot in the playoffs with a 5–3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
* September 22: The Reds became the first division winner, with a 6–0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the win gives the Reds their second NL Central title in three years.
* September 28: Homer Bailey no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Only two men reached base, Barmes on a fielding error by Scott Rolen in the 3rd and a walk by McCutchen in the 7th. It was the 15th no-hitter in the long existence of the Cincinnati Reds. Frazier's sacrifice fly, scoring Phillips in the 1st was the lone run. Bailey struck out 10.

### Game log

Legend :
| | Reds win |
| | Reds loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Reds team member |
2012 Game Log :
April (11–11)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
1April 5MarlinsFSOW 4–0Cueto (1–0)Buehrle (0–1)42,9561–0
2April 7MarlinsFSOL 3–8Nolasco (1–0)Latos (0–1)41,6621–1
3April 8MarlinsFSOW 6–5Chapman (1–0)Bell (0–1)23,5392–1
4April 9CardinalsFSOL 1–7Westbrook (1–0)Bailey (0–1)16,9092–2
5April 10CardinalsFSOL 1–3Lohse (2–0)Leake (0–1)Motte (2)17,1102–3
6April 11CardinalsMLBNW 4–3Chapman (2–0)Rzepczynski (0–1)20,6723–3
7April 12@ NationalsFSOL 2–3 (10)Stammen (1–0)Simón (0–1)40,9073–4
8April 13@ NationalsFSOL 1–2 (13)Stammen (2–0)Marshall (0–1)26,9593–5
9April 14@ NationalsFSOL 1–4Jackson (1–0)Bailey (0–2)35,4893–6
10April 15@ NationalsFSOW 8–5 (11)Arredondo (1–0)Clippard (1–1)Marshall (1)25,6794–6
11April 17@ CardinalsFSOL 1–2 (10)Motte (1–0)LeCure (0–1)35,5624–7
12April 18@ CardinalsFSOL 1–11Garcia (2–0)Latos (0–2)35,9074–8
13April 19@ CardinalsFSOW 6–3Arroyo (1–0)Wainwright (0–3)Marshall (2)40,0495–8
14April 20@ CubsFSOW 9–4Bailey (1–2)Volstad (0–2)37,7826–8
15April 21@ CubsFSOL 1–6Maholm (1–2)Leake (0–2)38,4056–9
16April 22@ CubsFSOW 4–3Cueto (2–0)López (0–1)Marshall (3)35,8017–9
17April 24GiantsFSOW 9–2Latos (1–2)Cain (1–1)19,0518–9
18April 25GiantsFSOW 4–2Arredondo (2–0)Hensley (1–2)Marshall (4)17,1159–9
19April 26GiantsFSOL 5–6López (2–0)Marshall (0–2)Casilla (2)17,3179–10
20April 27AstrosFSOL 4–6Rodríguez (2–2)Leake (0–3)Myers (4)29,4869–11
21April 28AstrosFSOW 6–0Cueto (3–0)Harrell (1–2)32,97110–11
22April 29AstrosFSOW 6–5Ondrusek (1–0)Rodriguez (0–3)Marshall (5)31,08611–11 :
May (17–11)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
–May 1CubsFSOPostponed (rain). Makeup Date August 18.
23May 2CubsFSOL 1–3Samardzija (3–1)Arroyo (1–1)Mármol (2)16,86811–12
24May 3CubsW 4–3 (10)Ondrusek (2–0)Dolis (1–2)23,28812–12
25May 4@ PiratesFSOW 6–1Cueto (4–0)Correia (1–2)20,44513–12
26May 5@ PiratesFSOL 2–3McDonald (2–1)Leake (0–4)Hanrahan (5)33,01913–13
27May 6@ PiratesFSOW 5–0Latos (2–2)Morton (1–3)20,04214–13
28May 7@ BrewersFSOW 6–1Arroyo (2–1)Estrada (0–2)27,15715–13
29May 8@ BrewersFSOL 3–8Gallardo (2–3)Bailey (1–3)28,10815–14
30May 9@ BrewersFSOW 2–1Chapman (3–0)Axford (0–2)Ondrusek (1)27,09016–14
31May 11NationalsFSOL 3–7Gonzalez (4–1)Leake (0–5)37,25516–15
32May 12NationalsFSOL 1–2Zimmermann (2–3)Arredondo (2–1)Rodríguez (8)42,29416–16
33May 13NationalsFSOW 9–6Marshall (1–2)Rodríguez (1–3)28,36117–16
34May 14@ BravesFSOW 3–1Ondrusek (3–0)Venters (2-2)Marshall (6)19,69718–16
35May 15@ BravesFSOL 2–6Hudson (2–1)Cueto (4–1)21,53018–17
36May 16@ MetsFSOW 6–3Arredondo (3–1)Rauch (3–2)Marshall (7)22,65919–17
37May 17@ MetsFSOL 4–9Parnell (1–0)Ondrusek (3–1)29,94319–18
38May 18@ YankeesFSOL 0–4Pettitte (1–1)Arroyo (2–2)42,01519–19
39May 19@ YankeesFSOW 6–5Bailey (2–3)Nova (4–2)Arredondo (1)45,30220–19
40May 20@ YankeesFSOW 5–2Cueto (5–1)Sabathia (5–2)Chapman (1)45,62221–19
41May 21BravesFSOW 4–1Leake (1–5)Minor (2–4)Marshall (8)17,60622–19
42May 22BravesFSOW 4–3Latos (3–2)Beachy (5–2)Chapman (2)26,43823–19
43May 23BravesFSOW 2–1Chapman (4–0)Martínez (2–1)20,41124–19
44May 24BravesFSOW 6–3Bailey (3–3)Delgado (2–5)Ondrusek (2)23,31225–19
45May 25RockiesFSOL 3–6Friedrich (2–1)Cueto (5–2)Betancourt (8)29,59725–20
46May 26RockiesFoxW 10–3Hoover (1–0)Guthrie (2–3)35,31426–20
47May 27RockiesFSOW 7–5Latos (4–2)Moyer (2–5)Chapman (3)29,36827–20
48May 28@ PiratesFSOL 1–4McDonald (4–2)Arroyo (2–3)Hanrahan (12)14,79227–21
49May 29@ PiratesFSOW 8–1Bailey (4–3)Morton (2–6)12,07728–21
50May 30@ PiratesFSOL 1–2Burnett (4–2)Cueto (5–3)Hanrahan (13)16,78228–22 :
June (15–12)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
51June 1@ AstrosFSOW 4–1Leake (2–5)Happ (4–5)Chapman (4)21,46429–22
52June 2@ AstrosFoxW 12–9LeCure (1–1)Rodriguez (1–6)Chapman (5)22,99130–22
53June 3@ AstrosFSOL 3–5Lyles (1–1)Arroyo (2–4)Myers (13)19,91430–23
54June 5PiratesFSOL 4–8Burnett (5–2)Bailey (4–4)Hanrahan (15)19,90630–24
55June 6PiratesFSOW 5–4Cueto (6–3)Lincoln (3–1)Chapman (6)16,85931–24
56June 7PiratesFSOL 4–5 (10)Hanrahan (3–0)Chapman (4–1)Resop (1)23,10631–25
57June 8TigersFSOW 6–5 (10)LeCure (2–1)Coke (1–2)38,65332–25
58June 9TigersFSOL 2–3Villarreal (2–1)Marshall (1–3)Valverde (11)42,44332–26
59June 10TigersESPNL 6–7Villarreal (3–1)Chapman (4–2)Valverde (12)34,05632–27
60June 12IndiansFSOW 7–1Cueto (7–3)Gómez (4–5)27,75833–27
61June 13IndiansFSOW 5–3Latos (5–2)Lowe (7–5)Chapman (7)27,42834–27
62June 14IndiansFSOW 12–5Arredondo (4–1)Tomlin (3–4)34,19335–27
63June 15@ MetsFSOW 7–3Arroyo (3–4)Gee (4–5)34,71636–27
64June 16@ MetsFoxW 4–1Bailey (5–4)Niese (4–3)Chapman (8)27,98837–27
65June 17@ MetsFSOW 3–1Cueto (8–3)Young (1–1)Marshall (9)40,13438–27
66June 18@ IndiansFSOL 9–10Smith (5–1)LeCure (2–2)Perez (22)19,94838–28
67June 19@ IndiansFSOL 2–3 (10)Hagadone (1–0)Chapman (4–3)17,21338–29
68June 20@ IndiansFSOL 1–8Masterson (4–6)Arroyo (3–5)23,54438–30
69June 22TwinsFSOL 4–5Blackburn (4–4)Bailey (5–5)Perkins (2)33,53138–31
70June 23TwinsFSOW 6–0Cueto (9–3)Duensing (1–3)41,75039–31
71June 24TwinsFSOL 3–4Diamond (6–3)Chapman (4–4)Burton (1)34,51339–32
72June 25BrewersFSOW 3–1Latos (6–2)Gallardo (6–6)34,48540–32
73June 26BrewersFSOW 4–3Marshall (2–3)Axford (1–5)Chapman (9)32,98641–32
74June 27BrewersFSOL 4–8Greinke (9–2)Bailey (5–6)28,90641–33
75June 28@ GiantsFSOL 0–5Bumgarner (10–4)Cueto (9–4)41,62641–34
76June 29@ GiantsFSOW 5–1Leake (3–5)Cain (9–3)41,96042–34
77June 30@ GiantsFSOW 2–1Latos (7–2)Zito (6–6)42,13543–34 :
July (19–7)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
78July 1@ GiantsFSOL 3–4Casilla (2–3)Arredondo (4–2)42,03943–35
79July 2@ DodgersFSOW 8–2Bailey (6–6)Billingsley (4–8)34,49344–35
80July 3@ DodgersFSOL 1–3Elbert (1–1)Cueto (9–5)Jansen (13)33,88444–36
81July 4@ DodgersFSOL 1–4Harang (6–5)Leake (3–6)Jansen (14)53,57044–37
82July 5@ PadresFSOL 1–2Street (2–0)Ondrusek (3–2)25,18144–38
83July 6@ PadresFSOW 6–0Arroyo (4–5)Wells (1–2)26,01645–38
84July 7@ PadresFSOW 6–5Bailey (7–6)Richard (6–9)Chapman (10)34,22246–38
85July 8@ PadresFSOW 4–2Cueto (10–5)Marquis (3–9)Chapman (11)24,03247–38
July 10: 2012 MLB All-Star Game – Kansas City, Missouri at Kauffman Stadium
86July 13CardinalsFSOW 5–3Simón (1–1)Wainwright (7–9)Chapman (12)40,21748–38
87July 14CardinalsFoxW 3–2 (10)LeCure (3–2)Marte (2–2)37,58349–38
88July 15CardinalsESPNW 4–2Bailey (8–6)Westbrook (7–8)Chapman (13)39,28050–38
89July 16DiamondbacksFSOL 3–5Miley (10–5)Arroyo (4–6)Putz (17)27,73550–39
90July 17DiamondbacksFSOW 4–0Cueto (11–5)Bauer (1–2)Chapman (14)19,14251–39
91July 18DiamondbacksFSOL 1–7Kennedy (7–8)Latos (7–3)26,07751–40
92July 19DiamondbacksW 7–6Simón (2–1)Shaw (1–4)Chapman (15)21,62052–40
93July 20BrewersFSOW 3–1Bailey (9–6)Estrada (0–4)Chapman (16)30,24753–40
94July 21BrewersFSOW 6–2Arroyo (5–6)Gallardo (8–7)40,09054–40
95July 22BrewersFSOW 2–1Cueto (12–5)Fiers (3–4)Chapman (17)32,88455–40
96July 23@ AstrosFSOW 8–3Latos (8–3)Rodríguez (7–9)15,53856–40
97July 24@ AstrosFSOW 4–2Leake (4–6)Cordero (3–6)Chapman (18)15,90857–40
98July 25@ AstrosFSOW 5–3Marshall (3–3)Cordero (3–7)Chapman (19)16,07758–40
99July 27@ RockiesFSOW 3–0Arroyo (6–6)Pomeranz (1–6)Chapman (20)38,21459–40
100July 28@ RockiesFSOW 9–7Cueto (13–5)Friedrich (5–8)Chapman (21)42,82660–40
101July 29@ RockiesFSOW 7–2Latos (9–3)Sánchez (1–8)29,34061–40
102July 30PadresFSOL 5–11Vólquez (7–7)Leake (4–7)28,14061–41
103July 31PadresFSOW 7–6Marshall (4–3)Marquis (6–10)Chapman (22)20,35662–41 :
August (19–11)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
104August 1PadresFSOW 6–4Arroyo (7–6)Wells (2–4)Chapman (23)20,52763–41
105August 2PadresW 9–4Cueto (14–5)Ohlendorf (3–2)22,39664–41
106August 3PiratesFSOW 3–0Latos (10–3)Rodríguez (7–10)Chapman (24)40,82965–41
107August 4PiratesFSOW 5–4Broxton (2–2)Hughes (2–1)Chapman (25)41,57766–41
108August 5PiratesFSOL 2–6Burnett (14–3)Bailey (9–7)Hanrahan (32)38,62466–42
109August 6@ BrewersFSOL 3–6Gallardo (10–8)Arroyo (7–7)Axford (18)31,31966–43
110August 7@ BrewersFSOL 1–3Fiers (6–4)Cueto (14–6)Henderson (1)41,21366–44
111August 8@ BrewersFSOL 2–3Axford (4–6)Broxton (2–3)Henderson (2)33,78866–45
112August 9@ CubsFSOL 3–5Camp (3–5)Marshall (4–4)Mármol (14)33,39766–46
113August 10@ CubsW 10–8Bailey (10–7)Germano (1–2)Chapman (26)36,89167–46
114August 11@ CubsFSOW 4–2Arroyo (8–7)Russell (5–1)Chapman (27)40,60268–46
115August 12@ CubsFSOW 3–0Cueto (15–6)Raley (0–2)Chapman (28)35,46169–46
116August 14MetsFSOW 3–0Arredondo (5–2)Acosta (1–3)26,11370–46
117August 15MetsFSOW 6–1Leake (5–7)Dickey (15–4)26,08271–46
118August 16MetsFSOL 4–8Harvey (2–3)Bailey (10–8)Rauch (3)23,13771–47
119August 17CubsFSOW 7–3Arroyo (9–7)Wood (4–9)35,33272–47
120August 18CubsFSOW 5–3Cueto (16–6)Samardzija (8–11)Chapman (29)28,75473–47
121August 18CubsFSOL 7–9Raley (1–2)Redmond (0–1)Mármol (15)41,23673–48
122August 19CubsFSOW 5–4Chapman (5–4)Camp (3–6)41,61574–48
123August 20@ PhilliesFSOL 5–12Halladay (7–7)Leake (5–8)44,34174–49
124August 21@ PhilliesFSOW 5–4Broxton (3–3)Papelbon (3–5)Chapman (30)45,09175–49
125August 22@ PhilliesFSOW 3–2Arroyo (10–7)Worley (6–9)Chapman (31)41,79476–49
126August 23@ PhilliesFSOL 3–4 (11)Valdés (3–2)Simón (2–2)41,97276–50
127August 24CardinalsFSOL 5–8Kelly (4–5)Latos (10–4)Motte (30)36,16276–51
128August 25CardinalsFoxW 8–2Leake (6–8)García (3–5)41,68077–51
129August 26CardinalsFSOL 2–8Wainwright (13–10)Bailey (10–9)31,56477–52
130August 27@ DiamondbacksFSOW 4–3Arroyo (11–7)Skaggs (1–1)Chapman (32)17,96678–52
131August 28@ DiamondbacksFSOW 5–2Cueto (17–6)Miley (14–9)Chapman (33)20,55079–52
132August 29@ DiamondbacksW 6–2Latos (11–4)Corbin (14–9)18,45180–52
133August 31@ AstrosFSOW 9–3Leake (7–8)Abad (0–2)15,28781–52 :
September (15–11)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
134September 1@ AstrosFSOL 1–2López (6–3)Marshall (4–5)18,31681–53
135September 2@ AstrosFSOW 5–3Arredondo (6–2)Cedeño (0–1)Chapman (34)17,29182–53
136September 3PhilliesFSOL 2–4Cloyd (1–1)Cueto (17–7)Aumont (1)22,48782–54
137September 4PhilliesFSOW 2–1Latos (12–4)Kendrick (8–10)Chapman (35)17,80683–54
138September 5PhilliesFSOL 2–6Halladay (9–7)Leake (7–9)19,26783–55
139September 7AstrosFSOL 3–5Ambriz (1–0)Chapman (5–5)López (3)23,78583–56
140September 8AstrosFSOW 5–1Arroyo (12–7)Norris (5–12)35,01884–56
141September 9AstrosFSOL 1–5González (2–0)Cueto (17–8)33,43884–57
142September 10PiratesFSOW 4–3 (14)Simón (3–2)VandenHurk (0–1)16,57785–57
143September 11PiratesFSOW 5–3Leake (8–9)Correia (10–9)Broxton (24)19,62086–57
144September 12PiratesFSOW 2–1Bailey (11–9)Burnett (15–7)Hoover (1)21,20387–57
145September 14@ MarlinsFSOL 0–4Turner (2–3)Arroyo (12–8)27,11187–58
146September 15@ MarlinsFSOL 4–6Buehrle (13–12)Cueto (17–9)Cishek (14)27,50287–59
147September 16@ MarlinsFSOW 5–4 (11)Ondrusek (4–2)Zambrano (7–10)Broxton (25)24,98388–59
148September 18@ CubsFSOW 3–1Bailey (12–9)Germano (2–8)Broxton (26)32,54789–59
149September 19@ CubsFSOW 6–5 (11)Ondrusek (5–2)Cabrera (7–10)Broxton (27)31,00190–59
150September 20@ CubsFSOW 5–3Cueto (18–9)Corpas (0–2)Simón (1)25,89191–59
151September 21DodgersFSOL 1–3 (10)Belisario (8–1)LeCure (3–3)League (13)35,39791–60
152September 22DodgersFoxW 6–0Latos (13–4)Fife (0–2)41,11792–60
153September 23DodgersESPNL 3–5Tolleson (3–1)Bailey (12–10)League (14)32,93292–61
154September 25BrewersFSOW 4–2Cueto (19–9)Fiers (9–9)Chapman (36)18,15593–61
155September 26BrewersFSOL 1–8Marcum (6–4)Arroyo (12–9)20,57093–62
156September 27BrewersFSOW 2–1Broxton (4–3)Axford (5–8)23,41194–62
157September 28@ PiratesFSOW 1–0Bailey (13–10)Burnett (16–9)34,79695–62
158September 29@ PiratesFSOL 1–2Hanrahan (5–1)Broxton (4–4)38,62395–63
159September 30@ PiratesFSOW 4–3Marshall (5–5)Hanrahan (5–2)Chapman (37)32,81496–63 :
October (1–2)
#DateOpponentTVScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox
160October 1@ CardinalsFSOL 2–4García (7–7)Arroyo (12–10)Motte (41)38,48096–64
161October 2@ CardinalsFSOW 3–1Latos (14–4)Carpenter (0–2)Chapman (38)39,64497–64
162October 3@ CardinalsFSOL 0–1Marté (3–2)Broxton (4–5)Motte (42)42,50997–65 :

## Postseason
### Game log

Legend :
| Reds Win | Reds Loss | Game Postponed |
2012 Postseason Game Log :
National League Division Series: vs. San Francisco Giants (SF wins 3–2)
#DateOpponent (TV)ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 6@ Giants (TBS)W 5–2LeCure (1–0)Cain (0–1)43,492CIN 1–0
2October 7@ Giants (TBS)W 9–0Arroyo (1–0)Bumgarner (0–1)43,505CIN 2–0
3October 9Giants (TBS)L 1–2Romo (1–0)Broxton (0–1)44,501CIN 2–1
4October 10Giants (TBS)L 3–8Lincecum (1–0)Leake (0–1)44,375Tied 2–2
5October 11Giants (TBS)L 4–6Cain (1–1)Latos (0–1)Romo (1)44,142SF 3–2 :

### Series Notes
#### National League Division Series: vs. San Francisco Giants
##### Game 1

Saturday, October 6, 2012 – 9:37 pm (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: LeCure (1-0) LP: Cain (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: CIN: Brandon Phillips (1), Jay Bruce (1) SF: Buster Posey (1) |||||||||||||

##### Game 2

Sunday, October 7, 2012 – 9:37 pm (ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WP: Arroyo (1-0) LP: Bumgarner (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: CIN: Ryan Ludwick (1) SF: None |||||||||||||

##### Game 3

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 – 5:37 pm (ET) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| WP: Romo (1-0) LP: Broxton (0-1) Sv: None Home runs: SF: None CIN: None ||||||||||||||

##### Game 4

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 – 4:07 pm (ET) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Lincecum (1-0) LP: Leake Sv: None Home runs: SF: Ángel Pagán (1), Gregor Blanco (1), Pablo Sandoval (1) CIN: Ryan Ludwick (2) |||||||||||||

##### Game 5

Thursday, October 11, 2012 – 1:07 pm (ET) at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Cain (1-1) LP: Latos (0-1) Sv: Romo (1) Home runs: SF: Buster Posey (2) CIN: Ryan Ludwick (3) |||||||||||||

## Player statistics

Up to date as of October 3, 2012.

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG |
| Bronson Arroyo | 30 | 63 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| Homer Bailey | 33 | 70 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .114 |
| Jay Bruce | 155 | 560 | 89 | 141 | 35 | 5 | 34 | 99 | 9 | .252 |
| Miguel Cairo | 70 | 150 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | .187 |
| Tony Cingrani | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Costanzo | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .056 |
| Zack Cozart | 138 | 561 | 72 | 138 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 4 | .246 |
| Johnny Cueto | 32 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .090 |
| Todd Frazier | 128 | 422 | 55 | 115 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 3 | .273 |
| Didi Gregorius | 8 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 112 | 317 | 25 | 87 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .274 |
| Willie Harris | 25 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .114 |
| Chris Heisey | 120 | 347 | 44 | 92 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 6 | .265 |
| Mat Latos | 32 | 65 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .185 |
| Mike Leake | 34 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .295 |
| Sam LeCure | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 125 | 422 | 53 | 116 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 80 | 0 | .275 |
| Devin Mesoraco | 54 | 165 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .212 |
| Dioner Navarro | 24 | 69 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .290 |
| Kris Negron | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Xavier Paul | 55 | 86 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .314 |
| Brandon Phillips | 147 | 580 | 86 | 163 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 77 | 15 | .281 |
| Denis Phipps | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Todd Redmond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| Scott Rolen | 92 | 294 | 26 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 2 | .245 |
| Alfredo Simón | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Stubbs | 136 | 493 | 75 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 30 | .213 |
| Wilson Valdez | 77 | 194 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .206 |
| Joey Votto | 111 | 374 | 59 | 126 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 5 | .337 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5477 | 669 | 1377 | 296 | 30 | 172 | 636 | 87 | .251 |
Full batting stats can be found here:

### Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; HLD = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks and hits per inning pitched
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | HLD | ERA | SO | WHIP |
| José Arredondo | 66 | 0 | 61.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2.95 | 62 | 1.38 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 32 | 32 | 202.0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 129 | 1.21 |
| Homer Bailey | 33 | 33 | 208.0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 168 | 1.24 |
| Bill Bray | 14 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 7 | 2.31 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 25 | 0 | 22.1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.82 | 20 | 1.03 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 68 | 0 | 71.2 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 1.51 | 122 | 0.81 |
| Tony Cingrani | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 9 | 1.20 |
| Johnny Cueto | 33 | 33 | 217.0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 | 170 | 1.17 |
| JJ Hoover | 28 | 0 | 30.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.05 | 31 | 0.98 |
| Mat Latos | 33 | 33 | 209.1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 185 | 1.16 |
| Sam LeCure | 48 | 0 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3.14 | 61 | 1.20 |
| Mike Leake | 30 | 30 | 179.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 116 | 1.35 |
| Sean Marshall | 73 | 0 | 61.0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 2.51 | 74 | 1.16 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 63 | 0 | 54.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3.46 | 39 | 1.50 |
| Todd Redmond | 1 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Alfredo Simón | 36 | 0 | 61.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.66 | 52 | 1.43 |
| Pedro Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 162 | 1453.0 | 97 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 3.34 | 1248 | 1.23 |
Full pitching stats can be found here:

## Farm System
### Minor league standings

Standings as of: September 11, 2012
| Level | Team | League | Manager | W | L | Position |
| AAA | Louisville Bats | International League | David Bell | 51 | 93 | 4th, INT West (38 GB) |
| AA | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | Southern League | Jim Riggleman | 34 | 35 | 3rd, SOU South (4 GB) (2nd Half) |
| High-A | Bakersfield Blaze | California League | Ken Griffey, Sr. | 31 | 39 | 4th, CAL North (8 GB) (2nd Half) |
| Low-A | Dayton Dragons | Midwest League | Delino DeShields | 30 | 38 | 7th, MWL East (11 GB) (2nd Half) |
| Rookie |
| Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Pat Kelly | 21 | 17 | 2nd, PIO North (2 GB) (2nd Half) |
| Rookie | AZL Reds | Arizona League | José Nieves | 18 | 38 | 4th, AZL Central (16½ GB) |
| Rookie | DSL D-Backs/Reds | Dominican Summer League | Henry Martínez | 16 | 53 | 8th (32½ GB) Boca Chica South |
| Rookie | DSL Reds | Dominican Summer League | Joel Noboa | 40 | 29 | 3rd (2½ GB) Boca Chica Baseball City |