2012 National League Wild Card Game
inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's National League Wild Card Game
The 2012 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2012 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves. It was held at Turner Field in Atlanta, on October 5, 2012, at 5:07 p.m. EDT. The Cardinals won by a 6–3 score and advanced to play the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series. In addition to being the inaugural NL Wild Card Game, it is notable for being the final game of Chipper Jones’ career, as well as for a controversial infield fly rule call made by umpire Sam Holbrook. The game was televised on TBS.
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Braves and Cardinals, with St. Louis winning two of the previous three meetings. Atlanta won the 1996 NLCS in seven games, while St. Louis won the 1982 NLCS and 2000 NLDS in three-game sweeps.
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The Braves started Kris Medlen, who had a 9–0 win–loss record and 0.97 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games started during the 2012 season.
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